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1909 | Adaptive radiation | {{Short description|Process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species}}
{{For|a more general term to describe any radiation|Evolutionary radiation}}
, which are thought to have evolved via an adaptive radiation that diversified their beak shapes, enabling them to exploit different food sources.|250... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_radiation | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.702388 |
1910 | Agarose gel electrophoresis | 200px|thumb|right|Digital image of 3 plasmid restriction digests run on a 1% w/v agarose gel, 3 volt/cm, stained with ethidium bromide. The DNA size marker is a commercial 1 kbp ladder. The position of the wells and direction of DNA migration is noted.
Agarose gel electrophoresis is a method of gel electrophoresi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agarose_gel_electrophoresis | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.719295 |
1911 | Allele | {{Short description|One of alternative forms of the same gene}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
An allele{{refn|{{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|æ|l|iː|l|,_|ə|ˈ|l|iː|l}}; modern formation from Greek ἄλλος állos, "other"}} is a variant of the sequence of nucleotides at a particular location, or locus, on a DNA molecule.<re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.730500 |
1912 | Ampicillin | {{Short description|Antibiotic}}
{{Distinguish|Amoxicillin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
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{{Drugbox
| Watchedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 443387440
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| image_class = skin-invert-image
| caption... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampicillin | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.748917 |
1913 | Annealing | Annealing may refer to:
Annealing (biology), in genetics
Annealing (glass), heating a piece of glass to remove stress
Annealing (materials science), a heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material
Quantum annealing, a method for solving combinatorial optimisation problems and ground states of glassy ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annealing | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.750508 |
1914 | Antimicrobial resistance | {{Short description|Resistance of microbes to drugs directed against them}}
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: Bacteria are streaked on dishes with white disks, each impregnated with a different antibiotic. Clear rings, such as those on the left, show that... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.864399 |
1915 | Antigen | thumb|255px|An illustration that shows how antigens induce the immune system response by interacting with an antibody that matches the molecular structure of an antigen
In immunology, an antigen (Ag) is a molecule, moiety, foreign particulate matter, or an allergen, such as pollen, that can bind to a specific antibody... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigen | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.879126 |
1916 | Autosome | An autosome is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. The members of an autosome pair in a diploid cell have the same morphology, unlike those in allosomal (sex chromosome) pairs, which may have different structures. The DNA in autosomes is collectively known as atDNA or auDNA.
For example, humans have a diploid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosome | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.887109 |
1919 | Antwerp (disambiguation) | Antwerp is the second largest city in Belgium and capital of the Antwerp province.
Antwerp may also refer to:
In Belgium
Antwerp (district)
Antwerp (province)
In the United States
Antwerp, Ohio
Antwerp Township, Michigan
Antwerp, New York
Antwerp (village), New York
In Australia
Antwerp, Victoria
Other
Por... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_(disambiguation) | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.888920 |
1920 | Aquila | Aquila may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Aquila, a series of books by S.P. Somtow
Aquila, a 1997 book by Andrew Norriss
Aquila (children's magazine), a UK-based children's magazine
Aquila (journal), an ornithological journal
Aquila (TV series), a BBC TV production for children based on the Norriss bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.892749 |
1921 | Al-Qaeda | {{Short description|Pan-Islamic Sunni Jihadist organization (established 1988)}}
{{other uses}}
{{Pp-semi-indef}}
{{Pp-move}}
{{Pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox war faction
| name = Al-Qaeda
| native_name = {{Script|Arabic|ا... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.036028 |
1923 | Alessandro Volta | {{Short description|Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827)}}
{{For|the concept car|Toyota Alessandro Volta}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| honorifi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Volta | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.051743 |
1924 | Argo Navis | {{For|the Japanese multimedia franchise and band|From Argonavis}}
{{Short description|Obsolete Southern constellation}}
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Argo Navis
| abbreviation = Arg
| genitive = Argus Navis/Argus/Navis
| pronounce | symbolism The Ship Argo
| RA = {{RA|7.5}} – {{RA|11}}
| dec = {{DEC|30}} – {{DEC|75}... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_Navis | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.060918 |
1925 | Andromeda (mythology) | {{Short description|Aethiopian princess in Greek mythology}}
{{Redirect|Perseus and Andromeda}}
{{good article}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Greek
| name = Andromeda
| image = Perseus Andromeda MAN Napoli Inv8998.jpg
| caption = Perseus freeing Andromeda after killing Cetus, 1st century AD fresco f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_(mythology) | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.143316 |
1926 | Antlia | {{Short description|Constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere}}
{{distinguish|Antillia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Antlia
| abbreviation = Ant
| genitive = Antliae
| pronounce = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|n|t|l|i|ə}}, genitive {{IPAc-en|-|l|i|i}}
| symbolism the Air Pump<ref name&q... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antlia | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.164085 |
1927 | Ara (constellation) | {{Short description|Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere}}
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Ara
| abbreviation Ara{{sfn|Ridpath|Tirion|2001|pp82–83}}
| genitive Arae{{sfn|Ridpath|Tirion|2001|pp82–83}}
| pronounce {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛər|ə}}, genitive {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛər|iː}}{{efn|namepronunciation}}
| symbolism the A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_(constellation) | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.183109 |
1928 | Auriga (disambiguation) | Auriga is a constellation.
