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- Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
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6: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>30th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[Warren G. Harding]]</td></tr>
12: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[Tuesday]], [[January 5]], [[1933... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Wright brothers (19926 bytes)
1: [[Image:Wrightflyer.jpg|thumb|200px|First flight, December 17, 1903.]]
5: ... 30]], [[1912]]), are generally credited with the design and construction of the first practical [[aer...
10: ...ncreased power) for taking off into the air. They developed three-axis control and established princip...
12: ...o hundred different wing shapes in it, eventually devising their own tables relating air pressure to w...
14: ...ether, and their contributions to the aeroplane's development are inseparable. - Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...lberto Santos-Dumont]]<br>Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smi...
2: ...was a [[Brazil | Brazilian]] aviation pioneer. He designed, built, and flew many [[balloon]]s as well ...
3: In addition, He made the first
5: That aircraft, designated
9: - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
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8: date_of_death = [[30 April]] [[1945]] |
9: place_of_death = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
11: ...[[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party...
13: ...eople, including 6 million [[Jew]]s, in a [[genocide]] now known as [[the Holocaust]]. - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: ...[Robert Peary]] claimed to, April 6, 1909.<ref>Henderson, B. 2009, pp. 58-69</ref>
6: [[Image:Frederick Cook2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook on South Michigan Avenue in [[Chicago]]]...
9: ...in 1890. On his 37th birthday he married Marie Fidele Hunt; they had one daughter, Helene. In 1923 t...
13: ...n missionary)|Thomas Bridges]] shortly before his death. As a result of that meeting, Cook brought bac...
15: ... a second expedition in 1906, and claim to have made the first ascent of that mountain (this claim is ... - Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
6: ...]]'s crossing of [[Greenland]] in [[1888]] he decided on a life of exploration.
10: ...ica]]. Also on board was an American doctor, [[Frederick Cook]]. Cook probably saved the crew from [[s...
14: ...a success message ([[collect call|collect]]) on [[December 5]], [[1905]]. [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]] was re...
18: ...th Pole]]. On hearing in [[1909]] that first [[Frederick Cook]] and then [[Robert Peary]] claimed the ...
20: ...e change. Every member agreed to continue. Leon made the news public on October 2. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus La...
11: ...], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Ki...
16: ...Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
21: ...rt]] is officially opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
28: ...s with suppressing information related to the incident. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...elf [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth Crusade]].
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]].
13: ...[American Civil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last tim...
14: ... of the [[France|French]] government [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of [[Paris]], a [[Paris_Commune|soci...
15: ...ith the [[United States]] granting exclusive [[trade|trading]] rights. - March 20 (10075 bytes)
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]] and sacks the city, stealing th...
10: ..."Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
16: ...Aleister Crowley]] invokes [[Horus]] in Egypt and declares the start of the New Aeon known as the Aeon...
17: ...er of the Chinese nationalist party (KMT), is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days late...
24: *[[1956]] – [[Tunisia]] gains independence from [[France]]. - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves...
7: ...]] with a temporary [[Papal Tiara|papal tiara]] made of [[papier-m⣨靝.
9: *[[1804]] - [[Napoleonic code|Code Napol鯮]] was adopted as [[France|French]] [[civ...
19: ...en fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180
20: *[[1963]] - [[Alcatraz]], a federal [[penitentiary]] on an island in [[San Francis... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
11: ... IV Adolf of Sweden|Gustav IV Adolf]] to the [[Sweden|Swedish]] throne.
12: ...871]] - In [[North Carolina]], [[William Woods Holden]] becomes the first governor of a [[U.S. state]]...
16: *[[1933]] - President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] signs into law a bill legalizing ...
19: ...]: In the [[Mediterranean sea]], [[Regia Marina]] defeats [[Royal Navy]] in the [[Second Battle of Sir...
20: *[[1945]] - The [[Arab League]] is founded when a charter is adopted in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ...ar of Religion]] in [[France]]. Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of France]] make substa...
9: ...his famous speech - "[[give me liberty or give me death]]" at St. John's Church in [[Richmond, Virgini...
10: ...word, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
12: *[[1839]] - First recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviation for "oll...
13: ...din]], [[New Zealand]]. [[Otago]] province is founded. - Springfield, Illinois (6768 bytes)
9: founded = [[1819]] |
18: density = 796.9|
25: ... received its city charter in [[1840]]. It was made the capital of Illinois in [[1837]], and the Legi...
29: ...ibrary and Museum; the train depot from whence he departed to Washington; and his burial mausoleum.
32: ...4 and has retained many of the furnishings Wright designed for it. Springfield is known for its carril... - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
12: founded = [[September 17]], [[1630]] |
14: mayor = [[Tony Benavides]] |
21: density = 1,312.3|
29: ...o the west and [[Delhi Charter Township, Michigan|Delhi Charter Township]] in Ingham County to the sou...
30: ...age:Michigan_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
30: *[[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, [[1818]] - [[1879]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 ...
52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - Dollhouse (4191 bytes)
3: ...ons are simulated for play value, but the making, decorating, and display of dollhouses also forms a [...
16: ...other options are to buy a house made to your own design (which can be expensive), build one yourself,...
18: ...er quality, they tend to be more expensive. Homemade items are often cheaper and more rewarding to mak...
20: ...rious miniature organizations, where artisans and dealers display and sell miniatures. Often, how-to s...
23: ...houses is [[Queen Mary's Dolls' House]] which was designed in [[1924]] by [[Sir Edwin Lutyens]] for Qu... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
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9: date_of_death=[[January 30]], [[1948]] |
10: place_of_death=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
13: ...who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] t...
15: ... truth" or "pursuit of truth", has inspired other democratic activists, including [[Martin Luther King... - Thomas Aquinas (12692 bytes)
3: ...s University]] in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]], the [[University of S...
7: ...stery]] at [[Monte Cassino]], and the family intended Thomas to follow his uncle into that position; t...
9: ...an order]], which along with the [[Franciscan]] order represented a revolutionary challenge to the wel...
11: ...most important influence in his development; it made him a comprehensive scholar and won him permanent...
14: ...fore the latter part of 1261), he took up his residence in Rome. In 1269-71 he was again active in Par...
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