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1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
   1: ...e city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
   7: ...de an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
   9: ...and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
   13: ... of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January ...
   15:
2. 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.
3. 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.''
4. 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]].
5. Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
   1: ...apel]] is one of the most famous works of art in the world.]]
   2: ...dition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[first woman]], or Adam's first wife.
   4: ...אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
   5: ...3;ָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,
   6: Ḥawwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥaww...
6. 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.
7. 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 ...
8. 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.
9. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
   8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
   14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica...
   17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[Uni...
   18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Rich...
   22: ... the first of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English l...
10. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    7: <tr><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
    13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letiti...
    17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[Uni...
    18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''non...
    21: ...irst to assume the office of President following the death of his predecessor.
11. Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
    17: | '''Date of Birth''' || [[December 29]], [[1808]]
    27: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''
    32: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
    35: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
    40: ...150;[[1869]]), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]].
12. Brazil (12581 bytes)
    1: ...lantic Ocean]], it is the easternmost country of the [[Americas]] and it borders [[Uruguay]], [[Argent...
    8: ... [[federation|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 November]] [[1889]].
    9: In the late [[19th century|19th]] and early [[20th centu...
    10: ...85]] under a succession of generals appointed by the military. Today Brazil is a [[democracy]].
    15: ... and [[head of government]] and he also appoints the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]].
13. 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...
14. Finland (29511 bytes)
    1: ...ish language name for Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
    18: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Helsinki]]
    20: |'''Largest City''' || [[Helsinki]]
    40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]]
    51: ... especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
15. Spain (36498 bytes)
    1: ...ins widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America...
    12: ...al_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
    13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
    19: ...>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] |
    38: established_events = |
16. 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]]
17. 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]])
18. 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]]
19. 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]].
20. 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]].

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