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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
189: | [[1785]] — [[1790]], [[1904]] — [[1906]] (wi... - 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]] - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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}} - 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]]... - 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}} - 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]] - 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: - 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]] - 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]]) - 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... - 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... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
47: *[[1785]] - [[Treaty of Hopewell]] - 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 ... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
22: ...g a crossing of the English Channel on January 7, 1785, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries. Bal... - 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 ] - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
27: *Jan 11, 1785- Nov. 4, 1785 [[New York, New York]]
28: *Nov. 7, 1785- Nov. 3, 1786 - 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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