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1. 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
2. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
   19: ...Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
   34: ...s|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
   35: *[[Alvin Adams|Adams, Alvin]] (1804-1877), founder of [[Adams Express]]
   38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
3. 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.
4. Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
   3: ...June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|French]] [[mathematician]].
   5: ...ng in a 'men's profession'. Several years later, she managed to get some lecture notes from several co...
   7: ...onsidered her a talented mathematician and became her mentor.
   9: ...n wrote to him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
   12: ...d my life with so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
5. Locomotive (16705 bytes)
   3: ...y have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
   5: ...rol cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
   8: ...omotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
   11: ...m passengers. This was particularly the case for the '''steam locomotive''', but still has some releva...
   12: ...of the motive power unit does not require taking the whole train out of service.
6. Carpet (15753 bytes)
   1: ...ables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persia...
   3: ...icates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most ...
   8: [[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
   12: ...ps of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of ...
   14: ...not types (see below) to form the pile or nap of the carpet.
7. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
   1: ...sdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
   3: ...deral government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
   5: ...dent was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today...
   7: ...]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] o...
   9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]].
8. 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...
9. 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.
10. Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
    3: ...ice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van Buren]].
    5: ...e on Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
    7: ...ecember 10]], [[1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1...
    9: ... his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to M...
    11: ...] soon after taking his seat. He is interred in the Frankfort Cemetery.
11. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    9: | date of birth=[[November 23]], [[1804]]
    18: ...es Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
    20: ...cy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
    22: ...handsome. And he was genuinely religious. And yet he was a timid man with a shallow, rigid, old-fashio...
    25: ...had six older and two younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters.
12. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Garden State |
    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.
    41: ...ersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir Geor...
13. 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]])
14. Aviation history (39698 bytes)
    3: ...[[Tower of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
    5: ...at were otherwise unflyable able to fly, such as the [[F-117]].
    7: ==Before the 20th century==
    13: ...re many claims and counter-claims how successful these were. See [[First flying machine]] for a revie...
    15: ...d, was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
15. 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
16. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
    8: *[[1791]] - [[First Bank of the United States]] chartered
    9: ... [[Vermont]], formerly part of New York, becomes the 14th state
    10: ...[[Kentucky]], formerly part of Virginia, becomes the 15th state
    13: ...paves way for passage of [[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
17. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...th Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
    6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
    8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
    10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
    13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
18. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    2: ...lifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
    6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
    8: ...ups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
    10: ...ly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
    13: ...peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
19. Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
    3: ...n the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
    5: ...etimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
    7: ==Political effects of the wars==
    9: ... Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
    11: ...a dominant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].
20. List of chemists (10401 bytes)
    1: This is a list of famous chemists:
    6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
    7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
    8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
    9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist

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