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- 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]] - 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: ...e, 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... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...on Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
6: ...ter he later married, and joined the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
8: ... into [[South Africa]] because of [[Boer]] opposition. It was during this time that Livingstone made ...
12: ...lar, Livingstone was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
14: ...is travels. At this time he resigned from the missionary society to which he belonged. - Steel (28384 bytes)
1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
3: ...ut is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon alloys with up to...
5: ...n, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are iron-based alloys that can be...
8:
10: ...[[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]] - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: ...ward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
17: ...olphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
7: ... temperance society in America, and becoming in [[1856]] the agent for New York state of the [[American ...
9: ... paper, ''[[The Revolution (newspaper)|The Revolution]]'', published in [[New York City]], edited by S...
13: ...er equality for women would end the need for abortion.
15: ...ssociation]] (NWSA) from the date of its organization in [[1869]] until [[1892]], when she became pres...
17: ...ourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] entitled her to do, she was served a warrant o... - 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: ...]] with violin and cello, and three Romances for violin and piano. Inspired by her husbands birthday, ...
17: ... An Appreciation''. Mcgraw-Hill College; 3rd edition (August 1, 1997) ISBN 0070365210 - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: ...ied. The dye is usually used as an [[aqueous solution]], and may require a [[mordant]] to improve the ...
5: {{Wiktionary}}
9: ...on the dyed materials, quickly replaced the traditional natural dyes. Dyes are now classified accordin...
11: ...ation between anionic groups in the dyes and [[cationic]] groups in the fibre. Acid dyes are not subst...
13: ...the fibre. Basic dyes are also used in the coloration of [[paper]]. - Sarrusophone (1431 bytes)
1: ...trument]] invented by [[Pierre-Louis Gautrot]] in 1856 to compete with the [[saxophone]] as a replacemen...
9: ...d as a novelty upon occasions. It had poor intonation and a sound less clear than that of the saxophon... - Nile (13738 bytes)
8: ...Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτος), wh...
14: ...n to 3.4 million km² (1.1 million to 1.3 million mile²).
20: ...quatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile, from Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks o...
30: ...the rest of the year the great rivers draining Ethiopia to the Nile (Sobat, Blue Nile, and Atbara) flo...
36: ...int north, the Nile diminishes because of evaporation. - 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 Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
20: ==Biography==
22: ...r, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[...
24: ...s undertook to write out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the...
26: ...4]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. The... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
24: ==Biography==
25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage. - 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. - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affa...
9: ...llas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]].
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Jos...
15: {{succession box|title=[[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney...
16: {{succession box|title=[[List of United States Senators from ... - 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... - 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... - 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.
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