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- Formula One (29650 bytes)
11: The sport is regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], ...
18: ...ampionship was not formalized until [[1947]], and first run in [[1950]]; a championship for constructo...
22: ...Fangio is remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade.
24: The first major technological development, [[Cinquemani]...
26: ...]], [[British racing green]] came to dominate the field for the next decade. Between [[Jim Clark]], [[... - Computer (32773 bytes)
1: ...ter case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]] (specifically a [[Power Mac G5]]).]]
3: ...f a problem or part of a system. If a computer configured in this way is given appropriate input data,...
12: In most computers today, the problem is first translated into mathematical terms by renderin...
14: ...'digital'' computers possible, was formally identified and explored by [[Claude E. Shannon]].
16: ...all mathematical problems. [[Alan Turing]] identified which problems could and could not be solved by... - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ... boat". Often local [[law]] and regulation will define the exact size (or the number of [[mast (sailin...
4: ...essels were built with more than three masts. The five-masted ''Preussen'' was the outstanding example...
10: ...and [[tonnage]]. A number of different tonnage definitions exist; most measure [[volume]] rather than...
14: ... (or freeboard above the surface) to which a specific ship could load in water of various densities. H...
19: ...d on ships closing to [[Battering ram|ram]] or to fight hand-to-hand, [[galley]]s dominated in marine ... - Forest (3705 bytes)
6: ...s, combined with an [[understory]], which makes efficient use of sunlight. A forest in its natural for...
17: Forests are usually classified in terms of the biome in which they exist, and ...
19: ... science of studying and managing forests, with a goal of sustainable extraction, is called [[forestry...
21: Forests can be damaged by [[logging]], [[forest fire]]s, and [[acid rain]]. In the [[United States]...
25: {{Commons|Forest}} - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
22: timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]] |
24: timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
31: ...Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
35: ...]]. The city grew rapidly due to the [[California gold rush]] starting in [[1848]]. - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...ece]] in the [[Persian Wars]]. The building was officially called the '''Temple of Athena the Virgin''...
9: ... continued until at least [[433 BC]]. Some of the financial accounts for the Parthenon survive, and sh...
11: ...ver built. Even in antiquity, its architectural refinements were legendary, especially the subtle corr...
19: ...d the [[Centaurs]], on the east the battle of the gods and the giants, and on the west the battle of t...
21: ...ourth, eastern, side was a frieze showing all the gods of the Greek [[pantheon]]. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...the [[Roman Empire]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britain]], and his conques...
4: ...fe, and heavily centralized the already faltering government of the weak republic. Caesar's friend [[M...
9: ...]], who according to myth was the son of [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]]. Caesar was raised in the Subura, a...
15: ...stained with me; for in this one Caesar, you will find many a Marius."
19: ...is [[oratory]] and ruthless prosecution of former governors notorious for extortion and corruption. Th... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
15: ...he [[Allies]] ultimately defeated Germany. In the final days of the war, [[Hitler's death|Hitler died]...
20: ...s Hitler]] ([[1837]]–[[1903]]), a customs official, and [[Klara P?]], Alois' niece and third wif...
24: ...h ancestors. Although these rumours were never confirmed, for Hitler they were reason enough to concea...
25: ...d; however, in sixth grade (1900–1901), his first year of high school (''Realschule'') in Linz, ...
27: ... the boy to follow him in a career as a customs official, although Adolf wanted to become a painter. T... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...ps, but could be effective when led by talented officers.
12: ...f men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000.
15: ...erican colonists who sided with the British—fielded perhaps 50,000 men during the war years. How...
19: ... American nation and sent no troops to America to fight alongside the Americans. The Netherlands enter...
23: ...ay, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]], the Royal Governor of [[Virginia]], issued an emancipation pro... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...the [[telegraph]], the [[Pony Express]] and the [[First Transcontinental Railroad]].
5: official_name = Sacramento, California |
14: leader_name = [[Heather Fargo]] |
23: timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]] |
25: timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] | - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
34: ...ge|French]] word, ''bois駧, meaning "wooded". It first came to use among [[French-Canadian]] [[fur tr...
