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1. History of China (45919 bytes)
   2: ...s of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people toda...
   7: ...l center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was fo...
   9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
   14: ...三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
   18: ...1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood.
2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
   1: ...l [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
   2: [[Image:Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [ht...
   3: ...icas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
   5: ...t Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
   7: ...tober]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
3. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
   9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
   10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
   11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
   12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
   13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957)
4. 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]].
5. Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
   1: ...ia]], was one of the great nationalist heroes of the [[Revolt of 1857]], and a symbol of resistance to...
   5: ...ncluded horse riding, fencing and shooting, when she was still a child.
   7: ...ngadhar Rao expired on [[21 November]] [[1853]], when Lakshmi Bai was 18 years old.
   10: ...ousie decided to annex the state of Jhansi under the [[Doctrine of Lapse]].
   12: ... defend Jhansi. She proclaimed her decision with the famous words :''Mai apni Jhansi nahi doongi'' (I ...
6. 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.
7. Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
   3: ...humann]], was one of the leading [[pianist]]s of the [[Romantic music|Romantic era]] as well as a comp...
   7: ...ited with refining the tastes of audience through her presentation of works by earlier composers inclu...
   9: ...[1892]], and in which she contributed greatly to the modern improvement in technique.
   11: ...ly for the piano, and the authoritative editor of her husband's works for [[Breitkopf and H䲴el]].
   14: ... Hanover, Germany who declared them a "marvelous, heavenly pleasure."
8. Painting (4567 bytes)
   1: ...] is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the [[Western world]].]]
   2: ...idered by many to be among the most important of the [[art]] forms.
   4: ...ce by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
   8: ...There are examples of [[cave painting]] all over the world.
   34: ...etermines the general working characteristics of the paint, such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[...
9. Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
   2: ... [[euphonium]] is sometimes used as a substitute when a Wagner tuba can not be obtained.
   4: ...]. Wagner wanted an instrument that could intone the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less ...
   6: ... range is from the F a twelfth below middle C to the D a ninth above middle C, and it sounds a perfect...
   8: ... is simplified by the horn and Wagner tuba using the same mouthpiece.
10. 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]].
11. 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.
12. Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
    6: ...'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]], [[1853]]</td></tr>
    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]].
13. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
    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.
14. 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...
15. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
    33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
    36: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
    42: ...he United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party...
    44: ...ithin their boundaries. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
16. Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
    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]].
    42: ...e was subsequently acquitted by a single vote in the [[United_States_Senate|Senate]].
17. 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.
18. Argentina (30219 bytes)
    9: national_anthem = [[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]] |
    34: established_events = - [[May Revolution]]<br/> - Declared<br...
    35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810]]...
    44: ...and (Malvinas) Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
    48: ...rica after Brazil and the 8th largest country in the [[world]].
19. Arizona (24367 bytes)
    11: Nickname = The [[Grand Canyon]] State, The Copper State |
    29: ...t observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in the [[Navajo Nation]])</small> |
    34: HighestElev = 3,851 |
    46: Nickname = The Grand Canyon State |
    70: Motto = ''Ditat Deus'' (God Enriches) |
20. 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]] |

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