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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
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   23: ...n]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the South American continent.
   27: *[[Robert Bartlett]] ([[1875]]-[[1946]]), notable Arctic explorer
   30: *[[Ibn Battuta|Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta]], ([[1304]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]]...
   32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] ex...
2. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   33: *[[Bud Abbott|Abbott, Bud]], (1895-1974), US actor
   34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
   35: *[[Diane Julie Abbott|Abbott, Diane Julie]], (born 1953), British Labour MP
   36: *[[Edwin Abbott Abbott|Abbott, Edwin Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
   37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer
3. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
   7: ...m he was constant for the rest of her life. His letters to her are among the most graphic of all the p...
   14: ...ism to the concept of [[God]]. What makes the ''Lettre sur les aveugles'' interesting is its presentat...
   16: His speculation in the ''Lettre sur les aveugles'' was too hardy for the author...
   23: ...he Englishman [[John Mills]], and the German, [[Gottfried Sellius]]. Diderot accepted the proposal, bu...
   25: ... volume was given to the world. The last of the letterpress was issued in 1765, but it was 1772 before...
4. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   5: ...nchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] to seek medical attendance, but so rapid was the progress of her mala...
   9: ...ed when they were published, with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work:
5. Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
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   3: ... prevailing attitudes of the time against women, attitudes apparently shared by her father and brother...
   11: ...rio]]s. In recent years, her music has become a little more prominent thanks to a number of [[Compact ...
6. History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
   4: ...eculiar geography made it a difficult country to attack, which is why Pharaonic Egypt was for so long ...
   13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
   14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]]
   25: *[http://st-takla.org/Egypt-1.html Egypt.. the past and...
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   13: | place of death=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
   23: ...]] for several generations. He attended and then attempted to institute many reforms at the [[College ...
   25: ...herman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]]. The committee met and unanimously solicited Jefferson to prep...
   27: ...e definitive book on the original buildings, or [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/grizzard Academic...
   29: [[Image:Jefferson1web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Letter to Col. Skipwith, concerning millet seed]]
8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
   26: ...s of these slaves, who often married with Dutch settlers, later became known as [[Cape Coloureds]] and...
   30: ...tcy, and the British annexed the Cape Colony in [[1805]].
   32: ...arty]] in the [[British Parliament]]. The Boers' attempt to ally themselves with German [[South West A...
   42: ... [[Black Economic Empowerment]] (BEE) programme [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4006591.stm] have...
   95: ...rticularly known for its wind, which blows intermittently almost all year. The severity of this wind m...
9. Idaho (13962 bytes)
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 43^rd |
   24: AdmittanceDate = [[July 3]], [[1890]] |
   42: ...ecause of it. Eventually the controversy was forgotten, and modern-day Idaho was given the made-up nam...
   46: ...ion entered present-day Idaho on [[August 12]], [[1805]], at the [[Lemhi Pass]]. At that time, approxima...
   48: ...town in Idaho was [[Franklin, Idaho|Franklin]], settled in [[1860]] by [[Mormon]] pioneers. When orga...
10. Washington (20186 bytes)
    10: LargestCity = [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 42^nd |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
    36: ...st city in Washington is [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the state populat...
    42: The [[battleship]] [[USS Washington|USS ''Washington'']] was...
11. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 14^th |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 4]], [[1791]] |
    36: ...mplain]] in the northwest. It borders [[Massachusetts]] to the south, [[New Hampshire]] to the east, [...
    38: ...ed by the surrounding [[13 colonies|colonies]]. Settlers who held land titles granted by the [[Provinc...
    46: ...ecause their relatively low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south sp...
12. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 33^rd |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1859]] |
    36: ...Range]] - form the two boundaries of the [[Willamette Valley]], one of the most fertile and agricultur...
    43: ...'s environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pa...
    49: ...ver. Fort Astoria was the first permanent white settlement in Oregon. In the [[War of 1812]], the [[Br...
13. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    10: ...60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]]
    15: * 12 KYA: [[Pottery]] by [[Jomon]] in [[Japan]]
    123: * [[1645]]: [[Vacuum pump]]: [[Otto von Guericke]]
    136: ...1733]]: [[Flying shuttle]]: [[John Kay (Flying Shuttle)]]
    143: * [[1769]]: [[Steam engine]]: [[James Watt]]
14. History of the United States (21226 bytes)
    7: ...dominated the area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
    12: ...and a British policy of benign neglect which permitted the development of an American spirit and cultu...
    24: ...es. Both sides permitted this trade when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not.
    26: ...he 1805 destruction of the French navy at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], Britain sought to impose a stra...
    28: ...ources of food. Also, luxury type goods such as cotton, indigo, and sugar were not as widely avaliable...
15. Comet (30542 bytes)
    5: ... a [[solid]] (rather than [[gas]]eous) [[phase (matter)|state]]. [[Asteroid]]s originate via a differ...
    15: ...bjects known to exist in the solar system. The Giotto probe found that [[Comet Halley]]'s nucleus refl...
    17: ... emission of X-rays and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits].
    31: ...nts has rendered this system impractical, and no attempt is made to ensure that each comet has a uniqu...
    33: ...ond comet to pass perihelion in 1970) {{hnote|Arnett (2000)}}.
16. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    11: *[[1793]] - [[Eli Whitney]] invents [[cotton gin]]
    15: *[[1794]] - [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]]
    43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in ...
    58: *[[1811]] - [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]
    65: *[[1814]] - [[Treaty of Ghent]] settles [[War of 1812]]
17. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 26^th |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 26]], [[1837]] |
    40: ...Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers.
    46: ...United States]] and much of the world, for that matter.
    56: ...ault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], the first European settlement in Michigan
18. Coal mining (4145 bytes)
    25: ...south Wales valleys. This colliery was started in 1805 and at the end of the 20th century it was bought ...
    29: ...carrying take place every Easter Monday, at [[Ossett]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[U.K.]] The race start...
19. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    30: ...eater New York. The four initial boroughs, [[Manhattan]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Queens]], and [[The Bronx]],...
    43: *[[1937]] - The first [[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]] game is played in [[Dallas, Texas]].
    58: *[[1971]] - [[Cigarette]] [[advertisement]]s are banned on [[United Stat...
    59: ...reland]], and the [[Republic of Ireland]] are admitted into the [[European Community]].
    64: **The [[Greece|Republic of Greece]] is admitted into the [[European Community]].
20. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    9: ... - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
    14: ...]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''.
    27: ...religious [[radio]] broadcast ([[KDKA AM]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]) .
    47: *[[1991]] - [[Sharon Pratt Dixon]] is sworn in as mayor of [[Washington, DC]...
    69: *[[1905]] - [[Michael Tippett]], English composer (d. [[1998]])

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