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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
9: ...e to the lack of modern optics and reflective technology in the time period in which the lighthouse ex...
17: ...f landmark used at the time for [[navigation]], a marker of some sort at the mouth of the harbour was deem...
20: ... that the Arab traveller [[Ibn Battuta]] reported not being able to enter the ruin. Even the stubby re... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
4: ...e:Fremonts men marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Modern marker for site where two of Frémont's men were lost in...
5: ...ted with determining that the [[Great Basin]] had no outlet to the sea.
7: ...alifornia]]. In [[1856]] the new Republican Party nominated him as their first [[President of the Unit...
9: ... Frémont's removal from command in the West on [[November 2]], [[1861]]. He was re-appointed to a dif...
11: Frémont was appointed [[Governor]] of the [[Arizona Territory]] from [[1878]] to ... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
6: ...[[Jacquetta of Luxembourg]]. She was a maid of honor to [[Margaret of Anjou]], Queen of [[Henry VI o...
10: ...he marriage to Elizabeth Woodville became common knowledge, it was the cause of considerable rancour o...
12: ...[[Duke of Norfolk|Duchess]] of [[Norfolk, England|Norfolk]]. Katherine had been widowed three times an...
16: ...tract invalid as bigamous. (It was said that Eleanor Talbot had done the same thing Elizabeth Woodvil...
18: ...th were dead in this or the next reign. Elizabeth now lost the title of Queen Mother and was called Th... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...lbum for Children]] for ''Mary Poppins''. She was nominated for an Academy Award again, the following ...
11: ...nd, despite several starring roles in musical and non-musical films - including some directed by her s...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...ith an optical [[microscope]]. [[Prokaryote]]s do not possess histones or nuclei. In its relaxed state...
17: ...[[prophase]]. (Two copies of the DNA molecule are now present) (5) Chromosome during [[metaphase]].]]
37: <td>[[Drosophila melanogaster|Fruit fly]]</td>
122: ...over]]), and thus create new chromosomes that are not inherited solely from either parent. When a male...
127: ...mans have special [[XY sex-determination system|gonosomes]] (sex chromosomes, in - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...iristas move in the ''roda''. The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular song ...
26: ...o sound, not to size. The berimbau's quality does not depend on the length of the verga or the size of...
32: *Even beginners will have no difficulty in playing the buzz sound, as one hold...
36: ...rval from C to D). One can press the dobr㯠away enough from the gourd for this only if the bow is abo...
40: ...d opening is. Whether this effect is desirable or not is a matter of controversy. Pressing the dobr㯠... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
8: | preceded=None
14: ...ace of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
16: | party=None
19: ...r of the Nation|Father of his Country]]'''<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>, was an [[United States|American]] g...
24: ... on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began on [[March 25]] ([[... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
28: Adams had none of the qualities of popular leadership of his s...
31: ..., being without representation in parliament, had not assented to it.
35: ...moting the union of the colonies, he seconded the nomination of [[George Washington]] as commander-in-...
46: ...he negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge or concurrence; and ultimately to govern yo...
48: ... secure a favorable treaty, which was signed on [[November 30]], [[1782]]. Before these negotiations b... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]...
20: ...ost extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White H...
30: ...as sometimes been called the ''"[[List of people known as the father or mother of something|father of ...
32: ...uality of wine now being made in Virginia, to say nothing of the rest of the country.
41: ...y him with an insistence that only his words and "not a word more" be inscribed, reads, - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
30: ..., [[John C. Calhoun]], as Secretary of War, and a Northerner, [[John Quincy Adams]], as Secretary of S...
32: ...d the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]] had not yet happened. Practically every politician belon...
34: ...with [[Maine]], a free state, and barring slavery north and west of Missouri forever.
36: ...hostile acts toward the United States. Monroe did not begin formally to recognize the young sister rep...
38: ... 20 years after Monroe died in 1831, this became known as the Monroe Doctrine. - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
22: ...ree, Massachusetts]], (in a part of town which is now [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his ear...
30: ...[Monroe Doctrine]], which warned European nations not to meddle in affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
32: ...tates|President]] [[James Monroe]] ran virtually unopposed for re-election, but one elector cast his b...
37: ...l election, 1824|Presidential election of 1824]], none of the candidates were able to secure a majorit...
74: ''None'' - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
10: ...rth= [[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
18: ... on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associated with one of the original [[...
22: Born in a backwoods settlement in the [[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] in the [[Carolinas]] o...
24: ...y after [[1800]], as a young lawyer. Since he was not of a distinguished family, he had to make his ca...
28: ...s. He subsequently was appointed territorial governor there. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr>
18: ...the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' </td></tr></table>
25: ...1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]-[[1827]]) after a stint in the House o...
27: ...logans of "Log Cabins and Hard Cider" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in Amer...
29: ...[[Acting President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until the... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
17: ... the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</td></tr>
29: ...der to appease the South. In his own words: "God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing ev...
31: ... debates over the [[Compromise of 1850]]. He made no public comment on the merits of the compromise pr...
41: ... At this critical juncture, President Fillmore announced in favor of the Compromise of 1850. On [[Aug...
43: This helped influence a critical number of northern Whigs in Congress away from their insistenc... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
19: | '''Place of Birth:''' || [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
36: | ''none''
45: ..., North Carolina]], to Jacob Johnson and Mary McDonough on [[December 29]], [[1808]]. At the age of 4...
51: ...ted by President Abraham Lincoln as Military Governor of Tennessee in [[1862]].
68: ...he United States|Vice President]]||align="left"|''None''||align="left"| - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[November 18]], [[1886]]
16: | vicepresident=None
18: ...Alan Arthur''' ([[October 5]], [[1829]] – [[November 18]], [[1886]]) was an [[Politics of the Un...
20: ...ly and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on th...
29: ...n [[1848]]. He became principal of an academy in North Pownal, Vt. in [[1851]]. He studied law, was ... - Writing (6476 bytes)
10: ...nsidered the precursor of writing systems, but cannot be considered as such because they relied heavil...
15: ... over alphabetic systems. While most languages do not use wholly logographic writing systems many lang...
20: ...orms of cuneiform, which is a syllabary with some non-syllabic elements.
25: ...f a language varies greatly from one language to another and even within a single language.
36: ...of pens include ballpoint pens, fountain pens and marker pens. Originally the word meant [[quill]]. A '''q... - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
5: |speakers=''extinct''|rank=''Not in top 100''
22:
26: ...rich Delitzsch accepted Halevy's arguments, not renouncing Halevy until 1897. Delitzsch would go on t...
28: Delitzsch's student, Arno Poebel, published a grammar with the same title, ...
32: ...duced less than satisfactory results. A line that now even a first year Sumerian student will translat... - American football (39287 bytes)
1: ...tball]] article. For information on other sports known as "football", see the [[football]] article.''
5: '''American football''', known in the [[United States]] simply as '''football'...
7: ...ciation football]] (soccer), a sport that it does not resemble. American football evolved as a separat...
11: ...nnual [[all-star game]], the [[Pro Bowl]], in [[Honolulu]]. The NFL also operates a sort of spring-tra...
17: ...ol football is popular in many parts of the U.S., notably the [[U.S. Southern states|South]], with gam... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
9: ...port. The notation system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with uni...
11: ...fifths, and octaves, begins to be seen. Rhythmic notation allows for complex interactions between mul...
14: ... music has survived, and since [[musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late development, recons...
16: === Theory and notation ===
17: ... history of European music. Most of the surviving notated music of the 13th century uses the rhythmic ...
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