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| Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro (born August 26, 1935) is an American attorney, a Democratic politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party.Ferraro grew up in New York and became a teacher and lawyer. Geraldine_Ferraro | |
| Batangas This article is about the province. For the city, see Batangas City For the bay, see Batangas Bay. For the knife, see Balisong (knife).Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Batangas | |
| Middle-earth/Archive 1 Talk:Middle-earth/Archive_1 | |
| David Hockney David Hockney, CH, RA, (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, although he also maintains a base in London. An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century. His older sister who lives in Yorkshire, Margaret Hockney, is also an artist of still-life photos. David_Hockney | |
| Battle of Dunkirk Talk:Battle_of_Dunkirk | |
| Netochka Nezvanova Netochka Nezvanova is the pseudonym used by the author(s) of nato.0+55+3d, a real-time, modular, video and multi-media processing environment. Alternate aliases include "=cw4t7abs", "punktprotokol", "0f0003", "maschinenkunst" (preferably spelled "m2zk!n3nkunzt"), "integer", and "antiorp". The name itself is adopted from the main character of Fyodor Dostoevski's first novel Netochka Nezvanova (1849) and translates appropriately as "nameless nobody." Netochka_Nezvanova | |
| Rosalynn Carter Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18, 1927), commonly known as Rosalynn Carter, is the wife of the former President of the United States Jimmy Carter, and in that capacity served as the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981. As First Lady and after, she was a leading advocate for numerous causes, perhaps most prominently for mental health research. Rosalynn_Carter | |
| John Henry (folklore) John Henry is an American folk hero, famous for having raced against a steam powered hammer and won, only to die in victory with his hammer in his hand. He has been the subject of numerous songs, stories, plays, and novels.Like other "Big Men" such as Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, John Henry also served as a mythical representation of a group within the melting pot of the 19th-century working class. John_Henry_(folklore) | |
| Yusef Komunyakaa Yusef Komunyakaa (born April 29, 1947) is an American poet who currently teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular, the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, also for Neon Vernacular, and the 2001 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Yusef_Komunyakaa | |
| Euclid's Elements Talk:Euclid's_Elements | |
| Music of China The music of China dates back to the dawn of Chinese civilization with documents and artifacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC – 256 BC). Today, the music continues a rich traditional heritage in one aspect, while emerging into a more contemporary form at the same time. Music_of_China | |
| Gaia hypothesis The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological hypothesis proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth (atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere) are closely integrated to form a complex interacting system that maintains the climatic and biogeochemical conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis. Originally proposed by James Lovelock as the earth feedback hypothesis, it was named—at the suggestion of his neighbor William Golding—the Gaia Hypothesis, after the Gaia_hypothesis | |
| Allies Talk:Allies | |
| Saint George and the Dragon Saint George and the Dragon appended to the hagiography of Saint George was Eastern in origin, brought back with the Crusaders and retold with the courtly appurtenances belonging to the genre of Romance. The earliest known depiction of the motif is from early eleventh-century Cappadocia; the earliest known surviving narrative is an eleventh-century Georgian text.The dragon motif was first combined with the standardized Passio Georgii in Vincent of Beauvais' encyclopedic Speculum Historiale and then in Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend, which guaranteed its popularity in the later Middle Ages as a literary and pictorial subject. Saint_George_and_the_Dragon | |
| TwixT TwixT is a two-player abstract strategy game invented by Alex Randolph. It is a member of the connection game family, along with games such as Hex, Havannah, Y, PÜNCT and *Star.3M originally published TwixT as part of its Bookshelf Games line; Avalon Hill took over publication at a later date. TwixT | |
| Normandy Landings The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6British Double Summer Time (UTC+2). Normandy_Landings | |
| Operation Maple Operation_Maple | |
| Operation Downfall Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan.Operation Downfall had two partsKyūshū, with the recently captured island of Okinawa to be used as a staging area. Operation_Downfall | |
| Demchugdongrub Demchugdongrub (February 8, 1902 - May 23, 1966) was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He assumed the Mongolian chairman of Mengjiang, a Japanese puppet state in World War II. Some see him as a Mongol nationalist promoting Pan-Mongolism. Others view him as a traitor and as the pawn of the Japanese during World War II. Demchugdongrub | |
| J. C. R. Licklider Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (March 11, 1915 June 26, 1990), known simply as J.C.R. or "Lick" was an American computer scientist, considered one of the most important figures in computer science and general computing history. J._C._R._Licklider | |
| List of folk musicians Talk:List_of_folk_musicians | |
| Upload log archive/June 2003 Wikipedia:Upload_log_archive/June_2003 | |
| George Clymer For other men with the same name, see George Clymer.George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 24, 1813) was an American politician and Founding Father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with only five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. He attended the Continental Congress and served in political office until the end of his life. George_Clymer | |
| Battle of the Eastern Solomons The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the Battle of the Stewart Islands and, in Japanese sources, as the , took place on August 24, 1942 carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons | |
