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  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
    6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
    10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
    11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
    21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
  2. David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
    3: ...on Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
    6: ...ter he later married, and joined the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
    8: ... into [[South Africa]] because of [[Boer]] opposition. It was during this time that Livingstone made ...
    12: ...lar, Livingstone was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
    14: ...is travels. At this time he resigned from the missionary society to which he belonged.
  3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the ...
    12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
    14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
    15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
    16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
  4. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
    5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
    24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter
    55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah᝝, (died 1921), religious leader
    74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
    91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
  5. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
    7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
    19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
    27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
    41: ...above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
  6. Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
    4: ...40;τρα θεά φιλοπάτωρ, [...
    8: ==Biography==
    9: ...med her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]–[[30 BC]]).
    11: ...fairs of Rome. When [[Pompey]], fleeing the victorious [[Julius Caesar]], arrived in Alexandria seekin...
    13: ...whom they named Ptolemy Caesar (nicknamed [[Caesarion]], little Caesar). However, Caesar refused to ma...
  7. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
    9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
    14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
    16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
    18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
    20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
  8. Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
    7: ...mperance]] movements in New York, organizing in [[1852]] the first woman's state temperance society in A...
    9: ... paper, ''[[The Revolution (newspaper)|The Revolution]]'', published in [[New York City]], edited by S...
    13: ...er equality for women would end the need for abortion.
    15: ...ssociation]] (NWSA) from the date of its organization in [[1869]] until [[1892]], when she became pres...
    17: ...ourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] entitled her to do, she was served a warrant o...
  9. Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
    2: ...2]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
    6: ... On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few days later. He n...
    8: Biographies differ as to whether Ada lived with her m...
    15: ...ams in the notes appended to the Menebrea translation. Her prose acknowledged some possibilities of t...
    21: ==Controversy over attribution==
  10. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
    3: ...odern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth annive...
    9: ... of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger...
    11: ...the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
    13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospital established and managed by an ord...
    15: == Rejection of marriage proposal ==
  11. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
    3: ...er the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of governmen...
    7: ...ffice is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
    12: ...f the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and h...
    14: ...sh Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend thi...
    16: ...ge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008.
  12. Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
    3: ...ont size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
    15: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[Lawyer]]</td></tr>
    20: ...ded [[Zachary Taylor]], who died of acute indigestion. Fillmore served out Taylor's term and was never...
    22: == Biography ==
    26: ...ggled to obtain an education under frontier conditions. Several years later, Fillmore moved to [[Buff...
  13. Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
    2: | nationality=american
    18: ....S. presidential election, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King...
    20: ...eton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate State...
    22: ... In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
    25: ... who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two...
  14. Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
    5: ...r of the state legislature between [[1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Repub...
    7: ...crats]] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Edward Everett]]. He was reelected as a [[...
    12: ...lliam A. Wheeler]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1872|1872]] (won)}}
    13: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]...
  15. Romania (19812 bytes)
    11: image_map = LocationRomania.png |
    12: national_motto = none <br> former [[Kings of Romania|Ro...
    13: national_anthem = [[Desteapta-te, Romane!|De&#351;teapt...
    25: population_estimate_year = 2004 |
    26: population_estimate = 22,355,551 |
  16. California (63989 bytes)
    15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
    16: TradAbbreviation = Calif. |
    44: ...s against official California Government Code sections 420-429.8,
    45: ...i-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
    89: ...each other. If California were an independent nation, it would have the sixth largest [[Economy of Ca...
  17. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
    36: ...the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant ...
    38: ...12;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.g&#601;n]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[&#712;&#596;&#633;.&#601;.&#716;g&#593;n]...
    41: ...ted States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]]....
    43: ...has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon B...
  18. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
    3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
    48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
    54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
  19. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    31: ...ing]], (born 1980), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
    129: *[[Thom Yorke|Yorke, Thom]], of [[Radiohead]]
    148: ...oung|Young, Brigham]], (1801-1877), American religious leader
    160: *[[Horatio Nelson Young|Young, Horatio Nelson]], (1845-1913), military hero
    165: *[[John Young|Young, John]], (1802-1852), American politician
  20. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixed in.
    5: ...onsisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges of su...
    9: ...an the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
    11: ...o be visible with the naked eye. Before the invention of the telescope, comets seemed to appear out of...
    15: ... objects known to exist in the solar system. The Giotto probe found that [[Comet Halley]]'s nucleus re...

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