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1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
   89: | [[1795]] — [[1798]]
   108: | [[Helena, Montana|Helena]]
   204: | [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]
   209: ...List of current and former capital cities within the United States]]
   219: [[Category:Lists of cities in the United States|* Capital]]
2. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
   6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
   17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
3. 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
   32: *[[William Abbot|Abbot, William]], (1798-1843), British actor
   36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
4. Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
   7: ...ttish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of her life.
   9: ...nd]] ("Bloody Mary"), who lived at approximately the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose ...
   12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, ...
   14: ...re questionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
   15: ...se had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
5. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
   1: ... Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
   3: ...f Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
   4: ...was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
   6: ...when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
   8: ...nions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
6. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   1: ...|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
   3: ...fe did nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
   5: ...r and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
   7: ...f young, unmarried, upper-class English women in the early [[1800s]].
   9: ... with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work:
7. Cairo (12536 bytes)
   1: ...pg|thumb|200px|Although technically in [[Giza]], The Great [[Egyptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become ...
   2: ...|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31&de...
   4: ...1605;صر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
   6: ...oyed in attempts to invade Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusad...
   11: ...gypt, seen as a large bright area centre left of the image, Credit-ESA 2004.]]
8. 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.]]
9. 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...
10. Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
    13: | place of death= [[The Hermitage]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
    14: | wife= [[Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson]]
    18: ...nating the years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
    22: ...that they were too inclined to favor and emulate their former colonial masters. Jackson admired [[Napo...
    24: ...le world of frontier law. He became a colonel in the state militia, which began his military career.
11. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ...as 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It h...
    3: ...ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to li...
    5: ...ia egypt 4.jpg|thumb|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar...
    11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
    13: ...ounding of the city and ends with the arrival of the Romans (blue).
12. Switzerland (22270 bytes)
    1: ...], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein]]. The country has a strong tradition of [[neutral count...
    3: ...ids choosing one of the four official languages. The abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it i...
    12: national_anthem = [[Swiss Psalm]] |
    18: ...ll><br>[[Micheline Calmy-Rey]]<br>[[Christoph Blocher]]<br>[[Hans-Rudolf Merz]]|
    28: established_events =- Declared<br> - Recognised<br>Federal ...
13. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    5: ...ve_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
    6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
    11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]³ |
    12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English...
    17: ...[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
14. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    6: ...y 6]], [[1817]] he married Henrietta Edwards and they had four children.
    14: ...wed for the African [[slavery]] system in the Southern United States to become more sustainable at a c...
    16: ...concepts and designs were readily duplicated by others. Whitney's company that produced cotton gins w...
    18: ...hat she associated with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|G...
    20: ===Other innovations===
15. 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]]
16. 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]])
17. Crusade (28507 bytes)
    2: ... the [[Cathars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
    4: ...e [[Crusade#Usage of the term "crusade"|Usage of the term "crusade"]].
    7: ... outlet for their violence. A plea for help from the Byzantine Emperor [[Alexius I]] in opposing [[Mus...
    9: ...the [[Muslim]]s, granting both a papal standard (the ''vexillum sancti Petri'') and an [[indulgence]] ...
    11: ...the First Crusade, and the religious vitality of the 12th century.
18. Printmaking (6788 bytes)
    1: ...pending on the complexity of the process chosen, the artist may work in conjunction with an expert pri...
    3: ... in a frame. Small prints can even be made using the surface of a potato.
    6: ...tint]], [[linocut]], [[aquatint]] and [[batik]]. These techniques can also be combined.
    10: ...]], a type of [[relief print]], is thought to be the earliest printmaking technique, dating back to [[...
    11: ...with a [[baren]] or [[spoon]], or is run through the press.
19. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    1: ...d by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
    2: .... "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
    4: ...urrent interpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
    7: ...fore the revolution, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
    10: ...selves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain.
20. American Civil War (47733 bytes)
    5: [[Military history of the United States]] <br>
    6: [[Military history of the Confederate States]]
    12: |Place||Principally in the southern United States; also in eastern, central and sou...
    16: !colspan="2"|'''[[Battles of the American Civil War]]'''
    22: .... 34 stars, after the admission of [[Kansas]] to the Union''<br />

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