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- Slavery (26455 bytes)
1: ...enforced by [[violence]] or other forms of [[coercion]]. Slavery almost always occurs for the purpose ...
3: ==Definitions==
4: ...eave an owner or employer without explicit permission, and who will be returned if they escape. Contr...
8: ...eir overseers. People subject to the above conditions are all covered by a more generic term: '''[[un...
10: ... the term [[involuntary servitude]] means a condition of laboring for another without one's willful co... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ... every fourth year since [[1896]], with the exception of the years during the [[World War]]s.
7: A special edition for [[winter sport]]s, the [[Olympic Winter Game...
13: ...fair, and only one event was contested, the [[stadion]] race.
15: ...ry four years, and the period between two celebrations became known as an [[Olympiad]]. The Greeks use...
17: ... outlawed the Olympics, ending a thousand year period of Olympic Games. - New Year's Day (5455 bytes)
1: ...regorian calendar. For all other New Year celebrations, see '''[[New Year]]'''.''
4: ... It is still celebrated as a [[Holy Day of Obligation|holy day]] on [[January 14]] by those who still ...
8: ...d changes in the coming year, such as the description of new laws that often take effect on [[January ...
10: ...the [[1900s]], has become an occasion for celebration on the night between [[December 31]] and [[Janua...
12: It is also an occasion to make [[New Year resolution]]s, which they hope to fulfill in the coming Yea... - New Year's Eve (4555 bytes)
2: ...ew Year]] for a discussion of the calendric, religious, and cultural observance of a change of year.)
4: ... involves partying until the moment of the transition of the year, generally at local midnight. Drink...
6: ...other noise making is a major part of the celebration in cities such as [[Sydney]], [[Paris]] and [[Lo...
10: ==Localized celebrations==
13: ...set off from the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and various spots around [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]. - Middle East (6318 bytes)
3: ... the [[Persian Gulf]]. The Middle East is a subregion of [[Africa-Eurasia]], or more specifically, [[A...
6: ... Middle Eastern (Iran to Egypt - Asia) by international media.
11: ..., [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], and is the location of the long-running [[Arab-Israeli conflict]].
17: ... eastern border, although the Middle East is occasionally considered to include [[Afghanistan]] as wel...
21: ...s also led to some confusion over changing definitions. Before the [[World War I|First World War]], '... - Woodrow Wilson (31322 bytes)
3: ...><font size="+1">'''Woodrow Wilson'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Profession:'''</td><td>[[Professor]]</td></tr>
22: ==Early life and education==
23: ...ded in handcuffs by the victorious [[Union Army|Union army]]. Wilson would forever recall standing "fo...
25: ...leting and publishing his dissertation, ''Congressional Government'', in [[1886]], he received his Ph.... - Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...es]], succeeding to the office upon the assassination of [[William McKinley]]. At 42, Roosevelt was th...
20: ...plomacy|diplomat]], [[conservation ethic|conservationist]], naval-power enthusiast, peace broker and [...
24: ==Childhood and education==
25: ...rn belle who was raised in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and had [[Confederate States of America|Confede... - Alben W. Barkley (3817 bytes)
4: ...97]]. He matriculated to Emory College, [[Oxford, Georgia]] (now [[Emory University]]), graduating in [[190...
6: ...d served from March 4, [[1927]] until his resignation on [[January 19]], [[1949]]. He was [[United St...
8: ...ree and deliver the commencement address, an occasion which became the first Emory event ever televise...
10: ...nited States Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination to [[Governor]] [[Adlai Stevenson]] of [[Illinoi...
13: ...=[[John Sparkman]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1948|1948]] (won)}} - Collard greens (5350 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[Image:Cabbage.jpg|240px]] | caption = }} -->
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: ...xobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = [[Cultivar|...
22: ...]] in cooler climates, [[perennial]] in warmer regions. It has a stout upright or twisted stalk, up to... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...ury, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... known as the "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation". The [[German Empire]] of 1871–1918 was o...
7: ...given at the beginning of the sections and subsections. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continue...
10: ...ermania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germania Superior]]''
15: ... the [[Roman Empire]], giving way to the Romanisation of the left bank of the Rhine. Roman forts were ... - River borders of U.S. states (3806 bytes)
1: ...story, many of the boundaries of [[political divisions of the United States]] were artificially constr...
4: * [[Big Sioux River]]: [[South Dakota]], [[Iowa]]
5: * [[Bois de Sioux River]]: [[South Dakota]], [[Minnesota]], [[Nor...
7: ...chee River]]: [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
8: * [[Chattooga River]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[South Carolina]] - United States Declaration of Independence (23184 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Us-decl-indep.jpg|thumb|250px|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]
2: ...[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The indepen...
6: ...]] marking the beginning of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Although there was little initial sen...
8: ... the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, ...
10: ...r)|John Dickinson]] did not agree to this declaration. The adopted copy was then sent a few blocks awa... - Traditional U.S. state abbreviations (2884 bytes)
1: [[Image:National-atlas-states-brightcolors.png|right|350px|thum...
3: ...er than postal addresses. Some of these abbreviations are considerably more common than others.
7: ! State !! Traditional<br>abbreviation
29: | [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || Ga.
39: | [[Iowa]] || Ia. - List of U.S. states' largest cities (4566 bytes)
25: | [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
37: ...[[Iowa]] || [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
77: ...[[Ohio]] || [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
91: ...] || [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]]
121: [[pt:Lista das maiores cidades dos estados dos EUA]] - List of U.S. states by elevation (16995 bytes)
6: '''List of [[U.S. states]] by [[elevation]]'''
16: ...on !! Lowest Elevation !! Mean Elevation !! Elevation Difference
72: | [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
98: | 98 m ([[Ohio River]])
102: | [[Iowa]] - List of U.S. states by population density (2963 bytes)
1: ...list of the 50 [[U.S. state]]s, ordered by population density. The figures given are in people per squ...
5: ! Rank !! State !! Population density
23: | 9 || [[Ohio]] || 107.05
41: | 18 || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || 54.59
71: | 33 || [[Iowa]] || 20.22 - US State Flags (1889 bytes)
12: *Printable [[Georgia State Flag]]
17: *Printable [[Iowa State Flag]]
38: *Printable [[Ohio State Flag]] - Georgia State Flag (231 bytes)
1: == Printable Georgia State Flag ==
3: .../pdf/flags/georgia_flag_BW.pdf Download Printable Georgia Flag] - Culture of Russia (14552 bytes)
1: ...Czarist]] and [[Soviet]] rules and under the relgious leadership of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]].
9: ...ure in the paiting. The most comprehensive collection of Icon art is found at the [[Tretyakov Gallery]...
18: ...ov]]. Initially [[Narkompros]] (ministry of education), which was also in charge of the arts, supporte...
22: ...completed by the Bolognese architect [[Aristotle Fioravanti]]. European architecture was firmly establ...
25: *[[Cathedral of the Assumption, Smolensk]] - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
1: ...[List of classical music traditions]], For the period of music in the late 18th century see [[Classica...
4: ...ring on what is known as the [[common practice period]].
8: ... fully enjoying these works. The major time divisions are:
11: ...1600, characterized by greater use of instrumentation and multiple melodic lines
13: ...lished many of the norms of composition, presentation and style.
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