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81. Evolution (27661 bytes)
    3: ...[[genetics]] in the [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in the frequen...
    6: ...e the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]]. In the modern synthesis, "evolution" means a change in the fr...
    8: ...share a common ancestor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts...
    12: The theory underlying the modern synthesis has three major aspects:
    14: # The [[common descent]] of all [[organism]]s from a single ancesto...
82. Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
    1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
    4: ...2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
    47: | 1.769 17&deg;<br>(6.43? to Sun's equator)
    49: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
    50: | 131.721 69&deg;
83. January 17 (12233 bytes)
    5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
    7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
    9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
    11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
    13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ...
84. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
    12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
    15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
    22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
    25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]....
85. Economics (30960 bytes)
    1: ...lyzing the [[production]], [[distribution]], [[trade]] and [[consumption]] of [[goods]] and [[services...
    3: ...ny problem that involves choice under scarcity or determining economic [[value#Economics|value]].
    5: ... models]] in order to predict the consequences of decisions or events, it also analyses the behaviour ...
    7: ... also studied topics ranging from marriage to the death penalty and optimal political institutions.
    12: Economics is usually divided into two main branches:
86. Pope Formosus (4107 bytes)
    2: ...nd [[France]] ([[869]] and [[872]]), and he persuaded [[Charles the Bald]], King of France, to be crow...
    4: ...omen for the destruction of the papal see. The condemnation of Formosus and others was announced in Ju...
    8: ...ple]] for the [[France|French]] crown, the pope sided with Charles.
    10: ...arolingian]]s. In the autumn of [[895]], Arnulf undertook his second Italian campaign, and in [[896]] ...
    12: ...[[April 4]], [[896]], Formosus died. He was succeeded by [[Pope Boniface VI]].
87. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
    4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
    5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
    7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
    10: | [[President of France]]
88. Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
    1: ...as characterized by [[Giorgio Vasari]] as a "[[golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed...
    5: ...y" (Vasari) In [[1470]] he opened his own independent ''studio''.
    7: ...'[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' ('...
    11: ...him political protection and creating conditions ideal for his production of several masterpieces.
    13: ...ted it, were guilty of unidentified [[heresy]], a delicate requirement in such a subject. The heretica...
89. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    10: ...ents arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these c...
    12: ...turned to [[Sant'Andrea in Percussina]], where he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence i...
    15: ...because the Catholic church put the work in its Index &ndash; a list of books against the faith.
    19: === A critical reading on where Modernity in Politics starts ===
    21: ... his position. And that is the whole point with Modern politics.
90. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
    8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
    10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
    14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
    15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
91. List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
    2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
    6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
    10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
    11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
    14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]]
92. Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
    3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
    5: ..., following Napoleon's final [[Battle of Waterloo|defeat at Waterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815...
    12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
    13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws.
    14: ..., but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology.
93. Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
    3: ...ch unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
    5: ...the roles of nobles and peasants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new ...
    8: ...t]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]] power ...
    10: ... desire to re-take a former kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth a...
    13: ...Philip IV]] died, leaving three male heirs. The eldest son, [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], died in [[1...
94. Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
    4: ...ation in the unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
    6: ...of its proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In thi...
    8: ...rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]]...
    10: ... and the [[Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furth...
    14: ...the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton ...
95. Formula One (29650 bytes)
    7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
    9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
    11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
    18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
    22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade.
96. List of chemists (10401 bytes)
    6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
    11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
    16: *[[Claude Louis Berthollet]], (1748-1822), French chemist
    37: *[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] ...
    39: *[[Peter Debye]], (1884-1966)
97. Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
    1: ...by [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the ai...
    6: ..., during the flight. Recent balloons have been made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket shi...
    9: ...ion of the hydrogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s...
    11: ...ute-long flight started in [[Philadelphia]] and ended in [[Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The f...
    17: ...anterns nowadays, are still being flown in China, despite the risk of causing a fire upon landing.
98. Totem pole (20143 bytes)
    2: ...humb|Totem pole in Seattle Washington. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    6: ...proposed a theory of totem pole development which describes totem poles as progressing from houseposts...
    8: ...&mdash;and urged converts to cease production and destroy existing poles.
    10: Totem pole construction underwent a dramatic decline at the end of the [[19th century|nineteenth ...
    12: ... of dollars; the time spent carving after initial designs are completed usually lasts about a year, so...
99. Mellotron (7426 bytes)
    1: ...usical instrument|musical instrument]] originally developed and built in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] i...
    3: .... The sound on each individual tape piece is recorded at the specific pitch of the key that it was ass...
    6: ...]] keyboard-controlled "Special Purpose Tape Recorder", which he used when recording his classic "Drip...
    8: ... instruments were assembled and sold by [[EMI]] under license.
    10: ...g Hussein]] of [[Jordan]] and [[Scientology]] founder [[L. Ron Hubbard]].
100. List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
     37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
     48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
     49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
     50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945)
     57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822)

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