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- World War I (62979 bytes)
8: It was commonly called "The Great War" (a title previously used ...
19: ...of these nations was emphatic that victory would only be gained by striking first, and that mobilizati...
24: ...territory as a result of the [[Balkan Wars]] of [[1912]]-[[1913]]. Serbia, for its part, made no qualms ...
74: ...e of their enemy: the Anglo-French trenches were only intended to be 'temporary' before their forces b...
77: ...ne and operating a month-long four stage system, unless an offensive was underway. The front contained... - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
10: *[[1901]] - [[William McKinley]] assassinated
55: *[[1912]] - [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] sinks
56: *[[1912]] - [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]] become states - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
13: ...nal [[Ku Klux Klan]], in 1866; but it lasted for only three years.
71: ...re locked in a cycle of [[debt]], from which the only hope of escape was increased planting. This led ...
80: ... four-year span. To make matters worse, the [[McKinley Tariff of 1890]] was one of the highest the cou...
86: ... of work and destroying the industrial economy. Only the gold standard, they said, offered stability.
91: ...the election -- to the Republican's [[William McKinley]]. - April (9790 bytes)
18: ...ry Tales]]'', [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]] found only cause for celebration:
44: :Not only under ground are the brains of men
64: ... the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] (April 14-15,1912) - January 17 (12233 bytes)
16: * [[1912]] - [[Robert Falcon Scott]] reaches the [[South P... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
38: *[[1912]] - The [[Republic of China]] is established.
86: ...Sweden]] and the republics of [[Austria]] and [[Finland]] are admitted into the [[European Union]].
129: *[[1912]] - [[Kim Philby]], British spy (d. [[1988]])
219: * [http://www.tnl.net/when/1/1 Today in History: January 1] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
70: *[[1912]] - [[Renato Guttuso]], Italian painter (d. [[198...
136: * [http://www.tnl.net/when/1/2 Today in History: January 2] - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
5: ...west of [[Turkey]], situated between the Greek mainland and the island of [[Cyprus]]. Its population i...
17: ...os]], [[Cnidus]] and [[Halicarnassus]] (on the mainland) made up the so-called [[Dorian Hexapolis]].
43: In [[1912]], Rhodes was seized from the Turks by the [[Ital... - Orangutan (5406 bytes)
9: ...thor = [[Daniel Giraud Elliot|Elliot]] | date = [[1912]]}}
18: ...an'' meaning ''man of the forest''. They are the only extant species in the genus '''''Pongo''''' and ...
20: ...ng a new nest in the trees every night. They are only found in rainforests on the islands of [[Borneo]...
44: ....edu/%7Emym1/ouculturesPR.htm Orangutan Cultures Online] - Pope Boniface V (3289 bytes)
17: ... and William Hunt, ed. London: Macmillan and Co., 1912. 49, 56, 58 - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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44: ==1890–1912: Formative years==
49: ==1912–1940: Military career==
50: ... equivalent of [[West Point]]). He graduated in [[1912]] and decided to join an [[infantry]] regiment wh...
59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from... - World Series (40101 bytes)
7: ... leagues' standings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place in their div...
9: ...rld" appellation has stuck despite the fact that only teams in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] pa...
63: * 1896 [[Baltimore Orioles (NL)|Baltimore Orioles]]
77: ...ston AL]] defeats [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh NL]], 5 games to 3.
81: ... AL's [[Boston Red Sox|Boston Americans]] and the NL's [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]. The G... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
5: ...kings]] of [[1869]]-[[1970]], baseball's first openly professional team. When the N.A. formed, Red Sto...
6: ...sports|1953]]-[[1965 in sports|1965]]). Prior to 1912, the Boston team had several unofficial nicknames...
20: ...e season, winning 34 of their last 44 games. Not only did they finish first, but they ended up 10.5 ga...
37: ..., threw three complete game victories, giving up only two earned runs.
40: ...pt by the "Miracle [[New York Mets|Mets]]" in the NLCS. They would not win it again until [[1982]], u... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
25: ... never entirely overcome the stigma of being the only team to take a dive in the Fall Classic. The off...
37: ...1]], [[1997 in sports|1997]], with the White Sox only 3.5 games back of the [[Cleveland Indians]] for ...
68: *[[Ray Schalk]] 1912-28 - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
21: ...[[Cincinnati Red Stockings]], baseball's first openly all-professional team, was founded in [[1869]]. ...
23: ...ccounts, the AA team folded the same year the new NL team started, and the new team simply signed many...
29: ... then new manager [[Pat Moran]] led the Reds to a NL [[pennant]] in [[1919]]. The 1919 team had hittin...
35: ...ees]] in four straight. In 1940, they repeated as NL Champions and for the first time in 21 years, the...
39: ... cut short his career. [[Ted Kluszewski]] was the NL home run leader in 1954. The rest of the offense ... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
7: ... the ''Superbas'' (under manager Ned Hanlon -- "Hanlon's Superbas" was the name of an acrobatic troup ...
8: ...2]]-present). (a.k.a. "Chavez Ravine") (Prior to 1912, the Brooklyn Dodgers played at Washington Park o...
23: ...en known won two successive pennats under [[Ned Hanlon]] in 1899 and 1900.
25: In 1902 Hanlon expressed his desire to buy a controlling inter...
32: *The only Brooklyn World Series title came in [[1955 World... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
13: ...cs (with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]) are second only to the [[New York Yankees]] in the number of Wor...
20: ...hiladelphia Phillies]]. This order, though, was only enforceable in the state of Pennsylvania. Lajoi...
22: ...11 and 1913. They won over 100 games in 1911 and 1912, and 99 games in 1914. The team was known for it...
30: ...Park]], blocking the view from nearby buildings, only served to irritate potential paying fans. The A...
32: ...by [[Chicago]] insurance executive [[Charles O. Finley]]), the American League owners were determined ... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
23: ...rstar in [[Ralph Kiner]]. The Pirates would have only one winning season until [[1958]], when [[Danny ...
33: ...season's final week, despite having a payroll of only 9 million dollars. Their overall lack of success...
57: *[[Ned Hanlon]]
228: *Triples: [[J. Owen Wilson]] (36, 1912) [''MLB record''] - High jump (8613 bytes)
55: ...ine took the world standard to 6'7" (2.01 m) in [[1912]]. His technique predominated through the [[Berl... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
68: ...rancois Auguste Victor Grignard]], (1871-1935), [[1912]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] corecipient
164: *[[Paul Sabatier (chemist)|Paul Sabatier]], [[1912]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] corecipient
167: *[[Glenn T. Seaborg]], (1912-1999), atomic physicist
174: *[[Wendell Meredith Stanley]], (1904-1971), [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]], [...
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