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1. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   6: ...|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
   18: ...die, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
   21: *[[Abbas II]], (1874-1944), khedive of Egypt
   36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
   46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain
2. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
   9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
   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)
3. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   2: ... of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enli...
   5: ...illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
   9: ...e conservative after the [[Yemelyan Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].
   11: ...bles and granted them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered a...
   13: ... the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
4. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   1: ...e-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
   2: ...uis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
   4: ...w baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
   6: ...rl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
   7: ...re Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
5. George Washington (29551 bytes)
   19: ...served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convent...
   21: ...n [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
   24: ...or [[Lady Day]]) at the time of his birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was ...
   26: ...uly [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]...
   29: ...], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]]
6. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
   3: ...ature DOI.jpg|right|frame|Hancock's signature on the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Unite...
   5: ... become an [[eponym]] for "signature". However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his sign...
   8: ...aking him the wealthiest man in Massachusetts at the time.
   10: ...ly and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and honor.
   13: ... trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to ...
7. John Adams (18716 bytes)
   18: ...[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
   22: ...], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
   24: ...ions of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
   26: ...ional]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]].
   28: ...usness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested at a lat...
8. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   14: ...tha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
   18: ...[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...residency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...e founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
   25: ...usly solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
9. James Madison (15187 bytes)
   18: ...n as the father or mother of something|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
   21: ...day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Continental Congress]].
   23: ...resented in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depen...
   25: ...adison's arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron...
   27: ...e thirty of the eighty-five essays that comprise the Federalist Papers. His most famous passage comes ...
10. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
    14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
    18: ...tes|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First Lady [[...
    22: ...ta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston, Massachus...
    24: ...s after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)
    26: ... elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
11. United States (58223 bytes)
    1: ...'''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
    2: ... states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
    6: common_name = the United States |
    8: image_coat = Great Seal of the US.png|20px |
    11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' |
12. Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
    1: ...[Guinea]] in the north and [[Liberia]] in the southeast.
    42: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    43: | ''[[High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free]]''
    54: ...laves]], but in [[1787]] [[Freetown]] was established as a city for former slaves living in [[London]]...
    56: ...until halfway through the [[20th century]], when the process of de-colonisation was commenced. This cu...
13. Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
    2: ...]]. The colors of the flag reflect the colors of the uniform of General [[George Washington]].
    4: ...soldier on the right. The state motto, below the sheild, reads "Liberty and Independence".
    6: ... [[American Civil War]] flew a similar flag with the state coat of arms on a field of blue.
14. Delaware (15006 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The First State |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 7]], [[1787]] |
    30: HighestElev = 137 |
    36: ...ion]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
    40: ...became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established by [[Sweden | Swedes]] (led by [[Peter Minuit]])...
15. Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Keystone State |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 12]] [[1787]] |
    30: HighestElev = 979 |
    36: ...me period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] State.
    38: ...vance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreation...
16. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Garden State |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 18]], [[1787]] |
    30: HighestElev = 550 |
    36: ...state is named after the island of [[Jersey]] in the [[English Channel]].
    39: ...by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland.
17. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
    22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
    30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
18. List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
    19: ...io the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
    33: ...[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
    40: *[[Ivy Queen|Queen, Ivy]], born (1972), "The Queen of Reggaeton"
    42: ...[Erasmus Quellinus the Elder|Quellinus, Erasmus, the Elder]], (1607-1678), painter
    47: *[[Adolphe Quetelet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer
19. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
    10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
    16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
    22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
    27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]])
20. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
    14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
    24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
    29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
    31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types

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