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Africa: Awolowo, Obafemi 'Abd Allah (ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i'ishi)Ahidjo, Ahmadou Afrocentrism Aydid, Muhammad Farah Amin (Dada Oumee), Idi Azikiwe, Nnamdi Ahmadu Seku Amhara Afrikaner; > More

Ancient Europe: Achaean League Aurelian Augustus, Caesar Brutus, Marcus Junius Antigonus I Monophthalmus Agiads Agesilaus II Areopagus Antoninus Pius Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius; > More

Anthropology: caste Childe, V(ere) Gordon chiefdom clan Aryan bog body animism Australopithecus climatic adaptation Bronze Age; > More

Architecture: bema baptistery air-conditioning basilica Big Ben adobe Angkor Wat Beaux-Arts style Asplund, (Erik) Gunnar arcade; > More

Art: Angelico, Fra Armani, Giorgio Achilles Painter arabesque Agoracritus Alcamenes Abakanowicz, Magdalena Allston, Washington Addams, Charles (Samuel)Altdorfer, Albrecht; > More

Astronomy: astronomy Baily's beads Atlas rocket Andromeda Galaxy albedo astrolabe altitude and azimuth astronaut Apollo Alpha Centauri; > More

Botany: acacia apple scab allspice apricot anthracnose apple almond alternation of generations algae aloe; > More

Business/Economics: acceptance Aeroflot -Russian Airlines American Express Co.advertising account payable Airbus S.A.S.accounting actuary American Airlines Alcoa; > More

Chemistry: americium albumin alcohol acetone acetylcholine alkaloid acrylic compound actinide alkaline earth metal acid; > More

Computers: Ada Bartholomaeus (Anglicus)bulletin-board system (BBS)C broadband technology algorithm bug bar code Aiken, Howard H(athaway)analog computer; > More

Dance: Ailey, Alvin, Jr.Farrell, Suzanne dance notation Castle, Vernon and Irene Camargo, Marie (-Anne de Cupis de)Fokine, Michel Astaire, Fred ballet position Baryshnikov, Mikhail (Nikolayevich)Dolin, Sir Anton; > More

East Asia: Banpo Boxer Rebellion Bogd Gegeen Khan Banner system burakumin baojia Ashikaga family An Lushan Rebellion Batu bushido; > More

Education: Chicago, University of California Institute of Technology Beecher, Catharine (Esther)Cornell University Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod California Institute of the Arts Butler, Nicholas M(urray)Barnard, Henry coeducation Comenius, John Amos; > More

Film/Theatre: Anderson, Lindsay Allen, Mel Arledge, Roone actor-manager system animation Actors Studio Anderson, Dame Judith animé Anouilh, Jean (-Marie-Lucien-Pierre)acrobatics; > More

Food: General Foods Corp.cigarette freezing flour ale ice cream distilled liquor champagne jelly and jam caviar; > More

Genetics: bacteria Anabaena amoeba actinomycete Benzer, Seymour apomixis Altman, Sidney adenovirus Avery, Oswald (Theodore)B cell; > More

Geography of Africa: Albert, Lake Bloemfontein Biafra, Bight of Adal Biafra Abydos Abeokuta Abidjan Annaba Assal, Lake; > More

Geography of Central Asia: Afghanistan Aral Sea Dushanbe Balkhash, Lake Khwarezm Caspian Sea Asia Sistan Azerbaijan Sokhumi; > More

Geography of East Asia: Guangzhou Fuzhou Cathay Great Wall of China Beijing Amur River Fujian Guangdong Hamhung Gobi Desert; > More

Geography of Europe: Aare River Alentejo Abruzzo Achelous River Acarnania Aegina Abdera Aetolia Aegean Sea Åland Islands; > More

Geography of Latin America: Amazon River Acapulco Aguascalientes Aguán River Amazonia National Park Aconcagua, Mount Altiplano Aguascalientes Belize Baja California; > More

Geography of North America: Allentown Anchorage Adirondack Mountains Alaska Peninsula Alexander Archipelago Acoma Alberta Abraham, Plains of Alabama Albany; > More

Geography of Oceania: Adelaide Alexander Island Admiralty Islands Australian Alps Coral Sea De Grey River Chagos Archipelago Bass Strait Cooper Creek Cook Islands; > More

Geography of Russia: Chelyabinsk Oka River Kama River Kolyma River Moskva River Ladoga, Lake Astrakhan Murmansk Elista Ilmen, Lake; > More

Geography of South America: Agartala Assam Andhra Pradesh Andaman Sea Allahabad Aru Islands Ayodhya Aizawl Agra Andaman and Nicobar Islands; > More

Geography of the Middle East: Abu Dhabi Abu Zaby Ahaggar Ai Adana Abu Simbel Aden Agadir Abydos Abu Qir Bay; > More

