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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
81: | [[1828]] — [[1832]], [[1889]] — [[1891]] (wi...
88: | [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Ameri...
3: ...nd. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out...
5: ...Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472...
9: ...]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacter...
11: ...est Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and c... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
10: ...sh Civil War]] in the [[17th century]]. The [[Inclosure]] movement and the [[British Agricultural Revo...
12: ...ts were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among the...
14: From about 1100, the population of Europe rose, which is because there was recovery from the di...
16: ...became wealthy from overseas trade. Their social position grew greatly. The manufacturers were ready t...
24: ...eeding produced food with better quality. The Enclosure Movement also made poor farmers go to the town... - 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) - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
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]].
30: .... He is sometimes called the "Lone Wolf" for his positions during this time, because he often did not ...
32: ...emained the only American president unanimously chosen by the [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral colle... - 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: ...presidential election, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first nominee of the [[Democratic Party ...
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'... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|En...
35: ... politics of New York and powerfully influenced those of the nation, and which did more than any other...
39: ..., then gradually abandoned the [[protectionist]] position.
43: ... "[[Tariff of 1828|tariff of abominations]]" in [[1828]] he took no part, but voted for the measure in o...
47: In [[1828]] Van Buren was elected [[governor of New York]] ... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ... was mayor of Philadelphia from [[October 21]], [[1828]] to [[April 15]], [[1829]]. Dallas was United S...
14: ...eph Watson]]|after=[[Benjamin W. Richards]]|years=1828-1829}} - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
26: ...n [[Aurora, Erie County, New York |Aurora]]. In [[1828]] he served in the New York legislature. He work...
29: ...ree states, while Fillmore supported slavery in those states in order to appease the South. In his own...
31: ...ublic comment on the merits of the compromise proposals, but a few days before President Taylor's deat...
43: ...that all land gained by the Mexican War must be closed to slavery.
50: *Place Federal officers at the disposal of slaveholders seeking fugitives. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...s so successful he turned down several important positions. Later, he was nominated for president as a...
20: ...ivil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...s and show her true affection. He was one of the most popular men in New Hampshire, polite and thought...
34: Pierce began his political career in [[1828]], when he was elected to [[lower house]] of the ...
40: ...in [[1806]] and died on [[1863]], was Pierce's opposite. She came from a aristocratic Whig family, and... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
48: ...an alderman in [[Greeneville, Tennessee]] from [[1828]] to [[1830]] and mayor of Greeneville from [[183...
86: ..."left"|[[Postmaster General of the United States|Postmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[William Denni...
105: ...passage of [[civil rights]] laws and otherwise imposing the will of the United States Congress —...
111: ...at the then-current Secretaries would hold their posts throughout the term of the President who appoin...
120: ==Post-Presidency== - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
7: ...|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ...interpreted this as an omen that the city would prosper, particularly in grain. Other authors make the...
23: ...y one possible site, behind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by Ni...
29: ... number-theorist [[Euclid]]. From this division arose much of the later turbulence which began to mani...
34: ...is example was followed by [[Marc Antony]], for whose favor the city paid dear to [[Octavian]], who pl... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...aycan) is a country in the [[Caucasus]], at the crossroads of [[Europe]] and [[Southwest Asia]], with ...
54: ...arding the origins of the name "Azerbaijan." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropa...
71: ... [[1813]], and the [[Treaty of Turkmenchay]] in [[1828]].
75: ...ave (largely Armenian-populated). Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory, and must support some 800,...
98: ...nfall can be as high as 1300 mm (51 inches). For most of the country, the wettest periods are in sprin... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
34: *[[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] — [[snowmobile]]
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787...
51: ...[Arthur C. Clarke]], (born 1917),[[England]], [[geosynchronous satellite]]
54: ... Cros]], (1842-1888) — [[phonograph]]... almost - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
19: *[[1828]] - [[Tariff of Abominations]] passed
20: ...sident) anonymously publishes ''South Carolina Exposition and Protest'' arguing that states can [[null...
43: *[[1836]] - [[Gag Rule]] imposed
54: *[[1838]] - [[Aroostook War]]
69: *[[1846]] - [[Wilmot Proviso]] proposed - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ... which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, ra...
11: |valign=center|'''[[1828]]'''
12: ...John C. Calhoun|Calhoun's]] ''[[South Carolina Exposition and Protest]]'' outlines [[nullification|nul...
15: ... 27, denouncing the notion that Americans must choose between liberty and union. "Liberty and Union, n...
20: ...tart seeing it not as a "necessary evil," but a "positive good." - Michigan (29427 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = MI |
40: ...n became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Most of the rest of the region remained unsettled by ...
44: ..., and [[copper]], which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources.
57: ...ant [[Alphonse de Tonty]], established a trading post on the [[Detroit River]] which they name ''Fort ...
61: *[[1796]] Detroit and other posts in Michigan were turned over to the United Stat... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: ...o the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosophy]], and is often thought of
4: ...ity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ... of the age. However, prominent Enlightenment philosophers such as [[Voltaire]] and [[Jean-Jacques Rou...
8: ... continued rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[politica...
11: == History of Enlightenment philosophy == - St. Valentine's Day (9989 bytes)
4: The day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love no...
18: ...kHeart.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Valentine's Day postcard, c. 1910]]
26: ... and "bridal chamber" respectively" [http://www.gnosis.org/valentinus.htm].
33: ...ntynes day" which indicates that the manner of choosing was drawing lots. By the 17th century a valent...
38: In most versions of these legends, [[February 14]] is th...
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