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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
23: | [[California]]
24: | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]] - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|e...
5: ...om illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
9: ... de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up a document to reform the code of l...
11: ... control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored nobles...
13: ...rine relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class. - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
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 ...
14: ...ant philosophers of that day was an episodic application of the principle of relativism to the concept... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...ge|Greek]], and [[Bible|Biblical]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem p...
5: ...nd the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...uded by some of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], w...
14: ...emoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light,...
19: * [[Slave narrative]], [[African-American literature]] - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
1: [[Image:Bassclarinet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A typical Bass clarinet]]
3: The '''bass clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] of the [[clarinet]] family. Like st...
5: ...er along the body of the instrument. This cylindrical bore gives it the clarinet's dark tone and low p...
7: ...w E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...milar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, though they are sometimes given leading p... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
20: [[Amenemhat III]] ([[1817 BC]] - [[1772 BC]]) was the last great Pharaoh of the Middle Ki...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
27: ... [[Protodynastic Period of Egypt|Dynasty 0]] ''circa'' 3100?2920 ===
181: *Amenemhat III (Nimaartre) 1817-1772
182: *Amenemhat IV (Maakherure) 1772-1763 - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ...Chief]] of the [[Continental Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) an...
21: ...r the role he played in winning and securing American independence, George Washington is generally rec...
24: ...rthday is celebrated on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began...
26: ...an attack of [[smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freem... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...of the United Kingdom|George III]] could read it, causing his name to become an [[eponym]] for "signat...
10: Despite his wealth, Hancock remained, ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity,...
12: ==Career==
15: ...oms officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, ...
19: ... a financier of the growing rebellion, he later became a public critic of British rule. On [[March 5]]... - Missouri (16086 bytes)
1: ...nd the state public university's main branch is located in [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]. The [[Miss...
11: Capital = [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jeffers...
32: HighestElev = 1772 feet; 540 |
44: ...r settlers heading to the west. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Missouri, a slave state, ...
50: ...Talent]] ([[United States Republican Party|Republican]]). Missouri has nine seats in the U.S. House of... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
22: *[[Darlene Quaife|Quaife, Darlene]], Canadian writer
30: *[[Don Quarrie|Quarrie, Don]], (born 1951), Jamaican athlete
31: *[[Paul Quarrington|Quarrington, Paul]], Canadian writer
33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
41: *[[Eca de Queir󺼑ueiróº¬ Eca de]], novelist - 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]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - 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)
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees o...
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... - Crustacean (6274 bytes)
2: ...00px|Hyalella azteca]] | caption = ''Hyalella azteca''}}
7: {{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Br?]] | date = [[1772]]}}
13: *Class [[Cephalocarida]]
17: **Subclass [[Sarsostraca]]
23: **Subclass [[Mystacocarida]] - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: [[Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British exp...
3: ...ts main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
12: ...1759]]. He showed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of ...
14: ...ographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into ...
18: ...]] in [[Tahiti]], where he built a small [[Fortification|fort]] and [[observatory]] to observe the tra... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ...ckenzie]], the first European to cross North America by land north of Mexico, in [[1793]].
5: ... of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/v02....
7: ...estward. [[Sacagawea]] and her [[Shoshone]] tribe came from further west. Not only did Lewis and Clark...
10: ...rest of the men of the party. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria,...
16: ... now belonged to the United States. Without these calm meetings, the white settlers from the East woul... - 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: ... (1768-70), Charles (1770-1800), Thomas Boylston (1772-1832), and an unnamed daughter (stillborn 1775). ...
52: ...[Vice President of the United States]], Abigail became a good friend to [[Martha Washington]] helped i... - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...}) is a [[Nordic countries|Nordic country]] in [[Scandinavia]], in [[Northern Europe]]. It is bordered...
17: image_map = LocationSweden.png |
22: leader_names = [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]]<br>[[Göran Persson]] |
23: capital = [[Stockholm]] |
43: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $29,544 |
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