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  1. Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
    48: ...as a member of the State House of Representatives from [[1835]] to [[1837]] and [[1839]] to [[1841]]. ...
    51: ...a|the Confederacy]], Johnson was the only Senator from the seceded states to continue participation in...
    82: |align="left"| ||align="left"|'''[[Henry Stanberry]]'''||align="left"|1866–1868
    113: ...o nineteen for acquittal. He had avoided removal from office by a single vote. There were two votes ...
    121: ...a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from [[March 4]], [[1875]], until his death near [[E...
  2. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    18: ;[[Henry Wilson]] ([[1873]]&ndash;[[1875]])</td></tr>
    32: ...ging that the "S" stood for Simpson. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class...
    34: ...[August 22]], [[1848]]. They had four children: [[Frederick Dent Grant]], Ulysses S. (Buck) Grant, Jr....
    39: ...pultepec]]. On [[July 31]], [[1854]], he resigned from the army. Seven years of civilian life followed...
    43: ...il War]] by capturing [[Battle of Fort Henry|Fort Henry, Tennessee]], on [[February 6]], [[1862]], follow...
  3. Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
    2: ... States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of th...
    4: ...erest in the ''[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] Free Press'' and changed its name in [[1845]] to the...
    14: ...candidate]] | before=[[Andrew Johnson]] | after=[[Henry Wilson]] | years=[[U.S. presidential election, 18...
    15: ...ed States]] | before=[[Andrew Johnson]] | after=[[Henry Wilson]] | years=[[March 4]], [[1869]] &ndash; [[...
  4. Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
    2: [[image:HenryWilson.jpg|framed|Henry Wilson]]
    3: ... [[1875]]) was a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice Pre...
    5: ...was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
    7: ...]] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[January 31]], [[1855]], to [[March 3]], [[187...
    9: ...et with President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1873]], until his death in the [...
  5. William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
    16: | [[Henry Wilson]]
    44: ... States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New York]] and the nineteenth [[Vice Presiden...
    46: ...0]] and [[1851]] and a member of the state Senate from [[1858]] to [[1860]]. He was elected as a [[Un...
    48: ...77]] and served until March [[1881]]. He retired from public life and active business pursuits becaus...
    51: ...y vice presidential nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Henry Wilson]]|after=[[Chester A. Arthur]]|years=[[U.S....
  6. Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
    20: ... times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced h...
    22: Arthur suffered from [[Bright's Disease]] and died of a [[cerebral h...
    27: ...Vermont|Fairfield]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]] on October 5, 1829 (a...
    29: He attended the public schools and was graduated from [[Union College]], [[Schenectady, New York]], i...
    33: ...ystem even as it was coming under vehement attack from reformers. He insisted upon honest administrati...
  7. Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
    1: ...e so-called '''Age of Exploration''' was a period from the early [[15th century]] and continuing into ...
    7: ... East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states. Their close links to t...
    9: ...[[Marco Polo]] who traveled throughout the Orient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written u...
    15: ...iving European sailors some idea of the shape of Africa and Asia.
    18: ... could be bypassed by trading directly with West Africa by sea. It was also hoped that south of the Sa...
  8. Australia (39438 bytes)
    28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1...
    44: ...notes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States ...
    50: ...island]], [[Boigu Island]], is about 5 kilometres from Papua New Guinea. This has led to a complicated...
    54: The name Australia derives from the [[Latin]] ''australis'', meaning ''southern...
    55: ...w of [[Port Jackson]], taken from the South Head, from ''A Voyage to Terra Australis''. [[Sydney]] was...
  9. Andorra (11532 bytes)
    22: | '''[[List of Co-Princes of Andorra|French Co-Prince]]''':
    56: ...er" | <small><sup>1</sup> Prior to 1999: French [[franc]] and Spanish [[peseta]]. Some of their own cu...
    59: ... eastern [[Pyrenees]] mountains and bordered by [[France]] and [[Spain]]. Once isolated, it is current...
    63: The name "Andorra" probably originates from a [[Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', whi...
