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- Instructional design (6896 bytes)
4: ...pidly train large numbers of people to perform complex technical tasks, from field-stripping a carbine...
8: ..., the success of the wartime training model was replicated in business and industrial training, and to...
12: ...he movement of a simulated turtle by giving it simple commands such as "forward 10 units" and "turn ri...
30: ...s Reigeluth]] - Elaboration Theory / Component Display Theory / PEAnets - 1980s
42: * '''Implement''' - deliver or distribute the instructional... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
3: '''Philosophy''' can mean the academic exploration of various questions raised by philosopher...
27: ...ons behind a belief, or about methods by which people reason.
29: ...te the relative merits of these methods. For example, they may ask whether philosophical "solutions" ...
39: ...e (as in "philosophy of life") or the basic principles behind, or method of achieving, something (as i...
41: ...ualized detachment. This usage arose from the example of [[Socrates]], who calmly discussed the nature... - Astrolabe (4446 bytes)
8: ...'', which is deep enough to hold one or more flat plates called ''tympans'', or ''climates''. A tympan...
10: ...rolabe is therefore a predecessor of the modern [[planisphere]].
12: ...les which are useful in the astrolabe's various applications; these will vary from designer to designe...
16: ...' (ca. 920), which was translated into Latin by [[Plato Tiburtinus]] (''De Motu Stellarum'').
31: *[[Planetarium]] - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
2: ...50px|Leaf. The primary site of photosynthesis in plants.]]
3: ...a [[biochemistry|biochemical]] process in which [[plant]]s, [[alga]]e, and some [[bacterium|bacteria]]...
5: == Photosynthesis in plants ==
6: Plants are [[autotroph]]s, which means they are able...
10: ..., both processes actually take place through a complex sequence of steps, and are very different in de... - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
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13: | place of death=
27: ...e H. W. Bush]] and turning it into the largest surplus by the end of his office.
57: ...H. Ross Perot]] (19.0% of the vote), largely on a platform focusing on domestic issues, notably the [[...
61: ...mmitments by Executive Branch Appointees"), which placed substantial restrictions upon the ability of ... - History of India (31279 bytes)
30: ...ada Valley has produced hominid remains of middle Pleistocene date. Recent finds include a middle pala...
36: ...brick. The language spoken by the Indus Valley people is not known; some scholars speculate it may hav...
38: ...known as Harappa civilization, is a story of a people intricately tied to their environment. The geogr...
40: ... presence of a state level society is evident, complete with hierarchical rule and large scale public ...
44: ...wn writings in [[Sanskrit]]. Whether the Vedic peoples originated in India or invaded India from the n... - Aviator (3951 bytes)
2: ...]] who regularly take part in an [[aerobatic]] display sequence. The term '''aviatrix''' is sometimes ...
4: ...his nonstop solo jet [[circumnavigation]] that completed on [[March 3]], [[2005]], there are still cha...
6: ...lot, who is responsible for the safe and legal completion of the flight. The absolute authority given ...
12: ===People largely known for their contributions to the sto...
79: ===People from other walks of life with aviation in their ... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...er bags over open fire they found that the bags exploded and caused several severe third degree burns....
13: An ascent in a fixed balloon took place around [[October 15]] (12 or 14 according to M...
18: ... clocks were produced in enamel and gilt-bronze replicas set with a dial in the balloon. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
4: ... any state, in fact piracy has been the first example of universal jurisdiction. Nevertheless today th...
10: ...tances of piracy are the exploits of the [[Sea Peoples]] who threatened the [[Aegean civilization|Aege...
12: ...odecanese]] islet of [[Farmakos|Pharmacusa]].<ref>Plutarch, ''Caesar'' 1-2.</ref> He maintained an att...
16: ...ng some of the most famous ancient pirateering peoples were the [[Illyrians]], populating the western ...
24: ...he sea for their [[hit-and-run tactics]] - a safe place to retreat to if the battle turned against the... - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
6: ... [[Texas]] Governor [[Price Daniel]] and is on display at the [[Sam Houston Regional Library and Archi...
8: Lafitte claimed never to have plundered an American vessel, and though he engaged ...
