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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
26: ...ouis XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue
35: ...ttack Prussia in [[1756]]. Frederick II attacked first however, invading [[Saxony]], another ally of ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...ary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President of the United States]] under the [...
21: ...generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolut...
26: ... he trained as a [[surveyor]] (obtaining his certificate from the [[College of William and Mary]]) and...
31: ... now commissioned a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the First Virginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio...
33: ...ton was acclaimed as a hero, and he commanded the First Virginia Regiment throughout the rest of war. ... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...resident of the [[Continental Congress]], and the first person to sign the [[United States Declaration...
8: ...ard College]] and received a business degree in [[1754]], when he was 17. Upon graduation, he worked for...
15: ...]] ''Liberty'' was impounded by British customs officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a...
17: ... region's resistance to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that ...
19: ...mdash;soldiers who claimed they could be ready to fight in sixty seconds—and his boycott of [[te... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...f Mexico]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Two of the fifty states, [[Alaska]], an [[exclave]], and [[Hawa...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|...
35: ...titution''']]<br> - completed<br> - ratified<br> - effective|
52: ...economic]], [[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters.
57: [[Image:George-Washington.jpg|thumb|250px|left|First [[President of the United States]], [[George W... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
22: ...the working cycle of the engine, so showing its efficiency.
24: ...significantly increased the efficiency. Further refinements ([[insulation]] of the steam cylinder, the...
33: ... converted a machine of limited use to one of [[efficiency]] and many applications. It was the foremos...
40: ...rth Ayrshire Campus) and Greenock (2 in Greenock, Finnart Campus and Waterfront Campus) and a campus i... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...can]] name for the decisive nine-year conflict ([[1754]]-[[1763]]) in [[North America]] between [[Great ...
13: ...agara]], [[Fort Duquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] ...
17: The war officially ended with the signing of the [[1763 Treaty...
23: ...of the opening engagements of the war, marked the first and only instance of [[George Washington]] sur...
27: *[[Battle of Jumonville Glen]] ([[May 28]], [[1754]]) - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom o...
3: ...st Nations]]) sided with France although some did fight alongside the British. The name "Seven Years' ...
5: ...ndia is termed the [[2nd Carnatic War]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [...
18: ...on]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his well prepared army cros...
26: ...city, but had to lift the siege after Frederick's first defeat at the [[Battle of Kolin]]. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-)
394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-)
412: *[[Stanislaw Fijalkowski]] ([[1922]]-) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ...he revolution began before the [[first shot]] was fired at [[Battle of Lexington and Concord|Lexington...
4: ...on was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world h...
10: ...llion]]—had, if not conquered, at least pacified the western frontier. Most white colonists in A...
16: ...asoning. The implications of the earlier [[scientific revolution]] began to have a greater effect on e...
19: ...]] views throughout the colonies. It was also the first event that swept through all the British colon... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
4: ...le]]s (see [[wave-particle duality]]). He was the first to realise that the spectrum of [[color|colour...
6: ...rvation of [[momentum]] and [[angular momentum]]. Finally, he studied the speed of sound in air, and v...
14: ...her also said that his body at that time can even fit inside a quart mug. His father had died three mo...
25: ...;Sir Isaac Newton walking in his gardens, had the first thought of his system of gravitation, upon see...
27: ...Numeri Terminorum Infinitas'' (''On Analysis by Infinite Series''), and later in ''De methodis serieru... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...stern corner of the [[United States]]. It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted...
44: In [[1754]], France and [[Great Britain]] fought a war know...
48: ...so known as the Freedom Ordinance because for the first time slavery would be prohibited from an entir...
50: ...hower|President Eisenhower]] signed an act that officially declared [[March 1]], [[1803]] the date of ... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...glish]] began to colonize [[North America]]. The first attempts, notably the [[Colony of Roanoke]], r...
4: ...the [[Southern Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain un...
11: ...e route to the [[East Indies|"Indies"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Chr...
16: ...lizabeth]]. At this time, however, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a...
25: The first truly successful English colony was establishe... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...edical [[catheter]], the [[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and...
13: ...[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).
15: Josiah's first wife Anne died in Boston on [[July 9]], [[1689...
23: ...now the [[Church of St Batholomew the Great, Smithfield]]. Following this he returned to Philadelphia ... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
8: ... - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of Forth]].
10: ...] is struck with a sword, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Mich...
11: ...the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and reaching the [[Pacific Ocean]], explorers [[Lewis and Clark]] and their...
12: *[[1839]] - First recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviati...
13: ...ffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish settlers for [[Dunedin, New Zealand|D... - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
28: ...[Popham Colony]] in September of [[1607]]. It was first inhabited by English settlers from the [[Plymo...
30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
34: Augusta was officially designated the state capital in [[1827]], h...
42: ...mb|left|Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832]] - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
33: ...sent-day Albany. In [[1624]] [[Fort Orange]], the first permanent settlement in the [[New Netherland]]...
37: ...nsylvania presented the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies.
51: ...ian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.15% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|othe...
62: ...ww.albanyacademyforgirls.org/admissions/facts_and_figures.htm Source])
85: ...+))+@FIELD(COLLID+workleis)) Movies of the Albany fire department, circa 1901] - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
17: *[[Lars Ahlfors|Lars Valerian Ahlfors]] (Finland, [[1907]] - [[1996]])
195: *[[Bruno de Finetti]] (Italy, [[1906]] - [[1985]])
254: *[[Leonardo of Pisa|Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci]] (Italy, [[1170]] - [[1250]])
255: *[[John Charles Fields]] (Canada, [[1863]] - [[1932]])
256: *[[Thomas Fincke]] (Denmark, [[1561]] - [[1656]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]]
387: *[[Lady Anne Finch Conway]], (1631-1679){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
430: *[[Bruno de Finetti]], (1906-1985){{fn|O}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
16: | '''[[Official language]]'''
53: ...the ''Ottoman Principality''. [[Murad I]] was the first Ottoman to claim the title of [[sultan]] (king...
57: ... II]], [[Selim I]] and [[Suleyman I]]. The scientific advantage the Ottomans had over the other Europe...
58: In 1699, for the first time in its history the Ottomans acknowledged ...
66: ... [[Gallipoli]] and [[Palestine]] campaigns, was offically sent from occupied Istanbul to take control ...
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