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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
52: | [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
55: | [[Illinois]]
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
60: | [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: *[[Sani Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria...
5: ...aristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (go...
9: ...ti]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of her ...
9: Mary, Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once rem...
12: ...V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
14: ...ales in male line of Robert's all sons, who were listed in that parliamentary act, because the legitim...
15: ..., Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended t... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
6: ...rchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Au...
8: ...o was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughte...
12: ...37-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [...
14: ...40-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ... Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
2: ...Chawton).jpg|thumb|House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum)]]
3: ...English literature|English novelist]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She sta...
5: ...w thought she may have suffered from [[Addison's disease]], the cause of which was then unknown. She t...
7: ... predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English women in the early [[1800s]]. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ... populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.0...
4: ...the official name of the city, in local speech it is typically called simply by the name of the countr...
6: ...irat Al Adaa" meaning "subduer of the enemies". This title was given to the city as many armies were d...
11: ...ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focused over the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, se...
14: Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in the north of E... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutio...
21: ...as [[monarch]]s and [[dictator]]s do). This established an important precedent of [[republic]]an [[dem...
24: ...s birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of ...
26: ...smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemaso...
29: [[Image:Washington 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
15: | party=[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]]
18: ...sh;[[1801]]) [[President of the United States]]. His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth Preside...
22: ...gland]], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
24: ...t, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
26: ...[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. Their son, Joh... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
18: ... Jackson became the symbol of an era in American history — sometimes called the "'''Age of Jacks...
22: ...on Bonaparte]] for his willingness to contest British military supremacy.
24: ...came a colonel in the state militia, which began his military career.
26: ...f New Orleans]] on [[January 8]], [[1815]], made his national reputation and he advanced in rank to Ma...
28: His subsequent political rise was rapid. He was elected to both houses of [[Co... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (...
3: ... had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
5: ...'s state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
7: [[Image:Alexandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close ...
9: == History == - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...operation, and is home to many international organisations.
3: ...e abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level do...
11: ...motto = Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno<br>(English: One for all, all for one)|
12: national_anthem = [[Swiss Psalm]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council]]| - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ...the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: ...r>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
35: sovereignty_type = [[Act of Union 1800|Establishment]] |
36: established_events = |
37: established_dates = 1801<sup>5</sup>| - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
14: ...tton growing area; some historians believe that this invention allowed for the African [[slavery]] sys...
16: While his ideas were innovative and useful, they were so ea...
18: ...he associated with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|George...
22: ...ut]] and [[Hamden, Connecticut]], on a road which is now named [[Whitney Avenue]].
24: ...was no longer limited by the number of skilled artisans. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ...igin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
11: ...0 KYA: [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]] and [[arrow]] in [[Tunisia]]
19: * 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...eavors to re-capture the [[Holy Land]] from the [[Islam|Muslims]], but some were directed against othe...
6: == Historical background ==
7: ...st certain people at certain times of the year. This was somewhat successful, but trained warriors alw...
9: ...o those who were killed in battle. Even today Spanish Catholics are allowed to substitute [[Friday abs...
11: ...oversy. The result was an awakening of intense Christian piety and public interest in religious affair... - Printmaking (6788 bytes)
1: ...g on the complexity of the process chosen, the artist may work in conjunction with an expert printmake...
10: [[Woodcut]], a type of [[relief print]], is thought to be the earliest printmaking technique,...
11: ... is then rubbed with a [[baren]] or [[spoon]], or is run through the press.
15: Artists using this technique include
34: '''[[Etching]]''' is part of the [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] f... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ote that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...xington and Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktow...
4: ...cant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interpretations fall somewhere ...
7: <!-- I think this section should briefly summarize the political, s...
10: ...a considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as p... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
5: [[Military history of the United States]] <br>
6: [[Military history of the Confederate States]]
22: ...] [[1861]]–[[1863]]. 34 stars, after the admission of [[Kansas]] to the Union''<br />
24: ...'[[1863]]–[[1864]]. 35 stars, after the admission of [[West Virginia]]).''<br />
26: ''[[1864]]–[[1865]]. 36 stars, after the admission of [[Nevada]].''<br />
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