17: ...ual site of the 1815 battle and the final resting place for soldiers from the [[Civil War]], [[Spanish...
21: ...capture the city's mayor, forcing him to walk the plank. No such event is known to have occurred, alth... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognis...
8: ...eir governor. Buccaneers were also occasionally employed as privateers.
10: ...were known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'...
12: ...f Malacca]]. Originally a culture of seafaring people, their name became synonymous with piracy in the...
40: ...l freedom of the high seas, and violate the principle ''extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paret... - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
11: |place=[[Spotsylvania County]]
38: ...However, Longstreet did not have enough men to complete his victory, and the fighting soon petered out...
45: ...nlike Grant, Lee had very little opportunity to replenish his losses. Understanding this disparity, pa... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ... after the expedition of [[Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander Mackenzie]], the first European to...
14: The explorers started their journey home on [[March 23]], ...
16: ...f the United States. They had to act largely as diplomats for the President because when they met an I...
23: *Discovered and described 178 new plants and 122 species and subspecies of animals (se...
26: *Established a precedent for Army exploration of the West - March 17 (9666 bytes)
8: ...s Marquette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi riv...
10: ...ston, Massachusetts]] after [[George Washington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
32: ...Minister, [[Robin Cook]], resigns over government plans for [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war with Iraq]].
39: ...[1804]] - [[Jim Bridger]], American trapper and explorer (d. [[1881]])
49: *[[1894]] - [[Paul Green]], novelist, playwright (d. [[1981]]) - March 18 (10594 bytes)
21: ...]], [[Illinois]], and [[Indiana]], killing 695 people.
22: *[[1937]] - The [[New London School explosion]] kills three hundred, mostly children.
37: ...me]] in [[Russia]] 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a [[Vostok rocket|Vostok-2M]] rocket on i...
42: ...eaks off while en-route to [[Turkey]] causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board. This lea...
63: *[[1903]] - [[O. E. Plauen]], illustrator and cartoonist (d. [[1944]]) - March 19 (9902 bytes)
7: *[[1687]] - Explorer [[Robert Cavelier de La Salle]], searching fo...
12: ... for the first time but was not recognized as a [[planet]].
13: *[[1916]] - Eight American planes take off in pursuit of [[Pancho Villa]], the ...
19: ...S ''Franklin'']], killing 800 of her crew and crippling the ship.
24: ...rk, New York|New York]], [[New York]] kills 24 people. - March 21 (10586 bytes)
11: ...ley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
23: ...1965]] - [[Martin Luther King Jr]] leads 3,200 people on the start of the 3rd and finally successful [...
29: *[[1985]] - [[Canada|Canadian]] [[paraplegic]] [[athlete]] and [[humanitarian]] [[Rick Han...
30: ...ted]]'' reports allegations that tie [[baseball]] player [[Pete Rose]] to [[baseball]] [[gambling]].
71: *[[1961]] - [[Lothar Matthäµ³]], [[soccer]] player - March 22 (9294 bytes)
6: *[[1621]] - The [[Pilgrims]] of [[Plymouth Colony]] sign a peace treaty with [[Massaso...
14: *[[1894]] - The first playoff game for the [[Stanley Cup]] starts.
15: *[[1895]] - First display (a private screening) of [[motion pictures]] by...
24: *[[1963]] [[Please Please Me]] first [[Beatles]] [[album]] released in ...
29: ...n the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
70: *[[Eric Temple Bell]] (Scotland, USA, [[1883]] - [[1960]])
386: *[[Johannes Kepler]] (Germany, [[1571]] - [[1630]])
420: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] (France, [[1749]] - [[1827]])
572: *[[Michel Plancherel]] (Switzerland, [[1885]] - [[1967]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
318: *[[Johannes Kepler]] ([[Germany]], [[1571]] – [[1630]])
346: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] ([[France]], [[1749]] – [[1827]])
463: *[[Philip Plait]] ([[United States|USA]])
464: *[[Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana]] ([[Italy]], [[1781]] – [[1864]])
465: *[[John Stanley Plaskett]] ([[Canada]], [[1865]] – [[1941]])
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