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• Les pôles de la mondialisation

  partie, qui n'est pas à faire de manière systématique, divise l'espace à étudier en sou~bles ayant des traits communs : c'est une typologie spatiale. On peut aussi choisir de changer d'échelle dans cette partie. f) Le plan multiscalaire. Il faut le mettre en œuvre dès que le sujet le permet. Les parties décrivent les principaux aspects du sujet en allant de la petite à la grande échelle, dans un effet de zoom. Ce corrigé est...

• Dwight Clark's Catch.

  On third down and three, with 51 seconds left, and in need of a touchdown, San Francisco called time-out. Montana and Walsh discussed the play, which wasdesigned to go to Solomon. But as Montana rolled to his right, he spotted Clark behind the defense. With Cowboys defensive linemen D. D. Lewis, Larry Bethea, andJones closing, Montana threw a hurried jump pass that Clark reached up and gathered in. A final point by Ray Wersching gave the 49ers the victory, 28-27. “I hear all the time, especi...

• Précocement indépendants, nés des courants migratoires les plus variés fondus grâce au melting-pot, épris de libertés démocratiques, persuadés de la supériorité du capitalisme libéral, dotés de ressources abondantes, les États-Unis conservent leur rôle de superpuissance.

  suprême s'appelle la « Court of Appeals », les cours d'appel prennent le nom de « Appelate Courts » et les tribunaux de première instance, celui de « Supreme Courts ». Il n'existe pas de vraie hiérarchie entre les tribunaux fédéraux et les tribunaux des États de l'Union. Toutefois, en cas de divergence profonde sur un point de droit important entre les différents États, la Cour suprême des États-Unis peut accepter de juger une affaire sur pourvoi contre une décision de Cour suprême d'un...

• Modern Art I INTRODUCTION American Gothic American Gothic was painted by the 20th-century American artist Grant Wood in 1930.

  while at the other side a woman in black appears to mourn the end of her participation in the dance. Click on the buttonsto learn more.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. In view of this diversity, it is difficult to define modern art in a way that includes all of 20th-century Western art. For some critics, the most important characteristic ofmodern art is its attempt to make painting and sculpture ends in themselves, thus distinguishing modernism from earlier forms of art that had con...

• Don Giovanni de Mozart et da Ponte

  Fin de l'écriture par da Ponte au printemps 1787 Composition par Mozart du printemps jusqu'en octobre 1787 Première le 29 octobre 1787 Je vais vous faire une courte biographie de Mozart et de da Ponte sans trop m'y attarder : - Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, ou plus simplement Wolfgang Mozart est né le 27 janvier 1756 à Salzbourg . Lui et sa sœur Maria-Anna, beaucoup moins connu, sont des enfants prodiges de la musique, encore jeunes quand leur père exhibe leurs talents...

• Cubism I INTRODUCTION Cubism, movement in modern art, especially in painting, invented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque in 1907 and 1908.

  Mont Sainte-Victoire by CézanneFrench artist Paul Cézanne painted Mont Sainte-Victoire, a mountain near his home in Provence in southern France, onmany occasions. Over time, the images he produced became flatter, less realistic, and more abstract. In this late version,painted from 1902 to 1904, patches of color barely indicate the mountain, sky, and foreground, while creating a rhythmicpattern across the painting’s surface. The mountain and sky, both intensely blue, appear almost to merge.Philad...

• Esposito Scores 100 Points.

  they didn't want to surrender the historic point. New York goalie Ed Giacomin was in fine form. Esposito missed on his first ten shots of the night. One clanked offthe goal post, drawing a chorus of “oohs” and “ahhs” from the crowd. Finally, in the second period, Esposito beat Giacomin and right wing Bob Nevin to ring up point number 98. It was his 38th goal of the season. Later in the gameEsposito notched his 99th point on an assist to Bobby Orr. Obviously keyed up to break the record, Espo...

• Édouard Manet I INTRODUCTION Manet: Tradition and Innovation French impressionist painter Édouard Manet shocked art audiences in Paris with Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass; 1863, Musée d'Orsay, Paris), which depicts a nude woman at a woodland picnic.

