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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
85: *[[Jules Dumont d'Urville]], (1790-1842), explorer of the [[Pacific]] and [[Antarctica]]
105: *[[Louis de Freycinet]], (1779-1842), explored coastal regions of [[Western Australia...
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... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sha...
18: ...e, where a bronze smelter from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, foun...
28: ...122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...[[May 23]], [[1790]] – [[May 8]], [[1842]]) was a [[France|French]] [[List of explorers|explorer...
3: ....web.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''L'Astrolabe'' making water on a floe [[February 6]], [[1838]]]]
8: In [[1826]] he was sent to the Pacific, surveyed the coasts of [[Ne...
12: On his return in [[1840]], he was made [[rear admiral]].
16: D'Urville was killed with his wife and son in a [[railroad]] a... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empres...
9: ...hnological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; he...
12: ...ningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] ...
14: ...s the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...ssed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of ... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ...]-ruled [[princely state]] of northern [[India]], was one of the great nationalist heroes of the [[Rev...
5: ...uded horse riding, fencing and shooting, when she was still a child.
7: ...red on [[21 November]] [[1853]], when Lakshmi Bai was 18 years old.
10: ...ish rulers rejected Rani's claim that Damodar Rao was their [[legal heir]]. Lord Dalhousie decided to ...
12: ...er to leave the Jhansi fort. But Rani Lakshmi Bai was determined to defend Jhansi. She proclaimed her ... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
6: ...whom he was rumoured to have fathered a child. It was Augusta who encouraged Byron to marry to avoid s...
8: ...an]]. An active member of [[London]] society, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth.
11: ... full name and title for most of her married life was '''The Right Honourable Augusta Ada, Countess of...
15: During a nine-month period in 1842-1843, Ada translated for Babbage Italian mathemat...
19: At her own request, Lovelace was buried next to the father she never knew at the ... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...nuary 31]], [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show...
4: ... granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[192...
8: ...oos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was so pretty that we thought she must be stupid."
10: ...with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West End]]'s -...
12: ...was unable to dominate the camera -- and that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lomba... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...and their behavior later described in detail by [[Walther Flemming]] in [[1882]]. In [[1910]], [[Thoma...
127: ...These cells are then stained (the name chromosome was given because of their ability to be stained), p...
193: *[[Edward's syndrome]] is the second most common trisomy ... - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...pioneer churches in the U.S., where the harmonium was used for accompaniment of congregational singin...
9: ...in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debain]], though there was concurrent development of similar instruments.
15: ...nging of prayers, called [[kirtan]]. In any [[gurdwara]] (sikh temple) around the world there will be ...
22: ...an accordion, but works in a critically different way. Instead of the bellows causing a direct flow of...
23: ...d harmonium, while a musician who plays for a [[qawaali]] (Islamic devotional singing) usually uses a ... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
8: ...uhotep IV]]) of the Eleventh dynasty ended, there was a smooth transition into the illusturous Twelfth...
10: ... his son Senuseret I co-regent. In [[1908 BC]] he was presumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuser...
14: ...nd established trade connections with Nubia and a war seems to be conducted in the [[Levant]].
16: [[Senusret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connection...
18: ...ing that kingdom even more dependent on Egypt. He was deified at the end of the Middle Kingdom and wor... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
18: ...en, ''Third Intermediate Period in Egypt'' (1973, Warminster).
20: ...ucl.ac.uk/ Digital Egypt for Universities], which was developed by [http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/ The P...
130: *Wadjkare
149: *Wahkare Khety
159: *Inyotef II (Wahankh) 2064-2015 - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ... farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]–[[Fe...
27: ... did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar and continued in active and ...
29: ...ia County]] from [[1808]] until [[1813]], when he was removed. In [[1812]] he entered the state Senate...
33: ...s a member of the Senate, until [[1819]], when he was displaced to make room for a Federalist. He had ... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Greenway, Virginia]]</td></tr>
21: ... States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the second President born after the signing of t...
25: John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler (1747-1813) and Mary ...
27: ...ed [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]], Tyler was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vi...
29: ...ely [[Acting President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...urned down several important positions. Later, he was nominated for president as a "[[dark horse]]" ca...
20: ...nfederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad...
25: ...wo-time [[governor of New Hampshire]]. His mother was Anna Kendrick. Pierce had six older and two you...
27: ... whom he formed a lasting friendship, and [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]. He also met [[Calvin E. Stow... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...ail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]–[[1865]]) [[President o...
44: ...es. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
46: ... toward a common goal. He personally directed the war effort, which ultimately led the Union forces to...
48: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] as a pragmatic war measure which would set the stage for the comple... - Texas (39610 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 17,333 |
18: PCWater = 2.5 |
55: ...on the north (across the [[Red River (Mississippi watershed)|Red River]]), and [[Louisiana]] (across t...
70: ...]], [[Comanche]], [[Cherokee]], [[Kiowa]], [[Tonkawa]], and [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]. Currently, t...
74: Prior to [[1821]], Texas was part of the [[Spain|Spanish]] colony of [[New Sp... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 1,296 |
18: PCWater = 32.4 |
37: ...ry point in the state is within 30 miles of [[sea water]].
42: ...lers. Historically, the land is unique because it was purchased twice, once from the [[British Monarch...
44: In 1637 [[Anne Hutchinson]] was banished from [[Massachusetts]] for expressing h... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 6,177 |
18: PCWater = 2.4 |
36: ...ordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Nevada]]. Its norther...
45: ... [[United States 2000 Census|population in 2000]] was 3,421,399, a 20.4% increase over 1990; [[as of 2...
49: ...st permanent white settlement in Oregon. In the [[War of 1812]], the [[Britain|British]] gained contro... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
34: ...ntury BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
55: * [[Water clock]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
110: * [[1510]]: [[Pocket watch]]: [[Peter Henlein]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
7: ...ority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
16: ...uding [[fossil]]ized [[bone]]s, [[feces]], [[trackway]]s, [[gastrolith]]s, [[feather]]s, impressions o...
18: Since the first dinosaur was recognized in the [[19th century]], their mounte...
20: ...ctive, vicious [[predator]] which may have been [[warm-blooded]] (homeothermic), in marked contrast to...
27: ...ptile"). Contrary to popular perception, the name was chosen to express Owen's awe at the size and maj...
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