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1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
   85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]]
   108: | [[Helena, Montana|Helena]]
   204: | [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]
   209: ...List of current and former capital cities within the United States]]
   219: [[Category:Lists of cities in the United States|* Capital]]
2. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   2: ... of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enli...
   5: ...illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
   9: ...e conservative after the [[Yemelyan Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].
   11: ...bles and granted them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered a...
   13: ... the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
3. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
   1: ...thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
   3:
   5: ...[[free will]]. He is also known as the author of the essay ''Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing G...
   7: ...l the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
   10: ...tly added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
4. Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
   1: [[image:Phillis_Wheatley.jpg|thumb|right|Phillis Wheatley]]
   3: ...plished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13.
   5: ...gdon]] and the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
   7: ...f [[the Dunciad]] are to her, as [[Hercules]] to the author of that poem."
   9: ...tistic ability were to bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
5. Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
   3: ...the "normal" B flat clarinet and an octave above the [[Contrabass clarinet]].
   5: ...f the instrument. This cylindrical bore gives it the clarinet's dark tone and low pitch.
   7: While the range of the soprano clarinet ends at a low E, most bass clari...
   10: ...to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, though they are sometimes given leading parts as well.
   13: ...the straight-bodied form of the bass clarinet in the early 19th century. It is also used in school ban...
6. Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
   2: ...ynasty of Egypt|Eleventh dynasty]] to the end of the [[Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasty]...
   4: ==The Beginning==
   5: ...lfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to the beginning of that dynasty.
   7: ==The Twelfth dynasty==
   8: ...r as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resulted in the death of Mentuhotep IV.
7. Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
   5: ...during the 20th century but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made...
   7: ...ten there are also several possible spellings of the names.
   9: ...he combined chronology presented below, which is the “Conventional Chronology” that is quo...
   16: * The dates of Dynasties 1 to 10 are from Baines and Ma...
   17: ... Age", in Astrom (ed) ''High, Middle or Low'' (Gothengurg, 1987), taking his low chronology.
8. George Washington (29551 bytes)
   19: ...served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convent...
   21: ...n [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
   24: ...or [[Lady Day]]) at the time of his birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was ...
   26: ...uly [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]...
   29: ...], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]]
9. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
   3: ...ature DOI.jpg|right|frame|Hancock's signature on the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Unite...
   5: ... become an [[eponym]] for "signature". However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his sign...
   8: ...aking him the wealthiest man in Massachusetts at the time.
   10: ...ly and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and honor.
   13: ... trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to ...
10. Missouri (16086 bytes)
    1: ...ppi]] and [[Missouri River|Missouri]] rivers are the two large rivers which flow through this state.
    10: ...n]] ([[1809]]) ''"The welfare of the people my highest law")|
    32: HighestElev = 1772 feet; 540 |
    44: ...hern states. Missouri was the starting point for the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
    50: ... Party|Republican]]). Missouri has nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
11. List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
    19: ...[Domenico Quaglio the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
    33: ...[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
    40: *[[Ivy Queen|Queen, Ivy]], born (1972), "The Queen of Reggaeton"
    42: ...[Erasmus Quellinus the Elder|Quellinus, Erasmus, the Elder]], (1607-1678), painter
    47: *[[Adolphe Quetelet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer
12. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
    10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
    16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
    22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
    27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]])
13. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    1: ...d by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
    2: .... "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
    4: ...urrent interpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
    7: ...fore the revolution, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
    10: ...selves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain.
14. Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Boston Massacre.jpg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Re...
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
    11: ...e Act of 1764|Revenue Act]] is passed to enforce the [[Sugar Act]]
    15: *[[1767]] - [[Townshend Acts]]
    20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees of Correspondence]]
15. Crustacean (6274 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Br?]] | date = [[1772]]}}
    28: **Subclass [[Thecostraca]]
    35: ...er]]s, [[crab]]s, [[shrimp]] and [[barnacle]]s. They are variously found in marine and freshwater, wi...
    37: The scientific study of crustaceans is known as [[car...
    41: ..., including the second pair of antennae (but not the first).
16. James Cook (14770 bytes)
    3: ...horelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
    7: ...dlesbrough|Marton]] in [[North Yorkshire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five ...
    8: ...ears War]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
    12: ...undland]], which brought him to the attention of the [[Royal Society]].
    14: ...tions and going beyond the instructions given by the [[Admiralty]].
17. Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
    1: ...e first [[United States]] overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
    3: ...nder Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander Mackenzie]], the first European to cross North America by land nor...
    5: ...d this from the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain...
    7: ... that part of the country, she could take them to her native home.
    9: ...Mt. Hood]], a mountain known to be very close to the ocean.
18. Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
    25: ... east of [[Washington D.C.]]. It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's ...
    28: ...al of the [[United States]] after the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] in [[1...
    34: ... Annapolis became the first peacetime capital of the US.
    36: ...tructed [[Pierre L'Enfant]] to model the dome of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol building]] in [[W...
    38: ...[Thurgood Marshall]], the first black justice of the [[US Supreme Court]] and formerly a Maryland lawy...
19. Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
    1: ...es]], though that term was not coined until after her death.
    3: ...regational]] ministers, leaders in a society that held its clergy in high esteem.
    33: <td>[[First Lady of the United States]]</td>
    39: mother of [[John Quincy Adams]]
    48: ...and rights of women as well as of men in forming the new country.
20. Sweden (27111 bytes)
    1: ...eas of Sweden|metropolitan areas]], with most of the inland consisting of large peaceful forests and m...
    3: ...[[17th century]]. In the 17th and 18th centuries the [[Realm of Sweden]] was through warfare extended ...
    5: ...[[welfare state]] in the early [[20th century]]. The country is today defined by liberal tendencies an...
    19: national_anthem = ''[[Du gamla, Du fria]]''<br>([[Swedish langua...
    27: established_events = |

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