  Le Déjeuner sur l’herbeLe Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) by Édouard Manet was painted in 1863. When it was first displayed, therough brushwork and undefined areas of color were as distressing to the public as the nude woman who was neither aclassical goddess nor a symbol in an allegory. Manet claimed that the real subject of the painting was light, and it was thatphilosophy that gave birth to impressionism.Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York After his father died in 1862, Manet...

• five or fifty minutes.

  THE ONLY ANIMAL   I read thefirst chapter of A Brief History ofTime when Dadwasstillalive, andIgot incredibly heavybootsabout how relatively insignificant lifeis,and how, compared tothe universe andcompared totime, itdidn't evenmatter ifIexisted at all. When Dadwastucking meinthat night andwewere talking aboutthebook, Iasked ifhe could thinkofasolution to that problem. "Whichproblem?" "Theproblem ofhow relatively insignificant weare." Hesaid, "Well, whatwould happen ifaplane dropped youinthe mid...

• Great Lakes - Geography.

  of 1972 and 1978, have focused on water-quality problems in the Great Lakes. The International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes, established under the BoundaryWaters Treaty, implements and oversees these agreements and has limited authority to regulate obstructions or diversions of boundary waters that would affect thenatural level or flow of lake waters. B Exotic Species The fish populations of the lakes have changed dramatically in the 20th century; changes were wrought at first by overfis...

• Bildhauerkunst.

  und Darstellungen menschlicher Körper in ruhenden Positionen als Deckelfiguren von Sarkophagen und Urnen. Gleichzeitig entstanden Bronzeplastiken wie dieKapitolinische Wölfin (etwa 500 v. Chr., Museo Capitolino, Rom), die später zum Wahrzeichen Roms wurde. Die Römer waren begeisterte Sammler und Imitatoren griechischer Skulpturen; so verdankt ihnen die heutige Altertumswissenschaft wichtige Erkenntnisse über verlorengegangene griechische Originalkunstwerke. Ihr Beitrag zur Kunst der Bildhauere...

• Historia del cine.

  Asalto y robo de un tren tuvo un gran éxito y contribuyó de forma notable a que el cine se convirtiera en un espectáculo masivo. Las pequeñas salas de cine, conocidas como nickelodeones, se extendieron por Estados Unidos, y el cine comenzó a surgir como industria. La mayoría de las películas, de una sola bobina, de la época erancomedias breves, historias de aventuras o grabaciones de actuaciones de los actores teatrales más famosos del momento. 4 LAS PELÍCULAS MUDAS Entre 1909 y 1912 todos los...

• Historia del cine - historia.

  Asalto y robo de un tren tuvo un gran éxito y contribuyó de forma notable a que el cine se convirtiera en un espectáculo masivo. Las pequeñas salas de cine, conocidas como nickelodeones, se extendieron por Estados Unidos, y el cine comenzó a surgir como industria. La mayoría de las películas, de una sola bobina, de la época erancomedias breves, historias de aventuras o grabaciones de actuaciones de los actores teatrales más famosos del momento. 4 LAS PELÍCULAS MUDAS Entre 1909 y 1912 todos los...

• September 11 Attacks - U.

  around and flew it back toward Washington, D.C. Flying low and fast, the airplane hit the Pentagon at 9:37 AM. In a bit of good fortune, the plane crashed into the west side of the building, which had recently been reinforced with stronger construction and blast-resistant windows in order to withstand a terrorist attack. Even so, theplane penetrated three of the Pentagon’s five concentric rings, taking a chunk out of the building and incinerating dozens of offices and the people who worked in t...

• Lewis and Clark Expedition.

  took a small detachment into present-day north central Montana, thinking that the course of the Marias River might provide an American claim to fur-rich country inwhat is now the Canadian province of Alberta. In August the groups reunited on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Yellowstone. They arrived in St. Louis onSeptember 23, 1806. C Relations with the Native Americans and Spanish The Lewis and Clark Expedition made a journey through the homelands of native people. What American expl...

• Lewis and Clark Expedition - explorer.

  took a small detachment into present-day north central Montana, thinking that the course of the Marias River might provide an American claim to fur-rich country inwhat is now the Canadian province of Alberta. In August the groups reunited on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Yellowstone. They arrived in St. Louis onSeptember 23, 1806. C Relations with the Native Americans and Spanish The Lewis and Clark Expedition made a journey through the homelands of native people. What American expl...

