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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ell as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese c...
7: ... craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the ...
11: ...ou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...ou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|C...
18: ...0 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have been alleged ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they ...
5: ...hroughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...e isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|...
9: ...[[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans.
11: ...sive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
38: ...ann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - 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... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ...]] of northern [[India]], was one of the great nationalist heroes of the [[Revolt of 1857]], and a sym...
5: ... girl fell to her father. She completed her education and martial training, which included horse ridin...
7: ...haraja Gangadhar Rao expired on [[21 November]] [[1853]], when Lakshmi Bai was 18 years old.
9: ==Annexation==
10: ...a's heir and successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British rulers rejected Rani's claim that D... - 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 == - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
5: ==Biography==
7: ...ining the tastes of audience through her presentation of works by earlier composers including those of...
9: ...and continued her visits annually, with the exception of four seasons, until [[1882]]; and from [[1885...
14: ...nds birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who performed the...
17: ... An Appreciation''. Mcgraw-Hill College; 3rd edition (August 1, 1997) ISBN 0070365210 - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...is used especially if this is his or her [[profession]]. Evidence indicates that humans have been pai...
8: ...] and black pigment and show horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[...
20: *[[Pointillism]] (aka divisionism, 'stippling')
34: ...riety of artists' paints available for the professional or ameteur artist.]] Different types of paint...
52: ...sense has fallen out of favour in academic discussions about contemporary painting, though it continue... - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
4: ...is instrument after a brief visit to [[Paris]] in 1853, when he had dropped by the shop of [[Adolphe Sax... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
3: ...er the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of governmen...
7: ...ffice is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
12: ...f the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and h...
14: ...sh Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend thi...
16: ...ge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008. - 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. - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: ...ont size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
6: ...'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]], [[1853]]</td></tr>
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 == - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
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." - 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. - 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: ...ngresses ([[March 4]], [[1843]] to [[March 3]], [[1853]]). He was chairman of the Committee on Public E... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
7: ...crats]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Edward Everett]]. He was reelected as a [[...
12: ...lliam A. Wheeler]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1872|1872]] (won)}}
13: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
7: image_map = LocationArgentina.png |
8: ...y Libertad<br>([[English language|English]]: In Union and Liberty)|
9: ...nal_anthem = [[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]] |
21: population_estimate = 39,144,753 |
22: population_estimate_year = 2004 | - Arizona (24367 bytes)
17: PostalAbbreviation = AZ |
29: ...light saving time|DST]] except in the [[Navajo Nation]])</small> |
85: ...(United States)|Monuments]], and [[Indian reservation]]s are located in the state.
87: ... attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are:
88: ...tury]] Spanish missionaries changed Father [[Eusebio Francisco Kino]]'s maps of the area; they renamed... - 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...
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