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  1. Kentucky (15076 bytes)
    30: HighestElev = 1263 |
    31: MeanElev = 230 |
    32: LowestElev = 78 |
    38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbred horse]]s and [[horse ra...
    41: ...me the fifteenth state in the union and [[Isaac Shelby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named the ...
  2. Washington (20186 bytes)
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    31: MeanElev = 520 |
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    36: ...2000]] census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numbered ab...
    45: ...whale]] hunting. In the east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whitmans...
  3. New Mexico (31079 bytes)
    31: HighestElev = Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft, 4,014 |
    32: MeanElev = 5,692 ft, 1735 |
    33: LowestElev = Red Bluff Reservoir, 2,817 ft, 859 |
    38: ...h language|Spanish]], the state's name would be spelled ''Nuevo M骩co''.
    50: ...al]], "The Royal Road" as a 700 mile (1100 km) lifeline from the rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote c...
  4. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ... is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    7: ...nguage]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle Eas...
    56: * [[Bell]]s in [[History of China|China]]
    77: * [[3rd century|200s]]: [[Wheelbarrow]]: [[Zhuge Liang]]
  5. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    9: *[[Vincent Van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] ([[1853]]-[[1890]]), Dutch painter
    10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
    15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
    18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
    38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
  6. Aviation history (39698 bytes)
    3: ...[Tower of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
    5: ...to control planes have advanced significantly as well. Initially planes were controlled by moving you...
    15: ..., was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
    17: ...ce of mechanics might perhaps suggest a means, namely, a strong spiral spring. If these advantages and...
    19: ...roviding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere.
  7. United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
    17: *'''[[Gadsden Purchase]]''' of [[1853]], United States purchased a strip of land along ...
  8. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
    1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events fro...
    14: ... election, 1824|election of 1824]]; Adams immediately appoints Clay his new [[Secretary of State]], wh...
    37: *[[1832]] - Jackson re-elected amid struggle with [[Nicholas Biddle (1786-1...
    42: *[[1836]] - [[Samuel Colt]] invents [[revolver]]
    62: *[[1844]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1844]]
  9. History of California (38344 bytes)
    5: ...s fertile agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadershi...
    7: [[Image:california_poppies.jpg|thumb|325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]...
    10: [[Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Vall...
    13: ...[wampum]]), which were produced from [[mussel]] shells using stone tools, while those in the northern ...
    19: About [[1530]], [[Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán]] (President of [[New Spain]]) wa...
  10. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1199 bytes)
    4: ...]] and [[New Mexico]] was later ceded under the [[1853]] [[Gadsden Purchase]].
  11. List of chemists (10401 bytes)
    17: *[[J?Jakob Berzelius]], (1779-1848), Swedish ''chemist''
    22: *[[Robert Bunsen|Robert Wilhelm Bunsen]], (1811-1899), German inventor, chemist
    23: *[[Eduard Buchner]], (1860-1917), [[1907]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
    26: ...1911-1997), American chemist, winner of 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
    33: *[[Robert Curl]], winner of 1996 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
  12. Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
    2: subject_name=Alexander Graham Bell |
    3: image_name=Alexader_g_bell_1.jpg|
    4: ...image_caption=[[Scientist]], [[inventor]] of the telephone and innovations in aviation and hydrofoil t...
    5: ...s born with — a man is what he makes of himself. |
    12: ...f the telephone]]. In addition to his work in [[telecommunications]] technology, he was responsible f...
  13. List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
    21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
    29: *[[Hans Bellmer]] (1902 - 1975)
    32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
    35: *[[John Blakeley]] (1946 - )
    37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
  14. Gorilla (6336 bytes)
    9: ...re Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|I Geoffroy]] | date = [[1853]]}}
    17: ...', the largest of the [[primate]]s, is a ground-dwelling [[herbivore]] that inhabits the [[forest]]s o...
    22: The Philadelphia Zoo's Massa set the longevity record of 54 ye...
    29: ...tes and taking responsibility for the safety and well being of the troop.
    31: ...ginal troop when they are about 11 years old, travelling alone or with a group of other males for 2&nd...
  15. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    2: ... of the [[Lunar Society]] and was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Frankli...
    11: ...y included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samuel ([[May 16]], [[1681]]), and Hannah ([[May 25]], [...
    15: ...he [[Old South Church]] of Boston by the Rev. Samuel Willard.
    23: ...ivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great deal of socia...
    27: ...libraries in other American cities, and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (concept)|enlightenmen...
  16. Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
    6: ...y]]. Davis, the last of the ten children of [[Samuel Emory Davis]] and his wife, Jane, had come from a...
    12: ...ruction and management of a [[sawmill]] in the [[Yellow River]] in [[1831]], he contracted [[pneumonia...
    14: ... year, after which he escorted [[Black Hawk]] himself to prison—it is said that the chief liked ...
    16: ...uisville, Kentucky]]. Sarah's father, then-[[Colonel]] [[Zachary Taylor]], would go on to become a [[G...
    21: ...ew York City]]. In [[1836]], he retired to Brierfield Plantation in [[Warren County, Mississippi]].
  17. Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
    3: ...s often considered one of the most gifted battlefield commanders in American history, and his death wa...
    8: ...a took in sewing and taught school to support herself and her three young children for about four year...
    12: ...r older brother, Warren, went to live with other relatives on his mother's side of the family, but he ...
    14: ...ade teaching a slave to read or write, but nevertheless, Jackson taught the man as promised. In his la...
    20: ...situation. His judgment proved correct, earning field promotion to the temporary rank of major.
  18. March 17 (9666 bytes)
    9: *[[1756]] - [[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (a...
    21: ...ent [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
    22: ... the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Treaty of Brussels]], a precursor to the [[NATO]] Agreement.
    23: ..., Berkeley]] researchers announce the creation of element 98, which they name "[[Californium]]".
    24: ...[United States]] launches the [[Vanguard 1]] [[satellite]].
  19. Olympia, Washington (7112 bytes)
    30: ...g peoples for thousands of years. The abundant shellfish in the tideflats and the many salmon-spawnin...
    36: ...that now comprises downtown Olympia. Smith's untimely death in [[1848]] left Sylvester the sole owner ...
    38: ...first governor. Upon his arrival in Olympia in [[1853]] Stevens declared it capital of the territory.
    42: ... efforts of Progressive Republican Governor [[Daniel J. Evans]].
    46: ...a hosts the state's largest annual [[Earth Day]] celebration, [[Procession of the Species]], a communi...
  20. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ica...
    9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
    13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
    15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
    19: *[[Selman Akbulut]] (Turkey)

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