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- History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...uch of the native population. U.S. industry expanded rapidly throughout the era; by the dawn of the 2...
7: ...preconditions. A series of laws, passed by the Federal government, established the conditions and pro...
9: ...tributed to the government's failure for many decades to enforce the civil rights of the formerly ensl...
11: ...n Act stated that "no legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exist in...
13: ...lled [[carpetbaggers]] by southerners, and were widely perceived as being motivated by graft and corru... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...ed through a [[best-of-nine playoff]]) and is awarded the [[World Series Trophy]]. The World Series ha...
7: ... it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the World Serie...
9: ...or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded.
11: ...ed sponsorship. (For details, see [http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/name.htm Mr. Pappas's web page...
13: ... of money spent by the MLB for its current worldwide marketing. - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
3: ...' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. They are in the Eastern Division o...
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee,...
7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] [[1992]]-present
8: :'''Prior home parks:''' [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)]] [[1954]]-[[1991]], [[Sportsman's Park]] (St. L...
10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]] - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
5: :''Founded:'' [[1893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Sioux City,...
9: :''Logo design:'' the letters "SOX", interlocked in various ...
17: ...owns]] in the [[1880s]]. Comiskey originally founded the team in Sioux City, Iowa, as part of a minor...
19: ...te Sox would continue to be built on pitching and defense in the following years, led by pitching work...
21: ===The Hitless Wonders=== - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1869]], [[1882]], or [[1890]], depending on the account. See below.
9: ...ogo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
21: ... took most of his best players to Boston, and founded the Boston Red Stockings, now known as the [[Atl...
23: ...ers. The Red Stockings wandered through the remainder of the [[1890s]] signing local stars & aging vet...
27: ===From opening of Redland Field to the Great Depression=== - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1883]], as a member of the minor Inter-St...
7: ... -- originally a pejorative term for Brooklyn residents, shortened to ''Dodgers'' and officially adopt...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over a r...
17: :'''General Manager''': [[Paul DePodesta]]
23: ...they were then known won two successive pennats under [[Ned Hanlon]] in 1899 and 1900. - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
5: ...in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in [[1900]] when that league...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Philadelphia Athletics ([[1901]]-[[1954]]), Kansas City A...
9: :'''Logo design:''' A stylized "A's". The team also occasio...
17: ===The Philadelphia Years (1901-1954)===
18: ...t Shibe had a ?white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the [[white elephant]] as the team... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...e '''Underground Railroad''' was a network of clandestine routes by which [[African]] [[slavery|slaves...
4: ...llion slaves who were to eventually escape. The Underground Railroad has captured public imagination a...
6: ...ailroadsmall2.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Map of some Underground Railroad routes]]
10: ...s disseminated the abolitionist viewpoint nationwide.
14: The Underground Railroad developed its own jargon, which continued the [[rail... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
38: |'''[[WFPC2]]'''||wide field camera
43: ...ons and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in astrophy...
45: ...e project to build a space telescope was beset by delays and budget problems. Immediately after its l...
49: ==Conception, design and aims== - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
9: ...Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable speed too qui...
10: [[Image:Cable_car.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
11: ...sembles a very large pair of [[pliers]], and considerable strength and skill are required to operate t...
16: ... operation was the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line|West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], whi...
19: ...l for other cable car transit systems, and this model is often known as the ''Hallidie Cable Car''. - National Football League (30340 bytes)
8: ... and lasted through [[Christmas]] week. However, declining television ratings on Labor Day have pushe...
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14: <tr><th bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;">[[American Football Conf...
16: ...ore Ravens]]</td><td>[[Houston Texans]]</td><td>[[Denver Broncos]]</td></tr>
18: ...<td>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]</td><td>[[Oakland Raiders]]</td></tr> - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...m a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...erley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
13: ==Early development==
15: ... boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...t. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much success, thoug... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
3: ... Wheel]] Bus, a hybrid bus with an in wheel motor design. |300px]]
6: ...ference between a motor and a generator is one of design optimization only. ''See also [[motor-genera...
8: ...In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Hond...
12: ...l | accessdate=May 15 | accessyear=2000}} never made it into production as the program was replaced by...
14: ...[[nuclear power]], which can operate underwater indefinitely, though a number of nations continue to r... - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...an Revolutionary War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There were two Continental Congresses.
4: .... [[Peyton Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
8: ...d the military who wanted more control. However, despite these problems, with the help of the Contine...
14: *Sept. 5, 1774- Oct. 26, 1774 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
18: *May 10, 1775- Dec. 12, 1776 - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
8: {| style = "border: solid 2px #CCCCCC;" align = "center" cellpaddin...
10: ...gn="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| [[Image:RichmondVirginia...
13: ...gn="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| City Flag
16: ...e="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City [...
18: ... align="center" colspan=2 style="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
15: |popdensity=1,221
17: |latitude=33°65' N
18: |longitude=84°42′ W
22: ...lt, Atlanta is a common case study for college students who study Urban Geography around the globe. ...
24: ...19th century]] as a railroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the [[American Civi... - 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... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...[[timber]], [[concrete]] or other material. The underlying support maintains the rails at a fixed dist...
8: ...he car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel and the rail is ...
9: ...air resistance]] and thus energy usage. In all, under the right circumstances, a [[train]] needs 50-70...
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient ...
15: ...t have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Beeching Axe]]). Conversely... - The Star-Spangled Banner (15265 bytes)
1: ...ircumstances of its writing. Of the five copies made, two are known to still exist.]]
2: ...ts rendering.bmp|200px|thumb|right|An artist's rendering of the battle at [[Fort McHenry]].]]
4: ... a catalog of Thomas Carr's Carr Music Store in [[Baltimore]]. Currently this is one of only ten copies known...
6: ...ong ''[[To Anacreon in Heaven]]'', but was only made the national anthem by a [[Congress of the United...
9: ...ey and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Amer...
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