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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
2: ...ruit_700x490.jpg|250px|A basket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
16: The '''grapefruit''' is a sub-tropical [[citrus]] [[tree]] grown for its [[fruit]], whi...
18: ...ly grown as an ornamental plant. The US quickly became a major producer of the fruit, with plantations...
20: ...roduced the [[tangelo]] (1905), the [[minneola]] (1931) and the [[sweetie]] (1984).
22: ...udes to clusters of the fruit on the tree. Botannically, it was not distinguished from the pummelo unt... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
13: | [[1923]] — [[1931]]
23: | [[California]]
24: | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...z|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[...
19: ...gee|Agee, James]], (fl. early 20th century), American poet
28: ...yes Agnew|Agnew, David Hayes]], (1818-1892), American surgeon
32: ...amin Agosto|Agosto, Benjamin]], (born 1982), American skater - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
9: ...al writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
16: ...[[Troy Aikman|Aikman, Troy]], (born 1966), [[American football]] star
17: *[[Alvin Ailey|Ailey, Alvin]], (1931-1985), dancer, choreographer - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
1: '''Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway''' ([[February 1]], [[1878]] - [[December 21...
3: [[image:Caraway_hattie.jpg|left|Hattie Caraway, first woman elected to US Senate]]
5: Hattie Caraway was born near [[Bakerville, Tennessee]] in [...
7: ...her husband practiced law and started a political career.
9: ...te]] where he served until he died in office in [[1931]]. - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...in [[London]] of the [[Federacinarquista Ib鲩ca|CNT-FAI]].
6: ... family ran a small inn. In the period of [[political repression]] after the [[assassination]] of [[Ru...
8: ==Immigration to America==
9: ... legally married, allowing her to retain her American citizenship.
18: ... despite the testimonies of twelve witnesses that came to her defense. Instead the jury based their ve... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...tation until the collapse of the coffee market in 1931 forced her to abandon the project.
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
2: ...n '''Chloe Anthony Wofford''', [[February 18]], [[1931]] in [[Lorain, Ohio]].
4: In [[1965]] she became a senior editor for [[Random House]] in New Yor...
6: ...nclude Morrison's own work in the canon of [[American Literature]].
8: ... Literature]] in [[1993]], the first African-American woman to receive this prize.
12: She called [[Bill Clinton]] "the first Black president",... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known...
11: ...made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: ...physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ...t recent evidence has proved that this is not the case. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagena...
22: ... of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...oet]], [[feminism|feminist]], [[playwright]], and catalyst in the development of modern art and litera...
7: ...1897 followed by two years at [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]].
9: ...eft|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
12: ...he lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
15: ...She owned early works of [[Pablo Picasso]] (who became a friend and painted her portrait), [[Henri Mat... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ... 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new ground for...
4: ==Flying career==
6: ... Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for hi...
8: ...as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured in local newspapers while she taught English.
10: ... crossing. They were married on [[February 7]], [[1931]]. Earhart referred to the marriage as a "partner... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
8: ...h|Gipsy Moth]] (registration G-AAAH) named Jason, can still be seen in the [[Science Museum_(London)|S...
10: In [[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]]...
12: ...flight from England to [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], also in a Puss Moth. She was later to regain t... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...]. Between the [[world war]]s, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member ...
7: ...apitulation of the coterie's ideals, Woolf's work can be understood as consistently in dialogue with B...
9: ...ists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...ream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives of characters, and ...
13: ...central strength: Woolf is arguably the major lyrical novelist in the English language. Her novels are... - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ...pril 30]], [[1926]]) was the first [[African American]] woman to become an [[airplane]] pilot. She wa...
6: ...h women were better than African-American women because French women were pilots already.
8: ...auty to promote his newspaper, and to promote her cause.
10: ...not gain admission to American flight schools because she was black and a woman. Coleman was the on...
12: In [[September]] of [[1921]], she became a media sensation when she returned to the Unit... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compil...
3: .... Hopper began teaching mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: ...n the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculators.
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]...
12: ...to an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr... - Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
5: ...on star clusters. She received her doctorate in [[1931]] from [[Radcliffe College]].
7: ... [[David Dunlap Observatory]], where Frank Hogg became director in [[1946]] until his death in [[1951]...
9: ...ronto]], who died in [[1988]]. She died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1993.
11: She won the [[Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy]] in [[1949]] and the [[Kl...
13: ...[1968]] she was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in [[1976]]. - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: ...hen in [[Germany]], now part of [[Poland]]) and became one of the few women to receive a [[Nobel Prize...
5: ...jects. In [[1946]] she became a professor in [[Chicago]] at Sarah Lawrence College. Here she developed...
7: ...ns and protons like to couple together in what is called spin orbit coupling. This is like the Earth s...
