* " World Almanac's Ten Most Influential People of the Second Millennium ", 2000

He extensively researched the number of speakers of various languages throughout the world ( by stratified sampling ), and contributed to the World Almanac's section on " Principal Languages of the World ".

When the Korean war began, on June 25, 1950, the anniversary of the day Custer had gone down fighting at the Little Big Horn and the day the regiment had assaulted the beachhead of Leyte during World War 2,, the 7th Cavalry was not in the best fighting condition.

* 1941 – World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 ( the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) and Operation Marita ( the invasion of Greece ).

In 2005 the World Bank defined extreme poverty as living on less than US $ 1. 25 a day.

* 1941 – World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion.

Today automated flight control is common to reduce pilot error and workload at key times like landing or takeoff. Autopilot was first invented by Lawrence Sperry during World War II to fly bomber planes steady enough to hit precision targets from 25, 000 feet.

* 1942 – World War II: The most famous ( and first international ) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore ( with 25 fellow Texas A & M graduates who are under his command ), while 1. 8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack.

* Brazil in World War II ( 1942 – 1945 ): Brazil declared war on Nazi Germany in August 1942 and in 1944 sent 25, 334 soldiers to fight in Italy.

Currently, overnight viewers receive 25 minute editions of BBC News every hour, and on weekdays 0100-0200 receive Newsday, live from Singapore and from London 0200-0530 BBC World News.

Between 01: 00 and 06: 00 UK Time ( UKT ) the channel simulcasts with its sister channel, BBC World News, for the first 25 minutes of each hour with world news shown all through the simulcasts.

On 25 August 1946 the Blue Angels switched to the Grumman F8F Bearcat | F8F-1 Bearcat and in 1947 introduced the famous " diamond " formation at the World Air Carnival in Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama.

He ascended to the throne when he was 25 years of age, as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by Spanish invaders.

* " Congo Road Trip ", PRI's The World, November 25, 2011

On February 29, the Marlins were recognized on Sports Illustrated's magazine for the 5th time ( 11 / 3 / 1997, Edgar Renteria who had a walk-off hit in Game 7 of the World Series ; 5 / 25 / 1998, Mike Piazza after his trade from the Dodgers ; 11 / 3 / 2003 ; Josh Beckett, after winning World Series MVP and 3 / 12 / 07 Dontrelle Willis, chronicling global warming with Willis in a flooded Sun Life Stadium.

The Palestine Mandate was based on the principles contained in Article 22 of the draft Covenant of the League of Nations and the San Remo Resolution of 25 April 1920 by the principal Allied and associated powers after the First World War.

The World Fact Book also reports that the military service age and obligation is 18 – 25 years of age for selective compulsory military service ; 16 years of age or younger with parental consent, for voluntary service ( 2009 ).

In 1934, his second major-league season, he hit. 339 and helped the Tigers reach their first World Series in 25 years.

On 25 October 1920 the Italian government recognized Sheikh Sidi Idris the hereditary head of the nomadic Senussi, with wide authority in Kufra and other oases, as Emir of Cyrenaica, a new title extended by the British at the close of World War I.

At the 1999 World Cup, Cronje finished with 98 runs at 12. 25 as South Africa was eliminated after the famous tied semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston.

The present Guinness World Record for haggis hurling has been held by Alan Pettigrew for over 25 years.

Until fairly recently, about the end of the Second World War, such weapons were characterized by a barrel length 15 to 25 times the caliber of the gun.

* QF 25 pounder British gun-howitzer of the Second World War

The Paris Peace Conference, convened to build a lasting peace after the First World War, approved the proposal to create the League of Nations (, ) on 25 January 1919.

After the First World War, silver and gold issues were ceased and cupro-nickel 25 and 50 penniä and 1 markka coins were introduced in 1921, followed by aluminium-bronze 5, 10 and 20 markkaa between 1928 and 1931.

During the Second World War, copper replaced cupro-nickel in the 25 and 50 penniä and 1 markka, followed by an issue of iron 10, 25 and 50 penniä and 1 markka.

Most do not enter the World to Come immediately, but now experience a period of review of their earthly actions and they are made aware of what they have done wrong.

Most modern AFVs are superficially similar in design to their World War II counterparts, with significantly better armour, weapons, engines and suspension-however with an increase in the capacity of transport aircraft allowing AFVs to be practically transported by air, many armies are replacing some or all of their traditional heavy vehicles with lighter airmobile versions, often with wheels instead of tracks.

Most of the mechanical clocks are now sold as antiquities as many factories were shut down after First World War and after Second World War.

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization.

Most scholars attribute the origins of this idea to futurologist Herman Kahn's World Economic Development: 1979 and Beyond.

Most removals of the clitoris occur as female genital mutilation, defined by the World Health Organisation as " all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons.

Most modern cannon are similar to those used in the Second World War, although the importance of the larger caliber weapons has declined with the development of missiles.

Most of Vertov's early work was unpublished, and few manuscripts remain after the Second World War, though some material survived in later films and documentaries created by Vertov and his brothers, Boris Kaufman and Mikhail Kaufman.

Most of the city's heritage was destroyed during the construction of basements in the 19th century or during World War II, but the backyards and latrines of the houses were not changed and provide information on the city's history.

Most notably, he wrote Poème Électronique for the Phillips pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in 1958.

Most EBU broadcasters have a group deal to carry the Olympics and FIFA World Cup ( particularly, the games of their country and the Final ).

Most Hong Kong people nowadays are the descendants of immigrants from Mainland China and around the world after the end of World War II.

In 1957, he won the NL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award, while that same year, the Braves won the World Series.

IKEA launched a UK-wide " Home is the Most Important Place in the World " advertising campaign in September 2007 using estate agent signs with the term " Not For Sale " written on them as part of the wider campaign.

Most of the European refugees fleeing the Nazis and World War II were barred from coming to the United States.

Bench, a 14-time All-Star selection and a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, was a key member of The Big Red Machine, which won six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships.

Bench led the Reds to the world championship and was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player Award for his performance.

The Twins won 102 games and the American League Pennant in 1965, but they were defeated in the 1965 World Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games ( behind the World Series Most Valuable Player, Sandy Koufax, with a 2 – 1 record, including winning the seventh game ).

In 2007 and 2008, Allen was listed among the Time 100 Most Influential People in The World.

Most of West Papua, at that time known as Dutch New Guinea, was occupied, as were large parts of the Territory of New Guinea ( the former German New Guinea, which was also under Australian rule after World War I ), but Papua was protected to a large extent by its southern location and the near-impassable Owen Stanley Ranges to the north.

Most of the novels from this period are recognized by critics as forming an offshoot from the Future History series, and referred to by the term World as Myth.

Following the conclusion of the season, he received the World Series Most Valuable Player award.