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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 [... - 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
39: ...evens Cabot Abbott|Abbott, John Stevens Cabot]], (1805-1877), American writer
114: ...], (circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
115: *[[Absalon]], (circa 1128-1201), Danish archbishop - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]], [[1784]]) was a [[France|French]]...
7: ...t graphic of all the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
10: ...f Medicine'' (1746–1748) and about the same date he published a free rendering of Shaftesbury's ...
14: ...what interested the militant philosophers of that day was an episodic application of the principle of ...
29: ...angerous ideas they held were now made truly formidable by their open publication. In 1759 the ''Encyc... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
2: ...use in Chawton).jpg|thumb|House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum)]]
3: '''Jane Austen''' ([[December 16]], [[1775]]–[[July 18]], [[1817]]) was a prominent [[Englis...
5: ...ster, Hampshire|Winchester]] to seek medical attendance, but so rapid was the progress of her malady t...
12: ... view of life seems largely genial, with a strong dash of gentle but keen satire: she appeals rarely a...
39: Reference: David Cecil, ''A portrait of Jane Austen'' (1978) - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...delssohn Bartholdy''' ([[November 14]], [[1805]]–[[May 14]], [[1847]]), later '''Fanny Hensel'''...
9: ...ed by Felix Mendelssohn, though many scholars nowadays believe it was actually Fanny who first worked ... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
6: ...amal Abdel Nasser]] ([[President of Egypt]] 1954–1970) remarked that he was the first native Egy...
13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]] - 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]] - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ...Tswana language|Tswana]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national langu...
13: ... great extent, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]].
17: ... Afrikaans has been downgraded in order to accommodate other official languages. The South African pas...
24: ...t south they reached was the [[Fish River]], in today's [[Eastern Cape Province]]. These [[Iron Age]] ...
26: ...Indonesia]], [[Madagascar]], and [[India]]. Descendants of these slaves, who often married with Dutch ... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
2: Name = Idaho |
3: Fullname = State of Idaho |
4: Flag = Idaho state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Idaho]] |
6: Seal = Idahostateseal.jpg | - Washington (20186 bytes)
16: LandArea = 172,587 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
25: ...Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]: [[UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] |
45: ... American]]s, each with its own unique culture. Today, they are most notable for their [[totem pole]]s...
51: ...he established trade in [[Sea Otter]] pelts. In [[1805]] the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition entered the ... - 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... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
16: LandArea = 248,849 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[February 14]], [[1859]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(all but majority o...
36: ...regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant rainfall, but only the western 2/5 of the state...
41: ... living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]].'' - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...o a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the ...
18: * 8700 BC: [[Metalworking]] ([[copper]] pendant in [[Iraq]])
133: * [[1714]]: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
145: ...]: [[Submarine]] [[Turtle (submarine)|Turtle]]: [[David Bushnell]]
173: * [[1805]]: [[Submarine]] [[Nautilus (1800)|Nautilus]]: [[... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
26: Following the 1805 destruction of the French navy at the [[Battle of...
30: ... well as British aid to Native Americans in [[Canada]] and west of the Mississippi. Westerners and Sou...
34: ...n, president at the time, in favor of his own agenda.
38: ...go]] in 1848 ceded Texas (with the Rio Grande boundary), California, and New Mexico to the United Stat...
43: ...and pro slave sentiments that still exist to this day. - 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... - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
22: *[[1797]] - [[John Adams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republic...
35: ...S 137 1803 allows [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to invalidate law passed by [[Congress]] for first time, the ...
43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in ...
57: ...810 marks first time [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidates state legislative act
61: *[[1812]] - [[Daniel Webster]] elected to [[Congress]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
16: LandArea = 147,255 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 26]], [[1837]] |
25: TimeZone = Eastern: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Pen...
42: ... recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 4...
64: *[[1805]] [[Michigan Territory]] was created, with [[Detr... - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
17: Coal mining historically, has been a very dangerous activity. Open cut hazards are principally...
25: ...south Wales valleys. This colliery was started in 1805 and at the end of the 20th century it was bought ...
27: ...all. These liquors can cause severe environmental damage to receiving water-courses. In addition, the ...
29: ...ships in coal-carrying take place every Easter Monday, at [[Ossett]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[U.K.]] ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: ...0]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ...ear in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
20: ...kefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[trust]].
22: ... C. Ball]] of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]].
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