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- Formula One (29650 bytes)
22: ...e in [[1954]] through [[1957]], his streak interrupted by two-time champion [[Alberto Ascari]] of [[Sc...
45: ...pionships since [[1984]]; their streak was interrupted only by [[Michael Schumacher]]'s two titles wit...
49: ...ed due in part to rumours that teams were able to evade the restrictions.
51: ...ttp://www.formula1.com/ formula1.com]) in an attempt to give it a corporate identity. Ecclestone exper...
53: ... race (The US Grand Prix, which was ran under exceptional circumstances which lead to the withdrawal ... - Computer (32773 bytes)
12: ...lated into mathematical terms by rendering all relevant information into the [[binary]] base-two [[nume...
45: **[[Laptop|Laptop computer]]
54: ...tor integrated circuits]] (silicon chips) were adopted and have been the mainstay of computing technol...
56: This description of implementation technologies is not exhausti...
58: ...is is presently in its early stages. With the exception of [[quantum computer]]s, the implementation t... - Ship (18843 bytes)
10: ...gth]], length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck ...
14: ...rward of the Plimsoll mark to indicate the safe depth (or freeboard above the surface) to which a spec...
25: ...0]] have used diesel power or [[motor]]s; one exception, ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'' of [[1968]], starte...
175: *[[captain]]
204: {{Commons|Ship}} - Forest (3705 bytes)
2: ...nse growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California]]
6: ...growth, at altitudes up to the [[tree-line]], except where natural fire frequency is too high, or mank...
25: {{Commons|Forest}} - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Franc...
37: The city was devastated by the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]], b...
48: Situated at the tip of a windswept peninsula without water or firewood, San Francisc...
53: ...ht over [[slavery]]. Disgusted by increasing corruption and crime, a group of San Franciscans formed a...
64: ... three sides and the approaching fire, and a mass evacuation similar to that of the later [[Battle of D... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
9: ...lptor [[Phidias]], who also had charge of the sculptural decoration. The [[architect]]s were [[Iktinos...
11: ...ling of the columns as they rise, to counter the optical effect of looking up the temple. The effect o...
17: ...c.parthenon4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Only a few sculptures remain on the Parthenon.]]
19: ...se survive only in part, but there are good descriptions of most of those parts that have been lost. O...
23: ...were painted bright red and blue, so that the sculptures would stand out in greater relief when seen f... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
4: ...Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
15: ...he dictator in relenting on Caesar’s proscription said, "He whose life you so much desire will o...
19: ...former governors notorious for extortion and corruption. The great orator [[Cicero]] even commented, "...
21: ...somed and released, he organized a naval force, captured the pirates and their island stronghold and p...
32: ...BC]], along with a young rival and member of the optimate faction by name of Bibulus. - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
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15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to become one of...
27: ...This is further supported by Hitler's later description of himself as a misunderstood artist. After Hi...
52: ...rian ''Reichswehr'' Group, Headquarters 4 under Captain Mayr. A key purpose of this group was to creat...
60: ...r decided to use Ludendorff as a front in an attempt to seize power in [[Munich]], the [[capital]] of ... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
19: ... entered the war against Great Britain in an attempt to dilute Britain's super power status. France of...
41: ...ir situation in Boston now untenable, the British evacuated the city and sailed for temporary refuge in...
46: ...m Fort Ticonderoga with about 1,700 militiamen, capturing [[Montreal]] on [[November 13]]. General [[G...
48: ...m [[Fort Western]] (present day [[Maine]]) on [[September 25]]. The expedition was a logistical nightm...
52: Another attempt was made by the Americans to push back towards Qu... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
10: map_caption = Location of Sacramento in California |
46: ...Mother Lode]] in the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]], the newly founded city grew, quickly reachin...
67: ... 500,000 bushel (18,000 m³) capacity grain elevator. This was later expanded to 875,000 bushels (3...
69: The city's current charter was adopted by voters in [[1920]], establishing a city coun...
96: * Elevation: 25 feet. - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
26: ...ty of the [[Boise metropolitan area]]. Boise's elevation is 2,842 feet.
