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- Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
6: ...ridtjof Nansen]]'s crossing of [[Greenland]] in [[1888]] he decided on a life of exploration.
10: ...ved the crew from [[scurvy]], an important lesson for Amundsen's future expeditions.
14: ... 17]], [[1905]], but had to stop for the winter before going on to [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]] on the [[Alas...
18: ...nsen]]'s ship ''[[Fram]]'' ("Forward") he set out for Antarctica instead in [[1910]].
20: ...itor for the pole. Since the original plan called for going around the horn to the [[Bering Strait]] h... - Photography (18493 bytes)
1: ...age:Camera.jpg|right|Lens and mounting of a large format camera|thumb]]
4: ==Image forming devices==
5: ...ance, the [[photocopy]] or [[xerography]] machine forms permanent images but uses the transfer of stat...
11: *Focus
14: *Focal length of the lens ([[Telephoto lens|telephoto... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...[[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|P...
7: ...o send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
9: ...atrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern)...
10: ...American Revolution]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] forces evacuate [[Boston, Massachusetts]] after [[Ge...
17: ...and his wife Charlotte found [[Camp Fire Girls]] (formally announced in [[1912]]). - March 19 (9902 bytes)
7: ...plorer [[Robert Cavelier de La Salle]], searching for the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], is murde...
10: ... end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from [[Greenville, North Carol...
12: ...1915]] - [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a [[pla...
15: ...tes Senate]] rejects the [[Treaty of Versailles]] for the second time (first time was on [[November 19...
18: *[[1944]] - World War II: [[Nazi]] forces occupy [[Hungary]]. - March 22 (9294 bytes)
9: ...n]] is expelled from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] for religious dissent.
13: *[[1888]] - [[The Football League]] is formed.
14: *[[1894]] - The first playoff game for the [[Stanley Cup]] starts.
20: *[[1945]] - The [[Arab League]] is founded when a charter is adopted in [[Cairo]], [[Eg...
23: ...& [[Charles Townes]] receive the first [[patent]] for a [[laser]]. - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...ial]] and [[agricultural]] center, and a terminus for [[wagon train]]s, [[stagecoach]]es, [[riverboat]...
4: {{Infobox City |
5: official_name = Sacramento, California |
10: map_caption = Location of Sacramento in California |
12: subdivision_name = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] | - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
16: {{Template:US City infobox|
24: founded = [[May 4]], [[1868]] |
49: ... and founded a small farming colony approximately four miles (6 km) east of the present city (about 22...
51: ...As for the town that was to be built, Swilling, a former [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldi...
55: ...County]] (which at the time encompassed Phoenix), formed an election precinct there. The Phoenix post... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
22: ...ment. As a result, Atlanta is a common case study for college students who study Urban Geography aroun...
24: ...vil Rights Movement]] and served as the host city for the Centennial [[1996 Summer Olympics]].
28: ... residents inside the "Perimeter" (local parlance for I-285) as ITP (Inside the Perimeter) and those i...
33: ...road, John E. Thomson, suggested the name Atlanta for the town. The motives behind the change are unc...
34: ...il|left|A slave auction house on Whitehall St., before Sherman burned Atlanta]] - Springfield, Illinois (6768 bytes)
1: {{Template:US City infobox|
9: founded = [[1819]] |
25: ...is in [[1837]], and the Legislature convened here for the first time in [[1839]]. As of the [[2000]] ...
32: ...ings Wright designed for it. Springfield is known for its carrillon and festival. In August, it is the...
34: ...973), the philanthropist and founder of [[General Foods Corporation] was also born there. - Helena, Montana (6927 bytes)
5: {{Template:US City infobox|
13: founded = [[October 30]], [[1864]] |
29: ... main street is named '''Last Chance Gulch''' and follows the winding path of the original creek throu...
31: ...amed "''Crabtown''", after John Crab, one of the "Four Georgians". As other miners arrived and the tow...
