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- Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
3: ...' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. They are in the Central Division of the...
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
7: ...'Home ballpark:''' [[Great American Ball Park]], Cincinnati
17: == Franchise history ==
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- Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...r World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United St...
13: ...stralian Open]] to [[Evonne Goolagong]] and the [[French Open]] to [[Chris Evert]]. After losing to Ev...
17: ... [[Tracy Austin]]. She won both Wimbledon and the French Open in [[1982]].
19: ... in December at that time). She then won the 1984 French Open to hold all four Grand Slam singles titl...
23: In the three years from 1985 to [[1987]], Navrátilová reached the wom... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
30: ...o]], 25 miles (40 km) north of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] on the [[Ohio River]], to Jesse Grant and Hanna...
32: ...ging that the "S" stood for Simpson. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class...
34: ...[August 22]], [[1848]]. They had four children: [[Frederick Dent Grant]], Ulysses S. (Buck) Grant, Jr....
39: ...pultepec]]. On [[July 31]], [[1854]], he resigned from the army. Seven years of civilian life followed...
48: ... attack until the enemy surrendered or was driven from the field. Such tactics often resulted in heavy... - Florida (24937 bytes)
43: ... of the United States of America. Florida seceded from the Union on [[January 10]], [[1861]] and was o...
64: ...nasa.florida.750pix.jpg|right|thumb|Florida taken from NASA Shuttle Mission STS-95 on 31st October 199...
72: ...ces, September 2nd.jpg|left|thumb|138px|Hurricane Frances near peak strength.]]
76: .... These thunderstorms which are caused by airflow from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] seemingly "pop up" in th...
80: ...ey|Charley]] ([[August 13]]), [[Hurricane Frances|Frances]] ([[September 4]]-[[September 5|5]]), [[Hur... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
47: ...n]] as part of the settlement at the end of the [[French and Indian War]], given to the [[United State...
60: ... 475 mile long [[Wabash River]] bisects the state from northeast to southwest and has given Indiana tw...
71: A high percentage of Indiana's GDP comes from manufacturing, and much of this activity is hea...
75: ...bably best known for its decorative [[limestone]] fron the southern, hilly portion of the state. One o...
83: *8.4% [[African American|Black]] - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] |
41: ...h the [[Cumberland Gap]], and was the first major frontier developed west of the [[Appalachian Mountai...
45: ...to the state. A different version of the name is from the Indian word meaning "dark and bloody huntin...
48: ... [[capital]] of Kentucky is [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] and its governor is [[Ernie Fletcher]] (...
63: ...f smaller cities across the [[Ohio River]] from [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], also has a large metropolitan population... - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ...tablishing the Ohio River as the boundary between free and slave territory in the region between the A...
9: ...ons for the future admittance of slave states and free states.
27: ...Lane Theological Seminary]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]].
45: |[[Frederick Douglas]] publishes his autobiography.
51: ...he [[Wilmot Proviso]] helps to consolidate the "[[free soil]]" forces. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
42: ...ries]]. During the [[18th century]], the [[France|French]] set up a system of trading posts to control...
44: ...e [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of Ohio and the old Northwest t...
46: ...ited the [[American colonies|American colonists]] from settling in Ohio Country. British control of th...
48: ...lished slavery in the coming two generations, the free states would be known as Northern States. The N...
74: ...distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state and, unfortunately, creat... - National League (4871 bytes)
5: ...19th century)|Philadelphia Athletics]], and the [[Cincinnati Reds]] (not the same as the modern Reds, who bega...
26: *[[Cincinnati Reds]]
38: *[[San Francisco Giants]]
52: *[[Ford Frick|Ford C. Frick]] [[1934]]-[[1951]] - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]], between th...
7: ...y preceding it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the ...
11: ...es that claim, demonstrating a linear progression from the phrase "World's Championship Series" (used ...
13: ...ening the Olympic tournament if the MLB agrees to freeing its players. According to the IBAF chairman,...
15: ... teams. The winter scheduling would allow players from the North American and Japanese professional le... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
5: ...ngs founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nick...
6: ...liam Russell (lawyer)|William Russell]] owned the franchise, [[1911 in sports|1911]]). Following the ...
