Search results
|
|
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #101.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
11: ...emains inescapable. Roman titles of power were adopted by successor states and other entities with imp...
19: ...emed to threaten the republic - now placidly accepted one man rule.
25: ...h remained the limits of Empire, with minimal exceptions, for the next four hundred years.
33: ... achievement in the areas of poetry, history, sculpture and architecture. At the same time, a tremendo...
40: ...[aerial surveys]], [[Epigraphy|epigraphic]] inscriptions on buildings, and Augustan [[Roman currency|c... - Reconstruction (12035 bytes)
8: ...ction Act divided ten Confederate states (all except [[Tennessee]], which had been readmitted on [[Jul...
14: ...s like the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. The Republicans attempted to assist newly freed slaves by the establishme...
18: ...admission to the Union, they were required to accept it (or the fifteenth after passage of the fourtee...
36: ...gun to form in the South. In exchange for its acceptance of reintegration into the Union, the South wa...
42: ...vernment finally passed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], which outlawed discrimination in "public accom... - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
25: ...[1921]], at the age of 10, Reagan was [[baptism|baptized]] in his mother's [[Disciples of Christ]] chu...
38: ...ation of the war, and he attained the rank of [[captain]]. Reagan tried repeatedly to go overseas for ...
40: ...er, [[Maureen Reagan|Maureen]] in [[1941]] and adopted a son, [[Michael Reagan|Michael]] in 1945. Thei...
42: ...arance came in the [[1964]] film ''[[The Killers (1964 film)|The Killers]]'', in which, uncharacteristic...
46: ...inema of the United States|Hollywood]]. He also kept tabs on actors he considered disloyal and informe... - Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
20: ... came under intense criticism for granting a preemptive [[pardon]] to President [[Richard Nixon]] for ...
27: ... are the only two U.S. Presidents to have been adopted. Ford grew up in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] and...
32: ...ber]] [[1944]]. He came within inches of being swept overboard while the storm raged. The ship, which ...
66: ===Assassination attempts===
67: ...eaky" Fromme]] in [[Sacramento, California]]. [[September 5]], [[1975]]]] - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
21: ...of them outside of Carter's control, and the perception that he failed to deal with them decisively co...
30: ... as their class would have graduated in 1947, except that the program had been temporarily compressed.
48: ...rokered between the states of [[Israel]] and [[Egypt]] with the [[Camp David Accord]], for the [[SALT ...
56: ...f all of his Cabinet officers, and ultimately accepted five. With no visible efforts towards a way out...
73: ... [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] prompted new elections in what was then called [[Zimbabw... - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
30: ...[[1940]]. His thesis, entitled ''[[Why England Slept]]'', was published in 1940 and, with the aid of h...
33: ...nant]], commanding a [[patrol torpedo boat]] or ''PT boat''.
35: ...thumb|right|200px|Jack on his navy patrol boat, [[PT 109]].]]
36: ...n [[August 2]], [[1943]], Kennedy's boat, the ''[[PT-109]]'', was taking part in a night-time military...
38: ...s crew ashore, and after swimming many hours attempting to secure aid and food, finally effected the r... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
51: ...ur planes neared the target area they were intercepted by eight hostile fighters. When, at this time, ...
57: ...ical order]].[http://thoughtcrimes.org/bbv/bbv_chapter-4.pdf][http://www.eiu.edu/~historia/1999/texas9...
71: ...nson as a courtesy, and did not expect him to accept.) Others (such as [[W. Marvin Watson]]) say that...
81: ... Johnson signs the historic [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] bill.]]
84: ...m tactics, to push through his new policies. In [[1964]], upon Johnson's request, Congress passed a tax-... - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
30: ...he [[United States Navy]]. He could have been exempt from military service because of his Quaker relig...
49: ... Soviet leader [[Nikita Khrushchev]] had an impromptu "[[kitchen debate]]" about the merits of [[capit...
70: ...eration of Vietnam]]. The bombing campaign was kept secret from the American public and the [[Congres...
73: ...ve demonstrations. Details of the bombing were kept secret even from high ranking officials such as S...
92: [[Image:Nixon_and_Kissinger.png|left|thumb|[[Egypt]]ian Foreign Minister [[Ismail Fahmi]], Richard N... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
30: ...Maryland]] and other places. He was promoted to Captain in [[1917]] and Major in [[1920]]. In [[1922]]...
36: ... Texas. He was promoted to Brigadier-General in September [[1941]]. Although his administrative abilit...
51: ...ld do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."
53: ...they could be compelled to serve as unpaid conscript labor. An unknown number may have died in custody...