• Courts in the United States.

  The term circuit derives from the original structure of these courts. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789, trials of certain cases were required to be held before three-judge circuit courts consisting of two Supreme Court justices and the federal trial judge in the district court. In addition to their regular duties, Supreme Court justices were required to ride circuit, traveling from district to district within their assigned circuit, often covering great distances. In 1891 Congress establishe...

• Calvin Coolidge.

  By 1923 President Harding was faced with a number of difficulties. A business depression, which had begun in 1922, continued. In addition, the Republican majorities inboth houses of Congress were reduced in the election of 1922, and a discontented farm bloc of Western Republican senators threatened to destroy the Senate majorityby allying with the Democrats. Finally, it was rumored that major scandals involving Harding's friends were about to break. The rumors were soon proved accurate. The dire...

• Calvin Coolidge

  By 1923 President Harding was faced with a number of difficulties. A business depression, which had begun in 1922, continued. In addition, the Republican majorities inboth houses of Congress were reduced in the election of 1922, and a discontented farm bloc of Western Republican senators threatened to destroy the Senate majorityby allying with the Democrats. Finally, it was rumored that major scandals involving Harding's friends were about to break. The rumors were soon proved accurate. The dire...

• Souverains d'Angleterre

  Édouard IH (1239·1307) roi d'Angleterr e 1272 à 1307 Édouard Il (1284·1327) roi d'Angleterre 1307 à 1327 Édouard Ill (1312·1377) roi d'Angleterre 1327 à 1377 Richard Il (1367·1400} roi d'Angleterre 1377 à 1399 LA MAISON DE LANCASTER • Issue d'une branche des Plantagenêts , la dynastie des Lancaster ne compte que trois rois : Henri IV, Henri V et Henri VI. Petit-fils d'Édouard Ill, Henri IV accède au trône après avoir contraint son cousin Richard...

• Griechische Kunst und Architektur - Geschichte.

  3.2 Architektur Etwa ins 7. Jahrhundert v. Chr. fallen die Anfänge einer monumentalen Tempelarchitektur in Stein. Dafür benutzte man in den griechischen Kolonien in Italien und Sizilienmeist Kalkstein, auf den griechischen Inseln war Marmor der bevorzugte Baustoff. Auf dem griechischen Festland und in Kleinasien wurde häufig ein Kern aus Kalkstein miteinem Marmormantel umgeben. Der archaische Tempel war schmal und lang gestreckt und meistens nach Osten orientiert. Im Inneren, der Cella, war d...

• Pennsylvania - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes There are three major river basins in Pennsylvania: the Susquehanna, the Ohio, and the Delaware. Together they drain more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s landarea. Most of eastern and central Pennsylvania is drained by the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The western part of the state is drained by the Allegheny andMonongahela rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio. In addition to the three major river basins, short streams flowing into Lake Erie drain the north...

• Pennsylvania - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes There are three major river basins in Pennsylvania: the Susquehanna, the Ohio, and the Delaware. Together they drain more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s landarea. Most of eastern and central Pennsylvania is drained by the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The western part of the state is drained by the Allegheny andMonongahela rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio. In addition to the three major river basins, short streams flowing into Lake Erie drain the north...

• Richard Nixon.

  As President Eisenhower neared the end of his second term, his vice president emerged as his logical successor, and the president endorsed Nixon in March. Nixonreceived an impressive vote in party primaries, and at the Republican National Convention, held in Chicago in July, he received all but ten of the delegates’ votes on thefirst ballot. Nixon chose as his running mate the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. An unusual feature of the campaign wasa serie...

• Richard Nixon

  As President Eisenhower neared the end of his second term, his vice president emerged as his logical successor, and the president endorsed Nixon in March. Nixonreceived an impressive vote in party primaries, and at the Republican National Convention, held in Chicago in July, he received all but ten of the delegates’ votes on thefirst ballot. Nixon chose as his running mate the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. An unusual feature of the campaign wasa serie...

• Public Education in the United States.

  opportunities for them to break out from whatever social or economic circumstances constrained their development. IV HIGHER EDUCATION During the 20th century participation in higher or postsecondary education in the United States increased as dramatically as it did in American high schools. At thebeginning of the century about 2 percent of Americans from the ages of 18 to 24 were enrolled in a college. There were fewer than 1,000 colleges then, with enrollmenttotaling about 157,000 students. N...

