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- Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...port, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...er: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
7: ...ign="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
9: ! align="left" | Office:
10: | [[President of France]] - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...es]] capable of going high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces.
4: ...ised arm indicates that he intends to call a penalty.]]
5: ... net, and who is permitted unique gear towards that end.
7: ...t-Center-Wendler-Arena.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|A typical ice hockey game]]
8: ...bstituted during play, it is called changing ''on the fly''. - George Washington Carver (7937 bytes)
1: ...ington_carver.jpg|right|240px|thumb|George Washington Carver, 1906]]
2: ...] and other [[plant]]s to increase the profitability of farming.
5: ... known by the Carvers' neighbors as "the plant doctor".
7: ... he was going to be an artist as well as a botanist.
9: ...still carried scars from this incident for the rest of his life. - Ship (18843 bytes)
1: ... by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...p. (Note that one refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). Compare [[vessel]].
4: ...ships and [[barque]]s were built partly for [[prestige]] reasons.
6: ... has come to be more particularly associated with the noun '[[navy]]'.
10: ...rchant ships for the purpose of tolls, taxation, etc. - Airline (29546 bytes)
1: ... by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...s with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit.
4: ...d '''airline''', see article [[Airline (disambiguation)]].
6: ==Industry overview==
7: ... and may be operated as scheduled services or charters. - Venice (22017 bytes)
1: [[Image:Venice_italy_2.jpg|thumb]]
2: ...e (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
4: ==History==
5: ''See also [[Veneti]].''
6: ...tic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: [[Image:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
3: {{Infobox City |
5: nickname = The City by the Bay |
8: ...ge_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California | - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Ronald W. Reagan
2: | nationality=american
4: | order=40th President
5: | date1=[[21 January ]] [[1981]]
6: | date2=[[20 January ]] [[1989]] - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
2: | nationality=american
4: | order=34th President
5: | date1=[[January 20]], [[1953]]
6: | date2=[[January 20]], [[1961]] - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
3: {{Infobox President | name=Harry S. Truman
4: | nationality=american
5: | image name=harry-truman.jpg
6: | order=33rd President
7: | date1=[[April 12]], [[1945]] - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
1: ...d by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
3: ...oquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Quisling]] in [[...
6: ...ruary 22]], [[1767]]. They had three sons; Margaret died [[June 19]],[[1775]].
8: ==Wartime career==
9: ...litary expedition by the colonists against the British. - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
1: ... and tax burdens. The rebellion started on [[August 29]], [[1786]].
3: ...o sell their land to meet their debts, often less than 1/3 real price.
5: ...ed to discussions of reform and/or secession in both areas.
7: ... of the people in Western Massachusetts became restless.
9: ...roups called out to fight the Regulators often switched sides. - Aviator (3951 bytes)
2: ... women flyers, reflecting the word's [[Latin]] root.
4: ...here are still challenges to be flown and records to be broken.
6: ... in Command'' is derived from that of a ship?s captain.
8: ... civilian pilot licenses/certificates in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]].
10: == Well-known aviators == - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Charles_smith.jpg|thumb|right|Kingsford Smith in his flying gear]]
2: ...acific crossing from Australia to the [[United States]], in [[1934]].
4: ... his services in battle, he was awarded the [[Military Cross]].
6: ...ngsford Smith and his historic epic flight across the Pacific.
8: ...ralia [[air race]], and, flying solo, won the event. - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
2: subject_name = Adolf Hitler |
3: image_name = Adolf_Hitler.jpg |
4: image_caption = |
5: date_of_birth = [[20 April]] [[1889]] |
6: place_of_birth = [[Braunau am Inn]], [[Austria-Hungary]] | - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
2: ... run ashore near what is now Beaufort's Inlet, North Carolina in 1718.
4: ...s made him the premier image of the seafaring pirate.
6: ...se]] ships. Teach renamed it ''[[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne]]'s Revenge.''
8: ..., taking advantage of an amnesty extended to privateers.
10: ...borough|HMS ''Scarborough'']] added to his notoriety. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ... [[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
3: == Definition ==
4: ...enges global governance |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
7: ==History==
8: ===Ancient origins=== - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...nd in command of the English fleet which defeated the [[Spanish Armada]] in [[1588]].
5: == Birth and early years ==
7: ... life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve children.
9: ...lish [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
11: == First adventures == - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
2: ... [[privateer]] of Welsh birth, who made a name in the [[Caribbean]] as a leader of [[buccaneer]]s and...
4: ...fterwards, Morgan was chosen by the buccaneers as their admiral.
6: ... their base at [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, to celebrate.
8: ...is return to Jamaica he was again reproved, but not punished by Modyford.
10: ...lliant exploit was tarnished by the habitual cruelty of Morgan's crews. - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
1: ...mbnail|right|250px|William Dampier, pirate, navigator and explorer]]
2: ...wice, and went on to complete a third circumnavigation.
4: ...n manager on [[Jamaica]], but he soon returned to the sea,
6: ==First circumnavigation==
7: ...anish settlements in [[Peru]] before returning to the Caribbean.
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