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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. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
   6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
   17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
3. 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.
4. 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]].
5. 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.]]
6. John Adams (18716 bytes)
   18: ...[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
   22: ...], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
   24: ...ions of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
   26: ...ional]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]].
   28: ...usness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested at a lat...
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   14: ...tha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
   18: ...[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...residency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...e founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
   25: ...usly solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
8. Geology (12007 bytes)
   1: ...y, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
   3: ... elements such as [[sulfur]], [[chlorine]], and [[helium]].
   5: ...ialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]...
   7: ...it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
   10: ...erred that the land was formed by [[erosion]] of the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|depos...
9. Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
   1: ...d to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
   4: ...Other scholars and scientists such as [[Martin Luther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar ...
   6: ...kind. One who did was [[Aristotle]], who thought the Earth and [[universe]] had existed from eternity.
   9: ...rth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of years befo...
   11: ...s rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old.
10. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
    1: ...nt sovereign state of the [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
    3: |+<big><big>'''Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'''</big></big>
    7: ...s flag large.png|125px|Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
    10: ...er" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|In Detail]])
    16: ...ound: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
11. Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
    2: ...background colors of the state flags the same as their uniform coat facings.
    5: *[http://www.nj.gov/njfacts/flag.htm Minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for March 11, 1896]
12. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    30: HighestElev = 1,746 |
    36: ... Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwealth]].
    38: ...while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylo...
    44: ...in]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]].
13. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
    22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
    30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
14. 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]])
15. Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
    9: ...ccasion</td><td bgcolor="#ffde80">Anniversary of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Decla...
    13: ...th july fireworks.jpg|thumb|These fireworks over the [[Washington Monument]] are typical of Fourth of ...
    15: ... [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Decla...
    17: ...dence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
    21: ===Why the 4th?===
16. African Buffalo (2744 bytes)
    13: ... author = [[Anders Sparrman|Sparrman]] | date = [[1779]]}}
    15: ...Syncerus caffer'') is a bovid from the family of the [[Bovidae]]. It is up to 1.7 meters high, 3.4 met...
    17: ...g Five (African Wildlife)|big five]]" in Africa, the Cape Buffalo can be a volatile and formidable bea...
    19: ... jungle and swampy ground where they can wallow. They are found in [[Zimbabwe]], [[Namibia]], [[Botswa...
    21: ...tic [[cattle]] has had only limited success, and the African Buffalo remains a wild animal.
17. List of chemists (10401 bytes)
    1: This is a list of famous chemists:
    6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
    7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
    8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
    9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist
18. Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
    3: ... for his tenure as the third [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jef...
    7: ...], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
    9: ...n Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washin...
    13: ...ook Burr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire...
    14: ...rk City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year.
19. Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
    3: ... name is a colloquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Qu...
    6: ...Margaret Mansfield on [[February 22]], [[1767]]. They had three sons; Margaret died [[June 19]],[[1775...
    9: ...ive military expedition by the colonists against the British.
    10: ...nderoga was taken from the 22 British troops that held it and who were not aware that a war was in pro...
    12: ... enhance the role of the Green Mountain Boys and the Connecticut militia. Upon discovering this, Arnol...
20. Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
    1: ...ll farmers angered by high debt and tax burdens. The rebellion started on [[August 29]], [[1786]].
    3: ...l farmers were forced to sell their land to meet their debts, often less than 1/3 real price.
    5: ... ratification because of extremely bad weather. The resulting feeling of disenfranchisement led to di...
    7: ...ime. When Bowdoin was elected governor, many of the people in Western Massachusetts became restless.
    9: ...ups called out to fight the Regulators often switched sides.

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