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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
131: ...lls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]...
134: *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]], with [[Tenzing Norgay]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
176: *[[Thomas Mitchell]] - (1792-1855), Scottish explorer of [[Australia]]
191: *[[Tenzing Norgay]], with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
7: ...harles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
22: *[[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
73: ...(1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
46: ...tte Ackermann|Ackermann, Sophie Charlotte]] (1714-1792)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
21: *[[Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer|Adam-Schwaetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minis...
41: ...s Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Rai... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...sa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
4: ...ted [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of he...
6: ...it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...o Louis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis X...
20: ...), married HRH Infanta Mar�Lu� of Spain (1745-1792); had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abd... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...ed a group of troops to the palace in which Peter was residing. He immediately fled to a distant castl...
9: ...ion representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this document the law, but she d...
17: ... succeed, Panin fell out of favor and in [[1781]] was dismissed.
21: ...]] during Catherine's reign. This war ([[1787]]-[[1792]]) ended with the [[Treaty of Jassy]], which legi...
23: ...ed an important role, acting as mediator in the [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] ([[1778]]-[[1779]])... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
1: ...769-70.jpg|thumbnail|Marie-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
2: ...f [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolu...
4: ...ristened Maria-Antonia-Josepha-Johanna. ''Maria'' was in honour of the [[Virgin Mary]], ''Antonia'' in...
6: Maria-Antonia was brought up in the company of her closest sister,...
7: ... for fifteen years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political f... - Rose (15436 bytes)
27: ...[bird]]s such as [[Thrush (bird)|thrushes]] and [[waxwing]]s, which then disperse the seeds in their d...
77: ...mn. Four china roses ('Slater's Crimson China', [[1792]]; 'Parsons' Pink China', [[1793]]; 'Hume's Blush...
78: ... known simply as 'The Portland Rose'). This group was developed from that rose. Repeat-flowering. Exam...
81: ...flowering roses although their fragrance is not always a tea scent. Example: 'Lady Hillingdon'
89: ...ient symbols of [[love]] and [[beauty]]. The rose was sacred to a number of [[goddess]]es, and is ofte... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ... all of Europe, where they were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of t...
3: ...peting'''. In this usage, the latter are wall-to-wall and are often woven in strips. In the real est...
8: [[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...'flatweave''' carpet is created by interlocking [[warp]] (vertical) and [[weft]] (horizontal) threads....
14: ...ngle. This supplementary weft is attached to the warp by one of three knot types (see below) to form ... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...os ([[Valladolid]]). As a young man he joined the war to conquer [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish...
4: ...control of the island. As a result, Ponce de Leon was named Governor of Puerto Rico in 1509. Ponce de ...
7: ... in [[Madrid]] and won his rights. Ponce de León was then removed from office in 1512 and felt his go...
9: ...oir'' of [[Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda]], and was later included in the ''Historia general de los ...
11: ...ons seized after the English attacked San Juan in 1792.]] - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
15: | wife=[[Martha Washington]]
19: ...ontinental Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first ...
21: ...tarily relinquished power even though some others wanted him to retain that power for life (as [[monar...
24: ... the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Bea... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
18: ... United States]]. His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825...
22: ...o [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
24: ...se of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, Adams undertook to write out, at len...
26: ...h]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]]. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he too...
18: ...pril 13]], [[1743]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the third ([[1801]]–[[1809]]) [[President ...
23: ...he [[College of William & Mary]] — where he was a member of the secret [[Flat Hat Club]] —...
25: Jefferson was the primary author of the [[United States Declar...
27: ...nded from the sale of his collection (the Library was founded in [[1800]]; Jefferson sold his third li... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...10]], [[1792]] – [[December 31]], [[1864]]) was a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[P...
5: ...he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
7: ...9]], when he was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice President of the United States on t...
9: Dallas was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni...
11: Dallas was the son of [[U.S. Treasury Secretary]] [[Alexand... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
2: ...December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and m...
6: ...On [[January 6]], [[1817]] he married Henrietta Edwards and they had four children.
18: ...such as [[George Washington|George]] and [[Martha Washington]]).
22: ...nufacturing]] and the [[assembly line]], which he was the first to use when producing [[musket]]s for ...
24: ...manufactured cheaply, because the supply of goods was no longer limited by the number of skilled artis... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 1,760 |
18: PCWater = 1.7 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1792]] |
36: ...e|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
41: ...d [[Isaac Shelby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of ... - Washington (20186 bytes)
2: Name = Washington |
3: Fullname = State of Washington |
4: Flag = Washington state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Washington]] |
6: Seal = Washington state seal.png | - Virginia (23198 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Mark R. Warner]] |
17: WaterArea = 8,220 |
18: PCWater = 7.4 |
38: ...ke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...f them were re-elected to a second term: [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 3,208 |
18: PCWater = 2.7 |
38: ...The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreational activities.
40: ...ften called the cradle of the American Nation. It was here that the [[United States Declaration of Ind...
44: ...in; the German adjective for "German", "Deutsch", was misheard as "Dutch" and the name stuck.)
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