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- List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...atazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
9: ...|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
10: ...Adair|Adair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
7: *[[Ron Affif|Affif, Ron]], (born 1965), musician
10: *[[Alphonso I of Portugal|Afonso I Henriques of Portugal]], (1109-1185), first king of Portuga... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
13: *[[Ahn Eak-tae]], (1906-1965), Korean composer
15: *[[Esko Aho|Aho, Esko]], (born 1954), Finnish prime minister
16: ...Ahtisaari, Martti]], (born 1937), UN diplomat & president of [[Finland]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...ge:Victoria Mary of Teck.jpg|thumb|250px|HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bon...
3: ...[[W?berg]] with the style [[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May''...
5: ...ls built up over her years as queen are now priceless.
9: ...]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the third child an...
11: ...ting the [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[church]]es and [[museum]]s. - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ... Public Health at the [[Harvard University]] in [[1965]]. She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental A...
7: ...arings that were distinguished by their inclusiveness and published its report ''Our Common Future'' i...
9: ...when she was succeeded by [[Thorbj?agland]]. She resigned as leader of the [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|...
11: ...ide response to stem outbreaks of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]]. Gro Harlem Brundtland wa...
15: In 2004 the British newspaper [[The Financial Times]] listed her the 4th most influental European for... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...[[Margaret Thatcher]]. [[David Ben-Gurion]] once described her as "the only man in the Cabinet." She i...
6: ... left for the United States in [[1903]], and the rest of the family followed in [[1906]]. They settled...
8: ==Emigration to the United States, 1906==
10: ... time each morning as her mother was buying supplies at the market.
12: When she was 14, her mother suggested that she give up school for work and to marry ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
12: |'''PM Succesor:'''
27: ... of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed th...
29: ... "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...ril 13]] [[1919]] - [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[atheist]], founder of [[American Ath...
4: ...to divorce his wife to marry Madalyn, who nonetheless divorced Roths and began calling herself Madalyn...
7: ...ble-reading at public schools in the [[United States]]. Public opinion was such that in [[1964]] [[Lif...
9: ...ses issues of [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution | First Amendment]] public policy." ...
11: ...church and state in violation of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. In [[1980]] her son ... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...arrested.jpeg|thumb|right|330px|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make room ...
2: ...ey''') is a retired [[African-American]] [[seamstress]] and figure in the [[American Civil Rights Move...
4: ...er; most of her adult life she worked as a seamstress.
8: ...second-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct...
10: ...as lifted. This event helped spark many other protests against [[segregation]]. In helping in this boy... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...lion copies and translated in 27 different languages.
6: ...llende, the cousin of [[Salvador Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. ...
8: ...hile in Bolivia, Allende attended an [[United States|American]] private school, and while in Lebanon a...
10: From 1959 to 1965, Allende worked with the [[United Nations]]' [[FA...
12: ...as y Lauchones," as well as a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked i... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
4: ...sm]]. She also has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Canadian literature|Canadian...
6: ...try]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]...
10: ...h version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]].
12: ...mote book-signing device" at an invitation-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the ... - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
3: ...in [[Tenby]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales|South Wales]], [[United Kingdom]]. From [[1906]] to [[1907]] ...
7: ...' in Paris. Back in England, she taught at the [[Westminster Technical Institute]] from [[1917]] to [[...
11: ...to shown here is a [[1918]] portrait of a very modest Nina Hamnett painted by Fry.
13: ...e town, [[Augustus John]], and later another [[Wales|Welshman]], the poet [[Dylan Thomas]].
15: ...ted States]]. The poet [[Aleister Crowley]] unsuccessfully sued her and the publisher for libel over a... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
4: ...rize for Fiction]] in [[1988]]. This story describes a slave who found freedom, but killed her infant ...
10: ...the [[Robert F. Goheen]] Professor of the Humanities at [[Princeton University]].
12: ...ing "Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-cla...
15: *''[[The Bluest Eye]]'' (1970)
25: ==Short Stories== - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
5: ...nufactured synthetically; and also those of [[cholesterol]], [[lactoglobulin]], [[ferritin]], [[tobacc...
7: ...[Copley Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1965]] she was appointed to the [[Order of Merit]], fi...
9: ==References==
11: ...fessor Dorothy Hodgkin''. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.
13: ===Obituary notices=== - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...lzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ...es|Hungarian Rhapsody]]'' remain yardsticks for these works. Although she has been criticised over her...
9: ...ductor]] [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she continues to record and perform.
11: ...nger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of import...
16: '''[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]]''': - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
4: ... born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She w...
6: ...to hire her. She started singing with Webb's Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. S...
8: ...the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...ctly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...George Gershwin]] (with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jero... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publicatio...
6: ...r gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...with producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting in some of the most influential R&B recordi...
10: ...it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt...
12: ...cal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...oni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th c...
5: ...xplain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ... by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...her stardom and its costs, both in terms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it ent... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
1: ...-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
2: ...e at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]...
6: ...], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s.
9: ...r parents had three children, and Teresa was youngest. The family was ethnically [[Albania|Albanian]].... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and bon vivant, born in [[Hun...
4: ...House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]] ([[1872]...
6: ...Tallulah Bankhead won a movie-magazine beauty contest & convinced her family to let her move to New Yo...
8: During these early New York years, she became a peripheral me...
10: ...d]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: ...herine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: ...October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Paris]], [[France]].
4: ...production ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[Roman Polanski]], 1965).
6: ...was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
8: ...lo Mastroianni]]. She has been married once, from 1965 to 1972, to the British photographer [[David Bail... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...nning [[United States|American]] film [[actor|actress]] who became the wife of [[Prince]] [[Rainier II...
