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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...cle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fict...
28: ...[[Willem Barents]], ([[1550]]?-[[1597]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]], died on [[Novaya Zemlya]] [[Northeast...
30: ...st Africa]], [[China]], [[Tombouctou]] and other places
31: *[[Nicolas Baudin]] - [[18th century]] [[France|French]] ex...
38: ... - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...so see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis...
3: ...f Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
6: ...eed to the Austrian throne and inherit his united lands on his death. While many European monarchs ag...
8: ...uis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]...
24: ...ily]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1752-1814), married [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|HM Ki... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
5: ...ress of her malady that she died there two months later and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|c...
7: ...rding the predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English women in the early [[1800s]].
9: ...re published, with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work:
10: :''That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements of...
12: ... work as governess, or living as hanger-on in a relative's household. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
10: | place of birth=Shadwell, [[Virginia]]
13: | place of death=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
18: ...tect]], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[Univers...
20: ...e the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...]] — where he was a member of the secret [[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own visio... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Port Conway, Virginia]]
13: | place of death=[[Montpelier]], [[Virginia]]
21: ...ginia]] state politics, helping to draft their declaration of religious freedom and persuading [[Virgi...
23: ...dvocates of state representation depending on population.
29: ...ernment to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia]]
13: | place of death=[[New York City]]
22: ...nction in the [[Continental Army]], and practiced law in [[Fredericksburg]], Virginia. His parents Spe...
24: ...displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and under the d...
28: ... election, 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
18: ...was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First Lady [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith]].
22: ...and was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced prac...
24: ... Washington appointed him Minister to the [[Netherlands]] in [[1794]], Minister to [[Portugal]] in [[1... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
1: [[Image:GeorgeDallas.jpg|right|George M. Dallas]]
3: '''George Mifflin Dallas''' ([[July 10]], [[1792]] – [[December 31]...
5: ...ber 21]], [[1828]] to [[April 15]], [[1829]]. Dallas was United States district attorney for the east...
7: Dallas resumed the practice of law. He was attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1...
9: ...The city of [[Dallas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]]. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
25: | '''Place of Birth:'''
31: | '''Place of Death:'''
32: | [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
38: | [[Harriet Lane]] (niece) - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has also been credited wit...
6: ...European style printing press was introduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing the technology ...
8: ...te advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]].
12: ...collectively referred to as [[incunabulum|incunabula]].
14: ...resistance was later encountered in much of the Islamic world, where calligraphic traditions were extr... - Australia (39438 bytes)
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
5: image_coat =Aust_Coat_of_Arms_(large).jpg|
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
10: latd=35|latm=15|latNS=S|longd=149|longm=28|longEW=E|
11: largest_city =[[Sydney]]| - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ...Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far ...
10: ...ople [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
17: ...Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilinguali...
18: * [[Canadian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New...
19: ...ommunities and in [[Nunavut]], where the majority language is [[Inuktitut]]. - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...ands]] and [[Luxembourg]], and to the east by [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]].
3: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
7: ...th="130px"| [[image:Germany flag large.png|125px|Flag of Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Imag...
9: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Germany|Flag]]) - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ...by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The border with Venezuela is one that is disputed, as is the most southern ...
2: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...lign="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Guyana flag large.png|125px|]]
10: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guyana|In Detail]])
17: | '''[[Official language]]''' - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: '''The Kingdom of Nepal''', situated in the [[Himalaya]], is the world's only [[Hindu]] [[kingdom]]. I...
2: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...r width=140 | [[Image:Nepal flag large.png|125px|Flag of Nepal]]
10: | align=center width=150 | ([[Flag of Nepal|In Detail]])
14: ...ariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven)''</s... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...poken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America|Central]] a...
9: image_flag = Spain flag large.png |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<sup>1</sup> |
16: latd=40|latm=26|latNS=N|longd=3|longm=42|longEW=W| - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest lik...
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
34: ... BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
52: * [[Glass]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
5: Shortcuts to highly popular [[painter]]s:
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [...
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impress...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]] - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
14: ...nt of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
22: *[[Steve Baer]] - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
23: *[[John Logie Baird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]]
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