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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...ate !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
57: ...[[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
81: | [[1828]] — [[1832]], [[1889]] — [[1891]] (wi...
124: | [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
215: * http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap01.htm - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...oduction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...ine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste...
10: ...h the accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accum...
12: ...hich often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...iarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
58: *[[Santos Acosta|Acosta, Santos]] (1828-1901)
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - 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: ...a member of the commission which negotiated the [[Treaty of Ghent]] in [[1814]], and Minister to [[Uni...
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... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
18: ...'''" or the "'''Jacksonian Era'''" — an era traditionally seen as dominating the years between t...
22: ... This [[anglophobia]] would be combined with a distrust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming fr...
26: ... its bravery and success. He was popular with his troops and was said to have been "tough as old hicko...
32: ...presidential election, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first nominee of the [[Democratic Party ...
38: ...bered for introducing the [[spoils system]], or patronage, to American politics. Upon his election as ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
1: ...border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
4: ...r" colspan=2>[[Image:Martin Van Buren.jpg]]</td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
6: ...h 4]], [[1837]]–[[March 4]], [[1841]]</td></tr>
7: ...>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> - 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 ...
14: ...eph Watson]]|after=[[Benjamin W. Richards]]|years=1828-1829}} - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
1: ...border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
4: ...[[Image:Millard Fillmore.jpg|250px|]]</div></td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>13th President</td></tr>
6: ...[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]], [[1853]]</td></tr>
7: ...>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Zachary Taylor]]</td></tr> - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
20: ... [[Jane Means Appleton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [...
22: ... with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection. He was one of the most popular men i...
25: ...|Hillsborough]], [[New Hampshire]], part of the [[Transcendental Generation]]. The site of his birth i...
27: ...cademy in spring [[1820]]. Later that year he was transferred to [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] to prepar...
34: Pierce began his political career in [[1828]], when he was elected to [[lower house]] of the ... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
42: Johnson presided over the [[Reconstruction]] of the United States following the [[Amer...
48: ...an alderman in [[Greeneville, Tennessee]] from [[1828]] to [[1830]] and mayor of Greeneville from [[183...
51: ... He was chairman of the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense (Thirty-sixth Congress)....
56: ...'s Weekly'' illustration of Johnson's impeachment trial in the [[United States Senate]].]]
74: ...States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||align="left"|'''[[Hugh McCulloch]]'''||a... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...ic mouth of the [[Nile]] (now dry) was 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near the ancient city ...
3: ...diæval Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long dec...
19: ...[[Deinocrates of Rhodes]]. Ancient accounts are extremely numerous and varied, and much influenced by ...
23: ...nd the sea, according to a history of Alexander attributed to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|...
25: ...t became a famous tourist destination for ancient travellers. - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...iers with [[Russia]] in the north, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] in the northwest, [[Armenia]] in the ...
4: ...formally an emerging [[democracy]], however with strong [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] rule.
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 111th]]<br> [[1 E10 m?|86,600 k...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 89th]]<br/> 7,868,38...
50: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' || 994 - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
163: *[[François Bocion]] ([[1828]]-[[1890]])
173: *[[Richard Parkes Bonington]] ([[1802]]-[[1828]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]]) - 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]] - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
11: *[[1823]] - [[Monroe Doctrine]] declared
12: *[[1823]] - Treaty with Russia
15: ...''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'' cements Congressional control over [[interstate commerce]]
19: *[[1828]] - [[Tariff of Abominations]] passed
20: *[[1828]] - [[John C. Calhoun]] (Jackson's vice-president... - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
11: |valign=center|'''[[1828]]'''
12: ...est]]'' outlines [[nullification|nullification doctrine]]. Calhoun demands that the North keep quiet a...
33: ... an eight year battle against the gag rule, demonstrating how Slavery, as a political interest, threat...
42: |The [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]] is signed.
48: ...nufacturing, shipping, banking, and international trade in the North. - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
25: ...per Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> |
40: ... [[Lake Erie|Erie]]. The town became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Most of the rest of the ...
42: ...rea. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "[[Toledo Strip]]" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the w...
46: ... It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the soci... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...progress]] and out of a long period of doubtful [[tradition]], full of irrationality, superstition, an...
6: ... proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In this peri...
8: ...nment]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
14: ...here God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton through to Jef...
16: ...z’s treatise On Wisdom ". . . identified the central concept of the Enlightenment and sketched its t... - St. Valentine's Day (9989 bytes)
1: ... anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to an obscure [[Roman Catholic Church|Ca...
12: ...er drinking [[wine]], they would run through the streets of Rome holding pieces of the goat skin above...
21: ...ated by [[Pope Gregory XVI]] to the [[Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church]] in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]],...
26: ...mysterious sacraments called "redemption" (''apolytrosis'') and "bridal chamber" respectively" [http:/...
30: ...gland]] and [[France]], where [[February 14]] was traditionally the day on which birds paired off to m...
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