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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, November 20, 2011
US Presidents and their Vice Presidents
President | Vice President |
George Washington (1789-1797) | John Adams (1789-1797) |
John Adams (1797-1801) | Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801) |
Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) | Aaron Burr (1801-1805) |
George Clinton (1805-1809) | |
James Madison (1809-1817) | George Clinton (1809-1812) |
none (1812-1813) | |
Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814) | |
none (1814-1817) | |
James Monroe (1817-1825) | Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825) |
John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | John C. Calhoun (1825-1829) |
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) |
none (1832-1833) | |
Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) | |
Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | Richard M. Johnson (1837-1841) |
William Henry Harrison (1841) | John Tyler (1841) |
John Tyler (1841-1845) | none (1841-1845) |
James K. Polk (1845-1849) | George M. Dallas (1845-1849) |
Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | Millard Fillmore (1849-1850) |
Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | none (1850-1853) |
Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | William King (1853) |
none (1853-1857) | |
James Buchanan (1857-1861) | John C. Breckinridge (1857-1861) |
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865) |
Andrew Johnson (1865) | |
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | none (1865-1869) |
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) |
Henry Wilson (1873-1875) | |
none (1875-1877) | |
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | William Wheeler (1877-1881) |
James A. Garfield (1881) | Chester Arthur (1881) |
Chester Arthur (1881-1885) | none (1881-1885) |
Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | Thomas Hendricks (1885) |
none (1885-1889) | |
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | Levi P. Morton (1889-1893) |
Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-1897) |
William McKinley (1897-1901) | Garret Hobart (1897-1899) |
none (1899-1901) | |
Theodore Roosevelt (1901) | |
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | none (1901-1905) |
Charles Fairbanks (1905-1909) | |
William Howard Taft (1909-1913) | James S. Sherman (1909-1912) |
none (1912-1913) | |
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921) |
Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | Calvin Coolidge (1921-1923) |
Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | none (1923-1925) |
Charles Dawes (1925-1929) | |
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | Charles Curtis (1929-1933) |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | John Nance Garner (1933-1941) |
Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945) | |
Harry S Truman (1945) | |
Harry S Truman (1945-1953) | none (1945-1949) |
Alben Barkley (1949-1953) | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | Richard Nixon (1953-1961) |
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-1963) |
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | none (1963-1965) |
Hubert Humphrey (1965-1969) | |
Richard Nixon (1969-1974) | Spiro Agnew (1969-1973) |
none (1973) | |
Gerald Ford (1973-1974) | |
Gerald Ford (1974-1977) | none (1974) |
Nelson Rockefeller (1974-1977) | |
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | Walter Mondale (1977-1981) |
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | George Bush (1981-1989) |
George Bush (1989-1993) | Dan Quayle (1989-1993) |
Bill Clinton (1993-2001) | Al Gore (1993-2001) |
George W. Bush (2001-2009) | Dick Cheney (2001-2009) |
Barack Obama (2009-present) | Joe Biden (2009-present) |
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
List of Shakespeare Characters by Number of Lines
List of Shakespeare Characters by Number of Lines, Most to Least:
Lines Character Plays in which s/he appears
733 Shakespeare , , , , ,
471 Falstaff Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
377 Henry V Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5
358 Hamlet Hamlet
285 Duke of Gloucester Henry5, Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Richard3
274 Othello Othello
272 Iago Othello
253 Antony Antony, Caesar
246 Richard III Henry6p3, Richard3
210 Timon Timon
204 Cleopatra Antony
201 Rosalind AYLI
194 Brutus Caesar
194 Vincentio Measure
189 Coriolanus Coriolanus
188 Lear Lear
