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- History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
4: ... widely discussed demographic phenomenon of the [[1970s]] was the rise of the "[[Sun Belt]]," the Southw...
12: ...gave way to conservative urban politicians in the 1970s across the country, such as New York Mayor [[Ed ...
14: ... scarcity of low-income housing in the [[1980s]] thus contributed to one of the most widely discussed ...
18: The [[1970s]] inflicted damaging blows to the American confi...
20: ...1979 "crisis of confidence speech," in the late [[1970s]] and early [[1980]]s was not unfounded. Under t... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ivan iss.jpg|thumb|right|325px|[[Hurricane Ivan]] viewed from the [[International Spa...
4: == Hurricanes ==
6: ...'' (or '''tropical storm''', '''typhoon''', or '''hurricane''', depending on strength and location) is...
9: ...rge, rotating area of [[cloud]]s, [[wind]] and [[thunderstorm]] activity. The primary energy source of...
10: [[Image:Hurricane-viewed-from-space.jpg|thumb|400px]] - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
16: ...%, and its visual light albedo is even greater. Thus, despite being closer to the Sun than Earth, the...
18: ...g any surface details from the [[Optical spectrum|human eye]]. The temperature at the tops of these cl...
21: [[Image:Venus globe.jpg|thumb|left|[[Radar]] image of the surface of Venus, c...
27: ...rably younger (though still not less than several hundred million years for the most part). This sugge...
36: ...cuments]], from the [[Babylon]]ian library of [[Ashurbanipal]] around [[1600s BC|1600 BC]], is a 21-ye... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: * [[1562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
22: ...h]] diplomat [[Raoul Wallenberg]] disappears in [[Hungary]] while in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] custody.
25: ...$2 million from an armored car in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
51: *[[1811]] - [[Joshua A. Norton]], Emperor of the United States and Pr...
62: *1899 - [[Nevil Shute]], author (d. [[1960]]) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
9: ... - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]].
57: *[[1970]] - The [[Unix epoch]] begins at 00:00:00 UTC.
76: *[[1988]] - The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] comes into existence, creating th...
103: *[[1484]] - [[Huldrych Zwingli]], Swiss Protestant leader (d. [[15...
104: *[[1516]] - [[Margareta Leijonhufvud]], Queen of [[Sweden]] (d. [[1551]]) - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
19: ...tacular is the famed ''Berlin Specimen'' at the [[Humboldt Museum]] of [[Berlin]].
27: [[Image:Archaeopteryx.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Illustration of a Archaeopteryx, pro...
47: ...yer]]. Currently located at the [[Humboldt Museum|Humbolt Museum f?urkunde]] in [[Berlin]]. This is ge...
50: ...]] by [[Wilhelm Dames]]. Currently Located at the Humbolt Museum f?urkunde. It is the best specimen, a...
52: ...'' in [[1875]] by Meyer, it was reclassified in [[1970]] by [[John Ostrom]]. Currently located at the [[... - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Bear9738.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipar...
23: ...n all four legs. The black bear's characteristic shuffle results from walking flat-[[foot]]ed, with th...
27: ...ops, burned areas, riparian areas, and avalanche chutes. They also frequent swampy hardwood and conif...
28: [[Image:Sfo_807_355_1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomc...
45: [[Image:YS_71506_241.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomc... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
14: leader_names = [[Norodom Sihamoni]] <br> [[Hun Sen]] |
59: ...d after the founder of that tribe, [[Kambu Svayambhuva]]. The French name for Cambodia was ''Cambodge'...
67: ... the rule of the monarchy from [[1953]] through [[1970]];
68: ...f the fascist military rule of [[Lon Nol]] from [[1970]] to [[1975]];
72: ...odia''/''Royaume du Cambodge'' (return to the pre-1970's name) used after the restoration of the monarch... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
28: | [[November 9]], [[1970]]
40: ...November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commonly referred to as '''''le...
45: ...vative but socially progressive [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[bourgeois]] family. His father's ...
58: [[Image:f_ww2_DeGaulle.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle reviewing troops.]]
61: - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...y [[Renaissance]] ([[Quattrocento]]). Less than a hundred years later, this movement, under the patron...
3: [[Image:Sandro_Botticelli_046.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''[[The Birth of Venus]]'': a revived ''...
5: ...ed beside him, but he made his name in his local Church of Ognisanti, with a Saint [[Augustine]] that ...
18: [[Image:primaver.JPG|thumb|left|400px|''Primavera'' ([[1478]]): icon of th...
26: ...om work led to serious disorders in his living." Thus Vasari characterized the first printed [[Dante A... - National League (4871 bytes)
9: ...ignated hitter]] rule (as did the AL during the [[1970s]]). This means the role of the [[manager (baseba...
