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- Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
55: ..." in [[Tuvaluan_language|Tuvaluan]]. With the exception of tiny [[Vatican City]], it is the independen...
64: ...ce Islands. The protectorate became a colony in [[1915]]. In [[1943]] during [[World War II]], Tuvalu wa...
98: ...ing sea levels. [[New Zealand]] has agreed to accept an annual quota of 75 evacuees, while [[Australia...
131: ... island communities of Tuvalu are especially susceptible to changes in sea level and storm patterns th... - Flag of New Mexico (1805 bytes)
9: ...n recent years, Zia Pueblo has made repeated attempts to remove the sacred symbol from the state's fla...
13: ...ornia Exposition (1915)|San Diego World's Fair of 1915]], the fair featured an exhibit hall in which all... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
92: ...ons, the right to public office, criminal [[contempt]], and any case in which the Court of Common Plea...
106: ...ylvania's nickname "The Keystone State" is quite apt, as the state forms a geographic bridge both betw...
115: ...st US saltwater "coast" line. (How these two concepts are defined and measured is explained at length ...
118: ... to clean up and changed the national public perception of nuclear power to a much less favorable view...
163: ...Protestant denominations in Pennsylvania are: [[Baptist]] (10% of the total state population), [[Metho... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
137: ...ost a lawsuit against the federal government, prompting a judge in Paris, Texas, to unintentionally cr...
168: ...ed the book (often without reading it) as an attempt to impugn the morals and character of the people ...
209: ** 33% [[Baptist]]
274: *[[Oklahoma Baptist University]]
398: |[[State reptile|reptile]] - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
50: ...nment's debt. The issue was finally settled in [[1915]], when the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled...
82: ...fort of unions to organize miners is a violent chapter in the state's history; at one point the federa...
92: This description of farming portrays an independent and self-su...
100: ... In all aspects of heavy industry there is a perception that the electorate favors creation of factory...
129: ...st Protestant denominations in West Virginia: [[Baptist]] (29% of the total state population), [[Metho... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
72: ...ion, following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11]] terrorist attacks on nearby [[New York ...
82: ...onstitution/constitution.asp constitution] was adopted in [[1947]]. It provides for a bicameral Legis...
139: ...t Protestant denominations in New Jersey are: [[Baptist]] (10% of the total state population), [[Metho...
145: *[[Frank Sinatra]] was born [[December 12]], [[1915]], the only child of working-class Italian-Americ...
390: * [http://www.njslom.org/types.html Descriptions of NJ forms of government] (e.g., township, b... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
35: ... BC: [[Plywood]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
40: * [[Cement]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
41: ... River [[boat]]s in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
51: * [[Alphabet]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
67: *[[Anthony Quinn|Quinn, Anthony]], (1915-2001), US actor - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
23: ...ting [[compulsory voting | compulsory]] for men, optional for women.
39: ...nd of the woman suffrage States. In 1895 Utah adopted a constitution in which woman suffrage was prov...
41: ...Again President Wilson made an appeal, and on [[September 30]], [[1918]], the question was put to the ... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ... zones''' are areas of the [[Earth]] that have adopted the same standard [[time]], usually referred to...
19: *[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]: UTC + 2 (e.g. if it is 23:00 UTC on Monday 15 ...
33: ...mber 2]], [[1868]], [[New Zealand]] officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally, and ...
35: ...d Time until it settled on EST by ordinance May [[1915]], ratified by popular vote August [[1916]]. This...
37: ...rable." Nevertheless, most major countries had adopted hourly time zones by [[1929]]. Even today, they... - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: The [[Scientific Revolution]] saw the inception of the modern [[scientific method]] to guide t...
6: ...cience|natural]] and the [[social science]]s attempt to base their [[theory|theories]] on established ...
19: ...ristotle.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]
54: ...ed an important role. During this period the concepts of [[citation]] and [[peer review]] were develop...
61: ...n]] questioned religious doctrine. The works of [[Ptolemy]] (Astronomy), [[Galen]] (Medicine), and [[A... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ... Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: ...inci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
123: *[[Captain Beefheart]] ([[1941]]-)
192: *[[Jozef Brandt]] ([[1841]]-[[1915]])
251: *[[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]] ([[1699]]-[[1779]]) - World War I (62979 bytes)
6: ...Arab-Perisian conflict of the 1980s, and the attempted land grab of the 1990s by Iraq. The Graeco-Tur...
8: ... well as a tremendous tide of nationalism that swept the European continent at this time.
11: ...or original source the [http://gallica.bnf.fr/scripts/ConsultationTout.exe?E=0&O=03300083 French Natio...
19: ...for years. This left governments with ever fewer options and little room to maneuver, as the last week...
26: ...atum to Serbia ([[July 23]], [[1914]]), to be accepted within 48 hours. The ultimatum was the first of... - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
66: *[[1915]] - ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' opens
67: *[[1915]] - [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']] sunk - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
89: ... 122.54° (to orbit)<br/>115.60? (to the [[ecliptic]])<sup>[http://www.hnsky.org/iau-iag.htm]</sup>
120: ...me prefer a different symbol resembling that of Neptune but with a circle in the top center for the mi...
124: ...htly incorrect value then known for the mass of Neptune.
128: ...lmost unanimous, the name Pluto was officially adopted and an announcement made by Slipher on [[May 1]...
134: ...any minor planet so far discovered in the trans-Neptunian [[Kuiper belt]]. See [[List of solar system ... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to c...
20: * [[1945]] - [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] forces capture the almost completely destroyed [[Poland|Polis...
41: * [[2002]] - [[Mount Nyiragongo]] erupts in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], dis...
133: * [[1993]] - [[Albert Hourani]], historian (b. [[1915]])
146: [[1915]]) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregoria...
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
15: ...discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
28: *[[1892]] - [[Ellis Island]] opens to begin accepting immigrants to the [[United States]].
50: ...Sudan]] achieves independence from the [[Egypt|Egyptian Republic]] and the [[United Kingdom|United Kin... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
31: *[[1935]] - [[Bruno Hauptmann]] goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lin...
34: *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: [[Manila]] is captured by [[Japan]]ese forces.
58: ...[[1777]] - [[Christian Daniel Rauch]], German sculptor (d. [[1857]]) - History of California (38344 bytes)
36: ...ew Spain]]. He sailed northward and landed on [[September 28]] at [[San Diego|San Diego Bay]], claimin...
38: After Cabrillo's voyage in [[1542]] the concept of [[Alta California|Alta (upper) California]] an...
48: ...stocked his vessels, then stayed for a time and kept friendly relations with the aboriginal natives. ...
50: ...h Drake's claim to the new lands, fitting a description in Drake's own account, was discovered in [[Ma...
78: ...gged Point, California|Ragged Point]] area on [[September 13]]. On [[October 1]], de Portolà's party ... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...has been an annual event since 1903, with the exception of 1904 and 1994. The New York Yankees have th...
3: ...ng in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 11]], [[1918]].
7: A portion of the gate receipts from the World Series - and, from [[1969]] onwar...
9: ...challenges have been made by other leagues. Attempts to pit the [[North America]]n champions against ...
73: === The first attempt ===
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