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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
69: ...[[1873]] (east wing), [[1879]] — [[1881]] (west wing), [[1884]] — [[1906]] (center)
95: | [[Minnesota]]
96: | [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...ut [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-po...
5: ...[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
9: ==Causes==
10: ...on]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ..., [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
3: [[Charles Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose comp...
8: ... [[London]] society, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth.
11: ... of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
13: ... David Brewster]], [[Charles Wheatstone]], [[Charles Dickens]] and [[Michael Faraday]]. - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=6th President
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]] - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=7th President
13: ...of death= [[The Hermitage]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
15: | party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
13: ...d>'''Wife:'''</td><td>[[Hannah Van Buren|Hannah Hoes Van Buren]]</td></tr>
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]</td></tr>
18: ...d>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M. Johnson]]</td></t... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ... and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van ...
5: ...ommittee on Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
7: ...1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ...th an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
11: ...n was a member of the state House of Representatives in 1850, but he died in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]] s... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...nited States|Vice President]], serving under [[James K. Polk]].
5: ... from [[December 13]], [[1831]] to [[March 3]], [[1833]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelect...
7: ...es on the Democratic ticket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1845]] t...
9: ...lenipotentiary to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] by President [[Franklin Pierce]] from [[1856]] to [[1861]...
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>13th President</td></tr>
13: ...td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fillmore]] (wife) <br>
16: ...ates |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]</td></tr>
17: ...d>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</td></tr>
20: .... He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
4: | order=14th President
8: | succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
16: | vicepresident=[[William R. King]]
18: ...ollege|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
5: |+<font size="+1">'''James Buchanan'''</font>
8: [[image:James Buchanan.jpg|250px]]
11: | 15th President
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
43: ... '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:''' - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ..., where he later engaged in the manufacture of shoes. He was a member of the state legislature betwee...
7: ... 3]], [[1873]], when he resigned to become Vice President. He was Chairman of the Committee on Milita...
9: ...]], [[1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was...
12: ...fax]]|after=[[William A. Wheeler]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1872|1872]] (won)}} - Iowa (24205 bytes)
6: Seal = Iowastateseal.jpg |
9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
30: HighestElev = 509 |
32: LowestElev = 146 | - Texas (39610 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
25: ...]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(part of west Texas)</small> |
30: HighestElev = [[Guadalupe Peak]], 2,667 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: '''Texas''' joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|stat... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
14: ...of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Ana...
22: ...U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...liner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]] - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1...
7: *[[1820]] - [[Maine]] becomes a state
8: *[[1821]] - [[Missouri]] becomes a state
9: *[[1822]] - [[Denmark Vesey]] executed
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention]] - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ...ing of slavery in the territory had the effect of establishing the Ohio River as the boundary between ...
9: ...he future admittance of slave states and free states.
12: ...[[South Carolina Exposition and Protest]]'' outlines [[nullification|nullification doctrine]]. Calhoun...
15: ...ion, now and forever, one and inseparable!" he cries.
20: ...defenders of slavery start seeing it not as a "necessary evil," but a "positive good." - Alfred Nobel (7332 bytes)
3: '''Alfred Bernhard Nobel''' ([[October 21]], [[1833]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] – [[December 1...
5: ... one of his fellow-students under [[Th鯰hile-Jules Pelouze]] at the [[University of Torino]]). Sever...
7: ...003) been translated into any other language than Esperanto.
12: ...bent, inert substance like [[diatomaceous earth|kieselguhr]] (diatomaceous earth) it became safer and ...
14: ...um nitrate]], wood-pulp and various other substances. - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...a]], with the aid of [[abolitionists]]. Other routes led to [[Mexico]] or overseas.
4: ...c imagination as a symbol of [[freedom]] and figures prominently in [[African American history]].
6: ...|400px|thumb|Map of some Underground Railroad routes]]
10: ...], [[Congregationalist]]s, and [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyans]], as well as breakaway sects of mainstream...
15: *people who helped slaves find the railroad were "agents" - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=William Jefferson Clinton
4: | order=42nd President
15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Al Gore]]
19: ...States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, Clinton served five terms as the [[Governo... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...er Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...ersey]], now [[Princeton University]]; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of [[Jonathan Edward...
9: ...Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on hold for the [[American Revolutionary...
13: ...[[Montreal]] through [[Great Britain|British]] lines to notify General [[Richard Montgomery]] of Arnol... - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
3: ...he [[governor]] of two different [[U.S. state|states]].
