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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
73: *[[James Abercrombie|Abercrombie, James]], (1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
114: ...], (circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
115: *[[Absalon]], (circa 1128-1201), Danish archbishop - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
6: *[[Saint Aidan|Aidan, Saint]], (died 651)
8: *[[Danny Aiello|Aiello, Danny]], (born 1933), US actor
15: *[[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
17: *[[Alvin Ailey|Ailey, Alvin]], (1931-1985), dancer, choreographer
19: *[[Danny Ainge|Ainge, Danny]], (born 1959), [[basketball]] player, coach, ... - 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...
17: ...uld not succeed, Panin fell out of favor and in [[1781]] was dismissed.
25: ...ulminated in the [[Battle of Svensksund]] (modern-day Ruotsinsalmi in [[Finland]]), July 9-10, 1790. T... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...er]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[...
4: ...-Antoinette was the fifteenth child (the youngest daughter; she had a brother one year younger) of the...
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... - 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: ...tle to feed the hungry army. On [[January 19]], [[1781]], General Washington warned Hancock: - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1801]]
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1809]]
7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
9: | date of birth=[[April 13]], [[1743]]
12: | date of death=[[July 4]], [[1826]] - 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...
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary m...
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam eng... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
30: ... shape]] was developed by [[Clark R. Chapman]], [[David Morrison]], and [[Ben Zellner]]. These propert...
56: ...f the discovery, by Sir [[William Herschel]] in [[1781]], of the planet [[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]] at th...
67: ...t. Multiple pairs could be taken over a series of days. Second, the two [[film]]s of the same region w...
98: ...heir provisional designation, e.g. [[(29075) 1950 DA]].
103: ...such names started to run out, others were used —famous people, literary characters, the names o... - 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]] - 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... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees of Correspondence]...
43: *[[1781]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] ratified
44: *[[1781]] - British surrender at [[Yorktown]]
45: *[[1781]] - [[Bank of North America]] chartered - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
9: ...ee of five, which included, among others, [[John Adams]] and [[Benjamin Franklin]], but the style of t...
13: ...into effect in 1778, but not fully ratified until 1781. The Articles of Confederation outlined the gove...
21: ...icularly their rights of self-government, were in danger. The colonial elite had inherited a decidedly...
23: ...included 12 of the colonies, but not British Florida or the then-tiny Georgia at the south or Newfound...
27: ...lifax, Nova Scotia]], precluded what became [[Canada]] from joining the 13 "American" States. The Ame... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
13: | [[March 13]], [[1781]]
170: ...3]], [[1781]], but reported it on [[April 26]], [[1781]] as a "[[comet]]": ''Account of a Comet, By Mr. ...
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.... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
1: ...year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 348 days remaining (349 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
9: ...]] - Continental troops under Brigadier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutena...
13: ...h]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the [[Sudan]].
32: * [[1982]] - [[Cold Sunday|"Cold Sunday"]] in the [[United States]] sees temperatures fa... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
2: ...hocolate"><center><font size="+1">'''Independence Day'''</font></center></td></tr>
12: [[Memorial Day]], [[Veterans Day]], [[Flag Day]]</td></tr></table>
15: ...lled the '''Fourth of July''', is a [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United State...
17: ...Home Fireworks in the United States (Independence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associated with the Fourt...
23: ...uly is almost iconic to Americans, some claim the date itself is somewhat arbitrary. [[New England]]er... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ... Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise the French ta...
25: ...e French treasury depended to maintain its day to day operations to withdraw their loans, leading to a...
27: ... to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne re...
31: ...ription of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] – [[June 17]], [[1789]], see [[Estates-General o...
35: ...and ''[[bailliage]]s'' rather than by provinces — need be determined by the precedent of 1614. ... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...gan during a historical period they called the "[[Dark Ages]]"). This movement also provided a framewo...
12: The boundaries of the Enlightenment cover much of the 17th c...
14: ...sh axiomatic philosophy and absolutism as the foundations for knowledge and stability. Epistemology, i...
18: ...view may seem overreaching to some in the present-day, where belief is that human beings apprehend a t...
20: ... "laws" which governed its behavior were understandable. The notion of a "clockwork god" or "god the w... - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...he [[Articles of Confederation]] (in force from [[1781]] to [[1788]]). The Constitution is currently on ...
33: The day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws i...
39: ...or courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The '''federal judiciary''' co...
43: ...nd two courts of special jurisdiction. Congress today retains the power to create and abolish federal ...
49: ...plaintiff and a citizen of another state the defendant.
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