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- Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
19: ...have ever [[resignation|resigned]] from office. His resignation came after a loss of political suppor...
22: ... would become a Quaker missionary. His upbringing is said to have been marked by such conservative eva...
24: ...fe was marked by tragedy in the deaths of two of his brothers, one from cancer and one from a childhoo...
28: ... the Quakers. In [[1934]] he graduated second in his class, and went to [[Duke University]] [[law scho...
30: ... $10,000 by war's end. It was in the Navy he met his future - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
3: | image name=Eisenhower official.jpg
6: | date2=[[January 20]], [[1961]]
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]]
14: | wife=[[Mamie Eisenhower]] - History of India (31279 bytes)
1: {{HistoryOfSouthAsia}}
8: ...entral Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]], [[I...
11: ...gion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...he 13th century AD, followed almost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which decline...
18: ...er vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Narasimha Avatar'... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...l <b>fixed-wing aircraft</b>. The word helicopter is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words '...
5: ...ation, and land anywhere with a clearing a rotor disk and a half in diameter.
9: ...ped items), or as a mount for still, film or television cameras.
11: ==History==
13: ...oy as kids and were very much fascinated by it. This toy eventually made its way to Europe via trade a... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
1: '''March 18''' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calen...
9: *[[1608]] - [[Sissinios of Ethiopia|Sissinios]] formally crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]]
10: ...erkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton]] sells his part of [[New Jersey]] to the [[Quakers]].
11: ...|Stamp Act]], which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]]. - March 20 (10075 bytes)
1: '''March 20''' is the 79th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calen...
8: ...– The [[Dutch East India Company]] is established.
11: ...d a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
13: ...eecher Stowe]]'s ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'' is published.
14: *[[1883]] – Signature of [[Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Prope... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
1: '''March 21''' is the [[80 (number)|80]]<sup>th</sup> day of the ye...
5: ..., [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Thomas Cranmer]] is [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]].
8: ...France|French]] forces near the ruins of [[Nicopolis]] in [[Egypt]].
11: ...enry Morton Stanley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
12: *[[1919]] - [[The Chinese High School]] is established in Singapore by [[Tan Kah Kee]]. - March 22 (9294 bytes)
1: '''March 22''' is the [[81 (number)|81]]st day of the year in the [...
5: * [[238]] - [[Gordian I]] and his son [[Gordian II]] are proclaimed [[Roman emperor...
7: ...]]: [[Algonquian]] Indians kill 347 [[England|English]] settlers around [[Jamestown, Virginia]], a thi...
9: ... from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] for religious dissent.
10: *[[1765]] - The [[British Parliament]] passes the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp A... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...ia gold rush|gold rush]], Sacramento was a major distribution point, a [[Commerce|commercial]] and [[a...
11: subdivision_type = [[County]] |
12: subdivision_name = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacrame...
20: population_note = 1,796,857 ([[List of metropolitan areas by population|metropolitan...
34: == History == - Topeka, Kansas (10234 bytes)
27: ...ns. According to [[Census 2000]], the population is 122,377.
31: ==History==
33: ...iably find a way across the river and plenty of whiskey but little else.
35: ...d become mayor of Topeka and founder of the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad]]. Soon, steambo...
37: After a decade of abolitionist and pro-slavery conflict, the Kansas territory w... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
25: ...uffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]. It is the unofficial capital of the region known as [[N...
27: ...imately 5.8 million residents. [[Greater Boston]] is one of the top-ten largest metropolitan areas in ...
29: ==History==
30: ...Main article: [[History of Boston, Massachusetts|History of Boston]]''
31: ... State House (Boston)|Old State House]] in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th... - Jackson, Mississippi (21073 bytes)
1: ...|Hinds County]]; [[Raymond, Mississippi|Raymond]] is the other county seat. The city has self-styled i...
5: state = Mississippi|
12: county = [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds County]] |
28: == History ==
29: ...n has not lasted to the present day. The state legislature first met in Jackson on [[December 23]], 18... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...ian]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
22: ...Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni]] (Uzbekistan, [[973]] - [[1048]])
40: *[[Aristotle]] (Greece, [[384 BC|384 B.C.]] - [[322 BC|32...
46: *[[Michael Francis Atiyah]] (Britain, [[1929]] - ) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
36: *[[Francois Arago]] ([[France]], [[1786]] – [[1853]])
39: *[[Aristarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – cir...
40: *[[Christoph Arnold]] ([[Germany]], [[1650]] – [[169...
58: *[[Francis Baily]] ([[Britain]], [[1774]] – [[1844]]) - American comic book (14771 bytes)
3: ... magazines containing fictional stories in the artistic medium of [[comics]].
5: ...audience through the past. However, a number of historical changes have influenced American comic boo...
8: ...he T?er|Rodolphe T?er's]] "Histoire de M. Vieux Bois".
13: ... the medium, not to the type of content being published.
15: ...c book "[[Tintin]] au Congo" had already been published in 1931. - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
3: ...ple city park or playground, as an amusement park is meant to cater to adults, [[teenager]]s and small...
5: ...ten annual) amusement park with mobile rides etc. is called a '''fun fair''' or '''[[carnival]]'''.
7: The original amusement parks were the historical precursors to the modern theme parks as we...
9: ...a European park, dating from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen]].
11: ==History of American amusement parks== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...rs important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn...
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
39: *[[Leone Battista Alberti]], (1404-1472)
48: *[[Yohanan ben Isaac Alemanno]], (1433-1504){{fn|R}} - Rome (33048 bytes)
21: ...roni (''[[Democrats of the Left|Democratici di Sinistra]]'')
36: ...ican City]], a sovereign [[enclave]] within Rome, is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the...
38: ...etropolitan area]]. The current [[mayor of Rome]] is [[Walter Veltroni]].
42: The city's history extends nearly 2,800 years, during which time...
44: ==History== - Geyser (14881 bytes)
2: A '''geyser''' is a type of [[hot spring]] that erupts periodically...
4: ...d so they are fairly rare phenomena. About 1000 exist worldwide, with about half of these in [[Yellows...
9: ...springs in their subterranean structure; many consist of a small vent at the surface connected to one ...
12: ... convective cooling of the water in the reservoir is impossible. The cooler water above presses down ...
14: ...hus the pressure on the water underneath. With this release of pressure, the superheated water flashe... - Tangram (4661 bytes)
1: '''Tangram''' is an ancient [[China|Chinese]] [[puzzle]].
6: It consists of 7 pieces, called ''Tans'', which fit togethe...
11: The objective is to form a given shape with seven pieces.
14: It is said that the [[Pythagorean theorem]] was discovered in the Orient with help of Tangram pieces.
16: The puzzler [[Sam Loyd]] devised many tangram puzzles.
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