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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... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
3: The dating of the Industrial Revolution is not exact, but it covers roughly [[1760]]-[[1830]...
5: ...ct of this change on [[society]] was enormous and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], w...
7: ...' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in the second half of the [[19t...
10: ...conomics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]] of the 17th century...
14: ...se, which is because there was recovery from the disorder in the early medieval times, and there was d... - 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 - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
1: ...Image:Flora_Tristan.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin]]
3: ...of the [[Spanish Armada]], and her mother, Anne Laisney, a Frenchwoman. Her parents met in [[Bilbao, S...
5: ...tuous post-independence period. The diary was published in 1838 as P鲩grinations d'une paria.
7: ...l novel [[The way to Paradise]], analyzes Flora Tristan and her grandson [[Paul Gauguin]]'s contrastin...
9: Flora Tristan herself authored several works, the best known... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ...rovincial England, are well known for their [[realism]] and psychological perspicacity.
5: ...r works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted...
8: ...shed a translation of Feuerbach's ''Essence of Christianity'', and it was at that time that she began ...
10: ..." were well received and launched Evans on a novelistic career. Evans' cohabitation with Lewes was a ...
15: ...g in love with her. Yes behold me in love with this great horse-faced bluestocking.</blockquote> - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
2: ...ition|prohibitionist]], [[Secret agent|spy]], [[prisoner of war]], [[Surgery|surgeon]] and the only wo...
8: ...in [[Rome, New York]]. The practice did not flourish, as female doctors were generally not trusted or...
10: ...was awarded a commission as a "Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon (civilian)" by the Army of the Cumber...
12: ...nd later as supervisor of a female prison in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] and head of an [[orphanage]] in ...
16: ...ps as a prisoner of war four months in Southern prison while acting as contract surgeon.'' - 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 (... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van Buren]] (1833-1837)
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... - 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]]. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
43: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
50: ...ranked [[American presidents]], a [[panel]] of [[historians]] rated him last overall and the general [...
53: ... Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
55: ...een revived by historians, but there isn't any decisive evidence one way or the other.
59: ...e negotiated the [[1846]] [[Oregon Treaty]] establishing the 49th parallel as the northern boundary in... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
44: ... election]] further polarized the nation. Before his [[inauguration]] in [[March]] of [[1861]], seven ...
46: ...spire the North, and in his defusing of the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864...
48: ...ead Act]] (1862). However, he is most famous for his role in ending [[slavery]] in the United States w...
50: ... ranked as one of the greatest presidents, though is criticized by some for overstepping the tradition... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...e Empire]] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
9: == History ==
10: {{Main|History of Portugal}}
15: ...Lusit⮩a" paragraph 1}} The [[Conii]] were established in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Ce... - Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
1: The '''Grand Duchy of Luxembourg''' is a small [[landlocked state]] in the north-west of...
11: ...br>([[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]]: We wish to remain what we are)''</small>
15: ...uage|German]], [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]]<br>([[de jure]] since 1984)
21: |'''[[List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg|Grand Duke]]''' || ...
23: |'''[[Prime Minister of Luxembourg|Prime minister]]''' || [[Jean-Claude Juncker]] - Maine (17312 bytes)
33: ISOCode = US-ME |
36: ...|USS ''Maine'']] in honor of the state. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but very few...
37: ==History==
38: ... capital was [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically c...
41: ...ne is [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]] and its governor is [[John Baldacci]] (Democrat). Its two U.S. senato... - Texas (39610 bytes)
13: ...ish language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] are de facto. |
33: ISOCode = US-TX |
38: ...nds'' or ''allies''; [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their l...
41: ...wer]] — the [[bluebonnet]] (''Lupinus texensis'')
42: * [[List of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] — "Fr... - 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 - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
6: |family=[[Language isolate]]<br>
10: |iso1=-|iso2=sux|sil=-}}
12: ...are [[Semitic languages]], and [[Elamite]], which is an [[Elamo-Dravidian]] language.
15: ...dab.jpg|thumb|350px|[[26th century BC]] document listing gifts to the high priestess of [[Adab]] on th...
16: ...rassmaier who compiled an Alphabetisches Verzeichnis (cuneiform syllabary) in the 1880s, but Rawlinson... - 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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