Auriga or AURIGA may also refer to:
Auriga (slave), a Roman charioteer
HMS Auriga (P419), a British submarine launched in 1945
Auriga of Delphi, name of the statue Charioteer of Delphi
USM Auriga, a fictional spaceship in the film Alien Resurrection
Auriga, a fictional planet in the En... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriga_(disambiguation) | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.184692 |
1930 | Arkansas | {{Short description|U.S. state}}
{{About|the U.S. state}}
{{Pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}
{{Pp-move}}
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{{Infobox U.S. state
| name = Arkansas
| image_flag = Flag of Arkansas.svg
| flag_link = Flag of Arkansas
| image_seal = Seal of Arkansas.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.290094 |
1931 | Atmosphere (disambiguation) | An atmosphere is a gas layer around a celestial body.
Atmosphere may also refer to:
Science
Atmosphere (unit), a unit of pressure
Atmosphere of Earth
Extraterrestrial atmospheres
Stellar atmosphere
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
Groups
Atmosphere (music group), an American hip-hop duo from Minnesota
Atmo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_(disambiguation) | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.294325 |
1933 | Apus | {{other uses}}
{{Short description|Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere}}
{{featured article}}
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Apus
| abbreviation = Aps
| genitive = Apodis
| pronounce {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|p|ə|s}}, genitive {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|p|ə|,_|'|æ|p|ə|,_|ə|'|p|oʊ|-|d|ᵻ|s}}<ref>[https://www.oed.com/vie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apus | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.310399 |
1934 | Abadan, Iran | {{Short description|City in Khuzestan province, Iran}}
{{Distinguish|Abdan|Ibadan}}
{{Redirect|Abadan|other places with the same name|Abadan (disambiguation){{!}}Abadan|the administrative division of Khuzestan province|Abadan County}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name =... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan,_Iran | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.337808 |
1935 | Attorney | Attorney may refer to:
Lawyer
Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions
Attorney, one who has power of attorney
The Attorney, a 2013 South Korean film
See also
Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a government
Attorney's fee, compensation for legal services
Attorney–client privileg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.339480 |
1937 | Alexander Fleming | {{Short description|Scottish physician and microbiologist (1881–1955)}}
{{other people}}
{{pp|small=yes}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sir Alexander Fleming
| honorific_suffix {{post-nominals|countryGBR|size=100%|FRS|FRSE|FRCS}}
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.375609 |
1938 | Andrew Carnegie | {{Short description|American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)}}
{{Pp-semi-indef}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Andrew Carnegie
| image = Andrew Carnegie, by Theodore Marceau (cropped).jpg
| caption = Carnegie, {{circa|1913}}
| birth_date ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.442434 |
1939 | Approximant | Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow. Therefore, approximants fall between fricatives, which do produce a turbulent airstream, and vowels, which produce no turbulence. This class is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximant | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.540987 |
1940 | Astronomer Royal | thumb|220px|John Flamsteed, the first astronomer royal, by Thomas Gibson. Royal Society, London.
Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the astronomer royal dating from 22 June 1675; the junior is the astronomer royal for Scotland dating... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomer_Royal | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.558786 |
1941 | Aeon | The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timeless" or "for eternity". It is a Latin transliteration from the ancient Greek ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeon | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.569325 |
1942 | Airline | {{Short description|Company that provides air transport services for passengers and freight}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2021}}
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An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.606930 |
1943 | Australian Democrats | {{distinguish|Democratic Party of Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Australian Democrats
| logo = File:Australian Democrats Logo.svg
| logo_size | caption
| colorcode = {{party color|Austral... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Democrats | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.659533 |
1944 | Australian Capital Territory | {{Short description|Territory of Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox political division
| name = Australian Capital Territory
| native_name | settlement_type Territory
| image_flag = Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
| flag_size = 130px
| fl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.721815 |
1947 | Aotus | Aotus (the name is derived from the Ancient Greek words for "earless" in both cases: the monkey is missing external ears, and the pea is missing earlike bracteoles) may refer to:
Aotus (plant), one of the plant genera commonly known as golden peas in the family Fabaceae (bean family)
Aotus (monkey), the genus of nigh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotus | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.724605 |
1948 | Ally McBeal | {{short description|American legal comedy-drama television series (1997–2002)}}
{{For|the character|Ally McBeal (character)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Ally McBeal S1 Opening.jpg
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* Comedy drama
* Cringe comedy<ref>{{cite we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.748378 |
1949 | Andreas Capellanus | {{short description|French author}}
{{more footnotes|date=January 2013}}
Andreas Capellanus (Capellanus meaning "chaplain"), also known as Andrew the Chaplain ({{fl.|{{circa}} 1185}}), and occasionally by a French translation of his name, André le Chapelain, was the 12th-century author of a treatise commonly ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Capellanus | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.751075 |
1950 | American Civil Liberties Union | {{Short description|Legal advocacy organization in the United States}}
{{For|the conservative legal aid group founded in the 1990s|American Civil Rights Union}}
{{redirect|ACLU|the Australian organisation (1980–2004)|Australian Civil Liberties Union}}
{{Good article}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 202... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.840380 |
1955 | Adobe Inc. | {{Short description|American multinational software company}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Adobe Inc.
| logo | image Adobe World Headquarters.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Adobe World Headquarters in San Jose, California
| tradin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Inc. | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.883683 |
1957 | Alexander Technique | The Alexander Technique, named after its developer Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), is an alternative therapy based on the idea that poor posture causes a range of health problems. to address his own voice loss during public speaking.
Proponents and teachers of the Alexander Technique believe the technique ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Technique | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.893935 |
1960 | Andrea Alciato | {{short description|Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)}}
{{Infobox scholar
| honorific_prefix = Doctor
| name | honorific_suffix
| image = Andrea Alciato 1584.JPG
| image_size | alt
| caption = Portrait of Andrea Alciato, reproduced from the 1584 edition of his embl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Alciato | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.899275 |
1962 | Apparent magnitude | {{Short description|Brightness of a celestial object observed from the Earth}}
{{For|a more detailed discussion of the history of the magnitude system|Magnitude (astronomy)}}
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and two stars in the constellation Aquarius, with their magnitudes labeled]]
Apparent magnitude ({{mvar|m}}... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude | 2025-04-05T18:25:50.982237 |
1963 | Absolute magnitude | {{Short description|Measure of the luminosity of celestial objects}}
{{About|the brightness of stars|the science fiction magazine|Absolute Magnitude (magazine)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
In astronomy, absolute magnitude ({{mvar|M}}) is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_magnitude | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.017090 |
1965 | Apollo 1 | {{Short description|Planned United States spaceflight destroyed by accidental fire (1967)}}
{{Good article}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 1
| names_list = AS-204, Apollo 1
| image = Apollo1-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.081194 |
