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1. Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
   4: ...Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the...
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   8: ... the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural dis...
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   23: ...istory burns nearly 16,000 acres and kills two people.
2. Jordan (20715 bytes)
   75: ...nuing Jordanian role in Muslim and Christian holy places in Jerusalem. The U.S. Government considers t...
   96: ... the ultimate authority in Jordan, the parliament plays an important role.
   123: Jordan consists mostly of arid desert plateau in the east, with Highland area in the west....
   132: ...ty of Aqaba was completed in 2003. The government plans to extend this pipeline north to the Amman are...
   134: ...transportation, and services, as well as strict application of international standards for the protect...
3. People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
   1: ...country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are classified as the [[Han Chines...
   4: ...s those areas as parts of itself, an eternally complete and indivisible country. This claim is controv...
   7: {{People's Republic of China infobox}}
   10: ...ticles: [[History of China]], [[History of the People's Republic of China]], [[Timeline of Chinese his...
   13: ...October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishing a [[communist ...
4. Texas (39610 bytes)
   38: ...] explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their location.
   94: ...45, Texas became the first and, to date, only [[diplomatic recognition|internationally recognized]] in...
   114: ...Alonso Alvarez de Pineda]], a [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer, became probably the first [[Europe]]an to ma...
   115: ...te;ñez Cabeza de Vaca]], another Spanish explorer, spent six years visiting Texas for trade.
   121: ...nited States|United States of America]]. The example of the [[Centralista]] forces' suppression of di...
5. Asteroid (24334 bytes)
   1: ...ipse|elliptical]] orbits between those of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|...
   4: ... term to the small moons of the [[gas giant|giant planets]]. The first [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-...
   6: ...solar system, and some argue that not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
   10: ...em, and [[minor planet]] for a taxonomy of the subplanetary objects that include asteroids. The term '...
   14: ...360) 1981 VA]]; the last numbered and named minor planet was [[99905 Jeffgrossman]] [http://cfa-www.ha...
6. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
   1: ...ize and bulk composition. Although all planets' [[planetary orbit|orbits]] are [[ellipse|elliptical]],...
   9: ...|Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five El...
   14: ...5 km/h). Winds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the hea...
   16: ...site is actually true. The cloud cover keeps the planet much cooler than it would be otherwise. The ...
   18: ...[sulfuric acid]] droplets and cover the planet completely, obscuring any surface details from the [[Op...
7. Mars (27704 bytes)
   2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
   4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
   8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
   13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
   15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb...
8. Jupiter (24639 bytes)
   138: ...called Jove). The [[astronomical symbol]] for the planet is a stylized representation of the god's lig...
   140: ...|Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Wood Star'', based on the [[Five Ele...
   145: ...inition of what distinguishes a large and massive planet such as Jupiter from a [[brown dwarf]], altho...
   147: ...at Red Spot]], a [[storm]] larger than Earth. The planet is perpetually covered with a layer of [[clou...
   149: ...icus]]' heliocentric theory of the motions of the planets; Galileo's outspoken support of the Copernic...
9. Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
   4: ...00" | [[Image:Saturn (planet) large.jpg|250px|The planet Saturn]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click...
   137: ...t planet in the [[solar system]] after [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Saturn has large rings made main...
   140: ...Saturn is also the only one of the Solar System's planets less dense than water, with an average speci...
   142: ...plets of helium deep in Saturn's interior, the droplets of helium releasing heat by friction as they f...
   144: ...turn has a warm polar [[vortex]], and is the only planet in the solar system known to do so.
10. Uranus (15207 bytes)
    4: ..." bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:Uranus.jpg|250px|The planet Uranus]]<br>
    145: ...] [[Uranus (mythology)|Ouranos]], and is the only planet in the [[solar system]] named after a Greek g...
    149: ...res of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] and [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] minus the massive liquid [[metallic...
    155: ...xactly equivalent as physical descriptions of the planet but result in different definitions of which ...
    158: ...n of the planet it collided with an enormous protoplanet, resulting in the skewed orientation.
11. Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
    136: ...entric orbit]], Neptune is sometimes the furthest planet from the [[Sun]]. Neptune is named after the ...
    138: ... spacecraft, ''[[Voyager 2]]'', which flew by the planet on [[August 25]], [[1989]].
    142: ...ated by [[accretion|infalling matter]] during the planet's birth, now slowly radiating away into space...
