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1. John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
   2: ...sident of the United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platf...
   4: ...[Image:Fremonts men marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Modern marker for site where two of Frémont's men wer...
   5: ...to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited with determining that the [[Great Basin]] had no outlet t...
   7: ...dential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
   9: ...nd declared [[martial law]] in [[Missouri]]. This declaration led to a conflict with [[Abraham Lincoln...
2. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
   7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
   12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
   16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
   18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
   20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten...
3. Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
   5: ...9]], working as a domestic servant for over a decade and joining [[Elijah Pierson]] in evangelical pre...
   8: ... a Woman?]]," a short but well pointed commentary delivered in [[1851]] at the Women's Convention in [...
   10: ...and Industry. When the association disbanded in [[1846]], she remained in [[Florence, Massachusetts|Flor...
   13: ...ued to work with former slaves. She also met President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
   19: In [[1997]] the [[NASA]] [[Mars Pathfinder]] mission's robotic rover was named "Sojourner" ...
4. George Eliot (6014 bytes)
   3: ...'George Eliot''' ([[22 November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [[1880]]), was an [[England|English]] [[n...
   5: ...f romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scruti...
   8: ...[1851]]. The ''Westminster Review'' had been founded by [[John Stuart Mill]] and [[Jeremy Bentham]] a...
   10: ... remained married to her in name only, while he made house solely with Evans.
   12: Two years after the death of Lewes, on [[May 6]], [[1880]] she married a...
5. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...'The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[Internation...
   7: ...s named after the city of her birth, as was her older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city th...
   9: ...gions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense ...
   11: ...ed the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her act...
   13: ...oneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and ...
6. Saxophone (14311 bytes)
   3: ...] music, and [[jazz]], but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l and [[military band]] ...
   7: ...ong time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his great friendship with the influential Pa...
   9: ...nvent an entirely new instrument which suited his desires both tonally and technically and possessed a...
   11: ...of Sax's patent. For the duration of the patent (1846-1866) no one except the Sax factory Paris could l...
   14: ...lto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affec...
7. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
   1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
   2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
   4: ...t:center">[[image:Seal_us_presdent.jpg|200px|Presidential Seal]]</div></td></tr>
   5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>10th President</td></tr>
   8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr>
8. James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
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   10: | '''Order:'''
   11: | 15th President
   19: | '''Succeeded by:'''
9. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
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   10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
   15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
   24: | '''Date of death:''' || [[April 15]], [[1865]]
10. William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
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    4: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    9: ! Order:
    10: | 19th Vice President
    15: ! Preceded:
11. Nepal (22444 bytes)
    1: ...du]] [[kingdom]]. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibe...
    2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
    10: | align=center width=150 | ([[Flag of Nepal|In Detail]])
    25: | [[Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev]]
12. Flag of California (3028 bytes)
    1: ...ed|The modern Bear Flag of California. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    5: ...irteen years under [[Mexico|Mexican]] rule as the department of [[Alta California]], whose Spanish-spe...
    7: The modern flag is white with a wide [[red]] strip along the bottom. There is a red st...
    9: ... is a California [[grizzly bear|grizzly]] or [[golden bear]], a grizzly subspecies that is now [[extin...
    11: ... namesake, Sir [[Francis Drake]] (in 1579), and made good American colonial claims on the lands from t...
13. California (63989 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Golden State |
    23: PCDesert = 25 |
    28: DensityRank = 12^th |
    29: 2000Density = 83.78 |
    30: AdmittanceOrder = 31^st |
14. Iowa (24205 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
    11: LargestCity = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
    21: DensityRank = 33^rd |
    22: 2000Density = 20.22 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 29^th |
15. 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 |
16. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 14^th |
    22: 2000Density = 69.03 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 10^th |
    26: Latitude = 36&deg;31'N to 39&deg;37'N |
    27: Longitude = 75&deg;13'W to 83&deg;37'W |
17. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 39^th |
    22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 33^rd |
    26: Latitude = 42&deg;N to 46&deg;15'N |
    27: Longitude = 116&deg;45'W to 124&deg;30'W |
18. New Mexico (31079 bytes)
    22: DensityRank = 45^th |
    23: 2000Density = 5.79 |
    24: AdmittanceOrder = 47^th |
    27: Longitude = 103?W to 109?W |
    28: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N |
19. Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
    3: ...humb|250px|San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls...
    5: ...metres (6,996 feet), compared with 1655.4 m for [[Denver, Colorado]].
    6: ...ge:NewMexico_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    7: ...8, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanis...
    9: ...tural attractions have drawn an influx of new residents with an above average income and educational l...
20. 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]]

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