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- 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 - 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. - 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: - 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. - 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 ... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
18: ... of the [[United States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United...
22: ...f William and Mary]], fought with distinction in the [[Continental Army]], and practiced law in [[Fred...
24: ...sident [[Thomas Jefferson]], he helped negotiate the [[Louisiana Purchase]].
28: ...ial election, 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to se...
30: ...ndividuals are considered outstanding leaders of their time. - 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. - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...nsylvania]] and the eleventh [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], serving under [[J...
5: ... a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
7: ...s elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Pol...
9: ... Churchyard. The city of [[Dallas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his hono...
11: ...]. He is also the uncle of [[Alexander Dallas Bache]]. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
43: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
46: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
50: ...l]] of [[historians]] rated him last overall and the general [[populace]] rated him last as well[http:...
53: ... judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Missouri]]. Buchanan served as Minis... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has als...
3: ==Development of the printing press==
4: ...of peasant illiteracy at the time, texts such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations and us...
6: ...oduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing the technology full circle).
8: ...all. The other candidate advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]]. - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffer...
27: established_events=-[[Commonwealth of Australia Constitution...
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1901]]<...
35: national_anthem=[[Advance Australia Fair]]| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...d wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...se consider adding information instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from thi...
6: ...extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ...[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
15: ...e Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]], who is the head of government, have official residences in Otta... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[Luxembourg]], and to the east by [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]].
13: ...National [[motto]]: ''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit''<br>([[German language|German]]: Unity and Jus...
15: ...en]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
51: ...cognised and protected as minority languages per the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Langu...
52: <sup>2</sup> Prior to [[1999]]: [[Deutsche Mark]].</small> - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ...hat is disputed, as is the most southern part of the border with Suriname (upper Corentyne river).
8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="125px" | [[Image:Guyana_coa.png]]
41: | From the [[United Kingdom]]
50: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
62: ...y]] and were finally ceded the area in [[1814]]. The three became a single British colony known as [[B... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...dom]]. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomou...
14: ...the Motherland are Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven)''</small>
45: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
58: ...as displaced by resurgent Hindu fiefdoms such as the Licchavi dynasty.
60: ...the Indian [[Sepoy Mutiny]] in [[1857]], most of the Terai territories were returned to Nepal. - 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 = | - Delaware (15006 bytes)
8: Nickname = The First State |
30: HighestElev = 137 |
36: ...t was the first of the [[13 colonies]] to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occu...
40: ...became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established by [[Sweden | Swedes]] (led by [[Peter Minuit]])...
42: ...part of the colony of [[Pennsylvania]]. In 1704 the "three lower counties" gained a separate legislat... - 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]] - 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]]) - 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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