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  1. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
    3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
    10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
    44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
    53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
    54: *[[Jos頊uliᮠAcosta|Acosta, Jos頊uliᮝ] (1825-1891)
  2. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
    4: ...the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
    6: ...f [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died a...
    8: ...of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
    15: ...el of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [...
    23: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Josephe (1751-1767)
  3. Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
    27: ... (after [[Madeleine Albright]]) to serve in that post.
    31: ...d the first female to have been appointed to the post.
    35: ...ver]] when her father accepted an administrative position at the University of Denver. Her name is a v...
    41: ...ations]] and led her to call Korbel, "one of the most central figures in my life" [http://www.rider.ed...
    43: ...81]], at age 26, she received her [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the Graduate School of Internati...
  4. Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
    2: ... in [[Auburn, New York]]), also known as ''Black Moses'', was an [[African-American]] [[freedom fighte...
    5: ... claimed she was born around 1825. Born Araminta Ross, she later took the name Harriet after her mothe...
    9: ...was never captured and, in her own words, "never lost a passenger" despite the combined bounty for her...
    19: == Post American Civil War life ==
    27: * "I never lost a passenger."
  5. Carpet (15753 bytes)
    3: ...that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
    16: ... (see [[Jacquard loom]]) in 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the m...
    19: ..., 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a series of squares) carpets, called [[Berli...
    39: ...rigin of this carpet is debated. It has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythia...
    48: ...h century. Until the mid-18th century they were mostly used on walls and tables. Except in royal or ...
  6. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
    5: ...ee world," a phrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
    14: .... Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but none h...
    21: ... majority, the President and Vice President are chosen by the [[United States House of Representatives...
    25: ...(United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their views and plans to ...
    29: ...[[Franklin Pierce]] and [[Herbert Hoover]] have chosen to affirm rather than swear. The oath is tradit...
  7. John Adams (18716 bytes)
    18: ..., was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
    31: ...and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition of the colonies to the Stamp Act was a part ...
    33: ...of the officer who commanded the detachment, and most of the soldiers; but two soldiers were found gui...
    35: ...my]]. His influence in Congress was great, and almost from the beginning he was impatient for a separa...
    39: ...n its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Adams was placed at the head of the Board o...
  8. James Monroe (11107 bytes)
    6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
    18: ...ly 4]], [[1831]]) was the fifth ([[1817]]–[[1825]]) [[President of the United States|President]] o...
    22: ...eland County, Virginia]], as an only child to a prosperous family, Monroe attended the school of Campe...
    28: ...onary War]] veteran to serve as president, was almost uncontested in his two elections.
    32: ...lings", in part because partisan politics were almost nonexistent. The [[United States Federalist Part...
  9. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
    5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
    18: ...dash; [[February 23]], [[1848]]) was the sixth ([[1825]]-[[1829]]) [[President of the United States|Pres...
    22: ... admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
    24: ...n merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed...
    28: ...o [[1817]]. During this time, Adams and his wife lost to illness an infant daughter, born in [[1811]].
  10. Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
    18: ...ackson, nicknamed "Old Hickory," was neither of those. He was the first president who had lived on the...
    24: ... career by his own merits, and soon he began to prosper in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier law....
    32: ...presentatives|House of Representatives]], which chose [[John Quincy Adams]] instead. The election was...
    40: ===Jackson's opposition to the National Bank===
    43: ...in the growth of the U.S. economy, but Jackson opposed the concept on ideological grounds. In Jackson'...
  11. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    25: ...[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]-[[1827]]) after a stint in the House of Represe...
    27: ...er" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in American politics. He assumed the pres...
    40: ...ntesse Tyler ([[April 5]], [[1825]] - [[July]], [[1825]]).
    54: ... or after him. His youngest child, Pearl, died almost exactly 100 years after the death of his eldest ...
    58: ...tates Whig Party|Whig Party]] policies and work closely with Whig leaders, particularly [[Henry Clay]]...
  12. Australia (39438 bytes)
    50: ...ng access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[Tor...
    63: ... present-day [[Southeast Asia|south-east Asia]]. Most Indigenous Australians were [[hunter-gatherers]]...
    65: ...shment of a [[penal colony]] there following the loss of the [[American colonies]].
    67: ...as settled in 1803, becoming a separate colony in 1825. Britain formally claimed the rest of the contine...
    70: [[Image:Anzac1.JPG|right|thumb|160px|The [[Last Post]] is played at an [[ANZAC Day]] ceremony in [[Po...
  13. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    1: ...People's Republic of China|China]] in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the poorest cou...
    60: Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of [[Central Asia]], has had a very turbule...
    64: ...nged to the Abdali tribe of the ethnic Afghans, whose name was changed to Durrani upon the accession o...
    66: ...xecution), [[1933]] (assassination), [[1973]] (deposition), [[1978]] (execution), [[1979]] (execution)...
    70: ... Soviet soldiers as a result of [[mujahideen]] opposition trained by the [[United States]], [[Pakistan...
  14. Bolivia (30115 bytes)
    13: national_motto = ''Morir antes que esclavos vivir''<br>([[English language|English]]: "To die...
    14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
    40: ...blished_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
    59: ...e [[Moxos]] in the eastern lowlands and the [[Mollos]] north of present-day [[La Paz]] also developed ...
    62: ...duced much of the Spanish empire's wealth, and Potos�site of the famed Cerro Rico &mdash; "Rich Moun...
  15. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    2: ...y''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]]...
    24: ...ubassemblies as identical and interchangeable as possible by machinery, then assembling the parts on a...
  16. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
    12: PostalAbbreviation = CT |
    36: ...S.)|New England]] region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and one of the wealthiest s...
    47: ...incorporated cities and towns across the state. Most cities are coterminal with their namesake towns ...
    49: ...ors are [[Christopher J. Dodd]] (Democrat) and [[Joseph I. Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut current...
    56: ...nd farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Connecticut]]. Connecticut's ru...
  17. Utah (29154 bytes)
    14: PostalAbbreviation = UT |
    60: Fossil = [[Allosaurus]] |
    74: ...s "higher up". The [[Paiute]], [[Navajo]], and [[Goshute]] nations also inhabit portions of the state....
    76: ...002 Winter Olympics]], which gave a significant boost to the state's tourist industry (especially the ...
    83: ...] have lived in Utah for several thousand years; most [[archeology|archeological]] evidence dates such...
  18. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    11: Governor = [[Ted Kulongoski]] |
    12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
    36: ...ndaries of the [[Willamette Valley]], one of the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in...
    43: ...ded to support its increasing population without losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first pl...
    49: ...gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts.
  19. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
    37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
    93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
    158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
    171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]])
  20. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
    34: *[[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] &mdash; [[snowmobile]]
    36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ru&#273;er Bo&#353;kovi&#263;]], (1711-1787...
    51: ...[Arthur C. Clarke]], (born 1917),[[England]], [[geosynchronous satellite]]
    54: ... Cros]], (1842-1888) &mdash; [[phonograph]]... almost

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