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- Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Ronald W. Reagan
19: ...a]] ([[1967]]–[[1975]]). Reagan was also a broadcaster, [[actor]], and head of the [[Screen Acto...
23: ...grandfathers had immigrated to the United States from [[Ballyporeen]], [[Ireland]] in the [[1860s]]. ...
25: In [[1920]], after years of moving from town to town, the family settled in [[Dixon, Ill...
27: ...family.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ronald and his older brother Neil, with parents Jack and Nelle Reagan. (c.... - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
9: | succeeded=[[Ronald Reagan]]
15: | wife=[[Rosalynn Carter]]
21: ... and enacted strong legislation on environmental protection.
23: ...s, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
26: ... [[hospital]]. Young Carter was a gifted student from an early age who always had a fondness for readi... - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Spiro Agnew]] ([[1969]]–[[1973]]),
19: ...the [[Watergate scandal]] —regarding the improper use of Presidential powers to silence politica...
22: ...ive evangelical Quaker observances as refraining from drinking, dancing and swearing.
24: ... of two of his brothers, one from cancer and one from a childhood accident.
28: ...attended Fullerton High School, and won an award from the [[Harvard University|Harvard Club]] of [[Cal... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
18: ...) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during [[World War II]], with the rank of [[Gen...
22: ...[[1909]] and he worked at Belle Springs Creamery from [[1909]] to [[1911]].
26: ...s]]es.{{fn|1}} His mother was active in the sect from 1895, when Dwight was five years old, until she ...
30: ...p Meade]], [[Maryland]] and other places. He was promoted to Captain in [[1917]] and Major in [[1920]]...
34: ...ary advisor to the Philippine Government. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in [[1936]]. - National Football League (30340 bytes)
4: ...ed in [[1920 in sports|1920]] as the '''American Professional Football Association''', which adopted t...
8: ...ular season on [[Labor Day]] Weekend and lasted through [[Christmas]] week. However, declining televi...
10: ... players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], currently held in [[Hawaii]].
16: ...ns]]</td><td>[[Houston Texans]]</td><td>[[Denver Broncos]]</td></tr>
18: ...<td>[[New England Patriots]]</td><td>[[Cleveland Browns]]</td><td>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]</td><td>[[O... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...o [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1580]] and was knighted on his ret...
7: ...as early as [[1535]]. The [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Franc...
9: During the [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] uprising of [[1549]], the family wa...
12: ... few days before, nearly costing Drake his life. From then on, he devoted the rest of his life to work...
13: ...ad escaped the Spanish), Drake raided the waters around [[Dari鮬 Panama|Darien]] (in modern [[Panama]... - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
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16: |commander2=[[Robert E. Lee]]
22: ... Virginia [[Overland Campaign]] against General [[Robert E. Lee]] and the [[Confederate States of Amer...
24: ...ly overlapped the old battlefield along the Brock Road on the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] arm...
26: ...ts and converged on the Wilderness Tavern, which ironically was the concentration point for the Confed... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
7: ...ation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
9: ... in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).
13: *[[1861]] - The Kingdom of [[Italy]] is proclaimed.
14: *[[1886]] - [[Carrollton Massacre]]: 20 [[African American]]s are kil...
21: ...President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
6: ...[[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula]] emperor.
7: *[[1229]] - [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] declares himself [[King of Jerusalem]] during ...
9: ...nios of Ethiopia|Sissinios]] formally crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]]
10: *[[1673]] - [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton]] sells his part of [[New ...
16: ...t-wave radio]] transmitter becoming the first to broadcast as a [[ham radio]] operator. - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves mos...
7: ...[Pope Pius VII|Pius VII]] was [[Papal Coronation|crowned Pope]] in [[Venice]] with a temporary [[Papal...
17: ...] - [[World War II]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]]
18: ...[[Moondog Coronation Ball]], the first [[rock and roll]] concert, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
19: ...ville]], [[South Africa]]: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, k... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
5: ...his son [[Gordian II]] are proclaimed [[Roman emperors]].
7: ...]] Indians kill 347 [[England|English]] settlers around [[Jamestown, Virginia]], a third of the colony...
9: *[[1638]] - [[Anne Hutchinson]] is expelled from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] for religious disse...
10: ...ct 1765|Stamp Act]], the first direct tax levied from [[England]] on the American colonies.
11: ...den|Gustav IV Adolf]] to the [[Sweden|Swedish]] throne. - Juneau City and Borough, Alaska (8577 bytes)
2: ...au, provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]
4: ... is the only incorporated place as the City and Borough boundaries coincide.
6: ...r the cold ''t'aa<u>k</u>'' wind that blows down from the mountains and is the source of some of Junea...
8: ...[United States|U.S.]] which cannot be accessed by road. The only way to reach the Juneau is via sea or...
10: ...Island]], an airport, and dead-end roads. A car brought to Juneau must be put on a barge or ferry fir... - Raleigh, North Carolina (12457 bytes)
3: ...[[Research Triangle|The Triangle]], so named in [[1959]] with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Pa...
12: state = North Carolina|
18: county = [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] |
25: metro pop = |
36: ...|Sir Walter Raleigh]], sponsor of the [[Colony of Roanoke]], known as the "Lost Colony." The site wa... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
21: *[[al-Marrakushi ibn Al-Banna]] (Morocco, [[1256]] - [[1321]])
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[...
18: *[[Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs]] ([[Germany]], [[1912]] – [[1954]])
20: *[[Robert Grant Aitken|Robert Aitken]], ([[United States|USA]], [[1864]] &n...
23: *[[V. Albitskij|Vladimir Aleksandrovich Al'bitskij]] ([[Russia]]) - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
1: ...ge:Roller_coaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A typical roller coaster]]
3: ...cars hooked together is referred to as a [[Train (roller coaster)|train]].
7: ...er_Coaster-Movie_World_Australia.jpg|left|thumb|A roller coaster at Movie World, Australia]]
9: ...wards through the same course. And there are even roller coasters which are powered by a kind of locom...
11: ...circuit is the most common method of bringing the roller coaster ride to a stop. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - July 24 (8660 bytes)
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
7: ...ll]] advances toward [[Niagara]] to halt [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
8: ...le]] leads the first [[wagon train]] across the [[Rocky Mountains]] by using [[Wyoming]]'s [[South Pas...
10: ...ed States|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort to keep Yankees out of the [[She...
12: ...] after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from a bank. - Tiger (11674 bytes)
13: ... | binomial_name = Panthera tigris | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...ir [[penis]]es, believed to be [[aphrodisiac]]s. From the destruction of its habitat, to the poaching ...
23: ...oloration of normal tigers, and stripes that are brown. This variation in color is very rare, and only...
25: ...s that of humans, so the color is not so great a problem as one might suppose).
29: ...mn or windpipe, or severing the jugular vein or carotid artery. - List of male tennis players (14849 bytes)
1: The following lists male [[tennis]] players from over the years who have been ranked in the top 2...
14: ...[1984]]-) - ([[:Category:Croatian tennis players|Croatia]])
29: *[[Byron Black]] ([[1969]]-) - ([[:Category:Zimbabwean te...
35: *[[John Bromwich]] ([[1918]]-[[1999]]) - (Australia)
36: *[[Jean Borotra]] ([[1898]]-[[1994]]) - (France) - one of the ...
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