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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...plorer]] and [[French Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australi...
4: His first feat as an [[List of explorers|explorer]], one which brought him much acclaim and pro...
6: ...rought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
8: ...]], and other islands, and found out the probable place of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérous... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...merged the Royal House name and family surname, replacing both with one deliberately English sounding ...
29: ...wives of Whigs, but Sir Robert Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories. Victoria strongly o...
37: ... the assassination attempt; others attributed the plot to supporters of the heir-presumptive, the King... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...g after the young girl fell to her father. She completed her education and martial training, which inc...
7: ... he was about four months old. After this, the couple adopted Damodar Rao as their son. But Maharaja G...
31: Plese see [http://www.copsey-family.org/~allenc/laks... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
11: ...velace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
15: ...nd scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent."
23: ... some debate as to whether Lovelace understood deeply the concepts behind programming Babbage's engine... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ... granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[192...
10: ...]] stage, where she was to appear in over a dozen plays in the next eight years. Famous as an actress,...
14: ...her the "first choice among established stars" to play [[Scarlett O'Hara]].
16: ...e also wonders if the cynical Bankhead could have played "Fiddle-Dee-Dee" Scarlett with anything appro...
18: ...h's career stalled in unmemorable plays until she played Regina in [[Lillian Hellman]]'s [[The Little ... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...irst observed by [[Karl Wilhelm von N䧥li]] in [[1842]] and their behavior later described in detail by...
5: ...pecial structures called ''[[telomere]]s''. DNA replication begins at many different locations on the ...
8: ...omosomes initiate replication and one origin of replication.
19: ...romosomes are highly structured (Fig. 2). For example, genes with similar functions are often kept clo...
23: ...>'''Table 1:''' Examples of chromosome numbers (diploid).</caption> - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...ed version was common in the late 19th century, replacing the [[melodeon]]. It was used as a practice ...
7: ...ium have largely fallen out of use, having been replaced by the piano, the pipe organ, and electronic ...
9: ...nium was invented in [[Europe]] in [[Paris]] in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debain]], though there was concu...
15: ..., called [[kirtan]]. In any [[gurdwara]] (sikh temple) around the world there will be at least one har...
20: ...assical music. However, some musicians have began playing the harmonium as a solo instrument. One of t... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
8: ... Egypt), under the reign of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace co...
16: [[Senusret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connection...
20: ...production levels and Amenemhat III ordered the exploitation of the [[Fayyum]] and increased mining op... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
20: (This information has been supplemented from ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt...
179: *Senuseret II (Khakheperre) 1842-1836 - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Kinderhook (village), N...
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Kinderhook (town), New ...
27: ...y. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], completing his preparation in 1802 at [[New York City|N...
33: ...ber of the Senate, until [[1819]], when he was displaced to make room for a Federalist. He had already...
35: ...f "Little Magician" for the skill with which he exploited it. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Greenway, Virginia]]</t...
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Richmond, Virginia]]</t...
29: ...ng President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until the [[196...
44: ...e United States]] but died on [[September 10]], [[1842]]. John spent two years as a widower. His daughte...
58: ... to finalize the [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]] in 1842, demonstrating his independence of Clay. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Hillsborough]], [[New Hampshire]]
13: | place of death=[[Concord]], [[New Hampshire]]
20: ... [[alcoholism]] as his marriage to [[Jane Means Appleton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputat...
22: ...Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
36: ...from [[March 4]], [[1837]], to [[February 28]], [[1842]], when he resigned. He was chairman of the [[U.... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
21: | '''Place of birth:'''
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...n''' and nicknamed '''Honest Abe''', the '''Rail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the...
44: ...]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup></small...
46: ...]. His leadership qualities were evident in his diplomatic handling of the border slave states at the ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
38: ...] explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their location.
94: ...45, Texas became the first and, to date, only [[diplomatic recognition|internationally recognized]] in...
114: ...Alonso Alvarez de Pineda]], a [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer, became probably the first [[Europe]]an to ma...
115: ...te;ñez Cabeza de Vaca]], another Spanish explorer, spent six years visiting Texas for trade.
121: ...nited States|United States of America]]. The example of the [[Centralista]] forces' suppression of di... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ... = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
37: ...originally consisted of the mainland [[Providence Plantations]], which was originally all part of the ...
40: In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now ...
42: ... He called the site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom for [[Baptist]] settlers....
44: ...assachusetts]] for expressing her beliefs that people could talk to God by themselves, not necessarily... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
36: ... on average Oregon is as dry as Texas, but few people live in Eastern Oregon.
41: ...he future for all [[United States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth bou...
43: ...osing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The state has pioneered some innovative solu...
49: ...latsop]], near the mouth of the Columbia River. Exploration by Lewis and Clark ([[1805]]-[[1806]]) and...
53: ...fused the region with new settlers, starting in [[1842]]-[[1843|43]], after the U.S. agreed to jointly s... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
31: * [[Plough]]s in [[Mesopotamia]]
35: * 3500 BC: [[Plywood]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
80: * [[600]]: Mouldboard [[plough]] in [[Eastern Europe]]
162: * [[1797]]: [[Cast iron plow]]: [[Charles Newbold]]
201: * [[1831]]: [[Multiple coil magnet]]: [[Joseph Henry]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
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7: ...ority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
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9: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
18: ...pterosaur]]s, and the aquatic [[ichthyosaur]]s, [[plesiosaur]]s, and [[mosasaur]]s.
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