33: ...otic paths of the miners, going around claims and following the winding streambed. As a result, few ci... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
12: ...aham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
17: *[[Lars Ahlfors|Lars Valerian Ahlfors]] (Finland, [[1907]] - [[1996]])
161: *[[William Kingdon Clifford]] (England, [[1845]] - [[1879]])
243: *[[Francesco Faࠤi Bruno]] (Italy, [[1825]] - [[1888]])
259: *[[Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko]] (Russia) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
130: *[[Edwin Foster Coddington]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1870]]...
212: *[[Alfred Fowler]] ([[Britain]], [[1868]] – [[1940]])
213: *[[William Alfred Fowler]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1911]] – [[...
261: *[[Will Hay]] ([[Britain]], [[1888]] - [[1949]])
306: ...uise Freeland Jenkins]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1888]] – [[1970]]) - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
5: quotation=An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. |
13: ...nced both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change.
15: ...sh rule, inspiring other colonial peoples to work for their own independence, ultimately dismantling t...
18: ...They had four sons: [[Harilal Gandhi]], born in [[1888]]; [[Manilal Gandhi]], born in [[1892]]; [[Ramdas... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
8: ...t piece. This is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
11: ...ngers or freight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
13: ... public transport in many countries. In [[Asia]], for example, many millions use trains as regular tra...
15: ...however, their indirect benefits are often great. For example, despite a well-developed network consis...
17: ...]] in the face of recent [[terrorism]] incidents, for instance the [[11 March 2004 Madrid attacks|Madr... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
268: *[[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon]], (1707-1788){{fn|R}}
367: *[[William Kingdon Clifford]], (1845-1879){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}
485: *[[Profiat Duran]] (or ''Efodi'' or ''Isaac ben Moses Levi'') (c. 1349-c. 1414...
561: *[[Jerry Fodor]], (born 1935){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
562: *[[Robert J. Fogelin]], (born 1932){{fn|O}} - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
2: {{Infobox_American_Political_Party |
9: foundation = [[February 28]], [[1854]] |
18: ...'Republican Party''', often called the '''GOP''' (for ''Grand Old Party'', although one early citation...
20: ...d States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. The latter was formed in the winter of 1833-1834 but was defunct by...
24: The Republican 2004 [[political platform]] ''A Safer World and a More Hopeful America'' ... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ...[[earthquake]] or [[tsunami]] about 9,000 years before his own time. Plato did mention it was somewher...
5: ...henians]] and the Atlantians around 9,000 years before [[Plato]]'s existence.
12: ... have translated it into [[Greek language|Greek]] for Solon.
20: ...s, this cult was in existence already 125 years before Plato, which means that the story could not be ...
21: ...year. There are huge mountains covered with large forests, and wide, irrigable plains with navigable r... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...18 km²]]), encompassing [[Saline Valley, California|Saline Valley]], a large part of [[Panamint V...
3: ...[gold]] fields of [[California]]. They were stuck for weeks and in the process gave the Valley its nam...
5: ... pull apart, creating the [[Basin and Range]] landform we see today. Valleys filled with sediment and,...
9: ...g [[mountain range]]s. These and adjacent valleys follow the general trend of [[Basin and Range]] topo...
12: <font size="+1">'''Death Valley'''</font></td></tr> - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...medi涡l Order can be said to have come to an end following its ejection from Malta by [[Napoleon]]. T...
3: == Foundation and early history ==
5: ...arged Probus' hostel and added a library to it. Unfortunately, about 200 years later, in 1005, [[Calip...
7: ...pilgrims. The escort soon grew into a substantial force.
9: ...om of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other estates in the area. The two lar... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
7: ... the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main artic...
15: ...in the [[Battle of the Teutoburg Forest|Teutoburg Forest]]. Germany as far as the Rhine and the [[Danu...
17: ...n advances over the frontier, as well as numerous forts (e.g. at [[Wiesbaden]], [[Augsburg]], [[Regens...
19: ...e western Germans moved into the territory of the former Roman Empire without losing contact with thei...
21: ...rovingian]] [[Clovis I|king Chlodwig]] became the founder of the [[Franks|Frankish kingdom]]. In 496 A...
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