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- History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ...it. In the meantime, the USSR suffered horrendous casualties, as high as twenty million dead.
13: ...of [[Japan]] and the division of [[Korea]]. Politically, therefore, Yalta was an agreement on the post...
15: ...eologies to represent two ways of life, each vindicated in [[1945]] by previous disasters. Conflicting...
17: ...he Pacific oceans, with almost no country left unscathed. The only major industrial power in the world...
18: ...ary Fund]], which were created to ensure an open, capitalist, international economy. The [[Soviet Unio... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
2: ...s often accompanied by copious rainfall, or, on occasion, snowfall.
4: ... steep [[lapse rate]]; and a force such as mechanical convergence along a [[weather front|cold front]]...
6: ...urled lightning bolts forged by [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]]. Thunderstorms were associated with the [[Thu...
8: ==Classification==
13: ...through the various thunderstorm stages. In many cases the immature cells develop along a line known ... - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
2: ...eball]] player who, despite a respectable 20-year career, is best known for a ground ball that rolled ...
4: ==Career==
5: ...onal League]] batting title in 1980 with the [[Chicago Cubs]].
7: ...in the category (1979, 1981, 1983, 1987). For his career he averaged 20.7 AB/K (compared to 18.5 for [...
12: ...ght to score the winning run from second base. It capped an astonishing comeback for the Mets, however... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 17th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 348 days remaining (349 in [[l...
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
7: ...rmy at [[Falkirk]] in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] ...
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to...
9: ...arleton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[South Carolina]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ...(number)|2]]nd day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[...
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
7: *[[533]] - Mercurius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first po...
9: ...757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
14: ...tus Beadle]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''. - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
2: native_name = [[Image:Cambodia5.png]]<br>(Preah-reach-anachâ« Kampuchea) |
3: common_name = Cambodia |
4: image_flag = Cambodia_flag_large.png |
5: image_coat = Coa cambodia.jpg |
6: image_map = LocationCambodia.png | - Ireland (33828 bytes)
2: ...ocationIslandIreland.png|frame|right|Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part o...
3: ...], and is part of the geographical (but not political) [[British Islands]] [[archipelago]]. It is comp...
7: ...thumb|right|250px|A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a [[NASA]] satellite on [[January 4]], [...
10: ...shown on this map. See also [[:Image:Ireland_physical_large.png|this larger version]] with more detail...
13: - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ... to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
6: ...historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they take on the charact...
8: ==Causes==
10: ...by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami.
12: ...uch large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] ea... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...r season between the pennant winner of the [[American League]] and the pennant winner of the [[Nationa...
3: ...e [[2004 American League Championship Series|American League champion]] the [[Boston Red Sox]]. The Re...
5: ...dvantage was switched every year between the American League and the National League. Starting in 2003...
7: ...n but not earning a [[wild card]] receive them, because there are more divisions and each division is ...
9: ...s against champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded. - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
3: ...or League Baseball]] team based in [[Los Angeles, California]]. They are in the Western Division of th...
5: ...to the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]] in [[1884]] and transferred to the...
8: ...rs/dodgers.html Part of the wall of the stadium ] can still be seen.)
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1996]]
13: :'''American Association pennants won''' (1): [[1889]] - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
3: ...on of the [[American League]]. The team is often called the '''A's'''.
5: ...]] in [[1900]] when that league became the [[American League]]. Moved to [[Kansas City, Missouri]] in...
7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[McAfee Coliseum]], Oakland
9: ...go design:''' A stylized "A's". The team also occasionally uses an [[elephant]] logo.
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[2001]] - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
5: ...of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]]. Transferred to the [[National Lea...
6: ...e]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came along.
9: :'''Logo design:''' Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed baseball bats
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
19: ...se they lost few star players to the rival [[American League]]. However, owing to injuries to their st... - Polo (10046 bytes)
3: ... field) players. Polo features successive periods called "chukkas", and riders score by driving a ball...
10: ...eau; but it seems likely that as the use of light cavalry spread throughout Iranian plateau, Asia Mino...
12: ...Great]] ([[521 BC|521]]–[[485 BC]]) and his cavalry forged the Second Iranian Empire, the [[Acha...
16: ...the court life in the golden age of Chinese classical culture under [[Ming-Hung]], the Radiant Emperor...
23: ...s known as [[Sagol Kangjei]]. According to historical accounts, one British government official statio... - Computer (32773 bytes)
1: ...r case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]] (specifically a [[Power Mac G5]]).]]
3: ...given appropriate input data, then it can automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of t...
4: ...e theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[computer science]].'''
8: ...antum particles or any other well-understood physical phenomenon. Although computers have been built ...
10: ...ed is mapped as closely as possible onto the physical phenomena being exploited. For example, electro... - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
19: [[16-bit application]] --
34: [[32-bit application]] --
102: [[America Online]] --
113: [[Arithmetic and logical unit]] --
156: [[Cache]] -- - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...r many millennia, but as time progressed, tools became far more refined and complex. At some point, hu...
7: ... The rapid expansion of humankind to [[North America]] and [[Oceania]] took place at the climax of the...
12: ...wn (without the agriculture-associated additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clear...
14: ...he development of cities has led to what has been called [[civilization]]; first in the [[Sumeria|Sum...
16: ...and [[Nazca culture|Nazca]] emerged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the end of the [[1st millennium... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
14: ...il Bartlett]], (born 1932), English/Canadian/American chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
26: *[[Melvin Calvin]] (1911-1997), American chemist, winner of 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Chemist...
27: *[[Georg Ludwig Carius]], (1829-1875), German chemist
28: *[[Heinrich Caro]], (1834-1910), German chemist - Philo Farnsworth (6489 bytes)
1: ...[[inventor]] credited with the invention of the [[cathode ray tube]] [[television]].
5: ...ut-of-state relative and the discovery of a large cache of technology magazines in the attic of the fa...
7: ...ea with his bride, Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth. A local [[philanthropist]] managing a [[community chest]...
9: ...d Elma "Pem" Gardner and moved to Los Angeles to carry out research.
11: ...nning of his struggle with [[depression]]. Since RCA controlled key patents and manufacture of radio t... - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
3: ...iananmen Gate]]. It is surrounded by a large area called the Imperial City.
10: ...In [[1947]], after they had been moved from one location to another inside [[mainland China]] for many...
14: ...e specifically designed to withstand attacks by [[cannon]]s.
16: ...for ceremonial purposes. These include the magnificant [[Hall of Supreme Harmony]] (太和&#...
22: ... People's Republic of China"), while the right placard reads 世界人民大&... - Tiananmen Square (3768 bytes)
11: Enlarged in [[1949]] to the current size, its flatness is broken onl...
13: ... is lit with huge lamposts which also sport video cameras. It is heavily monitored by uniformed and pl...
17: ...public of China]] by [[Mao Zedong]] in October 1, 1949 and for mass rallies during the [[Cultural Revolu...
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