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1. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
   1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
   3: === [[1820s]] ===
   4: ...as-1970-1820.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1820]]
   5: *[[1820]] - [[Missouri Compromise]]
   6: *[[1820]] - [[Land Act]]

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1. 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]])
2. Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
   1: ...]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarctica]].
   4: ...ed statue as an ancient masterpiece that had been carved around the year [[130 BC]]. He immediately a...
   6: ...e around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought home a very fine col...
   10: ...egions, he sailed along a coastal area of Antarctica that he named the [[French Southern Territories|A...
   14: ...sées]]. [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] on Antarctica is also named after him.
3. Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
   3: ...civil rights]] leader who, along with [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]], led the effort to grant women the ri...
   7: ...1856]] the agent for New York state of the [[American Anti-Slavery Society]].
   9: ...ognized as one of the ablest and most zealous advocates of the complete legal equality of the two sexe...
   13: ...s health and lives, opposed [[abortion]] on practical and moral grounds and hoped that greater equalit...
   15: ...ganization in [[1869]] until [[1892]], when she became president.
4. Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
   5: ... Schubert]] (another Academician) and had more education and "appreciation of the finer things" than h...
   7: ...ding of [[partial differential equation]]s (the [[Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem]]) and essentially compl...
   11: ...to have stuck for when she later took calculus it came to her very quickly, as if it had always been t...
   15: ...ical study, calling her "a new [[Blaise Pascal|Pascal]]" in the process.
5. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...], [[1820]] – [[August 13]], [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', wa...
   9: ...oncerned with the appalling conditions of medical care for the legions of the poor and indigent. She a...
   11: ...]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
   13: ...d was greatly impressed by the quality of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sist...
   17: ...ge would interfere with her ability to follow her calling to nursing, Nightingale continued to reject ...
6. Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
   2: ...an [[African-American]] [[freedom fighter]]. An escaped slave, she worked as a [[guerrilla]], [[farmha...
   5: ...und 1820, but that data cannot be authenticated because there are no records of her birth. Harriet her...
   7: == Escape and abolitionist career ==
   9: ...d as a [[spy]] for the North, and again was never captured. And she guided hundreds of people trapped ...
   13: ...he would release the chickens and chase them to recapture them. This would amuse the whites who would...
7. Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
   1: ...resonance|resonator]]. Brass instruments are also called ''labrosones'', literally meaning "lip-vibrat...
   3: ... is actually made of brass. Thus, as exceptional cases one finds brass instruments made of wood, like...
   41: ... about 1795, and the [[French horn]] before about 1820. Natural instruments are still played in [[authen...
   55: ...horn]]. The valves are usually piston valves, but can be rotary values. Rotary valves are the norm for...
   61: ...]]. Such instruments were difficult to play and became obsolete with the invention of the valve, thoug...
8. 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...
9. 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]]...
10. 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]], ...
11. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    2: | nationality=american
    18: ...d States Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
    20: ...States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[ci...
    22: ...ed mind which could not cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, tempta...
    25: ...n Pierce]], a frontier farmer who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, s...
12. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    33: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
    34: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
    42: ... from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]].
    44: ...r boundaries. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
    46: ....S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]].
13. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    1: The '''printing press''' is a mechanical device for [[printing]] many copies of a [[text]...
    4: ...and used words sparsely. As a new block had to be carved for each page, printing different [[book]]s w...
    8: ...press in Europe is not accepted by all. The other candidate advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman...
    12: ...s wrote them out by hand. Books were therefore a scarce resource. While it might take someone a year t...
    14: ...r encountered in much of the Islamic world, where calligraphic traditions were extremely important, an...
14. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ... east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,34...
    3: ...ig;val Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, ...
    7: ...n Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
    19: ... the arrival of flocks of birds to eat it. In any case, the story explains Alexandria's role as the sh...
    23: ...to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|pseudo-Callisthenes]].
15. Antarctica (14761 bytes)
    1: ...thumb|250px|World map showing location of Antarctica]]
    2: ...humb|250px|A satellite composite image of Antarctica]]
    4: ...ot to be confused with the [[Arctic]], which is located near the Earth's [[North Pole]] on the opposit...
    6: ...e Antarctic coast. (See also [[History of Antarctica]].)
    8: ..., [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[South America]]. However, it is by far the smallest in [[popula...
16. Qatar (10610 bytes)
    14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
    16: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationQatar.png]]
    21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
    51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
    57: ...ks]], and the [[United Kingdom|British]], Qatar became an independent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]...
17. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
    1: ...[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
    3: |+<big><big>'''Jamaica'''</big></big>
    7: ...[[Image:Jamaica flag large.png|125px|Flag of Jamaica]]
    8: ...ht="135px" | [[Image:Jamaica_coat_medium.gif|Jamaica: Coat of Arms]]
    10: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jamaica|In Detail]])
18. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    7: Map = Hi-locator.png |
    9: Capital = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
    37: ...waii|Honolulu]] is the largest city and the state capital.
    39: ... agriculturally, it is the [[endangered species]] capital of the world and is the only industrial prod...
    44: ...tatues representing Hawaii in the [[United States Capitol]].
19. Maine (17312 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]] |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 15]], [[1820]] |
    38: ... [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]].
    41: ...lins]] (Republican) and [[Olympia Snowe]] (Republican).
    43: ...w states which remained dominated by the [[Republican Party]]. In the [[U.S. presidential election, 19...
20. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]...
    36: ...orth of [[Massachusetts]], south of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and west of [[Maine]] and the [[Atlantic O...
    38: ...merican white birch]], also called paper birch or canoe birch.
    42: ...ay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [[Episcopal Church]] in the USA...
    49: ...y]] (now [[Fort Constitution]]) helped supply the cannon and ammunition needed for the [[Battle of Bun...

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