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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[November 6]], [[1796]]. A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[C...
4: == Life before becoming empress ==
5: ..., Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
9: ...ocument the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more c...
11: ...g the government greater control over rural areas because of the peasant revolt. This process reached ... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...ance]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlig...
5: ... an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: He was educated by the [[Jesuits]], and became a bookseller in [[Paris]]. In 1743 he married...
12: ... uncertainty of the philosophy which professes to be so high above both church and world.
23: ... in his busy and pregnant intelligence the scheme became transformed. Instead of a mere reproduction o... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
13: | date of death=[[December 14]], [[1799]]
19: ...ton''', ([[February 22]], [[1732]] – [[December 14]], [[1799]]), called '''[[Father of the Natio...
24: ...ion, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Beach]] in [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]].
31: ...e the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually became the [[Seven Years' War]] in [[Europe]].
33: ..., he was a part of the [[John Forbes (General)|Forbes Expedition]], which successfully drove the Frenc... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[October 30]], [[1735]]
18: '''John Adams''' ([[October 30]], [[1735]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was...
22: Adams was born on [[October 30]] ([[October 19]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|Old Style]]...
28: ..., Adams often found his inborn contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualiti...
31: ...amp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representation in parliament, had not ... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ...e [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
20: ...tion of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible ...
23: ... a member of the secret [[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education a...
25: ...[[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]]. The committee met and unanimo...
30: ... discipline then in its infancy. He has sometimes been called the ''"[[List of people known as the fat... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
22: ...ts Spence Monroe (ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farme...
24: ... sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and under the direction of Pres...
32: ...ad not yet happened. Practically every politician belonged to the [[United States Democratic-Republica...
36: ...ile acts toward the United States. Monroe did not begin formally to recognize the young sister republi... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
22: ...niversity]] in [[1787]], and was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to t...
24: ...ands]] in [[1794]], Minister to [[Portugal]] in [[1796]] and Minister to [[Prussia]] in [[1797]]. While ...
26: ...], [[1808]], when he resigned, a successor having been elected six months early after Adams broke with...
28: ...|St. Petersburg]] from [[1809]] to [[1814]], a member of the commission which negotiated the [[Treaty ...
30: ...e "Lone Wolf" for his positions during this time, because he often did not go with everyone else's opi... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr>
22: '''Martin Van Buren''' ([[December 5]], [[1782]] – [[July 24]], [[1862]]), ni...
27: ...chools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], completing his preparati...
29: ...entered the state Senate, and he also became a member of the [[Court for the Correction of Errors]], t...
33: ...y-general, an office which he held, still as a member of the Senate, until [[1819]], when he was displ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...' is an independent sovereign state of the [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
25: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]
43: | [[East Caribbean dollar]]
48: ...'''[[National anthem]]''' || [[St Vincent Land So Beautiful]]
59: ...s continued until 1796, when General Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] crushed a revolt fomented by the French ... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
39: The earliest variant of the name that became ''Tennessee'' was first recorded by Captain J...
41: ...ib/pubsvs/faq.htm#01][http://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/hist-bogan/tennessee.html]
43: ...cal meeting)|constitutional convention]] met in [[1796]] to organize a new state out of the [[Southwest ...
46: ...nknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been named by archaeologists, including [[Archaic]],... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
28: *[[Bernard Quaritch|Quaritch, Bernard]], (1819 - 1899), German-born, London-based ...
47: ...dolphe Quetelet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: *[[Albert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asteri...
21: ...Uemura|Uemura, Naomi]], (1941-1984), Japanese climber and adventurer
34: *[[Kent Ullberg|Ullberg, Kent]], (born 1945)
44: ...lvaeus|Ulvaeus, Bj?], Swedish songwiter and ex-member of ABBA
56: ...attias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg|Ungern-Sternberg, Mattias Alexander von]], [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: ...le|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
43: *[[Abraham Yates|Yates, Abraham]], (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congressman for New Yo...
79: *[[Robert Yerkes|Yerkes, Robert]] (1876-1956), psychologist
88: *[[Yi Sun-sin]], ([[1545]] - [[November 19]], [[1598]]), Korean admiral
176: *[[Robert Young (actor)|Young, Robert]], (1907-1998), American actor - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey]] ([[1852]]-[[1911]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
6: *[[1790]] - [[Rhode Island]] becomes a state
9: ...[1791]] - [[Vermont]], formerly part of New York, becomes the 14th state
10: ...1792]] - [[Kentucky]], formerly part of Virginia, becomes the 15th state
14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
15: *[[1794]] - [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ... derived from [[Lake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word '...
40: ...he [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers.
42: ...The dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the [[Toledo War]] when Michigan and Ohi...
44: ...[[lumber]], [[iron]], and [[copper]], which would become the state's most sought-after natural resourc...
46: ...gan|Highland Park]] suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation. I... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...uering]] most of Europe; the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russia]]...
5: ...warfare from [[April 20]], [[1792]], until [[November 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these da...
11: ...s no longer a dominant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis ...
14: ..., and the end of others. The map of Europe was to be re-drawn in the next hundred years following Napo...
15: * On the other hand, another concept had been brought about — that of Europe. Napoleon ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
9: *[[Benjamin Paul Akers]] (1825 - 1861)
27: *[[John Beckley]] (1930 - )
28: *[[Wilfried Behre]]
29: *[[Hans Bellmer]] (1902 - 1975)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]] - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
1: <!-- Introduction section. It is meant to be very nontechnial and accessible. Details come lat...
10: ...as the building material [[cellulose]], or it may be used as a fuel. This takes place through [[respi...
12: ...px|Fallen leaf. Areas where green chlorophyll has been destroyed now appear yellow]]
16: ...hesis takes place in the same way. Light is absorbed by chlorophyll, although various accessory pigme...
23: Photosynthesis begins when light ionizes a chlorophyll molecule, re... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]. He is remembered not so much for his tenure as the third [[Vice...
9: ...r|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [[Israe...
13: ...for a short distance during the retreat from [[Quebec]]. Burr's courage earned him a place on Washing...
14: ...r at [[Albany, New York|Albany]] in [[1782]], and began to practice in [[New York City]] after its eva...
18: ...]], born in [[1783]], became widely known for her beauty and accomplishments. She married [[Joseph Als...
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