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- Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
1: ...editerranean]] climate and geography have played strong roles in shaping its culture.
4: ... have contributed greatly to many aspects of mainstream Spanish culture.
6: Most notably, the [[Basque Country]] and [[Catalonia]] have widespread [[nationalis...
8: ...percentage of nationalists than in the Basque Country and Catalonia.
10: ...es]], [[Rioja]], [[Valencia]], [[Aragon]] and [[Extremadura]]. - List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ...incomplete, in-development) list are somewhat arbitrary: Not all of these events were military, some w...
53: *[[Operation Infinite Reach]] (strikes on [[Sudan]] and [[Afghanistan]], 1998)
126: ==Ethnic cleansing and control==
129: **[[Trail of Tears]] (1838–1839)
143: *[[Patriot War]] (1837–1838) - Comics of the United States (14771 bytes)
8: ... [[The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck]], a pirated translation of [[Rodolphe T?er|Rodolphe T?er's]] "Hi...
13: ...e, the name "comic book" was adapted from "comic strip". This has caused some confusion over time, si...
15: ...h by 12-inch format containing reprints of comic strips. Others have contended that comic books had b...
19: ...Publications of ''[[Action Comics]]'' #1, which introduced [[Superman]], the first [[superhero]]. Inf...
21: ...ty of stories, art and print quality, and an industry which provided jobs to a cross-section of Americ... - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
16: ...N. Garner]]<br>[[Henry A. Wallace]]<br>[[Harry S. Truman]]
18: ...cted President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. Born to wealth...
26: ...way. The Roosevelt family (see [[Roosevelt family tree]]) had lived in New York more than 200 years: [...
30: ...ly. Franklin was her only child, and she was an extremely possessive mother. Since James was a rather ... - Warren Court (6109 bytes)
2: ...]) was a [[district attorney (city)|California district attorney]] and 30th [[Governor of California]]...
4: ...to three four-year terms. As a tough-on-crime District Attorney, Warren had a reputation for high-han...
6: ...ents of the [[University of California]] while district attorney. In [[1939]], he became Attorney Gen...
8: ...fornia President [[Clark Kerr]] presided over construction of a renowned public university system that...
10: ... [[Thomas Dewey]]. They lost narrowly to [[Harry Truman]] and [[Alben Barkley]]. - Physics (25628 bytes)
4: ...uantum mechanics]], [[thermodynamics]], and [[electromagnetism]].
6: ...hysics]], devoted to developing the mathematical structure of physical theories.
13: ...e successful theorists in [[biology]] and [[chemistry]] have also been experimentalists.
15: ...nd experiment are developed separately, they are strongly dependent on each other. Progress in physics...
17: === Central theories === - September 23 (7397 bytes)
11: ...merica]]n soldiers exposing [[Benedict Arnold]]'s treason
15: ...onomer [[John Couch Adams]]; verified by German astronomer [[Johann Gottfried Galle]]
20: *[[1922]] - [[Gdynia]] Seaport Construction Act passed by the [[Poland|Polish]] parlia...
25: *[[1969]] - The [[Chicago 8]] trial opens in [[Chicago]]
46: ...rch Terrell]], U.S. writer, social reformer (d. [[1954]]) - Board game (8014 bytes)
4: ...ome board games, such as [[chess]], have intense strategic value and have become lasting classics.
8: ...[Trivia]] games, the most popular of which is ''[[Trivial Pursuit]]'', can also be placed in this cate...
16: ...os juegos]], it is a text commissioned by Alfonso translating a large number of Arabic documents on ga...
27: ...game)|Go]] board pre-dating 200 BC was found in [[1954]] in [[Wangdu County]]. This board is now in [[Be...
28: .... 20''') contains earliest known reference to ''latrunculi'' (often confused with [[Ludus Duodecim Scr... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
17: ...Federation|federate]] as the [[Commonwealth of Australia]]. [[Edmund Barton]] becomes first [[Prime Mi...
24: ...a]] as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.
30: * [[May 9]] - [[Australia]] opens its first [[Australian Parliament|parliament]] in [[Melbourne]].
42: ...officially ends with the signing of the Pecker Control.
49: ...resident [[William McKinley]], is executed by electrocution. - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ... the genre. Stravinsky also wrote in a broad spectrum of ensemble combinations and classical forms. ...
