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- David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
8: ...r a brief time at his insistence and over the protests of the Moffats – although she was pregnan...
12: ...stone was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
14: ...o publish a book on his travels. At this time he resigned from the missionary society to which he belo...
16: ==Zambesi Expedition== - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...i Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-...
7: ...|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]]
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
18: ...Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...atazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
9: ...|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
10: ...Adair|Adair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana - 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]]. - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
3: ...n]]'s grandmother. Her complete name was Flore-Celestine -Therč³„-Henriette Tristan-Moscoso. Her fathe...
5: ...out her experiences in [[Peru]] during the countries' tumultuous post-independence period. The diary w...
7: ... quests for the ideal life through their experiences outside their native France.
9: ... ''Peregrinations of a Pariah'' (1838), ''Promenades in London'' (1840), and ''The Workers' Union'' (1... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
2: ...ndash; [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ...urgh]], she was the daughter of a well-do-to businessman. Cassatt grew up in an environment that value...
6: ...llow male students, and the slow pace of her courses, she decided to study the [[Old Masters|old maste...
8: ...ishop of Pittsburgh commissioned her to paint copies of paintings in Italy, after which she traveled a...
16: ...] impressionist show. An active member of the impressionist circle until [[1886]], she remained friend... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...number of insane inmates in disgusting circumstances, which led her to approach the [[Massachusetts]] ...
8: ...n the mentally ill is more complex and more interesting than this legend. Surviving a childhood of [[...
10: ...r. In [[England]], she spent a year living on the estate of the Rathbone family, eminent [[Quaker]] re...
12: ...f daily life. When she returned to the United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her. - 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. - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ...ded a [[pirate]] fleet and fought in a [[Vietnam]]ese rebellion on the side of the [[Tay-son]]. They ...
6: ...r legs. If a sailor was absent without leave, or deserted and was caught, one of his ears was cut off ...
8: ...tion, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[1844]], running a [[brothel]] and gambling house in [[... - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
3: ...her life she lived and worked in the [[United States]], except for a period of [[1890]]-[[1900]] in [[...
5: ...hasized [[education]] and [[health]] and promoted establishment of [[schools]] and medical centers.
7: ...her 50,000 pages of manuscript, more than 100 titles are available in English. Among her works is the ...
9: ...dered by some to be the prophetess for the end-times, through the Holy Spirit, she sought to draw more...
11: ...unity to be from Satan and one of the big apostasies of the last days. - 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... - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
2: ...26]], [[1923]]) was a [[France|French]] stage actress.
4: ...ed the career of an actress with that of a [[courtesan]] - at the time, the two were considered scanda...
6: ... arguably, she may have been the most famous actress of the [[19th century]].
8: ...io de La Gandara]]. She was also to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life.
10: ...ied Greek-born actor Aristides Damala (aka [[Jacques Damala]]) in London in [[1882]], but the marriage... - 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]]. - 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... - 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. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
30: HighestElev = 3,426 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ... of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on avera...
40: ...]] article in ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' described Oregon as a - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...cal form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where there ...
7: ...uage|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
19: ...iculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
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