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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absol...
5: ... the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[J...
9: ...ated to make this document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly h...
11: ... freed the nobles from state service and taxes; made noble status hereditary; and gave the nobles full...
13: ...ncouraged foreign investment in economically underdeveloped areas. Third, Catherine relaxed the censor... - Banksia (1867 bytes)
15: ...nks]], of the [[James Cook|Cook]] expedition in [[1768]]. They are native to [[Australia]], growing in ...
17: ...the leaves is silvery white, contrasting with the deep green of the upper surface. When flowering, th... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
3: ... Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]]]
5: ...to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. According to legend, he signed his name lar...
8: ...ended [[Harvard College]] and received a business degree in [[1754]], when he was 17. Upon graduation,...
10: ...ously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and honor.
13: ... [[Massachusetts General Court]], his colonial trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[S... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
8: | succeeded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
11: | dead=dead - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...du]] [[kingdom]]. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibe...
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25: | [[Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
7: *[[Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich]] (born 1923)
8: *[[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich]] (1906-1989)
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
37: ..., Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ...d Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]]. "The ...
4: ...tion of [[George Washington]] as the first [[President of the United States]] in [[1789]]. Beyond that...
10: ...rn frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown...
16: ...his European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas regarding [[separation of church and state]] an...
23: ...ese new policies grew steadily throughout the decade, and had a significant impact on the emergence of... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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48: | 0.769 86°<br>(6.48? to Sun's equator)
50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
51: | 74.229 88° - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ...l fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: ...325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
13: ... while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used for arrowheads, axe heads, an...
19: ...cted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with ...
23: ...ula of [[Baja California]]), and laid out and founded the city that was to become LaPaz later that spr... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...olitical protest by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] residents against the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British...
2: [[Image:Boston tea party.jpg|thumb|Destruction of tea at the "Boston Tea party".]]
3: ... Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard on [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]...
5: ...nd he was charged with [[smuggling]]. He was defended by [[John Adams]] and eventually the charges wer...
7: ...he usual colonial tax, thereby allowing them to undercut the prices of the colonial merchants and smug... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...]] [[explorers|explorer]] and [[navigator]]. He made three voyages to the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which ...
8: ... Cook rose in the ranks of the merchant fleet but declined the command of his own collier in 1755 on t...
16: ==First voyage ([[1768]]-[[1771]])==
18: ...nsit of Venus]] across the [[Sun]]. Leaving in [[1768]], he arrived on [[April 13]], [[1769]] in [[Tahi...
20: ...lly [[Alexander Dalrymple]], insisted must exist, despite Cook's personal doubts. With the help of a ... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves...
7: ...]] with a temporary [[Papal Tiara|papal tiara]] made of [[papier-m⣨靝.
9: *[[1804]] - [[Napoleonic code|Code Napol鯮]] was adopted as [[France|French]] [[civ...
19: ...en fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180
20: *[[1963]] - [[Alcatraz]], a federal [[penitentiary]] on an island in [[San Francis... - 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 ...
38: *[[Jean-Robert Argand]] (France, [[1768]] - [[1822]]) - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
1: ..., though that term was not coined until after her death.
3: ...forebearers were [[Congregational]] ministers, leaders in a society that held its clergy in high estee...
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13: <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - 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) - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
5: ...rier Reef was [[Captain James Cook]] during his [[1768]] voyage. Cook discovered the reef by running agr...
7: ...ed '[[live aboard]]s', the Reef is a very popular destination for [[scuba diving|scuba divers]]. Many ...
14: ... 150,000 people. By world standards the Reef is under only light environmental stress compared to all ...
16: ...grazing in the dry tropics regions. Both are considered significant factors affecting water quality.
18: ...events of the summers of [[1998]] and [[2002]]. Under the stress of waters that remain too warm for to... - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...ry, searching especially for certain copper mines described by Indians.
5: ...ewyan]] chief [[Matonabbee]] travelling as his guide on his arctic overland journey, massacred a group...
7: ...en prisoner by the French under [[Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He returned ...
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