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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - 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 - 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: ...lyan Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].
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... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...ht up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one ye...
7: ...he was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...lfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert for the Imperial Family. When the Empres...
11: ...rma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Nap...
13: ...e next child to be involved in her mother's political games. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - 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: ... public critic of British rule. On [[March 5]], [[1774]], the fourth anniversary of the [[Boston Massacr... - 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...
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested...
31: ... in London in [[1768]] as ''A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
22: ...(ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farmers.
24: ...]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and unde...
28: ... 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve as presid... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...ost famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not to...
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png | - 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.
14: * [[1774]]: Started a business in [[Soho, Birmingham|Soho]...
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]] ... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - 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]]
23: *[[1774]] - First [[Continental Congress]]
24: *[[1774]] - [[Dunmore's War]]
25: *[[1774]] - British pass [[Intolerable Acts]], including:
40: ...al growth 1775.jpg|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]] - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
2: ..._image | image = [[Image:polar-bear.jpg|240px]] | caption = Polar Bear}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
12: ...r = [[Constantine John Phipps|Phipps]] | date = [[1774]]}}
15: ... range from 16,000 to 35,000, with about 60% in [[Canada]].
18: ...r in [[human]]s. Neither does the hair have [[Optical fiber|fibre-optic]] properties, a commonly perpe... - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ... in the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of California (20th century)]].}}
3: ...zation means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
7: ...California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
10: [[Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...Arlington Springs Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces ... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...lti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of [[Pope Siricius]...
6: ...Apostles]], [[Supreme Pontiff]] of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|Universal Church]], [...
7: ... has been [[Sovereign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]). - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
2: ...s main work, the ''Essays'', unprecedented in its candidness and personal flavor, he takes mankind and...
6: ... exclusively in [[Latin]], the language of the educated class.
8: ...]. While serving at the Bordeaux Parlement, he became very close friends with the humanist writer [[&...
16: ...cted as a moderating force, respected both by the Catholic [[Henry III of France|King Henry III]] and ...
18: ...al differences. It was published much later, in [[1774]], under the title ''Travel Journal''.
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