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1. John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
   5: ...lly acknowledged that Frémont became the first European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also ...
   7: ... first pair of [[United States Senate|Senator]]s from [[California]]. In [[1856]] the new Republican P...
   9: ...[Abraham Lincoln]] and led to Frémont's removal from command in the West on [[November 2]], [[1861]]....
   11: ...ointed [[Governor]] of the [[Arizona Territory]] from [[1878]] to [[1881]]. He died of [[peritonitis]]...
   21: ... Senators from California|United States Senators from California]]|before=''(none)''|after=[[John B. W...
2. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
   7: ... from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more ...
   12: ...tranged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the...
   14: ...oria's uncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Though she occupied a...
   16: ...the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent ...
   18: ...sons for marrying Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage.
3. Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
   3: ...[1797]]–[[1883]]) was the self-given name, from [[1843]], of an [[United States|American]] [[abo...
   8: ...51]] at the Women's Convention in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]].
   10: ...he worked with a neighbor, [[Olive Gilbert]], to produce a biography in [[1850]], the ''Narrative of S...
   13: ...o [[Washington, D.C.]], after the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] was issued to work with former slaves....
   19: ...he [[NASA]] [[Mars Pathfinder]] mission's robotic rover was named "Sojourner" after Sojourner Truth.
4. George Eliot (6014 bytes)
   3: ... [[Victorian era]], whose novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their [[realis...
   5: ...ay have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attendin...
   8: ...es. She translated Strauss' ''Life of Jesus'' ([[1846]]) and began contributing to the ''[[Westminster ...
   12: ...ooned in [[Venice]] and, allegedly, Cross jumped from their hotel balcony into the Grand Canal on thei...
   14: Friend and author [[Henry James]] once wrote of her:
5. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   1: [[Image:Florence Nightingale - Project Gutenberg 13103.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|A y...
   7: ...led woman, Florence rebelled against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become ...
   9: ... in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
   11: ...m of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
   13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospi...
6. Saxophone (14311 bytes)
   7: ...struments led to it not being used in orchestral groups, and for a long time it was relegated to milit...
   9: ...e manufactured there. The Hungarian/Roumanian [[tarogato]], which is quite similar to a [[soprano saxo...
   11: ...nstruments. After 1866 many modifications were introduced by a number of manufacturers.
   14: ...xophone's body is effectively conical, giving it properties more similar to the [[oboe]] than to the [...
   16: ...ugh a great amount of development is required to produce a beautiful tone color.
7. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
   4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2><div style=...
   25: ...y by Jackson's aggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
   36: *Robert Tyler ([[September 9]], [[1816]] - [[December...
   46: *David Gardiner Tyler ([[July 12]], [[1846]] - [[September 5]], [[1927]]).
   51: *Robert Fitzwalter Tyler ([[March 12]], [[1856]] - [[...
8. James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
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   50: ...riticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American C...
   53: ...ri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
   55: ...hanan was once engaged died a few days after she broke off the engagement, and Buchanan then vowed to ...
   57: ...e Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-fourth through Twenty-sixth Congresses).
9. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
   7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
   31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
   42: ... of the United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican ...
   44: ...rica]], and took control of U.S. forts and other properties within their boundaries. These events soon...
   46: ...ng competing considerations and at getting rival groups to work together toward a common goal. He pers...
10. William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
    7: | style="background:#efefef;text-align:center;" colspan=2 | [[Imag...
    33: ! [[Profession]]:
    44: ...States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New York]] and the nineteenth [[Vice President...
    46: ...]] and [[1851]] and a member of the state Senate from [[1858]] to [[1860]]. He was elected as a [[Uni...
    48: ...7]] and served until March [[1881]]. He retired from public life and active business pursuits because...
11. Nepal (22444 bytes)
    2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
    5: | style="background:#ffffff;" align=center colspan=2 |
    16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationNepal.png]]
    46: | ''[[Rastriya Gaan]]'' ("May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign")
    58: ...n [[Lumbini]], Nepal circa [[563 BC]] and the Emperor [[Ashoka|A&#347;oka]] ruled over a vast empire i...
12. Flag of California (3028 bytes)
    1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    5: ... time in [[Sonoma, California]] on [[June 18]], [[1846]], by the "Bear Flaggers" led by [[William B. Ide...
    9: ...top, looking somewhat like a [[pig]], and had no ground to stand on (see below). The modern flag has ...
    11: ... on the lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific, "from sea to sea" in the [[1600s]].
    15: ...write in a letter to his mother "Cuffy came down growling"--"Cuffy" being his nickname for the bear on...
13. California (63989 bytes)
    52: Animal = [[Brown Bear|California grizzly bear]]; marine - [[Gray...
    55: Fish = [[Golden Trout]]; marine - [[Garibaldi (fish)|Garibaldi]] |
    68: StateRock = [[Serpentine]] |
    83: 2) Add the macro {{ref|TheSun_Dec9}} to the body of the article, w...
    93: ...s of Splandian), a 16th century novel, by [[Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo]], where there is an island p...
14. Iowa (24205 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 28|Dec 28]], [[1846]] |
    36: ...]], having joined the union on [[December 28]], [[1846]]. The official name of the state is "State of Io...
    45: ...acques Marquette]] are believed to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as lush,...
    46: *Iowa has been home to approximately 17 different tribes. Today, only the [[M...
    47: ...in June [[1833]]. Primarily, they were families from [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], [[Indi...
15. Washington (20186 bytes)
    36: ... the [[2000]] census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numb...
    45: ...e]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries were [[salmon]] fish...
    47: The first [[European]] record of a landing on the Washington coast...
    51: ...bly Britain and then the United States. Captain [[Robert Gray]] (for whom [[Grays Harbor]] county is n...
    53: ...ain and the U.S. that lasted until [[June 15]], [[1846]] when Britain ceded their claims to this land wi...
16. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    38: ...te state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...ylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footno...
    44: ...]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]].
    46: ...me incorporated as a [[joint stock company]] by a royal charter drawn up on [[April 10]], [[1606]]. I...
    48: ...ed by Virginia [[History of Washington, DC|was retroceded to Virginia]] effective [[1847]], and is no...
17. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    36: ...ey]], one of the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for ...
    38: ...{IPA|[&#712;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.g&#601;n]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[&#712;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.&#716;...
    41: ...servation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]].''
    43: ...he [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests.
    45: ...as of 2004|as of July 2004]], the population had grown to an estimated 3,594,586.
18. New Mexico (31079 bytes)
    9: Motto = Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
    38: ... recognized languages in the state. In [[Spain|European]] [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the state's n...
    46: ...d near an excavated pueblo today preserved as [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[1541]]. His maltreatmen...
    50: ...w Mexico|Acoma]] revolted against this Spanish encroachment but faced severe suppression.
    52: ...iego de Vargas Zapata]] reestablished Spanish control and returned Spanish colonists in [[1692]].
19. Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
    3: ... in the US. The [[adobe]] walls were constructed around A.D. 1610]]
    6: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
    7: .... Many contemporary houses in the city are built from lumber, concrete blocks, and other materials but...
    9: ...]] line the streets of the city center and Canyon Road.
    11: ... continues to face the challenges of continuing drought conditions and a widening divide between loca...
20. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
    3: ...ctical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where the...
    7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
    10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]]

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