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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
   8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
   9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
   10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer...
2. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
   9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
   39: ...evens Cabot Abbott|Abbott, John Stevens Cabot]], (1805-1877), American writer
   50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
   52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
3. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
   1: ...age:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
   3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]...
   5: ...n which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
   7: ...s]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the w...
   10:
4. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   3: ... part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life di...
   5: ...in her writings; after the death of her father in 1805, Jane, her sister and her mother lived with Frank...
   7: ...often cited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on...
   10: ...cters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with''.
   12: ...only available form of social security other than degrading work as governess, or living as hanger-on ...
5. Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
   1: ...is perhaps best known as the sister of [[Felix Mendelssohn]], but her own achievements are being incre...
   3: ...ailing attitudes of the time against women, attitudes apparently shared by her father and brother, who...
   5: ... Subsequently, her works were often played alongside her brother's at the family home in [[Berlin]] in...
   7: ...pporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano came in 1838, when she played Fel...
   9: ...mmonly thought to have been developed by Felix Mendelssohn, though many scholars nowadays believe it w...
6. History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
   4: ... is why Pharaonic Egypt was for so long an independent and self-contained state.
   6: ...n the country since [[Pharaoh]] [[Nectanebo II]], deposed by the Persians in [[343 BC]], he was only ...
   8: ...n this encyclopedia Egyptian history has been divided into six periods:
   13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
   14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]]
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
   3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
   4: | order=Third President
   7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
   8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
   1: ...o]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
   3: ...the leadership of [[Frederik Willem de Klerk|F.W. de Klerk]] who started to dismantle it in [[1990]] a...
   5: ...loped of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the countr...
   9: ...]], [[Swati language|Swati]], [[Ndebele language|Ndebele]], [[Sesotho language|Southern Sotho]], [[Nor...
   11: ...lations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition.
9. Idaho (13962 bytes)
   21: DensityRank = 44^th |
   22: 2000Density = 6.04 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 43^rd |
   26: Latitude = 42? N to [[49th parallel north|49? ...
   27: Longitude = 111? W to 117? W |
10. Washington (20186 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 25^th |
    22: 2000Density = 34.20 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 42^nd |
    26: Longitude = 116?57' W to 124?48' W |
    27: Latitude = 45?32' N to 49? N |
11. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 30^th |
    22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 14^th |
    26: Longitude = 71?28'W to 73?26'W |
    27: Latitude = 42?44'N to 45?0'43"N |
12. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 39^th |
    22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 33^rd |
    26: Latitude = 42°N to 46°15'N |
    27: Longitude = 116°45'W to 124°30'W |
13. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
    66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
    74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
    83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]]
14. History of the United States (21226 bytes)
    5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] artic...
    10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.'...
    12: ... which was distinct from that of its European founders.
    15: ''For details, see the main [[History of the United States...
    17: ...ring this period the United States won its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] during t...
15. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
    5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
    11: ... sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes...
    15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
    17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits].
16. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    6: *[[1790]] - [[Rhode Island]] becomes a state
    22: ...st) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
    33: *[[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]] founded
    34: *[[1801]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]] becomes President
    41: *[[1804]] - [[Aaron Burr]]/[[Alexander Hamilton]] duel
17. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
    21: DensityRank = 15^th |
    22: 2000Density = 67.55 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 26^th |
    25: ...-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> |
18. Coal mining (4145 bytes)
    3: ...of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology...
    7: .... As the coal is exposed and extracted the overburden from the still covered coal fills the former pit...
    11: However most coal seams are too deep underground for open cast mining. Most coal is extract...
    13: ... in. Longwall mining is the principle method of underground mining in Australia.
    15: Other methods of mining include continuous highwall mining and highwall auger min...
19. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
    12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
    15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
    22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
    25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]....
20. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
    15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[Acad魩e des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
    17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
    23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
    25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]].

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