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- Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...[[1975|75]]); only 40–45% of the planet has been mapped.
3: ...wn as [[Apollo]] when it appeared in the morning, being closely associated with the greek sun god [[He...
12: ...ly shaded [[Impact crater|crater]]s, where it has been deposited by [[comet]] impacts and/or gases ari...
16: ...y's most distinctive surface feature (of what has been photographed) is [[Caloris Basin]], an [[impact...
20: * [[Albedo]] features (areas of markedly different reflect... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey]] ([[1852]]-[[1911]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Macau (16856 bytes)
27: <br>[[20 December]] [[1999]]
44: ...n to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between Hong Kong and Macau is available 24 hours a ...
47: ...ntonese]] [[Jyutping]]: maa3 gaau1) is thought to be derived from "'Templo de A-Mᦱuot; (媽&...
48: ...i]] ({{zh-cp|c=南台|p=N᮴}) and [[Beitai]] ({{zh-cp|c=北台|p=Běit}...
57: ...was first settled by the Portuguese in [[1557]]. Beginning in [[1670]], Portugal leased the territory... - American football (39287 bytes)
11: ...er 150 other countries. ''Super Bowl Sunday'' has become an annual ritual in late January or early Feb...
23: Football is played at a number of levels in the United States and abroad. These...
29: ...s American football]] - since [[2000]], there has been a surge of women's professional leagues.
38: ...920-present). Differences with college rules will be noted. Professional, college, high school, and am...
40: ...exist include the [[World Football League]] (WFL, 1974-75), the [[United States Football League]] (USFL,... - Human (48024 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = ''Homo sapiens''}}<br/...
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21: ...r "'''knowing man'''"): a [[biped]]al [[primate]] belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with...
24: ...for long distance [[running]]. Humans are said to be one of a short list of [[animal]]s with such a ca...
27: ...[[soul]], [[Qi]] or [[atman]] as the essence of [[being]], and [[God]] as the essential focus. [[Philo... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
3: ...Machu Picchu]], "the Lost City of the Incas," has become the most recognizable symbol of the [[Inca]] ...
5: ...distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] societies in which people live in small ...
9: ..."I'm glad to be safely back in Civilization after being lost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additiona...
11: ..." behavior is contrasted with "barbaric" or crude behavior. In this sense, civilization implies sophis...
17: ...armers to produce a surplus of food that will not be needed for their own subsistence. - Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
5: ...e spacecraft's [[velocity]]. The thrusters could be either fired steadily or pulsed, by command.
9: ...oneer 11 on [[September 1]], [[1979]], three days before its closest encounter. The [[moon]] [[Titan (...
11: ...rations and daily [[telemetry]] ceased on [[September 30]], [[1995]] when the RTG power level was insu...
15: ...om [[humankind]]. If the [[outer space|space]] probe is ever found by extraterrestrial intelligences, ...
21: .... As a result, the nature of this [[anomaly]] has become of growing interest. - India (27950 bytes)
3: ...hism]]. Formerly a part of the [[British Empire]] before gaining independence in [[1947]], during the ...
5: ...e of an ancient [[Hindu]] king, whose story is to be found in the [[Mahabharata]], as an official name...
11: ...o the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and [[20th centu...
13: ...BC]] onwards, many independent kingdoms came into being. In the north, the [[Mauryan empire|Maurya dyn...
17: ...amic invasion of India|Islamic invasions]] in the beginning of the second millennium, much of India wa... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
50: ...cession]]. There were various names used to describe the war itself, its combatants, armies, and battl...
53: ...naugurated. They were [[South Carolina]] ([[December 20]], [[1860]]), [[Mississippi]] ([[January 9]],...
58: ...e that was recognized by the Confederacy on [[October 30]], [[1861]] (see the [[Missouri secession]] c...
62: ...ate control and were used to keep the land routes between the Mississippi and the state open. Californ...
69: ...xpanding region of free farmers where slavery had been forever prohibited under the [[Northwest Ordina... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
15: ... of North Vietnam]]<br><br>[[Viet Cong|National Liberation Front<br>(Viet Cong)]]<br><br />[[Image:Vie...
33: ...he war was fought to decide whether Vietnam would be unified in accordance with an agreement reached a...
37: ....'' Many experts consider the Vietnam War to just be one frontline in the larger [[Cold War]].
39: ... the US forces. Canada, in fact, led peace talks between the two countries for years.
