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- Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
48: Lincoln had a lasting influence on U.S. political and social institu...
89: In addition, Lincoln worked in at least one criminal trial in [[1857]] when he defended [...
93: ... sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Many eastern Republicans had urged the nomination of Dougla...
95: ...[Jesus]] in Matthew 12:25.) The speech created a lasting image of the danger of disunion due to slavery...
100: ...moderate, because of his Western origins (in contrast to his main rival for the nomination, the New Yor... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...bia]] to the north, and [[Zimbabwe]] to the northeast. The [[Economic system|economy]], closely tied to...
60: ...utoland]] (now [[Lesotho]]), and [[Swaziland]] in 1909 asked for and received British assurances that th...
86: #[[North East District, Botswana|North East]]
88: #[[South East District, Botswana|South East]]
102: Since independence, Botswana has had the fastest growth in [[per capita income]] in the world. ... - Flag of Maine (1460 bytes)
6: ...ature approved a new flag on [[February 23rd]], [[1909]]. - Nevada (17565 bytes)
37: ...000 census]] figure of 1,998,257. Nevada is the fastest growing state in the country. Between 2000 and...
57: ... early Nevada mining towns, but was outlawed in [[1909]] as part of a nation-wide anti-gaming crusade. ...
68: ...only have to be 14 while homosexuals must be at least 21.
75: ...[[Arizona]] to the southeast and [[Utah]] to the east. The border with Arizona includes the [[Colorado ...
211: *[[Las Vegas Wranglers]], [[East Coast Hockey League]] - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
46: * the use of [[yeast]] for:
54: ...el [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]]
79: * [[4th century|300s]]: [[Stirrup]] in [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|China]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: ..., Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame
30: ...islaw Marcin Ulam|Ulam, Stanislaw Marcin]], (USA, 1909-1984), [[Poland|Pole]]
43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
93: *[[Urso of Salerno]], scholastic philosopher
97: *[[Yuri Usachev|Usachev, Yuri]], astronaut - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
41: *[[Carl Yastrzemski|Yastrzemski, Carl]], (born [[1939]]), [[Baseball Hall ...
68: ...|Yegorov, Boris Borisovich]] (1937-1994), Russian astronaut
70: ...eksei Yeliseyev|Yeliseyev, Aleksei]] (born 1934), astronaut
86: *[[Yi Jachun]], ([[1315]] - [[1360]]),[[Yuan Dynasty]] officer
149: ...|Young, Charles Augustus]], (1834-1908), American astronomer - List of painters (54090 bytes)
80: *[[Francis Bacon (painter)]] ([[1909]]-[[1992]])
304: *[[Cydney]] ([[1909]]-[?])
327: *[[Ettore DeGrazia|Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia]] ([[1909]]-[[1982]])
376: *[[Alfred East]] ([[1849]]-[[1913]])
432: *[[Wilhelm Freddie]] ([[1909]]-[[1995]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
20: ... - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
73: *[[George Eastman]], (1854-1932), [[United States|USA]] — ...
77: *[[John S. Eastwood]] (1857-1924) - reinforced concrete multiple ...
100: *[[James Gregory (astronomer and mathematician)|James Gregory]], (1638-...
103: * [[William Gruber]] — [[View-master]] - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...genocide|civilian massacres]] took place. Four dynasties, the [[Habsburg]]s, the [[Romanov]]s, the [[Ot...
6: ...o-Turkish conflict, which ended in 1924, was the last direct major conflict of the war. The defeat of ...
16: ... The Archduke himself was not terribly popular, least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While ther...
19: ...ewer options and little room to maneuver, as the last weeks of July 1914 slipped away. Frantic diplomat...
24: ...[Russia]]. Many in the Austrian leadership, not least [[Habsburg]] Emperor [[Franz Joseph of Austria|Fr... - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
42: *[[1909]] - [[Penny (U.S. coin)|The U.S. penny]] is chang...
