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- Stamp Act 1765 (7443 bytes)
2: ...k their well-being to uphold the tax. The Act was finally repealed on [[March 18]], 1766. This inciden...
8: ...half penny on a pamphlet or one-page newspaper to fifty pounds on a major commercial contract.
15: ...refuge at Fort William. (The elm tree Oliver's effigy was hanged from later became known as the "[[Li...
17: ...eld at [[Federal Hall]] in New York in October of 1765.
22: ...n]] of Pennsylvania. Its wording has ominous significance. The basic argument was that the colonists o...
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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
13: * [[1869]] - The first issue of the scientific journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' is publi...
14: ...es G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
16: ...] - [[City & South London Railway]]: [[London]]'s first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway...
21: ...ish]] archaeologist [[Howard Carter]] and his men find the entrance to King [[Tutankhamen]]'s tomb in ...
22: ...ellie Tayloe Ross]] of [[Wyoming]] elected as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...nk Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
62: *[[Louis Abeille|Abeille, Louis]], (1765-1832), German composer
99: *[[Abram|Abraham]], (circa 1800 BC), Biblical figure - 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
36: ...cob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
15: ...767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduke of Austria]...
20: ...1745-1792); had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abdicated 1790); [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1790; [...
35: ...ttack Prussia in [[1756]]. Frederick II attacked first however, invading [[Saxony]], another ally of ... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...nd [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarc...
5: ...herine became involved with other prominent court figures. She soon became popular with several powerf...
13: ...t, she established the [[Free Economic Society]] (1765) to encourage the modernization of agriculture an...
21: ...ndence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war with it. The Ottomans started a [[Russo-T...
25: ...s, and 12,500 men. The Russian ships had some difficulty aiming their guns in the rough waters, a pro... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...[[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enli...
10: ...ded to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
12: ...romenade du sceptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, t...
14: ...f some points in aesthetics. The philosophic significance of the two essays is in the advance they mak...
23: ...onary of Arts and Sciences]]'', undertaken in the first instance by the Englishman [[John Mills]], and... - 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...
13: ... naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial...
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... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...], [[1735]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of ...
24: ...assachusetts|Worcester]] and studied law in the office of [[James Putnam]]. In [[1758]], he was admitt...
31: ...ndividualism and corporate authority; in December 1765 he delivered a speech before the governor and cou...
33: ...und guilty of [[manslaughter]]. These claimed benefit of [[clergy]] and were branded in the hand and r...
35: ... On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of committees to study naval matte... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
2: '''Eli Whitney''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United Stat...
14: Whitney is credited with creating the first [[cotton gin]] in [[1793]], a mechanical devic...
18: ...ted with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|George]] and [[M...
22: ...ing]] and the [[assembly line]], which he was the first to use when producing [[musket]]s for the U.S....
24: ... constructed individual items out of handmade and fitted pieces. Whitney's innovation consisted of mak... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
11: * [[1765]]: While wandering through the [[Glasgow Green]]'...
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... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
43: ... English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundamental Orders of Con...
49: ...Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut currently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connectic...
56: ... to the rolling mountains and farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Conn...
65: ...sts, new residents, and internal state pride. Fairfield County's "[[Gold Coast, Connecticut|Gold Coast... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
25: ...Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] is in Pacific)</small> |
36: ...ited States]]' northwest, and bordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho...
43: ...hout losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The state has pioneered some innovativ...
49: ...ritain|British]] gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
44: ..., Andrea Pia]], former mother and murderer of her five children
73: ...ser|Yenser, Stephen]], Whitman winner–''The Fire In All Things''
86: ...achun]], ([[1315]] - [[1360]]),[[Yuan Dynasty]] officer
89: *[[Zhang Yimou|Yimou, Zhang]], (born [[1950]]), film director
91: ...rvo Ylpp?pp?rvo]], ([[1887]]-[[1992]]), [[Finland|Finnish]] [[pediatrician]] - 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]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
73: ..., (1854-1932), [[United States|USA]] — roll film
83: *[[Adolf Eugen Fick]], (1829-1901) — [[contact lens]]
90: *[[Robert Fulton]], (1765-1815) — steamboat engine
137: ...ited States|USA]] — [[Polaroid]] polarizing filters and the [[Land Camera]]
139: *[[Irving Langmuir]], (1851-1957), gas filled incandescent lamp, hydrogen welding - 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)
12: *[[1765]] - [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] passed
13: *[[1765]] - [[Stamp Act Congress]] convenes
14: *[[1765]] - [[First Quartering Act]]
23: *[[1774]] - First [[Continental Congress]]
37: ...nt]], passes the [[Constitution of Vermont]], the first in the nation to outlaw slavery - 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... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...lennia, the lack of a written record and the significant marginalization in the population of native i...
5: ...agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: [[Image:california_poppies.jpg|thumb|325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppie...
13: When the first [[European colonization of the Americas|Europe...
21: ...nied expeditions in [[1534]] and [[1535]] without finding the sought-after city.
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