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  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    6: ...[[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
    7: ...[[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
    9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portugue...
    24: *[[William Baffin]], ([[1584]]-[[1622]])
    25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa
  2. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
    26: ...ouis XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue
    35: ...52]] she established a military academy, and in [[1754]] she established an academy of engineering scien...
    48: ...fter1=[[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]]|after6=[[Philip of Parma|Philip]]}}
  3. George Washington (29551 bytes)
    26: ...od at Ferry Farm in [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]], near [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fre...
    28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
    31: ...ead.) The "[[Battle of Jumonville Glen|Jumonville affair]]" became an international incident, and help...
    51: ... Arnold]] won the [[Battle of Saratoga]] in 1777. After Monmouth, the British concentrated their offen...
    58: ...like [[Julius Caesar]] before him or [[Napoleon]] after him—he probably would have been able to ...
  4. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
    8: ...rs and suppliers of his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he...
    19: ...assachusetts, and presided over its Committee of Safety. Under Hancock, Massachusetts raised bands of ...
    30: ... score of supplies, if any objects less than the safety of these Posts on this River, and indeed the e...
    36: After the war, Hancock represented his state under t...
    41: ...publishers) it thus became the first book by an [[African American]] to be officially published. He ma...
  5. United States (58223 bytes)
    58: ...ior to all these was the [[Albany Congress]] in [[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
    60: ...though full emancipation did not take place until after the end of the war in [[1865]], the dissolutio...
    66: ...ered a [[U.S. invasion of Afghanistan|war against Afghanistan]] and later a [[2003 invasion of Iraq|wa...
    74: ...ers of the federal government to defense, foreign affairs, printing money, controlling trade and relat...
    90: ...ticular area. These laws concern issues such as traffic, the sale of alcohol, and keeping animals. The...
  6. James Watt (5070 bytes)
    9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
    36: ...wer (physics)|power]], the ''[[watt]]'', is named after him. So is, at least in part, [[Edinburgh]]'s ...
    40: There are 4 colleges named after him in Scotland, James Watt College in Kilwinn...
    44: There are over 50 roads or streets named after him, in the UK.
  7. French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
    1: ...can]] name for the decisive nine-year conflict ([[1754]]-[[1763]]) in [[North America]] between [[Great ...
    27: *[[Battle of Jumonville Glen]] ([[May 28]], [[1754]])
    28: ...ka the [[Battle of Great Meadows]] ([[July 3]], [[1754]])
  8. Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
    1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom o...
    12: ...ystem. Maria Theresa, whose knowledge of military affairs shamed many of her generals, had pressed rel...
    18: ...]] in the [[Ohio River]] area of North America in 1754. The war spread to Europe on [[May 15]],[[1756]],...
    24: ...n army under General [[Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne|von Browne]]. However, Saxony had succ...
    26: ...ed to besiege the city, but had to lift the siege after Frederick's first defeat at the [[Battle of Ko...
  9. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Ita...
    394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-)
    487: *[[Anton Graff]] ([[1736]]-[[1813]])
    502: *[[Olaf Gulbransson]] ([[1873]]-[[1958]])
    768: *[[Rafal Malczewski]] ([[1892]]-[[1965]])
  10. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    1: ...n red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange ...
    2: ...and Concord|Lexington and Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown ...
    4: ...ound the time of the [[French and Indian War]] ([[1754]]–[[1763]]), and ended with the election of...
    23: After the French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebell...
    40: ...used the event to stir up popular resistance, but after the trial of the soldiers, who were defended b...
  11. Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
    21: [[image:newton.jpg|thumb|left|Engraving after [[Enoch Seeman]]'s 1726 portrait of Newton]]
    23: ...theory that would later become [[calculus]]. Soon after Newton had obtained his degree in [[1665]], th...
    71: ...e of St. John'' ([[1733]]) — were published after his death. He also devoted a great deal of tim...
    73: ...recorded comments were to complain about a cold draft in the chamber and request that the window be cl...
    85: ...[#fn_3|3]]</sup>, served as his hostess in social affairs at his house on Jermyn Street in London; he ...
  12. Ohio (19444 bytes)
    11: Governor = [[Bob Taft]] |
    44: In [[1754]], France and [[Great Britain]] fought a war know...
    46: ... American victory in the [[American Revolution]], after which the British ceded claims to Ohio and the...
    84: ...e co-ordination of production of US military aircraft. On the base are located Wright Hill and Huffman...
    96: *11.5% [[African American|Black]]
  13. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    9: ... of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages a...
    25: ...ary]]. [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] - named after the recently enthroned [[James I of England|Ja...
    31: ...]], which was already bringing large numbers of [[Africa]]ns to the [[sugar]]-producing islands of the...
    33: ...n owners sought a less rebellious form of labor - African slaves.
    47: ...e the Netherlands were gaining a reputation as a safe haven for those facing persecution. The emigran...
  14. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    13: ...0]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).
    23: ...n a new city. He was not satisfied, however, and after a few months was induced by Pennsylvania Gover...
    34: ...ranklin began to concern himself more with public affairs. In 1743, he set forth a scheme for an Acade...
    40: ...[cgs]] unit of [[electric charge]] has been named after him: one ''franklin'' (Fr) is equal to one [[s...
    52: ...klin was involved in the creation of not only the aforementioned first volunteer fire department and f...
  15. March 23 (10340 bytes)
    11: *[[1806]] - After traveling through the [[Louisiana Purchase]] a...
    18: ...tion of one of the first successful [[airplane]]s after much hard work.
    19: ...[New York]] for a post-presidency [[safari]] in [[Africa]]. The trip is sponsored by the [[Smithsonian...
    45: *[[1754]] - Baron [[Jurij Vega]], [[Slovenes|Slovene]] [[...
    98: *[[1801]] - Tsar [[Paul of Russia]], (b. [[1754]])
  16. Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
    8: founded = [[1754]] |
    30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
    43: ...can (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Ce...
  17. Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
    33: ..., was established in the area. The fort was named after the [[Prince of Orange]]. Nearby areas were in...
    37: In [[1754]], representatives of seven of the British North ...
    51: ...can (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Ce...
  18. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    8: *[[Abu'l-Wafa]] (Iran, [[940]] - [[998]])
    150: *[[Pafnuty Chebyshev|Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev]], ([[Russia]], [[May 16]],...
    411: *[[Laurent Lafforgue]] (France, [[1966]] - )
    508: *[[Abraham de Moivre]] (France, [[1667]] - [[1754]])
    612: *[[Jacopo Riccati]] (Italy, [[1676]] - [[1754]])
  19. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    28: *[[Sediq Afghan]]
    29: *[[Jamal al-Din al-Afghani]], (1839-1897){{fn|R}}
    172: *[[Paul Benacerraf]]
    324: *[[Rafe Champion]]
    965: *[[Pierre Laffitte]], (1823-1903){{fn|C}}
  20. Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
    14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tug...
    45: ...[Anatolia]], the [[Middle East]], part of [[North Africa]], and south-eastern [[Europe]]. It was estab...
    47: ...he [[Caliphate]], the Islamic State. In [[1453]], after the Ottomans [[Fall of Constantinople|captured...
    57: ...pean development went into overdrive. Eventually, after a defeat at the [[Battle of Vienna]], in [[168...
    66: ...resulting in Ottoman victory on this front. [[Mustafa Kemal Pasha]], who had made his reputation earli...

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