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Featured article: February 9, 2007

The Scottish Parliament is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh. The Parliament is a democratically elected body comprised of 129 members who are known as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Members are elected for four year terms under the proportional representation system. The original Parliament of Scotland was the national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland and existed from the early thirteenth century until the Kingdom of Scotland merged with the Kingdom of England under the Acts of Union 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Following a referendum in 1997 where the Scottish people gave their consent, the current Parliament was established by the Scotland Act 1998 which sets out its powers as a devolved legislature. The Act delineated the areas in which it can make laws by explicitly specifying powers that are "reserved" to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. All matters that are not explicitly reserved are automatically the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament. The UK Parliament retains the ability to amend the terms of reference of the Scottish Parliament, and can extend or reduce the areas in which it can make laws. The first meeting of the new Parliament took place on 12 May 1999. (more...)

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Buried machinery in a barn lot, Dallas, South Dakota, United States, due to Dust Bowl conditions, May 1936. Dust storms from 1930–1939 caused major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands. This ecological disaster was a result of drought conditions coupled with decades of extensive farming using techniques that promoted erosion.

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Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1851 to 1899 The list of Florida hurricanes prior to 1900 extends back to 1523 and encompasses 159 Atlantic hurricanes known to have affected Florida. Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane database in 1851, there were only eight years in which no tropical cyclone affected the state. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida resulted in at least 6,504 fatalities and monetary damage of over $90 million (2008 USD). At least 109 boats or ships were either driven ashore, wrecked, or damaged due to the storms. Pre-1700 1523 - Two ships and their crews are lost during a hurricane on the west Florida coast.^[1] 1553 - A hurricane affects the state, killing fewer than 700 people.^[2] Around 1553 - A hurricane hits western Florida, resulting in about 700 casualties.^[2] Some modern researchers estimate this is the same storm as the previous event, as some early storms affecting more than one locale may have multiple listings if the storm track is unknown.^[3] 1559 - A hurricane off northwestern Florida sinks six Spanish ships.^[1] August 20, 1559 - Around 500 people are killed by a hurricane offshore at western Florida.^[2] September 19, 1559 - A hurricane off the coast of Florida sinks several ships and kills many sailors.^[1] Pensacola history notes this hurricane sinking 5 ships, with a Spanish galleon, grounding a caravel, and killing nearly 500 of 1,500 colonists and crewmen at Punta de Santa Maria across from Santa Rosa Island. 1563 - Cape Canaveral experiences the effects of a hurricane, with 284 fatalities reported.^[2] September 22, 1565 - An offshore hurricane washes several French ships ashore between Matanzas Inlet and Cape Canaveral, leaving 71 missing. The hurricane led to the loss of Fort Caroline and ultimately the French influence in Florida.^[1]^[4] September 13, 1566 - Rough seas and strong winds are experienced in the northeastern portion of the state by an offshore hurricane. It executes a loop and affects the area three days later.^[4] See full list...

Featured list: List of Florida hurricanes (pre-1900)

Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1851 to 1899

The list of Florida hurricanes prior to 1900 extends back to 1523 and encompasses 159 Atlantic hurricanes known to have affected Florida. Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane database in 1851, there were only eight years in which no tropical cyclone affected the state. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida resulted in at least 6,504 fatalities and monetary damage of over $90 million (2008 USD). At least 109 boats or ships were either driven ashore, wrecked, or damaged due to the storms.

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1523 - Two ships and their crews are lost during a hurricane on the west Florida coast.^[1]
1553 - A hurricane affects the state, killing fewer than 700 people.^[2]
Around 1553 - A hurricane hits western Florida, resulting in about 700 casualties.^[2] Some modern researchers estimate this is the same storm as the previous event, as some early storms affecting more than one locale may have multiple listings if the storm track is unknown.^[3]
1559 - A hurricane off northwestern Florida sinks six Spanish ships.^[1]
August 20, 1559 - Around 500 people are killed by a hurricane offshore at western Florida.^[2]
September 19, 1559 - A hurricane off the coast of Florida sinks several ships and kills many sailors.^[1] Pensacola history notes this hurricane sinking 5 ships, with a Spanish galleon, grounding a caravel, and killing nearly 500 of 1,500 colonists and crewmen at Punta de Santa Maria across from Santa Rosa Island.
1563 - Cape Canaveral experiences the effects of a hurricane, with 284 fatalities reported.^[2]
September 22, 1565 - An offshore hurricane washes several French ships ashore between Matanzas Inlet and Cape Canaveral, leaving 71 missing. The hurricane led to the loss of Fort Caroline and ultimately the French influence in Florida.^[1]^[4]
September 13, 1566 - Rough seas and strong winds are experienced in the northeastern portion of the state by an offshore hurricane. It executes a loop and affects the area three days later.^[4]
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Featured topic: Lists of UEFA club competition winning managers

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Jean-Baptiste Lully and Molière - Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (in 11 parts)

Irving Berlin - I Want to Go Back to Michigan

"O frondens virga" from Hildegard of Bingen's Ordo Virtutum (c.1151)

The Carnival of the Animals

Pierre Gaveaux - "Dieu du bonheur, Dieu plein du charmes..." from Le trompeur trompé

Antonio Pasculli - Gran Concerto on themes from Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani

Brass band arrangement of the Hunters' Chorus from The Lily of Killarney

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