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- Minnesota (26682 bytes)
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36: ...|state]] of the [[United States]], having joined the Union on [[May 11]], [[1858]].
37: ...ated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted water". The state's name is abbreviated '''MN''' or '''Minn.'...
39: ...s. More than half of the state's residents live there.
41: ... resources]] that have been greatly exploited in the last two centuries. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] article.''
7: ...he area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.''
12: ...British policy of benign neglect which permitted the development of an American spirit and culture whi...
14: ==History of the United States (1776-1789)== - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - Macau (16856 bytes)
26: |Handover from [[Portugal]] to the [[People's Republic of China]]
40: ...ow run as a [[Special Administrative Region]] of the PRC. Residents of Macau mostly speak [[Cantonese ...
44: ... [[Hong Kong]] often take a one-day excursion to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between ...
47: ...existing landmark built in [[1448]] dedicated to the goddess [[Matsu]].
48: ...ntonese Jyutping: ou3 mun4) means "Inlet Gates". The "gates" refer to two erect gate-like mountains of... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[[Tower of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...at were otherwise unflyable able to fly, such as the [[F-117]].
7: ==Before the 20th century==
13: ...re many claims and counter-claims how successful these were. See [[First flying machine]] for a revie...
15: ...d, was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown. - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
14: ... new [[Secretary of State]], which Jackson calls their "[[Corrupt Bargain]]"
20: ...un]] (Jackson's vice-president) anonymously publishes ''South Carolina Exposition and Protest'' arguin...
21: ... Jackson]] becomes President, appoints his "[[Kitchen Cabinet]]"
29: *[[1831]] - ''[[The Liberator]]'' begins publication - January 17 (12233 bytes)
1: ...h day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 348 days remaining (349 in [[leap year]]s).
5: ... - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
6: ...hereby setting the scene for the second phase of the [[English Civil War]].
7: ... unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
8: ...James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]]. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...th Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ...istory of California through 1900; for events in the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of Califor...
3: ...s after European colonization means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with Eur...
5: ...ty and wealth, first with the Gold Rush of 1849, then with its fertile agricultural lands and prodigio...
11: ...he traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about...
13: ...m, and leached out the acidic [[tannin]] to make the flour edible. - Mount Kenya (2621 bytes)
19: ...ter [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]). The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 m), Nelion (5,188 m) a...
21: ... small [[glacier]]s may be found scattered among the complex of seven summits.
23: The area around the mountain is protected in the [[Mount Kenya National Park]].
25: ...preme being [[Ngai]] lives on Mount Kenya, which they call '''Kirinyaga'''.
27: ...ary on the south side and August or September on the north side. - Ireland (33828 bytes)
2: ... west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of [[Europe]].]]
3: ...ingdom]], which covers the northeastern sixth of the island.
5: ... 4 million in the Republic and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland.
7: ...the [[Isle of Man]] and [[Wales]] are visible to the east.]]
13: ...climate and frequent but soft rainfall, earns it the [[sobriquet]] "Emerald Isle". - Oceanography (3841 bytes)
1: ...ience: Oceanography's definition is simple, it's the study of oceans.
3: ... is the study of the [[biota]] of the oceans and their [[ecology|ecological interaction]];
4: ...phy]]''', which is the study of the chemistry of the ocean;
5: ...cluding [[plate tectonics]] and other studies of the ocean floor;
6: ...atmosphere and the ocean interact in the [[hydrosphere]]; - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Scientist]], [[inventor]] of the telephone and innovations in aviation and hydrofo...
5: ...tle to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself. |
12: ...to his work in [[telecommunications]] technology, he was responsible for important advances in [[aviat...
15: ...in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], he later adopted the middle name Graham out of admiration for Alexande...
17: ... what other persons are saying by the motions of their lips. - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ... [[Sicily]], [[Italy]] as well as the capital of the [[Province of Palermo]]
6: ...d to be the most conquered city in the world, as the following history will show.
8: ...split, Sicily and Palermo came under the rule of the Eastern [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empire.
10: ...00 [[mosque]]s. The city was renowned throughout the Muslim world. It was a period of prosperity and t...
12: ...hapel, the church San Giovanni degli Eremiti and the Zisa. [http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/76.html] - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931)
108: *[[Henri Gaudier-Brzeska]] (1891 - 1915) - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
5: nickname = The City by the Bay |
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
31: ...nd the [[Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
33: ...S. census data show that San Francisco has the highest population density of any major U.S. city aside...
35: ...ish]], in [[1776]]. The city grew rapidly due to the [[California gold rush]] starting in [[1848]]. - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
7: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1849]]
13: | date of death=June 15, 1849
19: ... unexpectedly gains the party nomination) to win the presidency.
21: ... the issuance of the first [[postage stamp]]s in the United States.
24: ...el Polk becoming one of the leading gentlemen of the area. - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...riginal [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
6: ...lakes and rivers, particularly [[riverboat]]s in the [[USA]]; '''steamship''' generally refers to stea...
8: ... [[Paddle steamer]]s have the prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nos...
15: ...k exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up. - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
2: ...fectly. It was built to tolerances achievable in the [[19th century]], indicating that Babbage's machi...
5: ...nmouth]], and Charles' father became a warden of the nearby St. Michael?s Church.
8: ...Oxford tutor from whom Charles learned enough of the Classics to be accepted to Cambridge.
10: ...orge Peacock]], and several other friends formed the [[Analytical Society]].
12: ...t Peterhouse, but failed to graduate with honors. He instead received an honorary degree without exami...
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