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- Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
5: *[[1820]] - [[Missouri Compromise]]
10: *[[1822]] - [[Cumberland Road]] Bill
11: *[[1823]] - [[Monroe Doctrine]] declared
15: ...'[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'' cements Congressional control over [[interstate commerce]]
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...lorations]], [[Sea explorer|sea explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[Hi...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ex...
8: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
15: *[[Diego de Almagro]] - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more ...
12: ...tranged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the...
14: ...oria's uncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Though she occupied a...
16: ...the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent ...
18: ...sons for marrying Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage. - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ... [[Victorian era]], whose novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their [[realis...
5: ...ay have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attendin...
8: ...ion. Charles Bray, a [[Coventry]] manufacturer, brought her into contact with more liberal theologies...
12: ...ooned in [[Venice]] and, allegedly, Cross jumped from their hotel balcony into the Grand Canal on thei...
14: Friend and author [[Henry James]] once wrote of her: - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
1: [[Image:Florence Nightingale - Project Gutenberg 13103.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|A y...
7: ...led woman, Florence rebelled against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become ...
9: ... in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...m of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
15: == Rejection of marriage proposal == - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...que et D飬amation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
6: ... the [[1870s]], and was soon in demand all over Europe and in the [[United States]]. She soon develope...
8: ...was also to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life.
16: ...r career, in spite of the need to use a wooden [[prosthetic limb]]. She died in the arms of her son M...
22: ... La Berma, a [[fictional character]] in [[Marcel Proust]]'s ''[[In Search of Lost Time]]'' was inspire... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...s. The word has been used to mean various things from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a pr...
4: ...f the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|muse]]. In...
6: Later, in Rome, ''ars musica'' embraced [[poetry]] as well as ...
8: ...uadrivium]] - [[arithmetic]]s, [[geometry]], [[astronomy]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was s...
10: ...proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
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50: ...riticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American C...
53: ...ri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
55: ...hanan was once engaged died a few days after she broke off the engagement, and Buchanan then vowed to ...
57: ...e Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-fourth through Twenty-sixth Congresses). - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...[[1875]]) was a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice Pres...
5: ...as owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
7: ...] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[January 31]], [[1855]], to [[March 3]], [[1873...
9: ...t with President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1873]], until his death in the [[... - 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... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...tern and southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run through its center.<!--
7: native_name = Rom⮩a |
8: common_name = Romania |
9: image_flag = Romania flag large.png |
10: image_coat = Coa_romania.png | - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...vakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. It is known locally as th...
12: ... = (none current)<br>historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae |
42: time_zone= [[Central European Time|CET]] |
44: time_zone_DST= [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
57: ... to overthrow the Avars, but their power was not broken until [[Charlemagne]]. The decline of the king... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...ribes, or noting the 'glitter of the sun rising across the lake' (as seen in its flag).
35: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[July 6]], [[1964]] |
38: time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
51: ...tury]]. In [[1878]], a number of traders, mostly from [[Glasgow]], formed the [[African Lakes Company]...
53: ...first through associations, and after [[1944]], through the [[Nyasaland African Congress]] (NAC). - Flag of Oregon (652 bytes)
3: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
8: ...tars, the words "State of Oregon", and the year [[1859]]. On the reverse side is borne a figure of a [[... - Boat (6417 bytes)
3: ...ll]]s and some system of propulsion, such as a [[Propeller|screw]], [[oar]]s, [[paddle]]s, a [[setting...
44: * [[Narrowboat]]
51: * [[Rowboat]], rowing boat
69: ...sity]] might refer to its first boat, meaning the rowers who make up their best team, rather than thei...
72: ...In [[cockney rhyming slang]], "boat" means face, from "boat race". - 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... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
45: ...acques Marquette]] are believed to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as lush,...
46: *Iowa has been home to approximately 17 different tribes. Today, only the [[M...
47: ...in June [[1833]]. Primarily, they were families from [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], [[Indi...
49: ...e completion of five major railroads across Iowa brough major economic changes as well as travel oppor...
53: *Iowa had been a large supporter of alcohol [[prohibition]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Mike Rounds]] |
41: ...[Montana]]. It is one of the six states of the [[Frontier Strip]].
53: ..., rocks, stones and gemstones|State mineral]]:''' Rose [[quartz]]
58: :'''[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|State gemstone]]:''' Fa...
66: *[[Brookings, South Dakota|Brookings]] - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
38: ...ocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreational activities.
42: ...es, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
44: ...The term "Dutch" is a misnomer, as none of these groups are of Dutch origin; the German adjective for ...
51: ...e]] (also known as Lenni Lenape), Susquehanna, [[Iroquois]], Eriez, [[Shawnee]] and other [[Native Ame...
53: ... Philadelphia, was settled by [[Sweden]], but control later passed to the [[Netherlands]], and then to... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1859]] |
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.
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