1966 | Apollo 10 | {{short description|Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Featured article}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 10
| image = Apollo 10 Lunar Module.jpg
| image_caption = A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.116991 |
1967 | Apollo 12 | {{Short description|Second crewed Moon landing}}
{{pp-move-indef}}
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{{Featured article}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 12
| image = Surveyor 3-Apollo 12.jpg
| image_caption = C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_12 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.144885 |
1968 | Apollo 14 | {{Short description|Third crewed Moon landing}}
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{{featured article}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 14
| image = Apollo 14 Shepard.jpg
| image_size = 250
| image_caption ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_14 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.178495 |
1969 | Apollo 15 | {{Short description|Fourth crewed Moon landing}}{{featured article}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 15
| image = AS15-88-11866 - Apollo 15 flag, rover, LM, Irwin - restoration1.jpg
| image_caption = James Irwin salutes the United St... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.242959 |
1970 | Apollo 16 | {{Short description|Fifth crewed Moon landing}}
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{{Featured article}}
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{{use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 16
| image = John W. Young on the Moon.jpg
| image_caption = John You... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.289236 |
1971 | Apollo 17 | {{Short description|Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing}}
{{pp-sock|small=yes}}
{{Featured article}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 17
| image = Eugene Cernan at the LM, Apollo 17.jpg
| image_caption ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.357903 |
1973 | American Revolution | {{Short description|1765–1783 ideological and political movement in North America}}
{{About|political and social developments, and the origin and aftermath of the war|military actions|American Revolutionary War|other uses}}
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{{Use American Engli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.445690 |
1974 | April 17 | {{pp-pc1}}
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*1080 &ndash; Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
*1349 &ndash; The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murde... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17 | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.487899 |
1975 | Alan Ayckbourn | {{short description|English playwright (born 1939)}}
{{citations broken|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox writer
| honorific_prefix = Sir
| honorific_suffix {{Post-nominals|countryGBR|size=100%|CBE|FRSA}}
| name = Alan Ayckbourn
| image ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ayckbourn | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.553872 |
1979 | Alpha Centauri | {{Short description|Star system in the Centaurus constellation}}
{{hatnote group|
{{About-distinguish|α Centauri, the multi-star system in the constellation Centaurus|HD 125823{{!}}a Centauri|HD 100673{{!}}A Centauri|Centaurus A}}
{{Other uses}}
}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=Novembe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Centauri | 2025-04-05T18:25:51.978277 |
1980 | Amiga | {{Short description|Family of personal computers sold by Commodore}}
{{About|the family of personal computers}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Amiga
| title | aka
| logo = Commodore Amiga logo-03.svg
| image = Amiga500 system.jpg
| caption = The 1987 A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.057995 |
1985 | Absorption | Absorption may refer to:
Chemistry and biology
Absorption (biology), digestion
Absorption (small intestine)
Absorption (chemistry), diffusion of particles of gas or liquid into liquid or solid materials
Absorption (skin), a route by which substances enter the body through the skin
Absorption (pharmacology), absorption... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.112894 |
1986 | Actinophryid | {{Short description|Order of heliozoan protists}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Actinophrys_sol_(phase_contrast_microscopy).jpg
| taxon = Actinophryida
| authority = Hartmann 1913
| subdivision_ranks = Suborders & families
|subdivision_ref <ref name"CavSmith2013"/>
| subdivision =
* Actinosphaerin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinophryid | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.133870 |
1988 | Abel Tasman | {{Short description|Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Engvarb|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Abel Tasman Navigateur en Australie (cropped).jpg
| caption = Drawing depicting Tasman, {{circa}} 17th century
| birth_date = {{birth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.171385 |
1990 | August 5 | {{pp-pc1}}
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*AD 25 &ndash; Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
*70 &ndash; Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5 | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.345184 |
1994 | ASP | ASP may refer to:
Combat
ASP pistol
ASP, Inc., law enforcement weapon manufacturer
A type of extending baton
Ammunition Supply Point, military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives
Computing
Active Server Pages, a web-scripting interface by Microsoft
