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- Minnesota (26682 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = MN |
36: ...e]] of the [[United States]], having joined the Union on [[May 11]], [[1858]].
37: ...r the [[Minnesota River]], ''mini sota'', variously translated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted...
39: ... [[Midwest]]ern United States and is in the subregion known as the [[Upper Midwest]]. The most signif...
48: === History prior to joining the United States === - 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]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
17: ...m of Great Britain]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and established itself as the United St...
19: ==History of the United States (1789-1849)==
20: ...see the main [[History of the United States (1789-1849)]] article.''
26: ...over French overseas trade ties. Thus, in retaliation against U.S. trade practices, Britain imposed a ...
28: ...ferson]] suspended all U.S. trade with foreign nations in 1807, hoping to get the British to end their... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Macau (16856 bytes)
11: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: none''</small>
13: ...ground:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationMacau.png|Location of Macau]]
22: ...pulation]]'''<br>- Total ([[2004]])<br>- [[Population density|Density]]
23: |[[List of countries by population|Not ranked]]<br>451,000<br>16,521/km²
40: ...nd it is now run as a [[Special Administrative Region]] of the PRC. Residents of Macau mostly speak [[... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, simila...
5: The modern history of aviation has had several broad trends. [[Aircraft]] desi...
15: ...lew. However, a considerable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodyna...
17: ... or leg." Swedenborg was prescient in his observation that powering the aircraft through the air was t...
19: ...ding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
4: [[Image:National-atlas-1970-1820.png|thumb|U.S. territorial ext...
13: ... First presidential nominating [[political convention]]
14: ...Clay]] in [[U.S. presidential election, 1824|election of 1824]]; Adams immediately appoints Clay his n...
15: ...1824]] - ''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'' cements Congressional control over [[interstate commerce]] - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ... the [[Vote of No Address]], breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] an...
15: * [[1899]] - The [[United States]] takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
17: ...sociation of America|Professional Golfers Association]] (PGA) is formed.
18: ... - The [[United States]] pays [[Denmark]] $25 million for the [[U.S. Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]].
19: ...peye|Popeye the Sailor Man]], a [[cartoon]] [[fictional character | character]] created by [[Elzie Cri... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...ear's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: ...t edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is publishe...
18: *[[1801]] - Legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of...
21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United States]] is bann... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...ory of California''' begins with European exploration.
5: ...hen with its fertile agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technolog...
11: ...dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about 13,000 years ago.
13: ...icas|European explorers]] and [[European colonization of the Americas|settlers]] appeared, they found ...
16: ===European exploration=== - Mount Kenya (2621 bytes)
5: |bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Topographical summit|Elevation]]:||5,199 metres (17,057 feet)
10: |bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Location:||[[Kenya]]
19: ...st peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 m), Nelion (5,188 m) and Lenana (4,985 m).
21: ...ars ago. Its slopes include several different [[biome]]s; the lowest parts are dry upland forest, cha...
23: ...the mountain is protected in the [[Mount Kenya National Park]]. - Ireland (33828 bytes)
2: [[Image:LocationIslandIreland.png|frame|right|Ireland is located ...
5: ...ion people, 4 million in the Republic and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland.
10: ...:Image:Ireland_physical_large.png|this larger version]] with more details.]]
13: ...r in Ireland or Britain. The island's lush vegetation, a product of its mild climate and frequent but ...
15: ...some counties are merged or divided, but constitutionally the boundaries have to be observed. Across I... - Oceanography (3841 bytes)
1: ...visions within the science: Oceanography's definition is simple, it's the study of oceans.
3: ...the oceans and their [[ecology|ecological interaction]];
11: ...lf|continental shelves]] was not discovered until 1849. [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]]'s ''Physical Geograp...
13: ...ography. In Britain, a major new research institution is the [[Southampton Oceanography Centre]].
15: ...phy. It also enabled the National Science Foundation to give grant money to people doing studies in t... - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
4: ...ventor]] of the telephone and innovations in aviation and hydrofoil technology |
5: quotation=A man, as a general rule, owes very little to wh...
12: ... was responsible for important advances in [[aviation]] and [[hydrofoil]] technology.
14: ==Biography== - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ...city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of [[Sicily]], [[Italy]] as well as the capital ...
8: ...m, Palermo coming under the provincial administration in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]. When the [[Roma...
10: ...renowned throughout the Muslim world. It was a period of prosperity and tolerance, as [[Christianity|C...
12: ...n be seen in the Palatine Chapel, the church San Giovanni degli Eremiti and the Zisa. [http://sights.s...
14: ...at of the Spanish viceroy, Palermo grew in population from 30,000 in the mid-15th century to 135,000 o... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
10: *[[Aleijadinho]] - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
20: *[[Giovanni di Balduccio]]
21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
65: *[[Clodion]] - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in Calif...
10: subdivision_type = [[City-County]] |
11: subdivision_name = [[San Francisco]] |
18: population_as_of = 2005 |
19: population_note = 7,533,384 ([[metropolitan area|metro area... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
7: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1849]]
13: | date of death=June 15, 1849
19: ...candidate who unexpectedly gains the party nomination) to win the presidency.
21: ...Oregon Territory]] and the acquisition of 1.2 million square miles (3,100,000 km²) through t... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
8: ...e prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nostalgia, for [[diesel]] motor...
15: ...wered or not is unclear. River boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
21: ...nd in [[1790]] a third boat ran a series of excursions on the [[Delaware River]], but then patent disp...
23: ...rth and Clyde canal were thwarted by fears of erosion of the banks, development was taken up both in [...
30: ... surviving Mississippi sternwheelers from this period, ''[[Julius C. Wilkie]]'', is preserved as a [[m... - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
2: ..., a [[Difference Engine]] was completed, and functioned perfectly. It was built to tolerances achievab...
7: ===Education===
8: ... tutors during the course of his elementary education. Around age eight he was sent to a country schoo...
10: ...eriously disappointed in the mathematical instruction available at Cambridge. In response, he, [[John ...
12: ...stead received an honorary degree without examination in 1814.
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