63: * [[Captain]], United States Army: May 15, 1917 - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
27: ...n><font size="+1">'''Harry S. Truman'''</font></caption>
61: ... a financial success, of course they did have a captive clientele. Another man he would meet at Ft. Si...
64: .... in downtown Kansas City. The store went [[bankrupt]] in [[1922]] after being very successful the fir...
96: ...[[Griselio Torresola]] and [[Oscar Collazo]] attempted to assassinate Truman on [[November 1]], [[1950...
198: * [[Project Paperclip]] - [[September]], [[1946]] - Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[October 20]], [[1964]]
19: ...[[August 10]], [[1874]] – [[October 20]], [[1964]]) is best known as being the 31st ([[1929]]-[[19...
54: ...ded overseas and avoided rationing at home, yet kept the [[Allies]] fed. The Armistice did not end Ho...
66: ... he was among the greatest proponents of the concept that public-private cooperation was the way to ac...
70: ...tance on non-intervention that led to public perception that he was a [[laissez-faire]], 'do nothing' ... - Zeus (17267 bytes)
8: ...es of the [[ancient Near East]], such as the [[scepter]].
19: ...rs who were exposed were made to dedicate a [[sculpture|statue]] to Zeus, often at the sanctuary of Ol...
30: In addition to the Panhellenic titles and conceptions listed above, local cults maintained their ow...
59: ...ther deities, such as the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian]] [[Ammon]] and the [[Etruscan mythology|Etrus...
65: ...a rock wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallowed. - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as Indi...
38: ...t, and jungle. All of these environments are susceptible to unpredictable periods of flood, drought, a...
58: ''[[Chandragupta Maurya]]'', a famed Hindu monarch, founded the [...
64: Between the [[Maurya]] and [[Gupta]] empires, northern India was ruled by smaller k...
68: ...he [[Shunga period]] is known for its art and sculpture. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
9: ... Josiah Franklin, was born at [[Ecton]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]...
17: ...7]]), Sarah ([[July 9]], [[1699]]), Ebenezer ([[September 20]], [[1701]]), Thomas ([[December 7]], [[1...
23: ...o to [[London]] where, finding Keith's promises empty, he again worked as a compositor in a printer's ...
27: ...and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (concept)|enlightenment]] partly contributed to the Americ...
44: ... storms travel'', eventually leading to the ''synoptic charts'' of ''dynamic meteorology'', replacing ... - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
26: ...ng the enemy's strength and intentions while attempting to secret your own, and the efficacy of artill...
42: ...ation for moving his troops earned them the description of "foot cavalry".
44: ...ninsula Campaign]], a major Union advance from Hampton Roads at [[Fort Monroe]] up the [[Virginia Peni...
64: ...former Confederate soldier who admired Jackson, Captain [[Thomas R. Ranson]] of [[Staunton, Virginia]]...
68: ...Stonewall Jackson'']] (SSBN 634), commissioned in 1964, was named for Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan... - Leif Ericson (4502 bytes)
18: In [[1964]], [[President of the United States]] [[Lyndon B....
21: ...ereabouts; but the saga does not mention any attempts to settle there. However, the ''Saga of the Gree... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
18: *[[1921]] - The [[Second Republic of Poland]] adopts the [[March Constitution]].
83: *[[1964]] - [[Rob Lowe]], actor - March 18 (10594 bytes)
39: *[[1989]] - In [[Egypt]], a 4,400-year-old [[mummy]] is found in the [[G...
75: *[[1927]] - [[George Plimpton]], writer (d. [[2003]])
93: *[[1964]] - [[Bonnie Blair]], American speed skater
94: *[[1964]] - [[Rozalla]], singer
111: *[[1964]] - [[Sigfrid Edstr?, Swedish sports official (b.... - March 20 (10075 bytes)
16: ...ash; [[Aleister Crowley]] invokes [[Horus]] in Egypt and declares the start of the New Aeon known as t...
17: ... party (KMT), is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
25: *[[1964]] – The precursor of the [[European Space A...
29: ...rincess Royal|Princess Anne]] and her husband [[Captain Mark Phillips]] in [[The Mall (London)|The Mal...
39: ...ck Panther]] once known as [[H. Rap Brown]], is captured after a gun battle that leaves a [[Georgia (U... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
8: ...]] forces near the ruins of [[Nicopolis]] in [[Egypt]].
9: ...1804]] - [[Napoleonic code|Code Napol鯮]] was adopted as [[France|French]] [[civil law]].
21: *[[1964]] - In [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], [[Gigliola Ci...
40: *[[1768]] - [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier]], [[France|French]] [[mathema...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).