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900 | 3,854 | 1,788,011 | 2001 | 2026-05-13T22:32:08Z | **2001** (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the 3rd millennium and 21st century.
## Events
### January
- January 1 –
- The 3rd millennium and 21st century begin on this day according to the Gregorian calendar. But popular culture holds these distin... | [] |
901 | 3,856 | 86,802 | Sex | 2026-07-06T03:57:49Z | **Sex** is a type of reproduction common among living things. Sex is used by plants and animals, and also by fungi and various single-celled organisms. It usually needs two individuals which are different sexes from the same species. It works by combining genes from more than one source.
## Biological type
Organisms ... | [] |
902 | 3,857 | 1,530,097 | Hacksaw | 2025-08-21T18:54:59Z | A **hacksaw** is a tool for sawing. A hacksaw is designed for cutting materials like very thin metals and plastic. It has a handle on one end, and can be either pushed or pulled across the object being cut. There are manual and electric hacksaws.
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903 | 3,858 | 70,336 | Spade | 2022-01-04T13:14:01Z | In gardening, a **spade** is a tool for digging. It is similar to a shovel. It has a straight handle, usually of wood and a blade, usually of steel.
For some purposes the difference between a spade and a shovel is important. For example, spade more easily digs in hard soil; a shovel more easily moves gravel.
In car... | [] |
904 | 3,859 | 1,475,106 | Hoe (tool) | 2026-06-04T05:13:11Z | A **hoe** is a tool in farming and gardening. It has a blade, usually metal, attached to a long handle, usually wood. There are many types of blade and several uses, probably the most common of which is weeding. Other uses include shaping the soil and harvesting root crops such as potatoes. Along with the spade and for... | [] |
905 | 3,860 | 863,768 | Shovel | 2022-03-14T05:24:39Z | A **shovel** is a tool used for moving loose material. Shovels have a flat bottom head which is angled slightly from the handle to enable scooping and moving of material.
Although a shovel can be used for digging, it is much less efficient than a spade. Spades are straight, and transmit force straight downwards. Sho... | [] |
906 | 3,861 | 5,295 | Plunger | 2019-12-10T04:47:02Z | A **plunger** is a tool. It is used to get rid of things that are blocking pipes. The plunger is placed over one end of the pipe, and the handle is pushed up and down. Doing this creates a sucking force, which makes the thing blocking the pipe move and unclog.
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907 | 3,862 | 1,674,404 | Ladder | 2026-04-13T16:36:57Z | A **ladder** is a tool which is made for people to climb up or down. Ladders have two vertical supports that go along the whole length of the ladder. Between these supports are the horizontal rungs. The rung is what the climber can put his foot on. The climber can use his hands to hold on to the rungs above him, or to ... | [] |
908 | 3,867 | 1,161,309 | Oral history | 2025-07-07T11:03:32Z | **Oral history** is history that is told rather than written down. It is given through talking rather than reading a book. It is usually passed from generation to generation in order to explain events that have occurred.
Though today oral history is not as popular as written history, it is still used in many places a... | [] |
909 | 3,868 | 1,845,075 | Generation | 2026-08-17T14:32:04Z | A **generation** means any group that is sorted by the time they were born.
In a family, a generation means all the people on one level of a family tree. For example, your brothers, sisters and cousins are in the same generation as you.
In populations of people, a “generation” means groups of people born in differen... | [] |
910 | 3,870 | 1,759,043 | Gene | 2026-03-04T09:26:49Z | **Genes** are parts of DNA. DNA is a molecule inside a cell that carries the instructions for making the proteins the cell will need. Each gene contains one or more sets of instructions. These instructions usually code for a particular protein. (For example coding for the protein that would make your hair brown, or blo... | [] |
911 | 3,872 | 1,444,326 | Alliteration | 2024-12-12T20:23:57Z | **Alliteration** is when a sentence or phrase has words that start with the same sound. It is commonly used in advertising, poetry, headlines, and tongue-twisters. Basically the first consonant repeats itself throughout the sentence.
Alliteration is common for poetry. It was used one thousand years ago in Anglo-Saxon ... | [] |
912 | 3,873 | 1,741,261 | Homophone | 2026-02-18T11:53:50Z | **Homophones** are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling.