43: *[[William Hulbert|William A. Hulbert]] [[1877]]-[[1882]]
44: *[[Arthur Soden|Arthur H. Soden]] [[1882]]-[[1882]]
54: *[[Chub Feeney|Charles S. Feeney]] [[1970]]-[[1986]] - World Series (40101 bytes)
13: ... the MLB hasn't been willing to stop playing and thus free its players during the Olympics until now. ...
78: [[Image:1903_world_series_poster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|1903 World Series Poster]]
93: ...:Every game was a shutout. [[Christy Mathewson]] hurled three of these, over a span of just six days,...
99: ...t year, manager [[Fred Clarke]] started him, on a hunch, in game 1. Adams won that game and two more.
123: [[Image:1924worldseries.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Washington's [[Bucky Harris]] score... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
5: ...ati Reds|Cincinnati Red Stockings]] of [[1869]]-[[1970]], baseball's first openly professional team. Whe...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston Braves]] ([[1912 in sports|1912]]-[[1...
48: ...nt office. Immediately after the season, [[John Schuerholz]] was hired as general manager.
50: ...04 season, Cox is still the Braves' manager and Schuerholz remains the team's GM.
67: *[[Hugh Duffy]] - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
11: ...'' (3): [[1966 in sports|1966]], [[1970 in sports|1970]], [[1983 in sports|1983]]
12: ... in sports|1944]], 1966, [[1969 in sports|1969]], 1970, [[1971 in sports|1971]], [[1979 in sports|1979]]...
13: :'''Division titles won''' (8): 1969, 1970, 1971, [[1973 in sports|1973]], [[1974 in sports|...
24: ...er|"Wee" Willie Keeler]], [[Wilbert Robinson]], [[Hughie Jennings]] and [[John McGraw (baseball)|John ...
26: ...riole Park]] in a disastrous mid-season fire. The huge post-season crowds at their temporary home, [[M... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
22: ..., behind the scenes the club President, [[William Hulbert]], was leading the formation of a new and st...
30: ... his autobiography, lest there be any doubt) and thus his prominent role in establishing baseball's co...
37: ...n dominant pitching during this period, featuring hurlers such as [[Mordecai Brown|Mordecai "Three-Fin...
59: ...ir [[American League]] rivals each time, often in humilating fashion. By the late 1930s, the double-Bi...
62: ...ied his home run. The first official night game thus occurred the following evening, [[August 9]], [[... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
6: :''Formerly known as:'' Sioux City Cornhuskers, 1894. St. Paul, 1895-1899. "White Sox" is...
17: ...a minor league called the Western League. The Cornhuskers won the league pennant in [[1894 in sports|1...
166: **[[Luis Aparicio]] [7] (1958-62, 1968, 1970)
171: **[[Ken Berry (baseball)|Ken Berry]] (1970)
264: *[[Arthur Allyn, Jr.]] (1961-1969) - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
11: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1975]], [[1976]], [[1979...
14: ...'' (9): [[1919]], [[1939]], [[1940]], [[1961]], [[1970]], [[1972]], [[1975]], [[1976]], [[1990]]
41: ... 4500 baseball games, was played on [[June 24]] [[1970]]. In its place, a new stadium, and a new Reds dy...
43: ...and [[Don Gullett]]. The Reds breezed through the 1970 season, won the NL West and captured the NL penna...
53: [[Image:Eric_davis.jpg|thumb|225px|Eric Davis in 1990]] - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
107: *[[Hughie Jennings]]
351: *Runs: [[Hub Collins]], 148 (1890)
358: *Strikeouts: [[Billy Grabarkewitz]], 149 (1970)
383: *Red Barber, <i>Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat</i> - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
8: ... to Milwaukee and changed its name prior to the [[1970]] season.
9: ...capacity 42,500), [[Milwaukee County Stadium]] ([[1970]]~[[2000]])
23: The team was purchased on [[April 1]], [[1970]] by an ownership group headed by Milwaukee auto ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
49: ...? if they wanted to play professional baseball. Thus, Finley was spared from having to compete with w...
60: ...n 37 years! After another second-place finish in 1970, the A?s won the A.L. West title in 1971, only to...
62: ...o]], [[Joe Rudi]], [[Bert Campaneris]], [[Catfish Hunter]], [[Rollie Fingers]], and [[Vida Blue]] form...
64: The A?s teams of the 1970s were also known for their sartorial and tonsoria...
68: ...nkees]] for the 1975 season. Despite the loss of Hunter, the A?s repeated as West Division champions ...
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