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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...] and early [[19th century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one...
10: ...the surplus population who could no longer find employment in [[agriculture]] into the cities to seek ...
12: ... other nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls ...
14: ...to produce more goods to meet the needs of the people.
16: From 1430, people in Europe discovered sea routes to Asia and Amer... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth'''
19: |[[Birmingham, Alabama]]
34: ...f Journalism at [[Columbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably rich black family, the Gastons, w...
35: ...sical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/s...
41: ...h the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a course on internat... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...vakia]]) is a former World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected...
21: ...(Navrátilová was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player for a period of over three years in the 1980s...
25: ...ks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player.) In [[1988]], Graf truly eclipsed Navratilo...
31: ...ged 47 years and 8 months, to make her the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the Op...
33: ...167 top-level singles titles (more than any other player in the Open Era) and 175 doubles titles. Her... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...nge class]] [[steam locomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ...red locomotives, and may be referred to as [[multiple unit]]s or [[railcar]]s; the use of these self-p...
12: ...should the locomotive break down, it is easy to replace it with a new one. Failure of the motive power...
14: ...e payload-hauling cars means that either can be replaced without affecting the other. At some times, l...
21: ... or [[oil]]. Because of the steam engine, some people took to calling the steam locomotives themselves... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re...
74: ...he 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
5: ...he [[Lunar Society]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
14: ...ted a business in [[Soho, Birmingham|Soho]], near Birmingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his impr...
33: ... emerging Industrial Revolution, and greatly multiplied its productive capacity. (Without it, humans m...
38: ...Bloye]], and a school named in his honour, all in Birmingham. - Alabama (10792 bytes)
16: LargestCity = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] |
57: ...k (people)|Creek]], [[Koasati]], and [[Mobile (people)|Mobile]].
71: ...About three-fifths of the land area is a gentle [[plain]] with a general incline towards the [[Mississ...
74: ...per, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipment and appar...
132: -48th in its percentage of people of [[mixed race]] - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
13: ... force to push the other out. This tacit accord applied to Asia as well, as evinced by U.S. occupation...
15: ...icting models of autarky versus exports, of state planning against free enterprise, were to vie for th...
17: ...he excitement with which he had greeted the principles of Wilsonian idealism during [[World War I]], a...
24: ... soon became doctrine, following the advice of people like State Department officer [[George F. Kennan...
26: ... humiliate the Soviets internationally: flying supplies in over the blockade during [[1948]]-[[1949]].... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
40: ...ch voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], explorer [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] founded [[De...
42: ... had some 80,000 residents, more than enough to apply for statehood. A state government was formed in...
46: ... automotive industry, with [[Henry Ford]]'s first plant in the [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highland Park...
55: *[[1622]] [[ɴienne Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably...
66: ...Treaty of Saginaw]], the [[Ojibwe]], [[Ottawa (people)|Ottawa]], and [[Potawatomi]] ceded more than si... - 2006 (7939 bytes)
25: * [[January 9]] - Planned launch date of [[New Horizons]]
38: ...SS Indianapolis]], [[USS Birmingham (SSN-695)|USS-Birmingham]], [[USS New York City (SSN-696)|USS-New York Cit...
42: ... [[Breakpoint (party)|Breakpoint]] 2006 will take place in [[Bingen]]
59: ...planet)|Mercury]] makes the first of two [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] flybys.
67: ... [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Paul Martin]] has pledged in April 2005 to call the [[39th Canadian fe... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
2: ...tyle|N.S.]])), [[England|English]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of al...
4: ...und the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[tragedy]] an...
6: ...Chronology of Shakespeare plays|chronology of the plays]] attributed to him are often uncertain. His p...
8: ...d the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
12: ...ree that William Shakespeare{{fn|1}}—actor, playwright and poet—was one individual whose l... - Mellotron (7426 bytes)
1: ... instrument]] originally developed and built in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] in the early [[1960]]s.
3: ...irectly underneath) each key enable performers to play the pre-recorded sound assigned to that key whe...
6: Although tape samplers had been explored in research studios (e.g., [[Hugh LeCaine]]'s...
8: ...tronics, which produced the first Mellotrons in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. Bradmatic later took on the name ...
16: ...y for the later [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]. - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
9: ...as is the case in some recent cable operated [[people mover]] type systems. Gripping must be an even a...
11: ...ors discovered the hard way, if the grip is not applied properly, it might damage the cable, or even w...
23: ...s rather than the ability to climb hills. Many people at the time viewed horse-drawn transit as unnece...
25: For example, the [[Chicago City Railway]], also designed by ...
29: ...t implementing it. Other cable car systems were implemented in Europe, though, among which was the [[G... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
31: ...its suburbs were built was originally [[Creek (people)|Creek]] and [[Cherokee]] [[Native American|Indi...
33: ...s, Georgia|Athens]]. The terminus was originally planned for [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], but its ci...
36: ...reparation for his punitive march south. After a plea by Father Thomas O'Reilly of Immaculate Concept...
41: ... raping and murdering a thirteen-year old white employee. After doubts about Frank's guilt led his de...
45: ...e in [[Selma, Alabama]] and [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. - Tennis (24557 bytes)
1: ...ourt tennis''), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a very different kind of a court. ...
3: ...long with its millions of players, millions of people follow tennis as a spectator sport, especially t...
5: ==Manner of play==
12: ...r space around the court is required in order for players to reach overrun balls. A net is stretched a...
20: ...es keep rallies short, and powerful, hard-serving players have an advantage. Grass courts add an addit... - Uranium (27752 bytes)
158: ... [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s, [[soil]], [[water]], [[plant]]s, and [[animal]]s (including [[human]]s).
168: ...quently decays to the isotope <sup>239</sup>Pu ([[plutonium]]), which also is fissile.
172: ...osive. The first atomic bomb worked by this principle ([[nuclear fission]]). A more accurate name for ...
174: ==Applications==
175: Uranium metal is very dense and heavy. [[Depleted uranium]] (almost pure <sup>238</sup>U with l... - Collie (2588 bytes)
10: ... are sometimes mistaken for Collies, but are a completely different breed of distinct origin.
12: ...irst exhibited as "Scotch Sheep-Dogs" in the 1860 Birmingham (England) dog show. - Staffordshire Bull Terrier (6063 bytes)
21: ...oogle.com/search?q=cache:81JGv7MFnJkJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/076gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%2276/+...
39: ...red for bull-baiting, lion and dog fighting in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] by [[James Hinks]] in the mid-1800...
49: ...nced owners. They are also highly intelligent and playful.
51: ...lessness of the Stafford. However, Staffords will play or co-habit happily with other dogs that are no...
54: ...hey were sometimes beaten to the point where when placed with other dogs would attack. This caused a "... - Spiro Agnew (8986 bytes)
20: ! Place of Birth:
26: ! Place of Death:
49: ...t and, on May 27, 1942, married another company employee, Elinor Isabel Judefind, known as Judy. They...
57: ...emocratic Baltimore County Executive [[Michael J. Birmingham]] to the Baltimore County Board of Appeals. In 19...
59: ...blican]] outsider. Taking advantage of a bitter split in the Democratic Party, Agnew was elected and ... - List of U.S. states' largest cities (4566 bytes)
7: ...a]] || [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
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