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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Rom...
14: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the...
15: ... then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 176...
20: ...; had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abdicated 1790); [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1790; [[Archduk...
21: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1748) - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...ortrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: ...ce]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlight...
5: ...tent, while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also kn...
7: ... married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the writer Madame Pu...
12: ...allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, to the vanity of the pleasures ... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
22: ...d Style and New Style dates|Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. H...
24: ...nspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, A...
26: ...etts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]].
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
9: | date of birth=[[July 11]], [[1767]]
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]] - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
9: | date of birth= March 15, 1767
10: ...[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van Buren]] (1833-183...
18: ... years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning...
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
22: ...on (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] ...
24: ...nder, the double-acting engine, a counter, an indicator, and a [[throttle]] valve) made the steam engi... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] |
36: ... ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: ...wes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The area became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established ...
44: ...s Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]] between 1763 and 1767. Part of the Line now forms the east-west boundar...
46: ...he Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity a... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
2: ...e in the north west of England. The device dramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce y...
4: ...d raised a family there, working as a spinner and carpenter.
6: ...hey always had been, and he could place them vertically in a row.
12: ...is machines, forcing him to flee to Nottingham in 1767. There he set up shop producing jennies in secret...
14: ...d ?7000, and at last stood out for ?4000, but the case eventually fell apart when it was learned he ha... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ap does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...ted States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) wa...
4: ... was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world his...
7: ...k this section should briefly summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the re...
8: ''Main article: [[Colonial America]]'' - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
15: *[[1767]] - [[Townshend Acts]]
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
40: ...al growth 1775.jpg|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]]
45: *[[1781]] - [[Bank of North America]] chartered
53: ...ticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maryland]], [[South Carolina]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Virginia]] and [[Ne... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...e [[United States]] and a key point in the [[American revolution]].
5: ...e [[1765]] [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] and the [[1767]] [[Townshend acts]] incensed passions regarding ...
7: ...n its warehouses, and no prospect of selling it because smugglers such as Hancock were importing tea w...
9: ...ying tea were prevented from landing as most American ports turned the tea away; at Boston however, th...
11: ...he men boarded the ships and began destroying the cargo. By 9 PM, with only one incident, they had sma... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...lot was thwarted, but Arnold successfully avoided capture by Continental forces. Shortly thereafter, ...
6: ... married Margaret Mansfield on [[February 22]], [[1767]]. They had three sons; Margaret died [[June 19]]...
8: ==Wartime career==
9: ...ty (American Revolution)|Committee of Safety]] to capture [[Fort Ticonderoga]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. ...
10: ...necticut to capture the same fort and who did not care that Arnold had orders from Massachusetts. Arno... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...ts to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
21: ...t son. His schooling ended at ten and at 12 he became an [[apprenticeship|apprentice]] to his brother...
23: ...Franklin a forum for agitating for a variety of local reforms. His intelligence combined with a great...
27: ...t)|enlightenment]] partly contributed to the American colonies' struggle to maintain their privileges.... - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
4: nickname = "America's Sailing Capital" |
25: ...]]. It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's College, U. S.|St. John's ...
28: ...a wealthy seaport, Annapolis became the temporary capital of the [[United States]] after the signing o...
34: ...[[1784]], so Annapolis became the first peacetime capital of the US.
36: ... to model the dome of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol building]] in [[Washington DC]] after it. - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
3: ...ymouth, Massachusetts]], Abigail lacked formal education. On her mother's side she was descended from ...
48: ...65-1813), future President [[John Quincy Adams]] (1767-1848), Susanna Boylston (1768-70), Charles (1770-...
52: ...[Vice President of the United States]], Abigail became a good friend to [[Martha Washington]] helped i... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
39: ...tarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – circa [[230 BC]])
55: *[[John Bahcall]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1934]] – )
87: *[[Alexis Bouvard]] ([[France]], [[1767]] – [[1843]])
109: *[[William Wallace Campbell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1862]] – ...
110: *[[Annie Jump Cannon]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1863]] – [[...
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