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1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
   108: | [[Helena, Montana|Helena]]
   189: | [[1785]] — [[1790]], [[1904]] — [[1906]] (wi...
   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. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   1: ...e-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
   2: ...uis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
   4: ...w baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
   6: ...rl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
   7: ...re Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
5. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   1: ...|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
   3: ...fe did nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
   5: ...r and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
   7: ...f young, unmarried, upper-class English women in the early [[1800s]].
   9: ... with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work:
6. 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 ...
7. 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...
8. 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.
9. 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...
10. 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]].
11. 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]]
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. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
    14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
    24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
    29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
    31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types
14. 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.
15. 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]]
16. 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.
17. Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
    3: ...; [[August 2]], [[1799]]), [[inventor|invented]] the '''''montgolfière''''', or [[hot air balloon]].
    5: ... they were scarred from the fire for the rest of their life.
    7: ...tdoor launch of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
    9: ... 5]], [[1783]], as a first public demonstration, they sent up at Annonay a 900 m³ linen bag infla...
    11: ...t. A tear occured on the top of the balloon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for a...
18. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    2: ...riginal [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
    3: ...Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
    6: ...lakes and rivers, particularly [[riverboat]]s in the [[USA]]; '''steamship''' generally refers to stea...
    8: ... [[Paddle steamer]]s have the prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nos...
    15: ...k exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
19. Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
    1: ...ry War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There were two Continental Congresses.
    3: ==The Continental Congress==
    4: ...on Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
    6: ... altering British colonial policy was cut off by the outbreak of open fighting in [[1775]].
    8: ...tinental Congress?s guidance throughout the war, the colonists prevailed.
20. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    2: ... [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
    4: ...[[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
    9: ...[[1667]], to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife [[Mary Morrill]].
    11: ...f whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samu...
    13: ..., [[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).

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