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- World Series (40101 bytes)
3: ... won the series four games to none, earning their first World Series Championship in 31,458 days, the ...
5: ...l All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] is given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...dings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place in their division but not ...
9: ...to believe that the World Series winner is a significantly better team than any club team outside [[Ma...
13: ... the opininon that if this does not happen at the 2008 Olympics, baseball is likely to be removed from t... - BMX racing (1539 bytes)
1: ... of various jumps, banked and flat corners, and a finish line.
3: ...he races, specify age-group and skill level classifications among the racers, and maintain some kind o...
7: ...s are often formed from racers in different classifications for camaraderie and often for business exp...
9: BMX Racing will become a medal sport at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
19: ... [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, Clinton served five terms as the [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] ...
25: ... record low in his first year, but upon leaving office, it was the highest for a retiring President in...
27: ...g it into the largest surplus by the end of his office.
38: ...ince [[1938]]. His first term was fraught with difficulties, including an unpopular motor vehicle tax ...
40: ...ecision to keep her maiden name while Arkansas' [[First Lady]] raised many eyebrows in the traditional... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
37: ... These games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisio...
60: *Two [[wild card]] qualifiers (those non-division champions with the confere...
62: ...n game, whoever has the higher seed gets the home field advantage.
66: ...yoffs. Only the wild card teams played during the first round, while all of the division winners waite...
73: ...irst pick of the draft. That is, the team is the first to select a player from a pool of all eligible... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
8: ...ed national origin; generally, a [[Europe]]an car fitted with American mechanical components. This mea...
12: ...ious governmental agencies to engineer the next efficient and clean vehicle. The resulting hybrid pro...
14: ...nuclear power]], which can operate underwater indefinitely, though a number of nations continue to rel...
16: ...re gasoline propulsion, due to the much greater efficiencies of a central plant. Furthermore, coal is...
18: ...area, and power output, while increasing energy efficiency and reducing emissions. The Honda Insight,... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
3: == Definition ==
4: ...bringing pirates to [[justice]].<ref>{{cite news |first=M.Chiarugi |last=D.Archibugi |url=http://www.o...
9: [[File:Romtrireme.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[T...
12: ...ifty, and the pirates indeed raised the ransom to fifty talents. After the ransom was paid, Caesar rai...
14: The Senate finally invested [[Pompey]] with powers to deal with... - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
9: ...h in 1890. On his 37th birthday he married Marie Fidele Hunt; they had one daughter, Helene. In 1923...
15: ...nd expedition in 1906, and claim to have made the first ascent of that mountain (this claim is discuss...
24: ...inley and 3 miles below its top. Barrill's 1909 affidavit included a map correctly locating the [[Fake...
31: ...s went to the same area of Jones Sound in hope of finding a whaling ship to take them to civilization....
33: ...an football|football]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Fielding Yost]] (as related in [[Fred Russell]]'s 19... - Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
3: {{Infobox City | official_name = Denver, Colorado
32: ...ry Creek (Colorado)|Cherry Creek]], approximately fifteen miles from the foothills.
36: ...Also, a row of seats in the upper deck of [[Coors Field]], home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Color...
47: In the first few years, while the town grew, land parcels w...
53: ... 1935. It has been speculated that he wasn?t the first person to add cheese to a hamburger, but nobod... - Russia (28007 bytes)
13: ...ilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[M...
15: ...in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
19: ...d the rest of the country. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to coloni...
23: ... revive, and organized its own war of reconquest, finally subjugating its enemies and annexing their t...
27: ...(title)|Caesar]]'', also written Czar) of Russia, finalized this process, consolidated surrounding are... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ...Russia's first constitutional period, which was defined by the much-amended constitution adopted by th...
8: ...were drawn to incorporate the territory of a specific nationality. The constitution endowed the new re...
10: ...cies of Soviet leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] (in office 1985-91) also encouraged nationalities in the u...
12: ...cted as president in June 1991, handily defeating five other candidates with more than 57 percent of t...
16: ... believed would wreck the Soviet Union. Yeltsin defiantly opposed the coup plotters and called for Gor... - Politics of Malta (9667 bytes)
10: ...he Council, is the executive, administrative, and financial head of the Council. All decisions are tak...
