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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. David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
   3: ...with [[Henry Morton Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume....
   6: ...fat, whose daughter he later married, and joined the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a ministe...
   8: ...regnant – but returned to [[England]] with their children.
   12: ...s a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
   14: ... he resigned from the missionary society to which he belonged.
3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
   2: ...8th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
   7: ...res [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
   9: ...iam III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
   10: ...852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont...
   11: ...Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University
4. 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
   24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter
   36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
5. 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]]
6. 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.
7. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
   2: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empr...
   7: ...Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
   9: ... [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]].
   12: ...ince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on ...
   14: ...er educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
8. Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
   3: ...d the effort to grant women the right to vote in the [[United States]].
   5: ...er, New York]]. While in Rochester, she attended the [[Unitarian Church]].
   7: ...ming in [[1856]] the agent for New York state of the [[American Anti-Slavery Society]].
   9: ... Revolution (newspaper)|The Revolution]]'', published in [[New York City]], edited by Stanton, and hav...
   11: ...dash; men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."''
9. Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
   2: ...' ([[December 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a descripti...
   3: ...e]]'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
   6: ...ngland for good a few days later. He never saw either again.
   8: ...ety, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth.
   11: ...Honourable Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada ...
10. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
    3: ...the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
    7: ...rebelled against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
    9: ...and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
    11: ...eform of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
    13: ...ical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
11. 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]].
12. Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
    13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigai...
    16: <tr><td>'''[[List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[U...
    17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none...
    20: ...in his own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]].
    26: ...lement Taylor, a slave-holding military man from the south.
13. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    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.
    27: ...g friendship, and [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]. He also met [[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prenti...
14. Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
    2: [[image:HenryWilson.jpg|framed|Henry Wilson]]
    3: ...husetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
    5: ...1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
    7: ...ry Affairs. In [[1861]] he raised and commanded the Twenty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer I...
    9: ...States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was interred in Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick.
15. Romania (19812 bytes)
    1: ...oast on the [[Black Sea]] and the eastern and southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run through its cente...
    13: national_anthem = [[Desteapta-te, Romane!|De&#351;teapt&#259;-te...
    38: established_events = <br> - Declared<br/> - Recognised |
    39: established_dates = [[Romanian War of Independence]]<br/>[[1...
    57: ..." (The Romanian Country) is the Romanian name of the former principality of [[Wallachia]].
16. California (63989 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Golden State |
    37: HighestElev = 4421 |
    44: <!-- before modifying these state symbols please verify your changes agains...
    50: Nickname = The Golden State |
    64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] |
17. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    25: ...>(all but majority of [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] is in Pacific)</small> |
    30: HighestElev = 3,426 |
    36: ...the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on average O...
    38: ...]] {{IPA|[&#712;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.g&#601;n]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[&#712;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.&#...
    41: ...ism [that] is writing the preface to what may be the future for all [[United States|Americans]]: simpl...
18. 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]]
19. 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...
20. 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.]]

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