Examples include:
- one, won
- pail, pale
- fore, four, for
- it's, its
- there, their, they're
- Knight, night
- which, witch
- pore, pour
- pear, pair, pare
- see, sea, C
- high, hi
- wear, whe... | [] |
913 | 3,874 | 1,711,182 | Condensation | 2025-12-15T22:01:28Z | **Condensation** is how gas changes into a liquid when it touches a cooler surface. Condensation is part of the water cycle. It is the opposite of evaporation.
## Process
Condensation of water is when water changes from gas to a liquid or crystal shape. Any gas can condense, either because the temperature is droppi... | [] |
914 | 3,875 | 935,234 | Precipitation | 2023-04-28T17:21:22Z | **Precipitation** is the falling of water from the atmosphere. It is a term in meteorology, and includes rain, snow, sleet, ice pellets, dew, frost, and hail. These form by condensation from atmospheric water vapor, and fall under gravity.
Fog and mist are not precipitation but suspensions. In that case, the water vap... | [] |
915 | 3,878 | 10,129,644 | Relative humidity | 2025-03-12T21:12:39Z | **Relative humidity** is a way of describing how much humidity is present in the air, compared to how much there could be. Meteorologists often use the relative humidity as a measurement to describe the weather at various places.
When the temperature is warm, more water vapor can be in the air than when it is cold. If... | [] |
916 | 3,880 | 1,464,674 | Vitamin C | 2026-04-19T13:05:18Z | **Vitamin C** (also known as **ascorbic acid**, **hybrin**) is a vitamin. It is found in fresh fruits, berries and vegetables. It is one of the water-soluble vitamins (like vitamin B). Vitamin C is important in wound healing. It helps the body keep the skin, blood vessels, bones and bone cartilage healthy.
Without en... | [] |
917 | 3,881 | 1,542,442 | Dichlorphenolindophenol | 2025-09-24T17:22:23Z | **DCPIP** (its full name is *2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol*) is a blue chemical used as a dye because when it is oxidized it is blue. Once DCPIP is reduced (by addition of electrons) it does not have a color anymore. This reaction can be reversed, and the colourless DCPIP will turn blue again, when it is oxidized.
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918 | 3,882 | 1,740,067 | Healthy diet | 2026-08-01T23:53:21Z | A **healthy diet** or **balanced diet** is a diet that contains the right amounts of all the food groups. It includes fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, and protein. It does not include too much or too little of any kind of food. Eating wrong amounts of a food group, whether it be too much or too little,... | [] |
919 | 3,883 | 224,035 | Dye | 2026-03-05T18:41:20Z | **Dye** is a substance used to color materials. It is often used to color the fabric used to make clothing. It has low solubility. A pigment will not do this because it will not stick to the fibers of the fabric and color them. A dye can be natural, usually made from plant material such as berries, or a dye can be arti... | [] |
920 | 3,886 | 532,461 | Poetry | 2025-08-30T22:07:18Z | **Poetry** is written, spoken or sung language that is used in stronger or more original ways than prose is used. Poetry uses the *meanings* of words as prose does; but it also uses the *sounds* of words as if they were music, especially rhymes, other repeating sounds, and rhythms (beats or meters).
Poetry arranges wo... | [] |
921 | 3,887 | 1,551,765 | Literature | 2024-12-05T16:46:56Z | **Literature** is a group of works of art that are made of words. Most are written, but some are shared by word of mouth. Literature usually means a work of poetry, theatre or narrative. There are many different kinds of literature, such as poetry, plays, or novels. They can also be put into groups by their language, h... | [] |
922 | 3,888 | 10,259,802 | Imagination | 2025-05-14T22:26:22Z | **Imagination** is the ability to form images of things or events in one's mind. When someone *imagines* something, they are trying to picture something in their mind that they are not experiencing at the moment or that is not really happening.
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923 | 3,889 | 1,652,218 | Calorimeter | 2025-08-30T06:21:32Z |
A **calorimeter** is a tool that measures the amount of thermal energy contained in a substance, or released in a reaction. A commonplace use is to measure heat of combustion.
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924 | 3,890 | 640,235 | Bolus | 2023-05-03T08:28:41Z | In biology, a **bolus** (from the Latin word for *ball*), is a ball-shaped living thing.
