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101. Charles Curtis (4708 bytes)
     3: ...each either of the two highest offices in the [[United States]] government.
     5: ...al Rights Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].
     7: ...s wife, and Senator Curtis on their way to the Capitol building on inauguration day, [[March 4]], [[19...
     11: ...is resumed the practice of law. He died in that city in 1936. His remains were returned to Topeka, K...
     13: ...d the Kaw, the tribe of his mother, as a legal entity and transferred 160 acres (0.6 km²) to...
102. Alben W. Barkley (3817 bytes)
     2: ...]] and the thirty-fifth [[Vice President of the United States]].
     4: ...nia]] Law School, [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]. It was during this time that he legally changed his ...
     6: ...] and [[United States Senate Minority Leader|minority leader]] from 1947 to [[1949]].
     8: ... 1949 he returned to his alma mater, Emory University, to receive the LLD degree and deliver the comme...
     10: ...n his honor, the debating society at Emory University was renamed the Barkley Forum in [[1950]]. [[Lak...
103. Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
     3: ... exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
     5: ... medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Adolf Hitler]] referred to [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–194...
     7: ...e begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]....
     12: ...lius Tacitus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gaius Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work a...
     13: ...Germanic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the ...
104. History of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars (9742 bytes)
     1: {{Italian History box}}
     2: This is the '''[[history of Italy]] as a monarchy and in the World Wars'''.
     4: ==Italian Unification (1861-1870)==
     6: ...ing [[Victor Emmanuel II]] of the Savoy dynasty, hitherto king of [[Sardinia]], a realm that included ...
     8: The architect of Italian unification was [[Count Camillo Benso di Cav...
105. List of U.S. states by elevation (16995 bytes)
     8: All units shown below are in [[metre|meter]]s.
     38: | 17 m ([[Ouachita River]])
     43: | 4,421 m ([[Mount Whitney]])
     67: | 105 m ([[Britton Hill]])
     211: ...2,037 m ([[Mount Mitchell (North Carolina)|Mount Mitchell]])
106. Brydes Whales (4400 bytes)
     14: ...e = Balaenoptera brydei | author = Olsen | date = 1913}}
     18: ...]]s use to sieve small creatures from the waters with, their diet is composed almost entirely of fish....
     20: ... was given the name ''Balaenoptera edeni''. In [[1913]] whales off the coast of [[South Africa]] were d...
     22: ...rst proposed name for any species always has priority) but retained ''Bryde's Whale'' as the common na...
     24: ... '''Bryde’s Whale''', ''Balaenoptera brydei'', with a worldwide tropical and semi-tropical distribut...
107. Geese and Ducks (6827 bytes)
     22: This article deals with the true geese in the subfamily ''[[Anserinae]]'...
     24: ...acute;) associated to a greater or lesser extent with water. Most species in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and ...
     43: * [[White-fronted Goose]] ''A. albifrons''
     44: * [[Lesser White-fronted Goose]] ''A. erythropus''
     50: ...us ''Anser'' or ''Chen'' (depending on authority cited)
108. List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
     1: ...nt or the militias of the separate states and territories.
     3: ==Militarized conflicts==
     4: ...ar_military|irregular]]) participated. The bolded items are the U.S. wars most often considered to be ...
     20: *[[Philippine-American War]] (1899–1913)
     24: *[[Invasion of Haiti]] (1915-1934)
109. History of psychology (8127 bytes)
     5: ...ther superstition, it also evidences ''a long tradition of empirical practice and observation.''
     7: ...t with the nature of the mind, its processes, and its contents, though usually in a theoretical (non-e...
     11: ... soul (in a religious sense of this term), though its emergence as a medical discipline can be seen in...
     16: ...lanations of human thought and behaviour, freeing it from the realms of philosophy and theology, found...
     20: ...estion of the huge and lasting cultural influence it has had.
110. Economic history of the United States (14450 bytes)
     2: ... British colonies with distinct economies and institutions to represent over a fifth of the world econ...
     5: ...eral Reserve]] as the first central bank of the United States since 1836. While Wilson is generally co...
     8: ...st man in the country and would not be the least bit impacted by any economic decline. Whatever the re...
     11: ...erans for an earlier distribution of veteran benefits ("bonuses").
     13: ...e and what [[Dwight Eisenhower]] called the "[[military-industrial complex]]" continues to this day.
