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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: '''Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] ...
6: ...of 1713|Pragmatic Sanction]] which guaranteed his daughter the right to succeed to the Austrian throne...
8: ...g Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _______") a...
26: ...ouis XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue
35: ...52]] she established a military academy, and in [[1754]] she established an academy of engineering scien... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
6: | date1=[[April 30]], [[1789]]
7: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1797]]
9: | succeeded=[[John Adams]]
10: | date of birth=[[February 22]], [[1732]]
13: | date of death=[[December 14]], [[1799]] - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...; [[October 8]], [[1793]] <small>[[Gregorian calendar|(N.S.)]]</small>) was President of the [[Contine...
8: ...aduation, he worked for his uncle. From [[1760]]–[[1764]], Hancock lived in England while buildi...
17: ... led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam Adams]] writes the letters [to newspapers] and John H...
19: ...ed they could be ready to fight in sixty seconds—and his boycott of [[tea]] imported by the [[Br...
27: From [[1780]]–[[1785]], he was [[governor of Massachusetts]].... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: The '''United States of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', ''...
2: ... as several territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise ...
9: ...Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[177...
52: ...riginal 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "entered the Union" (became part ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: '''James Watt''' ([[January 19]], [[1736]]–[[August 19]], [[1819]]) was a [[Scotland|Scott...
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam eng... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ed Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: In Canada, the designation ''French and Indian War'' is nea...
9: ...[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in lit...
13: ...uquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Queb...
15: ...ion – but this would not be possible in Canada. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...he '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Gre...
3: ... the [[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American conflic...
10: ...ble [[navy]] in Europe, Prussia had the most formidable land force on continental Europe and thus allo...
18: ...]] in the [[Ohio River]] area of North America in 1754. The war spread to Europe on [[May 15]],[[1756]],...
34: ... Austrian general [[Leopold Josef, Count von Daun|Daun]] forced the surrender of an entire Prussian co... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sc...
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ...effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts ...
4: ... time of the [[French and Indian War]] ([[1754]]–[[1763]]), and ended with the election of [[Geo...
10: ...rmer Indian allies—[[Pontiac's Rebellion]]—had, if not conquered, at least pacified the we...
16: ...became the analysis of men like [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]]. The [[Deism...
28: ...s]] of the colonists. He lost the case, but John Adams later wrote, "American independence was then an... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...sh; [[31 March]] [[1727]] by the [[Gregorian calendar]]) was an [[English (people)|English]] [[physici...
19: ...eventually became engaged to the apothecary's stepdaughter, Anne Storey, before he went off to [[Cambr...
25: ..., to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...]]. Any fellow of Cambridge or Oxford had to be ordained at the time. However the terms of the Lucasia...
38: ... at its rear side, dispassionately noting "white, darke & coloured circles" so long as he kept stirrin... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
16: LandArea = 106,154 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 1]], [[1803]], declared retroactivel...
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
44: In [[1754]], France and [[Great Britain]] fought a war know...
48: ...erritory to the approximately the size of present-day Ohio plus the eastern half of [[Michigan]]'s low... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features...
22: ...had apparently disappeared in the middle of their daily tasks.
29: ...colonists to work, and befriended [[Pocahontas]], daughter of Chief [[Powhatan]], who was able to supp...
35: ... However, because rivers and [[creek]]s were abundant, this allowed the plantations to spread out. Th...
49: ...as known as Virginia - somewhere in the area of today's [[New York]]. Blown off course, they came ins... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...'Benjamin Franklin''' ([[January 17]], [[1706]] – [[April 17]], [[1790]]) was an [[United States...
25: ... is a penny earned" are now commonly quoted every day by people all over the world.
34: ...ally became the [[University of Pennsylvania]], today a member of the [[Ivy League]]. He founded an Am...
36: ...esses. He created a partnership with his foreman, David Hill, which provided Franklin with half of the...
38: ...n his writings, displays that he was aware of the dangers and offered alternative ways to demonstrate ... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
1: ...lendar]] (83rd in [[Leap year]]s). There are 283 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
24: ...esolution]] (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General C...
25: ...ian Ocean]], [[Japan]]ese forces capture the [[Anadaman Islands]].
27: ...ng Contest]] for [[Denmark]] singing "Dansevise" (Dancing tune). - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
28: ... post. Located on the Kennebec River at highest tidal eddy. Around that time it was given the name "Cu...
30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
42: ... House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832]] - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
33: ...ort Nassau]], its first trading post near present-day Albany. In [[1624]] [[Fort Orange]], the first p...
37: In [[1754]], representatives of seven of the British North ...
62: ...stablished in [[1814]], is the oldest independent day school for girls in the country." ([http://www.a...
87: ...//www.timesunion.com Albany Times Union] Albany's daily newspaper - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]...
66: *[[David Bates (physicist)|David Bates]]
75: *[[Daniel Bernoulli]] (Switzerland, [[1700]] - [[1782]]...
88: *[[Danilo Blanusa]], ([[Croatia]], [[1903]] - [[1987]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn...
19: *[[Adam Parvipontanus]], (d. 1181)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
45: ...sition as gateway between Europe and Asia. In its day, the Ottoman Empire was also commonly referred t...
47: ...ised an area of over [[1 E13 m?|19.9m km²]]—though much of this was under indirect control ...
66: ...ng the [[Turkish War of Independence]] ([[1918]]–[[1923]]), and the [[Turkey|Republic of Turkey]...
83: ...50) and the Ottoman Penal code (1858).” (Haddad, Y.Y., Byron H. and Ellison F., Eds.)
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