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- California Gold Rush (3231 bytes)
1: ...nia Gold Rush handbill.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Gold rush handbill]]
2: ...sident [[James Polk]] publicly announced the gold rush in California, it spread to even more people.
4: On [[February 2]], 1848 the first ship with [[China|Chinese]...
6: ...[United States]] to confirm that there was a gold rush in California; by December 5, 1848, even the Pr...
8: ... Like many cities of the 19th century, the infrastructures of San Francisco and other boom towns near ... - Gold (24329 bytes)
56: | [[Crystal structure]]
151: ...that has the symbol '''Au''' ([[Latin|L.]] '''''aurum''''') and [[atomic number]] 79. A soft, shiny, y...
156: ... [[yellow]] color, but can also be [[black]] or [[ruby]] when finely divided, while [[colloid]]al solu...
158: ... with a silver content over 20% are called [[electrum]]. As the amount of silver increases, the color ...
186: ...ma;ος [''khrusos''], [[Latin]] ''aurum'' for "shining dawn", [[Anglo-Saxon language|Ang...
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- List of elements by symbol (14812 bytes)
11: ...Au</td><td>[[gold]]</td><td>79</td><td>(Latin ''Aurum'')</td></tr>
29: .../td><td>[[copper]]</td><td>29</td><td>(Latin ''Cuprum'')</td></tr>
37: ...e</td><td>[[iron]]</td><td>26</td><td>(Latin ''Ferrum'')</td></tr>
46: ...ent)|mercury]]</td><td>80</td><td>(Latin ''Hydragyrum'' - quicksilver)</td></tr>
73: <tr><td>P</td><td>[[phosphorus]]</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr> - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
21: ...pe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arri...
54: ...arra da Tijuca, JacarepaguᬠCampo Grande, Santa Cruz and Bangu. Barra da Tijuca remains an area of ac...
58: ...hich is currently experiencing a wave of new construction. High rise apartments and sprawling shopping...
63: ...equent. The favelas are troubled by widespread [[drug]] related crime and [[gang]] warfare and other p...
127: [[ru:Рио-де-Жk... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
21: ...tp://www.fulcrum-books.com/html/about_us.html Fulcrum Publishing], 1990, hardcover, 233 pages, ISBN 1-... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...ould be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windless reg...
9: ...pecies (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and benefi...
27: ...in Khios. It is believed that this is where he recruited some of his sailors.
46: ....99 meters or 6,082.66 feet at the equator). The true circumference of the earth is about 40,000 km (2...
52: ...had united the largest kingdoms of Spain and were ruling them together. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: ...st familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
23: ... the Hurons and then among the French. By mid-February, Cartier states that "out of 110 that we were,...
25: ...his remedy probably saved the expedition from destruction and by the end of the winter, 85 Frenchmen w...
27: ...Saguenay]], that was said to be full of [[gold]], rubies and other treasures. After a arduous trip do... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...Sunni Islam]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school o...
15: ...aces were along the route – [[Hebron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – an...
22: There he met [[Abu Said|Abu Sa'id]], the last ruler of the unified Il-Khanate. Ibn Battuta travell...
38: ...ther functionaries as possible to consolidate his rule. On the strength of his years of studies while ...
40: ...Battuta veered between living the high life of a trusted subordinate, and being under suspicion for a ... - Steel (28384 bytes)
8: ...]] into the atmosphere, iron can be found in the crust only in combination with [[oxygen]] or [[sulfur...
11: ...ble form of iron is the [[body-centered cubic]] structure '''[[ferrite]]''' or '''α-iron''', a f...
13: ...rrite. Martensite has a very similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composi...
21: ...other hand [[sulfur]], [[nitrogen]], and [[phosphorus]] make steel more brittle, so these commonly fou...
23: ...hen heat-treated to produce a desirable crystal structure, and often "cold worked" to produce the fina... - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
- Zenobia (1693 bytes)
4: ...paign of conquests that eventually saw her as the ruler of much of [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] an...
6: ...9]], she crushed an Egyptian who challenged Roman rule and proclaimed herself Queen of Egypt. She cla... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...tter known as '''Mary, Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]]...
17: ...bert I of Scotland|Robert I, the Bruce]]). James truly believed that Mary marked the end of the Stewar...
26: ... and the palms of her hands. When the chill air struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] b...
33: ...ambers of Stirling Castle. The French, remaining true to the [[Auld Alliance]], came to the aid of the...
36: ...the only sensible solution to her troubles. In February [[1548]], hearing that the English were on the... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...eth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impatience by ...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|...
18: ...l-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker be...
20: ...abeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she ...
27: ...d; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsely rumoured to be pregnant, Elizabeth was allowed to re... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
25: ...y was necessary. By [[Salic law]], no woman could rule [[Hanover (state)|Hanover]], a realm which had ...
35: The Queen married Prince Albert on [[10 February]] [[1840]] at the [[Chapel Royal]] in [[St. Ja...
41: ...er of the Great Western line, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]].
46: ...849]], Victoria lodged a complaint with Lord John Russell, claiming that Palmerston had sent official ...
48: ...truck her with his cane, crushing her bonnet and bruising her. Pate was later tried; he failed to prov... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
- Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
2: '''Rosa Louise Parks''' (born [[February 4]], [[1913]] as '''Rosa Louise McCauley''') i...
10: ...ricans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.
12: ...the United States|United States Supreme Court]]'s ruling that segregated bus service was unconstitutio...
19: ... her autobiography, ''My Life'', that it was not true that she was physically tired but was "tired of ...
62: ...makersguide.org/peace/Peacemakers/Rosa-Parks.htm Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide profile on Rosa Parks] - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
10: ... the Atlantic crossing. They were married on [[February 7]], [[1931]]. Earhart referred to the marriag...
14: ...], [[1932]], she took off from [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] with a copy of the local newspaper. She t...
24: ...m) over scattered clouds. After several hours of frustrating attempts at two-way communications, conta... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
12: ...orked for the British Air Transport Auxiliary, recruiting qualified women pilots in the United States ...
20: ...proved a major factor in convincing Eisenhower to run for [[President of the United States]] in [[1952... - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
5: ...er gender, she was not allowed admission into any Russian or Polish universities so she worked as a go...
7: At the Sorbonne she met and married another instructor, [[Pierre Curie]]. Together they studied radi...
17: ...ill referred to as a geographical area, under the Russian Tsar), an area known to have a significant [... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
42: ...o [[Nashville]] a few months later also proved unfruitful.
48: ...lyrics on the spot to Ballard's delicate guitar strums. The version of the song that appeared on ''[[J...
50: ... one afternoon, she was robbed at gunpoint. A man rummaged through her bag while another held a [[fire...
54: :''I hit the ground running, although I know not of what toward''
61: ...tuations ("Head Over Feet"), to her darkest, most ruthless revenge fantasies ("You Oughta Know"). Mori... - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
- Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
10: ...ing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] (later of [[the Cult]] and [[Guns N' Roses]]),...
13: ... Years", "China", "Winter" and "[[Crucify (song)|Crucify]]". During this time, Tori recorded the song ...
16: ... than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began the "Under the Pink" tour. Four tra...
23: ...d unduly indecipherable to some fans, and the instrumentation, including church bells, bagpipes, and a...
39: ...or a variety of reasons. Stylistically, Amos put drums and bass guitar at the forefront, using her pia...
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