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- Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...; [[May 8]], [[1842]]) was a [[France|French]] [[List of explorers|explorer]] and [[French Navy|naval ...
4: ...us de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].
6: ...sailed on a voyage around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought hom...
8: ... the probable place of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérouse|La Perouse]].
10: ...Southern Territories|Adélie Coast]] in honor of his wife. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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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 - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
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3: ...a, Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
4: ...Aagesen|Aagesen, Andrew]], (1826-1879), Danish jurist
5: *[[Jeppe Aakj沼Aakj沬 Jeppe]], (1866-1930), Danish writer
6: *[[Mehemet Aali|Aali, Mehemet]], (1815-1871), Turkish statesman - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
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8: ...Adair (surveyor)|Adair, John]], (died 1722), Scottish surveyor and mapmaker
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
21: ...waetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minister
25: ..., Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...h century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primar...
3: ...d to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes. ...
10: ...ven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka double clot...
12: ... a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]].
14: ...t a perpendicular angle. This supplementary weft is attached to the warp by one of three knot types (... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
3: ...s Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of government|chief executive]] o...
5: ... as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
7: ...of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations wit...
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]].
12: ...ution|Article II]] of the U.S. Constitution establishes the requirements one must meet in order to bec... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[July 4]], [[1826]]
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. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
12: | date of death=[[July 4]], [[1826]]
18: ...d owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founde...
20: ...y include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Vir... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
22: ... is now [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University...
24: ... sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)
26: ...ix months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
28: ...[1815]] to [[1817]]. During this time, Adams and his wife lost to illness an infant daughter, born in ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
8: ...d>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
22: ...[[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ...1817]]), a farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]&...
27: ...the acquaintance of Burr, but did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...ection, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won in a landsli...
20: ...il War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...haped himself so that he could put up with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection...
25: ...nd two younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters.
27: ...[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prentiss]], and his future political rival [[John P. Hale]]. - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
32: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
42: ...[[civil rights]] bills embroiled him in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading t...
45: ... never attended any type of school; his wife has historically been credited with teaching him to read ...
86: ...stmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[William Dennison]]'''||align="left"|1865–1866
105: ...se, was run by the North. Johnson's public criticisms of Congress provoked much talk of impeachment o... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
15: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
24: ...ne of America's worst presidents, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corrup...
26: ...accomplishments of his administration, including his struggle to preserve [[Reconstruction]], and look...
30: ...[Brown County, Ohio]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
32: ...g 21st in a class of 39. At the academy, he established a reputation as a fearless and expert horseman... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...sia''' is a country in [[Southeast Asia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[So...
3: ...nd the second-link bridge]] on the south with the island of [[Singapore]];
5: ...], the northern part of the island of [[Borneo]], is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and border...
20: ...ertambah Mutu<br>([[Malay language|Malay]]: Unity Is Strength)''</font>
33: | '''[[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] ''' - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
14: ...ish language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
34: ISOCode = US-NM |
38:
40: == History ==
44: ...the New World. The [[Pueblo people]] built a flourishing sedentary culture in the [[1200s]], construct... - 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 people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
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15: *[[Irvin Yalom|Yalom, Irvin]], psychologist
17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
35: ...emenko|Yaremenko, Yury]], (died 1996), USSR economist
37: ...ian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...rather than ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for instance, race), which was...
2: [[Image:Feminist Suffrage Parade in New York City, 1912.jpeg|thum...
4: The British colony of the [[Pitcairn Islands]], (2004 population 47 people), which some c...
13: ...1776]], but rescinded in [[1807]]. The [[Pitcairn Islands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]. Vari...
20: ...d it differently from that extended to men (this list does not include countries where neither men nor... - 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 - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of inventors'''.
3: ''See also:'' [[list of scientists]], [[List of inventions named after people]], [[timeline o...
5: ==Alphabetical list==
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
23: ...Baird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]]
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