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- Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
4: | order=34th President
7: | preceded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
8: | succeeded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]] - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4: | order=32th President
7: | preceded=[[Herbert Hoover]]
8: | succeeded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
10: | place of birth=[[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]], [[New York]] - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...ple of Athena the Virgin''', and its popular name derives from the Greek word ''παρ_...
5: ...ry, and was the location of the treasury of the [[Delian League]], which later became the [[Athenian E...
7: ==Design and construction==
9: ...ich was moved from the Panhellenic sanctuary at [[Delos]] to the Acropolis In [[454 BC]].
11: ...ts were legendary, especially the subtle correspondence between the curvature of the [[stylobate]], th... - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
10: ...d areas of the Roman Empire. These locations include:
24: *[[Chester, England|Deva]]
34: * [[Arelate]] (modern [[Arles]])
36: * [[Lugdunum]] (modern [[Lyon]])
37: * [[Nemausus]] (modern [[Ns]]) - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants. He grew up in [[Little Fal...
11: ...[NC-4]] in 1919, with the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later that same year.
13: ... voice on behalf of aviation activities until his death. He served on a variety of national and intern...
15: ...onsumption. These innovations are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
17: {{multi-video start}} - Louis Bleriot (3099 bytes)
5: ...machine called an [[ornithopter]], which was intended to fly by flapping its wings. Like other ornitho...
8: ...ériot began to build and fly aircraft of his own design.
11: As lightweight engines became available, he developed planes with various configurations ranging...
14: ...d worrying the British, who felt that they had suddenly become vulnerable to air attack.
16: [[Image:Louis_Bleriot_accident.jpg|thumb|270px|Wreckage of Blériot's plane, R... - Wright brothers (19926 bytes)
1: [[Image:Wrightflyer.jpg|thumb|200px|First flight, December 17, 1903.]]
5: ... 30]], [[1912]]), are generally credited with the design and construction of the first practical [[aer...
10: ...ncreased power) for taking off into the air. They developed three-axis control and established princip...
12: ...o hundred different wing shapes in it, eventually devising their own tables relating air pressure to w...
14: ...ether, and their contributions to the aeroplane's development are inseparable. - Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...lberto Santos-Dumont]]<br>Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smi...
2: ...was a [[Brazil | Brazilian]] aviation pioneer. He designed, built, and flew many [[balloon]]s as well ...
3: In addition, He made the first
4: public flight of an [[airplane]] in [[Paris]] in October of [[1906]].
5: That aircraft, designated - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...the bags exploded and caused several severe third degree burns. This led them to cry and yell at the f...
7: ...of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
9: ...km, lasted 10 minutes, and had an estimated altitude of 1600 - 2000 m.
11: ...red on the top of the balloon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for all of eight mi...
13: ... (12 or 14 according to Montgolfier), to an altitude of 26 m. - History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
9: ...ry, English [[civil engineer]] [[William Jessop]] designed edged rails to be used with flanged wheels ...
11: ...for locomotive power until [[Richard Trevithick]] developed the high pressure steam engine in the 1800...
14: ...s too heavy for the track and kept breaking down. Despite his inventive talents, Richard Trevithick di...
18: ...switches]] and rails, and opened the way to the modern railroad.
22: ...he swift movement of goods and labour that was needed for [[industrialization]]. In the beginning, [[C... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
7: dead=dead |
8: date_of_death = [[30 April]] [[1945]] |
9: place_of_death = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
11: ...[[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party...
13: ...eople, including 6 million [[Jew]]s, in a [[genocide]] now known as [[the Holocaust]]. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...rm has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy should be distingu...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...09-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
10: ...liament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Economy and Trade].</ref> By the 1st century BC, there were pirate ...
12: ...ued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death. - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised [...
4: ...ains a significant problem (with estimated worldwide losses of $13 to $16 billion [[United_States_doll...
8: ...neer]]s'''. The word comes from ''boucan'', a wooden frame used for cooking meat (called a ''[[barbec...
10: ... known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'' me...
14: ...urkish '''''Korsan''''', which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes ... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...klin was a member of the [[Freemasons]], corresponded with members of the [[Lunar Society]] and was al...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]],...
9: ...[[Ecton]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]] the son of Thomas Franklin, ...
11: ...ing half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samuel ([[May... - Photography (18493 bytes)
2: ...rough [[mechanical]], [[chemical]] or [[digital]] devices commonly known as [[camera]]s.
4: ==Image forming devices==
5: ...mera]] or [[camera obscura]] is the image forming device and [[photographic film]] or a digital storag...
9: The controls include:
14: ... [[Macro photography|macro]], [[Wide-angle lens|wide angle]], or [[Zoom lens|zoom]]) - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus La...
11: ...], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Ki...
16: ...Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
21: ...rt]] is officially opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
28: ...s with suppressing information related to the incident. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...elf [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth Crusade]].
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]].
13: ...[American Civil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last tim...
14: ...nt [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of [[Paris]], a [[Paris_Commune|socialist]] government rules the city.
15: ...ith the [[United States]] granting exclusive [[trade|trading]] rights. - March 20 (10075 bytes)
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]] and sacks the city, stealing th...
10: ..."Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
11: ...ndash; [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] enters [[Paris]] after escaping from [[Elba]] with a regular arm...
14: *[[1883]] – Signature of [[Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Prope...
16: ...Aleister Crowley]] invokes [[Horus]] in Egypt and declares the start of the New Aeon known as the Aeon... - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
8: founded = [[1649]] |
9: ...county = [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] |
10: ...llen O. Moyer]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
17: density = 2,056|
25: .... It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's College, U. S.|St. John's Co...
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