18: == Franchise history ==
20: ...r in the league, and was ready to catch New York. From there came a romp unmatched in baseball history... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
5: ...in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in...
16: == From the Browns to the Orioles ==
18: ...ority owner [[Bill Veeck]] to consider moving his franchise. Just before [[World War II]], the Browns ...
25: ...les, eventually became baseball's most successful franchise - the [[New York Yankees]]. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
5: ...me ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with youn...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The success and fame of the [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati Red Stockings]] of [[1869]], baseball's first ope...
26: ...f powerhouse pitchers in [[Larry Corcoran]] and [[Fred Goldsmith]]. Those two were fading by mid-deca... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
1: {{MLB White Sox franchise}}
5: ...893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Sioux City, Iowa]] franchise in the minor [[Western League (U.S. baseba...
7: ...n 1991; the original [[Comiskey Park]] was in use from 1910 to 1990.)
16: ==Franchise history==
17: ...before claiming major league status, the St. Paul franchise was relocated to Chicago, to compete direc... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
3: ...' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. They are in the Central Division of the...
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
7: ...'Home ballpark:''' [[Great American Ball Park]], Cincinnati
17: == Franchise history == - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
1: {{MLB Dodgers franchise}}
7: ..., the ''Robins'' (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from [[1914]] through [[1931]]) and the ''[[Trolley ...
18: :'''Owner''': [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]]
21: == Franchise history ==
23: ...ching to the [[National League]] in [[1890]], the franchise became the only one in MLB history to win ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
1: {{MLB Athletics franchise}}
5: ...ed:''' [[1893]], as the [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The Athletic franchise was formed in [[1901 in sports|1901]], one...
20: The new league recruited many of its players from the existing National League, persuading them t... - Garrett A. Morgan (5956 bytes)
2: ...st 27]], [[1963]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) was an [[African American]] inventor who originated a respirat...
5: ...ily farm. While in his teens, he moved north to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] in search of employment.
7: ... tutor, and continued his studies while living in Cincinnati.
17: ...ties and sororities|fraternity]] established for African Americans.
20: ...ed the smoke masks. The invention won gold medals from the International Association of Fire Chiefs an... - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Cable_Car.jpg|thumb|right|Cable Car in San Francisco]]
3: [[Image:Sf_cable_car.jpg|thumb|right|A San Francisco cable car]]
9: ...le. Conversely the car is stopped by detaching it from the cable, and then applying brakes. This gripp...
16: ...nkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], which ran from [[1 July]] [[1868]] to [[1870]]. The cable tech...
18: ...Station.jpg|thumb|right|Machinery driving the San Francisco Cable Car]] - National Football League (30340 bytes)
2: [[Image:NationalFootballLeague.png|frame|NFL logo]]
4: ...football]] league, consisting of thirty-two teams from [[United States|American]] cities. The league ...
10: ...l site. One week later, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], ...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
17: <tr><td>[[Miami Dolphins]]</td><td>[[Cincinnati Bengals]]</td><td>[[Indianapolis Colts]]</td><td>... - Wright brothers (19926 bytes)
17: ...arping in the first gliders, they had to keep the front and rear posts that hold up the glider unbrace...
19: ...ine. They experimented with gliders at Kitty Hawk from 1900 through [[1902]], each year constructing a...
25: ...vent, inaccurately. Only one other newspaper, the Cincinnati Enquirer, printed the story the next day.
31: ...Huffman Prairie in Dayton, inviting the press and friends and neighbors. Here they completed the first...
33: ..., and was often met with skepticism. The [[Paris, France|Paris]] edition of the ''[[International Hera... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...t a time, were generally reluctant to go very far from home, and would often come and go as they saw f...
15: ...f these ever set foot in America. The war was far from Britain's greatest concern at the time. [[Loyal...
19: ...cisive, though disastrous for the French economy. France's standing army at the time is estimated to h...
23: ...lack slaves used the war as a chance to escape to freedom.
31: ...regiment]]s of British regulars (about 4,000 men) from his headquarters in Boston, but the countryside... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
29: ...ew capital city. Ralston was an apprentice to the French architect [[Pierre L'Enfant]], and he helped ...