ASP.NET, a web-application framework by Microso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.394462 |
1997 | Algebraic geometry | {{short description|Branch of mathematics}}
{{about|a branch of mathematics|the book by Robin Hartshorne|Algebraic Geometry (book)|the journal|Algebraic Geometry (journal)|an algebraic structure|Geometric algebra}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}
is an algebraic surface of degree five. The picture represen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_geometry | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.464701 |
1998 | Austin, Texas | {{Short description|Capital city of Texas}}
{{redirect2|Austin, United States|City of Austin|other places and cities|Austin (disambiguation)#United States}}
{{distinguish|Austin County, Texas}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Austin
|... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.639907 |
2003 | Argument from morality | The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God. Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order. Arguments from moral normativity observe some aspect of morality and argue that God is the best or only explanation for this, concluding that God must exist. Arguments from m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_morality | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.680978 |
2004 | ASL (disambiguation) | ASL is a common initialism for American Sign Language, the sign language of the United States and Canada (not be confused with Auslan, also called ASL or Asilulu language which has the ISO code ASL), and may also refer to:
Culture
Sport
American Soccer League (disambiguation)
Australia's Surfing Life, surf maga... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASL_(disambiguation) | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.701660 |
2006 | Auschwitz concentration camp | {{Short description|Nazi concentration camp in Poland (1940–1945)}}
{{redirect|Auschwitz|the city|Oświęcim|other uses|Auschwitz (disambiguation)}}
{{Good article}}
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{{Infobox concentration camp
| name = Auschwitz
| type = Nazi concentration and extermination cam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.844853 |
2007 | Archery | thumb|Archery competition in June 1983 at Mönchengladbach, West Germany
thumb|A Rikbaktsa archer competes at Brazil's Indigenous Games
thumb|upright|Tibetan archer, 1938
thumb|Master Heon Kim demonstrating Gungdo, traditional Korean archery (Kuk Kung), 2009
thumb|Archers in East Timor
thumb|Japanese archers
thumb|Arche... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.931218 |
2009 | Alvar Aalto | {{Short description|Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox architect
| name = Alvar Aalto
| image = File:Alvar Aalto1.jpg
| caption = Aalto in 1960
| birth_name = Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
| birth_date {{Birth date|dfyes|1898|2|3}}
| birth_place = Kuortane, Grand Duchy of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Aalto | 2025-04-05T18:25:52.995578 |
2011 | Comparison of American and British English | {{Short description|Linguistic comparison}}
{{About||a comparison of typical American versus British pronunciation differences|Comparison of General American and Received Pronunciation}}
{{More citations needed|reasonhas many unreferenced sections which currently read like original research or part of a personal essay... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.169043 |
2014 | Atomic semantics | Atomic semantics is a type of guarantee provided by a data register shared by several processors in a parallel machine or in a network of computers working together.
Atomic semantics are very strong. An atomic register provides strong guarantees even when there is concurrency and failures.
A read/write register R stor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_semantics | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.176255 |
2015 | Antarctic Circumpolar Current | thumb|320px|
thumb|320px| Animation of the thermohaline circulation. The later part of this animation shows the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows clockwise (as seen from the South Pole) from west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Circumpolar_Current | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.221494 |
2017 | Arbor Day | {{short description|Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees}}
{{other uses}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Arbor Day<br/>Arbour Day
| image = ArborDay2009treeplanters.JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| caption ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_Day | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.248530 |
2018 | A. J. Ayer | {{short description|English philosopher (1910–1989)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| honorific_prefix = Sir
| name = A. J. Ayer
| honorific_suffix {{post-nominals|countryGBR|size=100%|FBA}}
| image = Alfred Jules Ayer.png
| birth_name = Alfred Jules Ayer
| b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Ayer | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.285884 |
2019 | André Weil | {{Short description|French mathematician (1906-1998)}}
{{for|the English mathematician|Andrew Wiles}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = André Weil
| image = André_Weil_cropped.jpg
| image_size | caption Weil in 1956
| birth_date {{birth date|1906|0... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Weil | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.309115 |
2020 | Achaeans (Homer) | The Achaeans or Akhaians (; , "the Achaeans" or "of Achaea") is one of the names in Homer which is used to refer to the Greeks collectively.
