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- Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
50: ...he Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was put in solitary confinement in a retali...
56: ...smissed de Gaulle's theories with the notable exception of [[Paul Reynaud]] who would later play a maj...
69: ...ons of Frenchmen were refugees on the road), excerpts of the speech appeared in French newspapers the ...
82: ...he President of the provisional government from September [[1944]] but resigned on [[January 20]], [[1...
87: ... active politics, though the RPF lingered until September [[1955]]. - Formula One (29650 bytes)
22: ...e in [[1954]] through [[1957]], his streak interrupted by two-time champion [[Alberto Ascari]] of [[Sc...
45: ...pionships since [[1984]]; their streak was interrupted only by [[Michael Schumacher]]'s two titles wit...
51: ...ttp://www.formula1.com/ formula1.com]) in an attempt to give it a corporate identity. Ecclestone exper...
53: ... race (The US Grand Prix, which was ran under exceptional circumstances which lead to the withdrawal ...
59: ...e start of the race. Teams have to thus plan the optimum fuel load having both the qualifying and the ... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...has been an annual event since 1903, with the exception of 1904 and 1994. The New York Yankees have th...
3: ...ng in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 11]], [[1918]].
7: A portion of the gate receipts from the World Series - and, from [[1969]] onwar...
9: ...challenges have been made by other leagues. Attempts to pit the [[North America]]n champions against ...
73: === The first attempt === - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
8: ...home parks:''' [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)]] [[1954]]-[[1991]], [[Sportsman's Park]] (St. Louis)
32: ...ue championship in 1966, and in a major upset, swept the World Series by out-dueling the Los Angeles D... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
5: ...ecame the [[American League]], which achieved acceptance as a major league in [[1901 in sports|1901]].
19: The club adopted the name "White Stockings", the original name o...
35: ...e new ballpark, the White Sox of the [[1990s]] adopted classic pinstriped uniforms and the occasional ...
37: ... Trade" by the Chicago newspapers due to the perception that the White Sox organization essentially su...
39: ... any success over into the postsesaon, getting swept by the wild-card [[Seattle Mariners]] in 3 games ... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
6: ...kings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried connotations...
31: ...p to the pitching. By [[1931]] the team was bankrupt, thanks to the [[Great Depression]], and Redland ...
35: ...ns and for the first time in 21 years, the Reds captured a World Series beating the [[Detroit Tigers]]...
39: ... [[Ted Kluszewski]] was the NL home run leader in 1954. The rest of the offense was a collection of over...
41: ...le]] and [[Bob Purkey]] led the staff. The Reds captured the [[1961]] NL pennant, holding off the [[Lo... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
6: ...y known as:''' Philadelphia Athletics ([[1901]]-[[1954]]), Kansas City Athletics ([[1955]]-[[1967]])
8: ... 1909-49, 1951-53, 1961: Blue and White; 1905-08, 1954-60, 1962: Blue, Red and White; 1950: Blue, Gold a...
17: ===The Philadelphia Years (1901-1954)===
18: ... ?white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the [[white elephant]] as the team mascot, thou...
32: ...em" by moving the team elsewhere. On October 12, 1954, the owners voted to approve the sale of the Athl... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
41: *[[Otto Diels]], (1876-1954), German chemnist, winner of the [[1950]] [[Nobel...
44: *[[Jean Baptiste Dumas]], (1800-1884), French chemist
209: *[[Ahmed H. Zewail]] (born 1946), [[Egyptian]], [[1999]] Nobel Prize Winner for his work on... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
16: ...ass]], and Einstein realized that something in "empty" space acted upon the needle; he would later des...
22: ...hool, where he received his diploma in [[1896]] September. During this time he lodged with Professor J...
26: ...''Eidgen?sche Technische Hochschule'' and was accepted as a Swiss citizen in [[1901]]. During this tim...
31: ...ence of applications despite sometimes poor descriptions, and was taught by the director how "to expre...
43: ...idea of "energy quanta" (which underlies the concept of what is now called [[photon]]s) and showed how... - George Eastman (2821 bytes)
9: On [[September 4]], [[1888]] Eastman registered the tradema...