In medicine, a *bolus* is a large amount of a drug given to patients to raise the blood level before treatment.
A *bolus* can also refer to a ball of food after it has been chewed. It passes down the oesophagus by peristalsis.
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925 | 3,891 | 9,788,178 | Oesophagus | 2024-09-24T20:14:07Z | The **oesophagus** (or **esophagus**) is also called the **gullet**. It is the part of the gastrointestinal system between the mouth and the stomach. It connects the pharynx and the stomach. It is about 25 cm long.
The oesophagus is lined with muscle, and is lubricated. Its muscle pushes food down into the stomach. Th... | [] |
926 | 3,892 | 532,461 | Protease | 2024-03-15T10:11:51Z | A **protease** is a digestive enzyme. It breaks down long chains of proteins into shorter amino acids. Proteases have evolved a number of times. We know this because different kinds of protease can do the same reaction in completely different ways. Proteases are found in animals, plants, bacteria, archaea and viruses... | [] |
927 | 3,894 | 640,235 | Dental floss | 2023-05-04T22:08:13Z | **Dental floss** is a special type of thread. It is used for cleaning spaces between teeth which cannot be reached by toothbrushes. It is important to floss before brushing teeth and to floss at least once a day. Tooth brushing will not clean food that is packed between teeth. This 'food packing' can lead to unhealthy... | [] |
928 | 3,895 | 1,464,674 | Rickets | 2025-04-30T16:32:00Z | **Rickets** is a disease that happens in young children. It happens in children who do not get enough vitamin D and calcium. It causes larger spaces inside bones, and makes them dry, like sponges. It can make the legs curve toward each other (so the knees touch) or away from each other.
Rickets in adults is called ... | [] |
929 | 3,896 | 1,663,008 | Bile | 2025-09-17T18:05:17Z | **Bile** or **gall** is an alkaline, green-yellow fluid. It is secreted from the liver of most vertebrate animals, and is often stored in the gall bladder. Bile helps digest fat.
The components of bile are, in descending order of composition, the following:
- Water
- Cholesterol
- Bile pigments
- Bile salts
The name... | [] |
930 | 3,897 | 1,475,106 | Dental pulp | 2026-08-15T21:18:27Z | The **dental pulp** is the part in the center of a tooth (pulp cavity). It is made up of living soft tissue and cells. It is surrounded by dentine and contains nerves and blood and lymph vessels.
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931 | 3,898 | 9,717,936 | Protoplasm | 2024-08-21T23:36:23Z | "**Protoplasm**" is an old term which means the living substance that makes up a cell. It is no longer much used. Biologists prefer to talk about the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus.
In plant cells, it is surrounded by a cell wall. In animal cells, the whole cell is made of protoplasm, surrounded by a cell membrane. Pr... | [] |
932 | 3,899 | 22,027 | Amylase | 2025-08-03T12:33:50Z | **Amylase** is an enzyme which breaks down starch into sugars which the body can use.
More accurately, it is a family of similar enzymes which work in a wide range of animals, plants and fungi. There are two variants in humans: alpha-amylase, and gamma-amylase.
Alpha-amylase is a major digestive enzyme. Its optimum p... | [] |
933 | 3,900 | 1,011,873 | Variegated leaf | 2021-02-09T22:29:49Z | A **variegated leaf** is a type of leaf.
## Uses
A variegated leaf is useful in conducting experiments to show that chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis to happen. They are also popular in horticulture.
### Experiments
The easiest of these experiments is to stain the places where starch is produced (starch is a... | [] |
934 | 3,902 | 1,265,117 | Seam ripper | 2022-12-28T16:20:25Z | A **seam ripper** is a cutting tool. It is used for removing stitches in sewing and cutting open buttonholes made on a sewing machine. Sometimes it is also called a thread ripper.
The tool usually has a handle, shaft, and head. The head has two points: one flattened to form a pointed blade and the other forming a sma... | [] |
935 | 3,905 | 209,999 | Pin cushion | 2013-10-03T00:56:47Z | A **pin cushion** is small cushion used for holding pins and needles. It is used so that the pins and needles are stored safely and can be taken out by pulling the head.
