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- David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...ra]], now best remembered because of his meeting with [[Henry Morton Stanley]] which gave rise to the ...
6: ...ied [[medicine]] and [[theology]] at the [[University of Glasgow]]. While working in [[London]], he b...
8: ...was pregnant – but returned to [[England]] with their children.
12: ...ter the then monarch, Queen [[Victoria I of the United Kingdom|Victoria]]). Livingstone was one of the...
16: ==Zambesi Expedition== - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
26: ...[[Valdas Adamkus|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
34: ...ms, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
37: ...drew Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
3: ...]] in [[Paris, France]] - died [[November 14]], [[1844]] in [[Bordeaux, France]], was one of the founder...
5: ... July 16, 1834. Though she never secured the inheritance that brought her there, Tristá® wrote a trave... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
1: ...y Cassatt]]. ([[1893]]). Oil on canvas. [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. ]]
2: ...[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ... she was 10 years old, she visited many of the capitals of Europe, including [[London]], [[Paris]], an...
6: Despite her family's objections to her becoming a profes...
8: ... commissioned her to paint copies of paintings in Italy, after which she traveled about Europe. - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...]]. Unfortunately for her legacy, these state hospitals grew into enormous "museums of madness" that s...
4: Dix was neither a [[physician]] nor a psychiatrist, beginning ...
6: ...ft of family ties to provide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to se...
8: ...]], and began her career as a [[teacher]] and [[writer]].
10: ...ailable to a woman of the time as a teacher and writer. In any event, friends arranged to have her sen... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ... [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nu...
7: ...r older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-...
9: ...was particularly concerned with the appalling conditions of medical care for the legions of the poor a...
11: In [[December]] [[1844]], in response to a pauper's death in a [[workhou...
13: ...sed by the quality of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters. - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ... [[gale]] in [[1807]], he had united a pirate coalition numbering 400 [[ship]]s and over 70,000 sailor...
4: ...ring. She shortly thereafter fell into an affair with her adopted son, having already made him her lie...
6: ... weight tied to her legs. If a sailor was absent without leave, or deserted and was caught, one of his...
8: ...tion, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[1844]], running a [[brothel]] and gambling house in [[... - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
1: [[Image:ellenwhite.jpg|right|]]
3: ...890]]-[[1900]] in [[Australia]] and some short visitations to [[Europe]].
5: ...ranslated American author of either gender. Her writings covered topics of [[theology]], [[evangelism]...
7: ...om her 50,000 pages of manuscript, more than 100 titles are available in English. Among her works is t...
9: ...rophetess for the end-times, through the Holy Spirit, she sought to draw more and more to studying the... - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
5: ...head. As a result of the blow, she suffered intermittent bouts of [[narcolepsy]] the rest of her life.
7: == Escape and abolitionist career ==
9: ...ductor. During the [[American Civil War]], in addition to working as a cook and a nurse, she served a...
13: ...e them to recapture them. This would amuse the whites who would assume the ineffectual chicken chaser...
15: ...essfully gambling that the retreat into enemy territory would never be anticipated by her pursuers and... - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
1: ...adar.jpg|thumb|275px|'''Sarah Bernhardt''' (portrait by [[Nadar]])]]
2: '''Sarah Bernhardt''' ([[October 22]], [[1844]] – [[March 26]], [[1923]]) was a [[France|...
4: ...t herself, she combined the career of an actress with that of a [[courtesan]] - at the time, the two w...
6: ...ation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the title, "The Divine Sarah"; arguably, she may have be...
8: ...the [[1880s]]. Multi-talented, she was involved with the [[visual art]]s as well as acting, painting ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ....jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...overnment]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: Because of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is considered by...
7: ...is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van ...
17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M...
22: ...first President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ...th of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Cornelis h... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
13: ...the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]/independent</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' <...
21: ...econd President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ... (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead. He studied law with his father, who became [[Governor of Virginia]] ... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...ania]] and the eleventh [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], serving under [[James ...
5: ...idate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
7: ...ited States on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March 4]], [...
9: ... He is interred in St. Peter's Churchyard. The city of [[Dallas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (di...
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Joseph Watso... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fil...
16: ...United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</t...
20: ...own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]].
26: ...ork]] would complement Taylor, a slave-holding military man from the south. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...rgin in the popular vote and 254 to 42 in the [[United States Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He b...
20: ...mination, Pierce continued his lifelong struggle with [[alcoholism]] as his marriage to [[Jane Means A...
22: ...ich could not cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and ...
25: ...tionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two-time [[governor of New Hampshi... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
21: DensityRank = 39<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 33<sup>rd</sup> | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...ntion into a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded versio...
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
62: ...century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
99: ...eglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]]
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