5: ...millionaire and a gold-medal-winning [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Sport rowing|sculler]], and her broth...
7: ...aised but somewhat controversial [[Western movie|western]] starring [[Gary Cooper]].
9: ...d for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], but the award went to [[Donna Reed]] for her ...
11: ... she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Country Girl]]''. While it was bei... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...in [[Roehampton]], England, along with fellow actress-to-be [[Maureen O'Sullivan]]. She then went on t...
7: ...ting "talent search" in which many popular actresses were considered for the role opposite [[Clark Gab...
9: ...ime, both were married (Olivier to actress [[Jill Esmond]] who was pregnant when the affair began).
11: ... year of Blanche DuBois in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.
13: ...also been plagued by [[Bipolar Disorder|manic-depression]] for some time, which was believed to be a f... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ... up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ...egional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film pr...
9: ...Nights with Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[...
11: ...unt Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (b... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]]'' ([[1964]]) and ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[1965]]).
5: ...but at an early age, appearing in [[London]]'s [[West End]] in [[1947]]. She graduated through radio ...
9: ...e most sought-after stars in [[Hollywood]]. As a result, she appeared in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawai...
11: ...Company|ABC]] in [[1972]]-[[1973]], but the greatest critical acclaim accorded her TV work was for he...
13: ...ice to the role as Queen Lilian to the highly successful animated hit ''[[Shrek 2]]'', the sequel to t... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...became the first woman to swim the 100 metres in less than a minute. After she retired it was eight ye...
4: ...marched in the opening ceremony against their wishes, wore an old swimsuit (which angered sponsors) be...
6: ...New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]].
10: *[[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne Olympic Games]]
11: **100 metres [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] - gold medal - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...e of the greatest tennis players and female athletes in history.
3: In 1965 she married Lawrence King and since then has been...
5: ...on viewers in 37 countries. She scooped winner-takes-all $100,000 for the match.
7: ...ard.) She is one of only 9 players to hold a singles title in each of the [[Grand Slam in tennis]] eve...
9: ...f several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Mof... - Katarina Witt (1117 bytes)
1: ...its in her performances. After her Olympic successes, she became the first athlete from East Germany t... - Human brain (15406 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|250px|Illustration of the Human Brain courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
7: Human [[encephalization]] is especially pronounced in the [[neocortex]], the most...
9: ...s well as profoundly developed protypical structures of the [[brain stem]]. But the human brain is uni...
13: ...[[infant]]s, it consumes about 60%.) This generates a lot of [[heat]], which must be removed to preve...
15: ... only the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]]. - Retina (13061 bytes)
1: ...art.com Classroom Clip Art]]] Many animals have eyes different from the human eye.]]
5: ...resulting neural signals then undergo complex processing by other [[neuron]]s of the retina, and are t...
7: ...in Physiology or Medicine]] for their scientific research on the retina.
9: The unique structure of the [[blood vessel]]s in the retina have been used for [[biometri...
12: ...]], a pit that is most sensitive to light and is responsible for our sharp central vision. Around the ... - Furniture (1728 bytes)
1: ...to create comfortable and convenient interior spaces.
10: *[[chest (furniture)|chest ]]
15: *[[desk]]
40: ...rniture. New York: Holt, Rhinehart, and Winston, 1965.
42: *Hayward, Charles H., Antique or Fake?: The Making of Old Furniture... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...c]] word ''al-jazā’ir'', which translates as ''the islands'', referring to the four islands...
23: ...<br><br> - Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]:||[[Algiers]] الج&...
25: ...tate]]''' || [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], <small>''President''</small>
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 11th]] <br /> 2,381,740 [[square k...
35: ...[Population density|Density]]:|| [[List of countries by population|Ranked 34th]]<br>32,818,500 <small>... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
11: largest_city = [[Istanbul]] |latd=41|latm=1|latNS=N|long...
12: official_languages = [[Turkish language|Turkish]]|
14: leader_titles = [[President of Turkey|President]]<br>[[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Pri...
15: leader_names = [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br>[[Recep Tayyip Erdoga...
17: established_events = - Formation of Parliament... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [...
19: | '''Largest city''' || [[Athens]]
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
25: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m2|131,940 km&s...
27: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ... into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in its center. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[Briti...
14: ...er" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Progress, Peace, Prosperity''</small>
24: | '''Largest city'''
27: | '''[[List of Presidents of The Gambia|President]]'''
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 158th]]<br>10,380 [[square kilomet... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...s dominated by [[cattle]] raising and [[mining]], especially [[diamond|diamonds]]. The capital is [[G...
24: | '''[[President of Botswana|President]]''' || [[Festus Mogae]]
27: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 44th]] <br /> 600,370 [[square kil...
32: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 144th]]
44: | ''[[Fatshe leno la rona]]'' (Blessed Be This Noble Land) - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...South Africa]] to the south, [[Botswana]] to the west, [[Zambia]] to the north and [[Mozambique]] to t...
22: | '''[[President of Zimbabwe|President]]''' || [[Robert Mugabe]]
24: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 59th]]<br>390,580 [[km²]]<br>...
26: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 66th]]<br/>12,576,742<br>32/...
28: ...]<br>''(as Rhodesia)'' [[November 11|Nov. 11]], [[1965]]<br>''(as Zimbabwe)'' [[April 18|Apr. 17]], [[19... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
9: ...anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English languag...
14: ...der_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Mi...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
1: ...oppled General [[Suharto]], who seized power in [[1965]].<!--
7: native_name = Republik Indonesia |
8: common_name = Indonesia |
9: image_flag = Indonesia flag large.png |
10: image_coat = Indonesiacoatofarms.jpg | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ... [[Chad]] to the west, and [[Libya]] to the northwest.<!--
15: official_languages = [[Arabic language|Arabic]] |
19: ...tles = [[List of Presidents of Sudan|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir|U. H. ...
