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1. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
   1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
   3: === [[1820s]] ===
   4: ...as-1970-1820.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1820]]
   5: *[[1820]] - [[Missouri Compromise]]
   6: *[[1820]] - [[Land Act]]

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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
   6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
   17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
2. Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
   1: ... and [[French Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[N...
   4: ...n the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].
   6: In [[1822]] he sailed on a voyage around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Dupe...
   8: ...her islands, and found out the probable place of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérouse|La Perou...
   10: ...area of Antarctica that he named the [[French Southern Territories|Adélie Coast]] in honor of his wif...
3. Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
   3: ...d the effort to grant women the right to vote in the [[United States]].
   5: ...er, New York]]. While in Rochester, she attended the [[Unitarian Church]].
   7: ...ming in [[1856]] the agent for New York state of the [[American Anti-Slavery Society]].
   9: ... Revolution (newspaper)|The Revolution]]'', published in [[New York City]], edited by Stanton, and hav...
   11: ...dash; men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."''
4. Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
   1: ...appointed professor at [[Stockholm University]], the third woman in [[Europe]] to become a professor.
   3: ...racy, a Hungarian king in particular; in [[1858]] he was permitted to change his surname to [[Matthias...
   5: ...ation and "appreciation of the finer things" than her husband.
   7: ...fying" the enormous effort that was put into the theory).
   9: ...lder sister Anna and he very probably proposed to her.
5. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
   7: ...rebelled against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
   9: ...and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
   11: ...eform of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
   13: ...ical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
6. Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
   2: ...r]], [[feminist]] and fundraiser, all as part of the struggle for liberation from [[slavery]] and [[ra...
   5: ... intermittent bouts of [[narcolepsy]] the rest of her life.
   9: ...trapped in slavery up to the free states, during the Civil War.
   13: ...sume the ineffectual chicken chaser could not be the cunning slave stealer.
   15: ... be anticipated by her pursuers and later resumed her planned route at a safer location.
7. Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
   1: ...ose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular [[resonance|resonator...
   3: ...and [[woodwind instrument]]s made of brass, like the [[saxophone]].
   41: ...820. Natural instruments are still played in [[authentic performance]]s of older music, and for some c...
   55: ...or the [[French horn]] and are also prevalent on the [[tuba]].
   57: ... the [[Bazooka_(instrument)|bazooka]] is also in the slide family.
8. James Monroe (11107 bytes)
   18: ... of the [[United States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United...
   22: ...f William and Mary]], fought with distinction in the [[Continental Army]], and practiced law in [[Fred...
   24: ...sident [[Thomas Jefferson]], he helped negotiate the [[Louisiana Purchase]].
   28: ...ial election, 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to se...
   30: ...ndividuals are considered outstanding leaders of their time.
9. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
   14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
   18: ...tes|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First Lady [[...
   22: ...ta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston, Massachus...
   24: ...s after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)
   26: ... elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
10. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
    8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
    14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica...
    17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[Uni...
    18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Rich...
    22: ... the first of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English l...
11. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    18: ...es Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
    20: ...cy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
    22: ...handsome. And he was genuinely religious. And yet he was a timid man with a shallow, rigid, old-fashio...
    25: ...had six older and two younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters.
    27: ...g friendship, and [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]. He also met [[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prenti...
12. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
    33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
    36: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
    42: ...he United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party...
    44: ...ithin their boundaries. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
13. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    1: ...by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has als...
    3: ==Development of the printing press==
    4: ...of peasant illiteracy at the time, texts such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations and us...
    6: ...oduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing the technology full circle).
    8: ...all. The other candidate advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]].
14. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ...as 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It h...
    3: ...ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to li...
    5: ...ia egypt 4.jpg|thumb|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar...
    11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
    13: ...ounding of the city and ends with the arrival of the Romans (blue).
15. Antarctica (14761 bytes)
    4: ...e Earth's [[North Pole]] on the opposite side of the planet.
    6: ...n continent that bears a possible resemblance to the Antarctic coast. (See also [[History of Antarctic...
    8: ...humidity]] of any continent on Earth, as well as the lowest average temperature.
    10: It has been assigned the [[Internet]] [[Top-level domain|ccTLD]] '''[[.aq]...
    15: ... Nearly all of Antarctica is covered by an [[ice sheet]] that is, on average, 2.5 kilometers thick.
16. Qatar (10610 bytes)
    1: ...ia]] to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the [[Persian Gulf]].
    3: The pronunciation of ''Qatar'' in [[English language|...
    25: | Sheikh [[Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani]]
    28: | Sheikh [[Abdallah ibn Khalifah Al Thani]]
    45: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
17. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
    1: ...e west of [[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
    8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="135px" | [[Image:Jamaica_coat_medium.gif|Jam...
    24: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]
    44: ... [[West Indies Federation]] and [[United Kingdom|the UK]]</font size="-1"><br>[[August 6]], [[1962]]
    52: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
18. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Aloha State |
    30: HighestElev = 4,206 |
    37: ...olulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] is the largest city and the state capital.
    39: ...ial producer of [[coffee]], and [[chocolate]] in the nation.
    41: ...pular [[Hawaii (novel)|1959 novel]] by [[James Michener]] and its [[Hawaii (1966 movie)|1966 movie ada...
19. Maine (17312 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Pine Tree State |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 15]], [[1820]] |
    30: HighestElev = 1,608 |
    36: ...USS Maine|USS ''Maine'']] in honor of the state. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but...
    38: ...|Portland]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Ma...
20. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Granite State |
    10: ...LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
    30: HighestElev = 1,917 |
    36: ...[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free...
    38: ... bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|American white birch]], also called...

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