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- Washington (20186 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
45: ...d [[whale]] hunting. In the east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whit...
49: ...harles W. Barkley]]. Further explorations of the straits were performed by Spanish explorers [[Manuel ...
51: ...ia river]] and, beginning in 1792, he established trade in [[Sea Otter]] pelts. In [[1805]] the [[Lewi...
53: ...ritain ceded their claims to this land with the [[Treaty of Oregon]]. - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 2]], [[1889]] |
25: ...TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small...
38: ...] ([[Sioux]]) [[Native American|American Indian]] tribe.
39: ...rth Dakota]] was admitted on the same day (see '''Trivia''', below).
41: ...]. It is one of the six states of the [[Frontier Strip]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
38: ...y Bell]], [[Independence Hall]], and a thriving metropolitan area, and [[Pittsburgh]], a busy inland [...
42: ...so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" region in south-central Pennsylvania is another favorite of sightseers....
51: ... Eriez, [[Shawnee]] and other [[Native American]] tribes.
53: ...f Philadelphia, was settled by [[Sweden]], but control later passed to the [[Netherlands]], and then t...
57: ...Wales|Welsh]] [[Quaker]]s and called the "[[Welsh Tract]]". Even today many cities and towns in that a... - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 2]], [[1889]] |
25: ...TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small...
44: ...be explored and settled. The [[French-Canadian]] trader [[La V鲥ndrye]] was the first documented non...
46: ...alt directly with Europeans. However, the native tribes were in sufficient contact that by the time o...
48: ...dmitted to the Union with [[South Dakota]] (see ''Trivia'' below). - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
27: ...TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]]<br/>[[...
48: ...state is one of the six states on the [[Frontier Strip]].
56: ...ern Oklahoma), and Lake & Trail Country (South Central Oklahoma).
58: ...ficial" regional designations include [[Green Country]] (most often used to refer to Northeastern Okla...
60: ... Western high plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Central [[Great Plains]], - Montana (14119 bytes)
8: Tree = [[Ponderosa Pine]] |
10: Nickname = Treasure State |
26: AdmittanceDate = [[November 8]], [[1889]] |
38: ...and a significant [[lumber]] and [[mineral]] industry.
40: ...]] governor ([[Brian Schweitzer]]), Democratic-controlled legislature (the [[Montana State Legislature... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...cs and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural...
44: ...ourishing sedentary culture in the [[1200s]], constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Gran...
46: ...s [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[1541]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the u...
52: ...Diego de Vargas Zapata]] reestablished Spanish control and returned Spanish colonists in [[1692]].
54: ... of New Spain, the duke of Alburquerque. They constructed the Church of San Felipe de Ner�[[1706]]).... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ''Note:'' Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
34: * [[39th century BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
11: ...mmad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
25: *[[Paul Quantrill|Quantrill, Paul]]
26: *[[William Quantrill|Quantrill, William]], [[United States]] [[United States ...
38: ...h, Harry]], (1858-1913), socialist politician and trade unionist
46: ...e Questel|Questal, Mae]], (1908-1998), American actress - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
36: *[[Tracey Ullman|Ullman, Tracey]] (born 1959), British-born comedian
38: ...lmann|Ullmann, Liv]], (born 1938), Swedish-born actress
43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
58: ...on|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress
63: ...meyer|Untermeyer, Louis]], (Treasury of Erotic Poetry) - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
136: ...mas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]] ([[1889]]-[[1975]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - Claude Monet (4533 bytes)
6: ...ment ([[1860]] – [[1862]]), but upon his contracting typhoid his aunt Madame Lecadre intervened ...
8: ...ng open spaces and light painted with thick brushstrokes.
23: ...x|''Water Lily Pond (Le bassin aux Nympheas)'' ([[1889]])]]
24: Monet was exceptionally fond of painting controlled nature — his own garden, his [[water l...
26: Between [[1883]] and [[1908]], Monet travelled to the Mediterranean and painted many land... - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
16: ... of texts for cuneiformists, e.g., Father Johann Strassmaier who compiled an Alphabetisches Verzeichni...
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28: ..., An Introduction to its History and Grammatical Structure, by Marie-Louise Thomsen. - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ... flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, destroying the wings and causing Icarus to fall into th...
5: ...ings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which can make planes that...
15: ...Leonardo, its plans were preserved and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that...
17: ...ake place without danger, although when the first trials are made you may have to pay for the experien...
19: ... balloon was powered by a wood fire, and was uncontrolled, that is, it flew wherever the wind took it.... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
13: ...orge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
24: ...rdeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
25: *[[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]...
37: ... Brattain]], (born 1902), US co-inventor of the [[transistor]] - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ... major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
7: ...e magnate lived across the street at his winter retreat (The Mangoes). They were friends until Edison ...
14: From [[Port Huron]], Sam Edison moved to [[Detroit]], then [[Peru, Ohio]], and finally to [[Milan...
18: ...m. Some of his earliest inventions related to electrical telegraphy, included a stock ticker.
20: Edison applied for his first patent, the electric vote recorder, on [[October 28]], [[1868]]. - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
12: ...n the southern United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions
39: !colspan="2" |Strength
52: ==The division of the country==
53: ...Fort Sumter]], South Carolina, Lincoln called for troops from all remaining states to recover the fort...
58: ...did not secede, for a time, it declared itself neutral in the conflict, and southern sympathizers orga... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
41: ... rules that civilians cannot be tried in military tribunals when civilian courts are available
44: *[[1867]] - [[Reconstruction]] Acts
47: *[[1867]] - [[Medicine Lodge Treaty]]
48: *[[1868]] - [[Burlingame Treaty]]
53: *[[1868]] - [[Treaty of Fort Laramie]] with [[Lakota]] nation - DNA (29095 bytes)
3: ...tion]], DNA is [[DNA replication|replicated]] and transmitted to the offspring.
5: ... and in other multi-cellular [[organism]]s, by contrast, most of the DNA is located in the [[cell nucl...
8: ...ronic devices and computers, but what are the electronic properties of DNA? Is junk DNA only molecular...
10: PLEASE, PLEASE try to refrain from transforming this section into another highly-accura...
14: ...'' contained scientific data -- that would be frustrating, wouldn't it? - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ... populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and wealth, first...
11: ...and, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the la...
13: ...ada]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tan...
19: ...ries of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with [[Amazons|A...
30: ... applied in the account of this voyage. It can be traced back to a series of romances that were very p...
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