21: largest_city = [[Khartoum]] | - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ... (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[World War II]].
16: official_languages = [[French language|French]] |
20: ...sidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] |
21: leader_names = [[Joseph Kabila]] |
22: largest_city = [[Kinshasa]] | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
3: ...ysia]] (Peninsular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and ...
5: ... Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south, and west.
37: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 64th]] <br> 329,750 [[square kilom...
40: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 46th]]<br> 25,720,000 (Q3-20...
45: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP) <br> - Total ([[20... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...cean|Atlantic]], such as the [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] ...
5: ...omic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the r...
7: ...cial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
13: ''Main articles: '''[[Lusitanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitani...
15: ...9, "A Lusit⮩a" paragraph 1}} The [[Conii]] were established in southern Portugal for a long time. Th... - Zambia (24496 bytes)
1: ...on)|Northern Zambezia]], and then, [[Northern Rhodesia]], the country is named after the [[Zambezi Riv...
11: official_languages = [[English language|English]] |
15: ...les = [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Levy Mwanawasa]] |
17: largest_city = [[Lusaka]] | - California (63989 bytes)
11: ...tCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
22: PCForest = 35 |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
25: 2004Pop(est) = 35,893,799 |
37: HighestElev = 4421 | - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]...
30: HighestElev = 725 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...ticut was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[Ame...
43: ...on]], the third for Connecticut, was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's na... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
30: HighestElev = 3,426 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ... of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on avera...
40: ...]] article in ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' described Oregon as a - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
9: Motto = Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
11: LargestCity = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] |
31: HighestElev = Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft, 4,014 |
33: LowestElev = Red Bluff Reservoir, 2,817 ft, 859 |
38: ...nguage|Spanish]] are officially recognized languages in the state. In [[Spain|European]] [[Spanish la... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...cal form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where there ...
7: ...uage|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
19: ...iculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
10: ...ters of Fiji|Prime Minister]] of [[Fiji]] (2000-present)
23: ...uant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
26: ...ntrill, William]], [[United States]] [[United States Civil War|Civil War]]
29: *[[Francis Quarles|Quarles, Francis]], (1592-1644), poet
35: ... Quayle, (1947-), US politician and former Vice President - List of people by name: X (1295 bytes)
3: *[[Malcolm X|X, Malcolm]], ([[1925]]-[[1965]]), US Black Nationalist leader
5: *[[Xanthippe|Xanthippe]], wife of Socrates
9: *[[Xenocrates]], ([[396 BC|396]] - [[314 BC]]), philosopher
10: *[[Xenophanes]], philosopher
12: *[[Xerxes I]], ([[486 BC|486]]- [[465 BC]]), [[History of P... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
18: *[[Yamamoto Tsunetomo]] (1659-1719), Japanese Author of [[Hagakure]]
19: ...[Akira Yamaoka|Yamaoka, Akira]] (born 1968), Japanese composer
20: ...saki|Yamasaki, Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: ...ant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines - Solar system (21174 bytes)
5: ...s many of these categories have been found to be less clear-cut than once thought. This encyclopedia e...
8: ...[planet]]s of the Solar System are those nine bodies traditionally labelled as such:
18: ...|550px|This illustration shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to one another and the Su...
20: ...e Solar System, accompanied by their main satellites, profiled against the limb of the Sun]]
22: *Sizeable objects that orbit these planets are [[Natural satellite|moon]]s. For a c... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ... the development of adequate propulsion technologies, stronger and lighter materials and other technol...
6: ... next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica ...
11: ...ve Earth's surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]]....
13: ...4]], [[1957]]. This spectacular success led to an escalation of the American space program, and to an ... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...n that [[telescope]]s rarely examine it (the greatest [[elongation]] is 28.3?). Mercury has no [[natur...
3: ...f the Sun and then the other. It was called [[Hermes]] when in the evening sky, but was known as [[Apo...
5: The Chinese and Japanese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Water Star'', based ...
8: ...rs.com/topic/mercury-in-roman-religion-planet-nearest-to-the-sun answers.com])
10: ...n]]). The sunlight on Mercury's surface is 6.5 times as intense as it is on Earth, a total [[irradianc... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...ars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
7: ... certain times of the year. This was somewhat successful, but trained warriors always sought an outlet...
9: ...[[1063]], [[Pope Alexander II]] had given papal blessing to Spanish [[Christianity|Christians]] in the...
11: ...c interest in religious affairs, which would manifest in the overwhelming popular support for the Firs...
13: ...he Muslim armies' successes were putting strong pressure on the [[Eastern Orthodox]] [[Byzantine Empir... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...ately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of the Medieval era and the beg...
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - India (27950 bytes)
1: ...nd is the [[List of countries by area|seventh largest]] country by geographical [[area]].
3: ...wn significantly, in its economic and military roles, regionally as well as globally.
5: ...nly applied due to domestic disputes over how representative it is as a national signifier.
11: ... in [[Madhya Pradesh]] are the earliest known traces of human life in India. The first known permanent...
13: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in the northern Indian subcontinent of... - Vacuole (5544 bytes)
1: ...ording to some authors (Esau, 1965). Vacuoles are especially conspicuous in most plant cells.
3: ... to move along concentration gradients into vacuoles.
4: ...acidic]] internal pH, the storage of small molecules and finally can enable a cell to elongate rapidly...
6: ...ch of these functions in different organisms are described below.
