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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ''This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ru...
3: ..., Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...owerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...ued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ng to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the p... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...Austen (chopped) 2.jpg|thumb|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
5: ...sease]], the cause of which was then unknown. She travelled to [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] to...
12: ...y. Her view of life seems largely genial, with a strong dash of gentle but keen satire: she appeals ra...
18: * ''[[Mansfield Park]]'' (1814)
39: Reference: David Cecil, ''A portrait of Jane Austen'' (1978) - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
20: ... in [[1962]], saying, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge...
25: ... of Independence]], and a source of many other contributions to American political and civil culture. ...
32: ...n Virginia, to say nothing of the rest of the country.
35: ... agricultural nation of [[yeoman]] farmers, in contrast to the vision of [[Alexander Hamilton]], who e...
41: Jefferson's portrait appears on the U.S. [[United States Two dollar... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
18: ... Hamilton]], of the [[Federalist Papers]], and is traditionally regarded as the ''[[List of people kno...
23: ...nted in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending...
29: ...e governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
31: ...ed Jefferson and believed strongly in limiting centralized power.
33: ...[Dolley Madison|Dolley Payne Todd]], who cut as attractive and vivacious a figure as he did a sickly a... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
18: ...d States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United States Secreta...
24: ...to [[France]] in [[1794]]-[[1796]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [...
30: Monroe made strong Cabinet choices, naming a Southerner, [[John C...
34: ...s. The [[Missouri Compromise]] bill resolved the struggle, pairing Missouri as a slave state with [[Ma... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: John Quincy Adams was born in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], (in a part of town which is n...
28: ...ion which negotiated the [[Treaty of Ghent]] in [[1814]], and Minister to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] fro...
30: ...-On�Treaty]] and helped develop the [[Monroe Doctrine]], which warned European nations not to meddle...
55: ...States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||align="left"|'''[[Richard Rush]]'''||ali... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...nited States district attorney for the eastern district of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1829 to [[1831]]. He...
7: ...nted by President [[Martin Van Buren]] as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia f...
9: Dallas was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to [[United...
11: Dallas was the son of [[U.S. Treasury Secretary]] [[Alexander J. Dallas]] and is ...
15: ... States Attorney|U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]|before=?|after=?|years=1829-... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
50: ... been criticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[Ame...
53: ... of the [[United States District Court for the District of Missouri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to...
59: ... during which he negotiated the [[1846]] [[Oregon Treaty]] establishing the 49th parallel as the north...
66: ... it. The Court was considering the legality of restricting slavery in the territories, and two justice...
72: ...ated Southerners. Buchanan, meanwhile, was by now tremendously unpopular in the North. - Printing press (12986 bytes)
4: ...xts such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations and used words sparsely. As a new block had...
6: ...ina until the European style printing press was introduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing t...
8: ...nvention of the press. The claim that Gutenberg introduced or invented the printing press in Europe is...
14: ...lamic world, where calligraphic traditions were extremely important, and also in the Far East.
16: ...d expansion shows not only a higher level of industry (fueled by the high-quality European paper mills... - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
3: common_name =Australia|
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... believe you have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wai...
3: ...is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this overview article...
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the w...
21: ...heavily on the abundance of natural resources and trade, particularly with the [[United States|U.S.]],...
37: ..., Saskatchewan|Regina]]||-7 (Mountain),<br>-6 (Central) - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...k]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]...
30: |[[List of countries by area|Ranked 61st]]<br>[[1 E11 m2|349,223 km...
33: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 14th]]<br>82,468,000 [htt...
36: |[[Treaty of Verdun]] ([[843]])<br>[[January 18]] [[187...
39: ...[[List of countries by GDP|Ranked 3rd]]<br>$2.271 trillion<br>$27,600 - Guyana (12153 bytes)
30: ...by area|Ranked 81st]] <br> 214,970 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 8.4%
35: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 156th]]
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
62: ...th century]] and were finally ceded the area in [[1814]]. The three became a single British colony known...
107: ...ally hot and humid, though moderated by northeast trade winds along the coast. There are two rainy sea... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ... गरियसि<br />(transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gada...
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]] <br /> [[1 E11 m2|147,18...
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 40th]]<br /> 27,676,457<b...
46: | ''[[Rastriya Gaan]]'' ("May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sov...
51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...entral]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
6: {{Infobox Country |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
42: time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]<sup>3</sup> |
44: time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | - Delaware (15006 bytes)
40: ...opeans first settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," pre...
44: ...y between Delaware and Maryland is known as the [[Transpeninsular Line]]. Several towns on the borders...
48: ...d is the oldest such cultural festival in the country.
67: ... the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], a geographical unit stretching far down the Mid-Atlantic coast.
69: ...other responsibilities, Dover AFB serves as the entry point and [[morgue]] for American military perso... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ''Note:'' Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
34: * [[39th century BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
221: *[[Louis Buvelot]] ([[1814]]-[[1888]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
13: ...orge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
24: ...rdeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
25: *[[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]...
37: ... Brattain]], (born 1902), US co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
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