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- Idaho (13962 bytes)
48: ...ho was [[Franklin, Idaho|Franklin]], settled in [[1860]] by [[Mormon]] pioneers. When organized as a te...
50: ... was abated by moving the [[University of Idaho]] from its planned location in Eagle Rock (near [[Idah...
54: ...Anne Frank and many other writers extolling human freedom and equality.
63: ...s. Idaho has a [[bicameral]] legislature, elected from 35 legislative districts, each represented by o...
83: ...]]. [[Shoshone Falls]] plunges down rugged cliffs from a height greater than that of [[Niagara Falls]]... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: ...an American spirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
17: ...his period the United States won its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] during the [[A...
22: ...sippi River waterway, removed the French presence from the western border of the United States, and pr...
24: ...The United States, dependent on European revenues from the export of agricultural goods, tried to expo...
26: ...r]], Britain sought to impose a stranglehold over French overseas trade ties. Thus, in retaliation aga... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
8: ...ary]] (e.g. a dictionary containing the 2000 most frequently used words in the English language).
23: ...f the simplest meanings of the simplest concepts. From these, other concepts can be explained and defi...
31: ...agreement. But the softening of usage notations, from the previous edition, for two words, ''ain't'' ...
42: ...rovide the basis for all lexicographic decisions, from the selection of entry words, over the choice o...
47: ... words, whose usage was illustrated by quotations from early Roman authors. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
17: *[[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
59: *[[Fra Angelico]] ([[1387]]-[[1445]]) - Claude Monet (4533 bytes)
1: [[Image:ClaudeMonet.jpg|right|frame|Claude Monet]]
2: ... [[1840]] – [[December 5]], [[1926]]) was a French [[impressionism|impressionist]] painter.
4: Monet was born in [[Paris|Paris, France]], but his family moved to [[Le Havre]] in [[...
6: ...ria]] for two years of a seven-year commitment ([[1860]] – [[1862]]), but upon his contracting typ...
8: ...e-Auguste Renoir]], [[Frederic Bazille]], and [[Alfred Sisley]]. Together they shared new approaches t... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: A '''castle''' (from the [[Latin]] ''castellum'', diminutive of ''ca...
2: ...expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designati...
10: ...st and foremost castles were places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can...
11: ...e weapons, built in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...nd control of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or baron could control surrounding... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
49: *[[George Washington Carver]], (1860-1943), plant scientist
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas... - Timeline of United States history (2967 bytes)
9: *[[Timeline of United States history (1860-1899)|1860-1899]] - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
32: ''Briefly from March [[1865]]''
50: ...en the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 [[Northern United States|northern states...
53: ...mter]], South Carolina, Lincoln called for troops from all remaining states to recover the forts, resu...
58: ...estern counties of Virginia organized a secession from Virginia and entered the Union (with a plan for...
62: ...California_and_the_Civil_War|California]] was a [[free state]] and a part of the Union. Lincoln had wo... - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
87: *[[1853]] - [[Franklin Pierce]] becomes President
120: ...">[[Timeline of United States history (1860-1899)|1860-1899]]</td> - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ...tablishing the Ohio River as the boundary between free and slave territory in the region between the A...
9: ...ons for the future admittance of slave states and free states.
45: |[[Frederick Douglas]] publishes his autobiography.
51: ...he [[Wilmot Proviso]] helps to consolidate the "[[free soil]]" forces.
54: ... Hidalgo]], ceding vast tracts of land to the US. Free Northern farmers do not want to compete against... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
3: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1860]] to [[1899]]'''.
5: === [[1860s]] ===
6: ====1860–1865====
7: ...as-1970-1860.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1860]]
8: *[[1860]] - [[Pony Express]] begins - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
1: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1900]] to [[1929]]'''.
77: *[[1917]] - [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] purchased from [[Denmark]]
121: ...">[[Timeline of United States history (1860-1899)|1860-1899]]</td> - Tornado (14220 bytes)
3: ...nnel-shaped]] [[cloud]]. The word "tornado" comes from the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] or [[Portugues...
8: ...ly, though tornadoes over water ([[waterspout]]s) frequently are observed forming in the absence of co...
10: ...n (the mesocyclone) is often a lower area of rain-free cloud and can be seen as a rotating "[[wall clo...
12: ...usually form in sweeps north and jet streams come from the west, creating a situation in which the sto...
32: ...dar]] wind speed data, or [[empirical]]ly derived from structural damage compared to engineering data.... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: * [[1562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Ed...
25: ...Robbery]] - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
28: * [[1966]] - [[Carl Brashear]], the first [[African American]] [[United States Navy]] diver, is i...
44: *[[1463]] - [[Frederick III of Saxony|Friedrich III]], [[Saxony|Saxon]] elector (d. [[1525...
48: *[[1706]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]] American writer, inventor, publisher, and... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
15: ...8]] - [[Bouvet Island]] is discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de ...
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]].
22: ...] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first ...
25: ...m under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].
26: *[[1869]] - [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity is officially founded at the [[Virginia M... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman ...
15: *[[1860]] - The discovery of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [...
28: ... - [[DeYoung Museum]] in [[Golden Gate Park]] San Francisco opens.
33: ...ship]] program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be con... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
19: ...ecimens of ''Archaeopteryx'' have been found, all from the Late [[Jurassic]] [[Solnhofen limestone]] o...
25: ...birds, but ''Archaeopteryx'' was rather different from any bird we know of today: it had jaws lined wi...
28: ...s a powerful piece of evidence that birds evolved from [[dinosaur]]s. The skeleton is most similar to ...
34: ... [[flight|fly]], or only hop around and [[glide]] from [[tree]]s. The lack of a large [[breastbone]] s...
36: ...squirrel]], following the idea that birds evolved from tree-dwelling gliders (the "trees down" hypothe...
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