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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
35: | [[Delaware]]
36: | [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
47: | [[Hawaii]]
48: | [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
63: | [[Iowa]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
19: *[[Abbas I of Egypt|Abbas I]], (1813-1854), pasha of [[Egypt]]
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: Ae (1061 bytes)
5: ...exa von Aehrenthal|Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa von]], (1854-1912), [[Austria-Hungary|Austria-Hungarian]] stat...
12: *[[Aelle of Sussex]], (ruled 477-514), Bretwalda, king of the South Saxons - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
12: *[[Howard Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
14: *[[Arthur Aikin|Aikin, Arthur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
26: *[[Queen Aiswarya|Aiswarya, Queen]], (died 2001), non-reigning Nepalese q... - 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 ... - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
3: ...ry 15]], [[1820]] – [[March 13]], [[1906]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[civil rights]] l...
5: She was born in [[Adams, Massachusetts]], the daughter o...
7: ...de preceding the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], she took a prominent part in the anti-[[slave...
9: ...speaker and writer. From [[1868]] to [[1870]] she was the proprietor of a weekly paper, ''[[The Revolu...
13: ...views of Susan B. Anthony. Many early feminists, aware of how the procedure endangered women's health ... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ... November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [[1880]]), was an [[England|English]] [[novelist]]. She is one...
5: ...ir own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as a writer of romances. An additional...
8: ...f Feuerbach's ''Essence of Christianity'', and it was at that time that she began to live with [[Georg...
10: ...ovelistic career. Evans' cohabitation with Lewes was a scandalous matter. Lewes' wife refused to be ...
12: ...e of 61 in London of a [[kidney]] [[ailment]] and was [[interred]] in [[Highgate Cemetery]] (East), [[... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
2: ...hristmas, the 24th)–[[April 12]], [[1912]]) was a pioneer American [[teacher]], [[nurse]], and ...
6: ...ere all at least 10 years her senior. Young Clara was home-educated and extremely bright. It is said t...
8: ...ing the "great, loathsome crawling leeches." This was an early indication of what would become Clara's...
12: ...own, where her brother owned a factory. After she was invited to teach in a private school in [[Borden...
14: ... Patent and Trademark Office|Patent Office]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] where she learned the ins and out... - 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... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
6: ...not all, historians accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if they accept nothing...
8: It is generally agreed that she was a young woman when she first became a mother. So...
13: ...ided for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the...
15: ... [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years of age, where he was found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41...
17: Mary was also present at the inauguration of Jesus' publi... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
25: ...st instrument using steel reeds with steel frames was a Querhammerfl?ith Aoline, made by Kasper Schimm...
26: The first basic "accordion" was invented in [[1822]] by [[Friedrich Buschmann]] ...
28: ...the bellows outwards, another when pushing them inwards. The notes are arranged much like on a [[harmo...
29: ... to say that the accordion was patented. Patent always belonged to some parts or different styles. New...
31: ...cial key layout was patented on [[January 14]], [[1854]] by [[Anthony Faas]]. It is not in use today. - Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
2: ...arch 14]], [[1854]] – [[June 1]], [[1925]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who...
5: .... Marshall studied law at [[Wabash College]]. He was admitted to the bar in [[1875]] and began his ca...
7: ... and some anti-corruption legislation passed, but was not successful in passing much of his progressiv...
11: ... He was elected on the Wilson ticket in [[1912]], was reelected in [[1916]] and served as Vice Preside...
13: Marshall was not particularly fond of Wilson, and though Wils... - 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... - 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... - 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: ...]]. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in [[1854]], and commenced practice in [[New York City]], s...
31: ...on and political boss [[Roscoe Conkling]], Arthur was appointed by President [[Ulysses Grant]] as Coll... - California (63989 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (R)|
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78: Waltz = none - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
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36: ...the wealthiest states in the country. Connecticut was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] tha...
38: [[USS Connecticut|USS ''Connecticut'']] was named in honor of this state.
43: ...urrent constitution]], the third for Connecticut, was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviatio...
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