Search results

Showing below up to 20 results starting with #21.


View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).

No article title matches

Page text matches

  1. Edith Cavell (1802 bytes)
    3: [[Image:Eca dead2.jpeg|thumb|234px|A propaganda image of Edith Cavell]]
    7: ...se became an important article of British propaganda throughout the war [http://www.stephen-stratford....
  2. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    2: '''Marilyn Monroe''' ([[June 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States...
    6: ... her true biological father. The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley Giff...
    8: ...r cruelly, corrected her. After Marilyn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously consider...
    10: ...had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]...
    12: ...herty, who would become her first husband. The Goddard family was moving to the [[East Coast of the Un...
  3. Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
    3: ...ast]], winner of five [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medals, and the first to be awarded a perfect score of...
    5: ... Stefania-Alexandrina; she was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of a Russian film.
    7: ...nships in [[Skien]], Norway, winning three gold medals and one silver. At the Pre-Olympics competitio...
    9: ...around, balance beam and uneven bars), a silver medal (team all-around) and a bronze (floor exercise)....
    13: ...e helped give the Romanians its first team gold medal.
  4. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    2: ...m titles and the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Gold Medal in the same year. She was ranked the World No. 1...
    10: ..., Graf typically practiced for up to four hours a day, often heading straight from airports to practic...
    22: ... and picked up a women's doubles Olympic Bronze Medal. She was named the 1988 [[BBC Sports Personality...
    32: ... Capriati]] in the final and claimed the Silver Medal. However she did win her second Fed Cup with Ger...
    34: ...ars. Graf visited Seles in hospital the following day. She reached the final of the German Open that w...
  5. Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
    15: ...otal of 12 years. In [[1980]] the Clintons' only daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton|Chelsea]], was born.
    20: ...d served on the boards of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children's Defense Fund....
    29: ==Whitewater scandal==
    31: ...ome a critical factor during the [[Whitewater scandal]], while her husband was President. While in Ar...
    45: ...nd jury on January 26, 1996 in the Whitewater scandal proceedings, initiated primarily by independent ...
  6. Heart (10132 bytes)
    33: ... influences such as exercise or the perception of danger.
    50: ...eceive a [[heart transplant]] (however he died 18 days later from double [[pneumonia]]). The transplan...
  7. Kidney (12846 bytes)
    9: ...s slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the [[liver]].
    33: ...rson's blood pass through the kidneys 350 times a day at the rate of 1.2 litres per minute, producing ...
    93: ...s a toxic condition characterized by abnormal and dangerously high levels of urea, creatinine, various...
    95: ..., the [[glomerulus (kidney)|glomerulus]] has been damaged so that a large amount of [[protein]] in the...
    109: ... on [[March 4]], [[1954]] at [[Peter Bent Brigham Hospital]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. The surger...
  8. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ...nd largest city, and the capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|...
    3: ... [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth thr...
    13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the foundin...
    18: === Foundation ===
    19: ...er the Great]] in or around [[334 BC]] (the exact date is disputed). Alexander's chief architect for t...
  9. Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
    58: ...h the [[Revolutionary United Front]] (RUF) of [[Foday Sankoh]] rebelling against the government. This ...
    64: ...sh;using a methodology known as Conflict Mapping—is available [http://www.specialcourt.org/Outre...
    100: ...people, destruction of medical infrastructure and hospital equipment, rural inaccessibility, poor and disadv...
    148: * [http://www.daco-sl.org/encyclopedia2004/index.htm Sierra Leone ...
  10. Nepal (22444 bytes)
    14: ...transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Mo...
    58: ... North India and southern Terai region of present day Nepal (though the hilly and mountainous regions ...
    66: ...ese tradition) in his hospital bed. He died three days later. ''See [[Dipendra of Nepal]].''
    76: [[Bagmati]], [[Bheri]], [[Dhawalagiri]], [[Gandaki]], [[Janakpur]], [[Karnali]], [[Koshi]], [[Lumb...
    81: .... Three broad physiographic areas run laterally &mdash; lowland [[Terai Region]] in the south; central...
  11. Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
    2: ...eorge Herman Ruth''', ([[February 6]], [[1895]] &ndash; [[August 16]], [[1948]]), better known as '''B...
    6: ==Early days==
    12: ...sition because he was involved in every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started m...
    14: ...s club, and took him to spring training in [[Florida]], where a strong performance with bat and ball s...
    15: ...ue Orioles, and the competition hit Orioles' attendance significantly. To make ends meet, Dunn was ob...
  12. Florida (24937 bytes)
    2: Name = Florida |
    3: Fullname = State of Florida |
    4: Flag = Florida state flag.png |
    5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Florida]] |
    6: Seal = Florida state seal.png |
  13. Tennessee (19096 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 106,846 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
    25: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small>(central and wester...
    39: ...]] town named [[Tanasi]] (or "Tanase") in present-day [[Monroe County, Tennessee]]. The town was locat...
    50: ...he [[Mississippi River]], Tennessee's western boundary. Tennessee was the last Confederate state to se...
  14. Influenza (10335 bytes)
    1: {{dablink|This article concerns the respiratory diseas...
    4: ... caused by an [[RNA virus]] of the [[orthomyxoviridae]] family. It rapidly spreads around the world in...
    14: ...teins [[haemagglutinin]] (HA or H) and [[neuraminidase]] (NA or N) that are essential to the virus' li...
    16: ...influenza strain isolates are identified by a standard nomenclature specifying virus type, geographica...
    29: * [[Headache]]
  15. Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
    6: ...ch Observatory]] and the infamous [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] (which became known as 'Bedlam').
    16: ... although the Italian mathematician [[Girolamo Cardano]] had proposed the idea about a century earlier...
  16. Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Leonardo da Vinci.jpeg|thumb|Leonardo da Vinci]]
    2: '''Leonardo da Vinci''' ([[April 15]], [[1452]] &ndash; [[May 2]], [[1519]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] ...
    7: ...an [[illegitimate child]]. His father, Ser Piero da Vinci was a young [[lawyer]] and his mother, Cate...
    9: ...therefore refer to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his father's n...
    12: ... the greatest of all Andrea's pupils was Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of person never ...
  17. Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
    22: * ''[[Last Judgment]]'' ([[1451]]), hospital of [[Beaune]], [[France]]
    39: ...[[1450]]-[[1529]]), to whom a brilliant ''Mary Magdalen'' in the National Gallery is attributed.
  18. Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
    3: '''Albert Einstein''' ([[March 14]], [[1879]] &ndash; [[April 18]], [[1955]]) was a [[Germany|German...
    7: ...show through in his work and philosophy. To this day Einstein receives popular recognition unpreceden...
    20: ... a friendly doctor, but this meant he had no secondary-school certificate. {{an|1}}
    22: ... his friend [[Michele Besso]] married their other daughter Anna.{{an|1}} Einstein subsequently enrolle...
    26: ...se friends, including Mileva. He and Mileva had a daughter Lieserl, born in January [[1902]]. Lieserl...
  19. George Washington Carver (7937 bytes)
    7: One day he was called to a neighbor's house to help with...
    11: ...College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which today is [[Iowa State University]].
    29: ...ngs to establish the George Washington Carver Foundation at Tuskegee University. He was even honoured ...
    32: ...was found unconscious by a maid who took him to a hospital. George Washington Carver died [[January 5]], [[1...
  20. Ship (18843 bytes)
    12: ... such a ship for a voyage and, upon realizing the danger, chose to leave the ship, could end up in [[j...
    14: ...f lines seen forward of the Plimsoll mark to this day.
    21: ...nd rendered the reciprocating steam engine out of date, in warships.
    59: ...he ship at the main or upper deck level to accommodate the stresses imposed by the use of artillery. I...
    65: ...um fabrication which carries navigation lights, radar antennae etc.

