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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... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but compl...
6: ...d]], and Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...as considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
15: ...eing going on intermittently since [[1494]] would finally end. [[Louis XV]]'s heir was his grandson, L...
22: ...ing, Marie-Antoinette was presented with the magnificent jewels which traditionally belonged to a Fren... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...id nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
5: ...girls of her time, and took early to writing, her first tale being begun in [[1798]]. Her life was a s...
7: While her first novel, the posthumously published ''[[Northang...
12: ...presence of women. Some contemporary readers may find the world she describes, in which people's chie...
18: * ''[[Mansfield Park]]'' (1814) - Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
2: ... reign comprised the [[Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth]] and [[Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|Sixteen...
4: ...welfth Dynasty]] came to an end around [[1780s BC|1786 BC]], and was succeeded by the much weaker [[Thir...
6: ...ran Egypt, led by [[Salitis]], the founder of the Fifteenth Dynasty. This dynasty was succeeded by a g...
8: ...here; his successors held onto their diminished office until c.[[1630s BC|1633 BC]].
10: ... and [[Kamose]], whom tradition credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos. With the [[Eighteenth dy... - 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...
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...
25: In the first month of his presidency, on [[June 19]], [[177... - 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... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
24: | '''[[Official language]]'''
80: ...st, thus ending the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. The first ever Malacca sultan was Parameswara. However, ...
82: ... administration was transferred to the Colonial Office in London.
84: ...avoured the merchants of the Straits Settlements. Finally, the [[Pangkor Treaty of 1874]] paved the wa...
86: ... jungle territory of [[Sarawak]] was the personal fiefdom of the Brooke family. - 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... - 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: ...rginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1776]], the [[Virginia Convent... - Comet (30542 bytes)
9: ...the solar wind than dust is, and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. Whil...
21: Comets are classified according to their orbital periods. ''Short per...
33: Until [[1994]], comets were first given a provisional designation consisting of ...
35: ...}} So Halley's Comet, the first comet to be identified as periodic, has the systemic designation 1P/16...
43: ...planets, on the grounds that while the planets confined their motion to the circle of the [[Zodiac]], ... - 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)
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
43: *[[1781]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] ratified
48: *[[1786]] - [[Shays' Rebellion]] - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention...
20: ...tion and Protest'' arguing that states can [[nullification|nullify]] certain federal laws
34: *[[1832]] - [[Ordinance of Nullification]] passed by [[South Carolina]]
37: ... re-elected amid struggle with [[Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844)|Nicholas Biddle]] over the fate of the [[Se...
50: ...[Oberlin College]] enrolls first female students, first [[coeducation]] in United States - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
5: ...s]] - younger brother of Louis XVI and one of the first émigrés.
6: ... - officer throughout the Revolutionary era and [[First French Empire|Empire]], general, later [[Marsh...
11: ...agnard'']], then a [[9 Thermidor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[Frenc...
13: ...xiled to [[French Guiana]], returned during the [[First French Empire|Empire]]
20: ...n Bonaparte]] - French general, seized power as [[First Consul]] in the ''coup'' of [[18 Brumaire]] - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...s the [[Age of Reason]]. The term also more specifically refers to a historical intellectual movement...
16: ...observation, resulted in a coherent system of verifiable predictions and set the tone for much of what...
18: ...If the previous era was the age of reasoning from first principles, Enlightenment thinkers saw themsel...
20: ...s shift united the pure empiricism of Renaissance figures such as Sir [[Francis Bacon (philosopher)|Fr...
24: ... reflected the intrinsic quality of a person as defined by the philosophers of the age. [[John Locke]]... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
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
107: *[[Primo Levi]], (1919-1987), resistance fighter, [[chemist]] and novelist - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
1: ...urdens. The rebellion started on [[August 29]], [[1786]].
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. - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
3: ...ley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
8: ...ostalgia, for [[diesel]] motor driven vessels, prefix "'''MV'''".
15: ...e, sometimes working at the same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the ...
19: ...essfully steamed up the [[river Saône]] for fifteen minutes before the engine failed, but bureau...
21: ...aware River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing. - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
4: ...ennsylvania]]. [[Peyton Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
6: ...lonial policy was cut off by the outbreak of open fighting in [[1775]].
8: ...United States. American ports were reopened in defiance of the Navigation Acts. Most importantly, on...
12: '''First Congress:'''
28: *Nov. 7, 1785- Nov. 3, 1786
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