The term "Achaean" is believed to be related to the Hittite term Ahhiyawa and the Egyptian term Ekwesh which appear in texts from the Late Bronze Age and are believed to refer to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaeans_(Homer) | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.352694 |
2021 | Atle Selberg | {{Short description|Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Atle Selberg
| image = Atle Selberg.jpg
| image_size | birth_date {{Birth date|1917|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lange... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atle_Selberg | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.388306 |
2023 | Aeschylus | {{Short description|5th century BC Athenian Greek tragedian}}
{{About|the ancient Greek playwright}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aeschylus
| image = Herma of Aeschylus, Klas08.jpg
| caption = Roman marble herma of Aeschylus dating to {{circa}} 30 BC, b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.437621 |
2024 | Amber Road | {{Short description|Historical trade route in Europe}}
{{Use Oxford spelling |date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=March 2025}}
The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.<ref>{{cite web| url https://www.a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Road | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.450469 |
2025 | Crandall University | {{Short description|Christian liberal arts university in Canada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Crandall University
| native_name | latin_name
| image_name = CrandallU COA.jpg
| motto = Cristus Praeeminens
| mottoeng = Christ First
| established = 1949
| type = Baptist, private
| endo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandall_University | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.472972 |
2027 | Andrew Wiles | {{short description|British mathematician who proved Fermat's Last Theorem}}
{{for|the French mathematician|André Weil}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox scientist
| honorific_prefix | name Sir Andrew Wiles
| birth_name = Andrew John Wiles
| honorific_suffix ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wiles | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.493738 |
2028 | Ambient | Ambient or ambiance or ambience may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Ambiancé, an unreleased experimental film
Ambient (novel), a novel by Jack Womack
Music and sound
Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.520611 |
2029 | Anne Brontë | {{short description|English novelist and poet (1820–1849)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Anne Brontë
| image = AnneBronte.jpg
| alt | caption A sketch of Anne by her sister Charlotte, {{Circa|1845}}
| pseudonym = Acton... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brontë | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.546386 |
2030 | Augustine of Hippo | {{Short description|Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430)}}
{{Redirect-multi|3|Augustine|Saint Augustine|Augustinus}}
{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox saint
| honorific_prefix= Saint
| name= Augustine of Hippo
| titles= Bishop of Hippo Regius<br>Church Father, Doc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.676803 |
2032 | Acting | right|thumb|French stage and early film actress Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet
thumb|Actors in samurai and rōnin costume at the Kyoto Eigamura film set
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that mak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.715009 |
2037 | Delian League | {{short description|Association of ancient Greek city-states under Athenian hegemony}}
{{redirect|Delian|the religious association|Delian Amphictyony|the band|Delian League (band)||Delyan (disambiguation){{!}}Delyan}}
and the Persian Empire at the outset of the Peloponnesian War around 431 BC]]
The Delian League was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delian_League | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.745947 |
2038 | August Horch | {{short description|German automobile engineer, founder of Audi}}
{{One source|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix | name August Horch
| honorific_suffix | image Horch.gif
| image_size = 150px
| birth_date {{Birth date|1868|10|12|dfyes}}
| birth_place = Winningen, Rhenish Pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Horch | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.756252 |
2039 | Avionics | {{Short description|Electronic systems used on aircraft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2018}}
]]
with avionics laid out]]
Avionics (a portmanteau of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avionics | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.785717 |
2041 | Ares | {{Short description|God of war in ancient Greek religion}}
{{About|the ancient Greek god}}
{{Distinguish|Aries (disambiguation)}}
{{pp-semi-indef}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Greek
| name = Ares
| image = Ares Canope Villa Adriana b.jpg
| alt | tree
| caption = Cast of a Roman statue from Hadrian's Villa, copied from a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.868335 |
2042 | Alexander Grothendieck | {{Short description|French mathematician (1928–2014)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Alexander Grothendieck
| image = Alexander Grothendieck.jpg
| caption = Alexander Grothendieck in Montréal, 1970
| birth_date {{birth date|1928|03|28|dfyes}}... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Grothendieck | 2025-04-05T18:25:53.930276 |
2047 | Alcoholics Anonymous | {{short description|Sobriety-focused mutual help fellowship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Alcoholics Anonymous
| full_name | native_name <!-- Organization's name in its local language -->
| native_name_lang = <!-- ISO code of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.044907 |
2049 | Alpha compositing | {{short description|Operation in computer graphics}}
image with an alpha channel that falls off to zero at its base, where it is blended with the background color.]]
