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- Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
5: | date1=[[November 22]], [[1963]]
6: | date2=[[January 20]], [[1969]]
9: | date of birth=[[August 27]], [[1908]]
12: | date of death=[[January 22]], [[1973]]
19: ...dent of the United States|presidency]] ([[1963]]–[[1969]]) after [[John F. Kennedy assassination... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
5: | date1=[[January 20]], [[1953]]
6: | date2=[[January 20]], [[1961]]
9: | date of birth=[[October 14]], [[1890]]
12: | date of death=[[March 28]], [[1969]]
18: ...4th [[President of the United States]] ([[1953]]–[[1961]]) and supreme commander of the Allied f... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1933]]
6: | date2=[[April 12]], [[1945]]
9: | date of birth=[[January 30]], [[1882]]
12: | date of death=[[April 12]], [[1945]]
13: | place of death=[[Warm Springs, Georgia]] - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...th century through the southeast and midwest of today's [[United States|USA]].
6: ...reason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto gained hi...
13: ... [[1537]], [[In鳠de Bobadilla]], the daughter of Davila. She came from one of the most respectable fa...
15: ... [[governor]] of [[Cuba]] ''y adelante de La Florida'' (meaning: all lands north of Mexico) by [[Emper...
17: == Expedition to Florida 1538-1542 == - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
6: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1845]]
7: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1849]]
10: | date of birth=November 2, 1795
13: | date of death=June 15, 1849
17: | vicepresident=[[George M. Dallas]] - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: The '''American Revolutionary War''' ([[1775]]–[[1783]]), also known as the '''American War of...
12: ...r) a regular army—the [[Continental Army]]—in June of 1775, and appointed [[George Washing...
15: ...sh;American colonists who sided with the British—fielded perhaps 50,000 men during the war years...
33: ...l Patriot riders—including [[Paul Revere]]—alerted the countryside, and when the British t...
43: === Canada, 1775-76 === - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
2: ...:President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg|thumb|'''Jefferson Davis''']]
3: '''Jefferson Davis''' ([[June 3]], [[1808]]–[[December 6]], [[1889]]) was an [[United State...
6: ... under [[Andrew Jackson]] and receiving his commendation for bravery in the [[Battle of New Orleans]].
8: During Davis's youth, his family moved several times, in [[...
10: ...[[Lexington, Kentucky]] in [[1821]]. In [[1824]], Davis entered the [[United States Military Academy]]... - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
3: ..."Stonewall" Jackson''' ([[January 21]], [[1824]]–[[May 10]], [[1863]]) was an American [[teacher...
6: ...]–[[1831]]) and Jonathan Jackson ([[1790]]–[[1826]]), an [[attorney]]. Both of Jackson's p...
8: ...r gave birth to Thomas' sister Laura Ann the next day. Julia Jackson was widowed at 28 and was left wi...
12: ... a grist mill in [[Jackson's Mill]] (near present-day [[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]]). Cummins Jacks...
26: ...asingly. During this time Jackson even began a Sunday school for blacks, both slave and free. - James Longstreet (9732 bytes)
4: '''James Longstreet''' ([[January 8]], [[1821]] – [[January 2]], [[1904]]) was one of the foremo...
8: ...]], [[South Carolina]], but grew up in [[Augusta, Georgia]], until age 12 when his father died and the fami...
12: ...[[Army of Northern Virginia]]. During the [[Seven Days Battles]], Longstreet had operational command o...
20: ...ood—food that had been under Union control—and send it to feed Lee's hungry soldiers. Howe...
22: ...d Longstreet—his best remaining lieutenant—to fill that role. - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...ritish explorer James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]...
3: '''James Cook''' ([[October 27]], [[1728]] – [[February 14]], [[1779]]) was a [[Kingdom of ...
7: ...ren born to Grace and James, Sr., who worked as a day laborer on a farm. As a child, Cook moved with...
8: ...on]], and [[astronomy]], skills he would need one day to command his own ship. Cook rose in the ranks...
14: ...ing and cartographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' d... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
1: ...alendar]] (79th in [[leap year]]s). There are 287 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
10: ...entonville]] begins. By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated fro...
14: ...gress]] establishes [[time zone]]s and approves [[daylight saving time]].
29: ... Representatives]] begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network [[C-SP... - March 20 (10075 bytes)
1: ...alendar]] (80th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 286 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
7: *[[1413]] – [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] becomes King of...
8: *[[1602]] – The [[Dutch East India Company]] is establishe...
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]]... - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
29: ...px; border-bottom:3px solid gray;" |[[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5
46: ...up the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] ten days after landing at [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestow...
48: ...o the family of Confederate President [[Jefferson Davis]]. In April of [[1865]], Richmond was burned b...
50: ...[[1910]], Manchester agreed to a political consolidation with the much larger independent city of Rich...
84: ...hmond, Virginia)|West End]] and [[Church Hill]] – site of Patrick Henery's famous speech. - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
2: {{USCityBox|city=Atlanta|state=Georgia
3: |county=Fulton County, Georgia
8: |mapcomment=Location of Atlanta in Georgia
16: |timezone=[[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5
22: ...s within the city limits, is in [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]]. According to the latest [[U.S.... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...e the territory of the next-largest nation, [[Canada]]. It ranks eighth in the world in population, fo...
17: ...uled the southern and central expanses of present-day Russia, while its western zone was largely incor...
27: ...n Czar) of Russia, finalized this process, consolidated surrounding areas under Moscow's dominion, and...
43: ...#1072;я Дума, ''Gosudarstvennaya Duma''), comprising 450 ''deputies'' al...
58: ...tries, the great area south of these still accommodates a great variety of landscapes and [[climate]]s... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
4: ...ution, the two branches continued to represent fundamentally opposing visions of Russia's future. The ...
8: ...lic (an entity including Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). Under the treaty, Russia became known officiall...
12: ...t in June 1991, handily defeating five other candidates with more than 57 percent of the vote.
16: ...plotters, caused the coup to collapse after three days.
18: Following the failed coup, Gorbachev found a fundamentally changed constellation of power, with Yelt... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
4: ...d in recent years in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[western Europe]].
17: ...to reduce the degree of smoking by showing how it damaged [[public health]]. In recent years tobacco s...
26: ...ances steadily although gradually decrease as the damage to their body is repaired.
39: ...ch are biologically reactive and potential health dangers. (Nevertheless, the practice of [[chewing to...
40: ...are believed to be responsible for cardiovascular damage and for loss of elasticity in the [[alveoli]]... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
5: ...ent or temporary, usually periodic, such as a few days or weeks per year. The temporary (often annual)...
7: ...county and state fairs (in the United States). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by t...
9: For a remarkable example of a European park, dating from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivol...
14: ...arks as well as the later modern theme parks of today.
16: ... Furthermore, fire was a constant threat in those days, as much of the construction within the amuseme... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
2: subject_name=Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
3: image_name=Mohandas Gandhi.jpg |
4: ... the Nation|Father of the nation]]"'' —Mohandas Gandhi |
6: date_of_birth=[[October 2]], [[1869]] |
7: place_of_birth=[[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]] | - Islam (36809 bytes)
10: ...ther [[Prophets of Islam|prophets]], including [[Adam]], [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], and [[Jesus]]. Muslim...
12: ...nal revelation of God. Islamic teaching sees [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]] as derivations of the t...
14: ...llāhu; muhammadur-rasūlu-llāhi'' — "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the mess...
25: #Belief in the Day of Judgment (''Qiyamah'') and in the Resurrectio...
26: #Belief in Destiny (Fate) (''Qadaa'' and ''Qadar'' in Arabic). (Note that this does not mean one ...
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