8: ==Vacuoles in protists== - Peroxisome (2015 bytes)
1: ...dividing, although there is some indication new ones may be formed directly. They also have membrane ...
4: ...xisomes function to rid the cell of toxic substances, such as [[hydrogen peroxide]], or other [[metabo...
7: ...ey then function to rid the cell of toxic substances.
9: ...pholipid]]s, which are later used to build membranes.
10: Peroxisomes are responsible for oxidation of long-chain [[fatty acids... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
10: |Result||• Capitulation of South Vietnam<br>&bull...
14: ...ge:Us flag large.png|105px|Flag of the United States]]
22: !colspan="2" |Casualties
25: ...]]:''' ?<br>'''Total dead:''' Official Vietnamese estimate: 1,100,000 <br>'''Wounded:''' 600,000
27: !colspan="2" |'''Civilian Casualties: ''' c. 2—4 million - Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1950]] to [[1...
8: ...1]] - [[Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|22nd Amendment]]
13: *[[1953]] - [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] becomes President
16: ... [[Shah of Iran]] returns to power in [[CIA]]-orchestrated coup known as [[Operation Ajax]]
26: *[[1955]] - [[Rosa Parks]] incites [[Montgomery bus boycott]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...icts with the native [[Sioux]] and [[Apache]] tribes, and the eventual displacement of much of the nat...
5: ''Main article: [[Reconstruction era (United States)|Reconstruction]]''
7: ...and procedures for reintegrating the southern states.
9: ...ributed to the government's failure for many decades to enforce the civil rights of the formerly ensla...
11: ...n for life or property now exist in the rebel States." - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ...he meantime, the USSR suffered horrendous casualties, as high as twenty million dead.
11: ...rime Minster [[Winston Churchill]] (left), U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (center), and Sovi...
13: ...y reigned over about one third and the United States over two thirds.
15: ...plified and refined in national ideologies to represent two ways of life, each vindicated in [[1945]] ...
17: ... an economic perspective—was the United States, which moved swiftly to consolidate its position.... - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
3: ...ged the political mood of the country. The new president, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], capitalized on this ...
5: ...mber of black leaders elected. In [[1969]], [[Tennessee]] had a 92.1% turnout; [[Arkansas]], 77.9%; an...
11: ...untdown and a nuclear explosion. The ads were a response to Goldwater's advocacy of tactical nuclear ...
13: ...However, Johnson's loss of most Deep Southern states signified an ominous electoral trends for Democra...
15: ...]] divided conservative southern whites from the rest of the party (see [[Dixiecrat]]). - Tornado (14220 bytes)
3: ...es, the [[United States]] experiences more tornadoes than any other country, the [[United Kingdom]] is...
8: ...istic "[[hook echo]]" marks the area where tornadoes are likely to exist.
10: ...d. Why the rotation can intensify and form tornadoes is not understood.
12: ...p under a thunderstorm. And about 1 in 100 tornadoes rotate in an anti-cyclonic direction.
14: ...noons and evenings: over 80 percent of all tornadoes strike between noon and midnight. - August (4611 bytes)
6: ...ecause Augustus wanted as many days as [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[July]]. Augustus placed the month where i...
12: In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''hatsuki'' (...
18: * Some of Ireland's most famous battles have been fought in this month. They include: the...
19: ...ire lays down the Roman Imperial Crown and renounces all claims on this throne.
20: ...dom|UK]], August is generally when academic exam results are published, including [[GCSE]]s and [[A-Le... - Flood (7770 bytes)
1: ...lish]] ''flod'', a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German ''Flut'', Dutch ''vloed'' from th...
5: ...When a [[rain]]fall does occur, it can sometimes result in a sudden flood of water filling dry streamb...
7: ... [[Mesopotamia]]ns of the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] rivers.
9: == Main causes ==
10: ...ng in some equatorial countries, such as [[Bangladesh]], due to their extended periods of [[rainfall]]... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
10: | [[President of France]]
19: | [[Georges Pompidou]]
31: - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: ...umb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [[Auto-da-fe]]'' ([[1475]]).]]
3: ...a de sangre]]'' ("cleanliness of blood") against descendants of converted Jews or Muslims. It was als...
6: ...dle Ages]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...s still under [[Moorish]] rule. The large cities, especially [[Seville]], [[Valladolid]], capital of C...
10: ...ile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]]. - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...e New York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
3: ...,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 11]], [[1918]].
5: ...s given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...half of the leagues' standings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place i...
9: ... champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded. - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
3: ... American sport, while collecting one [[World Series]] championship in that time (in 1995, also a stri...
5: ..., Red Stockings founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and t...
6: ...efused to use it. The team switched back to "Braves" in 1941.
10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomahawk]] - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in [...
5: ...mnants'', in [[1901]], after a number of players deserted the team for the [[American League]]. The n...
8: ...A red "C" circumscribed by a blue circle. Sometimes a smaller "ubs" will follow the large "C", or the...
9: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1998]]
10: :'''Division titles won''' (3): [[1984]], [[1989]], [[2003]] - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
5: ...ball)|Western League]]. Moved to [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], then again to Chicago in 1900 when that lea...
9: :''Logo design:'' the letters "SOX", interlocked in various w...
10: :''Wild Card titles won'' (0): ''none''
11: :''Division titles won'' (4): [[1983 in sports|1983]], [[1993 in spo...
12: ...7]], [[1919 World Series|1919]], [[1959 World Series|1959]] - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
11: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1975]...
12: :'''Other titles won''' (1): Had baseball's best overall record in [[1981]]
15: :'''[[World Series]] championships won''' (5): [[1919]], [[1940]], [... - Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
6: ...m began to play in the [[Houston Astrodome]] in [[1965]].
