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- David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
6: ...sgow]]. While working in [[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Robert Moffa...
8: ...hristianity. He married in [[1844]], and his wife travelled with him for a brief time at his insistenc...
12: ...ent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
14: ...pport for his ideas, and to publish a book on his travels. At this time he resigned from the missionar...
17: ... Livingstone had failed to explore on his earlier travels. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
75: *[[John Abercrombie|Abercrombie, John]], (1780-1844), musician
91: *[[Abhijeet Kale]], [[cricketer]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
46: ...ngeline Adams|Adams, Evangeline]], (1868-1932), astrologer
56: ...n Couch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
58: *[[John Adams (Pitcairn)|Adams, John]], Patriarch Of Pitcairn
65: ...el Adams|Adams, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts
67: ...1957), American creator of the [[Dilbert]] comic strip - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a|Victorian Era]] was at the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, econom...
12: ...e king. At the age of fifty the Duke of Kent and Strathearn married [[Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld...
16: ... that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, would act as Regent during the queen's mi...
18: ... Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage.
27: ...able to cope with the problems overseas, the ministry of Lord Melbourne resigned. - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Flora_Tristan.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin]]
3: ...賥-Henriette Tristan-Moscoso. Her father, Marino Tristᮠy Moscoso, was an [[Arequipa|Arequipa-born]]...
5: ... about her experiences in [[Peru]] during the countries' tumultuous post-independence period. The diar...
7: ...ra Tristan and her grandson [[Paul Gauguin]]'s contrasting quests for the ideal life through their exp...
9: Flora Tristan herself authored several works, the best kno... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
2: '''Mary Stevenson Cassatt''' ([[May 22]], [[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United ...
4: ...ment that valued education. Her parents believed travel was a way to learn, and before she was 10 yea...
6: ...nnsylvania]] (1861-1865). Tired of patronizing instructors and fellow male students, and the slow pace...
8: ...int copies of paintings in Italy, after which she traveled about Europe.
12: ...d that her colors were too bright and that her portraits too accurate to be flattering to the subject. - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...ted States|State]] legislature to create [[psychiatric hospital|asylums]] for the [[insane]]. Unfortun...
4: Dix was neither a [[physician]] nor a psychiatrist, beginning her career as a reformer before the...
12: ...rk Retreat]]. She made an intensive study of this treatment which emphasized the healing power of a fa...
14: ...eat the insane according to the precepts of moral treatment.
16: ...the first water" to contribute $30,000 to the construction of a new hospital for the insane. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
7: ...ld city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence rebelled against the ex...
9: ... family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: In [[December]] [[1844]], in response to a pauper's death in a [[workhou...
19: ...ey became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Nightingale's pioneering w...
23: ... of Kaiserwerth. She undertook the training over strenuous family objections concerning the risks and ... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: '''Ching Shih''' [[1775]]-[[1844]] first became known as a [[China|Chinese]] [[pro...
6: ... them. It was a capital offense to steal from the treasury. Raping female captives was a capital offen...
8: ...tion, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[1844]], running a [[brothel]] and gambling house in [[... - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
3: ... except for a period of [[1890]]-[[1900]] in [[Australia]] and some short visitations to [[Europe]].
5: ... writer in the history of literature and the most translated American author of either gender. Her wri...
11: ...istian Church (the Body of Christ) and did not contribute to the unity among Christians. She even cons...
17: ...ce with a rock thrown by another school girl. The trauma put her in a coma for three weeks, and gave h...
23: ...er experiencing the [[Great Disappointment]] of [[1844]] that Ellen started having her first visions. At... - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
2: ... [[feminist]] and fundraiser, all as part of the struggle for liberation from [[slavery]] and [[racism...
5: ...seer hurled a two-pound weight in her direction, striking her in the head. As a result of the blow, sh...
9: ...never captured. And she guided hundreds of people trapped in slavery up to the free states, during the...
15: ...outhbound train, successfully gambling that the retreat into enemy territory would never be anticipate...
17: ...ould be shot dead to prevent the dissenter from betraying the group. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
1: ...t-Nadar.jpg|thumb|275px|'''Sarah Bernhardt''' (portrait by [[Nadar]])]]
2: ...h 26]], [[1923]]) was a [[France|French]] stage actress.
4: ...y the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
6: ..."; arguably, she may have been the most famous actress of the [[19th century]].
8: Although primarily a stage actress, Bernhardt made several cylinders and discs of... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...ia|Gov.]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], born in [[Austria]]; [[Florida]] [[United States Senate|Sen.]] [[...
21: ... the oath — and even judges of [[federal district court]]s have fulfilled this duty in emergenci...
23: ...ugural address which sets the tone for his administration.
25: ...es)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their views and plans to the voters. ...
29: ...e chosen to affirm rather than swear. The oath is traditionally ended with, "So help me God," although... - 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> - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
1: ...border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
4: ...resdent.jpg|200px|Presidential Seal]]</div></td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>10th President</td></tr>
6: ...April 4]], [[1841]] - [[March 4]], [[1845]]</td></tr>
7: ...owed:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr> - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...nited States district attorney for the eastern district of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1829 to [[1831]]. He...
7: ...f the United States on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March ...
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-... - 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...
38: ...in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. He was district attorney for New Hampshire, and declined the a... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
43: ...t its increasing population without losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The sta...
49: ...[War of 1812]], the [[Britain|British]] gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts.
51: ...ted the Company's Chief Factor of the Columbia District, built [[Fort Vancouver]] in 1825.
53: ...erring to the northern border of the [[Oregon Country]] at latitude 54?40′. Cooler heads prevail...
59: ...riodic fluctuations in the nation's building industry has severely impacted the state's [[economy]] on... - 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]]
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