12: ... to two other amendments to the constitution: The first stipulates Malta's neutrality status and polic...
14: ...er 1998 by a majority of 13,000 votes and holds a five-seat majority in Parliament. Voter turnout was ...
18: ...n the matter. The Nationalists were returned to office with 51.79% of the vote to Labour's 47.51%. Alt...
67: ...y appointed prime minister by the president for a five-year term; the deputy prime minister is appoint... - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
13: headquarters = 310 First Street SE<br> [[Washington, D.C.]]<br> 20003|
22: The first convention of the U.S. Republican Party was he...
33: ...'' on [[November 7]], [[1874]], is considered the first important use of the symbol [http://www.harpwe...
46: [[John C. Fré¯nt]] ran as the first Republican nominee for [[President of the Unit...
50: ...p to the turn of the century, the Republicans benefited from the [[Democratic Party (United States)|De... - Bosporus (3180 bytes)
8: ...ed in [[1988]] about five kilometers north of the first bridge.
10: ...er construction and expected to be completed in [[2008]]. Approximately 1,400 meters of the tunnel will ...
20: ...e|Ottoman]] [[sultan|sultans]] constructed a fortification on each side of it, [[Anadoluhisari]] ([[13... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...holidays]], is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the [[Chinese calendar]], which falls...
9: ...nese]]: 恭喜發財; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 恭喜发财; [[...
11: ...ese]]: 新年快樂; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 新年快乐; [[...
15: ...ied people. Chinese New Year is celebrated with [[firecracker]]s, [[dragon dance]]s and [[lion dance]]...
18: ...", since "y?t; is also the pronounciation for "profit". A type of black hair-like algae, pronounced "f... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...fer to the season of the church year, lasting for fifty days, which follows this holiday and ends arou...
4: ...ed by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover [[seder...
6: ...] [[Eostre]]. The [[Easter Bunny]] is often identified as a remnant of this fertility festival, althou...
31: ! '''[[2008]]''' || [[March 23]] || [[April 27]]
59: ...oveable feast]]s'', in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the [[Gregorian calendar | Gregorian]]... - U.S. Electoral College (46986 bytes)
1: ...h Amendment]], and again in [[1961]] with the ratification of the [[Twenty-third Amendment to the Unit...
3: ...b|275px|Distribution of electoral votes for 2004, 2008 elections.]]
8: ...s in turn cast the official votes for those two offices.
16: ...he same, with the top two vote getters for that office as candidates. The Senate votes in the normal m...
18: ..., then the Constitution of the United States specifies that the new Vice President becomes Acting Pres... - Boxing (29727 bytes)
2: ...ves seen here are not used in professional boxing fights]]
4: ...opponent. Boxing is also called Pugilism and prizefighting.
8: Fighting with the fists for sport and spectacle is probably as old as ...
10: ...merous participants, there are some references to fights between women during the 18th century, and wo...
14: ... called after a set period, and the length of the fight was predetermined. Wrestling throws were also ... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
13: ...n [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were then mostl...
15: ...ious]] importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both [[Zeus]] (whose ...
17: ...wer in Greece. When [[Christianity]] became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Gam...
19: ...ictor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but also a crown of olive leaves.
27: ...youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olymp... - Dan Quayle (12089 bytes)
8: ! Term of Office:
42: ...ivision]] of the Indiana [[Attorney General]]'s Office. Later that year, he became an administrative a...
50: ...can Bar Association]] had evaluated him as unqualified. The nomination was later withdrawn.
54: ... really uncalled for!" and it became one of the defining moments of the 1988 campaign. The Democrats r...
56: As Vice President, Quayle was the first chairman of the [[National Space Council]], a ... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
9: ! Term of Office:
38: ... political pundits to be a front runner for the [[2008]] Democratic nomination if he decides to run.
50: ...lizabeth Aitcheson ([[Tipper Gore]]), whom he had first met many years before at his high school senio...
61: ...'s mother was a member of Vanderbilt Law School's first class to accept women.
65: ...px|Gore served as a field reporter in Vietnam for five months.]]
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