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- Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...tinct) and [[alchemist]]. He had [[Uraniborg]] built, which became an early "[[research institute]]". ...
18: ...th Parsbjerg. A subsequent duel (in the dark) resulted in Tycho losing the bridge of his nose. A conse...
22: ...rips to Rostock, then on to Augsburg, where he built a great quadrant, Basel, and Freiburg. He was inf...
27: ..., and she wore the keys to the household at her belt like any true wife, their alliance became a bindi...
28: ...name, coat of arms, or landed property. (Skautrup 1941, pp. 24-5) - World Series (40101 bytes)
63: * 1896 [[Baltimore Orioles (NL)|Baltimore Orioles]]
64: * 1897 Baltimore Orioles
85: ...ould host the last two if necessary; the leagues alternated which representative would host the first ...
117: === 1920-1941: The "[[Live Ball Era]]" (sometimes "The Golden ...
125: :::[[Walter Johnson]], making his first World Series appear... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
6: ...to use it. The team switched back to "Braves" in 1941.
40: ...the City of Atlanta constructed a new ballpark, Fulton County Stadium, officially opened in 1965. The...
42: ... In the relatively hitter friendly confines of Fulton County Stadium ("The Launching Pad"), he actual...
48: ...s [[Tom Glavine]], [[Steve Avery]], and [[John Smoltz]]. Perhaps the Braves' most important move, howe...
50: The following season, Glavine, Avery, and Smoltz would be recognized as the best young pitchers i... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...2]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced players. The ...
32: ...ing the 1880s, the on-field fortunes of Anson's Colts dwindled during the 1890s, awaiting revival unde...
57: ...n the National League, the front office having built a team that would be strong contenders for the ne...
70: ...[[Hack Wilson]] losing a fly ball in the sun, resulting in a 3-run inside-the-park [[home run]].
78: ...seemed to be a team that "bad things happen to". Although there is a tendency to compare the Cubs and ... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
14: ...1890]], [[1899]], [[1900]], [[1916]], [[1920]], [[1941]], [[1947]], [[1949]], [[1952]], [[1953]], [[1955...
25: ...ntrolling interest in the team and move it to [[Baltimore]], then without a team. His plan was blocke...
31: ...uced to Major League Baseball by the Dodgers in [[1941]]
32: ..., the Dodgers won pennants in [[1941 World Series|1941]], [[1947 World Series|1947]], [[1949 World Serie...
38: *The myth: Cold-hearted [[Walter O'Malley]] moved the Dodgers off to California ... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
21: ...f Hall of Fame-caliber position players through [[1941]].
25: ...[Forbes Field]], was demolished in favor of the multi-purpose [[Three Rivers Stadium]]. The Pirates wo...
37: ... aforementioned "small market syndrome." It is felt that Littlefield is attempting, with perhaps mixe... - Computer (32773 bytes)
8: ...ical phenomenon. Although computers have been built out of many different technologies, nearly all po...
18: ...uter is finished calculating the problem, the result must be displayed to the user as [[output]] throu...
20: ...ice users, especially children, often have difficulty understanding the important idea that the comput...
24: ...erformed the arts and this usage is still valid (although it is becoming quite rare in the [[United St...
29: ...observation has become known as [[Moore's Law]], although it of course is not actually a law, but rath... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
36: *[[John Dalton]], (1766-1844), physicist
97: *[[Izaak Kolthoff]], (1894-1993) the "Father of [[analytical ch...
156: *[[Henri Victor Regnault]] (1810-1878), [[France|French]] chemist and [[Ph...
171: *[[K. Barry Sharpless]]. (1941- ) [[2001]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] - Tyrannosaurus rex (20653 bytes)
15: ...g [[Science|scientific]] research and [[popular culture]].
24: ...of this size. Recent research suggests that an adult ''Tyrannosaurus'' could not run, but juveniles mi...
30: ... creature being [[homeothermic]] (warm-blooded), although probably not as warm blooded as modern mamma...
35: ...ion with preserved long tail plumes. However, (adult) tyrannosaurs in Alberta and [[Mongolia]] have sk...
40: ...out carcasses over great distances, like modern vultures. Their teeth could crack bone; a skill perhap... - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
2: ...[February 22]], [[1857]] – [[January 8]], [[1941]]) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world...
15: ... [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] based in [[Malta]]. He then led a successful campaign in [[Asha...
17: ...ounded by a Boer army of in excess of 8,000 men. Although wholly outnumbered, the garrison withstood t...
19: ...id most of the reconnaissance work himself and built up a team of native boys to stand guard, carry me...