43: *[[1909]] - [[William Howard Taft]] becomes President
44: *[[1909]] - [[Robert Peary]] plants [[American flag]] at ...
45: *[[1909]] - [[NAACP]] founded by [[W. E. B. DuBois]]
46: *[[1909]] - [[Payne-Aldrich tariff]] - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ...rn Allies to fight the [[Central Powers]] alone. Lasting Soviet mistrust stemmed from the landing of U....
15: ... life, each vindicated in [[1945]] by previous disasters. Conflicting models of autarky versus exports,...
17: ... War II]] resulted in enormous destruction of infrastructure and populations throughout Eurasia, from t...
20: ...inated governments in [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[East Germany]], and [[Bulgaria]]. [[Winston Churchill...
28: ...ruary [[1950]], and forming the [[Warsaw Pact]], Eastern Europe's counterpart to [[NATO]]. - Zoology (5641 bytes)
37: ...on's merit that he rejected the legendary and fantastic accretions, and returned to Aristotle and the o...
44: * [[Archie Carr]], ([[June 16]], [[1909]]-[[May 21]], [[1987]]) ([[Herpetology]]), esp. s... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered by [[Giuseppe Pi...
42: *[[1937]] - [[Anastasio Somoza]] becomes [[President of Nicaragua]].
52: ...the Republic of Cuba]], is overthrown by [[Fidel Castro]]'s forces.
61: ...747]] explodes and crashes into the sea off the coast of [[Bombay]], killing 213. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...ary of nautical terms|nautical term]] for a tall mast or sail on a [[sailing ship]]. Today the word is ...
19: ...ed as high rises, such as the [[CN Tower]], [[TV masts]], bridges, or oil platforms.
174: |[[Met Life Tower]]||1909||Present||700 ft||213 m||||||50 ||
247: [[Image:KLCC_PetronasTowers.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Petronas Towers]] in [...
252: ...f skyscrapers]] - [[List of towers]] - [[List of masts]] - [[List of tallest churches]] - Pope Pontian (1443 bytes)
3: ...us I|Callistus]]. His epitaph was rediscovered in 1909 in the crypt of St. Cecilia, Rome, near the papal...
5: His feast day was 19 November, but is now 13 August, sharin... - Bird ringing (5302 bytes)
1: ...ttaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various as...
14: ...nised schemes for bird ringing were started (in [[1909]]) by [[Arthur Landsborough Thomson]] in Aberdeen...
19: ... larger birds such as eagles, brightly-coloured plastic tags are attached to birds' wing feathers. Each...
28: ...-readable is a ring or rings, usually made from plastic and brightly coloured, which may also have cons...
33: ...lars''' made of expandable, non-heat-conducting plastic are very useful for larger birds such as geese. - National League (4871 bytes)
7: ...he league has been divided into three divisions (East, West and Central), with the addition of a [[wild...
13: ===East Division===
27: *[[Houston Astros]]
47: *[[Harry Pulliam|Harry C. Pulliam]] [[1903]]-[[1909]]
48: *[[John Heydler|John A. Heydler]] [[1909]]-[[1909]] - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: ...st World Series Championship in 31,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on ...
15: ...nstitute a World Cup of Baseball, to be held at least quadrennially during the Northern Hemisphere wint...
85: ...he next three, and the first team would host the last two if necessary; the leagues alternated which re...
98: :[[1909 World Series|1909]]: [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh NL]] defeats [...
103: ...he margin of victory for the Athletics, and his blast in Game 3 off [[Christy Mathewson]] tied that gam... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
8: :'''Uniform colors:''' 1901-04, 1909-49, 1951-53, 1961: Blue and White; 1905-08, 1954-...
24: ...cions that the A's had thrown the Series, or at least "laid down", perhaps in protest of Mack's notorio...
26: ...36-117 (.235) in 1916. The team would finish in last place every year after that until 1922, when it f...
30: ...ish in 1944, the A?s finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935-1946. By now Mack and...
32: ...eted, and revenues continued to dwindle. Though last minute offers were put on the table to buy the At...
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