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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... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
6: ...[[Blantyre, South Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]] and first studied [[medicine]] and [[theology]] at the [...
12: ...d Kingdom|Victoria]]). Livingstone was one of the first Westerners to make a transcontinental journey ...
19: ...of the time, and Livingstone experienced great difficulty in raising funds to further explore [[Africa...
22: ...rce, but the matter was still debated vigorously. Finding the [[Lualaba River]], which feeds the [[Con...
25: ...nley]], who had been sent in a publicity stunt to find him by the ''New York Herald'' newspaper in [[1... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the ...
13: * [[1869]] - The first issue of the scientific journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' is publi...
14: ...es G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
16: ...] - [[City & South London Railway]]: [[London]]'s first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway...
21: ...ish]] archaeologist [[Howard Carter]] and his men find the entrance to King [[Tutankhamen]]'s tomb in ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...nk Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter
99: *[[Abram|Abraham]], (circa 1800 BC), Biblical figure - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
34: *[[Abigail Adams|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
41: ...ivil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
66: ...officer)|Adams, Samuel]], (1912-1942), US naval officer
86: *[[Filippo Addis|Addis, Filippo]], (1884-1974), writer - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
9: ...gs had to marry their sisters in order to be qualified to rule. Following the deaths of her brothers s...
21: There are a number of unverifiable but famous stories about Cleopatra, of which ...
29: ...nd culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300-year reign i...
36: ... a Victorian children's book by [[Jacob Abbott]], 1852, [[Project Gutenberg]] edition. - 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... - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
7: ...movements in New York, organizing in [[1852]] the first woman's state temperance society in America, a...
17: ...$100 [[June 18]] [[1873]], but she never paid the fine.
21: Susan B. Anthony was honored as the first real (non-allegorical) [[woman]] on circulatin...
29: *[http://www.rochesterunitarian.org First Unitarian Church] - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...' ([[December 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a descripti...
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. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
9: ...t to nursing, a career with a poor reputation and filled mostly by poorer women. Traditionally, the ro...
11: ...ading advocate for improved medical care in the infirmaries and immediately engaged the support of [[C...
19: ...ightingale's pioneering work in Crimea and in the field of nursing, and Nightingale became a key advis...
27: ...ts began to filter back to Britain about the horrific conditions for the wounded. On [[October 21]], [...
31: ... for by overworked medical staff in the face of official indifference. [[Medicine]]s were in short sup... - 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... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
4: ...lspan=2><div style="float:center">[[Image:Millard Fillmore.jpg|250px|]]</div></td></tr>
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]],...
13: ...nited States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fillmore]] (wife) <br>
14: [[Mary Abigail Fillmore]] (daughter)</td></tr> - 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...
42: ==Election of 1852==
43: ...ge.png|300px|thumb|right|The electoral map of the 1852 election.]] - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
5: ...r of the state legislature between [[1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Repub...
7: ...d [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Edwa... - Romania (19812 bytes)
14: official_languages = [[Romanian language|Romanian]] |
68: ...]]. [[Union]] of Tranylvania with Romania was ratified in the [[Treaty of Trianon]] in [[1920]].
74: ...resident on [[December 12]], [[2004]], and took office [[December 20]]. Traian Băsescu managed to...
86: ...ve branch, is also elected by popular vote, every five years (until 2005, four years).
164: ... major [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[finance|financial]] sector reforms. - California (63989 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
32: ...Zone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]: [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]-8/[[Daylig...
44: ...tate symbols please verify your changes against official California Government Code sections 420-429.8...
55: ... = [[Golden Trout]]; marine - [[Garibaldi (fish)|Garibaldi]] |
89: ...]]; see [[economy of California]]). The state's official nickname is "The Golden State" in reference t... - 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]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
44: ..., Andrea Pia]], former mother and murderer of her five children
73: ...ser|Yenser, Stephen]], Whitman winner–''The Fire In All Things''
86: ...achun]], ([[1315]] - [[1360]]),[[Yuan Dynasty]] officer
89: *[[Zhang Yimou|Yimou, Zhang]], (born [[1950]]), film director
91: ...rvo Ylpp?pp?rvo]], ([[1887]]-[[1992]]), [[Finland|Finnish]] [[pediatrician]] - Comet (30542 bytes)
9: ...the solar wind than dust is, and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. Whil...
21: Comets are classified according to their orbital periods. ''Short per...
33: Until [[1994]], comets were first given a provisional designation consisting of ...
35: ...}} So Halley's Comet, the first comet to be identified as periodic, has the systemic designation 1P/16...
43: ...planets, on the grounds that while the planets confined their motion to the circle of the [[Zodiac]], ...
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