    144: ...nus (planet)|Uranus]]. There is likely to be a [[planetary core|core]] consisting of (molten) rock an...
    146: ...be characteristic of flows in the interior of the planet and not the result of Uranus' sideways orient...
12. Boto (5572 bytes)
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    13: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    14: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_simple | color = pink | binomial_name = Inia geoffrensi...
    42: ...ave remained fairly steady over time. Although complete surveys have not been taken owing to the inacc...
    57: ...eves et al. [http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/actionplans/cetaceans/cetaceans.pdf Report in PDF format (...
13. Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
    16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
    45: ...ission in 1993, the telescope was restored to its planned quality, and became a vital research tool as...
    47: ...er]] the Earth's [[atmosphere]] some time after [[2010]]. Its successor telescope, the [[James Webb Spa...
    58: ...unch in 1968 until 1972, well beyond its original planned lifetime of one year.
    60: ...y working life, and the concurrent development of plans for the re-usable [[Space Shuttle]] indicated ...
14. Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
    3: ...s [[Mongolians]], [[Korean]]s and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] who have holidays which fall on the...
    7: Around the New Year people greet each other with:
    9: ...Chinese]]: &#24685;&#21916;&#30332;&#36001;; [[Simplified Chinese]]: &#24685;&#21916;&#21457;&#36130;;...
    11: ...hinese]]: &#26032;&#24180;&#24555;&#27138;; [[Simplified Chinese]]: &#26032;&#24180;&#24555;&#20048;;...
    15: ...on dance]]s. Typically the game of [[mahjong]] is played.
15. Easter (31700 bytes)
    4: ...he [[Last Supper]] shared by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought o...
    35: ! '''[[2010]]''' ||colspan=2| [[April 4]]
    63: ...d Western churches. The reform was proposed for implementation starting in [[2001]], but it was not ul...
    69: ...lations for the date of Easter can be somewhat complicated. See [[computus]] for a discussion covering...
    73: ...mining the holiday's date were also used. For example, [[Quartodecimanism]] was the practice of settin...
16. Radium (13138 bytes)
    47: <td>[[Boiling point]]</td><td>2010 K (3159 ?F)</td></tr>
    102: == Applications ==
    103: ... such as [[cobalt]]-60 and [[caesium]]-137, are replacing radium in even these limited uses because se...
    129: ...w Mexico]], [[Utah]], [[Australia]], and in other places.
    132: ...e]] (rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple) and give a characteristic [[electromagnetic spe...
17. Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
    3: ... is an international [[multi-sport event]] taking place every fourth [[year]]. Originally held in [[an...
    19: ...would get not only the prestige of being in first place but also a crown of olive leaves.
    29: ...ed that the first modern Olympic Games would take place in [[1896]] in [[Athens]], in the country of t...
    31: ...[1900 Summer Olympics|second Olympic Games]] took place in [[Paris]], [[France]].
    36: ...C as Olympic Games, which has given rise to the explanation that they were intended to mark the 10th a...
18. Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
    5: Its culture played a crucial role in the [[Achaemenid]] [[Persia...
    16: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}}
    19: ...]. [[Proto-Elamite]] influence from the [[Persian plateau]] in Susa becomes visible from about [[3200 ...
    21: ... area, spread out on the [[Iranian plateau]]; examples of Elamite remains north and east of Iran are [...
    60: ...flames rise from the city as Assyrian soldiers topple it with pickaxes and crowbars and carry off the ...
19. George W. Bush (64926 bytes)
    11: | place of birth=[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]],...
    14: | place of death=
    25: ...a [[grade point average]] of 2.35 out of 4.00. He played baseball and rugby union during his freshman ...
    38: ... latter had publicly denied using cocaine, Bush replied, "I haven't denied anything." [[http://news.bb...
    45: ...]] to [[Spectrum 7]], another Texas oil and gas exploration firm. Under the terms of the sale, Spectru...
20. Renewable energy (27996 bytes)
    1: ...idered to be renewable. For a discussion of this, please see the [[#Fossil fuels|fossil fuels]] and [[...
    3: ...ong time-scale, are exploited at rates that may deplete these resources in the near future (see: [[Hub...
    5: ..., and [[watermill|water-]] and [[windmill]]s. Examples of indirect use which require [[energy harvesti...
    12: ...wable energy is from an energy resource that is replaced rapidly by a natural, ongoing process. Under ...
    23: ...ar power#Solar thermal power plants|thermal power plants]]

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