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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...ages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...gust Ones and the Five Emperors#The Five Emperors|Five Emperors]] (三皇五帝). ...
22: ...tings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of the Shang ...
28: ...C)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power.
30: ...ang Di|First Emperor]] (Shi Huangdi), forming the first Chinese empire under the [[Qin Dynasty]]. This... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...ficer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarct...
4: ...t him much acclaim and proved to be his most significant discovery, occurred in [[1820]] during an ex...
6: ...errey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
8: In [[1826]] he was sent to the Pacific, surveyed the coasts of [[New Guinea]], [[New Ze... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...ng unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonies. In [[Cana... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
7: ...ja Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of [[Jhansi]] in [[1842]], and became the Rani of Jhansi. After the marri...
17: ...nter of the rebellion. A small group of British officials took refuge in [[Jhansi]]'s fort, and the Ra...
19: ...i, and laid siege to the city. After two weeks of fighting the British captured the city, but the Rani...
22: ...to [[British Raj]] under [[Revolt of 1857|India's First War of Independence]]. Its immediate effects i...
24: ...ia. When the [[Indian National Army]] created its first female unit, it was named after her. - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
13: ... [[Mary Somerville]], noted researcher and scientific author of the [[19th century]], who introduced h...
15: ...at "the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or e...
23: ...nd programming Babbage's engine, or was more of a figurehead used by Babbage for [[public relations]] ...
25: ...t of her contribution versus Babbage's remains difficult to assess based on current sources.
37: ...men/lovelace.html Ada Lovelace: Founder of Scientific Computing (SDSC Women in Science)] - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ... granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[192...
6: ... her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in The Squab ...
12: ...[Hollywood]] success eluded her in her first four films of the 30s. Critics agree that her acting was ...
14: ...vertheless, [[David O. Selznick]] called her the "first choice among established stars" to play [[Scar...
16: ...onders if the cynical Bankhead could have played "Fiddle-Dee-Dee" Scarlett with anything approaching a... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: [[image:chromosome.png|frame|'''Figure 1:''' Chromosome. (1) <font color="#0000FF">C...
2: ...irst observed by [[Karl Wilhelm von N䧥li]] in [[1842]] and their behavior later described in detail by...
8: ...tion between plasmids and chromosomes is poorly defined, though size and necessity are generally taken...
17: [[image:chromatin_chromosome.png|frame|none|'''Figure 2:''' Different levels of DNA condensation. (...
19: ...ir appearance, chromosomes are highly structured (Fig. 2). For example, genes with similar functions a... - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...], who composed several collections of works specifically for it, taking advantage of the expressive c...
9: ...nium was invented in [[Europe]] in [[Paris]] in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debain]], though there was concu... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
5: ... reign to reunite Egypt, bringing an end to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point ...
8: ...nsition into the illusturous Twelfth dynasty. The first Pharaoh of the Twelfth dynasty (Amenemhat I), ...
10: ...t their capital remained at Thebes. Amenemhet pacified any unrest in Egypt by force and curtailed the ...
12: ...e [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybians were subdued.
16: [[Senusret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connection... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
42: ===[[First dynasty of Egypt|1st Dynasty]] 2920-2770===
86: ===[[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th Dynasty]]===
104: =[[First Intermediate Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]]=
179: *Senuseret II (Khakheperre) 1842-1836
200: ===[[Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|15th Dynasty]] 1633-1525=... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1837]]–[[March...
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
22: ...n-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]...
27: ...nued in active and successful practice for twenty-five years.
29: His practice made him financially independent, and paved the way for his e... - 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... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
18: ...illiam R. King]] won in a landslide, beating [[Winfield Scott]] by a 50 to 44 percent margin in the po...
22: ...easy and good at the political game, charming and fine and handsome. And he was genuinely religious. A...
36: ...from [[March 4]], [[1837]], to [[February 28]], [[1842]], when he resigned. He was chairman of the [[U....
49: ...tes Whig Party|Whig]] candidate, [[General]] [[Winfield Scott]] of [[Virginia]], whom Pierce served un... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
12: | '''Term of office:'''
28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
42: ...65]]) [[President of the United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican ...
46: ...f the border slave states at the beginning of the fighting, in his defeat of a congressional attempt t...
53: ...ky. In [[1830]], after economic and land-title difficulties in Indiana, the family settled on governme... - Texas (39610 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None''. [[English language|English...
46: * official [[state song]] — ''[[Texas Our Texas]]'...
52: ..." reputation, especially in [[Western Film|cowboy films]].
76: ...nquistador]] [[?var N?Cabeza de Vaca]] became the first known European to set foot on Texas.
94: In 1845, Texas became the first and, to date, only [[diplomatic recognition|in... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
37: ...States]], while also the state with the longest official name. Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is par...
46: ...the first governor and [[Philip Sherman]] was the first Secretary. In 1643 [[Samuel Gorton]] founded ...
50: On [[May 18]], [[1652]] Rhode Island passed the first law in [[North America]] making [[slavery]] il...
52: ... charter was used as the state constitution until 1842. - 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. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
7: ...ority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
18: ...atured in bestselling [[book]]s and blockbuster [[film]]s like ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and new discover...
20: ... proved tremendously useful in [[scientific classification|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still kn...
24: ===Definition===
27: ...England|English]] scientist [[Richard Owen]] in [[1842]]. The term is a combination of the [[Greek langu...
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