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- United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ... facto'' independence and/or some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are n...
5: ...to the principles of the [[Atlantic Charter]] and pledged them not to seek a separate peace with the [...
20: ...nd the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] met to elaborate the plans at the [[Dumbarton Oaks|Dumbarton Oaks Estate]...
24: ...ot represented at the conference, but for which a place among the original signatories had been reserv...
28: ...left|thumb|UN offices occupy a portion of this complex in [[Vienna]]]] - Turkey (41694 bytes)
47: ...e [[New Turkish Lira]] (''Yeni Türk Lirası'') replaced the old [[Turkish Lira]].
58: ...ing related to [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman history]] please refer to the [[Ottoman Empire]] page or for t...
82: ...e independent in discharging their duties, must explain each ruling on the basis of the provisions of ...
84: ...ed by lawyers and prosecutors. For minor civil complaints and offenses, justices of the peace take the...
86: ...re. However, the retirement age restrictions do apply. The child courts have their own structure. - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
58: ...est. For the next seven centuries, the Turkmen people lived under various empires and fought constant ...
62: ...ion|Communist]] leader, [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] in place.
66: ...n the dial-face. His 15 meter (50 feet) tall gold-plated giant statue stands on a rotating pedestral, ...
68: ...nthem-oath himself, including phrases that say people who defamate the motherland or the Turkmenbashi ...
96: ...oduction and caused the budget to shift from a surplus to a slight deficit. - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...Western world|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich h...
52: ...n world|western civilization]] and being the birthplace of [[democracy]], [[philosophy]], the [[Olympi...
57:
65: ...nglish/greece/living/read_greek/alphabet.html]. [[Plato]] described how the Greeks live round the Aege...
68: ...he Byzantine Empire, centered around [[Constantinople]] (known in ancient times as [[Byzantium]]), rem... - Flag of Tennessee (1512 bytes)
6: ...nnessee-based companies and sports teams, for example, the [[First Tennessee Bank]] and the [[Tennesse... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ...he [[Green Mountains]] in the west and [[Lake Champlain]] in the northwest. It borders [[Massachusetts...
38: ...amous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been known for its [[L...
44: ...iver itself is part of New Hampshire). [[Lake Champlain]], the major lake in Vermont, is the sixth-lar...
46: ...northwest off Lake Champlain is the fertile [[Champlain Valley]]. In the south of the valley is [[Bomo...
48: ... state is covered by forest, the rest in meadow, uplands, lakes, ponds and swampy wetlands. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...'' refers to the order in which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day o...
7: ...known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
15: ...vet Island]] is discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
17: *[[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
18: ... Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - Sundial (16148 bytes)
26: ...rved gnomons or other arrangements to directly display the clock time.
28: == Design & principles of operation ==
34: ...n to a surface called the ''dial face'' or ''dial plate'' (often shortened to ''face'').
47: ...here or a notch on a polar-pointing gnomon, or simply the tip of the gnomon.
55: ...rotation. The disk forms a plane parallel to the plane of the Earth's equator. The disk is marked so... - Kangaroo Facts (16137 bytes)
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21: ...eph Banks]] on [[James Cook]]'s first voyage of exploration, when they were beached at the mouth of th...
23: ... understand" is a popular [[myth]] that is also applied to any number of other Aboriginal-sounding Aus... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
9: ...a]]. New races in [[Bahrain]] and [[China]], one planned for [[2005]] in [[Turkey]], and others discu...
24: ...n's superiority, and it quickly and permanently replaced the front-mounted engine model.
28: ...aluminium sheet chassis called a [[monocoque]] in place of the traditional tubular chassis; this prove...
35: ...ntributing to [[Bernie Ecclestone]]'s eventual complete financial control of the sport.
39: ...ade their way to the showroom. The FIA, due to complaints that technology was determining the outcome ... - Arizona Diamondbacks (6463 bytes)
7: :'''Uniform colors:''' Purple, Teal, and Black
8: ...[Western Diamondback Rattlesnake]]. An alternate logo is a script "D" in the shape of a snake.
