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- John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...e United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of oppos...
5: ...s of the [[Des Moines River]], and from 1841 to [[1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trai...
7: ...idential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
13: ...nty, Colorado|Colorado]], [[Fremont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont...
22: ...e)''| after=[[Abraham Lincoln]]| years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1856|1856]] (lost)}} - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...um|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Prince of Leininge...
16: ...queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit the powers of the R...
20: ... royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victoria asked her staff to dete...
27: ...it was growing unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonie...
33: ...ight|A likeness of Queen Victoria appears on the widely circulated [[1841]] [[Penny Red]] postage stam... - Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
10: ...and Industry. When the association disbanded in [[1846]], she remained in [[Florence, Massachusetts|Flor...
13: ...sued to work with former slaves. She also met President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
26: ...ttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1044&pt=Sojourner%20 Truth Burial site] - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
5: She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. ...
8: ...es. She translated Strauss' ''Life of Jesus'' ([[1846]]) and began contributing to the ''[[Westminster ...
12: ...ived. She died at the age of 61 in London of a [[kidney]] [[ailment]] and was [[interred]] in [[Highga...
15: ... finissent pas''... Now in this vast ugliness resides a most powerful beauty which, in a very few min...
19: Eliot's most famous work, ''[[Middlemarch]]'', is a turning point in the history of... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
11: ...ged the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her ac...
13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospi...
19: ...had been [[Secretary at War]] ([[1845]] – [[1846|46]]), a position he would hold again ([[1852]] &...
27: ...re sent to the Crimea, with the authorisation of Sidney Herbert.
35: ...an accident. Following this episode she used a solid Russian-built carriage, with waterproof hood and ... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
3: ...rinet. It was invented by [[Adolphe Sax]] in the mid-[[1840s]]. The saxophone is most commonly associa...
7: ...icially revealed to the public in the patent of [[1846]] (which was granted to him on [[May 17]]). He ma...
9: ...hop for many years, and both clarinets and ophicleides were manufactured there. The Hungarian/Roumania...
11: ...of Sax's patent. For the duration of the patent (1846-1866) no one except the Sax factory Paris could l...
16: ...ring system, the modern saxophone is commonly considered an easy instrument to learn, especially when ... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
4: ...at:center">[[image:Seal_us_presdent.jpg|200px|Presidential Seal]]</div></td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>10th President</td></tr>
18: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' </td></tr></table>
21: ...ence]], and the first to assume the office of President following the death of his predecessor.
27: ...t famous in American politics. He assumed the presidency upon Harrison's death a month into his term. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
11: | 15th President
46: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
47: | [[John C. Breckinridge]]
50: ...m last as well[http://home.nyc.rr.com/taranto/presidents.htm].
53: ...iciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan served... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
36: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
42: ...esident of the United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Repu...
44: ...al territories, and his victory in the [[1860 presidential election]] further polarized the nation. Be...
46: ...n the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]]. - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
10: | 19th Vice President
39: ! [[President of the United States|President]]:
44: ...] from [[New York]] and the nineteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
46: ... was district attorney for Franklin County from [[1846]] to [[1849]]. He was a member of the state Asse...
48: ..., and died in Malone. He was interred in Morningside Cemetery. - Nepal (22444 bytes)
2: ... 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: | align=center width=140 | [[Image:Nepal flag large.png|125px|Flag o...
8: | align=center width=140 | [[Image:Nepal_COA.gif|120px|Coat of arms ...
10: | align=center width=150 | ([[Flag of Nepal|In Detail]])
11: | align=center width=140 | ([[Media:Nepal_COA.gif|Full size]]) - Flag of California (3028 bytes)
1: ...med|The modern Bear Flag of California. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
5: ...bring freedom to the Spaniards". He was made President of the short-lived [[California Republic]]. Ca...
7: The modern flag is white with a wide [[red]] strip along the bottom. There is a red s...
11: ...t symbolized had a brief career. On [[July 9]], [[1846]], Commodore [[John Drake Sloat]] of the [[U.S. N...
15: ...rs and Stripes]]. Revere handed the Bear Flag to Midshipman John E. Montgomery, who, because the flag ... - California (63989 bytes)
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45: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
107: ...can portion, Baja (lower) California was later divided into the states of [[Baja California]] and [[Ba...
111: ...ivil War]], California officially entered on the side of the North, but there was significant support ...
113: ...ular, were widely grown, and the foundation was laid for the state's prodigious agricultural productio... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
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36: ...]], having joined the union on [[December 28]], [[1846]]. The official name of the state is "State of Io...
48: ...th</sup> state in the union on [[December 28]], [[1846]].
50: ...61 resulted in a few shots finding Iowa soil; a raid into Davis and Van Buren counties by Confederate ... - Washington (20186 bytes)
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36: ...e state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the ...
38: ...[[Washington, D.C.]], the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply '''...
40: ...amed after a [[President of the United States|president]], which was [[George Washington]].
42: ...USS ''Washington'']] was named originally for President Washington, but was later renamed in honor of ... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ...ly, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwe...
40: ...chary Taylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historica...
48: ...United States|U.S. Congress]] dated [[July 9]], [[1846]], the area south of the Potomac that had been c...
50: ...ng the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. When it did, some counties were separated as [[State of Kanaw... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
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36: ...; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on average Oregon is as dry as Texas, ...
38: ....ə.ˌgɑn]}} is also common, but considered incorrect by locals.
41: :''state of scenic grandeur and easygoing individualism [that] is writing the preface to what may b...
43: ... Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests. - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
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46: ...[1536]]. [[Fray Marcos de Niza]] enthusiastically identified the pueblos as the fabulously rich [[Seve...
52: ...ttlers arrived at the site of Albuquerque in the mid-[[1600s]]. Missionaries subjugated Native America...
54: ...t of ranching and some farming in the [[1700s]] laid the foundations for the state's still-flourishing...
62: ...er a 4 to 5 week stay in New Mexico. The Trail divided into Mountain and Cimarron Divisions southwest ... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
6: ...age:NewMexico_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
9: ...ltural attractions have drawn an influx of new residents with an above average income and educational ...
11: ... continuing drought conditions and a widening divide between locals and recent arrivals. Still, art a...
43: ...he [[United States]], behind [[St. Augustine, Florida]] ([[1565]]). Santa Fe was the capital of [[San...
51: ...elazny]] and Jack Schaefer have been long time residents. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
54: ...d]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
70: ...Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
99: ...280s]]: [[Glasses|Eyeglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]]
119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]]
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