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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 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 - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
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3: *[[Aedesius]], (died 355), [[Neoplatonist]] philosopher
4: ...ta|Aegineta, Paulus]], 4th century surgeon of the island of [[Aegina]]
5: ...exa von Aehrenthal|Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa von]], (1854-1912), [[Austria-Hungary|Austria-Hungarian]] stat...
6: ...98;lfric]], (circa 955-1020), the Grammarian, English abbot - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
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9: ...(1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
14: ...thur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
15: *[[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
20: ...nger|Ainger, Nicholas Richard]], (born 1949), British Labour MP - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...e years — longer than that of any other British monarch. As well as being [[Monarch|queen]] of t...
9: ...ria was marked by a great expansion of the [[British Empire]]. The [[Victorian era|Victorian Era]] wa...
12: ...Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], the sister of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of...
14: ...erend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...e. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victoria would have been ... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ..., and a symbol of resistance to [[British raj|British rule]] in India.
7: ...d died when he was about four months old. After this, the couple adopted Damodar Rao as their son. But...
10: ...successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British rulers rejected Rani's claim that Damodar Rao wa...
12: ...etermined to defend Jhansi. She proclaimed her decision with the famous words :''Mai apni Jhansi nahi ...
15: ...s, with the popular support for her cause on the rise. - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
7: ...r early education in a school her father ran for his and neighbors' children, and from the age of 17 t...
9: ...he Revolution (newspaper)|The Revolution]]'', published in [[New York City]], edited by Stanton, and h...
13: ...life]] views of Susan B. Anthony. Many early feminists, aware of how the procedure endangered women's ...
19: ...on [[March 13]], [[1906]]. Anthony is known as [[List of people known as the father or mother of somet...
23: ...wards) and of her speaking abilities. She long resisted public speaking for fear her speech would not ... - 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> - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
2: ...scribed as having had an "indomitable spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the [[American Red...
6: ...he could already spell 3 syllable words, and surprised her teacher by spelling "artichoke".
8: ...luding the "great, loathsome crawling leeches." This was an early indication of what would become Clar...
10: == Teaching, organizing, learning bureaucracy, a mission ==
14: ...l science in addition to French, German, ancient history, philosophy and religion. Afterward, she was ... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...ng]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
7: ...ister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed wo...
9: ...er family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...f the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: ... care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...area of [[Christian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
4: ==Historicity==
6: ...ls. Mary ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam in Greek) is mentioned by name in three of the four [[Gospels]...
8: ...derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, are based on [[faith]], traditions ... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: An '''accordion''' is a small portable [[free reed instrument|free-reed...
4: ...ments. It has been suggested that they may have existed in ancient Egypt.
8: ==Characteristics==
10: ... reed is fitted inside a holder plate, and as air is drawn through the hole in the holder, the reed vi...
16: *Reed tone pitch is given by the reed itself and not through a resona... - Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
2: '''Thomas Riley Marshall''' ([[March 14]], [[1854]] – [[June 1]], [[1925]]) was an [[United S...
5: ...He was admitted to the bar in [[1875]] and began his career as a lawyer in [[Columbia City, Indiana]]....
7: ... platform through the state legislature, nor in raising a convention to rewrite the state constitution...
11: ... and served as Vice President until [[1921]]. It is said that Marshall initially turned down the nomi...
13: ...ited States Capitol|Capitol]] building. Before this, Presidents had made a habit of using the Vice Pr... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
7: ...r><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
13: ...ed States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
14: [[Priscilla Cooper Tyler]] (daughter-in-law)<br>
17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
21: ...e the office of President following the death of his predecessor. - 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]]. - 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... - 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... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur]]
18: ...]. Garfield was shot by [[Charles Guiteau]], a disgruntled office seeker, on July 2, [[1881]]. Garf...
20: ...iends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on the ''secon...
22: ...enty-four hours after being found unconscious by his [[nurse]].
27: ...y that Arthur was born near the Canadian border. His parents were William Arthur and Malvina Stone. - California (63989 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
40: ISOCode = US-CA |
45: ...ov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
55: ... = [[Golden Trout]]; marine - [[Garibaldi (fish)|Garibaldi]] |
59: Reptile = [[Desert Tortoise]] | - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
33: ISOCode = US-CT |
36: ...ies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
38: ...cut|USS ''Connecticut'']] was named in honor of this state.
40: == History ==
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