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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...n January of 1501. Since the Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of...
17: ...the medieval European strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Mor...
19: ...than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese Amer...
25: ...April 21st that year, the capital of Brazil was officially moved from Rio to Bras�a.
42: ...ds to watch the firework display. As of 2001, the fireworks have been launched from boats, to further ... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
33: ... Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
15: ...-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (173...
35: ...ing the [[Seven Years' War]]. The war ended in [[1763]] with Maria Theresa signing the Treaty of Hubert... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
5: ... reign to reunite Egypt, bringing an end to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point ...
8: ...nsition into the illusturous Twelfth dynasty. The first Pharaoh of the Twelfth dynasty (Amenemhat I), ...
10: ...t their capital remained at Thebes. Amenemhet pacified any unrest in Egypt by force and curtailed the ...
12: ...e [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybians were subdued.
18: ...t kingdom even more dependent on Egypt. He was deified at the end of the Middle Kingdom and worshipped... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
42: ===[[First dynasty of Egypt|1st Dynasty]] 2920-2770===
86: ===[[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th Dynasty]]===
104: =[[First Intermediate Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]]=
182: *Amenemhat IV (Maakherure) 1772-1763
183: *Neferusobek (Sobekkare) 1763-1759 - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...d resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If ...
10: ...ench language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2...
15: ...Minister]], who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
17: ...f Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism in Canada|bilingual]]:
21: ... and [[hydroelectric power]] capacity. Its diversified [[Economy of Canada|economy]] relies heavily on... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
59: ...gar on plantations worked by African slaves. In [[1763]], St. Vincent was ceded to Britain. Restored to ...
63: From 1763 until independence, St. Vincent passed through va...
65: ...slands in order to govern the region through a unified administration. The most notable was the [[West...
69: ''See'' [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] - James Watt (5070 bytes)
10: * [[1763]]: Repaired a [[Thomas Newcomen|Newcomen]] [[stea...
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... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
8: Nickname = The First State |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: Europeans first settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading p...
44: ... [[Charles Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]] between 1763 and 1767. Part of the Line now forms the east-wes... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
11: OfficialLang = None |
47: ... explorer. The French controlled the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
51: ... censured by the Senate during the [[1950s]]. The first Socialist mayor of a large city in the United ...
53: ... mineral is [[Galena]] otherwise known as lead sulfide which reflects Wisconsin's early mining history...
56: *[[Peshtigo Fire]] - Vermont (39851 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...ion (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fifty states. As the only [[New England]] state not ...
48: ...everal mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain in the state and [[Kil...
54: ...6 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] on [[December 30]], [[1933]].
57: ...sfield 20040926.jpg|280px|thumb|right|[[Mount Mansfield]], at 4,393 feet, is the highest elevation poi... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ...|right|thumb|[[Betsy Ross]] purportedly sewed the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] wi...
40: ...area of the 13 colonies after the Proclamation of 1763. (Map produced by U.S. Dept. of Interior.)]]
58: ...; [[British Honduras]], had settlements, but "unofficial" until at least a couple decades later--> - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...e for the decisive nine-year conflict ([[1754]]-[[1763]]) in [[North America]] between [[Great Britain]]...
13: ...agara]], [[Fort Duquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] ...
17: ...he [[1763 Treaty of Paris]] on [[February 10]], [[1763]]. France agreed to cede Canada to Britain, prefe...
19: ...ts imposed by the [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]] in the newly acquired French territories in the...
23: ...of the opening engagements of the war, marked the first and only instance of [[George Washington]] sur... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...even Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britai...
3: ...[[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American conflict or th...
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]]. - 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... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
14: *[[1765]] - [[First Quartering Act]]
23: *[[1774]] - First [[Continental Congress]] - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...local leaders. At Lexington, they confronted and fired upon a small group of local militia, who had g...
9: ...laration was the responsibility of a committee of five, which included, among others, [[John Adams]] a...
13: ...ed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully ratified until 1781. The Articles of Confederation outl...
15: ..., instead, to write a Constitution, which was ratified by eleven States in 1788.
17: ...ration, and [[George Washington]] was elected the first [[President of the United States]]. - 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: ...dian War]]. As a result of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of O...
46: Britain soon passed the [[Proclamation of 1763]], which prohibited the [[American colonies|Ameri...
48: ...so known as the Freedom Ordinance because for the first time slavery would be prohibited from an entir... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
40: ... to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades lat...
46: ...of the automotive industry, with [[Henry Ford]]'s first plant in the [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highlan...
55: ... from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [[Lake Superior]].
56: ...] established [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], the first European settlement in Michigan - Illinois (27007 bytes)
10: Capital = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] |
14: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
39: ...al]] of Illinois is [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] while its largest city is [[Chicago]], along...
48: ...n, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the British. The area was c...
56: ...ania and Ohio. Beginning with President Lincoln's first call for troops and continuing throughout the ...
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