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- Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
27: ...a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman [[Sam Rayburn]]. In [[1931]] L...
33: ...st enabled him to use the powers of government to find educational and job opportunities for young peo...
36: Johnson received his first degree in [[Freemasonry]] on [[October 30]], [...
41: ...hman congressman. He also worked for rural electrification and other improvements for his district. In...
45: ...tions included the [[Silver Star]], [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] and the [[World War II Victory ... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
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26: ...was active in the sect from 1895, when Dwight was five years old, until she died. Eisenhower's father ...
30: ...nder, at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], until [[1927]].
34: ...ashington, D.C.]], and then served as executive officer to General [[George V. Moseley]], Assistant Se...
38: ... It was his close association with Marshall which finally brought Eisenhower to senior command positio... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
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18: ...President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. Born to wealth and ...
20: ...seph Stalin]], are criticized by some historians. Finally his vision of an effective international org...
22: ...ing figure: he was a hero to liberals and a hated figure to conservatives. Today opinions of him are m...
28: ...n Oyster Bay Republican, was Franklin Roosevelt's fifth cousin. Despite their political differences, t... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
6: ...gainst [[Gil Dᶩda Gonzales]]; Gonzales, an ex-officer of Davila, had tried to break away from him. D...
7: ...een the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]].
9: DeSoto gained much of his wealth in the trafficking of slaves and came to own large areas of lan...
11: ...Tahuantinsuyu]] capital [[Cuzco]], and became the first European to talk to the Inca ruler [[Atahualpa...
21: ...r a short stop in the [[Canary Islands]], de Soto first headed towards [[Cuba]]. The city of [[Havana]... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
19: ...edge to serve only one term, and for becoming the first "[[dark horse]]" (a candidate who unexpectedly...
21: ... [[Washington Monument]], and the issuance of the first [[postage stamp]]s in the United States.
24: Polk, the first of ten children, was born on his family's 250 ...
31: ...rters of [[Thomas Jefferson]]. The first public office he held was that of Chief Clerk of the Senate o...
33: ...e of Representatives to select the victor. In his first speech, James Polk expressed his belief that t... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...ps, but could be effective when led by talented officers.
12: ...f men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000.
15: ...erican colonists who sided with the British—fielded perhaps 50,000 men during the war years. How...
19: ... American nation and sent no troops to America to fight alongside the Americans. The Netherlands enter...
25: ... the largest group, the [[Iroquois Confederacy]], fielded about 1,500 warriors against the American re... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
6: ...Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as an [[infantry]] officer. His older brothers also served. During the [[...
12: ...nfantry]] and stationed at [[Fort Crawford]]. His first assignment, in [[1829]], was to supervise the ...
14: ...] from lands claimed by [[Native Americans]]. His first combat assignment was during the [[Black Hawk ...
16: In [[1833]], Davis was promoted to [[First Lieutenant]] of the [[U.S. 1st Dragoon Regimen...
21: ...[New York City]]. In [[1836]], he retired to Brierfield Plantation in [[Warren County, Mississippi]]. - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
3: ... is often considered one of the most gifted battlefield commanders in American history, and his death ...
8: ... was buried in an unmarked grave in a homemade coffin in a small town along the [[James River and Kana...
14: ...driving teams of [[oxen]] and helping harvest the fields of wheat and corn. Formal education was not e...
16: ...]. Because of his inadequate schooling, he had difficulty with the entrance examinations. As a student...
20: ...r situation. His judgment proved correct, earning field promotion to the temporary rank of major. - James Longstreet (9732 bytes)
8: ...]], [[South Carolina]], but grew up in [[Augusta, Georgia]], until age 12 when his father died and the fami...
12: ...the [[Confederate Army]]. He fought well at the [[First Battle of Bull Run]], and earned a promotion t...
14: ...general, Longstreet showed a talent for defensive fighting, preferring to position his troops in stron...
16: ... [[lieutenant general]], the senior Confederate officer of that rank.
18: ...hanced his reputation that [[December]], when his First Corps played the decisive role in the [[Battle... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...[[navigator]]. He made three voyages to the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which its main shorelines were mappe...
7: ...r the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five children born to Grace and James, Sr., who work...
8: ... tradition, it is during his time there that Cook first felt the lure of the [[sea]] while gazing out ...
