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- History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
7: ... attacks on civilian targets and destruction of infrastructure, followed by exploitive economic polici...
9: ...nforce the civil rights of the formerly enslaved African-Americans in the South.
15: ...tion|fifteenth]], which extended the franchise to freed citizens. The fourteenth amendment was oppose...
21: ...id ultimately provide an institutional basis for African-American political mobilization and organizat...
30: ...feared warriors. The Apaches built their economy from attacking, looting and kidnapping Hispanic farm... - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
11: ..." ad, which featured a little girl picking petals from a daisy in a field, counting the petals, which ...
15: ...vil rights]] divided conservative southern whites from the rest of the party (see [[Dixiecrat]]).
20: ...e proposed, they continued to have strong support from both of the United States' major political part...
27: ...Viet Minh]] (led by [[Ho Chi Minh]]) defeated the French colonial army in [[1954]], the colony was gra...
29: ...]) was formed as a [[guerrilla]] movement drawing from the South Vietnamese peasantry and working clas... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
4: ...facilitated demographic shifts to the "frontiers" from the more industrialized states in the Northeast...
8: ...economic base as municipalities lost the revenues from the enterprises that had departed. In the natio...
14: ...ss African Americans have grown more marginalized from the mainstream of U.S. society than their count...
18: ...tered confidence in the presidency. International frustrations, including the fall of [[South Vietnam]...
22: ...d by [[Moscow]], were spreading rapidly across [[Africa]], [[Southeast Asia]], and [[Latin America]]. ... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
42: ...ries]]. During the [[18th century]], the [[France|French]] set up a system of trading posts to control...
44: ...e [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of Ohio and the old Northwest t...
46: ...ited the [[American colonies|American colonists]] from settling in Ohio Country. British control of th...
48: ...lished slavery in the coming two generations, the free states would be known as Northern States. The N...
74: ...distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state and, unfortunately, creat... - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...s the roof of a building or the mast of a vessel) from [[lightning]] damage. Other names include '''l...
12: ...er's potential paths as a [[sphere]] that travels from the cloud to the ground.
14: ...ould be placed where they will prevent the sphere from touching a structure.
28: ...res causing fire, loss of strength and explosions from [[Steam explosion|superheated steam]] and air.
30: ...lusions"]], in which he explains the [[logic]] of Franklin's pointed lightning rod and discloses his i... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
14: Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further by ot...
24: ...rection table, and must be adjusted for longitude from the center of the time zone. The admittedly in...
34: The sun casts a shadow from the gnomon to a surface called the ''dial face'...
67: ...t of the gnomon (the ''substyle'') are calculated from the formula face-angle = arctan(sin(latitude)*t...
74: ...tional ancient convenience. They are easy to see from large distances and inexpensive to arrange. On... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
11: ...ss that are laterally supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for...
13: [[Image:FrankfurtMain.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frankfurt with its skyscrapers]]
18: ...]] in [[Chicago]], the world's tallest skyscraper from [[1974]] to [[2004]]. Retained Highest pinnacle...
19: ...occupiable floor. Also, the list does not include free-standing buildings that are not classified as h... - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
5: ...rigger of hand-held firearms may have been copied from crossbows.
16: ...ally made of strong fibers that would not tend to fray. According to W. F. Patternson, whipcord was ve...
18: ...Triggers are known to have been used on crossbows from the early 1400s. [[Leonardo da Vinci]] designed...
20: ...three commonly seen on arrows. This prevents them from snagging on the crossbow nut as they are shot.
36: ...bows were actively being used in European warfare from [[800]] to [[1500]] A.D. They supplanted bows ... - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...g directions. It consists of a magnetised pointer free to align itself accurately with [[Earth's magne...
5: ...ent]] with a magnetized bar or [[needle]] turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a [[north]]erly ...
24: In the Mediterranean, however, the practice from ancient times had been to curtail sea travel be...
30: ...ed so the user can distinguish the north-pointing from the south-pointing end; in modern convention th...
36: ...ermanently attached to a compass card. These move freely on a pivot. A ''lubber line'', which can be ... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ... of the court, and aim to prevent their opponents from doing the same. Unlike a [[tennis ball]], the s...
7: ...important to being a successful badminton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be...
13: ...high. The short service lines go away 1.98 meters from the net. Left service court and right service c...
31: ... a rally the serve switches to the opposing team. From then on, both players on a team take turns serv...
