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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: ...didate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...val from command in the West on [[November 2]], [[1861]]. He was re-appointed to a different post (in [[...
13: ...ont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Wyoming]]. Seve... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
11: * [[1861]] - The [[University of Washington]] opens in [[S...
12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]]. - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
9: ...ar with [[Aragon]], which lost much of its possessions to Eleanor and was trying to reclaim the island...
11: ...n Sardinia until [[Italy|Italian]] unification in 1861.
13: ...d of birds, she was the first to legislate protection to a certain species of bird (Greifvogel). Based... - 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... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
4: ...ssatt grew up in an environment that valued education. Her parents believed travel was a way to learn...
6: ...he Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (1861-1865). Tired of patronizing instructors and fello...
8: ...[[1871]] when the archbishop of Pittsburgh commissioned her to paint copies of paintings in Italy, aft...
14: ..., though, she knew she was not alone in her rebellion against the Salon. "I used to go and flatten my ...
16: ...mpressionist show. An active member of the impressionist circle until [[1886]], she remained friends w... - 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. - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
2: ...s, the 24th)–[[April 12]], [[1912]]) was a pioneer American [[teacher]], [[nurse]], and [[human...
4: == Youth, education, family nursing ==
6: ...nd sisters were kept busy answering her many questions, and each sibling taught her complementary skil...
8: ...hsome crawling leeches." This was an early indication of what would become Clara's lifework.
10: ...Teaching, organizing, learning bureaucracy, a mission == - 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 == - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
2: ...bolitionism|abolitionist]], [[Prohibition|prohibitionist]], [[Secret agent|spy]], [[prisoner of war]],...
4: ==Biography==
6: ...r of Alvah and Vesta Walker, she believed the fashions of the day, which included such binding clothin...
10: ...Chickamauga]]. Finally, she was awarded a commission as a "Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon (civilia...
12: ...s later appointed assistant surgeon of the 52nd Ohio Infantry. During this service, she frequently cr... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...'' ('''Helen Louise Leonard''') ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an [[United States o...
5: ...M.S. Pinafore]]''. This would serve as an inauspicious beginning to a dazzling career.
9: ...[[newsmedia]]. For forty years, she was the companion of businessman [[Jim Brady|"Diamond Jim" Brady]]...
13: ...nsor the formation of the [[Chorus Equity Association]] by the chorus girls at the [[Ziegfeld Follies]... - 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. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ... United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
21: ...gures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power ...
24: ...irth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Be... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...omething|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
20: ==Biography==
21: ...territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Conti...
23: ...cates of state representation depending on population. - 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 ... - 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)
14: | [[March 4]], [[1857]]–[[March 4]], [[1861]]
40: | '''Occupation:'''
50: ...[June 1]], [[1868]]) was the [[15]]th ([[1857]]-[[1861]]) [[President of the United States|President]] o...
52: ==Biography==
53: ...t Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan served as one of the mana... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
13: | [[March 4]], [[1861]] – [[April 15]], [[1865]]
31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
38: *[[Hannibal Hamlin]] ([[1861]]-[[1865]])
42: ... and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]–[[1865]]) [[President of the United State...
44: ...|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup... - 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]].
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