9: ...in another. Then imagine that in each circle, you can fit twice as many dancers by having one pair go ...
11: ..., worked with Maria to produce a book in [[1950]] called ''Elementary Theory of Nuclear Shell Structur... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...nger, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
5: ..., [[Missouri]], the daughter of Eddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered [[vaudeville]] as a tee...
7: ...th a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard frequently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it terrorized th...
9: ...oman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful f...
11: ...test song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptors. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...ı Ğ?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of dee...
5: ...sponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s ...
19: *''Night in Memphis'' cantata (1968)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969) - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
5: ...s referred to as the [[public enemy era]] between 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the formation of ...
11: ...nd loyal companion to Clyde Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed a...
15: ... he also cracked safes, burgled stores, and stole cars. Known primarily for robbing banks, he preferre...
23: ...Farm]] until early 1932. It was there, at Eastham Camp 1, that it appears he first killed another man ...
27: ...transportation in the Texas farm country. Clyde escaped, and Bonnie and Fults were arrested. She claim... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
7: ...rminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to ...
9: ...the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...hortly thereafter, the two embarked on an evangelical tour, first to [[Europe]] and then to [[China]],...
19: ...n 1913, she embarked upon a preaching career in [[Canada]] and the U.S. By June 1915 she had left hom...
21: ...r">[[Image:GospelCar.jpeg]]<small><br>The "Gospel Car", 1918</small></div> - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...harity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely repo...
6: ... may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s.
9: ... Kol렩 and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emigrated from south Kosovar city of ...
11: ...and|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ... [[Darjeeling]] in India as a novice sister. In [[1931]], she made her first vows there, choosing the na... - Mata Hari (3970 bytes)
5: ...d as a princess from [[Java (island)|Java]] and became an exotic dancer, performing "[[Orientalism|Ori...
7: ...iers in [[World War I]]. Her arrest in France was caused by the German military attach頩n Spain who r...
11: ...esemblance to [[Puccini]]'s popular opera, ''[[Tosca]]''.
15: The [[1931]] film of her final days, "Mata Hari", starred [[... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...pied France. She left her three daughters in the care of her husband.
7: She made a landing near [[Cannes]] in [[1942]], where she made contact with he...
11: ... June 1943 and sent to [[Ravensbr?[[Concentration Camp]]. She survived the war and testified against t... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
1: [[Image:Leni_Riefenstahl.jpg|frame|Riefenstahl circa 1930]]
2: ...ustry after [[World War II|the war]], she later became a [[photographer]].
5: ... [[film]] showing on the topic of mountains and became impressed with them and the possibilities of th...
7: ...1932]] and offered her services as a filmmaker, because she was mesmerized by his powers as a public s...
9: ...ilm)|Olympia]]'', a film celebrated for its technical and aesthetic achievements. She was the first to... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
1: ...ulah.jpg|thumb|Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934]]
4: ...II]] ([[1872]]-[[1946]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1931]]-[[1946]]), and granddaughter of Senator [[John ...
8: ...wn as a hard-partying girl-about-town. She also became known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[A...
10: ...y affairs with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West...
12: ... that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al. - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ...ich was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The T...
10: ...d her in [[film|cinema]] [[acting]] technique and cast her in a major role in ''G? Berlings Saga'' ([[...
12: ... given a contract as well. But their relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM...
21: ... fare as well after the advent of sound and his [[career]] faltered.
23: ...he movie poster. She was next part of an all star cast in ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]'' ([[19... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...r start of the scientific revolution was the publication of ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by...
3: ... [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiricism|empirical]].
9: ...is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, not only in its con...
11: ...ay be summarized in the following lists of significant advances in science:
15: *[[Ptolemy]]'s calculations of planetary motion. (This and Galen's ... - North America (12844 bytes)
1: ...mb|250px|World map showing location of North America]]
2: ...b|250px|A satellite composite image of North America]]
4: ...o was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the [[East Indies]], but a previously u...
6: ... America]]n countries, which in some contexts may cause confusion.
7: ... North America is only a subcontinent composed by Canada, United States and Mexico. - Australia (39438 bytes)
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px|
9: capital =[[Canberra]]|
27: ...|Constitution Act]]<br>- [[Statute of Westminster 1931|Statute of Westminster]]<br>- [[Australia Act]]|
28: ...]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1901]]<br>[[11 December]] [[1931]]<br>[[3 March]] [[1986]]|
37: calling_code=61| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of histo...
3: ...pital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: called Yin (殷 Yīn)
5: ...s Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
7: ...State of [[Yan]] in [[Spring and Autumn Period]]: called Ji (薊 J쩊
8: ...lled Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan") - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ... America|Central]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
15: capital = [[Madrid]] |
20: leader_names = [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]]<br>[[Jos頌uis Rodr�ez Zapatero|Jos頌u...
