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- 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. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...ccepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around ...
5: ... than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. T...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts have persist...
15: ...y many contemporaries as a poor administrator and was stripped of his governorship in [[1500]]. - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
38: ...ann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - 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 ... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each ye...
7: ...he expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
9: ...ion as [[cooks]] or [[prostitutes]]. Nightingale was particularly concerned with the appalling condit...
13: ...r of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and was greatly impressed by the quality of medical care...
19: ... and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Nightingale's pione... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
3: ... [[1896]]), wife of composer [[Robert Schumann]], was one of the leading [[pianist]]s of the [[Romanti...
7: ...nnes Brahms]], at age twenty, met the couple in [[1853]] and his friendship with Clara lasted until her ...
9: ...[[1888]] she appeared each year. In [[1878]] she was appointed teacher of the piano at the [[Hoch Con...
11: ...s considerably rarer than in the present day, she was herself the composer of a few songs and of some ...
14: ...nds birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who performed the... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...ce]] (support) such as [[paper]], [[canvas]] or a wall. This is done by a [[painter]]; this term is us...
17: *[[Wash]]
31: *[[Mural]] (Walls)
38: *[[Water miscible oil paint]]s
45: *[[Encaustic]] (wax) - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...honium]] is sometimes used as a substitute when a Wagner tuba can not be obtained.
4: ...Wagner wanted an instrument that could intone the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less inc...
6: The Wagner tuba comes in two sizes, tenor in B-flat and ...
8: ...Ring''. This change is simplified by the horn and Wagner tuba using the same mouthpiece. - 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 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)
6: ...'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]], [[1853]]</td></tr>
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. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
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... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
50: ...liding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American Civil War]] and as a result, he is widely considered to be...
53: ...tee on the Judiciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. B...
55: ...orians, but there isn't any decisive evidence one way or the other.
57: ...5]], [[1845]], to accept a Cabinet portfolio. He was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (...
61: ...rved as Minister to the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1853]] to [[1856]], during which time he help to draft... - 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... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
40: ...mber 29]], [[1808]] – [[July 31]], [[1875]]) was the sixteenth [[Vice President of the United Sta...
42: ...]; he was the first President to be impeached. He was subsequently acquitted by a single vote in the [...
45: ...ge of 13 he was apprenticed to a tailor, but ran away to Greeneville, Tennessee in [[1826]], where he ...
48: ...arch 4]], [[1843]] to [[March 3]], [[1853]]). He was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures...
51: ...es to continue participation in Congress. Johnson was then appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as M... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...y 16]], [[1812]]–[[November 22]], [[1875]]) was a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massac...
5: ...te legislature between [[1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' fr...
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. - Argentina (30219 bytes)
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57: ...stablished, and the constitution promulgated in [[1853]].
63: ...]] in the late 1960s and early [[1970s]], the way was open for Per return.
65: ...ss. C᭰ora resigned in [[July 1973]], paving the way for new elections. Peron a decisive victory ...
67: ...hat became known as "El Proceso," or the "[[Dirty War]]" were high. Conservative counts list between 1... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
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52: Insect = [[Two-Tailed Swallowtail]] |
75: Waltz = None | - California (63989 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (R)|
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