31: ...ed in 1836, but Indiana went bankrupt in [[1839]] from the loans taken out under the aforementioned bi...
33: ...Chicago]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Columbus, Indiana|Columbus]] and [[St. Louis...
35: ...in the [[1890s]]. The state government offered a free supply of [[natural gas]] to factories that wer...
37: ...social organization in the city during the period from [[1921]] through [[1928]]. The Klan continued ... - Columbus, Ohio (27104 bytes)
4: ... ranks 24th in the country with 1.84M, behind #19 Cincinnati (2.05M) and #14 Cleveland-Akron (2.95M).
6: ...is the [[county seat]] of [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]]. It also extends into [[Delaware C...
20: county = [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin]], [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]],<br> ...
35: ... in Delaware, [[Capital University]] in Bexley, [[Franklin University]], the [[Columbus College of Art...
48: ...wn that resembles jumbled blocks, or a train yard from overhead. The convention center was designed b... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
9: ... lower as some mechanical energy is lost due to [[friction]]. Then the train goes down again, and up, ...
15: ..., it uses whatever method is available to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect w...
17: ...es regarding when to release a newly-loaded train from the station. One common pattern, used on rides...
21: ...first loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person...
23: ...of the "lift hill." By [[1912]], the first [[underfriction]] coaster was developed by [[John Miller (e... - Doric order (6699 bytes)
3: ...reek Doric order was the earliest of these, known from the [[7th century BC]] and reaching its mature ...
5: ...th [[capital (architecture)|capital]] that flared from the column to meet a square [[abacus (architect...
9: ...'guttae'' that appear as if they were hammered in from below to stabilize the post-and-beam ("[[trabea...
15: ... the columns are centered under a triglyph in the frieze, except for the corner columns. The plain, un...
19: ...art of the basic vocabulary of trained architects from the later [[18th century]] onwards, shows how t... - Troy (22846 bytes)
10: ... [[Turkey]]). Troy is known for its riches gained from port trade with east and west, fancy clothes, i...
12: ...est Libyan tribe who said that they are descended from the men of Troy, according to [[Herodotus]]. Th...
18: ...s law was adopted by King [[Dunvallo Molmutius]] (from [[Brutus]]) in his code and is still in effect ...
20: ..., where the Greek gods watched the [[Trojan War]] from, where [[Hera]] distracted [[Zeus]] with her se...
24: ...e of the ancient city today is some 15 kilometers from the coast, but the ancient mouths of Scamander,... - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
1: ...ers of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] traveled from [[1846]]-[[1857]]. Today the Mormon Trail is a...
14: ...ons demanding that the Latter-day Saints withdraw from Nauvoo by May 1846. A few days later, the Cart...
17: ...e year. On April 5th, the wagon train moved west from Winter Quarters toward the Great Basin.
19: ...[Pueblo, Colorado]] and a group of Church members from Mississippi. At this point, the now larger com...
23: ...g and several other members of the party suffered from a fever, generally accepted as a “mountain fe... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
19: ...major league debut and went 0-for-5 against the [[Cincinnati Reds]]' [[Joe Nuxhall]]. In the same game, Aaron...
23: ...best moment of his career. Aaron drilled a pitch from the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]' [[Billy ...
28: ...st productive day as a hitter. Against the [[San Francisco Giants]], he hit two-run home runs in the ...
30: ...me. Aaron and Mathews went back to back off of [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]]' pitcher [[Jim Maloney]]. Adcock and...
34: ...ron's home run output increased due to the hitter friendly park – later nicknamed "The Launching... - Billy Martin (4203 bytes)
1: [[Image:TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://cla...
2: '''Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin,''' a.k.a. Alfred Manuel Pesano, "The Brat," "Billy the Kid," ([[...
6: ...n was raised by his mother, who doted on her son, frequently calling him "bella," or "beautiful" in It...
10: ...e second inning after receiving a brushback pitch from [[Chicago Cubs]] pitcher Jim Brewer. Martin thr...
12: ... to the [[Texas Rangers]], where he took the club from last place to second place in [[1974]], but was... - Slavery (26455 bytes)
6: ...av</i>, which originally meant landless [[serfs]] from [[Eastern Europe]], including parts of [[Rome|t...