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936 | 3,906 | 1,604,351 | Chemical cell | 2025-08-01T22:52:03Z | A **chemical cell** converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Most batteries are chemical cells. A chemical reaction takes place inside the battery and causes electric current to flow.
There are two main types of batteries - those that are *rechargeable* and those that are not.
A battery that is not rechargeab... | [] |
937 | 3,907 | 1,556,211 | Deutschlandlied | 2025-04-09T18:29:20Z | **Deutschlandlied** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-de"><div data-arg>ˈdɔʏtʃlantˌliːt</div><div data-arg>-</div><div data-arg>de-Deutschlandlied.ogg</div></template>; "The Song of the Germans"), officially known as **Das Lied der Deutschen** ({{#IPA-de}}das ˌliːt dɛːʁ ˈdɔʏtʃn̩{{/IPA-de}}; "Song... | [] |
938 | 3,914 | 532,461 | Evidence | 2026-05-15T07:18:47Z | **Evidence** is something that is used to support an argument. It gives examples of why something is true.
**Evidence** is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as:
1a : an outward sign : INDICATION
1b : something that furnishes proof : TESTIMONY
specifically: something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain ... | [] |
939 | 3,919 | 1,659,990 | Hill | 2026-04-22T12:13:25Z | A **hill** is a landform that is higher than the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain. Hill is a highland of much lower elevation than a mountain. Normally it is not as steep as a mountain. By definition, a hill is often described as being lower than 610 meters (about 2,000 feet). The surface of a ... | [] |
940 | 3,922 | 532,461 | Enzyme | 2026-07-25T22:45:13Z | An **enzyme** is a protein molecule in cells which works as a biological catalyst. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions but do not get used while doing so, so they can be used over and over again.
Almost all biochemical reactions in living things need enzymes. With an enzyme, chemical reactions go much faster than the... | [] |
941 | 3,924 | 532,461 | Mountain | 2026-06-25T21:45:37Z | A **mountain** is a large natural rise of the Earth's surface that usually has a "summit" (the name for a mountain's top, which can also be called a peak). It is usually steeper and taller than a hill. By definition, mountains are often thought of as being a landform which is higher than 2000 ft.
## Definition of a mo... | [] |
942 | 3,925 | 1,734,355 | Machine code | 2026-06-03T08:42:04Z | **Machine code** is a computer program written in machine language. It uses the instruction set of a particular computer architecture. It is usually written in binary. Machine code is the lowest level of software. Other programming languages are translated into machine code so the computer can execute them.
An instruc... | [] |
943 | 3,926 | 1,797,172 | Area | 2026-06-04T16:43:27Z | **Area** is the amount of space a two dimensional (flat) surface takes up. It is useful because it is how much of a material is needed to make a hollow container. Area is the amount of surface covered by a close object or shape.
Some units used to measure area are square foot, square mile, square metre and square ki... | [] |
944 | 3,927 | 196,884 | Air space | 2024-03-12T10:34:25Z | **Air space** is the area of the air that is controlled by a country or organisation. You have to have the permission of the controller to enter their air space in an airplane. The air traffic control`<nowiki/>`{=html}lers make sure the planes go in the right place and do not hit each other or something else. Some cou... | [] |
945 | 3,929 | 24,594 | Swamp cooler | 2026-07-16T18:09:45Z | **Swamp coolers** are a simple type of air conditioning device that can cool a room of a house or a car by using the cooling effect of the evaporation of water. This is known as evaporative cooling. Swamp coolers can cool the air temperature in a small space by drawing the air through wet pads (some are made of aspen w... | [] |
946 | 3,930 | 1,817,912 | Saskatoon | 2026-06-07T12:20:57Z | **Saskatoon** is a city in Saskatchewan, Canada. With a 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the largest city in Saskatchewan, but is not the capital, which is Regina.
Located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, the city is about 614 km northeast of Calgary, 524 km southeast of Edmonton, 261 km north... | [] |
947 | 3,932 | 211,304 | Glass rod | 2013-10-18T13:09:30Z | **Glass rods** are sometimes used as stirrers in laboratory environments.
Glass rods are often used to spread liquids evenly onto something. An example would be to coat glass surfaces with liquids to look at them under a microscope.
