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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
69: ...[[1873]] (east wing), [[1879]] — [[1881]] (west wing), [[1884]] — [[1906]] (center)
95: | [[Minnesota]]
96: | [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: ... of the southwest of what is now the [[United States]].
7: ...n of 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans and Africans.
9: ...thing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Z...
11: ...nt northwest, and heard of a great river further west (the [[Colorado River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garc...
12: ...his winter quarters in one of them, [[Tiguex]] (present-day [[Bernalillo]] near [[Albuquerque, New Mex... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
8: ...[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
19: *[[James Agee|Agee, James]], (fl. early 20th century), American poet
20: ...99), Sudanese immigrant to Germany who died as a result of an deportation attempt
21: ...[[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Ro... - Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
3: '''Aleksandra Lisowska''' (c. [[1510]] - [[April 18]], [[1558]]), wife of [[Suleiman t...
5: ... father who was a [[Ruthenia]]n [[Orthodox]] [[priest]], in what was then [[Poland]] (now [[Ukraine]]...
19: .../www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/empires/ottoman/roxelana.html Roxelana] - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...e from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the [...
13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic]] |
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...cal form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where there ...
7: ...uage|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
19: ...iculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
4: ...most influential philosophers in [[Western world|Western]] thought. He wrote many books about [[physi...
8: ...crates did not leave any writings, possibly as a result of the reasons articulated against writing phi...
10: ...n have knowledge of the [[Forms]], the real essences of things, of which the world we see is but an im...
12: ...and difficult to read. Among the most important ones are ''Physics'', ''Metaphysics'', ''[[Nicomachean...
14: ...[[zoology]]. In philosophy, Aristotle wrote on [[aesthetics]], [[economics]], [[ethics]], [[government... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
1: ...mage:DESPREZ.JPG|Josquin Des Prez]]<br>''Josquin Des Prez''</div>
2: ...Dufay]] and [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], and is usually considered to be the centr...
6: ..., during the period when it became one of the largest and most famous choirs in Europe; the ensemble i...
8: ...s, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...direct connection to them has been discovered by researchers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. He is also known for designing many inventions that anticipated modern tec...
7: ... most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[M...
9: ...r to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of...
11: ...ted [[drawing]] and [[painting]]. His early sketches were of such quality that his father soon showed ...
12: ...rea's pupils was Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of person never sufficiently admired and... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed at the head of his ''Vita'' of Botticelli.
5: ...n the other side "the head of the saint being expressive of profound thought and quick subtlety" (Vasa...
7: ...[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' (''...
9: ...ec_ita.png|frame|right|Botticelli's ''Venus'' graces the first of the [[Italian euro coins]] (2002)]]
11: ...ons ideal for his production of several masterpieces. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...s More was the eldest son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer who served as a judge in the [[King's ...
7: ...life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing...
9: ...ucation at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...an Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
10: ...xander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Prince''.
12: ...erature. He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in ...
15: ...me view point. Notwithstanding the mitigating themes in ''The Prince'', it was viewed in a negative li...
17: ...also adopted by some of Machiavelli's contemporaries, often used in the introductions of political tra... - Francesco Guicciardini (1068 bytes)
1: ...[[1540]]), [[Florentine]] [[historian]] and [[statesman]]. A friend and critic of [[Niccolchiavell...
3: ...ll as his ''Maxims'' (''Ricordi'') Guicciardini presents a worldview that is more skeptical and more c...
7: * ''Storie fiorentine'' (1508-1510) - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles_Lindbergh.jpg|thumb|Charles Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis.]]
2: ...ust 26]], [[1974]]) was a pioneering [[United States]] [[aviator]] famous for piloting the first solo ...
6: ...on the line [[St. Louis]] in the 1920s.<!--What does this mean? Please clarify.-->
11: ...ned by Donald Hall and custom built by Ryan Airlines of [[San Diego, California]]. He needed 33.5 hour...
13: ...ited States]]. On [[March 21]], [[1929]] he was presented the [[Medal of Honor]] for his historic tran... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the...
5: ...de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diog...
7: ..., Magellan continued his education, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some specu...
9: ... conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: ...art in expeditions to the [[Spice Islands]]. In [[1510]], Magellan was promoted to the rank of [[captain... - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ... of the southwest of what is now the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Salamanca]], [[Spain]].
5: ...of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], and several slaves, both native Americans and Africans.
8: ...thing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Z...
10: ...he brutal [[Tiguex War]], which resulted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hu...
12: ...rther to Quivira, and he reached a village near present-day [[Lindsborg, Kansas]]. But his disappointm... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
4: ... area]] in the state of [[Arizona]], [[United States]]. Phoenix ranked:
5: ...S Census estimation, Phoenix is now the fifth-largest city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] ...
6: ... 14th largest metropolitan area of the United States, with a population of 3,251,876 (2000 census)
7: * the largest capital city by area and population in the U.S. ...
8: * the eighth-fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. (2000 cens...
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