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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
   10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
   11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
   21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
2. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
   32: *[[William Abbot|Abbot, William]], (1798-1843), British actor
   55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah᝝, (died 1921), religious leader
   74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
   91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
3. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
   25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
   34: ...rich Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Friedrich]] (1787-1843)
   61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
   64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion
4. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
   9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
   14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
   16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
   18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
   20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
5. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
   4: ...of railroad tycoon [[Chiswell Dabney Langhorne]] (1843-1919) and his wife, [[Anne Witcher Keene]]. Her s...
   8: ...mes, serving until 1945. She attracted much attention as she was the first woman member to actually ta...
   10: ...t of Hitler and led to much criticism of her position. However, Nancy Astor was often fiercely critica...
   12: ...oiding the real war in France and the future invasion. The allied soldiers in Italy were so incensed, ...
6. Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
   5: ...iod. The diary was published in 1838 as P鲩grinations d'une paria.
   7: [[Mario Vargas Llosa]], in his historical novel [[The way...
   9: ...s in London'' (1840), and ''The Workers' Union'' (1843).
   13: .../www.hope.edu/latinamerican/Tristan.htm Complete Biography]
7. Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
   3: ...[1843]], of an [[United States|American]] [[abolitionist]] born into [[slavery]]. (later changed to '...
   8: ... Women's Convention in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]].
   10: ...with a neighbor, [[Olive Gilbert]], to produce a biography in [[1850]], the ''Narrative of Sojourner T...
   13: ...ington, D.C.]], after the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] was issued to work with former slaves. She als...
   19: In [[1997]] the [[NASA]] [[Mars Pathfinder]] mission's robotic rover was named "Sojourner" after Sojo...
8. Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
   2: ...2]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
   6: ... On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few days later. He n...
   8: Biographies differ as to whether Ada lived with her m...
   15: ...ams in the notes appended to the Menebrea translation. Her prose acknowledged some possibilities of t...
   21: ==Controversy over attribution==
9. Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
   6: ...gislature to obtain an official inspection commission.
   10: ...ut the reasons for her declining mood. Being ambitious and having staked so much on her career, it is ...
   12: ...atment]] practiced at that time in Quaker institutions for the [[mentally ill]], such as the [[York Re...
   16: ...irst water" to contribute $30,000 to the construction of a new hospital for the insane.
   18: ...ten spent long periods of time in residence in various state capitals lobbying all-male legislatures.
10. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
    2: | nationality=american
    20: ==Biography==
    22: ...y, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. H...
    24: ...rchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed Lou...
    26: ...802]], and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the [[United States House of Representatives|...
11. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    3: ...tion><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
    16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[lawyer]]</td></tr>
    21: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and the first to assume the o...
    23: ==Biography==
    25: ...essive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
12. Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
    3: ...ont size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
    15: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[Lawyer]]</td></tr>
    20: ...ded [[Zachary Taylor]], who died of acute indigestion. Fillmore served out Taylor's term and was never...
    22: == Biography ==
    26: ...ggled to obtain an education under frontier conditions. Several years later, Fillmore moved to [[Buff...
13. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    2: | nationality=american
    18: ....S. presidential election, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King...
    20: ...eton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate State...
    22: ... In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
    25: ... who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two...
14. James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
    40: | '''Occupation:'''
    52: ==Biography==
    53: ...t Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan served as one of the mana...
    55: ...xual]] relationship began at the time and have periodically been revived by historians, but there isn'...
    57: ... He was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-fourth through Twenty-sixth Congresses)...
15. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
    44: ...|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup...
    46: ...f the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]].
    48: ...e stage for the complete abolition of the institution.
    50: ... is criticized by some for overstepping the traditional bounds of executive power.
16. Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
    30: | '''Occupation:''' || Tailor
    33: ...tic Party|Democratic]]<br/>(elected on National Union ticket)
    40: ..., succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]].
    42: ...mbroiled him in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading the House of Representati...
    48: ...to the four succeeding Congresses ([[March 4]], [[1843]] to [[March 3]], [[1853]]). He was chairman of ...
17. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    3: ...font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
    10: ...'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Point Pleasant, Ohio]]</td></tr>
    14: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[General]]</td></tr>
    22: ...sh; [[July 23]], [[1885]]) was a [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and ...
    24: ...ration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]].
18. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    1: ...n Coster]] has also been credited with this invention.
    4: ...such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations and used words sparsely. As a new block had to ...
    6: ...d languages. Movable type did spur, however, additional scholarly pursuits in [[Song China]] and facil...
    8: ...ed as a craftsman were crucial to the later invention of the press. The claim that Gutenberg introduce...
    11: ===[[Diffusion (anthropology)|Diffusion]] of printing in Europe===
19. Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
    1: ...in the north-west of the continental [[European Union]], bordered by [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[Bel...
    11: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Mir w묬e bleiwe wat mir sinn<br>([[L...
    13: ...d:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationLuxembourg.png|Location of Luxembourg]]
    28: ...<br>&nbsp;- Total ([[2004]]) <br>&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]]
    29: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 162nd]] <br>442,972<br>171/km&sup2;
20. Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
    1: ...er of islands, including the sizable island of [[Bioko]] where the capital, [[Malabo]] (formerly [[San...
    14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Unidad, Paz, Justicia<br>([[Spanish l...
    16: ...pan=2 | [[Image:LocationEquatorialGuinea.png|Location of Equatorial Guinea]]
    35: | '''[[Population]]'''
    36: &nbsp;- Total ([http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ek.html July 2004])

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