View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).



Search in namespaces :

List redirects   Search for
Navigation

  • Art and Cultures
    • Art (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Art)
    • Architecture (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Architecture)
    • Cultures (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Cultures)
    • Music (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Music)
    • Musical Instruments (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/List_of_musical_instruments)
  • Biographies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Biographies)
  • Clipart (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Clipart)
  • Geography (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Geography)
    • Countries of the World (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Countries)
    • Maps (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Maps)
    • Flags (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Flags)
    • Continents (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Continents)
  • History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History)
    • Ancient Civilizations (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Ancient_Civilizations)
    • Industrial Revolution (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Industrial_Revolution)
    • Middle Ages (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Middle_Ages)
    • Prehistory (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Prehistory)
    • Renaissance (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Renaissance)
    • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
    • United States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/United_States)
    • Wars (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Wars)
    • World History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History_of_the_world)
  • Human Body (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Human_Body)
  • Mathematics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Mathematics)
  • Reference (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Reference)
  • Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Science)
    • Animals (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Animals)
    • Aviation (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Aviation)
    • Dinosaurs (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Dinosaurs)
    • Earth (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Earth)
    • Inventions (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Inventions)
    • Physical Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Physical_Science)
    • Plants (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Plants)
    • Scientists (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Scientists)
  • Social Studies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Social_Studies)
    • Anthropology (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Anthropology)
    • Economics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Economics)
    • Government (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Government)
    • Religion (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Religion)
    • Holidays (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Holidays)
  • Space and Astronomy
    • Solar System (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Solar_System)
    • Planets (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Planets)
  • Sports (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Sports)
  • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
  • Weather (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Weather)
  • US States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/US_States)

Information

  • Home Page (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php)
  • Contact Us (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Contactus)

  • Clip Art (http://classroomclipart.com)
Toolbox
Personal tools