    69: ...dispute arose between the bishop and his northern French neighbour over Andorra.
  10. East Timor (13677 bytes)
    19: ...ETILIN]] party, which received some vocal support from the [[People's Republic of China]], was communi...
    21: ...nd [[US Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Henry Kissinger]] had met with President [[Suharto]] in...
    23: ...]], the East Timorese voted for full independence from Indonesia, but violent clashes, instigated prim...
    34: ...to a five-year term. The number of seats can vary from a minimum of 52 to a maximum of 65, though it e...
    59: ... the south the [[Timor Sea]] separates the island from [[Australia]], while to the west lies the Indon...
  11. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br /...
    62: ...nions of the divided Greek empire of [[Bactria]] (from the areas of the [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]]...
    64: The Kushan kingdom stretched from modern-day [[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India...
    69: ... by the [[Mughals]] from [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entir...
    72: ... the British by the Muslim leader [[Tipu Sultan]] from 1749 to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Em...
  12. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
    55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''st&#257...
    64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
    72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ...
    74: ...the group's downfall. In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met i...
  13. Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
    1: ...ocidal]] [[Second Congo War]] (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[Wo...
    16: official_languages = [[French language|French]] |
    41: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[1960]] |
    42: currency = [[Congolese franc]] |
    50: ...on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme b...
  14. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    5: ... the country's early history, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixe...
    15: ...C]], several waves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local ...
    17: ...Portugal started from the south, where they found friendly natives, the [[Conii]]. Over decades, the R...
    25: ...s. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands from the [[Moors]] (mainly [[Berber]] with some [[Ar...
    27: ...r of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions. The lords of the cities of [[Coi...
  15. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    10: ...t mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and my right)''<sup>2</sup></small> |
    56: ...r, although there is also a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Channel Tunnel]]. The ...
    62: ...d). This political usage of "Great Britain" dates from the personal union of the Crowns of Scotland an...
    64: The [[British Isles]] is a term frequently used to refer to the [[archipelago]] whic...
    71: ...nce]] of [[Ulster]], immediately opted out of the Free State and to remain in the UK. The nomenclature...
  16. Flag of Kentucky (1206 bytes)
    2: ...]] was designed by Jesse Cox, an art teacher in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]]. The flag was adopted by the K...
    4: ...he lyrics of "The Liberty Song", a patriotic song from the [[American Revolution]].
  17. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    6: ...husetts]], the son of a farmer, Whitney graduated from [[Yale University|Yale]] College in [[1792]], w...
    14: ...ians believe that this invention allowed for the African [[slavery]] system in the Southern United Sta...
    24: This system differed from the traditional [[artisan]]al style of manufact...
    26: ...l." Whitney's concepts were later exploited by [[Henry Ford]] and others in [[manufacturing]]. He never ...
  18. Missouri (16086 bytes)
    54: ...cennial census. The Senate consists of 34 members from districts divided such that the population of e...
    65: ...main behind from a glacier that once had extended from the north to the Missouri River.
    67: ...] [[igneous]] [[Saint Francois Mountain Range|St. Francois Mountains]].
    97: *11.2% [[African American|Black]]
    103: ...n]] (10.5%), [[England|English]] (9.5%), [[France|French]] (3.5%).
  19. Washington (20186 bytes)
    45: Prior to the arrival of explorers from [[Europe]], this region of the Pacific Coast ha...
    49: ...sh explorers [[Manuel Quimper]] in [[1790]] and [[Francisco Eliza]] in [[1791]], then by British Capta...
    51: ...the northwest territory to explorers and trappers from other nations, most notably Britain and then th...
    55: ...hat same year [[Washington Territory]] was formed from part of [[Oregon Territory]].
    59: ...forests and the ports along Puget Sound prospered from the manufacturing and shipping of lumber produc...
  20. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    38: ...ate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor]]...
    46: ...America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to [[Maine]]. The [[London ...
    48: ...overnor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1776]], the [[V...
    50: ...a is one of the states that [[secession|seceded]] from the Union to become the [[Confederate States of...

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