183 Henry VI Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
182 Earl of Warwick Henry4p2, Henry5, Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3
172 Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester) Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
169 Queen Margaret Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
165 Desdemona Othello
163 Romeo Romeo
162 Menenius Agrippa Coriolanus
159 Biron LLL
158 Hostess Quickly Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
158 Petruchio Shrew
154 Henry IV Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Richard2
153 Pandarus Troilus
152 Cressida Troilus
152 Sir Toby Belch 12Night
149 Valentine 2Gents
147 Proteus 2Gents
146 Macbeth Macbeth
144 King Edward IV (Plantagenet) Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
141 Parolles AWW
140 Cassius Caesar
136 Robert Shallow Henry4p2, Wives
135 Don Pedro Ado
134 Benedick Ado
131 Troilus Troilus
129 Isabella Measure
129 Queen Elizabeth Henry6p3, Richard3
127 Earl of Kent Lear
125 Claudio Ado
125 Leontes WT
122 Pistol Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
121 Pericles Pericles
121 Viola 12Night
120 Orlando AYLI
120 Leonato Ado
118 Juliet Romeo
118 Imogen Cymbeline
118 Earl of Gloucester Lear
118 Olivia 12Night
117 Ferdinand LLL
117 Titus Andronicus Titus
117 Portia Merchant
117 Octavius Antony, Caesar
117 Speed 2Gents
117 Sicinius Velutus Coriolanus
115 Prospero Tempest
115 Duke of Buckingham Henry6p2, Richard3
114 Hotspur (Henry Percy) Henry4p1, Richard2
113 Domitius Enobarus Antony
111 Lucio Measure
110 Cassio Othello
109 Horatio Hamlet
109 Helena AWW
108 Celia AYLI
108 Earl of Suffolk Henry6p1, Henry6p2
107 Julia 2Gents
106 Beatrice Ado
104 Feste 12Night
103 Antipholus of Syracuse Errors
103 Emilia Othello
102 Claudius Hamlet
102 Bertram AWW
102 Princess of France LLL
102 Don Adriano de Armado LLL
101 Mistress Page Wives
100 Apemantus Timon
Lines Character Plays in which s/he appears
733 Shakespeare , , , , ,
471 Falstaff Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
377 Henry V Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5
358 Hamlet Hamlet
285 Duke of Gloucester Henry5, Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Richard3
274 Othello Othello
272 Iago Othello
253 Antony Antony, Caesar
246 Richard III Henry6p3, Richard3
210 Timon Timon
204 Cleopatra Antony
201 Rosalind AYLI
194 Brutus Caesar
194 Vincentio Measure
189 Coriolanus Coriolanus
188 Lear Lear
183 Henry VI Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
182 Earl of Warwick Henry4p2, Henry5, Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3
172 Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester) Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
169 Queen Margaret Henry6p1, Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
165 Desdemona Othello
163 Romeo Romeo
162 Menenius Agrippa Coriolanus
159 Biron LLL
158 Hostess Quickly Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
158 Petruchio Shrew
154 Henry IV Henry4p1, Henry4p2, Richard2
153 Pandarus Troilus
152 Cressida Troilus
152 Sir Toby Belch 12Night
149 Valentine 2Gents
147 Proteus 2Gents
146 Macbeth Macbeth
144 King Edward IV (Plantagenet) Henry6p2, Henry6p3, Richard3
141 Parolles AWW
140 Cassius Caesar
136 Robert Shallow Henry4p2, Wives
135 Don Pedro Ado
134 Benedick Ado
131 Troilus Troilus
129 Isabella Measure
129 Queen Elizabeth Henry6p3, Richard3
127 Earl of Kent Lear
125 Claudio Ado
125 Leontes WT
122 Pistol Henry4p2, Henry5, Wives
121 Pericles Pericles
121 Viola 12Night
120 Orlando AYLI
120 Leonato Ado
118 Juliet Romeo
118 Imogen Cymbeline
118 Earl of Gloucester Lear
118 Olivia 12Night
117 Ferdinand LLL
117 Titus Andronicus Titus
117 Portia Merchant
117 Octavius Antony, Caesar
117 Speed 2Gents
117 Sicinius Velutus Coriolanus
115 Prospero Tempest
115 Duke of Buckingham Henry6p2, Richard3
114 Hotspur (Henry Percy) Henry4p1, Richard2
113 Domitius Enobarus Antony
111 Lucio Measure
110 Cassio Othello
109 Horatio Hamlet
109 Helena AWW
108 Celia AYLI
108 Earl of Suffolk Henry6p1, Henry6p2
107 Julia 2Gents
106 Beatrice Ado
104 Feste 12Night
103 Antipholus of Syracuse Errors
103 Emilia Othello
102 Claudius Hamlet
102 Bertram AWW
102 Princess of France LLL
102 Don Adriano de Armado LLL
101 Mistress Page Wives
100 Apemantus Timon
List of Shakespeare's Plays by Date
1589 Comedy of Errors
1590 Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
1591 Henry VI, Part I
1592 Richard III
1593 Taming of the Shrew
Titus Andronicus
1594 Romeo and Juliet
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love's Labour's Lost
1595 Richard II
Midsummer Night's Dream
