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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... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...idate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georg...
4: ...marker for site where two of Frémont's men were lost in Colorado]]
5: ...d States. In [[1838]] and [[1839]] he assisted [[Joseph Nicollet]] in exploring the lands between the ...
7: ...e United States|presidential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[...
9: ...ia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his post. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under...
11: * [[1861]] - The [[University of Washington]] opens in [[S...
14: ...arty|Republican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecut...
22: * [[1924]] - [[Nellie Tayloe Ross]] of [[Wyoming]] elected as the first woman gove...
23: ...28]] - [[Arnold Rothstein]], [[New York City]]'s most notorious gambler, is shot dead over a [[poker]]... - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
9: ...sed its lordship by the Pope. Arborea obtained almost all of the island during this war. After rallyin...
11: ...n Sardinia until [[Italy|Italian]] unification in 1861. - 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... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
6: ...he Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (1861-1865). Tired of patronizing instructors and fello...
14: ... against the Salon. "I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of hi...
20: ...Cassatt]]. Oil on canvas. [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]].]]
25: The [[1890s]] were Cassatt's busiest and most creative time. She also became a role model for ...
29: Diagnosed with [[diabetes]], [[rheumatism]], [[neuralgia]... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ...f the leading writers of the [[Victorian era]], whose novels, largely set in provincial England, are w...
8: ...emy Bentham]] and was the leading journal for philosophical radicals. In [[1854]], she published a tr...
10: In [[1857]], she published "Amos Barton," the first of the "Scenes of Clerical Lif...
12: ... They honeymooned in [[Venice]] and, allegedly, Cross jumped from their hotel balcony into the Grand C...
15: ...nt pas''... Now in this vast ugliness resides a most powerful beauty which, in a very few minutes ste... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
1: ...a Barton, first president of the [[American Red Cross]]'']]
2: ...st remembered for organizing the [[American Red Cross]].
12: ...mmunity's need for free education, and despite opposition, set up one of the first free public schools...
14: ... addition to French, German, ancient history, philosophy and religion. Afterward, she was appointed to...
21: ...ician)|Benjamin Butler]] "lady in charge" of the hospitals at the front of the [[Army of the James]]. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
9: ...re equally likely to function as [[cooks]] or [[prostitutes]]. Nightingale was particularly concerned...
13: ...1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun...
15: == Rejection of marriage proposal ==
17: ... nursing, Nightingale continued to reject his proposal.
19: ...tracted to each other and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitatin... - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
6: ... as [[corsets]], were not healthy and advocated looser fitting clothing.
10: ..., [[July 21]], [[1861]] and at the Patent Office Hospital in [[Washington, D.C.]] She also worked as ...
12: ... Infantry. During this service, she frequently crossed battle lines, treating civilians. On [[April ...
16: ...sick and wounded soldiers, both in the field and hospitals, to the detriment of her own health, and ha...
22: ... of the medal so that it could only be given to those who had been involved in "actual combat with an ... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...'' ('''Helen Louise Leonard''') ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an [[United States o...
5: ...61, Helen Louise Leonard would become one of the most famous and beautiful actresses of the late [[19t...
11: ...remost singer of operettas in the U.S. Among her most well-known roles were in Gilbert and Sullivan's ... - 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... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...Washington is generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many o...
26: ...enandoah Valley]] in Virginia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]...
31: ...ting party, killing ten, including its leader, [[Joseph Coulon de Jumonville|Ensign Jumonville]]. Wash...
37: ... colonies' wealthiest men. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[...
40: ...he Delaware.png|thumb|left|350px|''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware]],'' by [[Emanuel Leutze]], 1851... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
21: ...ve their northwestern territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tenne...
23: ...ith a [[bicameral legislature]]. When the issue arose of how states would be represented in the new Co...
27: ... essays that comprise the Federalist Papers. His most famous passage comes in Federalist No. 51:
31: ...s home state of [[Virginia]]. He successfully proposed the first ten [[amendment]]s to the Constitutio...
40: ... party, who were considered traitors when they opposed the war. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
27: ...er" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in American politics. He assumed the pres...
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]]...
69: ...f them will be willing to set an example, in the bosom of this Union, of such frightful disorder, such...
71: ...remony. Her father was also killed during the explosion. Tyler and Gardiner were married not long afte... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
9: ... President [[Franklin Pierce]] from [[1856]] to [[1861]], when he returned to Philadelphia, and died the...
14: ...ion box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Joseph Watson]]|after=[[Benjamin W. Richards]]|years=...
21: ...anan]]|after=[[Charles Francis Adams]]|years=1856-1861}} - 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...
40: ...in [[1806]] and died on [[1863]], was Pierce's opposite. She came from a aristocratic Whig family, and...
45: ...the nominee, a [[party platform]] was adopted, opposing any further "agitation" over the slavery issue... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
14: | [[March 4]], [[1857]]–[[March 4]], [[1861]]
50: ...[June 1]], [[1868]]) was the [[15]]th ([[1857]]-[[1861]]) [[President of the United States|President]] o...
55: ...]. Rumors and speculation that the two had a [[homosexual]] relationship began at the time and have pe...
61: ... help to draft the [[Ostend Manifesto]] which proposed the purchase of Cuba under the threat of force.
64: ...ved from [[March 4]], [[1857]], to [[March 4]], [[1861]]. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
13: | [[March 4]], [[1861]] – [[April 15]], [[1865]]
38: *[[Hannibal Hamlin]] ([[1861]]-[[1865]])
42: ... and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]–[[1865]]) [[President of the United State...
44: ...on. Before his [[inauguration]] in [[March]] of [[1861]], seven Southern [[slave state]]s [[secession|se...
48: ...ing the [[Homestead Act]] (1862). However, he is most famous for his role in ending [[slavery]] in the... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
24: Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all [[Union army|U...
26: ...xecutive branch who were at fault. He is instead mostly criticized for not taking a strong stance agai...
30: ...n]] in [[Brown County, Ohio]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
41: ...he 21st Illinois Infantry (effective [[June 17]], 1861). On [[August 7]], Grant was appointed a [[brigad...
43: ...sissippi]], in [[1863]] is considered one of the most masterful in military history; it split the Conf...
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