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- David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...Henry Morton Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
6: ...of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter he later married, and joined the [[London Missionary So...
8: ...ugh she was pregnant – but returned to [[England]] with their children.
12: ...nformation about the African continent. In particular, Livingstone was a proponent of trade and missio...
14: ...ation of the [[Zambesi River]]. He returned to England to try to garner support for his ideas, and to ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
29: ...Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
35: ...bbott|Abbott, Diane Julie]], (born 1953), British Labour MP
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
53: *[[Paula Abdul|Abdul, Paula]], (born 1962), US musician
54: *[[Humayun Abdulali|Abdulali, Humayun]], (1914-2001), [[India]]n [[ornitholo... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
34: ...gail Adams|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
44: ..., British author of [[Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
45: ...to Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez case
61: ...[[Michael Adams|Adams, Michael]], (1971-), chess player
69: ...rchitect)|Adams, Thomas]], (1871-1940), UK urban planner - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...een of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the ti...
9: ...al change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her succes...
12: ...nly child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] [[1819]].
14: ...[[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[... - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
3: ...l of the [[Spanish Armada]], and her mother, Anne Laisney, a Frenchwoman. Her parents met in [[Bilbao,...
5: ...prompting them in 1832 to go to [[Arequipa]], to claim her paternal inheritance which was in possessio...
13: *[http://www.hope.edu/latinamerican/Tristan.htm Complete Biography] - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
2: '''Mary Stevenson Cassatt''' ([[May 22]], [[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United ...
6: ...[[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (1861-1865). Tired of patr...
12: ...bright and that her portraits too accurate to be flattering to the subject.
14: ...r rebellion against the Salon. "I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I ...
21: ...depict a mother and child portrayed in intimate relationship and domestic settings. - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...ch led her to approach the [[Massachusetts]] legislature to obtain an official inspection commission.
10: ...anged to have her sent abroad to recover. In [[England]], she spent a year living on the estate of the...
14: ...less]] were confined. She then lobbied state legislatures to erect asylums to treat the insane accordi...
16: ...ke Simmons case directly to the floor of the legislature. The assembly was shocked into silence, when,... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]....
7: ...l-connected [[Britain|British]] family at the 'Villa Colombaia' in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], she was na...
9: ...ntense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...ed to her active role in the reform of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medica...
19: ...wn]] precipitated by a continuing crisis of her relationship with Milnes, Nightingale met [[Sidney He... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: '''Ching Shih''' [[1775]]-[[1844]] first became known as a [[China|Chinese]] [[pro...
4: A master of manipulation, Cheng I Sao (鄭一嫂 lit. w...
6: ...se along with disobeying orders. If a village regularly helped the pirates, it was a capital offense t...
8: ...tion, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[1844]], running a [[brothel]] and gambling house in [[... - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
5: ...er in the history of literature and the most translated American author of either gender. Her writings...
7: ... available in English. Among her works is the popular Christian book, ''Steps to Christ''.
11: ...e from Satan and one of the big apostasies of the last days.
13: ...nt Helena, California]], is a [[National Historic Landmark]].
23: ...len would be taken into vision. The visions would last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
1: ...0, Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...ll as part of the struggle for liberation from [[slavery]] and [[racism]].
5: ... took the name Harriet after her mother. Around [[1844]] she married John Tubman, a free man. She endur...
9: ...ed. And she guided hundreds of people trapped in slavery up to the free states, during the Civil War.
13: ...ffectual chicken chaser could not be the cunning slave stealer. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
2: '''Sarah Bernhardt''' ([[October 22]], [[1844]] – [[March 26]], [[1923]]) was a [[France|...
4: ...r father was reportedly Edouard Bernard, a French lawyer, and she was educated in French Catholic conv...
6: Her stage career started in [[1862]], largely in [[comic theatre]] and [[burlesque]]. She ...
8: ...]. She was also to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life.
10: ...s death in 1889 at age 34, was quickly collapsed, largely due to the young actor's dependence on morph... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
7: ... in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[preside...
14: ...States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] [[Elaine Chao]], born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]; ...
19: ...resident, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
25: ...ng across the country to explain their views and plans to the voters. Much of the modern electoral pro...
35: .... In addition, the president has important [[legislative]] and [[judicial]] powers. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
10: ...td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Kinderhook (village), New York|Kinderhook, New York]]</td></tr>
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Kinderhook (town), New Y...
14: ...tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
15: <br>(daughter-in-law, widowed)</td></tr>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr> - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Greenway, Virginia]]</td...
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Richmond, Virginia]]</td...
13: ...tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1s...
14: [[Priscilla Cooper Tyler]] (daughter-in-law)<br>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[lawyer]]</td></tr> - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
1: [[Image:GeorgeDallas.jpg|right|George M. Dallas]]
3: '''George Mifflin Dallas''' ([[July 10]], [[1792]] – [[December 31]...
5: ...ber 21]], [[1828]] to [[April 15]], [[1829]]. Dallas was United States district attorney for the east...
7: ...f the United States on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March ...
9: ...The city of [[Dallas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]]. - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
4: ...r" colspan=2><div style="float:center">[[Image:Millard Fillmore.jpg|250px|]]</div></td></tr>
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Summerhill, New York]]</...
12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Buffalo, New York]]</td>...
13: ...tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fillmore]] (wife) <br... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
10: | place of birth=[[Hillsborough]], [[New Hampshire]]
13: | place of death=[[Concord]], [[New Hampshire]]
18: ...d Scott]] by a 50 to 44 percent margin in the popular vote and 254 to 42 in the [[United States Electo...
20: ...e]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate States of Ameri... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
4: Flag = Oregon state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Oregon]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest lik...
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
34: ... BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
52: * [[Glass]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]]
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