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- Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
3: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1860]] to [[1899]]'''.
5: === [[1860s]] ===
6: ====1860–1865====
7: ...as-1970-1860.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1860]]
8: *[[1860]] - [[Pony Express]] begins
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
25: | [[1860]] through [[1874]]
57: ...6]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
63: | [[Iowa]]
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] - 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]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
41: ...above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - 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. - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (3312 bytes)
3: ...st]], the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain.
5: ...ning bodies refused to admit her to their examinations; but in the end the [[Society of Apothecaries]]...
7: ...al for children; but the duties of these two positions she found to be incompatible with her principal...
9: ...t Anglian branch of the [[British Medical Association]].
11: ...sion, of which Dr Anderson was the indefatigable pioneer in [[England]], extended in her lifetime to e... - 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 == - Beehive (beekeeping) (7741 bytes)
1: ... and to store honey for the coming winter. A location where beehives are kept is known as an [[apiary]...
3: ==Traditional beehives==
4: [[Image:Making-skep-beehive.jpg|thumb|Traditional manufacture of ''skeps'' from [[straw]] in [[E...
5: ...dually supplanted with box hives of varying dimensions, with or without frames, and finally replaced b...
7: Honey from traditional hives was typically extracted by ''pressing'' ... - 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. - 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. - 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]... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
22: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
29: ...n between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[1912]].
31: ...ttle imagination and seemed overwhelmed by the nation's economic problems in his second term.
33: ==Biography== - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... (masonry)]]. As a civilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydra...
8: ...|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. The Pharaohs were known as the rulers of the T...
10: ...'God's Land.''" The exact location of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Alash...
14: ...nted by the Egyptians. The [[Al Fayyum]] [[Irrigation]] (water works) was one of the main agricultural...
16: ...en ratio]] seems to be reflected in many constructions, such as the [[Egyptian pyramids]]. - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...[corpse]] that, due to shielding from [[decomposition]] by either natural or artificial means, has ret...
4: ...|embalmed]] with the specific purpose of preservation, particularly those in [[ancient Egypt]]. Egypti...
8: ...nder natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
16: ...den tombs, and the extensive process of mummification was made so that the bodies would not decompose ...
18: ...hat time, and it is not known if it was the intention of the ancient Egyptians that the deceased were ... - 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... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NC |
37: ...ted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It is bordered by [[South Carolina]] on the s...
46: ...mmercial areas were further connected by construction of a 129 mile (208 km) wooden [[plank]] roa...
48: ... in May, when remnants of Thomas' [[Cherokee]] Legion laid down their arms.
50: ...ving force in the state, especially with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Park]] between [[Rale... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Constitution State |
12: PostalAbbreviation = CT |
36: ...ted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
43: ...was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn."
47: ...ght of which provide additional services to a section of town. One, [[Naugatuck]], is a merged town-b...
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