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- John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...e of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]]...
5: ...ra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]]. During his expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, it is generally acknowled...
7: ...didate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...red [[martial law]] in [[Missouri]]. This declaration led to a conflict with [[Abraham Lincoln]] and l...
13: ...ont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Wyoming]]. Seve... - 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... - 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... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
1: [[Image:george_eliot.jpg|thumb|right|George Eliot]]
3: ...''', better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Eliot''' ([[22 November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [...
5: ...rutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with [[George Henry Lewes]].
7: ==Biography==
8: ...[George Henry Lewes]] in an extramarital cohabitation. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...odern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth annive...
9: ... of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger...
11: ...the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospital established and managed by an ord...
15: == Rejection of marriage proposal == - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
7: ...ship with the influential Parisian composer [[Berlioz]].
9: ... has also been speculated to have been an inspiration. It is likely, however, that Sax's intent was in...
11: ... modify the instruments. After 1866 many modifications were introduced by a number of manufacturers.
13: ==Construction==
23: ... effect on the sound, and that the physical dimensions give a mouthpiece its tone color. (Teal 17) Mou... - 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. - 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)... - 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. - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
33: ! [[Profession]]:
46: ...was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in [[1867]] and [[1868]], and was elected to th...
48: Wheeler was not a candidate for reelection, having been nominated in [[1876]] as the Republ...
51: ...hester A. Arthur]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1876|1876]] (won)}}
52: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...ople's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region]]) and [[India]].
14: ...52;ियसि<br />(transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si...
16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationNepal.png]]
33: ...;Total (July [[2005]])<br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 40th]]<br /> 27,676,457<br /> 188/km²... - Flag of California (3028 bytes)
5: ...[Alta California]], whose Spanish-speaking population of 4,000 was outnumbered by Americans.
11: ...t symbolized had a brief career. On [[July 9]], [[1846]], Commodore [[John Drake Sloat]] of the [[U.S. N...
23: * [http://www.vom.com/bearflag/REVOLT.HTM Creation of the Bear Flag.] - California (63989 bytes)
15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
16: TradAbbreviation = Calif. |
44: ...s against official California Government Code sections 420-429.8,
45: ...i-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
89: ...each other. If California were an independent nation, it would have the sixth largest [[Economy of Ca... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
2: Name = Iowa |
3: Fullname = State of Iowa |
4: Flag = Iowa state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Iowa]] |
6: Seal = Iowastateseal.jpg | - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
36: ...n and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis...
38: ...ton, D.C.]], the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply '''D.C.''', ...
45: ...e east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whitmans settled there.
47: ...ll the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]]. - Virginia (23198 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Dominion |
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
36: ...thern States|South]] or, alternately, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. It...
38: ...ited States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter...
46: ...to the whole area explored by the [[1584]] expedition of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[N... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
36: ...the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant ...
38: ...12;ɔɹ.ə.gən]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.ˌgɑn]...
41: ...ted States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]]....
43: ...has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon B... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NM |
38: ...so contains a sizeable [[Native American]] population. As a result, the demographics and culture of t...
44: ... constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Grande]] and pueblos nearby.
46: ...t of the Pueblo people while exploring the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-standing hostility that...
48: === Spanish colonization === - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...ca]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Santa...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 feet), compa...
7: ...ve of the area's traditional [[adobe]] construction. Many contemporary houses in the city are built ...
9: ... residents with an above average income and educational level. Restaurants, boutiques, and [[Art galle...
11: ... face the challenges of continuing drought conditions and a widening divide between locals and recent... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
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