1596 King John
Merchant of Venice
1597 Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
1598 Henry V
Much Ado about Nothing
1599 Twelfth Night
As You Like It
Julius Caesar
1600 Hamlet
Merry Wives of Windsor
1601 Troilus and Cressida
1602 All's Well That Ends Well
1604 Othello
Measure for Measure
1605 King Lear
Macbeth
1606 Antony and Cleopatra
1607 Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
1608 Pericles
1609 Cymbeline
1610 Winter's Tale
1611 Tempest
1612 Henry VIII
1590 Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
1591 Henry VI, Part I
1592 Richard III
1593 Taming of the Shrew
Titus Andronicus
1594 Romeo and Juliet
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love's Labour's Lost
1595 Richard II
Midsummer Night's Dream
1596 King John
Merchant of Venice
1597 Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
1598 Henry V
Much Ado about Nothing
1599 Twelfth Night
As You Like It
Julius Caesar
1600 Hamlet
Merry Wives of Windsor
1601 Troilus and Cressida
1602 All's Well That Ends Well
1604 Othello
Measure for Measure
1605 King Lear
Macbeth
1606 Antony and Cleopatra
1607 Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
1608 Pericles
1609 Cymbeline
1610 Winter's Tale
1611 Tempest
1612 Henry VIII
List of Shakespeare's Plays by Genre
List of Shakespeare's Plays by Genre
COMEDIES
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado about Nothing
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale
HISTORIES
Cymbeline
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III
TRAGEDIES
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
COMEDIES
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado about Nothing
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale
HISTORIES
Cymbeline
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III
TRAGEDIES
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
US States by Area
U.S. States by Area
The United States is the world's third largest country by area. Its fifty states vary widely in area. The largest state, Alaska, is more than four hundred times larger than Rhode Island, the smallest state. Texas is the largest state of the 48 contiguous states. The U.S. states by area listed below include water features that are part of the state and are ranked in size by square miles.1. Alaska - 663,267
2. Texas - 268,580
3. California - 163,695
4. Montana - 147,042
5. New Mexico - 121,589
6. Arizona - 113,998
7. Nevada - 110,560
8. Colorado - 104,093
9. Oregon - 98,380
10. Wyoming - 97,813
11. Michigan - 96,716
12. Minnesota - 86,938
13. Utah - 84,898
14. Idaho - 83,570
15. Kansas - 82,276
16. Nebraska - 77,353
17. South Dakota - 77,116
18. Washington - 71,299
19. North Dakota - 70,699
20. Oklahoma - 69,898
21. Missouri - 69,704
22. Florida - 65,754
23. Wisconsin - 65,497
24. Georgia - 59,424
25. Illinois - 57,914
26. Iowa - 56,271
27. New York - 54,556
28. North Carolina - 53,818
29. Arkansas - 53,178
30. Alabama - 52,419
31. Louisiana - 51,839
32. Mississippi - 48,430
33. Pennsylvania - 46,055
34. Ohio - 44,824
35. Virginia - 42,774
36. Tennessee - 42,143
37. Kentucky - 40,409
38. Indiana - 36,417
39. Maine - 35,384
40. South Carolina - 32,020
41. West Virginia - 24,229
42. Maryland - 12,406
43. Hawaii - 10,930
44. Massachusetts - 10,554
45. Vermont - 9,614
46. New Hampshire - 9,349
47. New Jersey - 8,721
48. Connecticut - 5,543
49. Delaware - 2,489
50. Rhode Island - 1,545
US State Postal Abbreviations
U.S. State Abbreviations
Alabama - ALAlaska - AK
American Samoa - AS
Arizona - AZ
Arkansas - AR
California - CA
Colorado - CO
Connecticut - CT
Delaware - DE
District of Columbia - DC
Federated States of Micronesia* - FM
Florida - FL
Georgia - GA
Guam - GU
Hawaii - HI
Idaho - ID
Illinois - IL
Indiana - IN
Iowa - IA
Kansas - KS
Kentucky - KY
Louisiana - LA
Maine - ME
Marshall Islands* - MH
Maryland - MD
Massachusetts - MA
Michigan - MI
Minnesota - MN
Mississippi - MS
Missouri - MO
Montana - MT
Nebraska - NE
Nevada - NV
New Hampshire - NH
New Jersey - NJ
New Mexico - NM
New York - NY
North Carolina - NC
North Dakota - ND
Northern Mariana Islands - MP
Ohio - OH
Oklahoma - OK
Oregon - OR
Palau* - PW
Pennsylvania - PA
Puerto Rico - PR
Rhode Island - RI
South Carolina - SC
South Dakota - SD
Tennessee - TN
Texas - TX
Utah - UT
Vermont - VT
Virgin Island - VI
Virginia - VA
Washington - WA
West Virginia - WV
Wisconsin - WI
Wyoming - WY
*Although Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Marshall Islands are independent countries, each is still served by the United States Postal Service.
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