38: ...y to avoid the public outrage that was sure to erupt when the citizens of Lewiston discovered the capi...
74: Post-secondary educational options in Boise include [[Boise State University]] a...
100: {{Commons|Boise|Boise}} - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
4: nickname = Circle City, Indy, 'Naptown |
29: ... the Governor's mansion. It was used as a market commons for over six years. Although an expensive Governo...
31: ...l Canal commenced in 1836, but Indiana went bankrupt in [[1839]] from the loans taken out under the af...
35: ...leted by [[1915]], and this contributed to an abrupt end of the golden era.
37: ...taliated by going public with information of corruption which brought down several politicians through... - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
12: founded = [[September 17]], [[1630]] |
84: {{commons|Lansing, Michigan}} - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
4: ...Lake Valley]] along the [[Wasatch Front]] at an elevation of 4,330 ft (1,320 m). The [[valley]] is surr...
20: ...rched through the city and found that it had been evacuated. This division set up [[Camp Floyd]] approx...
31: ...s of bribery. During the games other scandals erupted over contested judging scores and illegal drug-...
36: ... sits in the [[Salt Lake Valley]] at an average elevation of 4,327 feet (1,320 meters) above sea level....
79: ...inning in mid-[[July]] and continuing through [[September]], bringing intense but short [[thunderstorm... - Russia (28007 bytes)
15: ...[[11th century|11th centuries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite...
17: ...]] and [[Poland]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in ...
19: ...s it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to colonize the region.
29: ...] and his dynasty appeared precarious. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I...
37: ...s) and [[perestroika]] (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize Communism. His initiatives inadvert... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
4: image_caption=''"[[Father of the Nation|Father of the nation...
13: ...[[January 30]], [[1948]]) ([[Devanagari language|Devanagari]]: मोहनदì...
20: ...e in Gujarat. Unhappy at Samaldas College, he leapt at the opportunity to study in England, which he ...
23: ...o its Executive Committee, and founded a local chapter. He later credited this with giving him valuab...
25: ...older brother. It was in this climate that he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a p... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
10: ...almesbury]] school and then to a private school kept by a young man named Robert Latimer, a graduate f...
22: ...37, to a country riven with discontent which disrupted him from the orderly execution of his philosoph...
26: ...cept for a short treatise on optics (''Tractatus opticus'') included in the collection of scientific t...
46: ...is negative version of the [[Golden Rule]], in chapter xv, 35, reads: "Do not that to another, which t...
48: ...y abuses of power by this authority are to be accepted as the price of peace. In particular, the doct... - Native American (42651 bytes)
21: ... ago]] or earlier [http://www.andaman.org/book/chapter53/luzia/luzia.htm]. Thus other possibilities, n...
33: ...s from [[Europe]], possibly by peoples who had adopted a lifestyle resembling that of Inuits and Yupik...
39: ...eas have been rediscovered, some with growing acceptance, as to the ultimate origin of Native American...
51: ... goods with neighboring tribes, and more easily capture [[Game (food)|game]].
76: ...chive/news/projects/native/day2_main.html] and adopt European-American culture, despite many of the pr... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...pecies of [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s that have adapted to this harsh [[desert]] environment. Some exam...
38: ...ficant barriers; the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]], [[Argus Range]], and the Panamint Range. Air...
43: ...ithdrawn. [http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/deva/ftfur1.html]
45: ...ing winds in the winter come from the north and prevailing winds in the summer, from the south. Thus th...
51: ...y-similar [[Mesquite Flat People]] displaced the Nevares Spring People. Around 2000 years ago (start of... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 15...
19: ..., [[1483]] in [[Eisleben]], [[Germany]] and was baptized on the feast day of [[Martin of Tours|St. Mar...
31: ...h;he immersed himself in the teachings of the Scripture and the early church. Luther recounted that hi...
39: ... and was disgusted at the Papacy's greed and corruption.
53: ...ctrine of excommunication, he was led by his concept of the way of salvation to the new tenet that the...
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