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1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
   108: | [[Helena, Montana|Helena]]
   121: | [[1815]] — [[1818]]
   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: 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
   41: ...son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
4. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
   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]]
   27: ...Agnew, Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United States]]
5. Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
   4: ..." means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
   6: ...rulers were king in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
   9: ...e. Following the deaths of her brothers she named her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ...
   10: [[Image:The-cleopatra2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by...
   11: ... XIII was killed and Caesar restored Cleopatra to her throne, with Ptolemy XIV as new co-ruler.
6. 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.
7. 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:
8. Wisteria (4864 bytes)
   16: ''This article is about the plant. For the color, see [[Wisteria (color)]]''
   18: ...teria sinensis'']]) round any available support. They can climb as high as 20m above ground and spread...
   20: ...ably [[Chinese Wisteria|''Wisteria sinensis'']]. The [[seed]]s are produced in pods similar to those o...
   22: ...but the spelling ''Wisteria'' is conserved under the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]].
   37: ... Maturation, can be forced by physically abusing the main [[Trunk_%28botany%29|trunk]], root pruning, ...
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. 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.
11. 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.
12. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Constitution State |
    30: HighestElev = 725 |
    36: ...colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
    43: ...ted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn."
    47: ...[Groton (town), Connecticut | Town of Groton]]. There are also 9 incorporated boroughs, eight of whic...
13. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
    21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
    25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
    34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
    39: *[[Kerri Yascheshyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] p...
14. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...y [[ellipse|elliptical]] orbits, the [[aphelion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than...
    5: ...process, but very old comets which have lost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble ast...
    9: ...across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astrono...
    11: ... Comet on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{...
    13: ...400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]]
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. United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
    3: ...gdom in [[1783]] defined the original borders of the [[United States]].
    5: ...] during the presidency of [[Thomas Jefferson]]; the territory was acquired from [[France]].
    7: *'''[[Red River Basin]]''', acquired in [[1818]] by treaty from Great Britain
    9: ...ase]]''', made in [[1819]] from [[Spain]], under the administration of [[John Quincy Adams]]
    11: ...45]]. On [[December 29]], [[1845]], Texas became the twenty-eighth state.
17. 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]]
18. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    30: HighestElev = 603 |
    36: ... more recreational boats than any other state in the union.
    40: ... The population grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbe...
    42: ...er Peninsula]] as a concession, formally entered the Union on [[January 26]], [[1837]].
    44: ...]], [[iron]], and [[copper]], which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources.
19. Illinois (27007 bytes)
    8: Nickname = Land of Lincoln, The [[Prairie]] State |
    25: AdmittanceDate = [[December 3]], [[1818]] |
    31: HighestElev = 376 |
    37: ...n the area. The word ''Illiniwek'' means simply "the people".
    39: ...s [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is '''IL'''.
20. 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]].

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