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- William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
2: ...tyle|N.S.]])), [[England|English]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of al...
4: ...und the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[tragedy]] an...
6: ...Chronology of Shakespeare plays|chronology of the plays]] attributed to him are often uncertain. His p...
8: ...d the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
12: ...ree that William Shakespeare{{fn|1}}—actor, playwright and poet—was one individual whose l... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
4: ...ypical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, an...
8: ...sing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase o...
14: ...resumed to have died beyond reasonable doubt. Examples: [[Thylacine]], [[Dodo]].
15: ... there is no free-living, natural population. Examples: [[Dromedary]], [[Przewalski's Horse]].
16: ...sk of [[extinction]] in the immediate future. Examples: [[Ivory-billed Woodpecker]], [[Arakan Forest T... - George Washington Carver (7937 bytes)
2: ...g hundreds of uses for the [[peanut]] and other [[plant]]s to increase the profitability of farming.
5: ...at he was known by the Carvers' neighbors as "the plant doctor".
7: ...e was called to a neighbor's house to help with a plant in need. When he had fixed the problem, he was...
9: ...r's George", as he had done his whole life, she replied that from now on, his name was "George Carver"...
11: He earned his high-school diploma at Minneapolis High School in [[Kansas]]. In 1... - Reconstruction (12035 bytes)
4: [[Abraham Lincoln]] had endorsed a lenient plan for reconstruction, which neither aided the rec...
26: :[[Third Military District]]: Georgia, Alabama and Florida, under Gen. [[John Pope (military off...
32: ...that had been established under Abraham Lincoln's plan were abolished; the first Reconstruction Act st...
36: ...ntained much more effective control of working people and working conditions; and non-elite whites rec...
40: ...ip of African-Americans or similarly-oppressed people born or naturalized into the United States. - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Brookline, Massachusetts]]
13: | place of death=[[Dallas]], [[Texas]]
24: ...at rank presidents, but his agenda was still incomplete at his death — with most of his [[civil ...
28: ... of the lower lumbar spine [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1276266].
40: ...orations of the Second World War include the [[Purple Heart]], [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]], and... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Gillespie County, Texas]]
13: | place of death=[[Johnson City, Texas]]
29: As secretary, Lyndon became acquainted with people of influence, found out how they had reached the...
31: ...own initials. His daughters' given names are examples, as was his dog later in life (Little [[Beagle]...
33: .... Johnson was a notoriously tough boss with his employees throughout his career, often demanding long ... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
10: | place of birth=Near [[Blooming Grove, Ohio|Blooming ...
13: | place of death=[[San Francisco]], [[California]]
20: ...died suddenly three years into his term due to complications from [[pneumonia]] and possible food pois...
23: ...he newspaper business. Harding's education was completed at [[Muskingum College|Ohio Central College]]...
25: ...ing city. Harding converted the paper's editorial platform to support the Republicans and enjoyed a mo... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
11: ... where his men raped the sacred virgins in the Temple of the Sun. With a group of fifty men, he discov...
15: ...his goods and equipped an expedition into the unexplored lands. His mission was to conquer, to settle,...
21: ...vana]] had, just shortly before his arrival, been plundered and burned down by French pirates. De Soto...
23: ...rida, in Bradenton (south of Tampa). He named the place ''Espiritu Santo'' after the Holy Ghost. De So...
26: ...isco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] into the territories explored by DeVaca to search for what came to be known... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
13: ...eat from [[Quebec]]. Burr's courage earned him a place on Washington's staff, but the general never q...
14: ...|Whigs]] and [[Tories]], and by bands of ill-disciplined soldiers from both armies. Burr established a...
18: ...83]], became widely known for her beauty and accomplishments. She married [[Joseph Alston]] of [[South...
28: ...ce in [[1798]] Some have speculated that Hamilton played a role in these decisions.
30: ...ayton]] of New Jersey. Burr quickly became a key player in New York politics, more powerful than Hami... - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
18: ...May 9, [[1840]], in [[Marion, Alabama|Marion]], [[Alabama]], he married [[Margaret Moffette Lea]], with who...
24: ...ederate States of America|Confederacy]]. He was replaced with [[Edward Clark]], having refused the use...
28: For locations named after Houston, see [[List of Places Named for Sam Houston]]. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...t. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular troops, but could be effective when...
37: ... War of Independence)|Henry Clinton]]. They began plans to break out of the city.
39: ...siege was not broken, and General Gage was soon replaced by Howe as commander-in-chief for the British...