| Chindits The Chindits (Officially in 1943 77th Indian Infantry Brigade and in 1944 Indian 3rd Infantry Division) were a British India "Special Force" that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed into long range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines.Most of the members of the Chindits were from units of the British Army and Gurkha units of the British Indian Army. Chindits | |
| Iowa class battleship Iowa_class_battleship | |
| Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884comedian, one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first two-thirds of the 20th century.She was born Sonia Kalish to a Jewish family in Tsarist Russia. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was an infant, and settled in Hartford, Connecticut. The family changed its name to Abuza, and her parents opened a restaurant. Sophie_Tucker | |
| Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel () is a fairy tale of Germanic origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm. The story follows a young brother and sister who discover a house of candy and cake in the forest and a child-devouring witch. The tale has been adapted to various media, most notably the opera Hänsel und Gretel (1893) by Engelbert Humperdinck and a stop-motion animated feature film based on the opera. Hansel_and_Gretel | |
| HTTP 404 Talk:HTTP_404 | |
| Declaration of war Talk:Declaration_of_war | |
| Red hair This article is about people with red hair, also sometimes called redheads. For other uses, see Redhead (disambiguation)Red hair (also referred to as titian) varies from a deep orange-red through burnt orange to bright copper. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. People with red hair are often referred to as redheads. Red_hair | |
| Anti-Comintern Pact The Anti-Comintern Pact was concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan (later to be joined by other countries) on November 25, 1936 and was directed against the Communist International (Comintern) in general, and the Soviet Union in particular. "recognizing that the aim of the Communist International, known as the Comintern, is to disintegrate and subdue existing States by all the means at its command; convinced that the toleration of interference by the Communist International in the internal affairs of the nations not only endangers their internal peace and social well‑being, but is also a menace to the peace of the world desirous of co‑operating in the defense against Communist subversive activities" Anti-Comintern_Pact | |
| Chautauqua Institution The Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres (3 km²) in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Jamestown in the extreme western part of New York State. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was further designated a National Historic Landmark. Chautauqua_Institution | |
| Operation Weserübung Operation_Weserübung | |
| Allied campaign in Norway This article describes Allied operations in Norway during World War II. The main article on action in Norway during World War II is located at Norwegian Campaign. Allied campaign in Norway during World War II took place from April 1940 until early June 1940. Allied operations were focused in two areas, in northern Norway around Narvik and in central Norway.The British campaign was coincidentally commenced simultaneously with Nazi Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway in Operation Weserübung of April 9. Allied_campaign_in_Norway | |
| Occupation of Denmark Nazi Germany’s Occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish institutions continued to function relatively normally until 1943. Occupation_of_Denmark | |
| New York Harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the ports of New York and New Jersey". More narrowly, the term occasionally refers only to "Upper New York Bay". New_York_Harbor | |
| William Henry Hudson William Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 naturalist, and ornithologist. William_Henry_Hudson | |
| Robert Metcalfe Robert Melancton Metcalfe (born April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is an electrical engineer from the United States who co-invented Ethernet, founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's Law. Polaris Venture Partners. Robert_Metcalfe | |
| Ising model The Ising model, named after the physicist Ernst Ising, is a mathematical model in statistical mechanics. It has since been used to model diverse phenomena in which bits of information, interacting in pairs, produce collective Ising_model | |
| Suprematism Suprematism ()geometric forms (in particular the square and circle) which formed in Russia in 1915-1916. It wasn't until later that suprematism received conventional museum preparations. Suprematism | |
| Globe globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth (terrestrial globe) or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon. It may also refer to a spherical representation of the celestial sphere, showing the apparent positions of the stars in the sky (celestial globe.) Latin word globus, meaning round mass or sphere. Globe | |
| Ashoka the Great Talk:Ashoka_the_Great | |
| INTJ This article is about the Myers-Briggs personality type. For the Socionics INTj, see Logical Intuitive Introvert. INTJ | |
| Village pump/August 2003 archive 4 Wikipedia:Village_pump/August_2003_archive_4 | |
| Heavy cruiser Talk:Heavy_cruiser | |
| Comfort women Comfort women is a euphemism for women working in military brothels, especially those women who were forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II. Around 200,000 are typically estimated to have been involved, with estimates as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars Comfort_women | |
| Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece () is the national central bank of Greece, located in Athens (Venizelos Avenue) and Bank_of_Greece | |
| Code name code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in industry to protect secret projects and the like from business rivals. Code_name | |
| Nonuniform rational B-spline Non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) is a mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surfaces which offers great flexibility and precision for handling both analytic and freeform shapes. Nonuniform_rational_B-spline |
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