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- List of Major League Baseball players (29066 bytes)
1: ...e noted with an asterisk (*). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see:...
4: *[[List of First MLB Black Player by Team and Date]]
5: *[[List of Negro League baseball players]]
6: *[[List of current MLB players]]
7: ... players by national origin|Lists of major league players by national origin]] - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
3: ...al [[baseball]] in the world. More specifically, Major League Baseball ("MLB") refers to the entity that...
5: ...e yearly promotion and demotion of teams into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
9: == Current Major Leagues ==
11: ...s from early April through the end of September. Players and teams prepare for the season in [[spring... - List of major league baseball players (29066 bytes)
1: ...e noted with an asterisk (*). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see:...
4: *[[List of First MLB Black Player by Team and Date]]
5: *[[List of Negro League baseball players]]
6: *[[List of current MLB players]]
7: ... players by national origin|Lists of major league players by national origin]] - Ursa Major (6591 bytes)
1: '''Ursa Major''' is a [[constellation]] visible throughout the ...
3: ...mmonly known as the '''Big Dipper''', because the major stars can be seen to follow the rough outline of ...
8: ...ional test of sight. Both stars are actually multiple in and of themselves, including the first [[tele...
12: ...identified, and it has been given the name [[Ursa Major Moving Group]].
16: *ν and ξ Ursae Majoris, Alula Borealis and Australis, the "first leap"...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
64: Latecomers to Mexico's central plateau, the Mexica, or Aztecs, as they were sometim...
76: ...ublic, the [[Zapotec]] [[Benito Juárez]], with diplomatic and logistical support from the United Stat...
80: ...illo]], by the mid [[1990s]] the PRI had lost its majority in [[Congress of Mexico|Congress]]. In [[2000]...
87: ...e [[1997]] when opposition parties first formed a majority in the legislature. The president also legisla...
141: === Major cities === - Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
18: ...uickly became a major producer of the fruit, with plantations in [[Florida]] and [[Texas]]. In Spanish... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...esidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[...
5: ...oines River]], and from 1841 to [[1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trail]] and into t...
9: Frémont served as a [[major general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and decla...
13: ... [[Wind River Mountains]] is also named for the explorer.
15: ... author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he described. - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: ...ht|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shi...
9: ...eems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
13: ... that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battlin...
19: ...f Arthur" and states "we went with Arthur in his splendid labours"; and the poem "Journey to Deganwy,"...
23: ..."Lives") of 6th-century [[saint|saints]]: for example, in the ''Life of Saint [[Illtud]]'', he is said... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...lorer]] who is popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, ...
9: ...may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France...
35: ...den and seeds of cabbage, turnip and lettuce were planted. A fortified settlement was thus created wh...
43: ...d to wait for [[Samuel de Champlain|Samuel de Champlain]] in [[1608|1608]]. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...s an extensive '''traveller''' or [[exploration|explorer]], whose account documents his travels and si...
6: ...tional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the worl...
8: ... – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he saw or did are probab...
15: ...bron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – and the Mameluke authorities put special...
17: ... days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ha... - 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... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: '''Steel''' is a [[metal]] [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], with [[carbon]] being the ...
5: ...n-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8:
15: ... to ferrite or perlite does not have time to take place. The transformation into martensite, by contr...
23: ...dification process, and to produce shapes such as plate, sheet, wire, etc. It is then heat-treated to... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: The word ''Puritan'' is now applied unevenly to a number of [[Protestant]] churche...
5: ...rticular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
12: ...cclesiastical courts. They refused to endorse completely all of the ritual directions and formulas of...
24: ...I_of_England#Personal_Rule|Personal Rule]] were a major factor in the outbreak of the [[English Civil War...
26: ...connect between the [[House of Lords]] and the people, rebellion over the attempt to introduce a [[Div... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: .... The term is equally correct in the singular or plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes...
16: ...ch is tied into the bag and which the pipe itself plugs into. The bag usually consists of leather, but...
23: ...s. [[Nero]] is generally accepted to have been a player; there are Greek depictions of pipers, and th...
25: ...iti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [...
38: ...[pipe band]]s (civilian and military), and is now played in countries around the world, particularly c... - 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...
8: ... the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural dis...
11:
23: ...istory burns nearly 16,000 acres and kills two people.
40: ...rain after the country tested missiles in various places. - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ... forms to emerge in the world. Greek theatre and plays have had a lasting impact on [[Western world|W...
9: ...34 BC]], a man named [[Thespis]] is credited with playing the role of the main character in a narrativ...
13: ...horus]]). In addition, the subject matter of the plays had expanded so that rather than just Dionysus...
15: ...t important theatrical event in Greece, but every major Greek city built itself a theatre. The best-pres...
17: ...s]] and the comic writer [[Aristophanes]]. Their plays, along with some [[secondary source]]s such as... - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...ltiple states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...ed outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and varied according to its moving fortunes...
7: ...nese Civil War]] in [[1949]] established the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) in [[1949]] which ha...
21: ... or imperial domain. The ''[[Book of Poetry]]'' explicitly gives this definition.
23: # The area now called the [[North China Plain]]. The ''[[Sanguo Zhi]]'' records the followin... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: [[Image:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [h...
3: ...ginning of its [[history of China|history]]. [[Temple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape...
5: The study of '''religion in China''' is complicated by several issues. Because many Chinese bel...
7: ... living life according to [[Taoism|Taoist]] principles and participating in [[ancestor worship]] ritua...
9: Major belief systems that developed within China includ... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: ...mands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
58: ...hat year, FRODEBU leader [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] replaced Buyoya as President. Yet the most extreme Hut...
70: ...est corner. The average elevation of the central plateau is 5,600 ft, with lower elevations at the bo...
89: ...alf of whom are aged 14 or less. This estimate explicitly takes into account the effects of [[AIDS]],... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
64: ... in some cases, such as [[South Africa]], she has played an important role in retaining or restoring g... - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ... including the neighbouring [[Trinovantes]], in a major uprising against the occupying [[Roman Empire|Rom...
9: ...ook over, depriving the nobles of their lands and plundering the kingdom. According to Tacitus, Boudic...
11: ...troyed it, besieging the last defenders in the temple for two days before it fell. The future governor...
17: ...tforms eight, nine or ten as her supposed resting place) but this is unlikely. [[Manduessedum]] near t...
19: ...s, and Suetonius was removed as governor, to be replaced by [[Publius Petronius Turpilianus]]. - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
8: ...in one of Europe's most cultured courts, the birthplace of [[courtly love]]. She was highly educated f...
10: ... existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage...
14: ... leader with no concept of maintaining troop discipline or morale, or of making informed and logical t...
18: ...al in developing trade agreements with Constantinople and ports of trade in the Holy Lands.
22: ...ment, Eleanor married [[Henry II of England|Henry Plantagenet, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy]]. ...
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