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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lso see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Loui...
4: ...[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. Sh...
6: ...- his son Leopold Johann - died as an infant in [[1716]]. In [[1713]] Charles issued the [[Pragmatic San...
8: ...s, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
12: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to th... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
2: :''"He marvelled that among the Greeks, those who were skillful...
4: ...[Scythian]] philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the [[Black Sea]] to...
6: ...ek and the son of a Scythian chief, from a mixed Hellenistic culture, apparently in the region of the ...
8: ...o see Solon, and wanted to enter into hospitable relations. The servant returned with Solon's quintess...
10: ..., and it is said that he was initiated into the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] of the Great Goddess, a privi... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[Tower of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...to control planes have advanced significantly as well. Initially planes were controlled by moving you...
15: ..., was made. Leonardo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
17: ...ce of mechanics might perhaps suggest a means, namely, a strong spiral spring. If these advantages and...
19: ...roviding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...as]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. ...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
18: ...f [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]]
22: *[[1818]] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Pr...
25: ...laim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]. - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
2: ... best known vessel, [[Queen Anne's Revenge]], is believed to have run ashore near what is now Beaufort...
4: ...lackbeard often fought with, or simply showed himself wearing, multiple [[sword]]s, [[knive]]s, and [[...
6: ...rnigold]], whom he met at [[New Providence]] in [[1716]]. He was eventually made a captain while serving...
10: ... Atlantic coast of [[North America]]. A running duel with the British 30-gunned man-of-war [[HMS Scarb...
12: ...d merchant ships, coming up on them in major channels and forcing them to allow him and his crew to bo... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ica...
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
19: *[[Selman Akbulut]] (Turkey) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640) - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
8: ... grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire sometimes impli...
10: ... a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...erable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
16: ...en concerned in the composition of two violent libels. Inveigled by a spy named Beauregard into a real...
20: ...tre Français]] on [[November 18]] and was well received, though a rivalry grew between parties ... - Rowing (20818 bytes)
5: ...hlete]] sits on a sliding seat above the water level and faces backwards, using oars to move the boat....
13: ...ing shells stored in a boathouse.]] <!-- in [[Israel]] -->
15: ...t is unusual even by the standard of similarly excellent competitors in other sports.
20: Rowing boats (or similar vessels) have been around for centuries, but before the ...
22: ...d each summer. Subsequently, rowing became extremely popular both as an amateur and professional spor... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...ernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca''' ({{IPA-es|erˈnan korˈtes}}; ...
4: ...ire, Cortés was awarded the title of ''Marqués del Valle de [[Oaxaca]]'', while the more prestigious...
6: ...sial undertakings of Cortés and the scarcity of reliable sources of information about him, it has bec...
10: ...-es|kɔrˈtɛθ|IPA}}), in his time he called himself ''Hernando'' or ''Fernando Cortés''. The names ...
14: ...araz, 5th Lord of Monroy]], and wife Mencía de Orellana y Carvajal. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconi...
21: * [[1702]]-[[1715]]: [[Camisard|Camisard Rebellion]] in [[France]].
39: ...ession of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], Elector of Hanover, to the throne of Great Britain.
40: ...ellion/Rising of 1715 ('The Fifteen')|Jacobite rebellion]] breaks out
43: * [[1716]]: Establishment of the [[Sikh Confederacy]] alon... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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36: ...a city located in [[Northwestern Russia]] on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the [[Gulf...
48: ...tal and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its many canals and their granite...
50: ...the "[[white night]]s." The white nights are closely linked to another attraction — the nine dr...
56: ...ed from designs by Domenico Trezini in 1710–1716. A residence adjacent to the Menshikov palace was... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
4: ... of the [[metropolitan area]] (urban area plus satellite towns) was 5,603,000 as of 2003 estimates.
14: ...er, still called the "Moreria" until they were expelled and every mosque and synagogue was utterly obl...
16: ...n El Pardo. The grand entry of Ferdinand and Isabella into Madrid signalled the end of strife between...
18: ...mically dependent on the business of the court itself.
20: ...ot be until [[Carlos III of Spain|Carlos III]] ([[1716]]-[[1788]]) that Madrid would become a modern cit...
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