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  1. Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
    5: ...art of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the [[goa...
    7: ...hese names are also used to distinguish the game from other sports known as "[[football]]". <!-- Pleas...
    9: Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions o...
    11: ...ball evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans, local communiti...
    15: ...h players mainly use their feet to move the ball around, they may use any part of their bodies other t...
  2. Arizona (24367 bytes)
    50: Fish = [[Trout|Arizona Trout]] |
    57: Flower = [[Saguaro]] Blossom |
    62: StateRock = [[Petrified wood]] |
    72: Ships = U.S.S. Arizona (Destroyed 1941) |
    88: ...s the maps were republished and circulated in [[Europe]], the name Arizona became attached to the whol...
  3. Idaho (13962 bytes)
    42: ...n the [[Idaho Territory]] was formally created in 1863.
    46: ...[[1805]], at the [[Lemhi Pass]]. At that time, approximately 8,000 [[Native American]]s lived in the r...
    48: ...n]] pioneers. When organized as a territory in [[1863]], Idaho's total population was under 17,000.
    50: ...ity of Idaho]] from its planned location in Eagle Rock (near [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]) to [[...
    52: ...iconductor manufacturing. Boise is the home of Micron Technology Inc., the only U.S. manufacturer of d...
  4. Kansas (21369 bytes)
    37: '''Kansas''', derived from the [[Sioux|Siouan]] word Kansa meaning "People ...
    44: ...ry's first election and forced the election of a pro-[[slavery]] legislature.
    46: ...19]], [[1861]] it became the first U.S. state to prohibit all [[alcoholic beverage]]s.
    48: ...l's Raid'' into [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] destroying much of the city and killing many people.
    52: ...]], and [[Carrie Nation]]. Famous sport athletes from Kansas include [[Barry Sanders]], [[Gale Sayers]...
  5. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
    38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
    44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
    50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
    52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t...
  6. West Virginia (24258 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 20]], [[1863]] |
    38: ...Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]. ...
    40: ...Green Bank Telescope]] at the [[National Radio Astronomy Observatory]].
    48: ....htm] This new state was admitted to the union in 1863, following [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s signing of an ac...
    76: ...] and [[Pennsylvanian]] eras, giving a variety of rock strata.
  7. New Mexico (31079 bytes)
    9: Motto = Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
    38: ... recognized languages in the state. In [[Spain|European]] [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the state's n...
    46: ...d near an excavated pueblo today preserved as [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[1541]]. His maltreatmen...
    50: ...w Mexico|Acoma]] revolted against this Spanish encroachment but faced severe suppression.
    52: ...iego de Vargas Zapata]] reestablished Spanish control and returned Spanish colonists in [[1692]].
  8. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
    3: ...ctical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where the...
    7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
    10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]]
  9. List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
    47: ...elet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer
    56: *[[Carroll Quigley|Quigley, Carroll]], historian
    59: *[[Arthur Quiller-Couch|Quiller-Couch, Arthur]], (1863-1944), British writer
    74: ...la, A.B.]], (born c. 1965), cumbia-rap musician, brother of Selena Quintanilla
    77: ...Quintillus]], (270-275), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]]
  10. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    16: *[[Yamagata Hiro]] (born 1964), author
    17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
    23: *[[Yan Chia-kan]] (1905-1993), ROC politician
    27: ...nkovic|Yankovic, "Weird Al"]] (born 1959), US [[parody]] musician
    31: ...ssociation|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
  11. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    2: ...ngly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same...
    6: ...sured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Gre...
    12: ...5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto)
    18: ...nes results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day la...
    19: ...23:00 UTC on Monday 15 March, then the time in Cairo is 01:00, Tuesday 16 March)
  12. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
    44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
    46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
    52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
    54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]])
  13. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    13: ...rge Armstrong]] &mdash; [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
    19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
    20: *[[Leo Baekeland]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]&ndash;American &mdash; [[p...
    29: ...r]], (1813-1898), [[England]] &mdash; [[Bessemer process]]
    36: ...63;]], (1711-1787) &mdash; [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water [[telescope]]
  14. American Civil War (47733 bytes)
    22: ... of the United States|USA flag]] [[1861]]&ndash;[[1863]]. 34 stars, after the admission of [[Kansas]] to...
    24: ''[[1863]]&ndash;[[1864]]. 35 stars, after the admission ...
    28: ...Confederate States of America|CSA flag]] to May [[1863]]''<br />
    30: ''May [[1863]]<br />''
    32: ''Briefly from March [[1865]]''
  15. Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
    3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1860]] to [[1899]]'''.
    9: *[[1860]] - [[Crittenden Compromise]]
    10: *[[1860]] - [[South Carolina]] secedes
    21: ... - [[National Banking Act|National Banking Act of 1863]]
    22: *[[1863]] - [[Battle of Antietam]]
  16. January 17 (12233 bytes)
    7: ...ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
    8: ...ain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
    9: ...leton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[South Carolina]].
    10: * [[1819]] - [[Sim󮠂ol�r]] proclaims the Republic of [[Colombia]].
    12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]...
  17. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...n about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that Janu...
    7: ...404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
    9: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]].
    11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
    14: *[[1707]] - [[John V of Portugal|John V]] is crowned King of [[Portugal]]
  18. Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Dinosauria]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_norank_entry | taxon = [[Coelurosauria]]}}
    17: ...a firestorm of debate about [[evolution]] and the role of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to thi...
    19: ...cimens of ''Archaeopteryx'' have been found, all from the Late [[Jurassic]] [[Solnhofen limestone]] of...
    25: ...irds, but ''Archaeopteryx'' was rather different from any bird we know of today: it had jaws lined wit...
  19. Garlic (12167 bytes)
    1: ...gy)|family]] [[Alliaceae]]. The word comes to us from Old English ''g&#257;rl&#275;ac'', meaning "spea...
    3: ... odor, garlic is sometimes called the "[[stinking rose]]".
    8: ...he Caucasus and eaten as an appetizer. A common error of beginning cooks is to misinterpret the word "...
    10: ...s, or smaller bulbs. From these new bulbs can be procured by planting out in late winter or early spri...
    12: ...ow Selfsufficientish.com] provides the following growing instructions:
  20. Cambodia (32076 bytes)
    14: leader_names = [[Norodom Sihamoni]] <br> [[Hun Sen]] |
    33: established_dates = From [[France]]<br>[[1949]]<br>[[1953]] |
    51: ... between the [[Cambodian People's Party]] and the royalists' [[FUNCINPEC]] is in charge.
    57: ... same Chinese word. Due to its use by the [[Khmer Rouge]], the transliteration Kampuchea is now eschew...
    59: ...for Cambodia was ''Cambodge'', which was derived from Kambuja.

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