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Victor Felipe Pellot Pove, a.k.a. "Vic Power" (November 1, 1927 – November 29, 2005) born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico), was the second black Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball and the first Puerto Rican to play in the American League. He is considered by many to be the greatest first baseman to have been born in Puerto Rico. Another Puerto Rican baseball player, Ruben Gomez, went as far as saying once that Pell ...

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The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament, featuring Major League players, to be first held in March 2006 and in 2009, as well as every four years thereafter. It is the first international baseball tournament to feature major-league players; the Summer Olympics regularly features college and minor-league players, since it conflicts with the MLB season. World Baseball Classic - Announcement. The tournament was announced in May 2005. MLB had been attempting to create such a tournament ...

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• World Baseball Classic - Announcement
• World Baseball Classic - Cuba
• World Baseball Classic - Format
• World Baseball Classic - Pool A
• World Baseball Classic - Pool B
• World Baseball Classic - Pool C
• World Baseball Classic - Pool D

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The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 1990s 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992
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• 2003 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings
• 2003 in baseball - Postseason
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• 2003 in baseball - Events
• 2003 in baseball - January-June
• 2003 in baseball - July-December
• 2003 in baseball - Awards and honors
• 2003 in baseball - Books
• 2003 in baseball - Movies
• 2003 in baseball - Births
• 2003 in baseball - Deaths
• 2003 in baseball - January-March
• 2003 in baseball - April-June
• 2003 in baseball - July-September
• 2003 in baseball - October-December

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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1986 - Events. 1986 - January. January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business. January 12 - Space shuttle Columbia is launched with the fi ...

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• 1986 - August
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• 1986 - October
• 1986 - November
• 1986 - December
• 1986 - Unknown dates
• 1986 - Births
• 1986 - Deaths
• 1986 - January-March
• 1986 - April-June
• 1986 - July-December
• 1986 - Nobel Prizes
• 1986 - Fields Medalists
• 1986 - Templeton Prize
• 1986 - Fiction

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The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: participating in papal elections when the Holy See is vacant, and advising the Pope about Church matters when he summons them to a consistory. Historically, they were also the clergy of the city of Rome serving the Pope as the Bishop of Rome and were assigned duties in parishes of the city. The College has no ruling power except during the sede vacante period, where its powers are still extr ...

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• College of Cardinals - Choosing the pope
• College of Cardinals - Members of the College of Cardinals
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Bishops
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Priests
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Deacons

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Ancient victors were crowned with olive wreaths (Gk. kotinos) — a tradition echoed with this games' medalists. The colours of the logo come from the Flag of Greece. The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). The Games were held in Athens over 17 days, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. Planners expected 10,500 athletes (in fact 11,099 competed) and 5,500 team officials from 202 countries. Athens 2004 marked t ...

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• 2004 Summer Olympics - Medal table
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Bid and preparations
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Venue construction crisis
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Mascots
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Online coverage
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Opening ceremony
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Closing ceremony
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Sports
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Nations
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Venues
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Competition venues
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Non-competition venues

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Bob Bennett (R) Utah is a state located in the western United States. Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city. As of 2005, the state’s population was 2,547,389. It was the fourth-fastest growing state in the country between 1990 and 2000. Approximately 80% of Utah's population, or about 2,000,000, live along the Wasatch Front. The state is generally rocky and arid, and has internationally famous natural scenery. It is a popular tourist destination and was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Temple Square in Salt L ...

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• Utah - Early history
• Utah - Mormon settlement
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• Utah - Geography
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• Utah - Religion
• Utah - Age and Sex
• Utah - Major population centers
• Utah - Law and government
• Utah - Politics
• Utah - Utah constitution
• Utah - Education
• Utah - Colleges and universities
• Utah - Cultural institutions and events
• Utah - Professional sports teams
• Utah - Miscellaneous information

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Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership and social opportunities to college students. The fraternity exists in the United States and the Philippines. Unlike many other fraternities, APO's primary purpose is to provide volunteer service within four areas: service to the community, service to the campus, service to the fraternity, and service to the nation as participating citizens. Being primarily a service org ...

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• Alpha Phi Omega - Background
• Alpha Phi Omega - Organization
• Alpha Phi Omega - Notable alumni brothers
• Alpha Phi Omega - Notable honorary brothers
• Alpha Phi Omega - All male chapters and co-ed chapters
• Alpha Phi Omega - Alpha Phi Omega in the Philippines
• Alpha Phi Omega - International Council of Alpha Phi Omega

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Cape Air (IATA: 9K, ICAO: KAP, and Callsign: Cair) is an airline based in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. Its main base is Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis. However, the airline operates in four distinct markets: Cape and Islands Caribbean Florida and the Keys Micronesia Cape Air - History. The airline was established and started operations in 1989. It is wholly owned by Hyannis Air Service. Cape ...

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• Cape Air - History
• Cape Air - Services
• Cape Air - Destinations
• Cape Air - Cape and Islands
• Cape Air - Caribbean
• Cape Air - Florida and the Keys
• Cape Air - Micronesia
• Cape Air - Fleet

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Note: For the arenas named after this company, see American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas), or American Airlines Arena (Miami, Florida). American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. A subsidiary of the AMR Corporation, the airline is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. American operates scheduled flights throu ...

