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- John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]].
5: ...s of the [[Des Moines River]], and from 1841 to [[1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trai...
7: ... of Cahuenga]] which ended the [[Mexican-American War]] in California. He served (from [[1850]] to [[1...
9: ...mmand in the West on [[November 2]], [[1861]]. He was re-appointed to a different post (in [[West Virg...
11: Frémont was appointed [[Governor]] of the [[Arizona Territor... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empres...
9: ...hnological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; he...
12: ...ningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] ...
14: ...s the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...ssed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of ... - Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
3: ...''). Other sources list her name as "Isabella Van Wagener". The year of her birth is uncertain, but is...
8: ...ovement. Perhaps one of her most famous speeches was "[[Ain't I a Woman?]]," a short but well pointed...
10: ...and Industry. When the association disbanded in [[1846]], she remained in [[Florence, Massachusetts|Flor...
13: ..., D.C.]], after the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] was issued to work with former slaves. She also met ...
15: ...k Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek. In [[1983]], she was inducted into the [[Michigan Women's Hall of Fam... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ... November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [[1880]]), was an [[England|English]] [[novelist]]. She is one...
5: ...ir own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as a writer of romances. An additional...
8: ...f Feuerbach's ''Essence of Christianity'', and it was at that time that she began to live with [[Georg...
10: ...ovelistic career. Evans' cohabitation with Lewes was a scandalous matter. Lewes' wife refused to be ...
12: ...e of 61 in London of a [[kidney]] [[ailment]] and was [[interred]] in [[Highgate Cemetery]] (East), [[... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each ye...
7: ...he expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
9: ...ion as [[cooks]] or [[prostitutes]]. Nightingale was particularly concerned with the appalling condit...
13: ...r of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and was greatly impressed by the quality of medical care...
19: ... and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Nightingale's pione... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
3: ...music]], [[big band]] music, and [[jazz]], but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l an...
7: ...used in orchestral groups, and for a long time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his gr...
9: ...iration. It is likely, however, that Sax's intent was in fact to invent an entirely new instrument whi...
11: ...of Sax's patent. For the duration of the patent (1846-1866) no one except the Sax factory Paris could l...
28: ...an clarinet reeds. Hardness is usually (but not always) measured using a numeric scale that ranges fro... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Greenway, Virginia]]</td></tr>
21: ... States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the second President born after the signing of t...
25: John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler (1747-1813) and Mary ...
27: ...ed [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]], Tyler was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vi...
29: ...ely [[Acting President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
50: ...liding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American Civil War]] and as a result, he is widely considered to be...
53: ...tee on the Judiciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. B...
55: ...orians, but there isn't any decisive evidence one way or the other.
57: ...5]], [[1845]], to accept a Cabinet portfolio. He was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (...
59: ...5]] to [[1849]], during which he negotiated the [[1846]] [[Oregon Treaty]] establishing the 49th paralle... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...ail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]–[[1865]]) [[President o...
44: ...es. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
46: ... toward a common goal. He personally directed the war effort, which ultimately led the Union forces to...
48: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] as a pragmatic war measure which would set the stage for the comple... - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
44: ...[[June 30]], [[1819]]–[[June 4]], [[1887]]) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Repre...
46: ...utional conventions in [[1867]] and [[1868]], and was elected to the Forty-first and to the three succ...
48: ...ts because of ill health, and died in Malone. He was interred in Morningside Cemetery. - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...br />(transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and ...
30: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water
58: ... century BC]]. By [[200]] AD, the Buddhist empire was displaced by resurgent Hindu fiefdoms such as th...
60: ...u. In [[1814]], Nepal fought the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] with the [[British East India Company]] that e...
62: ...ve the political order because the new government was also characterised by extreme corruption borderi... - Flag of California (3028 bytes)
3: ...s first flown during the [[Bear Flag Revolt]] and was adopted by the [[California state legislature]] ...
5: ...nia]], whose Spanish-speaking population of 4,000 was outnumbered by Americans.
9: In the original flag the bear was smaller and near the top, looking somewhat like ...
11: ...t symbolized had a brief career. On [[July 9]], [[1846]], Commodore [[John Drake Sloat]] of the [[U.S. N...
15: ..., who, because the flag snagged a few times as it was lowered, would later write in a letter to his mo... - California (63989 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (R)|
20: WaterArea = 20,047 |
21: PCWater = 4.7 |
45: ....gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
78: Waltz = none - Iowa (24205 bytes)
2: Name = Iowa |
3: Fullname = State of Iowa |
4: Flag = Iowa state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Iowa]] |
6: Seal = Iowastateseal.jpg | - Washington (20186 bytes)
2: Name = Washington |
3: Fullname = State of Washington |
4: Flag = Washington state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Washington]] |
6: Seal = Washington state seal.png | - Virginia (23198 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Mark R. Warner]] |
17: WaterArea = 8,220 |
18: PCWater = 7.4 |
38: ...ke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...f them were re-elected to a second term: [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 6,177 |
18: PCWater = 2.4 |
36: ...ordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Nevada]]. Its norther...
45: ... [[United States 2000 Census|population in 2000]] was 3,421,399, a 20.4% increase over 1990; [[as of 2...
49: ...st permanent white settlement in Oregon. In the [[War of 1812]], the [[Britain|British]] gained contro... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
18: WaterArea = 607 |
19: PCWater = 0.2 |
46: ...he pueblos reached [[Cabeza de Vaca]], a Spaniard wandering across south New Mexico in [[1528]]-[[1536...
50: ...rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote colony. O was made the first governor of the new [[Province of...
58: ...dent Mexico following the [[1810]]-1821 [[Mexican War of Independence]]. - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
3: ... oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls were constructed around A.D. 1610]]
11: ...focus on tourism, was elected mayor. Although she was voted out after serving one term, the city conti...
28: area water = 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) |
43: ...|Coronado]] and established in [[1598]]. The city was founded by [[Don Pedro de Peralta]], New Mexico'...
45: ...f Mexico|1824 Constitution]]. In 1848 New Mexico was acquired by the United States from Mexico, and i... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
34: ...ntury BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
55: * [[Water clock]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
110: * [[1510]]: [[Pocket watch]]: [[Peter Henlein]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]]
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