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- Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
4: *[[U Aung San]], Commander in Chief of the [[Burma Independence Army]]
23: *[[Morihei Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Morihei]], (1883-1969), Japanese founder of [[aikido]]
38: *[[Liv Ullmann|Ullmann, Liv]], (born 1938), Swedish-born actress
43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
52: ...nderwood|Underwood, Frederick D.]], president of the [[Erie Railroad]] [[1901]]–[[1927]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
6: ...nrikh Yagoda|Yagoda, Genrikh Grigor'evich]] (1891-1938)
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ... an emerging [[democracy]] and is formally named the '''Republic of Albania''' ([[Albanian language|Al...
15: ... Shqiptareve 볨t렓hqiptaria'' (The religion of the Albanians is Albanian national consciousness)</sm...
24: | '''[[List of Presidents of Albania|Head of State]]'''
27: | '''[[List of Prime Ministers of Albania|Head of Government]]'''
43: | From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br>[[November 28]], [[1912]] - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
4: |region=Southern Mesopotamia
12: ...r languages of the area such as [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]], which also...
14: ==Decipherment==
15: ...the high priestess of [[Adab]] on the occasion of her election]]
16: ...linson's volumes contain little Sumerian because they mainly reproduce tablets from [[Akkadian languag... - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...walls built since the [[3rd century BC]] against the raids of [[Ethnic groups in Chinese history|nomad...
3: ...oper and [[Manchuria]], to [[Lop Nur]] in the southeastern portion of [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regi...
5: ... on the outside of the wall could not cross with their [[horses]] or return easily with stolen propert...
7: There have been four major walls:
9: # [[208 BC]] (the [[Qin Dynasty]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
22: *[[Steve Baer]] - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectura...
24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [... - Great Depression (16069 bytes)
1: ...l [[Gross Domestic Product | GDP]] could surpass their 1929 levels.
4: ...rialized world and their trading partners in peripheral nations.
5: ...he Depression", and to the political response to the economic events.
7: ...a, centering on [[Florence Owens Thompson]], a mother of seven children, age thirty-two, in [[Nipomo, ...
9: ==Causes of the Great Depression== - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...r [[Nagasaki]] rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air. [[August 9]], [[1945]]]]
2: ...e and expensive armed conflict in the history of the World.
4: ...vasion of [[Manchuria]]. Still others argue that the [[World War I|two world wars]] are one conflict s...
6: ...ontinued in China. In Europe, the war ended with the surrender of Germany on [[8 May]] [[1945]] ([[Vic...
8: ...ngfan]]. As a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing ... - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
1: ...LK.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964.]]
2: ...or all citizens and advocating new laws to limit the effect of current discriminations.
4: ...direct effect to supranational agrements such as the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] (with for...
8: ...on between a bundle of rights and 'citizenship'. The term [[Human rights]] refers to a broader concept...
10: ... that civil rights attach to people by virute of their [[citizenship]] of a [[state]]. <br> - Timeline of United States history (1930-1949) (8681 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
3: ...her," an iconic image of the Great Depression in the United States]]
10: *[[1932]] - [[Bonus Army]] marches on DC
14: *[[1933]] - [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment]]
27: *[[1933]] - [[Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution|21st Amendment]] - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
5: ...KeepEmDownOnTheFarm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A 1919 sheet music cover]]
7: ...e increasingly mechanized with widespread use of the [[tractor]], so fewer farmers were needed to prod...
9: ...gue of Nations]] without success, as the mood of the nation rejected Wilson's brand of interventionism...
11: ==The Roaring Twenties==
14: ...ing]], who promised a "return to normalcy" after the traumatic years of World War I. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ... day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Rom...
7: ...first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], s...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]],... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle Intern...
42: ... inspired a new constitution<sup>1</sup> and was the [[Fifth Republic]]'s first [[president]] from [[1...
45: ...r's side was a family of rich entrepreneurs from the industrial region of Lille in [[French Flanders]]...
47: ...reyfus affair]] the family distanced itself from the more conservative natonalist circles and supporte...
50: ...eld. Alive, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was p... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|250px|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...s all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable ...
4: ...noticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.
6: ...usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
9: ...[Image:Tsunami_comic_book_style.png|thumb|200px|Schema of a tsunami]] - Ernest William Brown (1403 bytes)
1: ...' ([[November 29]] [[1866]] – [[July 22]] [[1938]]) was a British [[astronomer]].
3: ...emely accurate lunar tables. He also calculated the orbits of [[Trojan asteroid]]s.
5: ...in [[1907]], the [[Bruce Medal]] in [[1920]] and the [[James Craig Watson Medal]] in [[1936]].
7: ...ater]] on the [[Moon]] is named after him, as is the [[asteroid]] [[1643 Brown]].
18: ...l/seri/Obs../0062//0000021.000.html Obs '''62''' (1938) 21] - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...tion of 1904 and 1994. The New York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
3: ...s Championship in 31,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 1...
5: ...Star Game]] is given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...ot earning a [[wild card]] receive them, because there are more divisions and each division is smaller...
9: ...[North America]]n champions against champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, ... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
2: ...[Chicago]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
4: ...]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in [[1871]]. Became a chart...
5: ...e ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call the team the ''Spuds'' around this time, but that name didn't ...
8: ...es a smaller "ubs" will follow the large "C", or the team will make use of a cartoon bear cub.
11: ...1910]], [[1918]], [[1929]], [[1932]], [[1935]], [[1938]], [[1945]] - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
3: ...ti, Ohio]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
5: ...'' [[1869]], [[1882]], or [[1890]], depending on the account. See below.
6: ... century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried connotations of [[communism]].
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
12: :'''Other titles won''' (1): Had baseball's best overall r...
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