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- 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: ...of France]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Antonie (1755-1793); married [[Louis XVI of France|HM King Loui... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...er]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[...
4: ... Hofburg Palace in [[Vienna]] on [[2 November]] [[1755]]. She was christened Maria-Antonia-Josepha-Johan...
9: ... he would like the hand of the Empress's youngest daughter in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to the...
15: ...ria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin.
17: ...rteen. The Empress's parting words to her sobbing daughter was, "Farewell, my dearest child. Do so muc... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
10: ...pean flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka ...
39: ...ld is called the "Pazyryk Carpet,". It is usually dated to the 5th century BC. It was excavated by [[S...
51: ...called [[Synagogue carpet]], is a unique survival dated to the 14th century. The earliest group of His...
57: ...nspired designs. Neoclassical designer [[Robert Adam]] supplied designs for both Moorfields and Axmin...
60: ...rpet is the ''rya'', made from hand-knotted wool. Dating from the 15th century, the first ryas were co... - 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 Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
3: | image name=johnadamsvp.flipped.jpg
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1797]]
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1801]]
9: | date of birth=[[October 30]], [[1735]] - Portugal (61755 bytes)
7: ...1974]] and the subsequent entry in the [[EEC]] (today's [[European Union]]) in [[1986]]. Portugal made...
20: ... Consolidation of the Monarchy in Portugal|Consolidation of the kingdom]]'''''
23: ...set up kingdoms, and became assimilated. The [[Vandals]] ([[Silingi]] and [[Hasdingi]]) and the sarmat...
31: ...ing with no male heirs. His only child, a single daughter, married King [[John I of Castile]] who wou...
40: ...s had their own objective, searching for the legendary Christian Kingdom of [[Prester John]]. - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
11: ...houlders in sand. The first attempt to dig it out dates back to [[1400 BC]], when the young [[Tutmosis...
15: ...phinx|Sphinx]]" was given to it based on the legendary Greek creature with the body of a lion and the ...
22: ... the Fourth Dynasty ([[28th century BC|2723 BC]]–[[26th century BC|2563 BC]]). However, the idea...
26: ...o one hypothesis, to [[prehistory|prehistoric]] – times.
29: ...orian from the [[15th century]] attributes the vandalism to a [[Muslim]] fanatic in [[1378]]. This exp... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
16: LandArea = 23,974 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 4]], [[1791]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ...the east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ar|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has lo... - 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. - Comet (30542 bytes)
9: ... tail, pointed in slightly different directions — dust being left behind in the comet's orbit (s...
15: ...like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary surfaces allows them to absorb ...
29: ...0," the "Great September Comet of 1882," and the "Daylight Comet of 1910." After [[Edmund Halley]] de...
31: ...0 comets and is conducting a contest to guess the date of its 1000th comet discovery.{{hnote|SOHO (200...
45: ... things being very limited.{{hnote|Sagan, pp. 23–24}} However, the Aristotelean viewpoint proved... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
2: ...[etymology|etymologies]], illustrations, usage guidance, and examples in sentences. Dictionaries are m...
33: ..., ''sometimes offensive'' or ''nonstand'' (nonstandard.) [[American Heritage Dictionary|''American He...
35: ...d the language is being changed and created every day. As [[Jorge Luis Borges]] says in the prologue ...
47: ...t dictionaries known, and which is still extant today in an abridged form, is one written in [[Latin]]...
49: ...nson]]'s famous and more complete dictionary of [[1755]]. - 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]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: *[[William George Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading ...
14: ...e [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...d]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
21: ...h Baer]] - [[Germany|German]] born [[American]] — [[computer game]] - Dodo (9332 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Raphidae'''}}
9: ...| author = [[Mathurin Jacques Brisson|Brisson]] | date = 1760}}
12: ...cullatus | author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
18: ...[[Oxford]]'s [[Ashmolean Museum]], were burned in 1755. - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...ere]] is divided. Events that occur at plate boundaries are called [[interplate earthquake]]s; the le...
4: ..., but the majority of them are minor and cause no damage(those less than 5 on ritcher scale).
5: ...king is the dominant and most widespread cause of damage.
7: | [[Image:SanFranHouses06.JPG|thumb|200px|none|Damage from the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].]]
11: ...ccur either before or after the principal quake — these are known as [[foreshock]]s or [[aftersh... - Brine shrimp (4112 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropoda]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Artemiidae]]}}
27: ...rst discovered in [[Lymington]], [[England]] in [[1755]]. There are mixed views on whether all brine shr...
33: ...as these areas are uninhabitable for potential predators.
39: ...ium hydroxide]] concentration of the lake would endanger them because of the the increase in [[pH]]. H... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50 – 150 m and reached 524 m up local mou...
22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
24: ...h little overall energy loss. A tsunami can cause damage thousands of kilometres from its origin, so t... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
9: ...of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire.
42: Secondary sources on the Augustan Age include [[Tacitus]]...
46: ...lia, either through [[Julia Caesaris]], Augustus' daughter from his first marriage ([[Caligula]] and [...
52: ...utions with relish. Sejanus also began to consolidate his own power; in AD [[31]] he was named co-con...
66: ...tain|Britain]], [[Armenia]], [[Parthia]], and [[Judaea]]. Nero's inability to manage the rebellions an... - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
1: ...dian War]] battle, see [[Battle of the Wilderness 1755]].''
10: |date=[[May|May 5–7]], [[1864]]
22: ...hern Virginia]]. The battle was fought [[May 5]]–[[May 7|7]], 1864.
26: ...ration point for the Confederates one year to the day earlier when they launched their devastating att...
28: ...was imperative for the same reason as a year ago—in a battle contested in the tangled woods, the... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...ritish explorer James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]...
3: '''James Cook''' ([[October 27]], [[1728]] – [[February 14]], [[1779]]) was a [[Kingdom of ...
7: ...ren born to Grace and James, Sr., who worked as a day laborer on a farm. As a child, Cook moved with...
8: ...et but declined the command of his own collier in 1755 on the eve of the [[Seven Years War]] to start ag...
14: ...ing and cartographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' d...
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