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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: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
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
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - 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. - 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. - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...n, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
3: ...]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose a...
5: ...ater and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ...es on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English wome...
12: ...scene in her novels features women, purportedly because she did not know how men spoke when not in the... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ...ecame known as a [[China|Chinese]] [[prostitute]] called Shih Yang. She married in [[1801]], to one [...
4: ... Ching Shih, took over the fleet after some political maneuvering. She shortly thereafter fell into an...
6: ...lor was absent without leave, or deserted and was caught, one of his ears was cut off and he was shown...
8: ...-po-tae]] forced Ching Shih's fleet to retreat. Because of his worry about the revenge that could be e... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ...l Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President...
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]]... - 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... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
13: capital = [[Washington, D.C.]] |latd=38|latm=53|latN... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ... the [[Black Sea]] and the eastern and southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run through its center.<!--
11: image_map = LocationRomania.png |
16: capital = [[Bucharest]] |
20: ...s = [[Traian Basescu|Traian Băsescu]] <br> [[Calin Popescu-Tariceanu|Călin Popescu-Tări...
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = 8,258 USD | - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
1: ...North_Carolina_flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of North Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart...
2: The '''Flag of North Carolina''' is defined by law as follows
4: ...ning in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a simila...
8: ...th dates also appear on the [[Great Seal of North Carolina]].
11: ...library.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/symbols/FLAG.HTM North Carolina Encyclopedia] - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
1: ...South_Carolina_flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of South Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart...
2: ...e official state flag after the end of the [[American Civil War]]. - Arizona (24367 bytes)
11: Nickname = The [[Grand Canyon]] State, The Copper State |
12: Capital = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
46: Nickname = The Grand Canyon State |
47: Capital = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
48: Bird = [[Cactus Wren]] | - California (63989 bytes)
2: Name = California|
3: Fullname = State of California ! |
4: Flag = California state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of California]] |
6: Seal = California state seal.png | - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]...
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
47: ...nties]] are still widely used for purely geographical purposes, ''e.g.'' in [[weather report]]s. There...
49: ...rnor of Connecticut]] is [[M. Jodi Rell]] (Republican) and the two U.S. senators are [[Christopher J. ...
52: ...o the days when the two cities shared the state's capital, and even back to when New Haven and Hartfor... - Washington (20186 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] |
36: ...k force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third sylla...
38: ...ten called simply '''D.C.''', and the state often called '''Washington State'''.
45: ...r their [[totem pole]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries w...
47: ...in|Spanish]] Captain [[Don Bruno de Heceta]] in [[1775]] on board the ''Santiago'', part of a two-ship [... - 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... - 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]]
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