44: ...urt. If it?s an uneven score, the let will follow from the left service court. - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
8: ...aged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over the line was [[ɭile Levassor]] b...
12: ...go]], [[Illinois]] on [[November 2]], [[1895]], [[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating t...
16: ..., connecting with another major city in Europe or France.
18: ...he Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] a...
23: ...to 450 kW with the aid of multiple superchargers. From [[1928]]-[[1930]] and again in [[1934]]-[[1936]... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
7: ...ble. Yet, humans had colonized nearly all the ice-free parts of the globe by the end of the Ice Age, s...
12: ...of [[Australia]] and the [[Bushmen]] of southern Africa, did not use agriculture until relatively mode...
14: ...y. However, these civilisations were so different from one another that they almost certainly must hav...
29: ...their territory through conquest and colonisation from the beginning of the [[5th century BCE]]. By th...
31: ...ed control. The pressure of [[barbarians]] on the frontiers hastened the process of internal dissoluti... - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
6: ...by his parents, William and Mary Ford, immigrants from [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]]. He was the eldes...
18: ...rd at Detroit Fairgrounds in [[1911]] with driver Frank Kulick. In 1913, Ford attempted to enter a rew...
20: ...ndicate that the concept and its development came from employees Clarence Avery, P.E. "Ed" Martin, [[C...
24: ...me, Henry and Edsel purchased all remaining stock from other investors, thus becoming sole owners of t...
26: ...g not available with the Model T. Despite urgings from Edsel, Henry steadfastly refused to incorporate... - Ship (18843 bytes)
14: ... the Plimsoll mark to indicate the safe depth (or freeboard above the surface) to which a specific shi...
19: ... Actium]]. The use of large numbers of [[cannon]] from the [[16th century]] meant that maneuverability...
21: ... [[condenser]], which reduced the requirement for fresh water, and the multiple expansion engine, whic...
41: ... The bows is a term for the head of the vessel or front of the ship. Compare [[prow]], a more poetical...
51: ...s for keeping water and articles free on the deck from falling into the hold. - Totem pole (20143 bytes)
1: ...''Totem poles''' are monumental sculptures carved from great trees, typically [[Western Redcedar]], by...
6: ...aida]] people of the [[Queen Charlotte Islands]], from whence it spread outward to the [[Tsimshian]] a...
8: ...as spent and distributed in lavish [[potlatch]]es frequently associated with the construction and erec...
10: ... forth in many new and traditional media, ranging from tourist trinkets to masterful works in wood, st...
12: ...aditional styles, although some artists have felt free to include modern subject matter or use nontrad... - Windmill (7108 bytes)
8: ... were developed from the 12th century, apparently from technology gained by [[crusader]]s who came int...
12: ...] systems, throughout the world, by pumping water from [[well]]s to supply the needs of the [[steam lo...
16: ...o freezing weather, a pump jack (or standard) was frequently mounted at the top of the well in the cen...
42: .../index_en.php Mill database with over 15000 mills from all over Europe]
59: *[http://www.servocomm.freeserve.co.uk/Windpower/toc.htm A Wind Turbine for... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...mage:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ..._caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
11: subdivision_name = [[San Francisco]] | - National Football League (30340 bytes)
2: [[Image:NationalFootballLeague.png|frame|NFL logo]]
4: ...football]] league, consisting of thirty-two teams from [[United States|American]] cities. The league ...
10: ...l site. One week later, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], ...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
26: ...rs]]</td><td>[[New Orleans Saints]]</td><td>[[San Francisco 49ers ]]</td></tr> - Zeus (17267 bytes)
8: ...cal Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the [[ancient Near East]], such...
23: ... an altar to Zeus made not of stone, but of ash - from the accumulated remains of many centuries' wort...
25: ...could be found at any number of [[Greek temple]]s from [[Asia Minor]] to [[Sicily]]. Certain modes of ...
48: ...]], where there is evidence of religious activity from the [[2nd millennium BC]] onward, centered arou...
59: ... mythology|Roman]] god [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] (from '''Jovis Pater''' or "Father '''Jove'''") and a... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
1: ...ramento from Riverwalk.JPG|thumb|175px|Sacramento from near the Sacramento River]]
2: ... [[1848]] by [[John Sutter, Jr.]] Sacramento grew from [[Sutter's Fort]], which was established by Sut...
36: === The lost frontier ===
37: ...entiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds, and roots throughout the year.
41: === From pioneers to gold fever ===
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