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- Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention...
20: ...tion and Protest'' arguing that states can [[nullification|nullify]] certain federal laws
34: *[[1832]] - [[Ordinance of Nullification]] passed by [[South Carolina]]
50: ...[Oberlin College]] enrolls first female students, first [[coeducation]] in United States
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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... - 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... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
10: In [[1857]], she published "Amos Barton," the first of the "Scenes of Clerical Life" in ''[[Blackw...
15: ...of uneven teeth and a chin and jawbone ''qui n'en finissent pas''... Now in this vast ugliness reside...
27: * ''[[Adam Bede]]'' (1859)
28: * ''[[The Lifted Veil]]'' (1859)
49: She also wrote a considerable amount of fine poetry. - 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... - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...que et D飬amation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
12: ...ed ''Sarah Bernhardt ࠂelle-Isle'' ([[1912]]), a film about her daily life at home.
16: ...rious injury, her right leg was [[amputate]]d, confining her to a [[wheelchair]] for several months. ...
22: The actress La Berma, a [[fictional character]] in [[Marcel Proust]]'s ''[[In ... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: '''Defining [[music]]''' is as difficult as defining [[art]] or anything. It is a problem that has...
12: ... effects. Rather than being ridiculed as unscientific, Medieval thought should be seen as a system tha...
14: [[Musica instrumentalis]], finally, was the lowliest of the three disciplines a...
17: ...there is no term for music in Tiv, Yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Birom, Hausa, Idoma, Eggon or Jarawa. Many othe...
24: ...efinition is seen by many as being too broad. The fifteenth edition of the ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
13: | '''Term of Office:'''
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
50: ...[[resident]] of [[Pennsylvania]] to hold that [[office]]. He has been criticized for failing to preve...
53: ...hairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomin...
57: ...c Party|Democrat]] to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Willia... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
7: ...[United States Republican Party|Republican]] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[Janua... - 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... - 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. - Hungary (18459 bytes)
14: official_languages = [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ...
57: ... other provinces, was affected by the migrations. First came the [[Huns]], who built up under [[Attila...
65: ...om]] and secured civil rights. The Austrians were finally able to prevail only with Russian help.
67: ...Italian coalition (the [[Battle of Solferino]], [[1859]]) and Prussia ([[Battle of K?gratz]], [[1866]]),...
69: ...y. In June, the [[Treaty of Trianon]] was signed, fixing Hungary's borders. Compared with the pre-war ... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
10: ...h]] (official), [[Chichewa language|Chichewa]] (official), others |
49: ...id]] remains and stone implements have been identified in Malawi dating back more than 1 million years...
51: ...Livingstone]] along the shore of Lake Malawi in [[1859]]. Subsequently, [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyte...
53: ...became increasingly vocal and politically active--first through associations, and after [[1944]], thro...
59: ...ecame a [[one-party state]] with Dr. Banda as its first President. - Flag of Oregon (652 bytes)
8: ...he year [[1859]]. On the reverse side is borne a figure of a [[American Beaver|beaver]]. - Boat (6417 bytes)
11: ...[[Image:Halong bay boat 841.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Fishing Boat, Halong Bay Vietnam]]
69: ...the craft. So a [[university]] might refer to its first boat, meaning the rowers who make up their bes...
91: More specific directions can be given in relation to the Earth...
100: ...ed to as "line" rather than rope. Most have specific names, but in general, lines used for raising th...
117: * [[Ironclad]] (1859-1862) - 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... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
36: ...e state is "State of Iowa", and the [[U.S. Post Office]] abbreviation for the state is '''IA'''.
45: ... and [[Jacques Marquette]] are believed to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa ...
47: *The first white settlers officially moved to Iowa in June [[1833]]. Primarily,...
49: ...he [[Union Pacific]] railroad. The completion of five major railroads across Iowa brough major econom... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...ion (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fifty states. As the only [[New England]] state not ...
48: ...everal mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain in the state and [[Kil...
54: ...6 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] on [[December 30]], [[1933]].
57: ...sfield 20040926.jpg|280px|thumb|right|[[Mount Mansfield]], at 4,393 feet, is the highest elevation poi... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
47: == Official state objects ==
57: :'''[[List of U.S. state fish|State fish]]:''' [[Walleye]]
82: ...ies, [[Sioux Falls]] and [[Yankton]], in 1856 and 1859, respectively, and in 1861, [[Dakota Territory]] ...
126: first, and the priority went unrecorded. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
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38: ...weden|Swede]]s and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] were the first [[Europe]]an settlers, the [[Quaker]] [[Willia...
59: ...ndian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the area, including the pivotal [[Fort ...
61: ...putation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[Germany|German]] and [[Scots...
65: ...12, [[1787]] (five days after Delaware became the first). - Oregon (26551 bytes)
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24: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1859]] |
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...
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