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- Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...rded history aspects of this desire have surfaced from time to time. The most well known is the legen...
15: ...d and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that would have been available to da ...
17: ...est. Yet there are sufficient proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without...
19: ...n [[1783]]. [[Francois Pilatre de Rozier]] and [[Francois d'Arlandes]] went 5 miles (8 km) in a [[hot...
21: ...[1852]]. Henri Giffard flew 15 miles (24 km) in [[France]], with a steam engine mounted on a dirigible... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas...
88: *[[William Friese-Greene]], (1855-1921) — [[cinematograph... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...ding the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. Edison started the [[Moti...
7: ...et at his winter retreat (The Mangoes). They were friends until Edison died. The [[Edison and Ford Win...
14: From [[Port Huron]], Sam Edison moved to [[Detroit]]...
16: ...to read and experiment. Many of his lessons came from reading the book [["Parker's School of Natural ...
18: ...ork as it blocked out noises and prevented Edison from hearing the telegrapher sitting next to him. So... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ...ake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', mea...
40: Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], ...
55: ...Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [...
68: ...appointed by the U.S. President who selected them from eighteen persons chosen by the people. The Coun...
71: *[[1837]] Admitted as a free state into the union (the 26th state), it was a... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of ev...
3: ...e in the frequency of [[allele]]s in a population from one generation to the next.
6: ...dern synthesis, "evolution" means a change in the frequency of an [[allele]] within a [[gene pool]]. T...
14: # The [[common descent]] of all [[organism]]s from a single ancestor.
18: ...] is a model of the world (or some portion of it) from which [[falsifiability|falsifiable]] [[hypothes... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman ...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [...
28: ... - [[DeYoung Museum]] in [[Golden Gate Park]] San Francisco opens.
33: ...ship]] program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be con...
39: *[[1957]] - [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angele... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
5: ...in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in...
16: == From the Browns to the Orioles ==
18: ...ority owner [[Bill Veeck]] to consider moving his franchise. Just before [[World War II]], the Browns ...
25: ...les, eventually became baseball's most successful franchise - the [[New York Yankees]]. - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
17: == Franchise history ==
21: ...[[National League]] in [[1876]], but was expelled from the league later, in part for violating league ...
23: ...eague, began play in [[1882]], it included a team from Cincinnati, which was also called the Red Stock... - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
3: {{MLB Brewers franchise}}
8: ...le Pilots]] ([[Sick's Stadium]]) ([[1969]]). The franchise relocated to Milwaukee and changed its nam...
9: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Miller Park]], Milwaukee ([[2001]] ~ current; capacity 4...
20: == Franchise history ==
23: ... The team had six days to remove the Pilots logos from team uniforms and replace them with Brewers log... - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
3: {{MLB Cardinals franchise}}
9: ... Village]] -(Also to be known as "Busch Stadium") from [[2006]] on
12: :'''Mascot:''' [[Fredbird]], an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]...
21: == Franchise history ==
26: ...a St. Louis entry, the Maroons, which had come in from the [[Union Association]]. The Maroons had the ... - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7282 bytes)
1: {{MLB Devil Rays franchise}}
17: ...ng two Florida teams, and faced with a strong bid from [[Denver]], the league bypassed the Bay Area an...
19: ..., this time admitting Naimoli's group and a group from [[Arizona Diamondbacks|Arizona]].
21: ... stay current, it needed more than $70 million US from the city in renovations. The Dome that had bui...
23: == Franchise history == - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
21: ... domestic oil prices in response to rising prices from [[OPEC]]. These problems, many of them outside...
26: ...a [[hospital]]. Young Carter was a gifted student from an early age who always had a fondness for read...
30: ...itute of Technology]], and received a B.S. degree from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[1946]]...
32: ...t which left him with a permanently bent finger. From a young age, Carter showed a deep commitment to...
34: ...; James Earl III, born in [[1950]]; and Donnel Jeffrey, born in [[1952]]), and gave birth to his daugh... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
13: | place of death=[[San Francisco]], [[California]]
18: .... A [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]], Harding was an ...
20: ...ly three years into his term due to complications from [[pneumonia]] and possible food poisoning. He w...
25: ...ion, Ohio|Marion]], where he raised $300 with two friends to purchase the failing ''[[Marion Daily Sta...
27: ...arding's term for informal conversation) with his friends over games of [[poker]]. - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...|right|thumb|240px|Left: original [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right:...
19: ...France]], by [[1774]] the Marquis [[Claude de Jouffroy]] and colleagues had made a working steamboat t...
21: ...River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing.
23: ...and followed by a larger steamboat the next year. Miller then abandoned the project, but ten years later S...
25: ...777]] at the age of 12, visited [[Britain]] and [[France]] where he built and tested an experimental s... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
12: ...cused [[FreedomCAR]] initiative{{cite web | title=FreedomCAR: Getting New Technology into the Marketpl...
16: ...irst production model of this design, released in France in [[2003]]. However, the environmental benef...
20: ...ent in March 2004 allowing Ford to use 20 patents from Toyota related to hybrid technology, although F...
24: ...d States]] rose to 43,435 cars, a 25.8 % increase from 2002 numbers. [[California]], the nation's most...
69: ...rtup that the majority of engine wear occurs, the frequent starting and stopping such systems cause ma... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: [[Image:B franklin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart....
2: ...d a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]], the [[li...
9: ...]] on [[August 15]], [[1667]], to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife [[Mary Morrill]].
11: ...dren, all of whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[16... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
46: ...water from the Salt River. Their name is derived from the [[Pima]] (Akimel O'otham) phrase, ''Ho Ho K...
49: ... and others from Wickenburg had dug a short canal from the Salt River and founded a small farming colo...
53: ...'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
61: ...Hotel now stands. Miss Nellie Shaver, a newcomer from Wisconsin, was appointed as the first female sc...
65: ...nment. The bill was signed by Governor [[John C. Fremont]] on [[February 25]], [[1881]]. Phoenix wa... - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
7: ...me, Soviet-era management practices, a decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder ...
9: ... Economic policy was made according to directives from the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Commu...
13: ...e fulfilled. Responsibility for production flowed from the top down. At the national level, some seven...
19: ...od. But other fundamental parts of the economic infrastructure, such as commercial banking and authori...
21: ...ake it difficult to convert economic measurements from rubles to dollars to make statistical compariso... - American comic book (14771 bytes)
13: ...]ous in nature, the name "comic book" was adapted from "comic strip". This has caused some confusion ...
15: ... printed an 8-page comic section that folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-...
21: The period from [[1930]] through about [[1951]] is known as the...
26: ...on, drug use, and poor grades. The psychiatrist [[Frederic Wertham]]'s book ''[[Seduction of the Innoc...
42: ...[Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers|The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers]]''. - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
9: ... lower as some mechanical energy is lost due to [[friction]]. Then the train goes down again, and up, ...
15: ..., it uses whatever method is available to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect w...
17: ...es regarding when to release a newly-loaded train from the station. One common pattern, used on rides...
21: ...first loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person...
23: ...as developed by [[John Miller (entrepreneur)|John Miller]], often called the [[Thomas Edison]] of roller c...
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