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1. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
   1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
   3: === [[1820s]] ===
   4: ...as-1970-1820.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1820]]
   5: *[[1820]] - [[Missouri Compromise]]
   6: *[[1820]] - [[Land Act]]

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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
   9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
2. Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
   1: ...Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], ...
   4: ... acquire one of the most valuable and famous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in...
   10: ...tica that he named the [[French Southern Territories|Adélie Coast]] in honor of his wife.
   14: ...lle, in the 8th district near the [[Champs-Élysées]]. [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] on Antarctica is...
   18: ...ished in twenty-four volumes, with six large volumes of illustrations.
3. Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
   3: ...grant women the right to vote in the [[United States]].
   5: ...nty, New York|Rochester, New York]]. While in Rochester, she attended the [[Unitarian Church]].
   9: ...ates of the complete legal equality of the two sexes, and as a public speaker and writer. From [[1868]...
   11: ...nd nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."''
   13: ...ow the procedure endangered women's health and lives, opposed [[abortion]] on practical and moral grou...
4. Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
   1: ...]], the third woman in [[Europe]] to become a professor.
   3: ... managed to convince the Russians to list him as descended of aristocracy, a Hungarian king in particu...
   5: ...stronomer of the [[St Petersburg Academy of Sciences]]) via [[Fyodor Fyodorovich Schubert]] (another A...
   7: ...tion]]s (the [[Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem]]) and essentially completed the study of [[rotating solid]...
   11: ...ours of childhood scrutinising the strange scribbles. Something of it seems to have stuck for when she...
5. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...rse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
   7: ...[[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence...
   9: ...amily in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
   11: ...gaged the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her ...
   13: ... of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
6. Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
   2: ...[guerrilla]], [[farmhand]], [[lumberjack]], laundress and [[cook]], refugee organizer, raid leader and...
   5: ...uffered intermittent bouts of [[narcolepsy]] the rest of her life.
   7: == Escape and abolitionist career ==
   9: ...s of people trapped in slavery up to the free states, during the Civil War.
   13: ...them to recapture them. This would amuse the whites who would assume the ineffectual chicken chaser c...
7. Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
   1: ...literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" (Baines, 1993).
   3: ... actually made of brass. Thus, as exceptional cases one finds brass instruments made of wood, like th...
   6: (not necessarily made from brass)
   37: ==Families of brass instruments==
   39: ...nts nowadays generally come in one of three families:
8. James Monroe (11107 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=James Monroe
   3: | image name=jamesmonroe-npgallery.jpg
   4: | order=5th President
   7: | preceded=[[James Madison]]
   10: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia]]
9. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
   3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
   4: | order=6th President
   7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
   16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]]
10. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
    5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
    13: ...d>'''Wife:'''</td><td>[[Hannah Van Buren|Hannah Hoes Van Buren]]</td></tr>
    14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
    17: ...States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]</td></tr>
    18: ...d>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M. Johnson]]</td></t...
11. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
    4: | order=14th President
    8: | succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
    16: | vicepresident=[[William R. King]]
    18: ...ollege|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
12. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
    15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
    17: | '''Successor:''' || [[Andrew Johnson]]
    28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
    31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
13. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    1: ...ent has been awarded number 1 of the Top 100 Greatest Events of the Millennium by LIFE Magazine. Apar...
    3: ==Development of the printing press==
    4: ...racy at the time, texts such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations and used words sparsely...
    6: ...ting press was introduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing the technology full circle).
    8: ...t Gutenberg introduced or invented the printing press in Europe is not accepted by all. The other cand...
14. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ...r dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (129 miles) northwest of [[Cairo]]. The Canopic mouth of the [[Nile]]...
    3: ...s of Egypt quickly became one of the greatest cities of the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] w...
    5: ...right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated i...
    19: ...er's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that the city w...
    21: ...knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the mon...
15. Antarctica (14761 bytes)
    4: ...g the [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]]. It is the [[coldest place on earth]] and is almost entirely covered ...
    6: ...tains a southern continent that bears a possible resemblance to the Antarctic coast. (See also [[Histo...
    8: ...ty]] of any continent on Earth, as well as the lowest average temperature.
    15: Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. [[Weather pattern|Weather front...
    24: ...idian]]. Western Antarctica is covered by the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]].
16. Qatar (10610 bytes)
    3: ... of ''Qatar'' in [[English language|English]] varies; see [[List of words of disputed pronunciation]].
    31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 162nd]] <br> 10,360 [[square kilom...
    34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 154th]] <br> 817,052 <br> 79...
    51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
    57: ... to become part of either the [[United Arab Emirates]] or [[Saudi Arabia]].
17. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
    1: ...bean Sea]], located south of [[Cuba]] and to the west of [[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[...
    20: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city'''
    33: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 159th]] <br> [[1 E10 m?|10,991 km&...
    38: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 135th]]
    44: | <font size="1">From [[West Indies Federation]] and [[United Kingdom|the UK]]</font ...
18. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    10: LargestCity = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
    30: HighestElev = 4,206 |
    32: LowestElev = 0 |
    37: ... people. [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] is the largest city and the state capital.
    39: ...y and agriculturally, it is the [[endangered species]] capital of the world and is the only industrial...
19. Maine (17312 bytes)
    10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 15]], [[1820]] |
    30: HighestElev = 1,608 |
    32: LowestElev = 0 |
    36: ...ostal abbreviation is '''ME'''. Four [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] ships were named [[USS Maine|USS...
20. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    10: ...argestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
    30: HighestElev = 1,917 |
    32: LowestElev = 0 |
    36: ...S. presidential primary|primary]] in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most fa...
    38: ...that industry has declined greatly in recent decades. The nickname has also been embraced for reflecti...

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