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- 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. - Steel (28384 bytes)
1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
3: ...ution in the alloy controls the qualities of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content...
5: ...alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are ...
8: ...dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy containing too much carbon to be ...
11: ...ts [[pearl]]-like appearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]]. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ... United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Sa...
12: ...ria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], the sister of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of Belgium|Princ...
14: ...r was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]]. - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ..., [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
3: [[Charles Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose comp...
8: ... [[London]] society, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth.
11: ... of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
13: ... David Brewster]], [[Charles Wheatstone]], [[Charles Dickens]] and [[Michael Faraday]]. - 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. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...x|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...f]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: ...During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a ...
7: ...emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=7th President
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1837]]
13: ...of death= [[The Hermitage]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
6: ...><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1837]]–[[March 4]], [[1841]]</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> - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ... and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van ...
5: ...ommittee on Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
7: ...1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ... woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
11: ...n was a member of the state House of Representatives in 1850, but he died in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]] s... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
4: ...loat: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>
13: ...td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wi...
17: ...States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]/independent</td></tr> - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...nited States|Vice President]], serving under [[James K. Polk]].
5: ...tates Senate]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Isaac D. Barnard]] and served from [...
7: ...es on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1845]] t...
9: ...lenipotentiary to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] by President [[Franklin Pierce]] from [[1856]] to [[1861]...
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>13th President</td></tr>
13: ...td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fillmore]] (wife) <br>
16: ...ates |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]</td></tr>
17: ...d>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</td></tr>
20: .... He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. - 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. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
5: |+<font size="+1">'''James Buchanan'''</font>
8: [[image:James Buchanan.jpg|250px]]
11: | 15th President
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
43: ... '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:''' - 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]] - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
8: | '''Order:''' || 17th President
15: | '''Succeeded by:''' || [[Ulysses S. Grant]]
23: ...'''Place of Death:''' || near [[Elizabethton, Tennessee]]
27: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''
32: ... '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:''' - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
6: 22nd President<br>
7: 24th President</td></tr>
11: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
14: <tr><td>'''Successor:'''</td><td> - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...South Africa]] to the south, [[Botswana]] to the west, [[Zambia]] to the north and [[Mozambique]] to t...
22: | '''[[President of Zimbabwe|President]]''' || [[Robert Mugabe]]
24: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 59th]]<br>390,580 [[km²]]<br>...
26: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 66th]]<br/>12,576,742<br>32/...
28: ...Recognised|| [[Rhodesian Civil War]]<br>''(as Rhodesia)'' [[November 11|Nov. 11]], [[1965]]<br>''(as Z... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...been found buried in an Egyptian pyramid, it is presumed by egyptologists to have been built as a tomb...
3: ...jpg|thumb|333px|Great Pyramid of Giza. Image courtesy of
5: == Pictures of the Great Pyramid ==
6: ...ncient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Great Pyramid]
9: ...th century BC|2580 BC]]; it is the oldest and largest of the three great pyramids in the [[Giza Necrop... - Texas (39610 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
25: ...]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(part of west Texas)</small> |
30: HighestElev = [[Guadalupe Peak]], 2,667 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: '''Texas''' joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|stat...
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