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  1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
    189: | [[1785]] — [[1790]], [[1904]] — [[1906]] (wi...
  2. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[...
    23: ...acific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the South American continent.
    77: ...n Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed through [[Bering Strait]]
    78: *[[Bartolomeu Dias]], (1450-1500), [[Portuguese]] explorer who ...
    80: ..., [[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer, first European to reach [[Cape Verde]]
  3. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
    5: ...-date on current events in Russia and the rest of Europe. She corresponded with many of the great mind...
    9: ...harles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up a document to reform the cod...
    11: ...ich were more manageable for the government. In [[1785]] Catherine issued a charter that: allowed the ge...
    16: ...ronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]].]]
    21: .... She attempted to partition the Ottoman Empire's European holdings after the Polish example, but achi...
  4. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
    7: ...ed one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
    9: ...oinette met the young child genius [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert f...
    11: Maria-Antonia's sisters were soon married off to European royalty. Maria-Christina, the eldest, was m...
    43: ...h success. Although King Louis did meet with Choiseul, he did not bring him back to court permanently....
    61: ...ance]] with the highest national debt anywhere in Europe. French society was under-taxed and what litt...
  5. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
    2: ....jpg|thumb|House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum)]]
    5: ...relative in [[Oxford]] then [[Southampton]]. In [[1785]]-[[1786]], she was educated at the Reading Ladie...
  6. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
    27: From [[1780]]–[[1785]], he was [[governor of Massachusetts]]. Hancock'...
    36: ... in Congress assembled]], from [[November 23]], [[1785]] to [[June 6]], [[1786]]. He was preceded in th...
    57: ...er=[[Nathaniel Gorham]]| years=[[November 23]], [[1785]] – [[May 29]], [[1786]]}}
    58: ...)''| after=[[Thomas Cushing]]| years=1780 – 1785}}
  7. John Adams (18716 bytes)
    31: ...in [[1768]] as ''A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition...
    46: ... of commerce with Great Britain and again sent to Europe in September [[1779]]. The [[France|French]] ...
    50: ...Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune|Turgot]] and other European writers as to the viciousness of the framew...
    59: ...ef. At the time, the United States was drawn into European military affairs such as the [[XYZ Affair]]...
  8. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
    32: ...imself was never able to produce wine on par with Europe. However, it seems likely that he would be pl...
    67: ...f 1807]], an attempt to force respect for U.S. [[neutrality]] by ending trade with the belligerents in...
    161: ..." (''Notes on the State of Virginia'', [[1781]]-[[1785]] Query 18). Though not religious himself, he vie...
    189: ... his religious opinions. Valuable introduction by Eugene Sheridan.
    231: ...amin Franklin]] | after=[[William Short]] | years=1785-1789}}
  9. Geology (12007 bytes)
    12: ...nslated into [[Latin]] and the other languages of Europe such as [[French language|French]]. [[Georg B...
    20: ...often viewed as the first modern geologist. In [[1785]] he presented a paper entitled ''Theory of the E...
    28: ...t]] illustrated on relief globe of the [[Field Museum]] ]]
    56: ** [[petroleum geology]]
  10. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    57: ...stone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]].
    61: ... executive officers were the '''Governor''', '''Lieutenant Governor''', '''Attorney General''', '''Sec...
    67: ...' comprises the [[Governor of Virginia]], the [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]], and the state [[Att...
    69: ... Governor from serving consecutive terms. The [[Lieutenant Governor]] serves as President of the [[Sen...
    113: The racial makeup of the state is:
  11. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    80: * [[600]]: Mouldboard [[plough]] in [[Eastern Europe]]
    85: ...[Horse tack|Horse collar]] in [[History of Europe|Europe]]
    105: ...[[Arquebus]] and [[Rifle]] in [[History of Europe|Europe]]
    114: * [[Musket]] in [[History of Europe|Europe]]
    149: * [[1785]]: [[Power loom]]: [[Edmund Cartwright]]
  12. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
    68: *[[John James Audubon]] ([[1785]]-[[1851]])
    171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]])
    185: *[[Eugene Boudin|Eugène Boudin]]
    216: *[[Tadeusz Brzozowski (painter)|Tadeusz Brzozowski]] ([[1818]]-[[1887]])
  13. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    62: ...nardo DaVinci]], (1452-1519), [[Italy]] — [[euclidean geometry]]
    68: *[[Karl Drais]], (1785-1851), [[Germany]] — [[bicycle]] ([[Draisin...
    83: *[[Adolf Eugen Fick]], (1829-1901) — [[contact lens]]
    153: *[[Antonio Meucci]], inventor of the telephone
    184: *[[Norbert Rillieux|Norbert Rilleaux]], (1806-1894), [[United States...
  14. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    16: ... the proper form of government have roots in this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas r...
    19: ...an extension to the earlier religious revivals in Europe. It called into question the wisdom of an est...
    77: *[[Northwest Indian War]] ([[1785]]-[[1795]])
    80: ...nd equality which would prove highly appealing in Europe; the idea that government should be by consen...
    85: ...olution was the first lesson in politics for many European radicals who would later take on active rol...
  15. Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
    47: *[[1785]] - [[Treaty of Hopewell]]
  16. Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
    14: On becoming lieutenant colonel in July [[1777]], he assumed the co...
    24: ...he [[New_York_State_Assembly]] from [[1784]] to [[1785]], but Burr became seriously involved in politics...
    55: ... out of [[Ireland]]. He came to live as a quasi-feudal lord, owning an island now bearing his name on...
    61: ...n sought the highest charges against his former lieutenant, even though his informant Wilkinson was no...
    68: ...ed, and Burr fled America and his creditors for [[Europe]], where he tried to regain his fortunes. He ...
  17. Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
    22: ...g a crossing of the English Channel on January 7, 1785, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries. Bal...
  18. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    21: ...lliam Henry, had made a model paddle steamer in [[1785]], and subsequently developed propulsion by float...
    27: ...as the first commercially successful service in [[Europe]].
    30: ... ''[[Julius C. Wilkie]]'', is preserved as a [[museum ship]] at [[Winona, Minnesota]]. For modern craf...
    68: ...at President owned by the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley ]
  19. Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
    27: *Jan 11, 1785- Nov. 4, 1785 [[New York, New York]]
    28: *Nov. 7, 1785- Nov. 3, 1786
  20. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    36: ...gave him a reputation with the learned throughout Europe.
    69: ...pendence. Ben Franklin remained in France until [[1785]], a favorite of French society. Franklin was so ...
    71: When Franklin was recalled to America in 1785, Le Ray honored him with a commissioned portrait ...
    73: In addition, after his return from France in [[1785]], he became a [[slavery]] [[abolitionist]] who e...
    85: ...t for 200 years. The origin of the trust began in 1785 when a French mathematician named Charles-Joseph ...

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