14: ...s, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into the Antarctic ...
16: ==First voyage ([[1768]]-[[1771]])== - March 19 (9902 bytes)
8: ...[[City Bank of New York]] becomes the site of the first [[bank robbery]] in [[United States history]] ...
9: *[[1861]] - The [[First Taranaki War]] ends in [[New Zealand]].
12: ... [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a [[planet]].
13: ...anes take off in pursuit of [[Pancho Villa]], the first [[United States]] air-combat mission in histor...
15: ...the [[Treaty of Versailles]] for the second time (first time was on [[November 19]], [[1919]]). - March 20 (10075 bytes)
10: *[[1760]] – The "Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys ...
15: ...ng Sing]] prison, [[Martha M. Place]] becomes the first woman executed in an [[electric chair]].
18: ...w Haven, Connecticut]], the first international [[figure skating]] championship takes place.
20: ... Langley|USS ''Langley'']] is commissioned as the first [[United States Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]].
21: *[[1933]] – [[Dachau]], the first [[Nazi]] [[concentration camp]], is completed. - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
38: ...al of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Virginia]] (officially the '''[[Commonwealth]] of Virginia''') of ...
46: Richmond was first settled in [[1607]] by [[Christopher Newport]]...
52: In 1992 the [[University of Richmond]] hosted the first ever "town hall" style presidential debate bet...
59: ...McCollum]] was defeated by [[Douglas Wilder]] the first and only black governor.
82: ...rico]] and [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]] counties, located to the north and south of ... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
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22: ...s within the city limits, is in [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]]. According to the latest [[U.S.... - Russia (28007 bytes)
13: ...ilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[M...
15: ...in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
19: ...d the rest of the country. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to coloni...
23: ... revive, and organized its own war of reconquest, finally subjugating its enemies and annexing their t...
27: ...(title)|Caesar]]'', also written Czar) of Russia, finalized this process, consolidated surrounding are... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ...Russia's first constitutional period, which was defined by the much-amended constitution adopted by th...
8: ...were drawn to incorporate the territory of a specific nationality. The constitution endowed the new re...
10: ...cies of Soviet leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] (in office 1985-91) also encouraged nationalities in the u...
12: ...cted as president in June 1991, handily defeating five other candidates with more than 57 percent of t...
16: ... believed would wreck the Soviet Union. Yeltsin defiantly opposed the coup plotters and called for Gor... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
2: ... [[cigars]]. Tobacco smoking is considered a significant cause of human health problems, especially [[...
13: ...have magical powers, It was also burned as a sacrifice to the gods; a tobacco [[gourd]] was worn as a ...
22: ... is treated chemically to allow it to smolder indefinitely.
37: ...long cigar habit, even though there was no scientific evidence yet of a link between smoking and cance...
43: ... of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in spontaneous abortions among [[pregn... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
1: ...Flags New England]], an amusement park in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].]]
12: ...go, Illinois]]. The 1893 [[World's fair]] was the first to have a [[Ferris wheel]] and an [[arcade gam...
14: ...897]], Steeplechase Park, the first of three significant amusement parks opened at [[Coney Island]] in...
16: ...he era was wooden. In [[1911]], Dreamland was the first Coney Island amusement park to completely burn...
25: ... different theme parks within their confines. The first such built park still in operation is 'Bakken'... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
18: ...iving beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between members of va...
20: ...o continue the family tradition of holding high office in Gujarat. Unhappy at Samaldas College, he le...
25: ...t he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], ...
29: ... first class to third class while travelling on a first class ticket. Later, travelling by stagecoach...
31: ...ers convinced him to remain in Durban to continue fighting against the injustices levied against India... - Islam (36809 bytes)
10: ...h they believe to be flawless, immutable, and the final revelation of [[God]]. Muslims believe that p...
12: ...efinitive text of the Muslim faith) codifying the final revelation of God. Islamic teaching sees [[Ju...
14: ...although Sunnis further regard this as one of the five [[pillars of Islam]].
29: ...His Scriptures; and in His Messengers; and in The Final Day; and in Fate, that Good and Evil are from ...
36: ... as follows: Say "He is God, the one, the Self-Sufficient master. He never begot, nor was begotten. Th...
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