• Folk Art I INTRODUCTION Carved Native American Figure This figure of a Native American trapper was carved from a single pine log (about 1850-1890).

  that young Native American women were taught to weave by Ursuline nuns. The overall spirit of French-Canadian folk art is colorful, happy, and, at the same time,devout. B Anglo-Canadian Folk Art The English tradition in the Maritime provinces is strong in the decoration of utilitarian objects, in graining, marbling, and incising, and in ship carvings (both figureheadsand stern-board decorations). The emigration to Canada of many New Englanders during and after the American Revolution led to int...

• New York—Alexandrie

  toujours (1990) -devient au­ jourd'hui une tétralogie avec un nouvel opus dans lequel le cinéaste poursuit sa quête au­ tobiographique en s'interro ­ geant sur ses relations avec l'Amérique , relations d'amour ­ haine. « J'ai appris mon mé­ tier en Amérique, j'y ai eu mes premières amours. Mais je me sens trahi par la poli ­ tique étrangère de celle qui était ma meilleure amie , ma maîtresse », déclarait le ci­ néaste à I' Agenc...

• Callas (Maria Cecilia Kalogheropoulos, dite Maria)

  Maria Callas LA DIVINA Siaujourd'hui encoreelle incarne le mythede la diva, ce n'est pas seulementpour son immensetalent, maisaussi pour les capricesd'un destin tour à tour glorieux et terrible. Tragédienne d'exception, Maria Callas (1923-1977) triompha dans Opéra House. Le«Met» est une scène musicale de classe mondiale, intérieure, une jeune fille aux prises avecla laideurmaisqui a déjà encore marquée par le séjour d'Antonin Dvofâk et la création de décidé de tout miser...

• Pablo Picasso - KUNSTLER.

  8 NEOKLASSIZISMUS UND SURREALISMUS Zwischen 1917 und 1924 schuf Picasso sechs Bühnenbilder für Serge Diaghilews Balletts Russes und realistische Porträts seiner Frau, der dort engagierten Tänzerin OlgaKoklova (1918, Musée Picasso, Paris), später auch Bildnisse des gemeinsamen Sohnes ( Paulo als Harlequin, 1924, Musée Picasso) und zahlreicher Freunde. Neben skulptural wirkenden figuralen Kompositionen ( Drei Frauen am Brunnen, 1921, Museum of Modern Art) beherrschten antike mythologische Sujet...

• Woody Allen - KUNSTLER.

  Without Feathers (1976) und Side Effects (1980). Auch in deutscher Sprache erschienen Sammlungen von Kurzgeschichten: Wie du dir, so ich mir (1980), Ohne Leit kein Freud (1981) und Nebenwirkungen (1983). Über den passionierten Jazzklarinettisten Woody Allen, der regelmäßig jeden Montag im New Yorker Michael’s Pub auftritt, berichtet Barbara Kopples Wild Man Blues (1998), ein Dokumentarfilm über die Europatournee von Allens New Orleans Jazz Band 1996, der sich jedoch nicht ausschließli...

• Metalwork I INTRODUCTION Metalwork, in the fine arts, objects of artistic, decorative, and utilitarian value made of one or more kinds of metal--from precious to base--fashioned by either casting, hammering, or joining or a combination of these techniques.

  Early Bronze DiskThis disk with the head of Acheloos, an Etruscan river god, was made of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, sometime inthe early 5th century bc. It comes from the necropolis of Monte Quaglieri in Tarquinia. Alloys are made by smelting twodifferent metals together.Scala/Art Resource, NY Knowledge of smelting ultimately led to knowledge of mixing different ores together in the smelting process to produce simple alloys. This followed an intermediateperiod, about 3000 BC, when comp...

• Le saxophoniste Charlie Parker fondateur d'un nouveau jazz

  Charlie Parker (à gauche) lors d'une �épétition avant un festival de jazz à Paris, en 1949 Le saxophoniste Charlie Parker fo ndateur d'un nouveau jazz Vers 1940, un nouveau style de jazz voit le jour sur les scènes new-yorkaises. Charlie Parker oppose aux stéréotypes du swing une créativité explosive. Ce saxophon iste est l'un des principaux créateurs du style be-bop. Il meurt le 12 mars 1955. D ans les années 30, l'ère du swing est à son ap...

