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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]]
141: ...]] — [[1924]], [[1931]] — [[1934]] (office tower & wing) - 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... - 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: ...veral drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established the [[Free Economic Society]]...
21: ...ndence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war with it. The Ottomans started a [[Russo-T...
23: ...he [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] ([[1778]]-[[1779]]) between Prussia and Austria. In [[1780]] she s... - 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 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: Adams first rose to influence as a leader of the Massachus...
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... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
27: ... at the University of Virginia, has written the definitive book on the original buildings, or [http://...
32: ...extensive vineyards planted at Monticello, a significant portion were of the European wine grape ''[[V...
35: ...potential of the United States and is often classified a forefather of [[American exceptionalism]] (se...
37: Jefferson was the first [[Secretary of State]] of the United States, s... - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...e year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to dis...
12: ...ssils was not overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] a...
14: Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote the first systematic treatise about [[mining]] and [[sme...
16: ...ogic map|geological maps]]; Guettard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin...
18: ...ist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of order... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...ars, the exact age of the Earth is difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating metho...
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: In the centuries preceding the [[scientific revolution]], the age of the Earth was determine...
8: == First concepts ==
9: ...he founder of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
59: ...as ceded to Britain. Restored to French rule in [[1779]], St. Vincent was regained by the British under ...
65: ...slands in order to govern the region through a unified administration. The most notable was the [[West...
74: ...ted on the island by a [[governor general]], an office with mostly ceremonial functions. Control of th...
91: ...a small manufacturing sector and a small offshore financial sector whose particularly restrictive secr... - Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
2: ... [[February 28]], [[1780]], the Continental War Officers in Philadelphia directed that all regiments w... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
36: ... the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwealth of Virginia'''; i...
40: ...n]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor]] died while in office.)
46: ...n [[1607]]. Its Second Charter was officially ratified on [[May 23]], [[1609]].
48: ...d as the first Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
48: *[[Washington Allston]] ([[1779]]-[[1843]])
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
251: *[[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]] ([[1699]]-[[1779]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-) - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
10: ...lor="orange">Symbols:</td><td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[Fireworks]], picnics</td></tr>
13: [[Image:Fourth july fireworks.jpg|thumb|These fireworks over the [[Washington Monument]] are typic...
17: ...Fireworks in the United States (Independence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associated with the Fourth of ...
23: ...rated the Declaration with public readings and bonfires on [[July 8]]. Not until [[August 2]] would a ...
25: ...ms]], credited by [[Thomas Jefferson]] as the unofficial, tireless [[whip (politics)|whip]] of the ind... - African Buffalo (2744 bytes)
13: ... author = [[Anders Sparrman|Sparrman]] | date = [[1779]]}}
17: ... as one of the "[[Big Five (African Wildlife)|big five]]" in Africa, the Cape Buffalo can be a volatil...
19: ... [[Mozambique]] and [[South Africa]], with a significant seasonal presence in [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania...
28: Cows first calve at 5 years of age, after a [[gestation]]... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
17: *[[J?Jakob Berzelius]], (1779-1848), Swedish ''chemist''
56: *[[Hermann Emil Fischer]], (1852-1919), not to be confused with :
57: *[[Franz Joseph Emil Fischer]]
58: *[[Hans Fischer]], German organic chemist, [[1930]] [[Nobel ...
64: *[[Johan Gadolin]], (1760–1852), [[Finns|Finnish]] chemist - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
9: ... his brother-in-law, [[Tapping Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on hold f...
14: ...estored order. He resigned from the army in March 1779 on account of ill health, renewing his study of l...
18: ...of [[1812]] or early [[1813]]. Aaron Burr and his first wife were married for twelve years, until her ...
20: ...t anniversary, she sued for [[divorce]], citing infidelity (Burr was in his eighties), which was grant...
28: ...gton, D.C.|Washington]]. He sought to write an official Revolutionary history, but President Washingt... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...e credit in a raid on [[Fort Ticonderoga]]. Some five years later, in 1780, he plotted with the Briti...
6: ...ustoms laws of the Crown. He married Margaret Mansfield on [[February 22]], [[1767]]. They had three s...
9: ... the Massachusetts's [[militia]] to undertake the first entirely offensive military expedition by the ...
17: ...in [[1776]] oversaw the construction of America's first gunships on [[Lake Champlain]], in the town of...
19: ... and again had trouble getting along with other officers. While he was rallying troops, his horse was... - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
3: ...n Revolutionary War]], when many of the trade benefits of British colonialism vanished and British com...
5: ...nable to contribute to the final document and ratification because of extremely bad weather. The resu...
7: ...f the [[property eligibility requirement]]s for office at the time. When Bowdoin was elected governor...
9: ...field Armory]]. [[Militia]] groups called out to fight the Regulators often switched sides.
11: ...y in [[West Springfield, Massachusetts|West Springfield]]. While the Regulators are usually thought o...
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