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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]]
93: | [[1871]] — [[1878]] - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...] of the [[Victorian era]], now best remembered because of his meeting with [[Henry Morton Stanley]] w...
6: ... of Glasgow]]. While working in [[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Rober...
8: ...one made the one convert that he ever made in Africa. Within 6 months, they had rejected Christianity....
12: ...ade and missions to be established in central Africa.
17: ...igable past the [[Kabrabasa rapids]], a series of cataracts and rapids that Livingstone had failed to ... - 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: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - 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... - Millicent Fawcett (1226 bytes)
5: ...nded [[Newnham College, Cambridge]]. She later became president of the National Union of Women's Suff...
9: ...ously came above the [[senior wrangler]] in the [[Cambridge University]] mathematics examinations. - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...government. Luxemburg and hundreds of others were captured, tortured, and killed.
6: ... Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
14: ...tion for nations under [[socialism]], which later caused tensions with [[Vladimir Lenin]].
19: ...g insisted that the critical difference between [[capital]] and [[labour (economics)|labour]] could on...
21: ...ks on German [[militarism]] and [[imperialism]] became heftier as she foresaw the approach of war, and... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
1: ... ([[1893]]). Oil on canvas. [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. ]]
2: ...[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ...ore she was 10 years old, she visited many of the capitals of Europe, including [[London]], [[Paris]],...
6: ...he began studying painting at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsyl...
8: ...not her art supplies. She returned to Europe in [[1871]] when the archbishop of Pittsburgh commissioned ... - Grazia Deledda (304 bytes)
1: '''Grazia Deledda''' ([[September 27]], [[1871]] - [[August 15]], [[1936]]), born in [[Nuoro]], ... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ...own for their [[realism]] and psychological perspicacity.
5: ...private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with [[George Hen...
8: ...and was the leading journal for philosophical radicals. In [[1854]], she published a translation of F...
10: ...ic career. Evans' cohabitation with Lewes was a scandalous matter. Lewes' wife refused to be divorce...
12: ...ss jumped from their hotel balcony into the Grand Canal on their [[wedding night]]; he survived. She d... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ouida_cartoon.png|thumb|Caricature of Ouida (Punch, August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''...
3: ...r own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[novel]]s. For many...
10: * ''Cecil Castlemaine's Gage'' (??)
14: * ''Folle-Farine'' (1871)
25: * ''Pascarel'' (1874) - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (3312 bytes)
3: ...inist]], the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain.
5: ...s]] allowed her to enter for the Licence of Apothecaries' Hall, which she obtained in [[1865]].
7: ...tution started to enable poor women to obtain medical help from qualified practitioners of their own s...
9: ...t of the East Anglian branch of the [[British Medical Association]].
11: ...he movement for the admission of women to the medical profession, of which Dr Anderson was the indefat... - Jennie Kidd Trout (1706 bytes)
1: ...hen [[Emily Stowe]] completed the official qualifications.
3: ...usly spelled '"Jenny'") moved with her parents to Canada in [[1847]], settling near [[Stratford, Ontar...
5: ...oronto]], later transferring to the [[Women's Medical College]] in [[Pennsylvania]], where she earned ...
7: ... ran a free dispensary for the poor at the same location. The Institute was quite successful, later o...
9: ...ved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], where she died in 1921. - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ....]]) <small>([[August 12]], [[1831]] ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]))</small> - [[May 8]], [[1891]] [[Lo...
5: ...lowed her to mature into a nonconformist. She was cared for by servants who believed in the many super...
7: ...lavatsky continued on to Cairo herself. It was in Cairo that she formed the Societe Spirite for [[occu...
9: ... was [[materialization]], that is, producing physical objects out of nothing. Though she was apparent...
13: ...y 25]], [[1878]]. On [[July 8]], [[1878]], she became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the [[United State... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
5: ... three children born to Karl Alfred Gustafsson ([[1871]]-[[1920]]) and Anna Lovisa Johnasson ([[1872]]-[...
8: ...ich was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The T...
10: ...d her in [[film|cinema]] [[acting]] technique and cast her in a major role in ''G? Berlings Saga'' ([[...
12: ... given a contract as well. But their relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM...
21: ... fare as well after the advent of sound and his [[career]] faltered. - Cornet (3752 bytes)
7: ...extreme high register to the brass band sound and can be most effective in cutting through even the bi...
9: ...e more penetrating sound of the trumpet. The conical bore of the cornet also makes it more agile than...
17: ... in the tubing of the cornet that generates a musical sound. When the column of air is lengthened, th...
19: ... the cornet and can thus play complete chromatic scales.
23: ...f [[cavalry]] may also be called a ''cornet'', so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player... - 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... - 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]]. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
15: ...'</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
22: ... [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]...
24: ...s, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]].
32: ... [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class of 39. At the academy, he established a reputation as a fearless an... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
5: ..., and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
7: ...an Party|Republican]] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[January 31]], [[1855]], to [...
9: ... [[1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was in...
12: ...:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Schuyler Colfax]]|after=[[Willi...
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