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- Swimming (22854 bytes)
5: ...le]]s, and by kicking the legs to push water away from the body.
13: ...n side-to-side on most swimmers. This reduces the frontal cross-section, reducing drag further, and al...
15: ...he cube of the speed) of an equal amount of torso frontal area.
26: ...ed in [[1873]] by John Arthur Trudgen, copying it from [[Native American]]s.
33: ...ice, almost all freestyle events are swum using [[front crawl]]. Events are held at distances of 50&nb... - Venice (22017 bytes)
8: ...from Verona in 1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michi...
16: ...actice, a number of Doges were forced by pressure from their [[oligarchy|oligarchical]] peers to resig...
20: ...]]. This apparent lack of zeal contributed to its frequently coming into conflict with the [[Papacy]]....
24: ...nice during the [[First Coalition]]. The [[France|French]] conqueror brought to an end the most fascin...
26: ...e city on [[January 18]], [[1798]]. It was taken from Austria by the [[Treaty of Pressburg]] in [[180... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: The term '''philosophy''' derives from a combination of the [[Greek language|Greek]] w...
5: ...is tradition distinct and distinct field of study from Western philosophy. This article will discusse...
15: ...t to be beautiful? How do beautiful things differ from the everyday? What is [[Art]]?
19: [[Image:laozi3.jpg|frame|right|[[Lao Zi]] ]]
25: The word "philosophy" is derived from the ancient Greek (''Φιλο&#... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ...s cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the ...
8: ...in England was fruitful in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English thought in t...
10: ...e Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Ital...
12: ...]], and to him came the multitude of his admirers from all quarters of Europe.
14: ...ull of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he was in a sin... - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
4: ...text-align:center;" | The Hubble Space Telescope, from the [[Space Shuttle Discovery]] during the seco...
8: ...avelength regime'''||optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared
45: ...h, it was found that the main [[mirror]] suffered from [[spherical aberration]], severely compromising...
54: ...be that a space-based telescope could observe [[infrared]] and [[ultraviolet]] light, which are strong...
58: ...observations of [[star]]s and [[galaxy|galaxies]] from its launch in 1968 until 1972, well beyond its ... - Sea star (6210 bytes)
12: ...]], typically with five or more "arms" protruding from a central body ([[pentaradial symmetry]]). In f...
37: ...uroidea]]) are first recorded as fossils in rocks from the [[Carboniferous]] period. Complete fossil s... - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
3: ...early all living things depend on energy produced from photosynthesis for their nourishment, making it...
6: ...ygen]] gas. The energy for these processes comes from photosynthesis. For instance, the over-all equ...
13: ...ant, [[wax]]y [[cuticle]], that protects the leaf from excessive absorption of light and evaporation o...
16: Algae range from multicellular forms like [[kelp]] to [[microsco...
18: ...chloroplasts are now considered to have developed from them. The other photosynthetic bacteria have a... - Impala (1708 bytes)
15: ...ack" ''pous'' "foot") is a medium-sized [[Africa|African]] [[antelope]], weighing about 50 kg. Reddish...
16: ...thumb|left|Impala, Masai National Reserve, Kenya Africa. Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com... - Gorilla (6336 bytes)
9: ...| author = [[Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|I Geoffroy]] | date = [[1853]]}}
17: ...ore]] that inhabits the [[forest]]s of central [[Africa]]. There are two species of gorilla, both in t...
19: ...ht from 1.65 m to 1.75 m, and in weight from 140 kg to 165 kg. Females are about ...
55: ...he namesake of the [[Donkey Kong]] [[video game]] franchise is a gorilla. - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
19: ...) was the 42nd [[President of the United States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, C...
23: ... conviction of many staff members, associates and friends, though never himself. He became the second ...
25: ...ssumption of office marked a "generational shift" from the former Presidents who were mostly World War...
27: ...-the-time the largest American [[budget deficit]] from his predecessor [[George H. W. Bush|President G...
38: ...popular anger over the escape of Cuban prisoners (from the [[Mariel Boat Lift]]) detained in [[Fort Ch... - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
21: ... domestic oil prices in response to rising prices from [[OPEC]]. These problems, many of them outside...
