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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...ntry has been free of violent political conflict. Figueres also abolished the [[military]] and today, ...
20: | '''[[Official language]]'''
21: | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (Official), ([[English language|English]] and indigenou...
61: ...fined to include the [[Isthmo-Colombian]] area, defined by the presence of groups that spoke [[Chibcha...
67: ...[History of Central America]]) from [[1823]] to [[1839]]. In [[1824]], the capital moved to [[San Jos鬠... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]]
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
141: ...]] — [[1924]], [[1931]] — [[1934]] (office tower & wing) - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...ce of [[President of the United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run...
5: ...s generally acknowledged that Frémont became the first European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He ...
7: ...] the new Republican Party nominated him as their first [[President of the United States|presidential]...
15: ...dard [[Binomial nomenclature#Authorship in scientific names|botanical author abbreviation]] '''Frém.'... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ... losing a ship, that he entered and departed some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap a...
11: ==First Voyage 1534==
13: ...ched-for [[northwest passage]]. He landed for the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] ... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
4: ...[Taoiseach|Irish prime minister]] and leader of [[Fianna Fᩬ]]
7: ...feldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor
8: ...rs|Ahlfors, Lars Valerian]], ([[1907]]-[[1996]]), Finnish mathematician
11: *[[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad|Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam]] ([[1839]]-[[1908]]), founder of [[Ahmadi]] sect
15: *[[Esko Aho|Aho, Esko]], (born 1954), Finnish prime minister - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...itish policies by refusing to pass any laws. In [[1839]], unable to cope with the problems overseas, the... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ..., August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''' ([[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[p...
13: * ''Findelkind'' (??) [http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/1...
16: * ''Held in Bondage'' (1863) (first published with the title ''Granville de Vigne'... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
11: ...ber]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] [[1839]]. The family lived at Ockham Park, at [[Ockham, ...
13: ... [[Mary Somerville]], noted researcher and scientific author of the [[19th century]], who introduced h...
15: ...at "the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or e...
23: ...nd programming Babbage's engine, or was more of a figurehead used by Babbage for [[public relations]] ...
25: ...t of her contribution versus Babbage's remains difficult to assess based on current sources. - Painting (4567 bytes)
34: ...st.]] Different types of paint are usually identified by the medium that the pigment is suspended or ...
48: *[[Spray paint]] ([[Graffiti]])
70: *[[Graffiti]]
80: *[[Figure painting]]
96: *[[Paul C麡nne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ing of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Wes...
3: ...d rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering tha...
16: ...orming a knot. Because of the loom structure only five colors can be used to create the design. Moquet...
21: ... eliminating the need to use different spools. In 1839 [[James Templeton]] developed a [[chenille]] tech...
34: ...rtical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs). - Map (10223 bytes)
3: A '''map''' is a simplified depiction of a [[space]], a navigational aid wh...
9: ... tradition, often merge geography with non-scientific [[cosmography]], showing the relationship of the...
11: ...o the mile." A character notes some practical difficulties with this map and states that "we now use ...
13: ...n importance. In terms of quantity, the most significant number of drawn map sheets is probably made u...
17: ... oriented with the north up, hence north is identified with the top of a sheet. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ... word ''clarino'' meaning ''[[trumpet]]'', as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that ...
11: ... writing. Additionally, improvements made to the fingering systems of the clarinet over time have ena...
15: ...h school music and beyond, and sometimes earlier. Finally, the most advanced range goes up further bey...
20: .... The instrument uses a single wooden (sometimes "fiber" or plastic) [[reed (music)|reed]] which is he...
24: ...between the upper and lower joint. This hourglass figure is not visible to the naked eye, but helps in... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1837]]–[[March...
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
22: ...n-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]...
27: ...nued in active and successful practice for twenty-five years.
29: His practice made him financially independent, and paved the way for his e... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...rty|Democrat]] to the [[United States Senate]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Isaa...
7: ...ster Plenipotentiary to Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He w...
18: ...ay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}}
20: ...ed States]]|before=[[John Tyler]]|after=[[Millard Fillmore]]| years=[[March 4]], [[1845]] – [[Ma... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
18: ...illiam R. King]] won in a landslide, beating [[Winfield Scott]] by a 50 to 44 percent margin in the po...
22: ...easy and good at the political game, charming and fine and handsome. And he was genuinely religious. A...
40: ... ([[1836]]) in infancy and Frank Robert Pierce ([[1839]]–[[1843]]) at the age of four from [[epide...
49: ...tes Whig Party|Whig]] candidate, [[General]] [[Winfield Scott]] of [[Virginia]], whom Pierce served un... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
10: | '''Term of Office:'''
27: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''
42: ...impeachment|impeach]] him in [[1868]]; he was the first President to be impeached. He was subsequently...
48: ...n of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses).
53: == National office == - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...d had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
7: [[Image:Alexandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close...
21: ...act knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the...
23: ...t of fishermen and pirates. Behind it there were five native villages scattered along the strip betwe...
51: ...erated him that he completely demolished its fortifications, although he seems to have spared the live... - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...e year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to dis...
12: ...ssils was not overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] a...
14: Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote the first systematic treatise about [[mining]] and [[sme...
16: ...ogic map|geological maps]]; Guettard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin...
18: ...ist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of order... - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ... and south, [[Chile]] to the south, and the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west. Peru is rich in cultural a...
18: | '''[[Official language]]s''' || [[Spanish language|Spanish]...
48: ... and fought against Chile in the [[War of the Pacific]]. After the war (and with the loss of the provi...
55: ...ue in that it doesn't belong to any of the twenty-five regions. The city of [[Lima]] is located in thi...
97: ...in Western [[South America]], bordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], between [[Chile]] and [[Ecuador]]. It a...
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