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• American Airlines - History
• American Airlines - Formation
• American Airlines - American Airlines before World War II
• American Airlines - Postwar developments
• American Airlines - Expansion in 1980s and 1990s
• American Airlines - TWA merger 9/11 and aftermath
• American Airlines - Codesharing agreements
• American Airlines - Destinations
• American Airlines - New services/Future destinations
• American Airlines - Incidents and Accidents
• American Airlines - Fleet
• American Airlines - Livery
• American Airlines - Miscellaneous
• American Airlines - Sources

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Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Mountain Province on the north, Ilocos Sur on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Apayao on the east. Abra province - People and culture. Abra's inhabitants are mostly descendants of llocano settlers and members of the Tingguian tribe. The predominant languages are Ilocano and Tingguian. Based on ...

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• Abra province - Economy
• Abra province - Geography
• Abra province - Political
• Abra province - Physical
• Abra province - History

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Bayamón is one of Puerto Rico's largest cities, and is situated in what is considered to be the island's metropolitan area. Founded in 1772, the city of Bayamón was named after taino Indian chief or cacique. It shares its metropolitan area status with San Juan, Guaynabo, Toa Baja, Cataño and Carolina. Bayamón has always been a progressive city. Unlike Ponce, Aguadilla and Mayagüez, it does not have an airpor ...

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Bayamón Puerto Rico, Bayamón Puerto Rico - History, Bayamón Puerto Rico - Other information, Bayamón Puerto Rico - Districts

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1978 - January. January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 - Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead. January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. January 6 - The Hungarian Holy Crown (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) returned to Hungary from the United States where it was held after World War II. January 7 - Emilio Palma is born in Antarctica, making ...

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Schomburg was educated at San Juan's Instituto Popular, where he learned commercial printing, and at St. Thomas College in the Danish-ruled Virgin Islands, where he studied Negro Literature. During grade school one of his teachers claimed that blacks had no history, heroes or accomplishments; this patently false claim inspired Schomburg's life-long quest to find the truth and to document the accomplishments of African-Latin ...

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg - Biography, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg - Works

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Benicio attended Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), a Catholic school in Miramar, Puerto Rico. When he was nine years old, his mother died of hepatitis. At age 13, his father moved his family to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, near Chambersburg, where Benicio was enrolled in Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school. After graduation, Del Toro followed the advice of his father and pursued a practical degree in business at the University of California, San Diego. Success in an elective drama course encou ...

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Benicio del Toro, Benicio del Toro - Biography, Benicio del Toro - Trivia, Benicio del Toro - Selected Filmography, Benicio del Toro - Awards

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Before Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico during his second voyage, Taíno Indians were the island's main inhabitants. Puerto Rico became a Spanish territory soon after Columbus's discovery. Black history in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian contact. Some historians speculate that Africans of the Sahel region, including the energetic Mali Empire, may have had contact with Caribbean and Brazilian indigenous peoples before the arrival of Europeans in the New World. Perceived linguistic similarities betwee ...

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Black history in Puerto Rico, Black history in Puerto Rico - Colonial Era, Black history in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian contact, Black history in Puerto Rico - Slavery, Black history in Puerto Rico - Abolition, Black history in Puerto Rico - Modern society

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When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island "Borikén." The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the Antilles, on November 19, 1493. Some say that Puerto Rico was not discovered by Columbus but by Martin Alonzo Pinzón in 1492 when he separated from Columbus and went exploring on his own. The Pinzón family was given one year by the Spanish court to start a settlement in Puerto Rico which would ...

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Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports, Puerto Rico - Flora and Fauna, Puerto Rico - Notes

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The airline was established in 1947 as an all-cargo operator. Passenger services were adopted by the late 1970s and early 1980s, both on a charter and regular scheduled service basis. Arrow Air had many passenger flights from JFK International Airport in New York and from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan at the time, using Lockheed L-1011 as well as McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and DC-8 equipment at the time. During the 1990s, Arrow Air's management decided to return the airline to being an all-cargo operator once again. ...

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Arrow Air, Arrow Air - History, Arrow Air - Incidents & Accidents, Arrow Air - Services, Arrow Air - Fleet, Arrow Air - Livery

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The Blue Line's current fleet is the 0600 series, built 1978-1980 by Hawker Siddeley Canada Car and Foundry (now Bombardier Transportation) of Fort William, Ontario, Canada. They are 48.5 feet (14.8 meters) long and 111 inches (2.8 meters) wide, with two pairs of doors on each side. They are based on the PA3 model used by PATH in New Jersey. There are 70 Hawker cars, numbered 0600-0669. As of 2005 the Blue Line will be adding new Siemens Transportation Systems #5 HR cars with stainless steel bodies. A total of 94 units (47 pairs) are ...

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Blue Line MBTA, Blue Line MBTA - Station listing, Blue Line MBTA - Accessibility, Blue Line MBTA - Rolling Stock, Blue Line MBTA - Trivia

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Williams had become the regular Yankees center fielder by 1993. The management of Buck Showalter helped keep him with the Yankees through 1995, when George Steinbrenner sought to trade him. Steinbrenner was frustrated by the team's difficulty in placing him in any of the traditional baseball player molds. He had good speed, but rarely stole bases. In center he was highly capable at tracking down flyballs and linedrives, but had a weak throwing arm. He was a consistent hitter, but lacked home run power. Throughout the early 1990s he hit in the middle of the order as manag ...

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Bernie Williams, Bernie Williams - Background, Bernie Williams - Career, Bernie Williams - Career Highlights, Bernie Williams - Trivia

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1986 - January. January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business. January 12 - Space shuttle Columbia is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz. January 19 - The first PC virus, Brain, starts to spread. Jan ...

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