29: Although he could doubtless have become [[Field Marsh... - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
2: ... also had such tremendous influence over modern culture that many social theorists identify this phase...
18: ...tripped-down Model Ts in races, finishing first (although later disqualified) in an "ocean-to-ocean" (...
20: ...hich enabled an enormous increase in production. Although Ford is often credited with the idea, contem...
24: ... Company]] over to his son [[Edsel Ford|Edsel]], although still maintaining a firm hand in its managem...
29: ...nclusion of a sliding-shift transmission. The result was the highly successful [[Ford Model A]], intro... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
23: ...d two small hams," clearly indicated that four adults and two children were sent by train from Harrisb...
25: ...on's first commercial railroad, the east-west [[Baltimore & Ohio]] line, operated in [[Maryland]] and ...
27: ...t white abolitionist whose [[John Rankin House|hilltop home]]<sup>1</sup> could be seen from the oppos...
31: ... was increasingly dangerous after 1850. As a result, foreign destinations such as Canada became desir...
52: ..., however, rarely was used in reference to these alternate escape routes. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
6: *[[Wäinö Aaltonen]] ([[1894]] - [[1966]])
39: *[[Gutzon Borglum]] (1867 - 1941)
133: *[[Herbert Haseltine]] (1877 - 1962)
139: *[[Milton Horn]] (1906 - 1995),
237: *[[Auguste Présult]] - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...x|The updated [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]], published in [[2005]]...
2: ...ween [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequate nutrients...
4: ...tion of elements that have no apparent role in health, (e.g. [[lead]], [[mercury (element)|mercury]], ...
5: ...how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
8: ...]. Minerals ubiquitously occur in the form of [[salts]] and [[electrolytes]]. All of these chemical co... - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
40: ...y had a daughter, [[Maureen Reagan|Maureen]] in [[1941]] and adopted a son, [[Michael Reagan|Michael]] i...
46: ...Party|Democrat]], supporting [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and his [[New Deal]]. He gradually became a sta...
53: ...entences passed in California prior to [[1972]]. Although the decision was quickly overturned by a con...
64: ... attributed by political commentators to be a result of his conversion of the so-called "[[Reagan Demo...
70: ...on.jpg|200px|thumb|Chaos outside the Washington Hilton Hotel after the assassination attempt on Presid... - Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
20: ...nald Reagan]] for the Republican nomination, but ultimately lost the general election to [[Democratic ...
22: After experiencing health troubles and being admitted to the hospital four...
27: ...ld War II]]. Ford graduated from law school in [[1941]], having coached football and [[boxing]] part ti...
30: [[Image:Lt_Cmdr_Gerald_Ford_uniform_1945.jpg|left|thumb|Ford...
32: ...which was severely damaged by the storm and a resulting fire, had to be taken out of service. Ford spe... - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
20: ..., presidents, prime ministers, and members of royalty walked behind the casket at [[Funeral of John F....
22: ... elected president of the U.S. ([[Theodore Roosevelt]] was the youngest ever to ''serve'' as president...
33: In the spring of [[1941]], Kennedy volunteered for the [[United States Ar...
38: ...lomon Islands area on the night of Aug 1-2, 1943. Lt. KENNEDY, Capt. of the boat, directed the rescue ...
51: ...ed by McCarthy opponents such as [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] who later said of the episode "he should have d... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
29: ... who worked around President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans such as Vice Presiden...
31: ...cretary, Johnson met [[Lady Bird Johnson|Claudia Alta Taylor]] (generally known as Lady Bird), a young...
41: ...tary|military]] should war break out; in December 1941, the U.S. entered [[World War II]].
53: Shortly after this incident, President Roosevelt ordered members of Congress serving in the milita...
59: ...te, Johnson immediately began to work toward his ultimate goal: the presidency. Desperate to rise in p... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
36: ...oted to Brigadier-General in September [[1941]]. Although his administrative abilities had been notice...
45: ...carrying out the Allied [[Battle of Normandy|assault on the coast of Normandy]] in June [[1944]] under...
47: ...he confidence that President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] had in him, he sometimes worked directly with [...
49: ...atastrophic failure, should that be the final result. Long after the successful landings on D-Day and...
51: ...did all that bravery could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
14: | wife=[[Eleanor Roosevelt]]
18: ...ntral figures of 20th century history. Born to wealth and privilege, he overcame a crippling illness t...
20: ...but others dispute this claim arguing that Roosevelt's economic policies actually slowed recovery. In ...
22: In his lifetime Roosevelt was a polarizing figure: he was a hero to liberal...
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