15: ...n 1947. On the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1954, Eastman was honored with a postage stamp from th... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
1: This is a partial list of [[sculptor (artist)|sculptor]]s.
26: *[[Harry Bates (sculptor)|Harry Bates]] (1850 - 1899)
55: *[[Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]] (1827 - 1875)
116: *[[John Gibson (sculptor)|John Gibson]] (1790 - 1866)
121: *[[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]] (1938 - ) - Reconstruction (12035 bytes)
8: ...ction Act divided ten Confederate states (all except [[Tennessee]], which had been readmitted on [[Jul...
14: ...s like the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. The Republicans attempted to assist newly freed slaves by the establishme...
18: ...admission to the Union, they were required to accept it (or the fifteenth after passage of the fourtee...
36: ...gun to form in the South. In exchange for its acceptance of reintegration into the Union, the South wa...
42: ...oard of Education]] of [[Topeka]]'' 347 US 483 ([[1954]]). It was not until the mid [[1960]]s that the c... - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
30: ...[[1940]]. His thesis, entitled ''[[Why England Slept]]'', was published in 1940 and, with the aid of h...
33: ...nant]], commanding a [[patrol torpedo boat]] or ''PT boat''.
35: ...thumb|right|200px|Jack on his navy patrol boat, [[PT 109]].]]
36: ...n [[August 2]], [[1943]], Kennedy's boat, the ''[[PT-109]]'', was taking part in a night-time military...
38: ...s crew ashore, and after swimming many hours attempting to secure aid and food, finally effected the r... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
51: ...ur planes neared the target area they were intercepted by eight hostile fighters. When, at this time, ...
57: ...ical order]].[http://thoughtcrimes.org/bbv/bbv_chapter-4.pdf][http://www.eiu.edu/~historia/1999/texas9...
65: ...ittee selection. In [[U.S. Senate election, 1954|1954]], Johnson was re-elected to the Senate and since...
71: ...nson as a courtesy, and did not expect him to accept.) Others (such as [[W. Marvin Watson]]) say that...
221: ...Washington Payoff: a lobbyist's own story of corruption in government'' ([[1972]]) - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
30: ...Maryland]] and other places. He was promoted to Captain in [[1917]] and Major in [[1920]]. In [[1922]]...
36: ... Texas. He was promoted to Brigadier-General in September [[1941]]. Although his administrative abilit...
51: ...ld do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."
53: ...they could be compelled to serve as unpaid conscript labor. An unknown number may have died in custody...
63: * [[Captain]], United States Army: May 15, 1917 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
34: ...elt]], Theodore's niece, at a [[White House]] reception. (They had previously met as children, but thi...
38: ... none attained higher office despite several attempts. One became a Republican.)
56: ... soon after she was hired in early [[1914]]. In September [[1918]] Eleanor found letters in one of Fra...
58: ...e her position to support her causes. Eleanor accepted these terms, and in time Franklin and Eleanor d...
70: ...rvant, whom he sacked as Secretary of State but kept on as Parks Commissioner and head of urban planni... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
15: ...ng aircraft flying range by decreasing fuel consumption. These innovations are the basis of modern in...
18: ...els.ogg|title=Flight from Paris to Belgium |description= Lindbergh's flight to Belgium to be honored a...
26: ...ndberghs moved to [[Europe]] in December 1935. Hauptman, who maintained his innocence until the end, w...
29: ... him a German medal of honor, and Lindbergh's acceptance caused an outcry in the [[United States]] whe...
31: ...[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], on [[September 11]], [[1941]], he accused "the Jewish race"... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
18: *[[1921]] - The [[Second Republic of Poland]] adopts the [[March Constitution]].
77: *[[1954]] - [[Lesley-Anne Down]], actress - March 19 (9902 bytes)
23: *[[1954]] - [[Joey Giardello]] knocks out [[Willie Tory]]...
32: ...televangelist]] [[Jim Bakker]] resigns from the [[PTL]]. - March 22 (9294 bytes)
20: ...nded when a charter is adopted in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
21: *[[1954]] - Closed since [[1939]], the [[London gold mark...
96: *[[1687]] - [[Jean Baptiste Lully]], French [[composer]] (b. [[1632]])
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