Glass rods rubbed with silk or fur were used in early demonstrations of electrical en... | [] |
948 | 3,933 | 314,522 | Thermometer | 2026-08-22T16:58:53Z | A **thermometer** is an instrument for measuring or showing temperature (how hot or cold something is). One type of thermometer is a narrow, concealed glass tube containing mercury or alcohol which extends along the tube as it expands. Another type is a digital thermometer, which uses electronics to measure temperature... | [] |
949 | 3,935 | 1,659,990 | Week | 2026-05-21T11:06:21Z | A **week** is 7 days in connecting order. There are usually 52 weeks in a year.
In the English language, the days of the week are named after gods in Norse mythology, except for Saturday, which is named after a Roman god.
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950 | 3,936 | 1,161,309 | Suffix | 2025-05-27T00:28:15Z | A **suffix** is a few letters put at the end of a word to change its meaning. It is a type of affix mostly used to show inflection.
Verb examples:
- -ed
- -or
- -ing
- -s
- es
- -ing
- walk
- walked
- walker
- walking
- walks
- wishes
-
Adjective examples:
- -er
- -est
- -ful
- -ness
- -less
- easy
- easier
- eas... | [] |
951 | 3,937 | 1,751,120 | Japanese language | 2026-02-20T15:10:47Z | **Japanese** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="lang-ja"><div data-arg>日本語</div><div data-arg>Nihongo</div></template>) is the official language of Japan, in East Asia. Japanese belongs to the Japonic language family, which also includes the endangered Ryukyuan languages. One theory says Japanese and ... | [] |
952 | 3,939 | 70,336 | Spice | 2024-12-03T21:24:59Z | **Spice** is an ingredient that adds flavor to food. It is usually used to enrich or alter the quality of something. Spices can be used to give food an interesting and exciting taste.
Examples of a spice would be cinnamon, fenugreek and nutmeg.
Spices can also be used to hide or cover up bad tastes in food which is r... | [] |
953 | 3,940 | 1,368,260 | Flavor | 2023-12-08T15:49:45Z | **Flavor** (or **flavour** in British English) is the main quality of anything which affects the taste. When someone remarks on the *flavor* of something they are trying to describe the specific way something tastes.
Flavor can also be used to describe the act of adding a taste alteration (to change the taste) to some... | [] |
954 | 3,942 | 1,669,736 | Bank | 2025-10-06T10:34:44Z | A **bank** is a financial institution where customers can save or borrow money. Banks also invest money to build up their reserve of money. What they do is regulated by laws. Those laws differ in different countries. The people who work at a bank are called bank employees. Certain banks deal directly with the public an... | [] |
955 | 3,943 | 1,604,351 | Halley's Comet | 2025-06-10T02:05:56Z | **Halley's Comet** (Comet Halley) is a comet which comes round every 75 or 76 years. When it is near, it can be seen with the naked eye. It will return in 2061.
The comet is named after Edmond Halley (1656–1742), an English astronomer, who predicted the comet's return. Halley's Comet was the first comet to be recogni... | [] |
956 | 3,944 | 70,336 | Hubble Space Telescope | 2024-11-12T20:26:40Z | **Hubble Space Telescope** (HST) is the first big optical space observatory telescope. Being above the atmosphere means it can see the sky more clearly than a telescope on the ground. The atmosphere blurs starlight before it reaches Earth. Named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, the Hubble Space Telescope can observe ... | [] |
957 | 3,945 | 532,461 | Motion sensor | 2024-08-25T23:41:09Z | A **motion sensor** is a sensor device. It is used for studying motions. It is connected to a data-logger. The data-logger is connected to a computer. The computer runs a data-logging program. The computer is connected to power, and a security system. Motion sensors have many uses including security.
