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- 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. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...th higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...d alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...ults in an alloy containing too much carbon to be called steel.
11: ...ub>3</sub>C. Cementite forms in regions of higher carbon content while other areas revert to ferrite a...
13: ...t cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely lit... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...|Queen of the United Kingdom]] from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her d...
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
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...
11: ...lla ([[Lady Anne Blunt]]) born [[22 September]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] [[1839]]. The ...
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 ... - 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 ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1837]]
10: ...[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
16: ... Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van Buren]] (1833-1837)
18: ... years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
6: ...><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1837]]–[[March 4]], [[1841]]</td></tr>
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... - 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: ... woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
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... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...o [[March 3]], [[1833]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Co...
7: ...o Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice Pres...
18: ...R. Clay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}}
19: ...:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Richard Mentor Johnson]]|after=... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: ...n><font size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
16: ..._of_political_parties_in_the_United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|...
26: ...York. It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate from [[New York]] would complement Taylor,...
29: ...ories taken from [[Mexico]] in the [[Mexican-American War]]. Taylor wanted the new states to be free s...
37: ... political shift in the administration. Taylor's Cabinet resigned and President Fillmore at once appo... - 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... - 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... - 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]]. - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
19: | '''Place of Birth:''' || [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
25: | '''Wife:''' || [[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
28: | [[Martha Patterson]] (daughter)<br />[[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
32: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
42: ...in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading the House of Representatives to [[impe... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
17: ...r><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[March 18]], [[1837]]</td></tr>
18: ...Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[New Jersey]]</td></tr>
23: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
29: ...ublican]] political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...r|Limpopo]] rivers. It is bordered by [[South Africa]] to the south, [[Botswana]] to the west, [[Zambi...
14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of stat...
16: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationZimbabwe.png]]
20: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Harare]]<br><small>{{coor dm|17|50...
38: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' || 263 - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...is Greek name ''Cheops''), after whom it is often called '''Khufu's Pyramid''' or the '''Pyramid of Kh...
7: == Age and location ==
9: ... [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
15: ... and used as building material for much of early Cairo.
17: ...assed until the 160-metre tall spire of [[Lincoln Cathedral]] was completed in around [[1300]]CE. The ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |
36: ... joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|state]] in [[18...
38: ...akenly applied the word to the people and their location.
43: ...State''' (after the single star on several historical flags of Texas, including the current Texas flag...
44: * [[state tree]] — the [[pecan]]
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