38: ... the switch was very unpopular, so members of the government snuck into the capital, stole the state s...
72: The city is home to five public high schools: [[Boise High School]], [[B...
82: ...ian]], 0.16% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.74% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|othe...
100: {{Commons|Boise|Boise}} - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
23: web = www.indygov.org |
29: ...OUNTY INDIANA by B.R. Sulgrove, [[1884]]). Later, Governor's Circle became [[Monument Circle]] after t...
31: ...the Indianapolis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13.34 km) portion con...
33: ...ianapolis to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its size.
35: ...5]], and this contributed to an abrupt end of the golden era. - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
37: ...ian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.54% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|othe...
48: * [[1859]] - The City of Lansing is officially incorporated.
50: * [[1897]] - Ransom E. Olds drives his first car down a Lansing street. He would later foun...
58: == Law and government ==
60: * An elected Mayor leads the city government (currently Tony Benavides) - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...ty-[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]], defined as [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[Dav...
8: The city is governed by a [[mayor-council government]]. The current mayor of Salt Lake City is...
15: ... the Salt Lake Valley for thousands of years. The first Europeans to settle in the valley were the Lat...
17: ...]. Great Salt Lake City replaced [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]] as the territorial capital in [[1858]] an...
20: ...asing [[1890 Manifesto|"The Manifesto"]], which officially renounced polygamy in the church. This pave... - Russia (28007 bytes)
13: ...ilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[M...
15: ...in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
17: ...rn invaders, the [[Golden Horde]] of the pagan Mongols and Muslim Turkic-speaking nomads who pillaged ...
19: ...d the rest of the country. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to coloni...
23: ... revive, and organized its own war of reconquest, finally subjugating its enemies and annexing their t... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
18: ...iving beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between members of va...
20: ...o continue the family tradition of holding high office in Gujarat. Unhappy at Samaldas College, he le...
23: ...don's vegetarian restaurants. Rather than simply go along with his mother's wishes, he read about, an...
25: ...t he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], ...
29: ... first class to third class while travelling on a first class ticket. Later, travelling by stagecoach... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
10: ...graduate from [[Oxford University]]. Hobbes was a good pupil and around 1603 he was sent to Oxford and...
14: ... the [[Peloponnesian War]] showed that democratic government could not survive war or provide stabilit...
16: Although he associated with literary figures like [[Ben Jonson]] and thinkers such as [[...
20: ...passions whereby Man came into relation with Man. Finally he considered, in his crowning treatise, how...
24: ...e, and wrote a critique of the ''[[Meditations on First Philosophy]]'' of [[Descartes]], which was pri... - Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ...rehensive tribal list can be found under "[[Classification of Native Americans]]."
7: ... long established and many more currently under negotiation.
11: ... [[American continent]]) are a diversity of [[Pacific Islanders]] including: [[Native Hawaiians]] (als...
19: ...ring Strait]], between 17,000–11,000 years ago.
21: ... [[Brazil]] and [[Chile]] [[9500 BC|11,500 years ago]] or earlier [http://www.andaman.org/book/chapter... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...rn Sheep]], [[Coyote]], and the [[Death Valley Pupfish]] - a survivor of much wetter times.
3: ...nor local bonanzas of gold. The only long-term profitable ore to be mined, however, was [[borax]]; a m...
5: ...[Basin and Range]] landform we see today. Valleys filled with sediment and, during the wet times of [[...
8: [[Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and ...
9: ...nd of [[Basin and Range]] topography with one modification: there are parallel [[strike-slip fault]]s ... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
23: ...k near to him as he was returning to school. Terrified, he cried out, "Help,[[Saint Anne]]! I'll becom...
25: ==Luther's struggle to find peace with God==
26: ...stant [[confession]]. The more he tried to do for God, it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinf...
31: ... most important of these was the doctrine of justification by faith alone.
33: ...ft of God's grace, received by faith and trust in God's promise to forgive sins for the sake of Christ...
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