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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...a, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
5: ...1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
21: *[[Sharon Acker|Acker, Sharon]] (born 1935)[http://imdb.com/name/nm0009943]
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...Maria Theresa), ruler of the [[Habsburg Empire]] from [[1740]]-[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of S...
3: ...MariaTheresa.JPG|frame|H.I.M. Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduc...
4: ... women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...erit his united lands on his death. While many European monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction whe...
8: ...ir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She h... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
37: ...ts]] on September 15, [[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] ...
41: ...xperience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ric...
43: ... she received her [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the Graduate School of International Studies at ... - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
1: ...mage provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...iser, all as part of the struggle for liberation from [[slavery]] and [[racism]].
5: ...ee man. She endured years of inhumane treatment from her various owners, including an incident where ...
9: ... With 19 expeditions where she personally guided around 300 slaves to freedom, she was never captured ...
15: ...ted by her pursuers and later resumed her planned route at a safer location. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...mbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ... woven in strips. In the real estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between ca...
10: ...lain weave]], and [[tapestry weave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[...
12: ... pulling strips of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. ...
14: ...s alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface of the weave at a perpendicular angl... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...a]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but non...
16: ...e served two full terms: [[Dwight Eisenhower]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton]]. Incumbent Pre...
19: ...e person receiving the greatest number of votes (provided that such a number was a majority of elector...
21: ...mendment XII]] in [[1804]] changed the electoral process by directing the electors to use separate bal...
25: ...ess is concerned with winning [[swing state]]s, through frequent visits and [[mass media]] advertising... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ..., was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
22: ...eration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in ...
24: ...758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing d...
28: ...[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuous...
31: ...which he pronounced the Stamp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representati... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Monroe
3: | image name=jamesmonroe-npgallery.jpg
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
18: ...[[United States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United States ... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
18: ...dash; [[February 23]], [[1848]]) was the sixth ([[1825]]-[[1829]]) [[President of the United States|Pres...
22: ...]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1787]], and was elec...
24: ...]], the daughter of an American merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having ... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
10: ...axhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
14: | wife= [[Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson]]
18: ... first president who had lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associat...
22: ...rust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming from his feeling that they were too inclined to favor...
24: ...egan to prosper in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier law. He became a colonel in the state militi... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
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25: ...y by Jackson's aggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
36: *Robert Tyler ([[September 9]], [[1816]] - [[December...
40: ...ntesse Tyler ([[April 5]], [[1825]] - [[July]], [[1825]]).
51: *Robert Fitzwalter Tyler ([[March 12]], [[1856]] - [[... - Australia (39438 bytes)
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[19...
44: ...otes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States a...
48: ...were explored, six self-governing [[Crown Colony|Crown Colonies]] were established within Australia. O...
50: ...ing access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[To...
54: ...ology and Botany of New Holland'', in which they wrote of "the vast island, or rather continent, of Au... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
4: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...fghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
60: ...ntral Asia]], has had a very turbulent history. Through the ages, the region today known as ''Afghanis... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) |
40: ...blished_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
59: ...nd Bolivia and added it to their empire. They controlled the area until the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest...
62: ...nslaved Indians served as labor force. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the [[Napoleonic war... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
1: ...age courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...y''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]]...
6: ...usetts]], the son of a farmer, Whitney graduated from [[Yale University|Yale]] College in [[1792]], wh...
14: ...rn states]] of the United States, a prime cotton growing area; some historians believe that this inven...
16: ...ly duplicated by others. Whitney's company that produced cotton gins went out of business in [[1797]]... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
43: ...permanently in Connecticut were English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, t...
47: ... of town. One, [[Naugatuck]], is a merged town-borough.
49: ...rently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connecticut|representatives in the House]].
54: The Connecticut River cuts through the center of the state, flowing into Long Isl...
56: ... up the coast near New London. Many towns center around a small park, known as a "green", ''e.g.'' [[N... - Utah (29154 bytes)
45: Animal = [[Red deer|Rocky Mountain Elk]] |
48: ... Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trout]] |
65: StateRock = [[Coal]] |
74: ... most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher ...
76: ...the residents are members. The LDS Church has a strong cultural influence on the state and helped Utah... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
36: ...ey]], one of the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for ...
38: ...{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.gən]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.ˌ...
41: ...servation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]].''
43: ...he [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests.
45: ...as of 2004|as of July 2004]], the population had grown to an estimated 3,594,586. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: ...rge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
29: ...r]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [[Bessemer process]]
36: ...63;]], (1711-1787) — [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water [[telescope]]
40: ..., [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology
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