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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...[1729]] - [[November 6]], [[1796]] ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]])), born ''Sophie Augusta Fredericka'', kn...
5: ...osed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-date on current events in Russia and the rest of Eur...
9: ...eccaria-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine d...
21: ...o-Turkish War]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]] ([[1768]]-[[1774]]). She attempted to partition the Ottom...
25: ...ulminated in the [[Battle of Svensksund]] (modern-day Ruotsinsalmi in [[Finland]]), July 9-10, 1790. T... - Banksia (1867 bytes)
6: ..._classis_entry | taxon = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
15: ...nks]], of the [[James Cook|Cook]] expedition in [[1768]]. They are native to [[Australia]], growing in ... - 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...
15: ...ggling|smuggle]] glass, lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Li...
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... - 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]] - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Mo...
37: | [[1768]]
58: ... North India and southern Terai region of present day Nepal (though the hilly and mountainous regions ...
60: ...nasty that ruled until the [[18th century]]. In [[1768]], the Gorkha king, [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], cap...
66: ...ese tradition) in his hospital bed. He died three days later. ''See [[Dipendra of Nepal]].'' - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: *[[Laloo Prasad Yadav|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politici...
6: *[[Genrikh Yagoda|Yagoda, Genrikh Grigor'evich]] (1891-1938)
42: *[[Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori, Mitsuda]], (born [[1972]]), [[Japan|Japanese]] [[video ga...
47: *[[Joseph C. Yates|Yates, Joseph C.]], (1768-1837), U.S. lawyer, Governor of New York (1823-18...
73: ...Stephen Yenser|Yenser, Stephen]], Whitman winner–''The Fire In All Things'' - 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... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
168: ...]] observed it four times in [[1750]], twice in [[1768]], six times in [[1769]], and one last time in [[...
172: ...II's Neptune'' and ''Great-Britain's Neptune''. [[Daniel Bernoulli|Bernoulli]], from [[Berlin]], sugge...
179: ... be seen with the naked eye as a faint star under dark sky conditions. It can be easily found with bin...
205: ...as a faint [[planetary ring]] system, composed of dark particulate matter up to 10 metres in diameter....
212: ...he five main satellites are [[Miranda (moon)|Miranda]], [[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]], [[Umbriel (moon)|Umbri... - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: {{dablink|This article covers the History of Californi...
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied for mi...
11: ...re among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciatio...
13: ...s. Tribes in the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] tre...
36: ...irst European to explore the coast of the present day State of California was Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
3: ...1784]]. Artist: [[Daniel Chodowiecki]]. Engraver: Daniel Berger.]]
5: ...ed with [[smuggling]]. He was defended by [[John Adams]] and eventually the charges were dropped, thou...
9: ...India Company had the assistance of the governor—preparations were made to forcibly land the tea...
11: ...'Dartmouth'', the ''Eleanor'' and the ''Beaver''—were loaded with crates of tea. The men boarded... - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...jor power-broker in the [[Near East]]. By the standards of the time, Venice's stewardship of its mainl...
14: ...] systems, but the social order was entirely [[feudal]]. Church and various private properties were ti...
29: ...e city itself or from its possessions, especially Dalmatia. Those from the city were chosen by lot fro...
33: ...ecruited from the lagoon, plus feudal levies from Dalmatia and Istria. In times of emergency, all male...
92: ...ill intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of [[brick]... - 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: ...on]], and [[astronomy]], skills he would need one day to command his own ship. Cook rose in the ranks...
14: ...ing and cartographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' d... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
1: ...81<sup>st</sup> in [[leap year]]s). There are 285 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
11: ...an his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
14: ...es Lindbergh]] is presented the [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] for his first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|...
17: ...: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]] - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]...
38: *[[Jean-Robert Argand]] (France, [[1768]] - [[1822]])
66: *[[David Bates (physicist)|David Bates]]
75: *[[Daniel Bernoulli]] (Switzerland, [[1700]] - [[1782]]... - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
1: ...[[October 28]], [[1818]]) was the wife of [[John Adams]], the second [[President of the United States]...
9: [[image:abigail_adams.jpg|Abigail Adams]]
11: '''Abigail Smith Adams'''
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24: <td style="font-weight: bold">Date of Death:</td> - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: ...arc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: ... Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: ...reeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - 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}} - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
5: ...rier Reef was [[Captain James Cook]] during his [[1768]] voyage. Cook discovered the reef by running agr...
7: ...ueensland coast offer boat trips to the reef on a daily basis. Several continental islands have been t...
14: ...gest being less than 150,000 people. By world standards the Reef is under only light environmental str...
22: [[Crown-of-Thorns starfish]] are predators of corals. They have a life cycle with many e...
24: ...r shore, like [[Green Island]] that have suffered damage from tourist activity. - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: '''Samuel Hearne''' ([[1745]] – November [[1792]]), [[England|English]] [[expl...
3: ...k service with the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]. In [[1768]] he examined portions of the [[Hudson Bay]] coas...
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