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- List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
26: ...[[United States]] [[United States Civil War|Civil War]]
43: *[[Raymond Queneau|Queneau, Raymond]], (1903-1976), poet - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
24: *[[Jimmy Yancey|Yancey, James Edwards "Jimmy"]] (c. 1898-1951), US boogie-woogie mus...
75: ...-Thomas|Yeo-Thomas, Edward]] (1901-1964), [[World War II|WW2]] SOE agent
130: *[[Yoshikawa Eiji|Yoshikawa, Eiji]], ([[1892]]-[[1962]]), novelist
131: *[[Yoshikawa Takeo|Yoshikawa, Takeo]]
132: *[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu|Yoshinobu, Tokugawa]], ([[1837]]-[[1913]]), shogun - Alcamenes (1026 bytes)
1: '''Alcamenes''' was a Greek [[sculptor]] of [[Lemnos]] and [[Athens]...
3: He was a younger contemporary of [[Pheidias]] and noted...
5: ...formation as to the usual style of Alcamenes, who was almost certainly a progressive and original arti... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: ...velopment of an American spirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
17: ...eat Britain]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and established itself as the United States of...
22: ...rmers use of the important Mississippi River waterway, removed the French presence from the western bo...
24: ...s, tried to export food and raw materials to both warring [[great power]]s and to profit off transport...
30: ... exports. The New England Federalists opposed the war, and their reputation consequently suffered in i... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
50: **[[List of books by award or notoriety]]
182: *[[Timeline of cosmic microwave background astronomy]]
193: *[[Timeline of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and supernovae]]
232: ***[[Abbeys and priories in Wales|Wales]]
259: *[[List of walls]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
48: *[[Washington Allston]] ([[1779]]-[[1843]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
92: *[[William Barak]] ([[1824]]-[[1903]])
147: *[[Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowiczowa]] ([[1857]]-[[1893]]) - American football (39287 bytes)
11: ...ue. Its championship game, the [[Super Bowl]], is watched by nearly half of US television households, ...
13: ...rce Academy|Air Force Academy]] player tries to thwart his progress.]]
17: ...ms. College games are widely televised and widely watched. Many institutions in lower NCAA divisions a...
19: ...r, club and youth teams (such as teams in the Pop Warner leagues). There is an [[American Football Wor...
35: * Pop warner or youth football - involves younger kids who... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...us to fall into the sea, killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attemptin...
5: ...olled by moving your entire body ([[glider]]s) or warping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Mo...
15: ...dern knowledge of aerodynamic principles in mind, was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helic...
17: ...vation that powering the aircraft through the air was the crux of flying. Sufficiently light and powe...
19: ... wind took it. For the first flight, the balloon was tethered, and ultimately reached a height of 26 ... - Tree (23723 bytes)
18: ...tree|palms]]), grow by addition of new material inwards.
22: ...rage for the above-ground biomass and absorbing [[water]] and [[nutrients]] from the [[soil]]. Above g...
27: ...nificant that in each case, the top position is always held by a [[Pinophyta|conifer]], though a diffe...
39: ..., 10.67 m (1903 Elwes and Henry), 9.0 m (1924 E. Swanton), 9.45 m (1959 Mitchell) .... Earlier measure...
45: ...ia'' is that these trees store large amounts of [[water]] in the very soft wood in their trunks. This ... - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
18: *[[1903]] - ''[[The Great Train Robbery (movie)|Great Tra...
19: *[[1903]] - [[Ford Motor Company]] formed
20: *[[1903]] - First [[World Series]]
21: *[[1903]] - [[Elkins Act]]
22: *[[1903]] - [[Big Stick Diplomacy]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...the era was capped by U.S. involvement in [[World War I]].
7: ...reconstruction, but the immense human cost of the war and the social changes wrought by it led [[Unite...
9: ...e [[Civil Rights Act of 1866]]; however, his veto was overridden. This failure of the federal governm...
11: ...e midterm elections, the first Reconstruction Act was passed on [[March 2]], [[1867]]; the last on [[M...
13: ...ticipated in these governments were called [[scalawags]]. Republicans took control of all state gover... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...scene for the second phase of the [[English Civil War]].
7: * [[1746]] - [[Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[...
12: ... Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]].
14: ...t of Queen [[Liliuokalani]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]].
15: ...9]] - The [[United States]] takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
15: ...iscovery of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sci...
25: *[[1905]] - [[Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Po...
32: ... the bank of the [[River Taff]] in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]].
33: ... will eventually be constructed by the end of the war.
34: *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: [[Manila]] is captured by [[Japan]]ese for... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1091: | <small>1st Term; abdicated for financial reward</small>
1921: ... <small>[[20 February]] [[1878]] to [[20 July]] [[1903]]</small>
1928: | <small>[[4 August]] [[1903]] to [[20 August]] [[1914]]</small>
1981: | <small>[[Wadowice]], [[Poland]]</small>
2000: ...clude him and claim that the previous German pope was [[Pope Stephen X]].) Oldest to become pope since... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
6: ...l]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]]...
8: ...evassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.
12: ...d cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]].
18: ...l races ended in [[1903]] when Marcel [[Renault]] was involved in a fatal accident near [[Angouleme]] ...
23: ...eight, and in the case of the Mercedes, the paint was removed to satisfy the weight limitation, produc... - National League (4871 bytes)
3: ...ues have met in the [[World Series]]. (The Series was not played in either 1904 or 1994.)
9: ...er]] in the batting order, although this is not always the case.
19: *[[Washington Nationals]] (Montreal Expos through 2004)
28: *[[Milwaukee Brewers]]
47: *[[Harry Pulliam|Harry C. Pulliam]] [[1903]]-[[1909]] - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: .... The World Series has been an annual event since 1903, with the exception of 1904 and 1994. The New Yor...
3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]],...
5: ...[[2003]], the team given the home-field advantage was switched every year between the American League ...
7: ...ipts from the World Series - and, from [[1969]] onward, the other rounds of postseason play preceding ...
11: ...ld's Championship Series" (used to describe the [[1903]] series) to "World's Series" to "World Series". ... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
5: ...'Founded:''' [[1893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western L...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Milwaukee Brewers, 1894-1901. [[St. Louis Browns]], [[...
18: ...onsider moving his franchise. Just before [[World War II]], the Browns came close to moving to [[Los A...
20: During the war, the Browns won their only St. Louis based Ameri...
24: ...ation]] in 1882. Despite its on-field success, it was one of the four teams contracted by the National... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...r the [[American League]]. The nickname ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] ...
18: ...ranged contests among the various teams, the time was right for the organization of the first professi...
20: ...shing second in the N.A. just 2 games behind, but was compelled to drop out of the league during the c...
22: ...e scenes the club President, [[William Hulbert]], was leading the formation of a new and stronger orga...
24: ...ctive to note that a similar winning percentage nowadays would yield 129 wins. - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
18: ...ural year saw second baseman [[Nap Lajoie]] [la-ZHWAY] lead the league in hitting with a .426 batting ...
20: ...l Agreement was signed between the two leagues in 1903.
22: ...in 1911 and 1912, and 99 games in 1914. The team was known for its ?$100,000 Infield,? consisting of ...
30: ...t won the pennant in 1931, and many felt the game was passing him by. Save for a 5th place finish in ...
36: ... the beginning in the 1860s, the actual team name was the singular "Athletic of Philadelphia". The me...
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