26: ...a [[hospital]]. Young Carter was a gifted student from an early age who always had a fondness for read...
30: ...itute of Technology]], and received a B.S. degree from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[1946]]...
32: ...t which left him with a permanently bent finger. From a young age, Carter showed a deep commitment to...
34: ...; James Earl III, born in [[1950]]; and Donnel Jeffrey, born in [[1952]]), and gave birth to his daugh... - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
22: ...arty (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate from the North to be elected president, and the last...
24: ...h most of his [[civil rights]] policies coming to fruition through his successor, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]...
30: ...e history course. He graduated ''[[cum laude]]'' from Harvard with a degree in international affairs ...
45: ...s, but had a mixed voting record, often diverging from President [[Harry S. Truman]] and the rest of t...
47: ...ged marriage; he interviewed several of Kennedy's friends who reported the marriage as fact, and addit... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
22: ... [[1909]] and he worked at Belle Springs Creamery from [[1909]] to [[1911]].
26: ...ss]]es.{{fn|1}} His mother was active in the sect from 1895, when Dwight was five years old, until she...
30: ...te)|Georgia]]. He then served with the Tank Corps from [[1918]] to [[1922]] at [[Camp Meade]], [[Maryl...
34: ...[George V. Moseley]], Assistant Secretary of War, from [[1929]] to [[1933]]. He then served as chief m...
36: ...] he had never held an active command and was far from being considered as a potential commander of ma... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18: ...f reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known as "[[FDR ...
20: ...nal organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...nd his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ron...
26: ...matter of great pride to his great-great-grandson Franklin. - Theatre (9476 bytes)
5: ...g arts]] concerned with [[acting]] out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, g...
8: ...is that branch of theatre in which speech, either from written text ([[play]]s), or [[improvisation|im...
25: "[[Comedy]]" Comes from the Greek word ''komos'' which means celebratio...
60: ...e today is such that its practitioners can borrow from all of these elements and more, and present som...
73: *[[Off-Broadway]] and the [[fringe theatre|London fringe]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
13: ...from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
14: ...al law]], and quickly restored order. He resigned from the army in March 1779 on account of ill health...
18: ...fe were married for twelve years, until her death from [[cancer]].
20: ...umel. When she realized her fortune was dwindling from her husband's land speculation, they separated ...
24: ...n]]. He served in the [[New_York_State_Assembly]] from [[1784]] to [[1785]], but Burr became seriously... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
19: ...venth [[President of the United States]], serving from [[March 4]], [[1845]] to [[March 4]], [[1849]]....
26: During his childhood, Polk suffered from poor health. In 1812, his father took him to [[...
28: ...attended a school in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]], where he met his future wife, [[Sarah C...
31: ...opular, earning him the nickname "[[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] of the Stump." He courted [[Sarah ...
33: Polk became a supporter and close friend of [[Andrew Jackson]], then the leading polit... - Aviator (3951 bytes)
6: ...rity given to the ''Pilot in Command'' is derived from that of a ship?s captain.
34: *[[Geoffrey de Havilland]]
62: *[[Frank Whittle]]
74: *[[Manfred von Richthofen]]
77: *[[Fred Zinn]] - African American (19830 bytes)
1: ...t Africa|West]] and [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. Many African Americans also have [[Europe]]an and/or [[Nat...
6: ...e [[whites]], [[Asian|Asians]] or [[Semites]] of African origin.
10: ... metropolitan areas in 2000. With over 2 million African American residents, [[New York City]] had the...
12: ==African-American history==
13: ''Main article: [[African-American history]]'' - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
11: ...hancellor of Germany|chancellor]]) of [[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[N...
15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to be...
20: ...z]] in the province of [[Upper Austria]], not far from the [[German Empire|German]] border in what was...
24: ...s was impossible since the Jews had been expelled from Graz in the [[15th century]] and were not allow...
25: ... Hitler's profession his family moved frequently, from [[Braunau]] to [[Passau]], [[Lambach]], [[Leond...
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