In computer graphics, alpha compositing or alpha blending is the process of combining one image with a background to create the appearance of partial o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_compositing | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.065887 |
2052 | Array (data structure) | In computer science, an array is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements (values or variables), of same memory size, each identified by at least one array index or key, a collection of which may be a tuple, known as an index tuple. An array is stored such that the position (memory address) of each eleme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array_(data_structure) | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.099424 |
2053 | Advance Australia Fair | {{short description|National anthem of Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox anthem
| title = "Advance Australia Fair"
| image = Advance Australia Fair (1878).jpg
| alt | caption
| prefix = National
| country ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.122305 |
2061 | Automatic number announcement circuit | An automatic number announcement circuit (ANAC) is a component of a central office of a telephone company that provides a service to installation and service technicians to determine the telephone number of a telephone line. The facility has a telephone number that may be called to listen to an automatic announcement t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number_announcement_circuit | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.129837 |
2062 | Amerigo Vespucci | {{Short description|Italian explorer and navigator (1454–1512)}}
{{About|the explorer|other uses|Amerigo Vespucci (disambiguation)}}
{{pp-semi-indef}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amerigo Vespucci
| image = Amerigo Vespucci (with turban) - cropped.jpg
| caption ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.152070 |
2063 | Aristide Maillol | {{Short description|French artist (1861–1944)}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Aristide Maillol
| image = Maillol1925.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Aristide Maillol (1925), in a photograph by Alfred Kuhn
| birth_name = Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol
| birth_date ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristide_Maillol | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.163429 |
2064 | Antonio Canova | {{Short description|Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)}}
{{Redirect|Canova}}
{{Distinguish|Antonio Cánovas del Castillo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Antonio Canova
| image = Antonio Canova Selfportrait 1792.jpg
| alt | caption Self-portrait, 1792
| b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Canova | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.204347 |
2065 | Auguste Rodin | {{Short description|French sculptor (1840–1917)}}
{{About|the sculptor|the racehorse|Auguste Rodin (horse)}}
{{redirect|Rodin|other people named Rodin|Rodin (surname)|the 2017 film|Rodin (film){{!}}Rodin (film)}}
{{Good article}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Auguste Rodin
| ima... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.247491 |
2067 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | {{Short description|City in Michigan, United States}}
{{redirect|Ann Arbor}}
{{Featured article}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ann Arbor
| settlement_type = City
| nicknames = A<sup>2</sup>, A2, Tree Town, P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.311471 |
2070 | Act of Settlement 1701 | {{short description|United Kingdom law disqualifying Catholic monarchs}}
{{for|other acts with similar titles|Act of Settlement (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Act of Settlement{{Efn|The citation of this ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701 | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.356473 |
2075 | Aircraft hijacking | {{Short description|Incident involving unlawful seizure of an aircraft in operation}}
{{Redirect|Skyjack|other uses|Skyjack (disambiguation)|and|Skyjacker (disambiguation)}}
{{Redirect|Air piracy|the type of stock character in science fiction and fantasy|Air pirate}}
exploding after United Airlines Flight 175 crashed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_hijacking | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.410558 |
2076 | Acropolis of Athens | {{short description|Ancient citadel above the city of Athens}}
{{for|the neighbourhood of Athens|Makrygianni, Athens}}
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|WHS = Acropolis, Athens
|Image = Classic view of Acropolis.jpg
|Caption = The Acropolis of Athens, seen from Philopappos Hill
|image_upright = 1.3
|Locat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis_of_Athens | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.434602 |
2077 | Adam Weishaupt | {{Short description|German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox philosopher
|region = Western Philosophy
|era = Enlightenment era
|image = Johann_Adam_Weishaupt.jpg
|caption = 1799 portrait of Weishaupt
|birth_name = Johann Adam Weishaupt
|birth_date {{birth ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Weishaupt | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.445886 |
2078 | Acorn Electron | {{Short description|Personal computer sold in Britain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox computer
| Name = Acorn Electron
| Logo | image Acorn Electron 4x3.jpg
| Type = 8-bit microcomputer
| Developer = Acorn Computers
| Released {{Start date and age|dfyes|1983|0... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.537595 |
2080 | A Fire Upon the Deep | A Fire Upon the Deep is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. It is a space opera involving superhuman intelligences, aliens, variable physics, space battles, love, betrayal, genocide, and a communication medium resembling Usenet. A Fire Upon the Deep won the Hugo Award in 1993, sharing it with ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep | 2025-04-05T18:25:54.561483 |