41: ...d by the Americans]] at [[Fort Ticonderoga]] were placed upon [[Dorchester Heights]], overlooking the ...
52: ...d defeated Arnold in a naval battle on [[Lake Champlain]] (the [[Battle of Valcour Island]]) in Octobe... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
12: Jefferson Davis successfully completed his four-year term of study at West Point, an...
20: ==Marriage, plantation life and politics==
21: ...ork City]]. In [[1836]], he retired to Brierfield Plantation in [[Warren County, Mississippi]].
48: ...f secession in practice, Davis upheld it on principle on [[January 10]] [[1861]]. On the 21st of that ...
51: ...nvention at [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama]] named him provisional [[president]] of the [[Co... - James Longstreet (9732 bytes)
4: ... for the government of his former enemies, as a diplomat and administrator.
8: ... to the [[U.S. Military Academy]] by the state of Alabama in [[1838]]. He graduated from [[West Point]] in ...
14: ...ive Lee on the subject of the proper tactics to employ in battle.
18: ...eputation that [[December]], when his First Corps played the decisive role in the [[Battle of Frederic...
22: ... a fundamental change in the way Longstreet was employed by Lee. In the past, Lee had preferred to use... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
11: ...ley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
23: ...Rights]] March from [[Selma]] to [[Montgomery]] [[Alabama]].
29: *[[1985]] - [[Canada|Canadian]] [[paraplegic]] [[athlete]] and [[humanitarian]] [[Rick Han...
30: ...ted]]'' reports allegations that tie [[baseball]] player [[Pete Rose]] to [[baseball]] [[gambling]].
71: *[[1961]] - [[Lothar Matth䵳]], [[soccer]] player - March 22 (9294 bytes)
6: *[[1621]] - The [[Pilgrims]] of [[Plymouth Colony]] sign a peace treaty with [[Massaso...
14: *[[1894]] - The first playoff game for the [[Stanley Cup]] starts.
15: *[[1895]] - First display (a private screening) of [[motion pictures]] by...
24: *[[1963]] [[Please Please Me]] first [[Beatles]] [[album]] released in ...
26: ...e [[Brown's Ferry]] nuclear reactor in [[Decatur, Alabama]] causes dangerous lowering of cooling water leve... - Montgomery, Alabama (5329 bytes)
1: ...]], and is a city located in [[Montgomery County, Alabama|Montgomery County]]. It is also the [[county seat...
3: {{Template:US City infobox|
5: state = Alabama |
11: county = [[Montgomery County, Alabama|Montgomery County]] |
29: ...''). It is located on the north portion of the [[Alabama River]]. - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
31: ...its suburbs were built was originally [[Creek (people)|Creek]] and [[Cherokee]] [[Native American|Indi...
33: ...s, Georgia|Athens]]. The terminus was originally planned for [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], but its ci...
36: ...reparation for his punitive march south. After a plea by Father Thomas O'Reilly of Immaculate Concept...
41: ... raping and murdering a thirteen-year old white employee. After doubts about Frank's guilt led his de...
45: ...ook place in [[Selma, Alabama]] and [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
10: ...h many smokers consider smoking to be a relaxing, pleasurable, social activity, others view it as a ba...
37: ...Cancer of the mouth and jaw is also a risk for people who chew tobacco rather than smoke it. US Presid...
43: ...ating warnings that cigarettes are required to display notes that smoking can lead to "low fetal birth...
48: ...acco in the United States, because it starves the plant for [[nitrogen]], thereby producing more flavo...
54: ...tion, as described above, do not permit such a simple [[assay]] and require more difficult studies, re... - Cigarette (11302 bytes)
8: ...phoric effect. Lower-quality clove cigarettes simply have a clove essence added to the tobacco.
46: ... new brands of cigarettes as "little cigars;" examples included [[Tijuana Smalls]], which came out alm...
48: ...n all fifty states of the [[United States]] (in [[Alabama]], [[Alaska]] and [[Utah]] the statutory age is 1...
54: The leaves of the tobacco plant are first dried to make cigarettes, and then t...
61: ...tobacco industry]], smoked by over 1.1 billion people. - July 24 (8660 bytes)
5: ...f Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]] is deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son [[King James I|King Jam...
19: ...eople in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] kills 48 people.
21: *[[1937]] - [[Alabama]] drops [[rape]] charges against the so-called "[...
22: ...f explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
25: ...sile]]s in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other th...
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