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- Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris...
10: | [[President of France]]
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[...
40: ...|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}}...
42: ...ism]], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics. - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ...court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had produced leading ...
14: ...ect with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several year...
22: ...burg, where he built a great quadrant, Basel, and Freiburg. He was informed about his father's illness
33: ...hat the [[parallax]] of the object did not change from night to night, suggesting that the object was ...
43: ...narch|King]] [[Frederick II of Denmark and Norway|Frederick II]] of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]], impres... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
5: ...ach [[U.S. state|state]] entitled to at least one seat. In the Senate, on the other hand, each state is ...
13: ... renewed every two years; two members are elected from each [[U.S. state]] by popular vote to serve si...
15: ...—are still guaranteed one whole seat. These seats are [[apportionment|apportioned]] according to t...
33: ...nt, a [[conference committee]] made up of members from both houses must work out a compromise acceptab... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: [[Image:Us senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of th...
2: ...rtisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has s...
12: ...egislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources...
14: ...er several southern states declared [[secession]] from the Union, culminated in the South's defeat and...
21: ...es, the Senate comprises 100 members. The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as t... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
8: ...qualified because his car was not a required four-seater.
12: ...go]], [[Illinois]] on [[November 2]], [[1895]], [[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating t...
16: ..., connecting with another major city in Europe or France.
18: ...he Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] a...
23: ...to 450 kW with the aid of multiple superchargers. From [[1928]]-[[1930]] and again in [[1934]]-[[1936]... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ...nd Prix racing''', is the highest class of single-seat [[open-wheel]] [[formula racing|formula]] [[auto ...
9: ...or [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" imag...
16: ...e [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.''
18: Historically, the Formula One series evolved from the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v...
24: ...rity, and it quickly and permanently replaced the front-mounted engine model. - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
17: == Franchise history ==
21: ...[[National League]] in [[1876]], but was expelled from the league later, in part for violating league ...
23: ...eague, began play in [[1882]], it included a team from Cincinnati, which was also called the Red Stock... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
1: {{MLB Dodgers franchise}}
7: ..., the ''Robins'' (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from [[1914]] through [[1931]]) and the ''[[Trolley ...
18: :'''Owner''': [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]]
21: == Franchise history ==
23: ...ching to the [[National League]] in [[1890]], the franchise became the only one in MLB history to win ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
1: {{MLB Athletics franchise}}
5: ...ed:''' [[1893]], as the [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The Athletic franchise was formed in [[1901 in sports|1901]], one...
20: The new league recruited many of its players from the existing National League, persuading them t... - Texas Rangers (baseball) (14993 bytes)
2: {{MLB Rangers franchise}}
7: ... Twins]], or the Washington Senators that existed from 1891-1899 and were contracted.)
16: == Franchise history ==
20: ...Washington, D.C.]], giving it the name of the old franchise.
22: ...]] to [[1971 in sports|1971]], and moved with the franchise to Arlington, [[Texas]] in [[1972 in sport... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
12: ...b|200px|Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
20: ...e school to let him go with a medical note from a friendly doctor, but this meant he had no secondary-...
22: ...r Maja was to later marry their son Paul, and his friend [[Michele Besso]] married their other daughte...
26: ...ed his scientific interests with a group of close friends, including Mileva. He and Mileva had a daugh...
37: ... that, in each case, Einstein boldly took an idea from theoretical physics to its logical consequences... - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
6: ...by his parents, William and Mary Ford, immigrants from [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]]. He was the eldes...
18: ...rd at Detroit Fairgrounds in [[1911]] with driver Frank Kulick. In 1913, Ford attempted to enter a rew...
20: ...ndicate that the concept and its development came from employees Clarence Avery, P.E. "Ed" Martin, [[C...
24: ...me, Henry and Edsel purchased all remaining stock from other investors, thus becoming sole owners of t...
26: ...g not available with the Model T. Despite urgings from Edsel, Henry steadfastly refused to incorporate... - Airline (29546 bytes)
1: ...humb|right|250px|Photography of Air Kenya, Kenya Africa. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart....
7: The scale and scope of airline companies ranges from those with a single airplane carrying mail or c...
11: ...mpanies. This occurs as regulators permit greater freedom, in steps that are usually decades apart. Th...
15: ...ion provided more competition and greater pricing freedom resulted in lower fares and sometimes dramat...
19: ... airlines form new business combinations, ranging from loose, limited bilateral partnerships to long-t... - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
3: ... north of [[Tiananmen Square]] and are accessible from the square via [[Tiananmen Gate]]. It is surrou...
10: ...and China]] for many years (most recently to hide from the Japanese in the [[Sino-Japanese War|war]]),...
16: ...reme Harmony]] (太和殿), itself fronted by the [[Gate of Supreme Harmony]] (太...
22: Since the [[1949]] revolution, Tiananmen Gate in front of the Forbidden City has had a picture of [[M... - Canopic jar (2086 bytes)
10: ... mucus), but was liquefied and completely drained from the corpse through the nostrils. - Florence (11538 bytes)
9: ...ght|thumb|300px|The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]]
17: ...[[Byzantine]], [[Ostrogothic]], [[Lombard]] and [[Frankish rule]], during which the population may hav...
19: Reviving from the 10th century and governed from [[1115]] by an autonomous commune, the city was...
23: ...the city from behind the scenes, his power coming from a vast [[patronage]] network and his alliance t...
28: ...later a [[Duchy of Lucca|Duchy]]) was independent from Florence in all Tuscany. - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
9: ...ted, and displays of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire.
11: ...tities with imperial pretensions, including the [[Frankish]] kingdom, the [[Holy Roman Empire]], the [...
23: ...final step in the evolution of the [[Roman Army]] from a [[citizen army]] to a professional one.
33: ...Romanizing extensive territories in the East, in Africa, in Hispania and Gaul, beyond those areas that...
40: ...few, works of poetry, legislation and engineering from this period provide important insights into Rom... - Sicily (18450 bytes)
6: ...r = Salvatore Cuffaro <br/>(''[[House of Freedoms]]'') |
24: ...sala]], [[Corleone]], [[Castellammare del Golfo]] Francavilla di Sicilia, and [[Abacaenum]] (now [[Tri...
43: ...h trains are loaded onto ferries for the crossing from the mainland. Officially, the Stretto di Messin...
47: ...ional and international flights (mainly European) from to [[Palermo International Airport]] and [[Cata...
52: ...o d'India]] (from Palermo), [[Vincenzo Bellini]] (from [[Catania]]), as well as the [[sculpture|sculpt... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ...680,000) is the principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of [[Sicily]], [[Italy]]...
10: ...h century]], when [[Muslim]] forces from north [[Africa]] invaded, taking Palermo in [[831]] and all o...
14: ...f the Spanish viceroy, Palermo grew in population from 30,000 in the mid-15th century to 135,000 on th...
23: ...on with extended self-rule. Palermo again was the seat of a [[parliament]], as it had been in the [[Midd...
25: ...as an important element in the Mafia's transition from a mostly rural phenomenon into a modern crimina... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ...s cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the ...
8: ...in England was fruitful in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English thought in t...
10: ...e Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Ital...
12: ...]], and to him came the multitude of his admirers from all quarters of Europe.
14: ...ull of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he was in a sin...
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