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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...tself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significa...
14: ...f the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) t...
18: ... [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - 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]]. - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ...eroes of the [[Revolt of 1857]], and a symbol of resistance to [[British raj|British rule]] in India.
5: ...ly. Manu lost her mother at the age of four, and responsibility of looking after the young girl fell t...
7: ...haraja Gangadhar Rao expired on [[21 November]] [[1853]], when Lakshmi Bai was 18 years old.
10: ... and Rani Lakshmi Bai was Maharaja's heir and successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British ru...
17: ...y occurred without the Rani's consent and she protested her innocence, she stood accused by the Britis... - 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. - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...ith refining the tastes of audience through her presentation of works by earlier composers including t...
11: ...ical ability was considerably rarer than in the present day, she was herself the composer of a few son...
14: ...nds birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who performed the...
16: == References == - Painting (4567 bytes)
1: ...erhaps the best-known artistic painting in the [[Western world]].]]
2: ...tes that humans have been painting for about 6 times as long as they have been using written language....
4: ...rocess of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
8: ...ros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[cave painting]] all over the world.
12: == Painting techniques == - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...nd [[Edgard Varese]]. The [[euphonium]] is sometimes used as a substitute when a Wagner tuba can not b...
4: ... the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less incisive like a horn.
6: The Wagner tuba comes in two sizes, tenor in B-flat and bass in F, and both are [[tr...
8: ... passages. In Bruckner's Eighth and Ninth Symphonies, the four Wagner tubas are played by four players... - 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]]. - 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> - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>13th President</td></tr>
6: ...'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]], [[1853]]</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> - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
4: | order=14th President
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
8: | succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
16: | vicepresident=[[William R. King]] - 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]]:''' - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ..., where he later engaged in the manufacture of shoes. He was a member of the state legislature betwee...
7: ... 3]], [[1873]], when he resigned to become Vice President. He was Chairman of the Committee on Milita...
9: ...]], [[1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was...
12: ...fax]]|after=[[William A. Wheeler]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1872|1872]] (won)}} - Argentina (30219 bytes)
10: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|
11: capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |
13: largest_city = [[Buenos Aires]] |
15: leader_titles = [[President of Argentina|President]]|
16: leader_names = [[Néstor Kirchner]] | - Arizona (24367 bytes)
9: Seal = Arizonastateseal.jpg |
14: Languages = [[English language|English]] 74.1%, [[Spa...
15: LargestCity = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
29: ...Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7<br /><small>(Arizona doesn't observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in...
34: HighestElev = 3,851 | - California (63989 bytes)
11: ...tCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
22: PCForest = 35 |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
25: 2004Pop(est) = 35,893,799 |
37: HighestElev = 4421 |
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