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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...
152: *[[Edmund Kennedy]], (1818-1848), [[Australia]]n explorer
164: *[[Ludwig Leichhardt]], (1813-1848), [[Prussia|Prussian]] explorer of [[Australia]] - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...assroom Clipart]]]The '''Industrial Revolution''' was the major [[technology|technological]], [[socioe...
3: ...development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and [[railway]]s, and later in the nineteenth century the grow...
5: ...e world. The impact of this change on [[society]] was enormous and is often compared to the [[Neolithi...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-A...
10: ...] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
16: ... Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
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)
48: ...ich Ackermann|Ackermann, Wilhelm Heinrich]] (1789-1848)
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
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...
45: ...ams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez... - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
9: ...Denis Auguste Affre|Affre, Denis Auguste]], (1793-1848), archbishop of [[Paris]] - 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 ... - Lucretia Mott (3249 bytes)
3: ... the launcher of women's political advocacy. She was a [[Quaker]], a [[women's rights]] proponent, an...
5: ...] movement in the very early 1800s. Lucretia Mott was one of the first Quaker women to do advocacy wor...
7: ... that allows "conscientious objector" status to [[war resistors]].
9: Mott was successful in her abolitionist lobbying and punc...
11: ...ent in one area, that of divorce. At that time it was very difficult to obtain divorce, and fathers we... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
2: ... 12]], [[1815]] – [[October 26]], [[1902]]) was a social activist and a leading figure of the ea...
4: ...ated equal. She also proposed a resolution, that was voted upon and carried, demanding voting rights ...
6: ... six volumes by various writers in 1922. Stanton was also active internationally, and in 1888 helped ...
9: ... same cause, and manifested very much in the same way''."
12: ...eral and [[Christianity]] in particular. Stanton was also an outspoken supporter of the 19th century ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ... '''Helena Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...t allowed her to mature into a nonconformist. She was cared for by servants who believed in the many s...
7: ... H.P. Blavatsky continued on to Cairo herself. It was in Cairo that she formed the Societe Spirite for...
9: ...cing physical objects out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her inter...
11: ..."Lamastery") where her work ''[[Isis Unveiled]]'' was created. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...c figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free...
7: The United States was the first nation to create the office of [[Presi...
12: ...e United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have ...
14: ...] [[Elaine Chao]], born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]; [[United States Director of National Intellig...
16: ...endment XXII]] (which took effect in [[1951]] and was first applied to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] starti... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[February 23]], [[1848]]
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
18: ...d States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First La...
22: ...ected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[...
24: .... The couple named one of their sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. Pres... - 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... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
20: ...er elected to the presidency in his own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig...
26: ...resentatives and was Comptroller of New York. It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate fr...
29: ...[Mexico]] in the [[Mexican-American War]]. Taylor wanted the new states to be free states, while Fillm...
39: ... the extension of slavery, without any progress toward settling the major issues.
41: Clay, exhausted, left Washington to recuperate, throwing leadership upon S... - 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... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
22: ...rmy | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]]) [[Presi...
24: ...and is credited with winning the war. Although he was a successful general, he is considered by histor...
26: ...s agree that Grant was not personally corrupt; it was his subordinates in the executive branch who wer...
30: ...io]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
32: ...rant, and although Grant protested the change, it was difficult to resist the [[bureaucracy]]. Upon gr... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...y 16]], [[1812]]–[[November 22]], [[1875]]) was a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massac...
5: ...er and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
7: ...], when he resigned to become Vice President. He was Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs an...
9: ...tes Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was interred in Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick. - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
18: ...e administration of [[James Garfield]]. Garfield was shot by [[Charles Guiteau]], a disgruntled offi...
20: ...rdrobe,and changed pants several times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestin...
27: ...ffice. The truth, however, was simply that Arthur was born near the Canadian border. His parents were ...
29: ...n North Pownal, Vt. in [[1851]]. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in [[1854]], and commenced p...
31: ...on and political boss [[Roscoe Conkling]], Arthur was appointed by President [[Ulysses Grant]] as Coll... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...ntrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the e...
15: ...ad of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
37: |align=left|[[Saskatchewan]]||[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]||-7 (Mountain),<br>-6 (Central)
52: ...Prince Edward Island]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
70: ... Quebec]]; [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]; [[Ottawa, Ontario]]; [[Edmonton, Alberta]] and [[Calgary, ...
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