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- United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...now made up of 191 [[state|states]]. With the exception of the [[Holy See]], the sole permanent observ...
3: ...hip is open to all "peace-loving states" that accept the obligations of the [[UN Charter]] and, in the...
33: ... atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
37: ...ary general of the conference. [[Resolution]]s adopted by the [[UN General Assembly|General Assembly]]...
55: ... The [[NATO Medal]] is designed on a similar concept and both the UN Service Medal, and the NATO Medal... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
52: ... established in 1923. This system has been interrupted by several coups. Turkey is a member state of t...
86: ...n structures are secured by the constitution. Except with their own consent, no judge or prosecutor ca...
88: ...integrity, and determines professional judges acceptance and court assignments.
90: Turkey is adapting a new national "Judicial Networking System" (U...
92: ...sions as a higher court decision. Turkey also accepts as legally binding any decisions on internationa... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
58: ...ength in the territory of Turkmenistan in an attempt to expand into Afghanistan. The empire broke dow...
62: ...on, Turkmenistan achieved independence. It has kept its [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communi...
66: ...stan, from banknotes to bottles of [[vodka]]. The logo of turkmen national television is his profile. Th...
98: ...bt, and the unwillingness of the government to adopt market-oriented reforms. - Greece (54754 bytes)
59: ...nd''}}, [[Portuguese Language|Portuguese]] {{lang|pt|''Grécia''}}, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] {{lan...
70: ...rist is flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The mosaics were made in the 12th century.]]
87: ...Greeks who converted to [[Islam]] and were not Crypto-Christians became [[Turkic peoples|Turks]] in th...
102: ...e by Allied forces in [[Egypt]], the Germans attempted to [[Battle of Crete|seize Crete]] in a massive...
107: ... the regime. Other politicians, however, evaded capture and found political refuge in such European co... - Flag of Tennessee (1512 bytes)
2: ...ry. The Tennessee State Legislature officially adopted the flag on April 17, [[1905]]. The three stars...
4: ...after the original 13. But Reeves' original discription contradicts this interpertation: "The three st...
6: ...le-and-stars portion of the flag appears in the [[logo]]s of some Tennessee-based companies and sports t... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
50: ...bed the "[[Northeast Kingdom]]") is known for exceptionally cold winters, often averaging more than te...
64: ...settlers from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] under Captain Jacobus de Warm established the De Warm Stocka...
66: ...ey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Jeffrey Amherst]] captured the fort. The French were driven out of the a...
78: ...ah West during a violent thunderstorm, and was adopted by the delegates after four days of debate. Thi...
88: ...tates Army|Confederate forces]]. Young had been captured in [[John Hunt Morgan]]'s [[1863]] raid in Oh... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregoria...
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
15: ...discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
28: *[[1892]] - [[Ellis Island]] opens to begin accepting immigrants to the [[United States]].
50: ...Sudan]] achieves independence from the [[Egypt|Egyptian Republic]] and the [[United Kingdom|United Kin... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
14: Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further by other cultures, in...
24: ...f the sundial will not work because sundials (except at the north and south pole) do not have equal ho...
26: ...time]], because the Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical and its axis is tilted relative to the plane ...
67: ...assic garden sundial uses the same principle, except the lines of the disk are projected, using [[trig...
68: ...gle of the style (gnomon)= 90 - latitude. (See [[Logo programming language]] for a sample program to dr... - Kangaroo Facts (16137 bytes)
2: ...| image = [[image:Eastern-Grey-Kangaroo.jpg]] | caption = [[Eastern Grey Kangaroo]]}}
23: ''Kangaroo'' soon became adopted into standard English where it has come to mean...
46: ... available. [[Goanna]]s and other carnivorous [[reptile]]s also pose a danger to the smaller kangaroo ...
48: ... often flee into waterways if presented with the option. If pursued into the water, a large kangaroo m...
53: ==Adaptations == - Formula One (29650 bytes)
22: ...e in [[1954]] through [[1957]], his streak interrupted by two-time champion [[Alberto Ascari]] of [[Sc...
45: ...pionships since [[1984]]; their streak was interrupted only by [[Michael Schumacher]]'s two titles wit...
48: ...:F1 logo.png|thumb|130px|The official Formula One logo]]
51: ...ttp://www.formula1.com/ formula1.com]) in an attempt to give it a corporate identity. Ecclestone exper...
53: ... race (The US Grand Prix, which was ran under exceptional circumstances which lead to the withdrawal ... - Arizona Diamondbacks (6463 bytes)
8: ...ndback Rattlesnake]]. An alternate logo is a script "D" in the shape of a snake. - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
3: ...onsecutive division championships (1991-2004, except for the strike-shortened [[1994 in sports|1994]] ...
6: ...935 in sports|1935]] season, after enduring bankruptcy and a series of poor seasons, new owner [[Bob Q...
10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomahawk]]
21: ...raves dominated the series in every phase, and swept away the favored Athletics. They were now World C...
24: ...e remainder of the rotation was so thin that in September the Boston Post journalist Gerald Hern chara... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]]
32: ...ue championship in 1966, and in a major upset, swept the World Series by out-dueling the Los Angeles D... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
8: :'''Logo design:''' A red "C" circumscribed by a blue cir...
18: ...e and colors, and it happens that the Chicagos adopted white as their primary color. After a summer of...
30: ...the better part of twenty seasons, the team was captained and managed by first baseman [[Cap Anson|Adr...
57: ...935 when they won a record 21 games in a row in September, and 1938 when they won a crucial late-seaso...
62: ..."The Kissing Bandit", ran onto the field and attempted to plant one on [[Ryne Sandberg]]. She was thwa... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
5: ...ecame the [[American League]], which achieved acceptance as a major league in [[1901 in sports|1901]].
9: :''Logo design:'' the letters "SOX", interlocked in vario...
19: The club adopted the name "White Stockings", the original name o...
35: ...e new ballpark, the White Sox of the [[1990s]] adopted classic pinstriped uniforms and the occasional ...
37: ... Trade" by the Chicago newspapers due to the perception that the White Sox organization essentially su... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
31: ...p to the pitching. By [[1931]] the team was bankrupt, thanks to the [[Great Depression]], and Redland ...
35: ...ns and for the first time in 21 years, the Reds captured a World Series beating the [[Detroit Tigers]]...
41: ...le]] and [[Bob Purkey]] led the staff. The Reds captured the [[1961]] NL pennant, holding off the [[Lo...
43: ...ed through the 1970 season, won the NL West and captured the NL pennant. By time the club got to the W... - Colorado Rockies (5998 bytes)
10: :'''Logo design:''' Purple mountain with baseball
22: Interestingly, the Rockies, since their inception, have always tended to have a strong hitting s... - Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
10: ...inted star with the word "Astros" below it in script
28: ...as City Royals]] (on January 9, 2005, Beltrá® accepted a better offer and signed with the [[New York M...
150: *'''Pitching wins''': [[Mike Hampton]] (22, 1999) - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
7: ...dents, shortened to ''Dodgers'' and officially adopted in 1932. During the Wilbert Robinson years, the...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over ...
52: ...top free agent, third baseman [[Adrian Beltre]]; opted not to resign fan favorite Lima; and only just ...
344: *[[Ogden Raptors]] (Rookie, Pioneer League) - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
11: :'''Logo design:''' The word "Brewers" in script superimposed over a baseball which itself is insi...
23: ... from team uniforms and replace them with Brewers logos.
27: ...etained a New York firm to handle the deal. In September of 2004, it was announced that the Brewers h...
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