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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
27: *[[Robert Bartlett]] ([[1875]]-[[1946]]), notable Arctic ...
30: ... ([[1304]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, trave...
32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] explorer
34: *[[Moric Benovsky]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
13: === Abba - Abbe ===
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
16: ...ge Robert Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
23: *[[Ernst Abbe|Abbe, Ernst]], (1840-1905), physicist
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter - 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... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: '''Jane Austen''' ([[December 16]], [[1775]]–[[July 18]], [[1817]]) was ...
5: ... she continued to live in relative seclusion, and began to suffer ill-health. It is now thought she ma...
7: ...ovel, the posthumously published ''[[Northanger Abbey]]'', pokes fun at the [[Gothic novel]]s of [[Ann...
12: ...e unliberated and disquieting; however one should bear in mind that a "good marriage" was then the onl...
14: The order in which she began and completed her novels is different from tha... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...Felix Mendelssohn]], but her own achievements are being increasingly recognised as significant in them...
3: ... showed prodigious musical ability as a child and began to write music. However, she was limited by pr...
5: ...d alongside her brother's at the family home in [[Berlin]] in the very popular concerts which were hel...
7: As a pianist, Fanny became a supporter of her brother's compositions. He...
9: ... Felix Mendelssohn, though many scholars nowadays believe it was actually Fanny who first worked in th... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
8: In this encyclopedia Egyptian history has been divided into six periods:
13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]] - 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... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ... [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] began introducing the policy of [[apartheid]] after ...
5: ...egional power]] and among the most stable and [[liberal]] [[democracy|democracies]] in Africa. The [[e...
9: ...l languages of India|second only to India]] in number. As a result, there are many official names for ...
11: ...rtain official uses in limited areas where it has been determined that these languages are prevalent. ...
13: ...ent, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]]. - Idaho (13962 bytes)
42: ...riginal Idaho territory was re-named [[Colorado]] because of it. Eventually the controversy was forgot...
46: ...ion entered present-day Idaho on [[August 12]], [[1805]], at the [[Lemhi Pass]]. At that time, approxima...
50: ...8. An interesting fact is that Idaho almost never became a state - in [[1887]], President [[Grover Cle...
52: ...ehood, [[mining]] and other extractive industries became increasingly important to her economy. By the...
54: ...ent development in the Idaho panhandle region has been the location therein of a few [[right-wing]] [[... - Washington (20186 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
36: ...oximately 5.9 million and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washi...
38: It should not be confused with [[Washington, D.C.]], the nation's ...
45: ...g and [[whale]] hunting. In the east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the ...
49: ...rait of Juan de Fuca]], but the straits would not be explored until [[1789]] by Captain [[Charles W. B... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ...est, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ermont has long been known for its [[Liberalism|liberal politics]] and staunchly independent political...
46: ...ely low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine running the most...
48: Several mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain ...
50: ...n elevation, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
8: Nickname = Beaver State |
40: ...ticle in ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' described Oregon as a
41: ...dualism [that] is writing the preface to what may be the future for all [[United States|Americans]]: s...
43: ...later. [[Oregonian]]s are proud of their state's beautiful forests and streams, and place great impor...
49: ...Columbia River. Exploration by Lewis and Clark ([[1805]]-[[1806]]) and Britain's [[David Thompson]] ([[1... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...may be invented in an impractical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into ...
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
51: * [[Alphabet]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
53: * [[Rubber]] in [[Mesoamerica]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
7: ... on the [[North America]]n continent at some time between the [[9th millennium BC]] and 48,000 BC, and...
12: ...and indentured servitude, and a British policy of benign neglect which permitted the development of an...
24: ...colonies. Both sides permitted this trade when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not.
26: Following the 1805 destruction of the French navy at the [[Battle of...
28: Believing that Britain could not rely on other sourc... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...han [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]]'s orbit. Often described as "dirty snowballs", comets are composed largel...
5: Comets are believed to originate in a cloud (the [[Oort cloud]]...
9: ... is generally less than 50km across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and the tails can extend ove...
11: ...cle bones, it is known that their appearance have been noticed by humans for millennia. One very famo...
15: ...ing behind heavy long-chain organics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]... - 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... - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
3: ...the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined.
12: ...s are left to support the roof. These pillars may be removed on retreat allowing the roof to cave in. ...
13: ...ced. As the longwall advances, the cavity created behind the longwall known as "the goaf" caves in. Lo...
15: ...pplied in an open cast mine, once open cut mining becomes uneconomic.
17: ...lapse and gas explosions. Most of these risks can be greatly reduced in modern mines, and multiple fat... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... [[March 25]] ([[Lady Day]] or Annunciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1...
9: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]]...
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: '''January 2''' is the [[2 (number)|2]]nd day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calend...
6: ...Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman Empire]].
7: *[[533]] - Mercurius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first ...
10: *[[1788]] - [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] becomes the 4th state to ratify the [[United States]...
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]].
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