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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
   8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
   9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
   10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer...
2. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   4: ...ur of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely h...
   6: ...f her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one year younger.) Her other...
   7: ...een years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in...
   9: ...ld like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the hand of the Empress'...
   11: ...d off to European royalty. Maria-Christina, the eldest, was married to the Regent of the [[Netherlands...
3. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   3: ... part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life di...
   5: ...scene of many episodes in her writings; after the death of her father in 1805, Jane, her sister and he...
   7: ...often cited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on...
   10: ...cters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with''.
   12: ...only available form of social security other than degrading work as governess, or living as hanger-on ...
4. Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
   2: ...gdom]]. It is best known as when the [[Hyksos]] made their appearance in Egypt, whose reign comprised ...
   4: ...n [[Xois]], located in the marshes of the western Delta, broke away from the central authority to form...
   6: ...y scarabs inscribed with their names, called by modern [[Egyptologist]]s the Sixteenth Dynasty.
   8: ...V, the power of this dynasty, weak to begin with, deteriorated. The later king [[Merneferre Ai]] (rule...
   10: ...[Kamose]], whom tradition credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos. With the [[Eighteenth dynasty ...
5. 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]]
6. 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...
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
   3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
   4: | order=Third President
   7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
   8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
8. Malaysia (27892 bytes)
   1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
   3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
   5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
   7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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9. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
   21: DensityRank = 4^th |
   22: 2000Density = 271.40 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 5^th |
   26: Longitude = 71?47'W to 73?44'W |
   27: Latitude = 40?58'N to 42?3'N |
10. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 14^th |
    22: 2000Density = 69.03 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 10^th |
    26: Latitude = 36°31'N to 39°37'N |
    27: Longitude = 75°13'W to 83°37'W |
11. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
    5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
    11: ... sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes...
    15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
    17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits].
12. 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...
13. Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
    20: ...el Adams]] organizes the [[Committees of Correspondence]]
    33: ...Declaration_of_Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
    38: *[[1777]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] adopted by the Second Continental Congres...
    43: *[[1781]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] ratified
    44: *[[1781]] - British surrender at [[Yorktown]]
14. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
    9: *[[1822]] - [[Denmark Vesey]] executed
    11: *[[1823]] - [[Monroe Doctrine]] declared
    13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention]]
    14: ...ndrew Jackson]] and [[Henry Clay]] in [[U.S. presidential election, 1824|election of 1824]]; Adams imm...
    15: *[[1824]] - ''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'' cements Congressional control over [[interst...
15. List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
    2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
    6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
    10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
    11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
    14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]]
16. Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
    4: ...ation in the unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
    6: ...of its proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In thi...
    8: ...rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]]...
    10: ... and the [[Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furth...
    14: ...the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton ...
17. 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
    37: *[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] ...
    39: *[[Peter Debye]], (1884-1966)
18. Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
    1: ...urdens. The rebellion started on [[August 29]], [[1786]].
    3: ...mers were forced to sell their land to meet their debts, often less than 1/3 real price.
    5: ...[1779]], the towns of Western Massachusetts and modern-day [[Maine]] were unable to contribute to the ...
    7: ... on the farmers. The farmers also demanded that [[debtor court]]s, which enforced many of the credit s...
    9: ...lled out to fight the Regulators often switched sides.
19. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    2: ...m a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
    3: ...erley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
    13: ==Early development==
    15: ... boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
    17: ...t. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much success, thoug...
20. Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
    1: ...an Revolutionary War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There were two Continental Congresses.
    4: .... [[Peyton Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
    8: ...d the military who wanted more control. However, despite these problems, with the help of the Contine...
    14: *Sept. 5, 1774- Oct. 26, 1774 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
    18: *May 10, 1775- Dec. 12, 1776

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