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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: 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
3. 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]]
   38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
   40: ...rles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son of John Quincy...
4. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
   12: *[[Louis Agassiz|Agassiz, Louis]], (1807-1873), work on [[ice age]]s, [[glacier]]s
   16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
   17: ...[[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
   21: ...d Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
   25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
5. Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
   1: ...stan.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin]]
   3: ...et in [[Bilbao, Spain]] during her father's stay there.
   5: ...ous post-independence period. The diary was published in 1838 as P鲩grinations d'une paria.
   7: ...the ideal life through their experiences outside their native France.
   9: ...' (1838), ''Promenades in London'' (1840), and ''The Workers' Union'' (1843).
6. Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
   2: ... time her husband died in a [[gale]] in [[1807]], he had united a pirate coalition numbering 400 [[shi...
   4: ... and married him, cementing the family's hold on the fleet.
   6: ...is ears was cut off and he was shown off through the squadron as an example.
   8: ...ied at the age of 60 in [[1844]], running a [[brothel]] and gambling house in [[Guangzhou]].
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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]]'' |
10. The Gambia (13678 bytes)
    1: ... In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capital.
    3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of The Gambia'''</big></big>
    10: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of The Gambia|In Detail]])
    11: ...lign="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of the Gambia|Full size]])
    19: ...Wolof language|Wolof]], [[Fula language|Fula]], others
11. 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]]
12. Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
    1: ...''equal suffrage'' (abolition of graded votes) rather than ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discri...
    3: ...[[United States]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage was extended to women.
    4: ...t led by [[Kate Sheppard]]. Women first achieved the right to stand for public office in [[South Austr...
    11: ...at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countries women's suffrage was gra...
    13: ...estricted women's suffrage in the latter half of the nineteenth century, starting with [[South Austral...
13. History of the United States (21226 bytes)
    5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] article.''
    7: ...he area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
    10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.''
    12: ...British policy of benign neglect which permitted the development of an American spirit and culture whi...
    14: ==History of the United States (1776-1789)==
14. Asteroid (24334 bytes)
    1: ...oid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as 35 m across ca...
    4: ...not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
    6: ...osition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some argue that not every minor...
    8: ...teoroids generally break up high in Earth's atmosphere.
    10: ...cts which have ended up in solar orbits, such as the [[Mariner IV]] probe.
15. 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]])
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. 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]].
18. Ship (18843 bytes)
    2: ...]] and regulation will define the exact size (or the number of [[mast (sailing)|mast]]s) which a boat ...
    4: ...ted ''Preussen'' was the outstanding example but the big [[German Empire|German]] ships and [[barque]]...
    6: ...has come to be more particularly associated with the noun '[[navy]]'.
    10: ... and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, taxation, etc.
    12: ...e and, upon realizing the danger, chose to leave the ship, could end up in [[jail]].
19. Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
    3: ... for his tenure as the third [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jef...
    7: ...], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
    9: ...n Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washin...
    13: ...ook Burr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire...
    14: ...rk City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year.
20. Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
    3: ...the only person in [[U.S. history]] to have been the [[governor]] of two different [[U.S. state|states...
    5: ...ned as an Indian agent to the Cherokees. He left the army in March [[1818]].
    7: ...| House of Representatives]] for Tennessee, where he was a staunch supporter of fellow Tennesseean [[A...
    9: ...ng a trial for assault in Washington he left the Cherokee and his wife to enter [[Mexico|Mexican]] Tex...
    11: ...ch [[1836]]. He negotiated a settlement with the Cherokee in February 1836.

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