5: ... he was assigned as an Indian agent to the Cherokees. He left the army in March [[1818]].
7: ...e, where he was a staunch supporter of fellow Tennesseean [[Andrew Jackson]] and was widely considered...
9: ... eleven week marriage to Eliza Allen he abruptly resigned (the actual [[divorce]] was not until [[1837...
11: ... representative for [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] and emerged as a [[radicalism|radical]], suppor... - Wendell Phillips (1286 bytes)
2: ...ndment]] was passed, Phillips concentrated on issues such as [[women's rights]], [[universal suffrage]...
7: *[http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/11BiographiesKeyIndividuals/WendellPhillips.htm Article from "I... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Knox Polk
3: | image name=James_polk_3.jpg
5: | order=11th President
14: | place of death=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
15: | wife=[[Sarah Childress Polk]] - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
1: [[image:Ch-Babbage.jpg|thumb|Charles Babbage]]
2: ...and functioned perfectly. It was built to tolerances achievable in the [[19th century]], indicating th...
5: ...ld Rowdens house in East [[Teignmouth]], and Charles' father became a warden of the nearby St. Michael...
8: ...e." The second was an Oxford tutor from whom Charles learned enough of the Classics to be accepted to ...
10: ...hematical instruction available at Cambridge. In response, he, [[John Herschel]], [[George Peacock]], ... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
2: [[Image:President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg|thumb|'''Jefferson Davis...
3: ...Naming the American Civil War|War Between the States]]).
6: ...[public servant]]. His father, along with his uncles, had served in the [[Continental Army]] during th...
8: During Davis's youth, his family moved several times, in [[1811]] to [[St. Mary Parish, Louisiana]], a...
10: ...ered the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York]] as a [[cadet]]. - Photography (18493 bytes)
2: ... [[mechanical]], [[chemical]] or [[digital]] devices commonly known as [[camera]]s.
4: ==Image forming devices==
5: ...rectly on the glass of a scanner to produce pictures electronically.
7: ...lly film) to light. After processing, this produces an image whose contents are acceptably sharp, bri...
17: ...ols are usually inter-related, for example brightness is aperture multiplied by shutter speed, and var... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]])
13: *[[Charles Hitchcock Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1868]] – [[1951]])
15: *[[Walter Sydney Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1876]] – [[1956]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Ice age (15810 bytes)
4: ...'glacial periods' for colder periods during ice ages and 'interglacial' for the warmer periods.
6: ...he best studied. There have been four major ice ages in the further past.
10: ...and Agassiz published it in his book ''ɴude sur les glaciers'' of [[1840]].
12: ...during the current ice age. The far earlier ice ages were unsuspected.
14: == Major ice ages == - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
18: ...conservatism|conservative]] of the two major parties.
20: ... Party]]. The latter was formed in the winter of 1833-1834 but was defunct by the time of the [[America...
22: ... [[Jackson, Michigan]]. Many of its initial policies were inspired by the Whig Party, which by then wa...
24: ...A Safer World and a More Hopeful America'' expresses commitment to:
28: * Strengthening Our Communities - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...e late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoni...
7: ...ons. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continues this page.
10: ...rmanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germani...
12: ...s Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Rom... - Daniel Webster (10835 bytes)
3: ...Henry Clay]], he had a predisposition to compromises marked by a passionate patriotic devotion to the ...
9: ...simply the inability of his parents to meet the fees.
11: ...raduating from Dartmouth he took a legal apprenticeship (firstly under Thomas W. Thompson and then Chr...
13: ...o died in [[1828]]. With her he had one son, Charles.
17: ...served two terms in the House before leaving Congress in [[1816]] and moving to [[Boston, Massachusett... - Biochemistry (3247 bytes)
1: ...e on [[molecular biology]] for a [[diagram]] and description of the interrelationship between biochemi...
3: ...[[enzyme]]-mediated reactions, and on the properties of proteins.
5: ...genetic code]] ([[DNA]], [[RNA]]), [[protein synthesis]], [[cell membrane]] transport, and [[signal tr...
8: ...he discovery and detailed analysis of many molecules and [[metabolic pathway]]s of the [[cell (biology...
12: ==Subdisciplines== - Vice President of the United States (33884 bytes)
2: ...00px|Seal of the Vice President of the United States]]<br />
3: .... Cheney]], 46th Vice President of the United States]]<br />
5: ...h of the President, and one upon the President's resignation.
