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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
16: ... Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: ...aries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
8: ..., Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
9: ... Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
48: ...ich Ackermann|Ackermann, Wilhelm Heinrich]] (1789-1848) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
26: ...[[Valdas Adamkus|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
34: ...ms, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
37: ...drew Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
4: ...ev|Afanasyev, Viktor G.]], (1922-1994), Russian editor
9: ...Denis Auguste Affre|Affre, Denis Auguste]], (1793-1848), archbishop of [[Paris]] - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Lucretia Mott (3249 bytes)
3: ...r]], a [[women's rights]] proponent, and an [[abolitionist]].
5: ... first Quaker women to do advocacy work for [[abolition]].
7: ...l concept for that time and remains so, and the United States was the first country and still one of t...
9: ...al advocacy to women coming up as women's and abolitionist advocates. In the [[1830s]] she helped esta...
11: ...vement in one area, that of divorce. At that time it was very difficult to obtain divorce, and fathers... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
2: ... the early [[women's rights]] movement in the [[United States]].
4: ...[[Lucretia Mott]], the primary organizer of the [[1848 Women's Rights Convention]] in Seneca Falls, New ...
6: ... This anthology reached six volumes by various writers in 1922. Stanton was also active internationa...
9: ...ar so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by the same cause, and manifested ver...
12: ... critic of [[religion]] in general and [[Christianity]] in particular. Stanton was also an outspoken ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
5: ...d for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her ...
7: ...satisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...ects out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in...
11: ...ural expert, and journalist who covered the [[Spiritualist]] phenomena. Soon they were living together...
13: ..., she became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the [[United States]]. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ....jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...overnment]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: Because of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is considered by...
7: ...is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
12: | date of death=[[February 23]], [[1848]]
18: ... Adams]] and First Lady [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith]].
22: ...o [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston,...
24: ...merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed L... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van ...
17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M...
22: ...first President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ...th of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Cornelis h... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
13: ...the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]/independent</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' <...
21: ...econd President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ... (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead. He studied law with his father, who became [[Governor of Virginia]] ... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fil...
16: ...United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</t...
20: ...own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]].
26: ...ork]] would complement Taylor, a slave-holding military man from the south. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
22: | [[Hardin County, Kentucky]]<br />(site now in [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue County]])
28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
33: ...List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
34: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
36: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:''' - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Julia Grant]]...
15: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
16: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>
22: ...ident of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]].
24: ...all [[Union army|Union armies]], and is credited with winning the war. Although he was a successful ge... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...ts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ...er and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
7: ...y Affairs and the Militia and the Committee on Military Affairs. In [[1861]] he raised and commanded ...
9: ...1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was inter...
12: ...arty|Republican Party]] [[Vice President of the United States|Vice Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Rep... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
13: | place of death=[[New York City, New York]]
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
18: ...mber 19th, and Arthur became [[President of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on the ''second'' syllable -- "Al-AN.... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...t until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Tha...
6: ...ssia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]...
8: ...democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as...
10: ...anguage|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estima...
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