Applications for ... | [] |
958 | 3,946 | 10,306,981 | Arm | 2025-06-03T17:29:01Z | An **arm** is a limb. Most humans have two arms each, coming out of their body at the shoulder, just below the neck. On the end of each arm is a hand. Humans use arms and hands to do things to other objects, this is called manipulation. The main purpose of the hand is to grasp objects. Some other primates have arms whi... | [] |
959 | 3,947 | 532,461 | Arrow | 2026-03-25T23:14:22Z | An **arrow** is a projectile fired with a **bow**. A bow and arrow is a weapon used before medieval times and later. For thousands of years, people all over the world have used bows and arrows for hunting and for defense. Arrows have a sharp point at one end and usually a flight at the other end. The flight is usuall... | [] |
960 | 3,950 | 1,464,674 | Golf | 2026-04-26T23:08:43Z | **Golf** is a game played in an open field where the golfer plays his golf ball into a hole by using different types of clubs (golf instruments). The book *Rules of Golf* reads "The Game of Golf consists in playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rule... | [] |
961 | 3,952 | 499,883 | Spirituality | 2026-04-04T15:27:13Z | **Spirituality** is a name given to matters of the spirit. These can be any kind of meaningful personal activity or peaceful experience. There is not one agreed upon way to explain what happens. Spirituality is a concept that people can understand in different ways. Some people believe spirituality is a part of religio... | [] |
962 | 3,953 | 1,629,609 | 2002 | 2026-05-26T12:17:28Z | **2002** (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 1 – The Treaty on Open Skies, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into
- January 1 – Euro notes and coins started to be used in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Au... | [] |
963 | 3,954 | 1,788,011 | 2003 | 2026-05-19T22:55:41Z | **2003** (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Births
- January 12 - Farah Jefry, Saudi footballer
- February 20 - Olivia Rodrigo, American singer-songwriter and actress
## Events
- January 1 – Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland.
- February... | [] |
964 | 3,955 | 1,618,275 | 1999 | 2026-08-12T23:21:36Z | **1999** (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
It was the 19999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade. Also, it was designated by the U... | [] |
965 | 3,956 | 10,343,573 | 1998 | 2025-06-20T05:07:23Z | **1998** (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
### January
- January 1 – Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants.
- January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
- January 2 - A gunman shoots Antario Teod... | [] |
966 | 3,957 | 5,295 | 1997 | 2026-04-29T01:19:38Z | **1997** (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Births
### January
- January 3 – Rahul Shah, Indian cricketer
- January 17 - Adyam Tesfalem, Eritrean road racing cyclist
### February
### March
- March 4 – Beatrice Vio, Italian wheelchair foil fencer
- March 8 – Sam Vander... | [] |
967 | 3,958 | 1,592,471 | 1996 | 2026-03-12T17:42:49Z | **1996** (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
## The most important events
- January 7 – The Eastern US is hit by a blizzard. It was almost the same as the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002 blizzards. It killed more than 150 people.
- January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto becomes Prime Minis... | [] |
968 | 3,959 | 5,295 | 1995 | 2025-07-30T00:18:50Z | **1995** (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 1 – Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the EU.
- January 2 – Former President of Somalia, Siyad Barre died. He had been ousted in 1991.
- January 6 to January 7 – A chemical fire happened in an apartment complex in M... | [] |
969 | 3,960 | 1,838,142 | 1994 | 2026-07-14T18:05:31Z | **1994** (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Births
- January 21 – Laura Robson, British tennis player
- February 1 - Harry Styles, British singer
- February 14 – Paul Butcher, American actor
- February 14 – Allie Grant, American actress
- February 23 – Dakota Fanning, Ameri... | [] |
970 | 3,961 | 5,295 | 1993 | 2026-08-16T08:45:09Z | **1993** (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
### January
- January 1 – Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.
- January 3 – In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START... | [] |
971 | 3,962 | 407,087 | 1992 | 2026-03-11T17:00:27Z | **1992** (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
### January
- January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali becomes Secretary General of the UN.
- January 1 – George H. W. Bush becomes the first US President to address the Australian parliament.
- January 8 – George H. W. Bush is fi... | [] |
972 | 3,963 | 248,920 | 1991 | 2026-05-18T22:13:52Z | **1991** (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 5 – Georgian troops attack Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. This begins the 1991–92 South Ossetia War
- February 11 – The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) forms in The Hague, Netherland... | [] |
973 | 3,964 | 1,475,106 | 2005 | 2026-05-21T00:42:06Z | **2005** (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Annno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.
## Events
### January
- January 3 – Flash Airlines Fligh... | [] |
974 | 3,965 | 532,461 | 2006 | 2026-07-15T10:18:16Z | **2006** (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
In the Chinese calendar, 2006 was the Year of the Dog. Chine... | [] |
975 | 3,966 | 1,788,887 | 2007 | 2026-04-19T20:11:13Z | **2007** (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar. If you visit English Wikipedia, you can see that it was the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade.
