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- Prague (7962 bytes)
14: ...roximately 1.2 million people. (It can be derived from jobs statistics, however, that an additional 30...
20: ...rt of the [[9th century]], Prague soon became the seat of the kings of [[Bohemia]], some of whom also re...
26: Prague suffered from serious [[2002 European flood|flooding in Augus...
30: ... pristine and varied collections of architecture, from [[Art Nouveau]] to [[Baroque]], [[Renaissance]]...
35: * Various places connected to [[Franz Kafka]] - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
23: ...-grandfathers had immigrated to the United States from [[Ballyporeen]], [[Ireland]] in the [[1860s]]....
25: In [[1920]], after years of moving from town to town, the family settled in [[Dixon, Il...
29: ...the next seven years, reportedly saving 77 people from drowning. Reagan would later joke that none of ...
31: ...games, getting only the bare outlines of the game from a ticker and relying on his imagination and sto...
35: ...] in the film ''[[Knute Rockne, All American]]'', from which he acquired the nickname ''the Gipper'', ... - 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... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
22: ...ed [[Public school|public schools]] and graduated from Johnson City High School in [[1924]].
24: ...d the school [[newspaper]], and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow ma...
27: ...erms in the [[Texas legislature]] and was a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, C...
29: ...ded some of the men who worked around President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans su...
31: ...y known as Lady Bird), a young woman who was also from Texas. After only a short period of dating, the... - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
9: | preceded=[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
32: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr>
51: ...s]], succeeding to the office upon the death of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
58: ...the bulk of his formative years. After graduating from high school in [[1901]], Truman worked at a ser...
61: ...eye and 20/400 in the left eye. Before heading to France, Harry was sent for training at [[Fort Sill]]... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
2: [[Image:NationalFootballLeague.png|frame|NFL logo]]
4: ...football]] league, consisting of thirty-two teams from [[United States|American]] cities. The league ...
10: ...l site. One week later, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], ...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
26: ...rs]]</td><td>[[New Orleans Saints]]</td><td>[[San Francisco 49ers ]]</td></tr> - 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: ...ther-in-law, General [[Philip Schuyler]] -- for a seat in the [[United States Senate]], and served in th... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...wing aircraft</b>. The word helicopter is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''helix'' (s...
3: ...pter]] Company (USA) [[Robinson R44|R44]], a four seat development of the [[Robinson R22|R22]].]]
23: ...tail rotor is sufficient to cancel out the torque fromt the main rotor, the helicopter will not rotate...
29: ... amount of power required to prevent a helicopter from spinning is significant. A tail rotor can use u...
42: ...the RPM is too high, damage to the main rotor hub from excessive forces could result. In general, RPM ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: [[Image:B franklin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart....
2: ...d a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]], the [[li...
9: ...]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]] the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and Jane White. H...
11: ...dren, all of whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[16... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
3: ...[Secretary of War]] in the cabinet of President [[Franklin Pierce]]. He is most famous for serving as ...
6: ...andfather had immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Wales]] and had once lived in [[Virginia]] an...
10: ...ter Mary, attending a [[log cabin]] school a mile from their home. Two years later, Davis entered the ...
14: ...avis's duties during this time was to keep miners from illegally entering what would eventually become...
16: ...President]]. On [[June 30]], 1835, Davis resigned from the U.S. Army. - Montgomery, Alabama (5329 bytes)
1: ...bama|Montgomery County]]. It is also the [[county seat]].
31: ...onally-publicized march for justice was conducted from [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]] to Montgomery.
43: ...rom [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population are...
47: ..., 12.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or ... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
1: ...ramento from Riverwalk.JPG|thumb|175px|Sacramento from near the Sacramento River]]
2: ... [[1848]] by [[John Sutter, Jr.]] Sacramento grew from [[Sutter's Fort]], which was established by Sut...
36: === The lost frontier ===
37: ...entiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds, and roots throughout the year.
41: === From pioneers to gold fever === - Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
30: ...the largest city along the [[Colorado Front Range|Front Range]] and forms the heart of the [[Denver-Au...
32: ...rado)|Cherry Creek]], approximately fifteen miles from the foothills.
34: It is the [[county seat]] of, and coextensive with, '''Denver County'''. ...
36: ...[Denver International Airport]]). Also, a row of seats in the upper deck of [[Coors Field]], home of [[...
38: ... of the plains regions along the foothills of the Front Range. - Juneau City and Borough, Alaska (8577 bytes)
4: ...he channel from [[Douglas Island]]. The [[borough seat]] is the City of Juneau, which is the only incorp...
6: ...er the cold ''t'aa<u>k</u>'' wind that blows down from the mountains and is the source of some of June...
13: From before the time of European settlement in the A...
21: ...capital of Alaska, declined in importance and the seat of government was moved to Juneau.
49: ...rom [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 6.91% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population are... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
11: ... on [[February 5]], [[1881]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]...
46: ...water from the Salt River. Their name is derived from the [[Pima]] (Akimel O'otham) phrase, ''Ho Ho K...
49: ... and others from Wickenburg had dug a short canal from the Salt River and founded a small farming colo...
53: ...'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
61: ...Hotel now stands. Miss Nellie Shaver, a newcomer from Wisconsin, was appointed as the first female sc... - Little Rock, Arkansas (9366 bytes)
27: ...s|Pulaski County]]. Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the...
37: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. 2.67% of the population is ...
41: ..., 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who are 65 years of age or ...
50: *1722 - French explorer, Bernard de la Harpe, landed near a ...
61: ...ited States]] gives his acceptance speech from in front of the [[Old State House (Little Rock)|Old Sta... - Dover, Delaware (4514 bytes)
1: ...], the population was 32,135. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Kent County, Delaware|Kent County]]. Locat...
37: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.62% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population are...
41: ..., 15.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or ... - Tallahassee, Florida (7125 bytes)
1: ...s, the population is 150,624. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]].
40: ...as "old fields," or "old town." This likely stems from the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] (later called [[Se...
60: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. 4.19% of the population are...
64: ..., 29.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who are 65 years of age or o... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
22: ...s|United States of America]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]], al...
28: ...ch has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs. This has given rise to...
33: ...stern & Atlantic Railroad]], for lines connecting from [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Chattanoo...
38: ... of the economy away from agriculture and a shift from the "Old South" attitudes of slavery and rebell...
41: ... commuted in 1915, riots broke out in Atlanta and Frank was [[lynching|lynched]]. - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
26: ... has a population of 185,787. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada County]], and the pr...
34:
38: ...of Lewiston discovered the capital had been taken from them.
52: ...ho.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Boise, Idaho, as seen from the train depot]]
60: ... [[Bogus Basin Mountain Resort]] (a mere 16 miles from Boise city limits) provides excellent [[skiing]...
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