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- California Gold Rush (3231 bytes)
2: ...d, shot his cattle and stole his crops. When President [[James Polk]] publicly announced the gold rush...
6: ...in California; by December 5, 1848, even the President of the United States would announce this before...
8: ...ux; leftover cigar boxes and planks served as a sidewalk, and crime became a problem, causing [[Vigila...
10: ...ornia Gold Rush is generally considered to have ended in [[1858]], when the New Mexican Gold Rush bega... - Gold (24329 bytes)
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26: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
43: | [[van der Waals radius]]
53: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]])
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- List of elements by symbol (14812 bytes)
58: <tr><td>Md</td><td>[[mendelevium]]</td><td>101</td><td></td></tr>
61: <tr><td>Mo</td><td>[[molybdenum]]</td><td>42</td><td></td></tr>
127: ...time to an isotope of [[radon]] identified in the decay chain of [[actinium]].</td></tr>
134: <tr><td>Dp</td><td>[[decipium]]</td><td>62</td><td>Rare earth metal that ...
135: ...[ekaboron]]</td><td>21</td><td>Name given by [[Mendeleev]] to an as of then undiscovered element. When... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: '''Francisco Vásquez de Coronado''' (ca. [[1510]] - [[September 22]],[[15...
7: ...ourse this raised Coronado's interest, and he decided to try to get that [[gold]]. He set out in 1540,...
9: ...othing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[...
11: ...do River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garcia Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and found h...
12: ...ent east, and found villages around the [[Rio Grande]]. Coronado set up his winter quarters in one of ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[15...
5: ...d his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-owning family...
9: ...ere victims of an epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the...
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17: ... The site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon alloys wit...
5: ... [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...l><sub>2</sub></small>— [[Pyrite]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limite...
11: ...similarly soft and metallic but can dissolve considerably more carbon (as much as 2.04 wt% carbon at 1...
13: ...ry similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires... - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ...] north of [[Aswan]] gave it some control over trade routes from [[Nubia]] to the Nile Valley, but its... - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
3: [[Image:Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg|thumb|300px|Zenobia coin ...
4: ...h''") Zabaai ben Selim. The widow of [[Septimius Odenathus]], she reigned as Queen of [[Tadmor|Palmyra...
6: ...[Carthage]], according to the ''[[Aeneid]]'') and declared herself the political heiress of both.
8: ...er and socialite. Some historians (ancient and modern) believe she married a Roman senator and that t... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]...
9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...al monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succeeded her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. S...
9: ...]. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impat...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|ho...
16: ...on after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Successio...
18: ...daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbish... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...as an [[United States|American]] [[atheist]], founder of [[American Atheists]] and campaigned for the ...
4: ...lf Madalyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never...
9: ...American Atheists]], "a nationwide movement which defends the [[civil rights]] of nonbelievers, works ...
11: ...t the [[1970s]] she publicly debated religious leaders on a variety of issues and also produced an [[a...
13: ... behave. In a [[1982]] address she criticized a wide variety of atheists as being unacceptable, seemin... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
6: ... of the [[NAACP]]. She also attended the [[Highlander Folk School]], an education center for workers' ...
8: ...She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]] and for violating a local ordinance.
10: ...next night, 50 leaders of the negro community, headed by a relatively unknown minister ([[Martin Luthe...
14: ...1965]] until [[1988]]. She continues to reside in Detroit.
16: ==Debated aspects of Parks' story and its place in the... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...m]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the first twelve yea...
8: ...War I]]. In 1919 she enrolled as a pre-medical student at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]...
10: ... her life began to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the At...
14: ... of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...[[Newark, New Jersey]]. In July [[1936]] she took delivery of a [[Lockheed 10E]] "Electra," financed b... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...b at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store.
6: ...fered to help her establish a cosmetics business. Despite her lack of education, Ms. Cochran had a qui...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled Jacqueline Cochran beg...
10: ... she made up a story about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impove...
12: ...g America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made director of women's flight training for the Unite... - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
2: ...logy]] and a two-time [[Nobel laureate]]. She founded the [[Curie Institute|Curie Institutes]] in [[Pa...
5: ...Eventually, with the monetary assistance of her elder sister, she moved to [[Paris]] and studied [[che...
7: ... was far more radioactive than uranium; thus on [[December 26]]th Marie Curie announced the existence ...
9: ...itially the chloride salts (refining radium chloride on [[April 20]], [[1902]]) and then two new [[che...
11: ... Becquerel]]". She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...cade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]], a...
10: ...an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
23: With the support of her parents and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to ...
26: :''And your fake identification''
30: :''I'll be dealing with".'' - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
8: ...round the country and gained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover...
10: ...s as a songwriter. [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from...
12: ...ritical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emmylou Harris]] said of Williams, "She is...
16: ...''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''===
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