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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
56: *[[Mercedes de Acosta|Acosta, Mercedes de]] (1893-1968) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...ragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] ...
8: ...______") and 5 sons surviving to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she ...
24: ...d Sicily]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1752-1814), married [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|...
25: ...a Beatrice d'Este, heiress of Breisgau and of [[Modena]]; had issue ([[Austria-Este]]). Duke of Breisg...
29: ... Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father'... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
8: | preceded=None
9: | succeeded=[[John Adams]] - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ... disputed, as is the most southern part of the border with Suriname (upper Corentyne river).
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
10: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guyana|In Detail]])
13: ...''[[National motto]]: One People, One Nation, One Destiny''</small> - Arizona (24367 bytes)
25: DensityRank = 36th |
26: 2000Density = 17.43 |
27: AdmittanceOrder = 48th |
30: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N |
31: Longitude = 109?3'W to 114?50'W | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
53: *[[Jacopo Amigoni]] ([[1685]]-[[1752]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
1: ...han Edwards.jpg|thumb|Rev. Jonathan Edwards, a leader of the Great Awakening, is still remembered for ...
16: *[[1733]] - [[Province of Georgia]] founded.
26: *[[1752]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s kite experiment
34: <table border="1" cellpadding="6">
51: ...ited_States/Presidents Photographs of the US Presidents] - New Year (5703 bytes)
4: ==Modern new year celebrations==
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...orian calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[...
11: ...s|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]].
14: ...[[March]] or [[April]]. The people of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] celebrate the advent of [[Hindu Ca... - March (3907 bytes)
4: *March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of [[Pisces]] and e...
6: ...[[Roman Mythology|Roman god]] of war and was considered a lucky time to begin a war.
8: ... and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted the Gregorian...
11: ...Saxons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld...
12: *Names for march in some other modern languages, etymologically equivalent : - September (2096 bytes)
22: ...ptember'' begins on the same day of the week as ''December'' every year.
27: * In the year 1752, in the [[British Empire]], the [[Gregorian calen...
29: ...that [[Eternal September | September 1993 never ended]]. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...nciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and w...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
1: ==Presidents' Day: Honoring America's Leaders==
3: ...g their contributions to the nation's history and development.
7: ... the holiday was colloquially referred to as Presidents' Day.
11: ...rk or school to remember and learn about the presidents.
13: ==A Celebration of Leadership== - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...s law]]. Some electrical effects are discussed under [[electrical phenomenon]] and [[electromagnetism...
8: ...ian]] walls, such as the [[Dendera light]]. Other devices discovered in Egyptian and other archaeologi...
10: ...tist)|William Watson]], experimenting with the Leyden jar, discovered in [[1747]] that a discharge of ...
11: ...:Electricity clipart.jpg|thumb|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ... frequently) or [[Ebenezer Kinnersley]] of [[Philadelphia]] (less frequently) who created the conventi... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...klin was a member of the [[Freemasons]], corresponded with members of the [[Lunar Society]] and was al...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]],...
9: ...[[Ecton]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]] the son of Thomas Franklin, ...
11: ...ing half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samuel ([[May... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
30: *[[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, [[1818]] - [[1879]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 ...
52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Jacob Broom (291 bytes)
1: ... was a farmer and a surveyor, and served in the [[Delaware state legislature]].
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