10: :'''Logo design:''' Red five-pointed star with the word "Astro...
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[2004]]
12: :'''Division titles won''' (6): [[1980]], [[1986]], [[1997]], [[1998]...
14: :'''[[World Series]] championships won''' (0): ''none'' - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
3: ... in [[Los Angeles, California]]. They are in the Western Division of the [[National League]].
6: ... [[1957]], after which the team moved to Los Angeles for the [[1958]] season.
7: ...rt Robinson years, the newspapers used the nicknames ''Robins'' and ''Dodgers'' interchangeably, often...
8: ...ooklyn. [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/Dodgers/dodgers.html Part of the wall of the stad...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over a re... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
3: ...ased in [[Oakland, California]]. They are in the Western Division of the [[American League]]. The tea...
5: ...Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylva...
8: ...Red and White; 1950: Blue, Gold and White; 1963-Present: Green, Gold and White
9: ... A stylized "A's". The team also occasionally uses an [[elephant]] logo.
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[2001]] - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
3: The '''Pittsburgh Pirates''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in ...
6: ...s club in [[1891]], they were first called ''Pirates''. The name stuck. Over the years the team was al...
9: :'''Logo design:''' Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed ...
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none'' - Hobby (3707 bytes)
4: In the [[Middle Ages]], [[falconry]] was a very popular pastime (what ...
6: ... just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to foll...
8: ...d enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Examples include [[collecting]], making, tinkering, [[spor...
10: ...amateur]] (or hobbyist), as distinct from a [[professional]].
12: ...t is considered a hobby, as distinct from a [[profession]] (beyond the lack of remuneration), is proba... - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ...gram|programming]]) a computer can be made to represent some aspect of a problem or part of a system. ...
4: The discipline which studies the theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[...
6: ==General principles==
8: ...any different technologies, nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
12: ...nto the [[binary]] base-two [[numeral system]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that informa... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
20: *[[Johannes Nicolaus Br?d]], (1879-1947), Danish chemist
40: * Sir [[James Dewar]]
59: *[[Carl Remigius Fresenius]]
60: *[[Wilhelm Fresenius]], son of Carl, German chemist, (1913-2004)
77: *[[Charles Hatchett]], (1765-1847), English chemist who disc... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
26: *[[Harry Bates (sculptor)|Harry Bates]] (1850 - 1899)
41: *[[Georges Braque]] (1882 - 1963)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
58: *[[Danese Cattaneo]] - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
2: ...| [[Image:Hst sts82.jpg|285px|The Hubble Space Telescope]]
4: ...maller; text-align:center;" | The Hubble Space Telescope, from the [[Space Shuttle Discovery]] during ...
6: ...rganization'''||[[NASA]], [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
24: |'''Telescope style'''||reflector
43: ...tronomy]]. Since its launch in 1990 it has been responsible for many ground-breaking observations and... - Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Gerald Ford
4: | order=38th President
15: | party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson A. Rockefeller]]
18: ...ed to Congress in 1948 from [[Michigan's 5th congressional district]]. - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Lyndon B. Johnson
4: | order=36th President
10: | place of birth=[[Gillespie County, Texas]]
15: | profession=[[Teacher]]
16: | party=[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Richard M. Nixon
4: | order=37th President
15: | party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Spiro Agnew]] ([[1969]]–[[1973]]),
19: ... scandal]] —regarding the improper use of Presidential powers to silence political and legal opp... - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
3: {{Infobox President | name=Harry S. Truman
6: | order=33rd President
14: | date of death=[[Tuesday]], [[December 26]], [[1972]]
16: | wife=[[Bess Truman]]
17: | party=[[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] - National Football League (30340 bytes)
4: ...in [[1920 in sports|1920]] as the '''American Professional Football Association''', which adopted the ...
6: ... football was played collegiately. The NFL's greatest spurt in popularity came in the 1960s and 1970s,...
8: In recent decades, the NFL traditionally started the regular season...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
15: <tr><th>East</th><th>North</th><th>South</th><th>West</th></tr> - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Madhya Pradesh]] are found the earliest known traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock sh...
8: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]...
11: ...|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where ...
17: ... [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...lius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompe...
8: ...Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
10: ..., Massachusetts]] after [[George Washington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
11: ...apoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of It...
16: ...ings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...29]] - [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] declares himself [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth ...
8: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] becomes King of [[Germany]].
11: ...]], which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Farg...
13: ...ivil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last time. - March 20 (10075 bytes)
7: ...413]] – [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] becomes King of [[England]].
8: ...602]] – The [[Dutch East India Company]] is established.
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]] and sacks the city, steali...
10: ...Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
11: ...eon I of France|Napoleon]] enters [[Paris]] after escaping from [[Elba]] with a regular army of 140,00... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: ...destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves most of the town in ruins.
8: ...nited Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] forces near the ruins of [[Nicopolis]] in [[Egypt]].
12: *[[1919]] - [[The Chinese High School]] is established in Singapore by [[Tan Kah Kee]].
14: ...] - [[Charles Lindbergh]] is presented the [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] for his first trans-[[Atla...
16: *[[1940]] - [[Paul Reynaud]] becomes [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] of [[... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
7: ...kill 347 [[England|English]] settlers around [[Jamestown, Virginia]], a third of the colony's populati...
8: ...the possession of cards, [[dice]], and gaming tables.
10: ...tax levied from [[England]] on the American colonies.
11: *[[1809]] - [[Charles XIII of Sweden|Charles XIII]] succeeds [[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden|Gusta...
12: ...[[North Carolina]], [[William Woods Holden]] becomes the first governor of a [[U.S. state]] to be remo... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
6: *[[752]] - [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] becomes [[Pope]].
