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- January (2450 bytes)
4: ...ricorn]] and ends in the sign of [[Aquarius]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constell...
6: ...[Janus (mythology)|Janus]], the [[Roman Mythology|Roman god]] of [[door]]s and gateways.
8: ...ndar to equal a standard lunar year (354 days). A Roman [[superstition]] against even numbers resulted...
12: Historical names for January include its original Roman designation, Ianuarius, the [[Saxon]] term Wul...
16: ...s a national holiday. The day has existed since [[1948]], but fell on [[January 15]] until [[1999]], whe... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
7: ...ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
8: ...ain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
9: ...leton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[South Carolina]].
10: * [[1819]] - [[Simol�r]] proclaims the Republic of [[Colombia]].
12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...n about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that Janu...
7: ...404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
9: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]].
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
14: *[[1707]] - [[John V of Portugal|John V]] is crowned King of [[Portugal]] - DNA (29095 bytes)
3: ... inheritance|inherited]] [[trait]]s. During [[reproduction]], DNA is [[DNA replication|replicated]] a...
5: ...energy]]-generating [[organelle]]s known as [[chloroplast]]s and [[mitochondria]] also carry DNA, as d...
8: ...vices and computers, but what are the electronic properties of DNA? Is junk DNA only molecular garbage...
10: ...-but-impossible-to-read one! It has been assumed from the beginning that this is not necessarily a ver...
27: ...on one strand of double-stranded DNA will "mate" properly only with a "T" on the other, complementary ... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...ine playoff]]) and is awarded the [[World Series Trophy]]. The World Series has been an annual event s...
3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]], between the...
4: ==Introduction==
7: ... preceding it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the W...
11: ...supposed sponsorship. (For details, see [http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/name.htm Mr. Pappas's we... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
3: ...[[1994 in sports|1994]] season), the most in any professional North American sport, while collecting o...
5: ...gs founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nickn...
15: ..., [[1914 World Series|1914]], [[1948 World Series|1948]], [[1957 World Series|1957]], [[1958 World Serie...
20: ...nd was ready to catch New York. From there came a romp unmatched in baseball history. The Braves went ...
21: ...thletics. They were now World Champions. The turnaround was complete. The team was at the top of the l... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Brooklyn Dodgers, [[1932]] to [[1957]], after which t...
7: ...binson years, the newspapers used the nicknames ''Robins'' and ''Dodgers'' interchangeably, often in t...
8: ...dgers played at Washington Park on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn. [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENE...
22: ===The Brooklyn years (through [[1957]])===
23: ...1889]] (when they were usually known as the Bridegrooms). Upon switching to the [[National League]] in... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
18: ...y earlier teams in the [[National Association of Professional Baseball Players|National Association]],...
20: ...ennsylvania. Lajoie was traded to the Cleveland Broncos (now the [[Cleveland Indians]]) and did not s...
24: ... the Series, or at least "laid down", perhaps in protest of Mack's notorious thriftiness. Mack himself...
26: ...nsive) players. As a result, the Athletics went from a 99-53 (.651) won-loss record and 1st place fin...
30: ...inished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935-1946. By now Mack and his immediate family... - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ... input data, then it can automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of the system.
8: ..., nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
10: ...cal phenomena being exploited. For example, electron flows might be used to model the flow of water i...
12: ...[binary]] base-two [[numeral system]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that information are ...
14: ...lems (and the majority of information processing problems that can be translated into mathematical one... - Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
1: ... of the country, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]] an...
4: ...](s) as a whole. However their are many regional groups that go by their ethnic name. Such as [[Lombar...
11: ...an Football Federation]] is the organizer of all professional soccer events in Italy. The famous [[It...
17: ...lian]]. Several other languages are also spoken throughout the country. Over the centuries many region...
23: ...ope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides withing Rome in what is now known as the [[Vatican city]]. - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...[science|scientist]] of the [[20th century]]. He proposed the [[theory of relativity]] and also made m...
7: ...ed in the material universe - all of these show through in his work and philosophy. To this day Einst...
12: ...|200px|Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
14: ...salesman who later ran an [[electrochemistry|electrochemical]] works, and Pauline, whose maiden name w...
16: ...ental development is that he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], a condition related to [[autism]]. - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
1: [[Image:Baden-powell.jpg|thumb|Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell]]
2: ...]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]], [[Order of the Bath|KC...
5: ...as raised by his mother, [[Henrietta Grace]], a strong woman determined her children would succeed, of...
7: ...ent on yachting or canoeing expeditions with his brothers.
13: ... [[1880s]] in the [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal province]] of [[South Africa]] where his regiment had... - Italy (17022 bytes)
2: ...]. It is a founding member of what is now the [[European Union]], and a member state of the [[United N...
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10: ... border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
18: | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationItaly.png|Location...
22: |'''[[Capital]] and largest city''' || [[Rome]] - Regions of Italy (3031 bytes)
1: ...nstitution's role is: to recoginize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at th...
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...d a special status of autonomy based on cultural grounds and on the presence of important minorities. ...
5: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]The other 15 regions were establishe...
7: ...ar principles: councils and ''giunte'' headed by provincial presidents or communal mayors. - Mellotron (7426 bytes)
1: ...chanical [[polyphony|polyphonic]] keyboard [[electronic musical instrument|musical instrument]] origin...
3: ...looped) strips of [[magnetic tape]], each with approximately eight seconds of playing time; playback h...
6: ...California-based Harry Chamberlin from [[1948]] through the 1970s.
8: ...d later instruments were sold under the name Novatron. A small number of the instruments were assemble...
10: ...]] of [[Jordan]] and [[Scientology]] founder [[L. Ron Hubbard]]. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
54: *Sir [[Anthony Caro]] (1924 - ) - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]
19: ... was the 42nd [[President of the United States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, Cl...
21: ...s, to strengthen [[environment]]al rules, and to protect the jobs of parents who must care for sick ch...
23: ...[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]-controlled [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress...
25: ...of the [[Cold War]] in the 1950s. At times his approval rating was very low, setting a record low in h... - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Ronald W. Reagan
19: ...a]] ([[1967]]–[[1975]]). Reagan was also a broadcaster, [[actor]], and head of the [[Screen Acto...
23: ...grandfathers had immigrated to the United States from [[Ballyporeen]], [[Ireland]] in the [[1860s]]. ...
25: In [[1920]], after years of moving from town to town, the family settled in [[Dixon, Ill...
27: ...family.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ronald and his older brother Neil, with parents Jack and Nelle Reagan. (c.... - Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson A. Rockefeller]]
18: ...ives]]; he was first elected to Congress in 1948 from [[Michigan's 5th congressional district]].
20: ...l election, 1976|1976]], Ford narrowly defeated [[Ronald Reagan]] for the Republican nomination, but u...
22: After experiencing health troubles and being admitted to the hospital four time...
27: ...e Scout]]. He always regarded this as one of his proudest accomplishments even after attaining the Whi... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
15: | profession=[[Teacher]]
22: ...d [[Public school|public schools]] and graduated from Johnson City High School in [[1924]].
24: ... the school [[newspaper]], and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow man...
27: Soon after he graduated from college, Johnson taught public speaking and [[de...
29: ...the men who worked around President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans such as Vice P...
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