41: ...al Front for the Liberation of Vietnam|National Liberation Front]], a South Vietnamese opposition move... - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
2: ...cted by [[government]]s. Examples of rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured ...
4: ...s), which encompass both human rights and civil liberties.
8: ...root of the word 'civil' reflects the association between a bundle of rights and 'citizenship'. The te...
10: ...the early legal systems of [[Ancient Rome]], [[plebeians]] and women had no right to vote whether as a...
12: ... be enjoyed will be determined by the interaction between the domicile of origin, and the cultures and... - Timeline of United States history (1970-1989) (5473 bytes)
10: *[[1974]] - [[Richard Nixon]] resigns Presidency over [[W...
11: *[[1974]] - [[Gerald R. Ford]] becomes President (by [[succession]] rather than [[e...
13: *[[1977]] - [[Jimmy Carter]] becomes President
17: *[[1979]] - [[Iran hostage crisis]] begins
25: *[[1981]] - [[Ronald Reagan]] becomes President ([[Iran]] releases hostages) - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
5: ...nout—74%—and led the nation in the number of black leaders elected. In [[1969]], [[Tenness...
11: ...usly, the Johnson campaign issued a commercial dubbed the "Daisy Girl" ad, which featured a little gir...
15: ...or unions, minorities, [[political liberalism | liberals]], and southern whites (the [[New Deal Coalit...
20: ...or many of the medical costs of the elderly, were begun in the [[1960s]] during President [[Lyndon Joh...
29: ...Chi Minh would win. In response the [[National Liberation Front]] (commonly known as the [[Viet Cong]... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ... derived from [[Lake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word '...
40: ...he [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers.
42: ...The dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the [[Toledo War]] when Michigan and Ohi...
44: ...[[lumber]], [[iron]], and [[copper]], which would become the state's most sought-after natural resourc...
46: ...gan|Highland Park]] suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation. I... - Tornado (14220 bytes)
3: ...] known as [[Tornado Alley]]. Although in pure number of incidences, the [[United States]] experiences...
8: ... result of a [[hurricane]]. They are believed to be produced when cool air overrides a layer of warm ...
10: ... is often a lower area of rain-free cloud and can be seen as a rotating "[[wall cloud]]". If the rotat...
14: ...evenings: over 80 percent of all tornadoes strike between noon and midnight.
16: ...invisible at night, some nocturnal tornadoes have been observed glowing diffusely due to lightning act... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: ...from the [[International Space Station]], [[September 2004]]. [[NASA]] photo by [[Edward Fincke]].]]
6: ...enerally forms in the [[tropics]]. While they can be highly destructive, tropical [[cyclone]]s are an ...
9: ...ltitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thought of as a giant vertical [[heat engine]].
18: ...iral shape of more powerful storms. It is already becoming a low-pressure system, however, hence the n...
20: ...d surface circulation and maximum sustained winds between 17 and 33 meters per second (34-63 knots, 39... - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
2: ...reer, is best known for a ground ball that rolled between his legs in Game 6 of the [[1986 World Serie...
9: ...ors in 13,901 chances, but he will always be remembered for one error he made in the World Series.
12: ...he Mets, however, it did not (as is often misremembered) end the [[World Series]]. The Met victory, in...
14: ...e injuries; it is possible that Wilson would have beaten Buckner to first base, which would have exten...
16: Although many factors can be cited as to why the Red Sox lost the 1986 World S... - April (9790 bytes)
5: ...n of [[Taurus]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Pisces]] and ends i...
9: ...ys and becoming the fourth month, as the year now began in [[January]].
35: :Beauty is not enough.
55: ...rils, and many military leaders (ex. Hitler) have been born in April. Just a few wars that started/end...
66: *Super Tornado Outbreak (April 3-4,1974) - January 17 (12233 bytes)
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic ...
16: * [[1912]] - [[Robert Falcon Scott]] reaches the [[South Pole]], one ...
21: * [[1945]] - The [[Nazi]]s begin the evacuation of the [[Auschwitz concentratio...
22: ... 1945 - [[Sweden|Swedish]] diplomat [[Raoul Wallenberg]] disappears in [[Hungary]] while in [[Soviet U...
24: * [[1949]] - [[The Goldbergs]], the first [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] on Am... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... [[March 25]] ([[Lady Day]] or Annunciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1...
9: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]]...
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
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