• Herman Melville I INTRODUCTION Herman Melville These lines (recited by an actor) begin the novel Moby Dick (1851), by Herman Melville.

  short novel Billy Budd in manuscript form. Melville’s death in New York City on September 28, 1891, went virtually unnoticed. None of his books was still in print. VI MELVILLE’S EARLY WORKS With the exception of Mardi , all of Melville’s early books are narratives of maritime adventure based upon his own experiences and on his wide reading. Although London publisher John Murray accepted Typee for his Home and Colonial Library as a strictly factual account of South Seas travel, he was lar...

• Capote, Truman - écrivain.

  C’est, parallèlement, à cette même époque que la personnalité fantasque de Truman Capote s’épanouit complètement en société, qu’il donne des bals masqués où se presse la haute société new-yorkaise (le fameux « Black & White Ball », en l’honneur de Katharine Graham du Washington Post ), qu’il suive le groupe de rock The Rolling Stones pendant leur tournée américaine de 1972 pour un reportage avorté, ou qu’il soit nommé aux Golden Globes pour son improbable performance d’acteur débutant dans Un...

• Constitution of the United States.

  chief executive should have the power to veto legislation, should be elected by Congress or the people, should be eligible to run for reelection, and should command thearmed forces. Some delegates even hoped for a limited monarchy. Not until September 8, more than three months after the convention started, did the final shape ofthe presidency emerge: a single leader, elected to a four-year term and eligible for reelection, with authority to veto bills enacted by Congress. The president was alsog...

• Constitution of the United States - U.

  chief executive should have the power to veto legislation, should be elected by Congress or the people, should be eligible to run for reelection, and should command thearmed forces. Some delegates even hoped for a limited monarchy. Not until September 8, more than three months after the convention started, did the final shape ofthe presidency emerge: a single leader, elected to a four-year term and eligible for reelection, with authority to veto bills enacted by Congress. The president was alsog...

• Serra Richard

  Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Serra, Richard - sculpture. 1 PRÉSENTATION Serra, Richard (1939- ), sculpteur américain, connu pour ses pièces minimalistes et ses sculptures monumentales employant du plomb, de l’acier ou du béton, et spécialement conçues pour des sites déterminés. 2 INTERROGATION SUR LE PROCESSUS D’ÉLABORATION Né à San Francisco, Richard Serra fait ses études à l'université de Californie, à Berkeley, puis des études de langue anglaise à Santa Barbara de 1957 à 1961, et enfin...

• Art Nouveau I INTRODUCTION Detail of Art Nouveau Decoration This detail of a door decoration from a building constructed in the early 20th century in Milan, Italy, illustrates the stylistic themes associated with art nouveau.

  Wallpaper by William MorrisIn the early 19th century manufacturers began to mass-produce wallpaper, and the quality of designs suffered. WilliamMorris, a British artist who had become interested in the design of household furnishings and items for everyday use,began to create handmade wallpapers that he integrated into the overall design of the home. This artichoke design isbased on stylized plant motifs, a common theme in art nouveau designs.Art Resource, NY Art nouveau in Britain evolved out o...

• Stanley Cup Winners.

  1989 Calgary Flames 1990 Edmonton Oilers 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins 1993 Montréal Canadiens 1994 New York Rangers 1995 New Jersey Devils 1996 Colorado Avalanche 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1998 Detroit Red Wings 1999 Dallas Stars 2000 New Jersey Devils 2001 Colorado Avalanche 2002 Detroit Red Wings 2003 New Jersey Devils 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 2005 No Winner* 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 2007 Anaheim Ducks * Season was canceled. Source: Source: National HockeyLeague.

• Latin American Painting I INTRODUCTION Diego Rivera Museum Gallery The studio of Mexican painter Diego Rivera is now maintained as an art museum in Mexico City.

  The Viceroy Arrives at PotosíThe discovery of silver on a hillside near the town of Potosí in 1545 turned this Bolivian city into a key Spanish possessionin the Americas. The population of Potosí shot up until it reached 150,000 inhabitants by the year 1611. The work shownhere, The Viceroy Arrives at Potosí, by 17th-century Bolivian painter Melchor Pérez de Holguín, was painted during thezenith of the town’s fortunes.Archivo Fotografico Oronoz From about 1580 to 1650 European styles became domin...