Geography, Other: G20 Western Hemisphere Tropic of Cancer Ring of Fire Tropic of Capricorn megalopolis Earth Eastern Hemisphere Laurasia G8; > More

Geology: acid rain actinolite abyssal plain aegirine Agassiz, (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe)Abbe, Cleveland Acadian orogeny beach bathypelagic zone aplite; > More

Government: American Indian Movement (AIM)Annan, Kofi (Atta)ANZUS Pact abortion Amnesty International (AI)ambassador anarchism aliyah agitprop AARP; > More

Language and Languages: American Indian languages Algonquian languages Arawakan languages Amharic language Albanian language Anatolian languages Aramaic language alphabet Arabic language Akkadian language; > More

Latin American History and Culture: Aymara Andean civilization Arévalo (Bermejo), Juan José Alliance for Progress Araucanian Almagro, Diego de Arbenz (Guzmán), Jacobo APRA Atahuallpa Artigas, José Gervasio; > More

Law: antitrust law appeal agency adoption arrest adverse possession arson affidavit arbitration accused, rights of the; > More

Literature: Alemán, Mateo Addison, Joseph Alcott, (Amos) Bronson Académie Française acrostic Algren, Nelson Agence France-Presse (AFP)Aleixandre, Vicente Akhmatova, Anna alexandrine; > More

Mathematics: arithmetic algebra associative law algebraic geometry algebraic equation angle absolute value abacus analysis al-Khwarizmi; > More

Mechanical and Technical: American System amplifier afterburner anodizing arc furnace assaying ax autoclave axle adze; > More

Medicine: abscess ABO blood-group system Addison disease abdominal muscle acclimatization acupuncture acupressure adenoids abdominal cavity Abraham, Karl; > More

Medieval History: Albigensian Crusade Alexander III Agincourt, Battle of Adrian IV Alexander II Alexius V Ducas Mourtzouphlus Alexander VI Alaric I Alexander Nevsky, Saint Alexius I Comnenus; > More

Mideast History and Culture: Abu Zayd, Nasr Hamid Algerian Reformist 'Ulama', Association of Al Akhenaton Abu Muslim Aga Khan 'Abbas I Abdelkader 'Abbas I Abbas, Mahmoud; > More

Military: AK -47 B-52 army bazooka Bismarck blowgun battalion catamaran battering ram B-17; > More

Modern European History and Culture: Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress of Algeciras Conference Anglo-Russian Entente Anastasia Alexander III Alexander I Anti-Corn Law League Alexandra Anschluss; > More

Music: Anderson, Leroy Apollo Theatre Atkins, Chet Aeolian harp Ars Nova Acuff, Roy (Claxton)Ars Antiqua Arlen, Harold Albéniz, Isaac (Manuel Francisco)Argerich, Martha; > More

Native Americans, Peoples, History, Culture: Brant, Joseph Caddo Ancestral Pueblo culture Arapaho California Indian Apache Abenaki Aleut Black Hawk Assiniboin; > More

Philosophy: Adler, Mortimer J(erome)Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de Bayle, Pierre Anaximenes Bradley, F(rancis) H(erbert)altruism Berkeley, George Ayer, Sir A(lfred) J(ules)Bacon, Roger argument from design; > More

Physics: alternating current (AC)bremsstrahlung beat Boltzmann, Ludwig (Eduard)biophysics Brownian motion boson Bethe, Hans (Albrecht)bubble chamber Bloch, Felix; > More

Psychology: analytic psychology Binet, Alfred child psychology applied psychology anxiety attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADD or ADHD)cognition consciousness conversion disorder affective disorder; > More

Religion: Absalom Abraham Abhidharmakosa Aaron Abhayagiri Abominable Snowman abhijna Abhidhamma Pitaka 'Abduh, Muhammad 'A'ishah (bint Abi Bakr); > More

South Asian History and Culture: Alaungpaya dynasty Anglo-Burmese Wars Achinese Aquino, (Maria) Corazon Akbar Alamgir II Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prince Abdul Kalam, A(vul) P(akir) J(ainulabdeen)Achinese War Aguinaldo, Emilio; > More

Sports: Australian rules football Arcaro, Eddie America's Cup baccarat backpacking basketball ballooning Baugh, Sammy Agassi, Andre (Kirk)Barbie; > More

Transportation: airplane boulevard aviation automobile Ford, Henry bicycle electric automobile Benz, Karl (Friedrich)carriage Alaska Highway; > More

U.S. History: Abzug, Bella Aberhart, William Abbott, Sir John (Joseph Caldwell)Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis abolitionism Abbott, Lyman Abernathy, Ralph David Abbott, Grace Adams, John; > More

Zoology: aardvark Adamson, Joy abalone Abyssinian cat Alaskan malamute aquaculture Apatosaurus amphibian Angora goat animals, cruelty to; > More

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