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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
89: ...Red]], (c.950-1003), explored and colonized [[Greenland]]
90: ...ríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Americas|America]]
131: ...ara Falls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississ...
148: ...anish people|Danish]] explorer, Governor of [[Greenland]]
252: *[[Henry Morton Stanley]], (1841-1904), successfully searched for [[Dav... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
9: ...red harbours without serious mishap and that the only sailors he lost were victims of an epidemic asho...
21: ...he natives, in particular their habit of wearing only leggings and moccasins even in the dead of winte... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
9: ...[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montr顬, Qu颥c. Not only did she become the first gymnast at the Olympics... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
25: ...on and US Open finals (and at the US Open became only the third player in the [[Tennis Open Era|Open E...
31: ...verall number of Grand Slam titles to 58 (second only to [[Margaret Court]], who won 62). Navratilova ...
41: ...vá’s openness about her sexuality almost certainly cost her millions in endorsement opportunities. - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
5: ...s range in size from portable instruments having only a few dozen pipes to grand organs having tens of...
7: Pipe organs are most commonly found in [[church]]es, and in some [[Reform Juda...
35: ...d secular music, in a variety of settings--since unlike other organs, they were easily moved.
63: Because a pipe produces only one pitch at a time, ideally there is at least o...
71: ...sic)|mixture]]'', and the number of ranks is commonly indicated by a roman numeral following the stop ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...iew article is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this over...
94: ...y of Ghent]] was signed in December 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Eu...
111: ...to. To the north lies the [[Arctic Ocean]]; [[Greenland]] is to the northeast. Since [[1925]], Canada...
113: ...anada covers a larger area than the U.S., it has only one-ninth its population.
115: ... by the [[Wisconsin glaciation|last ice age]], thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes ... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ...along the [[Atlantic Ocean]], Vermont is noted mainly for the [[Green Mountains]] in the west and [[La...
66: ...ks]] burnt the settlement to the ground, leaving only chimneys and giving the area its name.
104: Vermont is the home state of the only two current members of the United States Congres...
121: Unlike other states, Vermont does not have a [[term l...
161: ...ampshire]], each bordered by five counties each. Only two of Vermont's counties—[[Lamoille Count... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
13: The French and Indian War, unlike the others, began on North American soil and t...
23: ...ing engagements of the war, marked the first and only instance of [[George Washington]] surrendering i... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
31: ...cedil;ade and the interior is the [[portico]]. Mainly designed by Maderno, it contains an [[18th centu...
33: ...ico Consorti]] ([[1950]]), which is by tradition only opened for great celebrations such as [[Jubilee ...
89: ...ment''', which is open during religious services only. Inside it is a tabernacle on the altar resembli... - American football (39287 bytes)
40: ...e [[American Football League]] (AFL, 1960-1969). Only the AFL survives, as it merged with the NFL in 1...
46: ...y. These plays are often referred to as "downs." Unlimited substitutions can be made between plays.
52: ...y run a single play called a '''try''' (more commonly called an '''extra point''' or '''conversion att...
56: ...e booth makes all challenges and a team is given only 2 time outs during overtime. In college football...
64: ...nge if the first two were successful. A play can only be challenged before the next one has started. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from...
61: ...n armour to retreat at [[Caumont]]. This was the only significant tactical success the French gained a...
69: ...ure the spirit of de Gaulle's position. Although only few people actually heard the speech that night ...
75: ...his partners in the war. "France has no friends, only interests" is one of his best-remembered stateme... - National League (4871 bytes)
5: ...he National League in [[1890]]). Of these teams, only the White Stockings (now the [[Chicago Cubs]]) a...
23: The NL Central Division is the only division in either league to have six teams; the...
40: ==NL Presidents 1876-1999==
65: *[[National League Championship Series]] (NLCS) - World Series (40101 bytes)
7: ... leagues' standings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place in their div...
9: ...rld" appellation has stuck despite the fact that only teams in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] pa...
63: * 1896 [[Baltimore Orioles (NL)|Baltimore Orioles]]
77: ...ston AL]] defeats [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh NL]], 5 games to 3.
81: ... AL's [[Boston Red Sox|Boston Americans]] and the NL's [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]. The G... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
18: ...league teams in St. Louis - the AL Browns and the NL [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] - eventually fo...
20: During the war, the Browns won their only St. Louis based American League pennant in [[194...
150: *[[Steve Finley]] - Golf (35905 bytes)
12: ....) For the shortest holes a good player requires only one stroke to hit the ball to the green. On long...
40: ...eams of two players each, in which each team has only one ball and players alternate playing it. For e...
57: ...sition where it has come to rest after a stroke, unless a rule allows or demands otherwise (Rule 13-1)...
60: *a ball may only be replaced by another if it is destroyed, lost,...
73: *Parkland courses: typical inland courses, often resembling traditional British ... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
5: ... [[Hockey stick|stick]] with a blade that is commonly curved at one end. Players may also redirect the...
19: ... typically two ''linesmen'', who are responsible only for calling offside and icing violations, and on...
40: ...iods'' of twenty minutes each, the clock running only when the puck is in play. In international play,...
48: ...t players may instead wear a visor that protects only their eyes, or no mask at all; however, some pro...
55: ...n interesting historical footnote, one of Lord Stanley's sons was instrumental in instituting ice hock... - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
23: ...deavoured to produce a telephone which would not only send musical notes, but articulate speech. With ...
25: ... range of Bell's inventive genius is represented only in part by the eighteen patents granted in his n...
39: ...otice of a patent application) of a similar kind only 2 hours after Bell had filed for his patent.
55: ...[decibel]] (dB), equal to 0.1 B, became more commonly used.
62: ...art. The sender consisted of a mirror directing sunlight onto the mouthpiece, where the light beam was... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
20: ...husband's land speculation, they separated after only four months. During the month of their first ann...
53: ...attempted in earlier plots in [[Kentucky]]. Burr enlisted Wilkinson and others to his plan in a reconn... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
15: ...ion|expeditionary force]] from Boston on an easternly route to [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]], an...
35: ...re and, with West Point never captured, received only £6,000. Arnold died in 1801 and is buried...
43: ...graphy at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''] - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ... use of local [[militia]]. Militiamen served for only a few weeks or months at a time, were generally ...
23: ...er shortages, Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1777. A...
59: ... and [[Manhattan]], thus allowing Howe to engage only one half of the American army at a time.
71: ...it for duty, and would be reduced to 1,400 after enlistments expired at the end of the year. Spirits w...
97: ...-the-scenes maneuvering, laid the whole matter openly before Congress. His supporters rallied behind h...
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