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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...ought of as one of the major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern reg...
9: ...g that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown waters without losing...
13: ...or the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territ...
17: ...pressive than the small and squalid village of Stadacona, more than a thousand Hurons came to the edge...
19: ...decision must have been made by his arrival in Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to Franc... - May (3270 bytes)
1: {{MayCalendar}}
3: ...of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
9: In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Satsuki'' (皐...
15: ...r]], and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
16: ...ay]] is [[May 1]]. This is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries. - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Procyonidae]]}}
12: ... lotor | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
16: ...nd the eyes, and have a bushy tail with light and dark alternating rings. The coat is a mixture of gra...
20: ... occurs in January or February and a litter of 4–5 young are born in April or May (varies by cli... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Eli...
7: ...s]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guin...
15: ... of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of...
17: As a granddaughter of the British sovereign in the male line, ...
20: ...[[Entente Cordiale]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was instructed in religion by the [[Archbi... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
18: | '''Date of Birth:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...]]'s only female head of a national government to date. She was also the second woman in history to si...
39: ...on]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]].
41: ...mpbell automatically became Prime Minister of Canada. - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
6: ...x_classis_entry | taxon = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Iridaceae]]}}
9: ...axobox authority|author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]|date = [[1753]]}}
28: ...species, such as ''I. germanica, fiorenhina, pallida, variegata, amoena, flavescens, sambucina, neglec...
30: ...To this set belong ''milifolia'', ''junonia'', ''danfordiae'', ''reichenbachii'' and others which flo... - Maple (3638 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Sapindales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Sapindaceae]]}}
9: ...ox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | date = [[1753]]}}
14: ...together with the [[Hippocastanaceae]]) in [[Sapindaceae]]; genetic evidence points to the latter bein... - Printing (4400 bytes)
6: ... in the world is [[Montr顬]], [[Quebec]] based [[Quebecor World]].
11: ...d using the more sophisticated [[block printing]] dates from 868 AD (The ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' of AD [...
15: ...an imported press in Mexico City, Mexico. Stephen Day built the first printing press in North America ...
39: * [[Adam d'Ambergau]]
40: * [[David Bruce]] - Culture (23440 bytes)
6: Many people today use a conception of "culture" that developed in ...
10: ...and [[value]]s; but rather that only a single standard of refinement suffices, against which one can m...
14: Today most social scientists reject the [[monadic]] co...
19: ...[[anthropology|anthropologists]] had adopted and adapted the term ''culture'' to a broader definition ...
21: ...s a supplement to it, as the main means of human adaptation to the world. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...us that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have argu...
3: ... e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the norther...
8: ...stitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ... [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|J... - Maine (17312 bytes)
11: Governor = [[John Baldacci]] |
16: LandArea = 80,005 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 15]], [[1820]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ...h moderately warm summers but very few actual hot days. - 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: ...e 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... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
16: LandArea = 23,249 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 21]], [[1788]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ... of [[Massachusetts]], south of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and west of [[Maine]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean...
51: ...ound Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[Connecticut River]] waterway... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
6: ... The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolut...
29: ...om 1777 until it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it is considered part of [[New England]].
35: * [[Nova Scotia]] (including present day [[New Brunswick]])
37: ...ly ''άe Saint-Jean'' or [[St. John's Island (Canada)|St. John's Island]]
38: * [[Quebec]] (including present day [[Ontario]]) - 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: ...– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a Frenc...
15: ...ion – but this would not be possible in Canada. - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...e Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in C...
17: ...1585]] by order of [[Pope Sixtus V]]. The obelisk dates back to the [[13th century BC]] in [[Egypt]], ...
20: ...ontana, who was probably the best engineer of the day. Fontana built the lantern the following year, a...
27: ...e: [[Saint Joseph's Oratory]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]], [[Les I...
29: ...lly operated since [[1931]], with its oldest bell dating to [[1288]]. - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ite irregular because they usually follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative ...
4: [[image:Timezones.png|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
6: ...ve. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time...
8: ... the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British...
12: *[[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then i... - 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 pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
12: ...udson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
22: ...er]]''. They found [[Plymouth Colony]] in present-day [[Massachusetts]]; [[Mayflower Compact]] signed
23: ...ed by the [[Dutch West India Company]] in present-day [[New York]] state
24: ...[[New Amsterdam]] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
28: ... the Plains of Abraham]], part of the [[Battle of Quebec (1759)]]
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