7: ...and [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of F...
13: ...''[[John Wickliffe (ship)|John Wickliffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish ...
16: ... [[Land run]]: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]] opens [[Oklahoma]] t... - Montgomery, Alabama (5329 bytes)
23: west_coord = 86.2791|
29: ...of the [[Confederate States of America]], whose president [[Jefferson Davis]] was inaugurated in its s...
31: ...ransit system on [[December 21]], [[1956]]. In [[1965]], Dr. King's nationally-publicized march for jus...
38: ...is located at 32°21'42" North, 86°16'45" West (32.361538, -86.279118){{GR|1}}.
40: According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has ... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...[[riverboat]]s, the [[telegraph]], the [[Pony Express]] and the [[First Transcontinental Railroad]].
30: footnotes = |
37: ...th [[acorn]]s taken from the plentiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds,...
42: ... as Sacramento became an overnight commercial success (Sutter's Fort, Mill and the town of [[Suttervil...
44: ...here). A number of directly adjacent towns or cities, such as [[Carmichael, California|Carmichael]], [... - Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
28: |footnotes =
30: ...States|United States of America]]. It is the largest city along the [[Colorado Front Range|Front Rang...
32: ...olorado)|Cherry Creek]], approximately fifteen miles from the foothills.
34: ...olitan_area|metropolitan area]] in the United States.
36: ...me of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Colorado Rockies]] ([[National League|NL]]), is distinctively mark... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
22: ...ulation growth, and commercial development. As a result, Atlanta is a common case study for college st...
24: ...lroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], but ...
26: ...of the city's nicknames, "The Phoenix City", relates to its rise after the Civil War. The [[phoenix]]...
28: ...rounding suburbs. This has given rise to calling residents inside the "Perimeter" (local parlance for ...
31: ...ive American|Indian]] territory. After these tribes were deported along the [[Trail of Tears]] to [[O... - Jackson, Mississippi (21073 bytes)
1: ...ty seat. The city has self-styled itself as "The Best of the New South," and "The Bold, New City."
6: nickname = "The Best of the New South" and "The Bold, New City" |
24: west_coord = 90.2044|
29: ...a checkerboard. This plan has not lasted to the present day. The state legislature first met in Jackso...
33: ... would later spark growth of the city in the decades after the [[American Civil War]]. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]])
13: *[[Charles Hitchcock Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1868]] – [[1951]])
15: *[[Walter Sydney Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1876]] – [[1956]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - July 24 (8660 bytes)
5: ...aced by her 1 year old son [[King James I|King James VI]].
7: ...[Niagara]] to halt [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
9: ... pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of [[Salt Lake City]].
10: ...eneral [[George Crook]] in an effort to keep Yankees out of the [[Shenandoah Valley]].
11: ...U.S. state]] to be readmitted to the [[United States|Union]] following the [[American Civil War]]. - Yo-yo (9646 bytes)
5: ...Any movement, or combination of movements, which result in the return of the yo-yo to the player's han...
11: ...lopment of the modern yo-yo began in the Philippines at around this time, which is probably the source...
14: ...chaeology|Archaeologically]], it is the second oldest toy known (after [[doll]]s). Although it is thou...
16: ...it was seen as a welcome source of relief from stress, likely epidemic during that period of [[France|...
20: ===The yo-yo in modern times=== - Tangram (4661 bytes)
1: '''Tangram''' is an ancient [[China|Chinese]] [[puzzle]].
6: It consists of 7 pieces, called ''Tans'', which fit together to form a sq...
7: * 5 [[triangle]]s of various sizes,
11: ...objective is to form a given shape with seven pieces.
12: The shape has to contain all the pieces, which must not overlap. - List of male tennis players (14849 bytes)
1: ...am]] tournament, or medalists at the [[Olympic Games]]:
5: ...- ([[:Category:American tennis players|United States]])
6: ...outh African tennis players|South Africa]] - doubles specialist
7: ...[Fred Alexander]] ([[1880]]-[[1969]]) (United States)
9: ...er Allison, Jr.]] ([[1904]]-[[1977]]) (United States) - List of Governors of Wisconsin (3807 bytes)
4: <tr bgcolor=#cccccc><th>#<th>Name<th>Party<th>Dates
5: ...#DDEEFF><td>1<td>[[Nelson Dewey]]<td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]<td>1848 - 1852
6: ...C><td>2<td>[[Leonard J. Farwell]]<td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]<td>1852 - 1854
9: ...FE8E8><td>5<td>[[Coles Bashford]]<td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]<td>1856 - 1858
13: <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>9<td>[[James T. Lewis]]<td>Republican<td>1864 - 1866 - Wildlife (4144 bytes)
2: ...as—including the most built-up [[urban]] sites—all have distinct forms of wildlife.
4: ...environment]] has provoked [[activists]] to [[protest]] the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit...
9: ...)|game]] remained an important part of many cultures' diet. Today, hunting, [[fishing]], or gathering...
10: ...11.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|A Lion resting at a reserve in Kenya Africa. Image provided by [http://cl...
12: ==Wildlife preservation== - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...n Catholic Church]] charged with suppressing [[heresy]]. Its actions and interactions with the local g...
5: ...ng with heresy, and those whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy of the c...
7: ...rmanent structure came into being to combat heresies. Beginning in the [[12th century]], Church Counci...
11: ...tion]], the [[Spanish Inquisition]], the [[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisition]].
16: ... response to the growing [[Cathars|Catharist]] heresy in southern [[France]]. It is called the "episco... - Berlin Wall (23423 bytes)
3: ...nd fortified over the years, but was opened to unrestricted transit on [[November 9]], [[1989]] and su...