8: ...ll forms of slavery and similar labour systems. Unfree labour is now the preferred term of many schola...
10: ... accepted that payment of a [[wage]] signifies "[[free labour]]", with quite different disadvantages e...
16: In sweatshop labor cases, unfree labourers are often told that they are working ...
18: ...rous abuses are reported to the authorities which frequently turn a blind eye. In all countries, peop... - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
11: The Major League season generally runs from early April through the end of September. Play...
17: ...f 162 games, a duration established in [[1961]]. From [[1898]] to [[1960]], a 154-game schedule was p...
21: ...revious NL [[World Series]] team, against players from the AL, similarly managed, in an exhibition gam...
25: ... the regular season, the three division champions from each league, together with the non-division cha... - Anna Harrison (3660 bytes)
7: ...id not want his daughter to face the hard life of frontier forts; but eventually, seeing her happiness...
9: .... His service in Congress as territorial delegate from Ohio gave Anna and their two children a chance ...
11: ...oving Anna said simply: "I wish that my husband's friends had left him where he is, happy and contente... - Rutherford B. Hayes (9651 bytes)
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Fremont, Ohio]]</td></tr>
24: ...sumed the practice of law. He was city solicitor from [[1857]] to [[1859]]. He was commissioned a ma...
26: ...ngress. He was again elected Governor and served from January [[1876]] to [[March 2]], [[1877]], when...
36: ...t one Southerner and he withdrew all Union troups from the South, then he would become president. This...
95: ...m length to six years. He died in [[Fremont, Ohio|Fremont]], [[Sandusky County, Ohio]], [[January 17]]... - Benjamin Harrison (11469 bytes)
26: ...n [[1852]]. He studied law in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] then moved to [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapo...
28: ... to the [[United States Senate]], where he served from [[March 4]], [[1881]], to [[March 3]], [[1887]]...
40: ...liam McKinley]] and Senator [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] framed a still higher tariff bill; some rates were i...
42: ...with the Treasury surplus, the tariff was removed from imported raw sugar; sugar growers within the Un...
132: ... United States Senators from Indiana|U.S. Senator from Indiana]]|before=[[Joseph E. McDonald]]|after=[... - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]
18: ...n]] with the backing of his predecessor and close friend [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
25: ...rnal organization]]. After college, he attended [[Cincinnati Law School]] and began his political career in Oh...
27: ... [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|1898 Treaty of Paris]]. From [[1901]] to [[1903]], Taft served as the first ...
29: ...act, it was said that an aide blacked out "pudgy" from his morning newspaper. - Hannibal Hamlin (5219 bytes)
2: ...uly 4]], [[1891]]) was an [[American politician]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. Hamlin served ...
6: ...n the [[United States House of Representatives]], from [[1843]]-[[1847]]. He was elected to fill a Sen...
8: ...incinnati Convention two years later, he withdrew from the Democrats and joined the newly organized Re...
10: ...)|Democrat]], Hamlin supported the candidacy of [[Franklin Pierce]] in [[1852]]. However, he broke wit...
12: ...overnorship, and was again a member of the Senate from 1857 to January 1861. - Charles G. Dawes (3139 bytes)
5: ...ege]] in [[1884]] and from the [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] Law School in [[1886]]. He was admitted to the...
7: ...n, [[United States War Department]]. He resigned from the Army in [[1919]], and upon the creation of ...
11: ...tional Bank and Trust Co., [[Chicago, Illinois]], from 1932 until his death in [[Evanston, Illinois]]....
17: ...ton Historical Society], headquartered in the lakefront Dawes house - Tobacco (28162 bytes)
14: ... whose roots are unclear; it is thought to derive from the [[Native American]] word "tabago," for a Y-...
16: ...f of a cigar or three cigarettes; however, only a fraction of the nicotine contained in these products...
26: ...e Americans]], and also soon led to the use of [[African slaves]] for cheap labor.
28: ... the colony's first black slaves as well as women from England in [[1619]].
39: ...ed with branches to protect the young plants from frost damage. These plants were left to grow until a...
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