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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
23: | [[California]]
24: | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
116: | [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
3: *[[Pieter van der Aa|Aa, Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
6: *[[Mehemet Aali|Aali, Mehemet]], (1815-1871), Turkish statesman
7: *[[Aaliyah]], (1979-2001), American rhythm and blues singer
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure
14: ...Marc Aaronson|Aaronson, Marc]], (1950-1987), American astronomer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
1: ...zabethCadyStanton.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot.]]
2: '''Elizabeth Cady Stanton''' ([[November 12]], [[1815]] – [[October 26]], [[1902]]) was a social ...
4: ...so proposed a resolution, that was voted upon and carried, demanding voting rights for women.
6: ...man's Suffrage Association]], an organization dedicated to gaining women the right to vote. Stanton w...
8: ...thCadyStanton-Veeder.LOC.jpg|left|thumb|Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her later years.]] - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...n, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
3: ...]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose a...
5: ...ater and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ...es on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English wome...
12: ...scene in her novels features women, purportedly because she did not know how men spoke when not in the... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...King, Countess of Lovelace''' ([[December 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known fo...
3: ...mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...s Augusta who encouraged Byron to marry to avoid scandal, and he reluctantly chose Annabella. On [[Jan...
15: ...d correspondence between Lovelace and Babbage indicate that he wrote all of the programs in the notes ...
17: ... being bled to death by her physicians; she had [[cancer]] of the [[uterus]]. She left two sons and a ... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
6: ...ing it its characteristic "mellow" tone. The typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the...
12: ...imes and flared into a larger opening at the end (called the ''bell'' of the horn). They evolved from...
14: ... for example, were written for this type of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature...
16: ... a new one. At this same time, the standard horn came to be the horn on the F harmonic series, and th...
21: ...ith his or her [[embouchure]] from note to note became increasingly precise. An early solution was si... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...strument|free-reed wind instrument]] with a [[musical keyboard|keyboard]], the smallest representative...
22: ...ment)|sheng]] uses resonator pipes, and the reeds can sound in both directions, which is more similar ...
25: ...frame and tongue were made in one part, as is the case with Jew's Harps. The reeds were mounted on a w...
28: ...s. The notes are arranged much like on a [[harmonica]].
37: ...ment in [[1908]], making the first [[radio]] broadcast of the accordion in [[1921]] and the first soun... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
21: ...g頯f [[Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politi...
23: ...ew Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending on populatio...
25: ...arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Monte... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
22: ...(ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farmers.
24: ...]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and unde...
28: ... 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve as presid... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]]
22: ...incy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
10: ...[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van Buren]] (1833-183...
18: ... years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
22: ...and intense hatred for the British) that he would carry all his life. This [[anglophobia]] would be co... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
5: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the Tenth and to the five succeeding [[Unit...
7: ...to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ...rs]] due to his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4,...
13: ...bers of the House of Representatives, and, in the case of Robert Ward, a Senator as well.
20: .../resources/pdf/richard_johnson.pdf Senate Historical Office: Richard Mentor Johnson Biography (pdf)] - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|W...
25: ...ggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
27: ... and Tyler too" are among the most famous in American politics. He assumed the presidency upon Harriso...
29: ...at aspect of succession (until the [[1967]] ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
32: | [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
43: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
50: ...survey conducted by [[C-SPAN]] that ranked [[American presidents]], a [[panel]] of [[historians]] rate...
53: ... Judiciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan se...
55: ...]] relationship began at the time and have periodically been revived by historians, but there isn't an...
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