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- Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
13: ...f the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Julia Grant]]</td></tr>
24: ...s a successful general, he is considered by historians to be one of America's worst presidents, who le...
26: Historians agree that Grant was not personally corrupt; it...
30: ...tanner]], and his mother were born in [[Pennsylvania]]. In the fall of [[1823]] they moved to the vill...
32: ... adopted the form of his new name with middle initial only, never acknowledging that the "S" stood for... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...l territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounded by...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|Non...
52: The official founding date of the United States is [[July 4]]...
60: ... more southern states seceded. During the war, [[Abraham Lincoln]] issued the [[Emancipation Proclamation]...
62: ...ese over time. ''See also [[United States territorial acquisitions]].'' - Delaware (15006 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = DE |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
42: ...and]]), and was part of the colony of [[Pennsylvania]]. In 1704 the "three lower counties" gained a s...
44: ...in. The remanider of the border between Pennsylvania and Delaware is formed by an [[arc]] known as [[T...
50: ... amendment on February 12, 1901--40 years after [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]'s [[Emancipation Proclamation]]... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = none |
13: PostalAbbreviation = ID |
36: ... [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] and the U.S. postal abbreviation is '''ID'''.
42: ...st [[George M. Willing]] suggested "Idaho," an Indian term he claimed meant "gem of the mountains." It...
48: ...ousands passed through Idaho during the [[California gold rush]] of [[1849]], few people settled there... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ..., [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ire]], through their [[Green Mountain Boys]] militia, eventually prevailed. Vermont became the 14th st...
52: ...ot due so much to the presence of a particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of... - Utah (29154 bytes)
14: PostalAbbreviation = UT |
15: OfficialLang = [[English_language|English]] |
46: Bird = [[California Gull|California Seagull]] |
49: Flower = [[Liliaceae|Sego Lily]] |
52: Grass = [[Indian ricegrass]]| - Texas (39610 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = TX |
13: OfficialLang = ''None''. [[English language|English]] ...
36: ...]]. It has the [[U.S. Postal Service|postal abbreviation]] '''TX'''.
46: * official [[state song]] — ''[[Texas Our Texas]]''
52: ...rically had a "larger than life" reputation, especially in [[Western Film|cowboy films]]. - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
9: ...apital = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] |
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
11: ...argestCity = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] |
13: PostalAbbreviation = SC |
42: ...Scotch-Irish migrants from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Carolina became a royal colony in 1712. North Ca... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
2: Name = Pennsylvania |
3: Fullname = Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4: Flag = Pennsylvania state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Pennsylvania]] |
6: Seal = Pennsylvania state seal.png | - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
2: Name = West Virginia |
3: Fullname = State of West Virginia |
4: Flag = West Virginia state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of West Virginia]] |
6: Seal = Wv_seal_official.png | - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
13: PostalAbbreviation = NE |
42: ...tories]] of Nebraska and [[Kansas]]. The territorial capital of Nebraska was [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]...
47: ...] after the recently assassinated [[President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]].
61: ...san. The senators are elected with no party affiliation next to their names on the ballot, and the sp... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
8: ...e = Silver State, Battle Born State (official) |
12: PostalAbbreviation = NV |
13: OfficialLang = None |
25: ...6]]<br><small>All but 5 locations (Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Jackpot, Mountain City, Owyhee, and...
39: ...e state flag; "The Battle Born State" is the official state slogan, as Nevada was admitted into the un... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Bill Richardson (politician)|Bill Richardson]] |
13: PostalAbbreviation = NM |
14: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish...
38: ...glish]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] are officially recognized languages in the state. In [[Spain...
44: ...a presence at modern Santa Fe. Caves in the [[Sandia Mountains]] near Albuquerque contain the remains ... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: ...av, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politician
10: *[[Yakub of Alexandria]] (819-830), Coptic Pope
11: ...bu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
23: *[[Yan Chia-kan]] (1905-1993), ROC politician
24: ...s "Jimmy"]] (c. 1898-1951), US boogie-woogie musician - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...e British acquired Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the ...
5: ...Seven Years' War, while [[Francophone|French Canadians]] refer to it as the ''Guerre de la conquê´¥'' ...
9: ...to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...st significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wo...
15: ...French speaking populations in [[Acadia]] to Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population &ndas... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...ty|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[India]].
3: ...ampaign]]s which lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
5: ...nd Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
8: ... forces]] and to forge new [[Military alliance|alliances]].
10: ...rce on continental Europe and thus allowed Britannia to rule the seas, as well as exert some influence... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
4: ==Pre-Colonial America==
5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] article.''
9: ==Colonial America (1497-1776)==
10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.''
12: Colonial America was defined by ongoing battles with Nati... - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
3: ...[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of Earth's Moon, its diameter is about 58 miles (93 km).]]
5: ...my|amateurs]] can still play an active role, especially in the discovery and monitoring of transient [...
8: ...nd understand the actual physical nature of celestial objects—what makes them "tick".
10: ...volved, most professional astronomers tend to specialize in one or the other. Observational astronomy ...
15: ...artian atmosphere (with similarities to a terrestrial [[tornado]]). The dust devil itself (the black s... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...chelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
25: *[[Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard]] ([[1744]]-[[1809]]) - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
3: ...ogene]] period is defined by the [[Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event|extinction event]] that marked...
9: ...d [[Botomian]] stages in [[East Asia]] and [[Siberia]]. It is a key aspect of the work of the Interna...
15: ...od" as well as of "Tertiary Rocks." Indeed, "Tertiary" and "Quaternary" remained in use as names of g...
17: ...Smith]], [[Georges Cuvier]], and [[Alexandre Brogniart]] in the early 19th century, enabled geologists...
19: ...The "Permian," though defined using strata in Russia, was delineated and named by a British geologist:...
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