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- Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...and became a [[stunt pilot]]. In 1924, he started training as a U.S. military aviator with the [[Unite...
11: ...o Paris nonstop, he was not the first to make a [[Transatlantic flight]]. That had been done first by...
13: ...presented the [[Medal of Honor]] for his historic trans-Atlantic flight.
15: ...ions are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
18: ...bergh's flight to Belgium to be honored after his trans-Atlantic flight.|format=[[Theora]]}} - African American (19830 bytes)
6: ... recent African immigrants, who usually adopt country-of-origin identifiers. However, the term properl...
10: ...ercent, followed closely by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
15: ...ved free across the country. [[Slavery]] was a controversial issue in American society and politics. T...
17: ...previously had been denied. However, when [[Reconstruction]] ended in [[1877]], southern, white landow...
19: ...lite in the [[Northern United States]], led to a strengthening movement to fight violence and discrimi... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
15: ...auto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections on ...
18: ...r]], [[Gujarat]], India. They were descendants of traders (the word "Gandhi" means [[grocer]]). He was...
20: ...as "a land of philosophers and poets, the very centre of civilization."
23: ...ty College]], of the [[University of London]], to train as a [[barrister]]. His time in [[London, Unit...
25: ...s in this climate that he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Nat... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
185: *[[Bernard of Chartres]], (d. 1130){{fn|C}}
187: *[[Bernard Silvestris]] (or ''Bernard of Tours''), (1147-1178){{fn|R}... - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
13: headquarters = 310 First Street SE<br> [[Washington, D.C.]]<br> 20003|
28: * Strengthening Our Communities
31: ... and [[Paul Koering]]. However, during the administration of President Bush, there has been an increas...
33: ...=November&Date=7]. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Republican Party in Midwes...
38: ...er than state-level is arranged by legislative districts). It is the counterpart of the [[Democratic ... - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
45: ...'the Porte'', from the [[French language|French]] translation of the [[Ottoman language|Ottoman]] name...
47: ...much of this was under indirect control of the central government(see ''Main article: [[State organiza...
53: ... [[Suleiman I]] in the [[16th century]], when it stretched from the [[Persian Gulf]] in the east to [[...
55: ...[spice]] trade. In Aceh, the Ottomans built a fortress and supplied huge cannon. The [[the Netherlan...
57: ...lemate with their European and Asian neighbor countries, the European development went into overdrive.... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...of the [[Bible]] resulted in the formation of new traditions within Christianity and his teachings und...
14: ...of [[clerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
19: ...earby [[Mansfeld]]. Having risen from the [[peasantry]], his father was determined to see his son asce...
23: ...torm in the summer of 1505. A [[lightning bolt]] struck near to him as he was returning to school. Ter...
25: ==Luther's struggle to find peace with God== - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...alta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ... [[John the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It w...
9: ... [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided int...
15: ...] surrendered to the knights. They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the...
19: ... the survivors were allowed to leave Rhodes and retreated to the [[Kingdom of Sicily]]. In exchange, t... - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...ll.<br>'''2:''' X and Y rollers grip the ball and transfer movement.<br>'''3:''' Optical encoding disk...
3: ...which it sits. The mouse's 2D motion is typically translated into the motion of a [[cursor]] on the [[...
11: ...rly '''mouse''' patents. (left to right) Opposing track wheels by ''Englebart'', 11/70, [http://www.fr...
15: ...lar to each other: the rotation of each wheel was translated into motion along one [[Coordinate_axis|a...
19: ...This variant of the mouse resembled an inverted [[trackball]], and was the predominant form used with ... - Holy Land (2739 bytes)
1: ...ficant religious importance to three monotheistic traditions: [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Isl...
11: ...20-21, [[Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall|Pickthall]] translation)
13: It is described in early Islamic tradition by az-Zujaj as "[[Damascus]], [[Palestine ... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...is observations of [[biology]] led him to study [[transmutation of species]] and develop his theory of...
19: ...' Charles saw [[John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop up bird...
24: ...or the (competitive) collecting of beetles. Fox introduced him for advice on this to the [[John Steven...