The year 2... | [] |
976 | 3,967 | 5,295 | 1989 | 2026-02-07T05:33:18Z | **1989** (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. A wave of counter revolutions led to the end of the Eastern Bloc and the Cold War during the year.
## Events
- January 7 – Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins.
- January 8 – the... | [] |
977 | 3,974 | 1,760,579 | Common year | 2026-03-06T15:56:19Z | A **common year** is a calendar year with 365 days. It is a year that is not a leap year. This means a common year has 52 weeks and one day. So if a certain year started on a Monday, the following year will start on a Tuesday. Stated differently, a common year always begins and ends on the same day of the week (for e... | [] |
978 | 3,977 | 1,674,404 | Decade | 2026-04-16T22:09:13Z | A **decade** (pronunciation: DEK-aid) is a period of 10 years. The word comes from the Ancient Greek word *deka* ("ten"). Ten decades make a century, while 100 decades make a millennium.
## Overview
A decade is any 10-year period: There are different ways to refer to different groupings of ten years. For example, th... | [] |
979 | 3,978 | 10,251,183 | 19th century | 2025-05-11T14:34:19Z | The **19th century** lasted from 1801 to 1900. Some people call this the Victorian era because Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom.
The Second Industrial Revolution started in most western countries during this century.
## Religion
- 1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on 6 April... | [] |
980 | 3,979 | 22,027 | 21st century | 2026-06-07T18:08:22Z | The **21st century** began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 2100.
## Years
Note: years before or after the twenty-first century are in *italics*.
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981 | 3,980 | 363,813 | Ijtihad | 2025-02-16T05:18:24Z | **Ijtihad** (اجْتِهَادٌ) is the process of reaching a legal decision on the basis of one's own interpretation of Islamic law. The word is related to the better-known *jihad*.
Ijtihad appeared among the Muhammad's companions.
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982 | 3,982 | 736,607 | Standard temperature and pressure | 2018-07-12T08:46:29Z | In order to be able to reproduce experiments, **standard conditions for temperature and pressure** have been defined in different fields of science. Very often these are also called **standard temperature and pressure**. The table below gives some examples:
| Domain | Temperature | Pressure | Defined by |
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983 | 3,986 | 1,823,278 | Jungle | 2026-07-17T00:25:03Z | The **jungle** is a place in a rainforest where the forest floor is covered with plants. Like other rainy places, they have many rivers or streams. Scientists think that more types of animals and plants live in the jungles than everywhere else. When people talk about jungles, they sometimes mean the whole rainforest.
... | [] |
984 | 3,987 | 1,734,355 | Light | 2026-06-20T11:28:23Z | **Light** is a form of electromagnetic radiation. It is natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things easier to see. Light is the opposite of darkness.
Light has a wavelength. Some wavelengths can be seen by the human eye. Others cannot. Many animals can see light. They need it to find food, water, and other th... | [] |
985 | 3,989 | 593,910 | Stockholm | 2025-12-04T11:59:42Z | **Stockholm** is the capital city of Sweden. It is also the biggest city in Sweden. It is on the east coast of the country. The city is built on islands, with canals and open water in the inner city. Stockholm is found between Sweden's third largest lake, Mälaren, and the Baltic Sea.
Tyresta National Park is near Stoc... | [] |
986 | 3,990 | 1,694,597 | Rain | 2025-11-17T20:46:09Z | **Rain** is a kind of precipitation. Precipitation is any kind of water that falls from clouds in the sky, like rain, hail, sleet and snow. It is measured by a rain gauge.
## Overview
Rain is part of the water cycle. Clouds will often absorb smoke to create rain, commonly referred to as "nature's laundry" due to thi... | [] |
987 | 3,992 | 1,805,208 | 2009 | 2026-05-22T10:34:02Z | ```{=wikitext}
<imagemap>File:2009 Events Collage V2.png|From left, clockwise: The [[vertical stabilizer]] of [[Air France Flight 447]] is pulled out from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; [[Barack Obama]] becomes the first [[African American]] to become [[President of the United States]]; [[2009 Iranian presidential election pr... | [] |
988 | 3,997 | 5,295 | Gambling | 2025-07-15T06:07:19Z | **Gambling** is a contest where a player bets on the result of an event. The bet is generally in the form of money. The rules and the amount of money bet have to be decided on before the event happens.