7: ...eir control. The Soviet sector was by far the largest and contained the traditional city center, [[Ber...
9: ... led to the [[Berlin Airlift]] by the Western Allies. The Soviets lifted the ineffective blockade the ...
11: ... capital of West Germany in preference to either West Berlin or [[Frankfurt]].
13: ...re prices for foodstuffs were much lower than in West Berlin. This drain of labour and economic output... - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ...ided the coasts of Scandinavia, the [[British Isles]], and other parts of [[Europe]] from the late [[...
6: Vikings travelled westward; [[Varangian]]s travelled eastward.
12: ...image made from several sides of the [[Ledberg Runestone]] having illustrations of what probably are [...
13: ...200 years, [[European]] history is filled with tales of Vikings and their plundering.
15: ...n [[Russia]] and along the [[Baltic]] coast. Stories tell of raids in the [[Mediterranean]] and as far... - Hyksos (23575 bytes)
2: ...and [[Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|Sixteenth Dynasties]] of Egypt, (ca. 1674-1548 B.C.E. See [[Egyptian ...
4: ...te names, and archaeologists think of the Canaanites as being indistinguishable from the [[Phoenicia|P...
6: ...choice but to support their new overlords. The names of the Fifteenth Dynasty Hyksos are known from Eg...
9: ...Hyksos by Manetho. It is generally agreed that these six Hyksos kings of Egypt ruled a total of about...
11: ...at this period. However, today the Hurrian hypothesis finds few if any supporters, and the Hyksos are... - Helium (36603 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]]
21: | [[Noble gas]]es
30: | align="center" | colorless<br>[[Image:He,2.jpg|125px|]]
102: ...mperature and pressure|standard temperature and pressure]].</small>
104: ...the effects that near [[absolute zero]] temperatures have on [[matter]] (such as [[superconductivity]]... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
1: ...League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] appearances.
3: ==Pre-professional Career==
4: ...a poor area of town populated mostly by [[minorities]]. His family later moved to a better part of Mo...
6: ...gers|Dodgers]] but did not get to show his abilities to the scouts there. He then started playing with...
8: ... [[1952 in sports|1952]] [[Negro League World Series]]. - Vibraphone (4143 bytes)
2: ...es called the '''vibraharp''' or simply the '''vibes''', is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[percussi...
4: ...e to the [[xylophone]], although the vibraphone uses [[metal]] bars instead of the [[wood]]en bars on ...
6: ...notes acquire a [[vibrato|tremolo]] sound as the resonators are covered and uncovered by the rotating ...
10: ...ich began after its invention in the [[United States|USA]] in [[1921]].
16: ...ct the player's ability to easily play melodic lines. - Norwich Terrier (3251 bytes)
41: ...s earliest history, it was also known as the ''Jones Terrier'' and the ''Cantab Terrier''. It was dev...
44: ...nce at least the 1860s, and these might be the ancestors of the Norwich, or it might have come from th...
46: ...ther, deeper, personality and structural differences marked the drop-eared variety. Starting in the 19...
48: ...parate breed, the [[Norfolk Terrier]], in 1964 or 1965, and the [[American Kennel Club]] did the same in...
51: == Dog Pictures and Clipart == - Barry Moore (637 bytes)
1: ...her]] who played for the [[Washington Senators]] (1965-69), [[Cleveland Indians]] (1970) and [[Chicago W... - Vice President of the United States (33884 bytes)
2: ...00px|Seal of the Vice President of the United States]]<br />
3: .... Cheney]], 46th Vice President of the United States]]<br />
5: ...h of the President, and one upon the President's resignation.
7: The current Vice President of the United States is [[Dick Cheney]].
9: ...US" to the Vice President. More casual news sources, such as [[weblog]]s often abbreviate the title t... - Henry A. Wallace (8151 bytes)
2: ...ed as the 33rd [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ...itable agriculture corporations in the United States today.
7: ... in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1940|1940 presidential election]].
9: ==Vice Presidency==
10: ...n Nance Garner]]'s characterization of the vice presidency as "not worth a bucket of warm [[piss]]". - Dan Quayle (12089 bytes)
6: | 44th Vice President
11: ! Predecessor:
26: ! [[Profession]]:
30: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
32: ! [[President of the United States|President]]: - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
7: | 45th Vice President
27: ! [[Profession]]:
28: | [[Journalist]], [[Businessman]]
31: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]
33: ! [[President of the United States|President]]: - Dick Cheney (23685 bytes)
7: | 46th Vice President
10: | [[January 20]], [[2001]]–present
12: ! Predecessor:
13: ...Al Gore]] <!-- | '''Succeeded by:''' || [[Add Successor Here]] -->
24: ! [[Profession]]: - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Madhya Pradesh]] are found the earliest known traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock sh...
8: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]...
11: ...|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where ...
17: ... [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century... - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
1: ...aditions throughout history. Many cultural practices and monuments have been inherited from the rule o...
3: ...awar, Gujarat, Attobabad, Multan, etc. The North-western part of Pakistan, bordering with Afghanistan,...
8: ...[Islamic]] customs differ from [[Islamic]] practices.
10: ...c. Scuplture is dominated by Graeco-Buddhist friezes, and crafts by ceramics, jewellery, silk goods an...
14: ...n, European, Asian and Indian TV channels and movies are available to a majority of the population via... - List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ... the militias of the separate states and territories.
4: ...zed conflicts involving the United States, the dates show the years in which U.S. military units (prim...
13: *[[Nicaragua Naval Battles]] (1854–1858)
32: ...-war.jpg|thumb|The Vietnam War was one of the longest military conflicts in U.S. history.]]