3: ...the [[Columbia Symphony Orchestra]] through ''[[Petrushka]]''.]]
5: ...er, which were published as ''Conversations with Stravinsky''.
7: ...[[20th century]] music, both in the [[Western countries|West]] and in his native land. He was named by...
10: ...tion came later. In [[1902]], at the age of 20, Stravinsky became the pupil of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsa... - Timeline of aviation (3479 bytes)
14: ... - [[1953 in aviation|1953]] - [[1954 in aviation|1954]] - [[1955 in aviation|1955]] - [[1956 in aviatio... - Satellite (6584 bytes)
4: ...are generally referred to as a [[binary system (astronomy)|binary system]] rather than a primary objec...
11: ... stated, "A satellite vehicle with appropriate instrumentation can be expected to be one of the most p...
13: ...[density]], and [[temperature]] up to 200 [[kilometre|km]]. (see also: [[magnetosphere]], [[Van Allen ...
15: ...science]], [[politics]], and [[propaganda]]. In [[1954]], the Secretary of Defense stated, "I know of no...
19: ...57]] [[Sputnik I]] was launched into orbit, which triggered the [[Space Race]] between the two nations... - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
2: ...ociety is the history of [[class struggle| class struggle]]".
6: ....jpg|thumb|Karl Marx's former home; now a museum. Trier, Germany]]
7: ...h;like many of his ancestors—chief rabbi of Trier. In 1817 Heinrich Marx converted to the Prussi...
10: ...velopment of a social analysis of religion, was a treatise entitled "Religion: The Glue That Binds Soc...
13: ...(McLellen 17). The next year, his father made him transfer to the far more serious and academically or... - Uruk (2699 bytes)
6: ...ments the social function of the temple as a redistribution center. In times of famine, a family might...
8: ...Sargon]]. Later it was prominent in the national struggles of the Babylonians against the [[Elamite Em...
10: ...ing those of mythological content; the historical tradition as preserved in the Sumerian king-list con...
14: ... further excavations until 1939, then returned in 1954 under the direction of H. Lenzen and made systema... - Walter Baade (2275 bytes)
23: ...[June 25]] [[1960]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[astronomer]] who emigrated to the [[USA]] in [[1931]].
26: ...he proposed that [[supernova]]e could create [[neutron star]]s.
30: ...ied the optical counterparts of various [[radio astronomy|radio]] sources.
34: ... Norris Russell Lectureship]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]] in [[1958]].
39: ''Walter Baade: A Life in Astrophysics'', [[Donald Osterbrock|Donald E. Osterbro... - Lauren Bacall (3967 bytes)
3: ...tage actress. Known for her comedic skills and sultry voice, she became a fashion icon and role model ...
11: She was nominated for a [[Best Supporting Actress]] [[Academy Award]] for her role in ''[[The Mi...
13: ...in [[1981]]. She won a [[Tony Award]] for her portrayal of Margo Channing in ''Applause''.
29: *''[[Woman's World]]'' ([[1954]])
30: *''[[1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration]]'' ([[1955]]) (short subject) - List of HIV-positive people (8891 bytes)
16: ... (d. [[2000]]), [[Brazil|Brazilian]] television actress
20: *[[Carlos Busquets]], [[Puerto Rican]] astrologer
21: *[[Merritt Butrick]], ([[1959]]-[[1989]]), actor
24: *[[Patrick Cowley]], ([[1950]]-[[1982]]), synthecizer art...
28: *[[Patrick Esposito Di Napoli]] (d. [[1994]]), [[Canada|C... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
9: ...est, such as defense against external threats and trade relations.
13: The Articles of Confederation established a decentralized system of government, granting significant ...
15: *Limited Central Authority: The central government under the Articles was intentionally...
17: ... authority to levy taxes, relying on voluntary contributions from states. This financial weakness seve...
20: ==Strengths and Shortcomings== - Painter (4113 bytes)
1: ==Introduction==
14: ...realistic depictions of the Renaissance to the abstract expressions of modern art. Each style reflects...
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32: ... anatomy and facial expressions revolutionized portrait painting.
35: ...nt van Gogh Self-Portrait.jpg|thumb|400px|Self Portrait by Van Gogh]]
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