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  1. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
    3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
    25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
    36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
    54: *[[Jos頊uliᮠAcosta|Acosta, Jos頊uliᮝ] (1825-1891)
  2. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
    24: ...HM King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily]] (1751-1825); had issue
    35: ...ttack Prussia in [[1756]]. Frederick II attacked first however, invading [[Saxony]], another ally of ...
  3. Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
    9: |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Term of Office'''
    27: ...States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is the first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second Afr...
    29: ...05]], the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she wa...
    31: ...he second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been appointed to the post.
    41: ... led her to call Korbel, "one of the most central figures in my life" [http://www.rider.edu/phanc/Phan...
  4. Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
    2: ...ck Moses'', was an [[African-American]] [[freedom fighter]]. An escaped slave, she worked as a [[guerr...
    5: ...irth. Harriet herself claimed she was born around 1825. Born Araminta Ross, she later took the name Harr...
    21: ...bman''. This was of considerable help to her sad financial state - she was not awarded a government p...
    34: ...never met any person of any color who had more confidence in the voice of God." -- [[Thomas Garrett]]
  5. Carpet (15753 bytes)
    1: ...ing of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Wes...
    3: ...d rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering tha...
    16: ... (see [[Jacquard loom]]) in 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the m...
    34: ...rtical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs).
    41: ...d, angular calligraphy called [[Kufic]], pseudo-Kufic, or Kufesque.
  6. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
    5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
    7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
    11: == Requirements to hold office ==
    14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
    16: ...wo four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency prev...
  7. John Adams (18716 bytes)
    18: ..., was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
    24: ...assachusetts|Worcester]] and studied law in the office of [[James Putnam]]. In [[1758]], he was admitt...
    31: Adams first rose to influence as a leader of the Massachus...
    33: ...und guilty of [[manslaughter]]. These claimed benefit of [[clergy]] and were branded in the hand and r...
    35: ... On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of committees to study naval matte...
  8. James Monroe (11107 bytes)
    6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
    18: ...ly 4]], [[1831]]) was the fifth ([[1817]]–[[1825]]) [[President of the United States|President]] o...
    24: ...alist]]s in the [[Virginia Convention]] which ratified the Constitution, and in [[1790]], an advocate ...
    38: ...lso Russia must not encroach southward on the Pacific coast. "... the American continents," he stated,...
    42: ...ntation to pay off the debts, since then he never financially recovered. As a result, he and his wife ...
  9. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
    5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
    18: ...]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First Lady [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith]].
    30: ... of President [[James Monroe]] from [[1817]] to [[1825]], during which tenure he was instrumental in the...
    37: ...]]. Adams served as President from [[March 4]], [[1825]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. During this time he w...
    43: |align="right"|'''OFFICE'''||align="left"|'''NAME'''||align="left"|'''TE...
  10. Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
    18: ... lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associated with one of the origi...
    22: ...When he refused to clean the boots of a British officer, the irate redcoat slashed him with a sword, g...
    26: ...ave been "tough as old hickory" wood on the battlefield, which gave him his nickname. The war, and par...
    32: ...lection, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first nominee of the [[Democratic Party (United Stat...
    34: ...John Adams. Jackson's election represented a significant break from that past.
  11. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[April 4]], [[1841]] - [[March 4]]...
    13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler...
    21: ... of Independence]], and the first to assume the office of President following the death of his predece...
    25: ... aggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
    29: ... (until the [[1967]] ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|25...
  12. Australia (39438 bytes)
    8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
    48: ...Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in 1770, and officially settled as a British colony on [[January 26...
    54: ...refer to the whole South Pacific region, not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793 [[Georg...
    56: ...lly accepted that the continent should be known officially as Australia.
    63: ...and 48,000 years ago{{mn|Gillespie2002|1}}. These first Australians were the remote ancestors of the c...
  13. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    3: ...f Afghanistan|constitution]] the country is now officially named the '''[[Islamic republic|Islamic Rep...
    21: | '''[[Official language]]s''' || [[Persian language|Persian]...
    64: ...ellors, who served occasionally as regents, identified with the epithet Mohammadzay.
    72: ...4]], when 10,000 people were killed from factions fighting in the Kabul area. Backed by Pakistan and h...
    92: ...the [[North Zone of Afghanistan]] and appointed officials to it, defying interim president [[Hamid Kar...
  14. Bolivia (30115 bytes)
    15: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Q...
    40: ...blished_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
    65: ..., named for [[Sim󮠂ol�r]], on [[August 6]], [[1825]] (see [[Bolivian War of Independence]]).
    67: ... its seacoast, and the adjoining rich [[nitrate]] fields, together with the port of [[Antofagasta]], t...
    69: ...]] [[Capitalism|capitalist]] policies through the first third of the century.
  15. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    2: ...y''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]]...
    14: Whitney is credited with creating the first [[cotton gin]] in [[1793]], a mechanical devic...
    18: ...ted with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|George]] and [[M...
    22: ...ing]] and the [[assembly line]], which he was the first to use when producing [[musket]]s for the U.S....
    24: ... constructed individual items out of handmade and fitted pieces. Whitney's innovation consisted of mak...
  16. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
    13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
    43: ... English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundamental Orders of Con...
    49: ...Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut currently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connectic...
    56: ... to the rolling mountains and farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Conn...
    65: ...sts, new residents, and internal state pride. Fairfield County's "[[Gold Coast, Connecticut|Gold Coast...
  17. Utah (29154 bytes)
    15: OfficialLang = [[English_language|English]] |
    48: Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trou...
    76: ...d the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], which gave a significant boost to the state's tourist industry (especi...
    87: ...on&mdash;left [[Santa Fe]] in [[1776]], hoping to find a route to the [[California]] coast. The expedi...
    89: ...h man, ɴienne Provost, who visited the area in [[1825]].
  18. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
    25: ...Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] is in Pacific)</small> |
    36: ...ited States]]' northwest, and bordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho...
    43: ...hout losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The state has pioneered some innovativ...
    49: ...ritain|British]] gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts.
  19. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
    178: *[[Vladimir Borovikovsky]] ([[1757]]-[[1825]])
    186: *[[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] ([[1825]]-[[1905]])
    218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
    319: *[[Jacques Louis David]] ([[1748]]-[[1825]])
  20. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    73: ..., (1854-1932), [[United States|USA]] &mdash; roll film
    83: *[[Adolf Eugen Fick]], (1829-1901) &mdash; [[contact lens]]
    137: ...ited States|USA]] &mdash; [[Polaroid]] polarizing filters and the [[Land Camera]]
    139: *[[Irving Langmuir]], (1851-1957), gas filled incandescent lamp, hydrogen welding
    156: *[[Montgolfier]] brothers, (1740-1810) and (1745-1799), [[Fran...

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