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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...g by the Qin emperor ([[2nd century BC|200 BC]]) strengthened the Chinese civilization. Politically, C...
7: ...s, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In la...
18: ...nnect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from...
28: ...mi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power became decentralized during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] whe...
30: ...aoning]], and governed under the new local administrative system of [[commandery]] and [[prefecture]] ... - 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... - 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
38: ...ann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853)
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - 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. - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...r father. She completed her education and martial training, which included horse riding, fencing and s...
7: ...haraja Gangadhar Rao expired on [[21 November]] [[1853]], when Lakshmi Bai was 18 years old.
10: ...cided to annex the state of Jhansi under the [[Doctrine of Lapse]].
15: ...ots. Women were also recruited and given military training. Rani was accompanied by her generals [[Gu...
19: ... hit by a spray of bullets while riding on the fortress ramparts. The British captured Gwalior three d... - 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.
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 ...
25: ....gvc.edu/nsa/nightingale.html] in Upper [[Harley Street]], London, a position she held until October [... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...nnes Brahms]], at age twenty, met the couple in [[1853]] and his friendship with Clara lasted until her ...
9: ...hich she held until [[1892]], and in which she contributed greatly to the modern improvement in techni...
14: ...nds birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who performed the... - Painting (4567 bytes)
68: *[[Abstract art|Abstract]]
69: *[[Constructivism]]
81: *[[Illustration]]
82: *[[Industry|Industrial]]
84: *[[Portrait]] - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...Arnold Schoenberg]], [[Richard Strauss]], [[Igor Stravinsky]], and [[Edgard Varese]]. The [[euphonium]...
4: ...t could intone the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less incisive like a horn.
6: ...flat and bass in F, and both are [[transposing instrument]]s. The tenor tuba's written range is from t... - 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... - 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> - 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)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
18: ...[President of the United States]], serving from [[1853]] to [[1857]]. Pierce was a [[United States Democ...
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... - 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...
61: ...rved as Minister to the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1853]] to [[1856]], during which time he help to draft...
66: ... it. The Court was considering the legality of restricting slavery in the territories, and two justice... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
44: ...he [[Confederate States of America]], and took control of U.S. forts and other properties within their...
48: ...akness after Reconstruction and the modern administrative state would only emerge with the [[New Deal]...
50: ...though is criticized by some for overstepping the traditional bounds of executive power.
53: ...site the following year, the 22-year-old Lincoln struck out on his own, [[canoe]]ing down the Sangamon...
59: ...Sangamon in the hopes of attracting [[steamboat]] traffic to the river, which would allow sparsely pop... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
42: Johnson presided over the [[Reconstruction]] of the United States following the [[Amer...
48: ...ngresses ([[March 4]], [[1843]] to [[March 3]], [[1853]]). He was chairman of the Committee on Public E...
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... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
7: ...nty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. - Argentina (30219 bytes)
2: {{Infobox_Country|
48: ...outh America after Brazil and the 8th largest country in the [[world]].
57: ...stablished, and the constitution promulgated in [[1853]].
59: ...entine nation in the late [[19th century]]: the introduction of modern agricultural techniques and int...
61: ...en their traditional rivals, the Radicals, won control of the government. The Radicals, with their emp... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
50: Fish = [[Trout|Arizona Trout]] |
56: Tree = [[Palo Verde]] |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
62: StateRock = [[Petrified wood]] |
72: Ships = U.S.S. Arizona (Destroyed 1941) | - California (63989 bytes)
16: TradAbbreviation = Calif. |
45: ...waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
55: Fish = [[Golden Trout]]; marine - [[Garibaldi (fish)|Garibaldi]] |
60: Tree = [[Sequoia|California Redwood]] |
76: MusicalInstrument = none |
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