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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...m]] ([[1st century BC|100 BC]]) and the forced imposition of a common system of writing by the Qin emp...
7: ...unded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
24: ...ynasty|Xia]] and the [[Shang Dynasty|Shang]] can possibly refer to political entities that existed at ...
28: ... as [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]], [[Legalism (philosophy)|Legalism]] and [[Mohism]] were founded. Afte...
30: ...since the Spring and Autumn Period and was very loosely a primitive prototype of the modern system of ... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...lle''' ([[May 23]], [[1790]] – [[May 8]], [[1842]]) was a [[France|French]] [[List of explorers|ex...
4: ...r the government of France to acquire one of the most valuable and famous statues in the world. The [[... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
14: ...oming King George IV. Though she occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taug...
20: ...was not clear what his surname was, because like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, h...
29: ...hat he could not govern under the restrictions imposed by the Queen, and consequently resigned his com...
33: ... on the widely circulated [[1841]] [[Penny Red]] postage stamp.]]
39: ...ued to secretly correspond with Lord Melbourne, whose influence, however, faded away as that of Prince... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...s affectionately called Manu in her family. Manu lost her mother at the age of four, and responsibilit...
7: ...ja Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of [[Jhansi]] in [[1842]], and became the Rani of Jhansi. After the marri...
15: ...ompanied by her generals [[Gulam Gaus Khan]], [[Dost Khan]], [[Khuda Baksh]], [[Lala Bhau Bakshi]], [...
19: ...of a man, strapping her adopted son Damodar Rao closely on her back. She regrouped loyal soldiers in t... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
3: ...[Charles Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...n to marry to avoid scandal, and he reluctantly chose Annabella. On [[January 16]], [[1816]], Annabell...
11: ... [[Ockham, Surrey]]. Her full name and title for most of her married life was '''The Right Honourable ...
15: ...d, such as speculating that "the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any ...
23: ...head used by Babbage for [[public relations]] purposes. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and bon vivant, born in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]...
4: ... granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[192...
8: ...n for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was...
22: ... occasional film, as a highly-popular radio show host, and in the new medium of television. Her appear...
71: *1919 [[Footloose]] - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...font>. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after [[S phase]]. (2) <font color="#FF0000">C...
2: ...[[1910]], [[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
4: == Chromosomes in eukaryotes ==
5: ...on begins at many different locations on the chromosome.
7: ==Chromosomes in bacteria== - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...nt by organists, most notably [[Franck]], who composed several collections of works specifically for i...
9: ...nium was invented in [[Europe]] in [[Paris]] in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debain]], though there was concu...
20: ...ic, the harmonium is considered to be one of the most versatile instruments. The harmonium is used in ...
22: ...ent ages. If a harmonium has multiple reeds, its possible that the second set of reeds is tuned an oct... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
12: ...her to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybian...
14: ...nemhat II]] ([[1875 BC]] - [[1840 BC]]) made the position of the nomarchs hereditary again (weakening ...
16: [[Senusret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connection...
24: ... are credited with preserving for us some of the most fabulous of [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[papyrus...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
5: ...y but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
7: ... particular rulers. Often there are also several possible spellings of the names.
9: ...re is a 60 year discrepancy between the dates proposed by these two authors. There is no attempt to re...
63: ===Position uncertain===
65: *Ba (two different writings, possibly two separate kings) - 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: ...rnal improvements and declined to support the proposal for a Panama Congress. As chairman of the judic...
49: ... officers had refused to associate. He did not oppose Jackson in the matter of removals from office, b... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
27: ...er" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in American politics. He assumed the pres...
44: ...e United States]] but died on [[September 10]], [[1842]]. John spent two years as a widower. His daughte...
54: ... or after him. His youngest child, Pearl, died almost exactly 100 years after the death of his eldest ...
58: ... to finalize the [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]] in 1842, demonstrating his independence of Clay.
63: In May 1842, when the [[Dorr Rebellion]] in Rhode Island came... - 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...
36: ...from [[March 4]], [[1837]], to [[February 28]], [[1842]], when he resigned. He was chairman of the [[U....
40: ...in [[1806]] and died on [[1863]], was Pierce's opposite. She came from a aristocratic Whig family, and... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
44: Lincoln staunchly opposed the expansion of [[slavery]] into federal terri...
48: ...ing the [[Homestead Act]] (1862). However, he is most famous for his role in ending [[slavery]] in the...
59: ...poor areas along and near the river to grow and prosper. <!--Vidal _United States_ c1993 p704 quoting ...
61: ...the state of Illinois, and became steadily more prosperous. Lincoln served four successive terms in th...
63: Abraham Lincoln shared a bed with [[Joshua Fry Speed]] from [[1837]] to [[1841]] in Sprin... - Texas (39610 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = TX |
36: ...]] in [[1845]]. It has the [[U.S. Postal Service|postal abbreviation]] '''TX'''.
42: * [[List of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] — "Friendship"
55: ...nd [[Arkansas]] on the east. To the southwest, across the [[Rio Grande]], Texas borders the [[Mexico|M...
117: ...e [[Rio Grande]] to establish [[San Francisco de los Tejas]] Mission in East Texas, effectively blazin... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = RI |
37: ...|Portsmouth]] are located. Despite the fact that most of the state is part of the [[mainland]], the sh...
42: ...ed at the tip of [[Narragansett Bay]] near the [[Moshassuck River]]. He called the site Providence an...
52: ... charter was used as the state constitution until 1842.
62: ...ative sitting governor, [[Samuel Ward King]], opposed the people's wishes, leading to the [[Dorr Rebe... - 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. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
65: * [[3rd century BC|200s BC]]: [[Crossbow]] in [[History of China|China]]
70: ...[[Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
1: ...n | color = pink | name = Dinosaur}}<br/>{{StatusFossil}}
2: ...skull.gif|225px|]] | caption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United Stat...
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Archosauria]]}}
7: ...ority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
16: ...m [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/science/03dinosaur.html]".
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