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- 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]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - 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. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
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...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...ung girl fell to her father. She completed her education and martial training, which included horse ri...
7: ...ao, the Maharaja of [[Jhansi]] in [[1842]], and became the Rani of Jhansi. After the marriage she was ...
15: ... the army ranks, with the popular support for her cause on the rise.
17: When the [[Revolt of 1857]] broke out, Jhansi became a center of the rebellion. A small group of Bri...
19: ...hile riding on the fortress ramparts. The British captured Gwalior three days later. The 22 year-old R... - 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...
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 ...
25: ...olitically sensitive space in the canon of historical figures in [[computer science]], and therefore t... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
1: ...ulah.jpg|thumb|Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934]]
4: ... granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[192...
8: ...wn as a hard-partying girl-about-town. She also became known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[A...
10: ...y affairs with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West...
12: ... that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al. - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...="#0000FF">Chromatid</font>. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after [[S phase]]. (2) <...
2: ...mas Hunt Morgan]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
5: ...]]s''. DNA replication begins at many different locations on the chromosome.
8: ...somes initiate replication and one origin of replication.
11: Two types of [[chromatin]] can be distinguished: - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...ically for it, taking advantage of the expressive capacity of varying the bellows pressure using the f...
7: ...n (though disused) in both private and ecclesiastical ownership.
9: ...nium was invented in [[Europe]] in [[Paris]] in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debain]], though there was concu...
13: ...day, and the harmonium remains an important [[musical instrument|instrument]] in many genres of [[Musi...
15: ... who use it it the devotional singing of prayers, called [[kirtan]]. In any [[gurdwara]] (sikh temple)... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
16: [[Senusret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connection...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
27: ... [[Protodynastic Period of Egypt|Dynasty 0]] ''circa'' 3100?2920 ===
179: *Senuseret II (Khakheperre) 1842-1836 - 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]], ... - 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... - 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... - 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]]. - 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]] - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Provide...
11: Governor = [[Donald Carcieri]] |
37: ...and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]] are located. Despite the fact that most of the state is pa...
40: ...orer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]].
42: ...] of [[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on the land. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
36: ...2/5 of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on av...
38: ...]}} is also common, but considered incorrect by locals.
41: ...at may be the future for all [[United States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban...
49: ...n's earliest residents were several [[Native American]] tribes, including the [[Bannock (tribe) | Bann... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[Image:Trex skull.gif|225px|]] | caption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' ...
7: ...ority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
16: ...for over 100-million years. Non-avian dinosaurs became [[extinct]] 65 [[million years ago]] (Mya) at t...
20: ...roved tremendously useful in [[scientific classification|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still know...
25: [[Image:Allosaurus_clipart_aca.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Allosaurus Image provided by...
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