• Stanley Cup Winners Year Champion 1893 Montréal AAA 1894 Montréal AAA 1895 Montréal Victorias 1896 Winnipeg Victorias 1897-98 Montréal Victorias 1899 Feb.

  1989 Calgary Flames 1990 Edmonton Oilers 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins 1993 Montréal Canadiens 1994 New York Rangers 1995 New Jersey Devils 1996 Colorado Avalanche 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1998 Detroit Red Wings 1999 Dallas Stars 2000 New Jersey Devils 2001 Colorado Avalanche 2002 Detroit Red Wings 2003 New Jersey Devils 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 2005 No Winner* 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 2007 Anaheim Ducks * Season was canceled. Source: Source: National HockeyLeague.Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1...

• Renaissance Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Renaissance Composition During the Renaissance (15th and 16th centuries) artists discovered new ways to help them create more realistic and compelling images.

  with reliefs, had been familiar for centuries. A Early Renaissance Sculpture Ghiberti’s Gates of ParadiseThe Gates of Paradise are bronze doors created by Italian Renaissance sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1425 and 1452for the east entrance to the baptistery of the Florence Cathedral in Italy. This detail, showing Isaac and Esau, is from oneof the doors' ten panels, each of which illustrates a story from the Bible. Ghiberti endowed the scenes with volume, depth,and movement, and helped initi...

• Filmgeschichte.

  4 DER STUMMFILM Zwischen 1909 und 1912 wurde der neu entstandene Industriezweig vollständig durch die „Motion Picture Patents Company” kontrolliert, einem Trust, zu dem sich führendeProduzenten zusammengeschlossen hatten. Sie begrenzten die Filmlänge auf einen oder zwei Akte und weigerten sich, die Namen der Darsteller im Vor- oder Abspann zuerwähnen. Im Jahr 1912 bekam dieses Monopol jedoch Konkurrenz; unabhängige Produzenten gründeten in Europa und den USA ihre eigenen Produktions- undVorführ...

• Virginia (state) - geography.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Virginia (state) - USA History.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Super Bowl Winners.

  XLI 2/4/2007 Indianapolis Colts, AFCChicago Bears, NFC 2917Tony DungyLovie Smith Miami Gardens, FL XLII 2/3/2008 New York Giants, NFCNew England Patriots, AFC 1714Tom CoughlinBill Belichick Glendale, AZ

• Super Bowl Winners Super Bowl Date Winner, Conference Loser, Conference I 1/15/67 Green Bay Packers, NFL Kansas City Chiefs,

  XLI 2/4/2007 Indianapolis Colts, AFCChicago Bears, NFC 2917Tony DungyLovie Smith Miami Gardens, FL XLII 2/3/2008 New York Giants, NFCNew England Patriots, AFC 1714Tom CoughlinBill Belichick Glendale, AZ Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

• Roosevelt Franklin Delano Homme d'Etat américain * 30.1.1882, Hyde Park, New York + 12.4.1945, Warm Springs, Georgie Président américain réélu...

  Roosevelt Franklin Delano Homme d'Etat américain * 30.1.1882, Hyde Park, New York + 12.4.1945, Warm Springs, Georgie Président américain réélu quatre fois consécutives (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944), Roosevelt compte parmi les figures les plus importantes de l'histoire des États-Unis. Juriste, membre du parti démocrate et neveu de Theodore Roosevelt, il est sénateur de l'Etat de New-York en 1910, sous-secrétaire d'État au ministère de la Marine de 1913 à 1920 (sous Woodrow Wilson), puis gouverneur de...

• Les grands paquebots

  Les rands LES GÉANTS DES MERS Les paquebots ont subi une évolution continue depuis le xix• siècle . D'abord mus à la voile, puis par des machines à pistons , puis des turbines à vapeur fonctionnant au charbon dès 1904 puis au mazout vers 1930, ils passent d'une allure de 4 nœuds en 1819 à une allure de 26 nœuds en 1929 pour atteindre 35 nœuds en 1952. L'électricité à bord, le chauffage et la réfrigération ainsi que la radio sont la norme dè...