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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
    3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
    9: ...<td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr>
    14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
    17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
    22: '''Martin Van Buren''' ([[December 5]], [[1782]] &ndash; [[July 24]], [[1862]]), nicknamed '''Ol...
  4. Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
    11: image_map = LocationIreland.png |
    15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
    21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
    36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $40,003 |
    37: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 4th |
  5. 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.
    16: * [[1782]]: Invented double-acting engine.
    22: ...on (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] ...
  6. 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]])
  7. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...w Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]]...
    3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
    6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
    8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
    10: ...[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
  8. 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 ...
  9. Capacitor (29664 bytes)
    2: ...'every''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geometry]] has '''capacitance'''.
    4: == Physics of the capacitor ==
    7: ...e plates, at the boundary with the dielectric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge...
    9: ...es. (The air gap is shown for clarity; in a real capacitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with ...
    11: === Capacitance ===
  10. Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
    3: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican party]] in [[New York]] and a strong supporter o...
    7: ...ology)|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
    9: ...ut]]. His studies were put on hold for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which ...
    13: ...[[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
    14: ...ed to the bar at [[Albany, New York|Albany]] in [[1782]], and began to practice in [[New York City]] aft...
  11. Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
    5: ...ght. That only got them more burnt, so they were scarred from the fire for the rest of their life.
    7: On [[December 14]], [[1782]] they succeeded in an outdoor launch of an 18 m&...
    16: ...ice, probably preceded this event, but it never became a generally used viable means of flight.)
    18: ...ocks were produced in enamel and gilt-bronze replicas set with a dial in the balloon.
    22: In 1766, the British scientist [[Henry Cavendish]] had discovered hydrogen gas, by adding s...
  12. American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
    1: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
    3: ... origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
    5: ...ne of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
    10: ...ld often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular ...
    15: ...list (American Revolution)|Loyalists]]&mdash;American colonists who sided with the British&mdash;field...
  13. 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...
  14. March 17 (9666 bytes)
    1: ...'' is the 76th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] (77th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 289 d...
    3: {{MarchCalendar}}
    6: *[[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [...
    7: *[[1577]] - formation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back t...
    10: *[[1776]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] forces ...
  15. March 18 (10594 bytes)
    1: ...'' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (78th in [[leap year]]s). There are 288 d...
    3: {{MarchCalendar}}
    6: ...enate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula]] emperor.
    11: *[[1766]] - [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals...
    12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[Will...
  16. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    1: ...elow in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
    12: ... Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
    37: *[[Cahit Arf]] (Turkey, [[1910]] - [[1997]])
    75: *[[Daniel Bernoulli]] (Switzerland, [[1700]] - [[1782]])
    99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]]...
  17. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    39: ...tarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] &ndash; circa [[230 BC]])
    55: *[[John Bahcall]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1934]] &ndash; )
    72: *[[Wilhelm von Biela]] ([[Austria]], [[1782]] &ndash; [[1856]])
    109: *[[William Wallace Campbell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1862]] &ndash; ...
    110: *[[Annie Jump Cannon]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1863]] &ndash; [[...
  18. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
    65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
    80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
    81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    165: *[[Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria]], (1738-1794){{fn|C}}
  19. Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
    7: ...Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He returned to England in [[1787]] where he died...
  20. Daniel Webster (10835 bytes)
    3: '''Daniel Webster''' ([[January 18]], [[1782]] &ndash; [[October 24]], [[1852]]) was a [[Unite...
    7: ...h him but also sent him to the [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] in [[Exeter, New Hampshire]].
    9: ...d in tears. The reason for his short stay at the academy is unknown but seems likely to be simply the ...
    11: ...pshire]]. In [[1807]] his father took over the Boscawen firm when Webster opened a new practice in [[P...
    15: ==Early political career==

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