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- Zoology (5641 bytes)
20: ...the late [[19th century]] such as zoo-physics, bionomics and morphography, have largely been subsumed ...
26: ...], [[phylogeography]], [[biogeography]] and [[taxonomy]] classify and group species via common descent...
28: In addition the various taxonomically oriented-disciplines such as [[mammalogy]]...
35: ...rs a study of animal form of any value which does not include internal structure, [[histology]] and [[...
37: ...itions, constituted the real basis of zoological knowledge throughout the Middle Ages. It was Wotton's... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-C...
13: ...niformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companion' gases t...
24: ...], this interpretation remains controversial with no consensus having emerged.
27: The dichotomy of Martian topography is striking: northern plains flattened by lava flows contrast wit...
29: ...called [[Tharsis]], containing several large volcanos. See [[list of mountains on Mars]]. Mars also h... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...egorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that January 1 was to be either [[New ...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes pla...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered by [[Giu...
22: *[[1818]] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern...
37: *[[1911]] - [[Northern Territory]] is separated from [[South Austr... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
15: ...ry of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]...
22: ...epiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]].
23: *[[1900]] - [[John Hay]] announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade wi...
31: *[[1935]] - [[Bruno Hauptmann]] goes on trial for the murder of Charl...
33: *[[1941]] - The U.S. government announces its [[Liberty ship]] program with a stated g... - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ... all Christians are saints and non-Christians are not.
8: ...estament]]. Jesus answered, "Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my father who is in hea...
11: ... he was married, but the name of his wife is not known. A number of later legends mention that he had ...
15: ...ed after Jesus had been arrested, Peter did deny knowing Jesus to avoid being arrested himself. When h...
17: ...]], where Paul argued his case for converting the non-Jews, or [[gentile]]s, to the [[Gospel]]. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
22: | [[November 22]], [[1890]]
28: | [[November 9]], [[1970]]
40: ...de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commonly refe...
42: ...ogy#Political_ideologies|political ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left a major influence i...
45: ... the family was a long line of aristocracy from [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled i... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...pionship series of [[Major League Baseball]] in [[North America]], played in [[October]] after the end...
3: ...d Sox]]. The Red Sox won the series four games to none, earning their first World Series Championship ...
7: ...s finishing in second place in their division but not earning a [[wild card]] receive them, because th...
9: ... Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded.
11: ...'New York World'' for the relevant years revealed no evidence of the supposed sponsorship. (For detai... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: :'''Formerly known as:''' ''White Stockings'', in the [[1870s]]. ...
18: ...ball's first openly professional team, led to a minor explosion of openly professional teams in [[1870...
24: ...pective to note that a similar winning percentage nowadays would yield 129 wins.
26: ...cade, and were replaced by other strong pitchers, notably [[John Clarkson]]. Much has been written abo...
35: ... victories in [[1906]] (in a 154-game season) has not been broken, though it was tied by the [[Seattle... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1883]], as a member of the minor Inter-State League. The team moved up to the [[...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Brooklyn Dodgers, [[1932]] to [[1957]],...
7: ...ed a number of nicknames to the club. They were known in various newspapers, and at various times, as...
23: ...llowed, when the ''Superbas'', as they were then known won two successive pennats under [[Ned Hanlon]]...
25: ...and keep it in the borough. Ebbets' ambition did not stop at owning the team. He desired to replace ... - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
8: :'''Formerly known as:''' St. Louis Brown Stockings ([[1882]]), S...
9: ...ch Stadum (III) with [[BP Village]] -(Also to be known as "Busch Stadium") from [[2006]] on
11: :'''Logo design:''' One or two [[Northern Cardinal|cardinal]]s perched on a [[basebal...
12: ...bird]], an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] Northern Cardinal
18: <nowiki>*</nowiki> In 2001, the Cardinals finished the season w... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...The black squares (commonly called "blanks") have no letters, and are used to separate words (all cont...
8: ...t is, it is part of an answer reading across and another reading down), and usually each answer is req...
10: Another tradition in puzzle design (in North America particularly) is that the grid should ...
12: ...ree form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
14: ... the puzzle authors is to entertain with novelty, not to establish new variations of the crossword gen... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...was awarded the [[1921]] [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his explanation of the...
5: ...y other scientist in [[history of science and technology|history]], and in [[popular culture]], ''Eins...
14: ...art-Bad Cannstatt. The family was [[Jew]]ish (and non-observant); Albert attended a [[Catholic school|...
16: ...he was able to apply a more developed intellect. Another, more recent, theory about his mental develop...
20: ...ote from a friendly doctor, but this meant he had no secondary-school certificate. {{an|1}} - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
3: ...perial Palace grounds are located directly to the north of [[Tiananmen Square]] and are accessible fro...
5: ...e world. Recently, the site has been under much renovation which has limited visitors to the main cour...
10: ...ost recently to hide from the Japanese in the [[Sino-Japanese War|war]]), [[Chiang Kai-shek]] ordered ...
14: ...pecifically designed to withstand attacks by [[cannon]]s.
16: ...Supreme Harmony]] (太和門). The northern section, or the Inner Court, was where the ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
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30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
52: *[[Ludovico Cardi]] (also known as ''Cigoli'')
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790) - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Tampico, Illinois]]
19: ...989]]) and the 33rd [[Governor of California|Governor]] of [[California]] ([[1967]]–[[1975]]). R...
23: ... was born in [[Tampico, Illinois|Tampico]], [[Illinois]], the second of two sons to John "Jack" Reagan...
25: ...Dixon, and in [[1924]] he began attending Dixon's Northside High School. Reagan always considered Dix...
29: ...eople from drowning. Reagan would later joke that none of them ever thanked him. - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
10: | date of birth=October 1, 1924
19: ...81]]), and 83rd ([[1971]]–[[1975]]) [[Governor of Georgia]].
21: ...aken inside the American embassy in [[Tehran]] on November 4, 1979 by [[Iran|Iranian]] [[revolutionary...
23: ...nce democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
26: ...ce]]; he was disappointed to find that there were no [[cowboy]]s or [[native americans|Indians]] in th... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
5: | date1=[[November 22]], [[1963]]
22: ... and graduated from Johnson City High School in [[1924]].
31: ... and Lucy Baines, born in [[1947]]. It should be noted that Johnson loved to give everything his own ...
33: ...rk on weekends; he worked as much as they did, if not more.
41: ... in a special election against the sitting [[governor of Texas]], [[radio]] personality [[W. Lee O'Dan... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
26: Eisenhower was raised in the religion now known as [[Jehovah's Witness]]es.{{fn|1}} His mother ...
30: ...he [[Panama Canal Zone]], where he served until [[1924]]. In [[1925]] and [[1926]] he attended the [[Com...
36: ...]. Although his administrative abilities had been noticed, on the eve of the U.S. entry into [[World W...
43: ...NATOUSA. After the capitulation of Axis forces in North Africa, Eisenhower remained in command of the ...
45: ...rn Front (WWII)#1944 – 1945|Western Front]] north of the Alps. - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
48: Editors- Please do not remove the period "." after Truman's middle init...
58: ...for another ten years. He was the last president not to earn a [[college]] degree, although he studie...
61: ...ss, of course they did have a captive clientele. Another man he would meet at Ft. Sill, would pay divi...
64: ...members of the 129<sup>th</sup>. It was simple economics, in 1919 wheat went for $2.15 a bushel, in 19...
68: ...on. Although he was defeated for re-election in [[1924]], he won back the office in [[1926]] and was re...
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