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- List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
26: ...s|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
35: *[[Alvin Adams|Adams, Alvin]] (1804-1877), founder of [[Adams Express]] - Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
3: ...er birth is uncertain, but is usually taken to be 1797.
5: ...9]], working as a domestic servant for over a decade and joining [[Elijah Pierson]] in evangelical pre...
8: ... a Woman?]]," a short but well pointed commentary delivered in [[1851]] at the Women's Convention in [...
10: ...ducation and Industry. When the association disbanded in [[1846]], she remained in [[Florence, Massach...
13: ...ued to work with former slaves. She also met President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...r-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
16: ... [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|thumb|left|A purple bearded iris]]
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone...
21: ... the grassy slopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Afri... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
7: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1797]]
8: | preceded=None - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1797]]
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
8: | succeeded=[[Thomas Jefferson]] - 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]] - James Madison (15187 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Madison
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
4: | order=4th President
7: | preceded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
8: | succeeded=[[James Monroe]] - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=6th President
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
8: | succeeded=[[Andrew Jackson]] - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=7th President
7: | preceded= [[John Quincy Adams]]
8: | succeeded= [[Martin Van Buren]] - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...o]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...the leadership of [[Frederik Willem de Klerk|F.W. de Klerk]] who started to dismantle it in [[1990]] a...
5: ...loped of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the countr...
9: ...]], [[Swati language|Swati]], [[Ndebele language|Ndebele]], [[Sesotho language|Southern Sotho]], [[Nor...
11: ...lations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition. - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
2: '''Eli Whitney''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) wa...
14: ...ecome more sustainable at a critical point in its development.
16: ...at produced cotton gins went out of business in [[1797]].
22: ...order between [[New Haven, Connecticut]] and [[Hamden, Connecticut]], on a road which is now named [[W...
24: ...n consisted of making parts and subassemblies as identical and interchangeable as possible by machiner... - 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 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]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
6: *[[1790]] - [[Rhode Island]] becomes a state
22: ...st) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
23: *[[1797]] - [[XYZ Affair]]
33: *[[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]] founded
34: *[[1801]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]] becomes President - 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... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
17: *[[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital ...
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published. - Clock (10086 bytes)
2: ... is called a [[chronometer]]. The clock in its modern form (24 hour clock) has been in use since at l...
12: It may also be used to ''control'' a device according to time, e.g. an alarm clock, a [[V...
14: ...hronized processing. (A few research projects are developing CPUs based on [[asynchronous circuit]]s)....
16: ===Ideal uses===
18: ...be circular. An ideal clock is more appropriately defined in relationship to the set of all physical p... - 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]] -...
9: ...- proto-[[socialism|socialist]], guillotined in [[1797]] after a ''[[coup d'etat|coup]]'' attempt
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
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