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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
38: ...[[Johann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
56: *[[Mercedes de Acosta|Acosta, Mercedes de]] (1893-1968) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ... ruler of the [[Habsburg Empire]] from [[1740]]-[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less kn...
4: ...of [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elect...
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 ...
15: ...[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780) - 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... - 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]] - 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 - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...tor]] from [[Kentucky]] and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administ...
5: ...n Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
7: ...Crittenden]], and was reelected and served from [[December 10]], [[1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. H...
9: ...an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
15: ...er his first two wives died, the old [[Jacksonian Democrat]] had a [[common-law marriage]] with a form... - Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
1: ...lag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of New Jersey.Image provided by[http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Ar...
2: ...], [[1780]], the Continental War Officers in Philadelphia directed that all regiments were to have sta... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 14<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 69.03 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 10<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 36°31'N to 39°37'N |
27: Longitude = 75°13'W to 83°37'W | - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
12: ...he most important meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[...
14: ... was also the first American to keep accurate and detailed records of weather conditions on a daily ba...
16: ...s was understood. Early in the 20th century this deflecting force was named after [[Gaspard-Gustave C...
18: ...lowed exchange of weather information with unprecedented speed.
20: ... [[front (meteorology)|front]]s, that is, sharply defined boundaries between air masses. - 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]])
130: *[[Bernardo Bellotto]] ([[1721]]-[[1780]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: ...rom the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...ation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thou...
11: The ingredients for a tropical cyclone include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical...
13: ...water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by t...
16: ...ons, tropical storms and a third group whose name depends on the region. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
16: *[[Claude Louis Berthollet]], (1748-1822), French chemist
21: *[[Henri Braconnot]] (1780-1855), French chemist and pharmacist
37: *[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] ... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...omas Jefferson]] as for his [[duel]] with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charge...
7: ...Rev. [[Aaron Burr, Sr.]], who was the second president of the [[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princet...
9: ...ary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [...
13: ...at from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture. - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
1: ...jpg|thumb|right|250px|Benedict Arnold. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ...he plot was thwarted, but Arnold successfully avoided capture by Continental forces. Shortly thereaft...
6: ...ips, as his father had done. Some of his business dealings drifted into smuggling - in contempt of the...
9: ...colonel]] in the Massachusetts's [[militia]] to undertake the first entirely offensive military expedi...
10: ...]. In a dawn attack on [[May 10]], [[1775]], Ticonderoga was taken from the 22 British troops that hel... - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
2: ...owing this, Lafitte was engaged in the [[slave trade]] after it was banned.
6: ...t his request, the publication of the journal was delayed for 100 years. In the 1950's the journal was...
8: ...uisiana. His legend was perpetuated in [[Cecil B. DeMille]]’s classic, ''[[The Buccaneer]]'' and... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni...
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