16: ...st to the [[New York Mets]] in the first round of playoffs.
20: ...]] was fired partway through the season and was replaced on an interim basis by [[Al Pedrique]]. Foll...
24: == Players of note == - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
5: ...d Stockings founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took ...
10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tom...
20: ...st, but they ended up 10.5 games up on the second place Giants.
21: ...y were now World Champions. The turnaround was complete. The team was at the top of the league in both...
37: ... games. Burdette, the Series MVP, threw three complete game victories, giving up only two earned runs... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]]
32: ...hile hitting for the [[Triple crown (baseball)|Triple Crown]] (leading the American League in [[battin...
34: ...six American League Eastern Division titles. They played baseball the "Oriole Way", an organizational ...
36: ...ys grew older, newer stars emerged including multiple [[Cy Young Award]] winner [[Jim Palmer]] and swi...
40: ...n as the retooled 2005 Orioles have been in first place since early in April. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...ed and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced players. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call ...
8: :'''Logo design:''' A red "C" circumscribed by a blue cir...
18: ... first openly professional team, led to a minor explosion of openly professional teams in [[1870]], ea...
20: ...ark, uniforms and other possessions. The club completed its schedule with borrowed uniforms, finishin...
22: ...the [[1875]] season, Chicago acquired several key players, including pitcher [[Albert Spalding|Al Spal... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
9: :''Logo design:'' the letters "SOX", interlocked in vario...
14: :''See also:'' [[List of Chicago White Sox people]]
17: ...y [[Charles Comiskey]], a former major-league ballplayer who starred with the [[St. Louis Cardinals|St...
25: ...eball, banned all the accused nonetheless. As the players were leaving a hearing, a boy fan (said by s...
27: ... White Sox finished in the second division (fifth place or lower) 22 times, until the team rebuilt und... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
21: ...rry. (In 1871, Harry Wright took most of his best players to Boston, and founded the Boston Red Stocki...
23: ...new team simply signed many of the AA team's star players. The Red Stockings wandered through the rema...
35: ...k McCormick]] was the 1940 NL MVP. Other position players included [[Harry Craft]], [[Lonny Frey]], [[...
39: ... of the offense was a collection of over-the-hill players & not-ready-for-prime time youngsters. - Colorado Rockies (5998 bytes)
7: :'''Began play:''' [[1993]] ([[National League]] expansion)
9: :'''Uniform colors:''' Black, Silver, Purple, and White
10: :'''Logo design:''' Purple mountain with baseball
20: ...rd team where they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the [[Atlanta Braves]].
26: == Players of note == - Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
6: ...ged its name to the Astros when the team began to play in the [[Houston Astrodome]] in [[1965]].
10: :'''Logo design:''' Red five-pointed star with the word "A...
18: ...hnson]], [[Mike Cuellar]], [[Don Wilson (baseball player)|Don Wilson]], [[Larry Dierker]], [[Dave Gius...
22: ** The Astros make the playoffs in 1981, and again in 1986, culminating in ...
24: ...ach of these titles was followed by a first round playoff ejection, twice at the hands of the [[Atlant... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
7: ...ious times, as the'' Bridegrooms'' (after several players married prior to the [[1888]] season), the '...
8: ...ez Ravine") (Prior to 1912, the Brooklyn Dodgers played at Washington Park on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn....
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over ...
25: ...did not stop at owning the team. He desired to replace the dilapidated Washington Park with a new bal...
27: ...Boys" for their distracted, error-ridden style of play. After his removal as club president, Robinson... - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
11: :'''Logo design:''' The word "Brewers" in script superimpo...
23: ... from team uniforms and replace them with Brewers logos.
25: ... Major League Baseball wished to keep interleague play in designated blocks during the season. Making ...
33: == Players of note ==
110: *[[Dan Plesac]]
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