111. United States Republican Party (30737 bytes)
     1: {{Infobox_American_Political_Party |
     13: website = [http://www.gop.com http://www.gop.com]
     17: ...]], as well as in governorships. In the modern political era, the GOP is the more [[conservatism|conse...
     19: ...ty (United States)|Democratic Party]] and the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. The latter was...
     21: ...can Party]]. Since its inception, its chief opposition has been the Democratic Party.
112. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
     2: | nationality=american
     15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
     18: ...[April 12]], [[1945]]), 32nd [[President of the United States]], the longest-serving holder of the off...
     20: ...preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
     22: ...opinions of him are more complex. Some liberals criticise measures such as the internment of the Japan...
113. Aggiosaurus (271 bytes)
     1: ...enly classified it as a [[megalosaurid]]. In fact it is [[crocodilia]]n, most likely [[Dakosaurus]].
114. Alois Senefelder (3440 bytes)
     1: ...t]] who invented the [[printing]] technique of [[lithography]] in 1796.
     5: ...new play he had written, Senefelder experimented with a novel etching technique using a greasy, acid r...
     7: ...ng" or "chemical printing", but the French name "lithography" became more widely adopted.
     9: ...y of his own invention with a practical guide to lithography, and remained in print into the early 20t...
     11: ...[[London]] a portfolio of artists lithographs, entitled ''Specimens of Polyautography''.
115. First Lady of the United States (9641 bytes)
     3: ...gon that often acronymizes the President of the United States as "POTUS" similarly applies "'''FLOTUS'...
     5: ... when newspaper journalist Mary Clemmer Ames used it while reporting on the inauguration of Rutherford...
     7: ...ampaigning for the President they are associated with. Hillary Rodham Clinton took the role one step ...
     11: ...n who has acted as a leading symbol for some activity (as in ''"First Lady of California"'' or ''"Firs...
     13: ...y the colloquial term, the [[Second Lady of the United States]].
116. Cyprus (16721 bytes)
     1: ...;s'') is an [[island nation]] in the eastern [[Mediterranean Sea]], 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of...
     11: capital = [[Nicosia|Nicosia (pop. 200,686)]] |latd=35|l...
     12: largest_city = [[Nicosia]] |
     14: leader_titles = [[President]] |
     17: area_magnitude = 1_E9 |
117. Vincent van Gogh (11980 bytes)
     1: ...ait.jpg|400px|thumb|Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait]]
     2: ...r disorder]]) and committed [[suicide]]. He had little success during his lifetime, but his posthumou...
     6: ...theby's]]; on [[May 15]], [[1990]], his ''[[Portrait of Doctor Gachet]]'' was sold for $82.5 million a...
     9: ...ther's profession appealing and would be drawn to it later in his life. His sister described him as se...
     11: ...he painter, and show him to be a talented writer with a keen mind. Theo would support Vincent financia...
118. Fencing (20753 bytes)
     3: ...y used to denote styles of European origin. Today it can be considered to refer to the European [[mart...
     7: ...he aim being to keep the adversary at a distance with the point, and slay him there. This gave rise to...
     9: ...ng point between the classical and the modern traditions of fencing.
     13: ...ncing]]" tradition, seeking to preserve training with the sword as a means of self-defence and for the...
     15: ... was done by fencing masters of the classical tradition. After over one hundred years of practice, tho...
119. Cellulose acetate (4564 bytes)
     1: ...aphy]], and as a component in some [[adhesive]]s; it is also used as a [[synthetic fiber]].
     4: ...ent for the unstable and inflammable [[cellulose nitrate]] film stock that had previously been standar...
     12: ...rst commercial acetate filament was spun in the United States and trademarked as ''Celanese''.
     18: * easily bonded with plasticizers, heat, and pressure
     20: ...nd excellent absorption; in textile applications, it provides comfort and absorbency, but also loses s...
120. February 22 (10772 bytes)
     9: ... VIII of France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's throne.
     12: ...a]] to the [[United States]] for five million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]].
     13: ... War]]: The [[Battle of Buena Vista]] - 5,000 [[United States|American]] troops drive off 15,000 [[Mex...
     14: * [[1855]] - The [[Pennsylvania State University]] is founded.
     15: ...an Party]] opens its first national meeting in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].

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