## History
Playing cards appeared in the 9th century AD in China. Records trace gambling in Japan back at least as f... | [] |
989 | 3,998 | 248,920 | Monty Python | 2019-12-30T14:12:56Z | **Monty Python**, also known as **The Pythons**, is a group of British comic actors. They have acted in several comedy movies (most famously, Monty Python and the Holy Grail). They had a television show, *Monty Python's Flying Circus* between 1969 and 1974, which is still well-known and watched around the world.
The m... | [] |
990 | 4,003 | 70,336 | Time zone | 2026-04-26T06:25:51Z | **Time zones** give specific areas on the Earth a time of day that is earlier or later than the neighboring time zones. This is because when it is daytime on one side of the earth, it is night-time on the other side. There are 24 time zones dividing the earth into different times, each with its own name, like the North... | [] |
991 | 4,004 | 1,734,355 | Market | 2026-07-22T08:56:57Z | A **market** is a place where people go to buy or sell things. When people have products to sell, they set up a **market place**. There may be a special building for the market place, or the market may be held in an open space where the sellers can put up a stall (like a kind of tent) and then take the stall down at th... | [] |
992 | 4,006 | 121,204 | Electron | 2026-08-23T03:11:23Z | An **electron** is a very small piece of matter made up of negative charge. Its symbol is **e^−^ or β^-^**, and it was discovered by J. J. Thomson in 1897.
An electron is a subatomic particle, particle smaller than an atom. Every atom is made of some electrons that surround the nucleus of the atom, e.g. Hydrogen has ... | [] |
993 | 4,008 | 1,633,172 | Chile | 2026-06-17T18:20:51Z | **Chile**, officially the **Republic of Chile**, is a country on the south-western side of South America. Most people there speak Spanish.
Chile, which claims a part of the Antarctic continent, is the longest country on earth. The Atacama Desert, in the north of the country, is the driest place on earth. The average r... | [] |
994 | 4,009 | 1,618,275 | Ambassador | 2026-08-04T16:39:16Z | An **ambassador** is a person sent by the government of a country to a different country. The ambassador is the official representative of their country. The ambassador speaks to officials of the other country about any problems and issues between the two countries.
In past years, communication between countries coul... | [] |
995 | 4,010 | 1,841,706 | Monday | 2026-07-21T06:32:52Z | **Monday** is a day of the week. The name of the day of the week, Monday, was named for the moon.
Monday is considered the standardized first day of the week in business systems and computing, as set by theInternational Standards Organization in the ISO 8601 standard.
In many parts of the world, including most of Eur... | [] |
996 | 4,012 | 532,461 | Nuclear war | 2026-06-26T02:15:19Z | A **nuclear war** is a war in which countries fight with nuclear weapons. Because nuclear weapons are extremely powerful and could cause destruction throughout the world, the possibility of nuclear war has had a great effect on international politics.
So far, two nuclear weapons have been used during warfare. They wer... | [] |
997 | 4,013 | 104,343 | Tax | 2026-08-03T17:20:14Z | **Tax** is money that people have to pay to the government.
The government uses the money it gets from taxes to pay for things. For example, taxes are used to pay for people who work for the government, such as the military and police, provide services such as education and health care, and to maintain or build things... | [] |
998 | 4,015 | 1,726,646 | Florida | 2026-01-13T09:17:35Z | **Florida** (IPAC: ˈflɒrɪdə [American Spanish: ]{.small}<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-es"><div data-arg>flɒrida</div><div data-arg></div></template>), is a state in the southeast part of the United States. It is the 22nd largest US state by total area with 65,757.70 sq mi (170,313 km^2^) and t... | [] |
999 | 4,016 | 1,618,275 | Mario | 2026-08-26T17:01:22Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="General VG character"><div data-arg data-name="name">Mario</div><div data-arg data-name="image"></div><div data-arg data-name="caption">Cosplay of Mario</div><div data-arg data-name="series"><em>Donkey Kong</em> and <em>Mario</em></div><div data-arg data-name="firstga... | [] |
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