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- List of inventors (14020 bytes)
73: ..., (1854-1932), [[United States|USA]] — roll film
80: *[[Philo Farnsworth]], (1906-1971) — [[vacuum tube]] [[television]] display
83: *[[Adolf Eugen Fick]], (1829-1901) — [[contact lens]]
137: ...ited States|USA]] — [[Polaroid]] polarizing filters and the [[Land Camera]]
139: *[[Irving Langmuir]], (1851-1957), gas filled incandescent lamp, hydrogen welding - India (27950 bytes)
3: ...g the past two decades the country has grown significantly, in its economic and military roles, region...
5: ... over how representative it is as a national signifier.
11: ...earliest known traces of human life in India. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 yea...
13: ...do-Scythian]] and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd centur...
20: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Na... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
10: ...ull; Capitulation of South Vietnam<br>• Reunification of Vietnam under communist rule<br>
25: |'''[[KIA]]:''' ?<br>'''Total dead:''' Official Vietnamese estimate: 1,100,000 <br>'''Wounded...
33: ...d in [[1975]] with a communist victory and the unification of the country under a government dominated...
37: ...e. The latter report was later proven to be falsified, although that would not be clear for a while. ...
39: ...articipation by the [[South Korea]]n military was financed by the [[United States]], but [[Australia]]... - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
4: ...European Convention on Human Rights]] (with forty-five countries as signatories), which encompass both...
17: ...the legal concepts are improperly understood. The first question, therefore, is to understand what the...
34: ...anism]]. Nozick argued that no state is ever justified in offering anything more than the most minimal...
38: ...ion principle" requires that any violation of the first two principles be repaired by returning holdin...
40: ...ndence and freedom to take any action for the benefit of one's self. This is an important [[teleology|... - Timeline of United States history (1970-1989) (5473 bytes)
5: ...e United States Constitution|26th Amendment]] ratified
9: *[[1973]] - [[Skylab]], [[United States|USA]]'s first [[space station]] launched
29: ...ited States]] loses the [[America's Cup]] for the first time in 142 years, ending the longest winning ...
39: ...Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]'' launched as first post-''[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]]... - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
11: ...ed a little girl picking petals from a daisy in a field, counting the petals, which then segues into a...
13: ... Johnson's loss of most Deep Southern states signified an ominous electoral trends for Democrats, who ...
20: ...al parties. In addition, the [[Medicaid]] program finances medical care for low-income families. Durin...
29: In [[1956]] elections that may have reunified the country were cancelled because leaders in t...
33: At first the U.S. public largely supported the war but ... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United Sta...
15: ... takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
19: ...| character]] created by [[Elzie Crisler Segar]], first appeared in a [[newspaper]] [[comic strip]].
23: ... [[1946]] - The [[UN Security Council]] holds its first session. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...uary 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England beg...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], pr...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered b...
22: ...ein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...ius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Syd...
21: *[[1890]] - [[Alice Sanger]] becomes the first female staffer for the [[White House]].
27: *[[1921]] - The first religious [[radio]] broadcast ([[KDKA AM]] in ...
37: *[[1949]] - [[Luis MuMar�] became the first democratically elected [[Governor of Puerto Ri... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...g frequent occurrence of earthquakes is used to define) the boundaries of the [[tectonic plates]] into...
5: ...iquefaction|liquefaction]], [[landslide]]), and [[fire]] or a release of [[hazardous material]]s. In a...
11: ...power of an earthquake is distributed over a significant area, but in the case of large earthquakes, i...
15: ...multaneously. They arrive in the following order: first the body waves [[P-wave]]s (primary or pressur...
20: ...agnitude scale]]) are mutually consistent to a sufficient extent that the term "Richter scale" is rout... - Ontario Universities' Application Centre (850 bytes)
1: ...Universities' Council on Admissions]], as the benefits of central application processing were recogniz... - Pressure (9004 bytes)
1: ... making any lasting impression; however, the same finger pushing a [[thumbtack]] can easily damage the...
23: ...n shrink the size of our "container" down to an infinitely small point, and the pressure has a single ...
41: ...p>). This special name for the unit was added in 1971; before that, pressures in SI were expressed in u...
51: ...on the density of water, a measured rather than defined quantity.
53: ...equal to typical air pressures at sea level and defined to be - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
3: ...nally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, this day has e...
7: ...ially observed solely to commemorate the nation's first president. Over time, its scope broadened to e...
15: ...d dedication of those who have held the highest office in the land. It offers an opportunity to reflec...
17: Beyond honoring the prominent figures like Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Preside...
21: ...Day is commemorated in various ways. Government offices, schools, and many businesses often close to o... - Memorial Day (4407 bytes)
2: ... [[military]] service for their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the [[...
6: ...States, while [[Labor Day]] is considered the unofficial end of the season.
11: ... Army of the Republic]], and was observed for the first time on [[May 30]] of the same year. The [[tom...
15: ...fter [[World War II]], and was not declared the official name by Federal law until [[1967]].
17: ...cause it had observed the day each year since its first observance, and because it's likely that the f... - Columbus Day (5999 bytes)
4: ... is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the [[...
6: ...bus Day as a holiday in the United States. Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on...
8: ...lways closed on this day, as are [[government]] offices. It is not, however, recognized by most priva...
11: ...stizo]] race, culture, and identity. The day was first celebrated in [[Argentina]] in 1917, [[Venezue...
16: ...enous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]], find the holiday offensive because they object to ho... - Dentistry (9670 bytes)
3: ...of dentistry. In most countries, to become a qualified dentist, one needs several years of training in...
13: ...t upon satisfying certain local (U.S. "Board Certified") registry requirements.
15: ... dentists to call themselves specialists in these fields. The specialist titles are registrable title...
17: ...rensic dentist is primarily documentation and verification of identity.
35: ...ists]] who fled the [[American Revolution]]. The first recorded dentist in Canada was a Mr. Hume who ... - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
20: ...of which is in the North-East [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. There are two groups in the North [[Atlantic ...
23: ...escribe the genetic distance between a Blue and a Fin as about the same as that between a human and go...
27: ...Whale''') found in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. Some older authorities also list ''B. m. indica...
29: The specific name ''musculus'' is [[Latin]] and could mean "m...
34: ... than other large whales (such as the [[Fin Whale|Fin]] or [[Sei Whale|Sei]]). This can often be a use... - Ireland (33828 bytes)
3: ...posed of the [[Republic of Ireland]] which covers five sixths of the island (south, east, west and nor...
27: ...he state while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official ''description''.
28: * [[Northern Ireland]] is also referred to unofficially as the 'Six Counties', the 'North of Irelan...
30: ...]] the island had existed for centuries as one unified political entity, most recently as the [[Kingdo...
32: ... organisation, tries to help people on both sides find peace and reconcilliation through community dev... - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: ... won the series four games to none, earning their first World Series Championship in 31,458 days, the ...
5: ...l All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] is given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...dings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place in their division but not ...
9: ...to believe that the World Series winner is a significantly better team than any club team outside [[Ma...
13: ...nificant minority are from [[Puerto Rico]], which fields its own teams in international sports competi... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
5: ... Red Stockings]] of [[1869]]-[[1970]], baseball's first openly professional team. When the N.A. formed...
6: .... Prior to 1912, the Boston team had several unofficial nicknames: "Red Stockings" in the [[1870s]] ...
7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Turner Field]], Atlanta (aka "The Ted", after [[Ted Turner]...
20: ... of their last 44 games. Not only did they finish first, but they ended up 10.5 games up on the second...
25: :''First we'll use Spahn''
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