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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
6: ...rchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Au...
8: ...o was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughte...
12: ...37-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [...
14: ...40-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutio...
21: ...as [[monarch]]s and [[dictator]]s do). This established an important precedent of [[republic]]an [[dem...
24: ...s birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of ...
26: ...smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemaso...
29: [[Image:Washington 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...es show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the fortune and busin...
10: ...mained, ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity...
13: ...onial trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempte...
15: ...ustoms officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonian... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...nada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]], the [[Bering S...
12: ...ne at federal level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] |
35: established_events = - Declared<br> - Recognize...
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]],... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...sh;[[August 19]], [[1819]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[mathematician]] and [[engineer]] whose impro...
5: ...s a key member of the [[Lunar Society]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
14: ...mingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved [[Watt steam engine]].
22: ...nor]] to regulate the speed of a steam engine. (This was already in use for governing wind and watermi... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...n compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...e part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...ngly, [[French and Indian Wars]]) between the British, the French, and their Indian allies, following ...
13: ...es Wolfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France...
15: ...; creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom o...
3: ...longside the British. The name "Seven Years' War" is used in the United States to refer only to the [[...
5: ...]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
10: ...some influence on mainland Europe. Furthermore, this allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her...
14: ...med by the heated colonial struggle between [[British Empire|Great Britain]] and [[French colonial emp... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ote that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...xington and Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktow...
4: ...cant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interpretations fall somewhere ...
7: <!-- I think this section should briefly summarize the political, s...
10: ...a considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as p... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...nt of differential [[calculus]]. While they both discovered calculus nearly contemporaneously, their w...
4: ...nherent in the white light and not added by the prism as [[Roger Bacon]] had claimed in the [[13th cen...
10: {{IsaacNewtonSegments}}
12: ... early life. For more in-depth information, see [[Isaac Newton's early life and achievements]].''
14: ... her new husband, leaving her son in the care of his grandmother. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
33: ISOCode = US-OH |
36: ... is '''O.''' Ohio is an [[Iroquois language|Iroquois]] word meaning "great water." The name refers to ...
38: ...ral ships [[USS Ohio|USS ''Ohio'']] in honor of this state.
40: == History ==
42: ...d by several other peoples, principally the [[Miamis]], [[Wyandots]], [[Delawares]], [[Shawnee (tribe)... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
1: {{Ushistory}}
2: ...cessful colonies were soon established. The colonists who came to the [[New World]] were by no means ...
4: ...[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
9: ...the same time, the intellectual growth of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] tech...
11: ...here that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on his famous westward voyage. He sought for Asia, but ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ... was well known also for his many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Franklin was a ...
9: ...to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife [[Mary Morrill]].
11: ...ne Child at Ecton; and over the next few years, this couple had three children, all of whom being half...
21: ...rentice]] to his brother James, a printer who published the ''New England Courant''.
23: ...m for agitating for a variety of local reforms. His intelligence combined with a great deal of savvy ... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
1: '''March 23''' is the [[82 (number)|82]]nd day of the year in the [...
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of Forth]].
9: ... Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous speech - "[[give me liberty or give me dea...
10: ... [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
11: ...xplorers [[Lewis and Clark]] and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home. - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
24: ...2000]] census, it has a population of 18,560. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Kennebec County, Maine|K...
26: == History ==
28: ...tember of [[1607]]. It was first inhabited by English settlers from the [[Plymouth Colony]] in [[1625]...
30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''. - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
3: ...000]] census, it has a population of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|...
7: == History ==
33: ...y to a younger son of the Scottish King. The name is derived from Alba; the Gaelic name for Scotland.
37: In [[1754]], representatives of seven of the British North American Colonies met in the [[Albany Cong...
46: Albany is located at 42°39'35" North, 73°46'53" Wes... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...ian]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
22: ...Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni]] (Uzbekistan, [[973]] - [[1048]])
40: *[[Aristotle]] (Greece, [[384 BC|384 B.C.]] - [[322 BC|32...
46: *[[Michael Francis Atiyah]] (Britain, [[1929]] - ) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...rs important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn...
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
39: *[[Leone Battista Alberti]], (1404-1472)
48: *[[Yohanan ben Isaac Alemanno]], (1433-1504){{fn|R}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
17: | [[Ottoman Turkish]]
20: | [[Istanbul|İstanbul]] ([[Constantinople]]/[[Asit...
31: | '''[[Rise of the Ottoman Empire|Establishment]]'''
34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
43: ...an=2 style="text-align: center;" | Part of the [[History of Turkey]] series
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