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $24,803 | - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...moved to the [[Nile Delta|Delta]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking testimony to Egyptian c...
6: ...the names of the temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes==
27: ...nstitut fran硩s d’arch鯬ogie orientale du Caire. (Reprinted Osnabr?tto Zeller Verlag, 1975). 7...
29: ...d University Press and The American University in Cairo Press. 384–388. - Ancient history (7857 bytes)
1: ...iod of time when [[writing]] and [[history|historical]] records first appear, roughly 5,500 years befo...
3: ...f evidence that [[Homo sapiens]] first left [[Africa]] about 60,000 years ago.
12: *African Ancient Kingdoms: [[Axumite Kingdom]], [[Kush]],...
24: *[[Native America]]
33: ...ss, based on the interpretation of surviving physical evidence, about the "reason" events occured, not... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...61]]. He also was a member of the original [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|A...
4: ...ring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of nearly all t...
7: ...lived above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home ...
9: ...olic]] priest, and the school's disciplinarian, became the major influence on his life, the one man Ba...
12: ...r. Brother Matthias promptly switched George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, inste... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
36: ...Revolution]]. It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the [[United States...
38: ...ate song]], ''[[Georgia on My Mind]]'' by [[Hoagy Carmichael]] was originally written about a woman of...
48: ...leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] culture, described by [[Hernand...
50: ...ggested that what was by then a British colony be called [[Province of Georgia]] in honor of King [[Ge... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
38: The state is named for the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
48: *Iowa became the 29<sup>th</sup> state in the union on [[Dec...
49: *The [[Chicago and Northwestern]] railroad reached [[Council B...
50: ...ercentage of soldiers serve in the Civil War, per capita, than any other state in the Union, with near... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] |
25: ...[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>All but 5 locations (Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Jackpot, Mo...
37: '''Nevada''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] located in the [[U.S. West|western]] [[United States]]...
39: ...ada was admitted into the union during the [[American Civil War]].
41: ...s a test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
32: *[[Yao Wenyuan]], (born 1931)
39: ...hyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] patient
41: *[[Carl Yastrzemski|Yastrzemski, Carl]], (born [[1939]]), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]
71: *[[Boris Yeltsin|Yeltsin, Boris]] (b. 1931) [[President of Russia]]
146: *[[Andrew Young|Young, Andrew]], (b. 1932), American civil rights activist & diplomat - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...mage:VAT74_0643_W.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a...
2: ...n buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]]...
4: ...edra]] Petri'', the episcopal throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but whic...
7: ...convened in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ... started construction in [[324]] of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a c... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
71: *[[Frank Auerbach]] ([[1931]]-) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
6: ...o'' or compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.
10: ...ino'' to Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in English, ''The [[Linceans]]...
12: ...ublishes ''Micrographia'', a collection of biological micrographs. He coins the word ''cell'' for the...
13: ...mproves on a simple microscope for viewing biological specimens.
14: * [[1931]] - [[Ernst Ruska]] builds the first [[electron m... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
5: ==Alphabetical list==
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
14: ...d Asselbergs]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instan...
18: ...bage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...ekeland]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]] - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ...tober 18]], [[1931]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and [[businessman]] who developed...
10: ...ly hanged. He and his family fled to Nova Scotia, Canada, settling on land the British government gave...
12: ...l joining the [[MacKenzie Rebellion]] that sought Canadian independence. The revolt failed and, like ...
16: ... son to read and experiment. Many of his lessons came from reading the book [["Parker's School of Nat...
18: ...Some of his earliest inventions related to electrical telegraphy, included a stock ticker. - Cell (biology) (28190 bytes)
2: ...t of all [[life|living]] [[organism]]s, sometimes called the "building blocks of life." Some organisms...
5: ... room. The name was chosen by [[Robert Hooke]] because of the likeness he saw between [[cork (materia...
11: ... Each cell stores its own set of instructions for carrying out each of these activities.
15: ... depends upon its ability to extract and use chemical energy stored in organic molecules. This energy ...
16: ... workhorses of cells, such as [[enzyme]]s. A typical [[mammal|mammalian]] cell contains up to 10,000 ... - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...[[Second Sino-Japanese War]]), or earlier yet the 1931 Japanese invasion of [[Manchuria]]. Still others ...
6: ...ean Sea]], [[African Theatres of World War II|Africa]], the [[Middle East Theatre of World War II|Midd...
8: ...]'s [[Unit 731]] experiments in [[Pingfan]]. As a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front...
10: ...on of Japan led to its democratization, and China came to split into the Communist [[People's Republic...
22: ...olonies of the British Empire, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, No...
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