Her maiden name was Indira Priyadarshini Nehru
In 1613, when she was visiting the Potomac Indians, she was captured by the English & taken to Jamestown
This Hull House founder was valedictorian of Rockford Seminary's class of 1881
Famous 15th century heroine depicted in the statue seen here:
Born a slave around 1797, she became famous as a preacher, abolitionist & women's rights activist
In 1843 Congress allocated $30,000 to string one between Baltimore & Washington; it was completed in 1844
In 1873 President Grant proclaimed this city the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876
Before cotton became king, this plant that yields a violet dye was a popular southern crop
When Ferdinand VII died in 1833, his 3-year-old daughter Isabella II ascended this country's throne
Francisco Lopez found this precious metal in California in 1842, before the rush