34: *[[Invasion of Dominican Republic]] (1965) - Sea Lamprey (9084 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = '''Petromyzontiformes'''}}
10: ...division | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
16: ...ich most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. In [[zoology]], lampreys are...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...rderline between [[vertebrates]] and [[invertebrates]]. - George W. Bush (64926 bytes)
1: ...enator]] [[Prescott Bush]]), his father (former President [[George H. W. Bush]]), and his brother ([[J...
2: {{Infobox President | name=George Walker Bush
5: | order=43rd President
7: | date2=Present (Current Term will end on [[January 20]], [[20...
16: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] - Canaan Dog (4475 bytes)
8: !Alternative names
24: for the specific breed page & replace these top-level links with the specific URL -->
48: ...hat has existed in the [[Middle East]] for centuries.
52: ...size and often [[black]] and [[white]]. Their bodies are generally lean, shaped very uniquely. Other c...
54: ...inctly masculine with coarse hair, while [[bitch]]es are expected to be feminine. - Students for a Democratic Society (3884 bytes)
1: ...rt of the [[New Left]] movement in the United States, the organization developed rapidly in the mid-19...
5: ...to achieve international peace and failing to address social ills in contemporary society. It also adv...
7: ...ty, for example, that the United States was blameless for the nuclear arms race.... In truth, they see...
9: == From 1965 to 1969 ==
11: ...n for violent confrontation, including the [[Progressive Labor Party]]'s [[Worker Student Alliance]], ... - Automobile (19750 bytes)
2: [[Image:Automobiles.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A small variety of cars, th...
4: ...most popular by far. Older terms include '''horseless carriage''' and '''motor car''', with ''motor'' ...
13: ...l Benz]] on [[3 July]] [[1886]] in [[Mannheim]], resp. [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] in...
15: ...lt in Britain in 1895 by [[Frederick William Lanchester]] who also patented the [[disc brake]] in the ...
19: ... road auto development in the UK for most of the rest of the [[19th century]], as inventors and engine... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
6: * [[1290s BC]] - The coronation of [[Ramses II]], on whose face the sun's rays fall each year...
7: * AD [[1281]] - [[Pope Martin IV|Martin IV]] becomes [[Pope]].
8: ... [[1288]] - [[Pope Nicholas IV|Nicholas IV]] becomes [[Pope]].
9: ...]] - King [[Charles VIII of France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's throne.
12: ...e [[United States]] for five million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]]. - Scooter (7008 bytes)
4: ...d for transport for recreational or medical purposes.
8: ...e on the horizon now that small electric motorcycles like the [[Viento]] and the [[eGO]] have been rel...
9: ...humb|200px|[[Bangkok]]: Scooter in transport-business]]
10: ...tries as far away as Australia and the United States.
12: ...[Image:Motorroller 01 KMJ.jpg|left|100px|thumb|A Vespa]] - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ...d everything from symphonies to [[piano]] miniatures.
3: ...shown here conducting the [[Columbia Symphony Orchestra]] through ''[[Petrushka]]''.]]
5: ...famously claimed that music was incapable of "expressing anything but itself". Craft also transcribed...
7: ...century]] music, both in the [[Western countries|West]] and in his native land. He was named by [[Time...
12: ...intemps''. As he himself said, with these premieres his intention was "<nowiki>[</nowiki>to send<nowi... - Timeline of aviation (3479 bytes)
15: ... - [[1964 in aviation|1964]] - [[1965 in aviation|1965]] - [[1966 in aviation|1966]] - [[1967 in aviatio...
22: *[[List of early flying machines]] - December 9 (7837 bytes)
6: ...daily [[newspaper]], the ''American Minerva'', is established by [[Noah Webster]]
8: ...5]] - The Army of the [[Republic of Texas]] captures [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
9: *[[1851]] - First [[YMCA]] in [[North America]] established in [[Montreal, Quebec]]
11: ... by the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]]
12: *[[1872]] - [[P. B. S. Pinchback]] becomes the first serving [[African American]] governor o... - Jurisprudence (4866 bytes)
1: ... prudentia''' — by the activity of ''prudentes''; advisors, experts), is the [[philosophy]], [[s...
5: ...|sententiae]]'') on single concrete (judicial) cases.
7: ...ed in 3rd century BC by a laical body of ''prudentes''. Admission to this body was conditional upon pr...
9: ...th of the studies was unprecedented in ancient times and reached still unrivaled peaks of skill. It is...
11: ...[Byzantine Empire]] (5th century) that legal studies were once again undertaken in-depth, and it is fr... - Lauren Bacall (3967 bytes)
3: ...ary [[United States|American]] film and stage actress. Known for her comedic skills and sultry voice, ...
7: ...]] and actor [[Sam Robards]], and one daughter [[Leslie Bogart]], who became a nurse.
11: ...Award]] for her role in ''[[The Mirror Has Two Faces]]'' ([[1996]]).
13: ...ye, Charlie'' in [[1959]], ''Cactus Flower'' in [[1965]], ''Applause'' in [[1970]] and ''Woman of the Ye...
15: ...call has written two [[autobiography|autobiographies]], ''[[Lauren Bacall By Myself]]'' ([[1978]]) and... - (8563 bytes)
2: ...0 BC for the lowest layers. It is perhaps the largest and most sophisticated Neolithic site yet uncove...
4: ... There is also a smaller settlement mound to the west and a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] settlement ...
7: ...t ambitious excavation projects currently in progress according to, among others, [[Colin Renfrew]]. I...
10: ...our, although some dwellings are larger than the rest and bear more elaborate wall paintings. The pur...
12: ...ave been built on these rooftops. Over time, houses were renewed by partial demolition and rebuilding...
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