27: ...rse, then that summer worked with him at mapping strata in [[Wales]].
29: ...to pay for his son's expedition which eventually stretched to five years. - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
20: ...sidency prosecuted the [[Trust-busting|trusts]], strengthened the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]], ...
27: ...rican War]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|1898 Treaty of Paris]]. From [[1901]] to [[1903]], Taft s...
33: ...e:Taft.png|left|frame|Official [[White House]] portrait of Taft.]]
37: Taft fought for prosecution of trusts, further strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission, esta...
39: ...outraged liberal opinion; his opposition to the entry of the state of Arizona into the Union because o... - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
6: ...of an economic crisis due to the move of the main trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic....
8: ...ct control over intellectual life in catholic countries. Soon, French and Spanish rivalries would pres...
10: ...on of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the command of [[Gonzalo de C�rdoba]]...
16: ====Treaties that affected Italian states====
17: *[[Treaty of Marcoussis]] - Palestine (region) (604 bytes)
1: ...', '''ארץ־ישראל''' '''[[Eretz Yisrael]]'''; [[Arab... - Geography1 (26085 bytes)
2: ...rl=http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~kclarke/G200B/four_20traditions_20of_20geography.pdf |id={{ISSN|0022-1341...
4: ==Introduction==
5: ...raphers study the [[spatial]] and [[temporal]] distribution of phenomena, processes and feature as wel...
7: ...cend from effects to causes, and, in doing so, to trace out the great laws of nature and to mark their...
38: ...Religion geography]] || [[Social geography]] || [[Transportation geography]] || [[Tourism geography]] ... - Adolescence (13933 bytes)
2: ... to begin around age 13, and end around 24. By contrast, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) defin...
6: ...dult members of the community at age 13, and this transition is celebrated in the bar (or bat) mitzvah...
9: ...icle]]s. In [[female]] adolescents, the first menstrual period is called '''menarche'''.
11: ...the last century, primarily because of improved nutrition and increased caloric intake. Girls tend to ...
23: ... culture is often considered inferior to the mainstream culture, or in rebellion against it, and is th... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
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13: ... Buena Vista]] - 5,000 [[United States|American]] troops drive off 15,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]].
20: * [[1915]] - [[Germany]] institutes [[unrestricted submarine warfare]].
21: ...[Emeryville, California]], the first [[dog race]] track to employ an imitation [[rabbit]] opens.
22: ...[[1923]] - The [[United States]] begins the first transcontinental [[air mail]] route. - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: '''יְרוּשָׁלַ...
6: ...ment and otherwise functions as capital. Many countries do not recognize Israeli sovereignty over some...
12: ..."Heritage of Salem" or "Heritage of Peace" - a contraction of "heritage" (''yerusha'') and Salem (''Sh...
18: ...Jebusites in war and captured the city without destroying it. David then expanded the city to the sou...
20: ...nd of the reign of King Solomon, the northern ten tribes split off to form the [[Kingdom of Israel]] w... - Muscle (12774 bytes)
3: ...tive tissue]] and [[nervous tissue]]. [[Muscle contraction]] is used to move parts of the [[body]], as...
6: ...hree general types of muscle. The first two are "striated", they contain [[sarcomere]]s; the third typ...
7: *Striated muscles contain [[sarcomere]]s
11: ...smooth muscle]] (or "involuntary"): found within structures such as the [[intestine]]s, [[throat]] and...
13: ...r contraction or even near permanent whereas the striated muscles are often used for short, burst acti... - Aquifer (10995 bytes)
5: ...nd [[vadose_zone|unsaturated zone]] are also illustrated.
13: ...be considered an inadequate ''aquitard'' for industrial, [[mining]], or [[urban]] [[water supply]].
15: ...terials deposited by water processes (rivers and streams), which in cross-section (looking at a two-di...
18: ...om a body of surface water (e.g., a [[river]], [[stream]], or [[lake]]) which is in hydraulic connecti...
20: ...s storing water using the mechanisms of aquifer matrix expansion and the compressibility of water, whi...
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