7: The current Vice President of the United States is [[Dick Cheney]].
9: ...US" to the Vice President. More casual news sources, such as [[weblog]]s often abbreviate the title t... - James A. Garfield (15070 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''James A. Garfield'''</font></caption>
4: ...r">[[Image:james_a_garfield_illustration.3.jpg|James A. Garfield]]</div></td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>20th President</td></tr>
7: ...tr><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[Chester A. Arthur]]</td></tr> - Benjamin Harrison (11469 bytes)
1: ''This article is about the President. For the Angband member, see [[Ben Harrison]...
7: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>23rd President</td></tr>
11: ...><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[August 20]], [[1833]]</td></tr>
15: ...td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Caroline Harrison]] (wife)<br />
18: ...States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr> - John C. Calhoun (5703 bytes)
3: ...esident]]. His party affiliation was [[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican...
5: ... he was appointed [[Secretary of War]] under [[James Monroe]].
7: ...al Republicans, who seemed to favor northern interests.
11: ...toast, he replied, "Our Union; next to our liberties most dear." The break between Jackson and Calhou...
13: ...rom nullifying federal laws. The [[Compromise of 1833]] settled the matter for a number of years. - Hannibal Hamlin (5219 bytes)
2: ... in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1860|1860 presidential election]].
4: .... He studied law and was admitted to the bar in [[1833]]. He began practicing in [[Hampden (town), Maine...
6: ...erms in the [[United States House of Representatives]], from [[1843]]-[[1847]]. He was elected to fill...
8: ...t Proviso]], spoke against the [[Compromise Measures of 1850]], and in 1856, chiefly because of the pa...
10: ...]], he left the party and joined the [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]]. This caused a nat... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...e late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoni...
7: ...ons. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continues this page.
10: ...rmanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germani...
12: ...s Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Rom... - Fishing Cats (2030 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. viverrinus'''''}}
12: ...or = [[Edward Turner Bennett|Bennett]] | date = [[1833]]}}
15: ...[India]], it is only 65 cm (plus 25 cm) in [[Indonesia]].
17: ...the Fishing Cat is rather clumsy when climbing trees.
19: ...ike [[frog]]s or [[crayfish]], as well as for terrestrial animals like [[rodent]]s and [[bird]]s. Its ... - Striped Dolphins (5037 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''S. coeruleoalba'''''}}
14: ...nella coeruleoalba| author = [[Meyen]] | date = [[1833]]}}
20: ...refers to the characterisitic blue and white stripes on the flanks.
22: ==Physical description==
23: ...n 7 and 9 years. Longevity is about 55-60 years. Gestation lasts approximately 12 months and there is ... - Waterbucks (1904 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''ellipsiprymnus'''''}}
13: ...s | author = [[William Ogilby|Ogilby]] | date = [[1833]]}}
16: ...nus'') is an [[antelope]] found in [[West Africa|Western]], [[Central Africa]] and [[Southern Africa]]...
18: ...orns sweep back and up, they are found only in males.
20: ...ing their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of ten. - United States Republican Party (30737 bytes)
17: ...conservatism|conservative]] of the two major parties.
19: ... Party]]. The latter was formed in the winter of 1833-1834 but was defunct by the time of the [[America...
21: ... [[Jackson, Michigan]]. Many of its initial policies were inspired by the Whig Party, which by then wa...
23: ...A Safer World and a More Hopeful America'' expresses commitment to:
27: * Strengthening Our Communities - Ice Age (15809 bytes)
3: ...'glacial periods' for colder periods during ice ages and 'interglacial' for the warmer periods.
5: ...he best studied. There have been four major ice ages in the further past.
9: ...and Agassiz published it in his book ''ɴude sur les glaciers'' of [[1840]].
11: ...during the current ice age. The far earlier ice ages were unsuspected.
13: == Major ice ages == - Waterbuck (1971 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''ellipsiprymnus'''''}}
13: ...s | author = [[William Ogilby|Ogilby]] | date = [[1833]]}}
16: ...nus'') is an [[antelope]] found in [[West Africa|Western]], [[Central Africa]] and [[Southern Africa]]...
18: ...orns sweep back and up, they are found only in males.
20: ...ing their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of ten. - Scientist (2005 bytes)
2: ...uest of the poet [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] in [[1833]], [[William Whewell]] invented the English word ...
4: ...Yet the class of people called "scientists" includes theorists who never do experiments, and even pure...
19: *[[Kinesiologist]]s
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