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1. 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
2. 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.]]
3. 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:
4. Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
   2: ...their appearance in Egypt, whose reign comprised the [[Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth]] and [[Si...
   4: ...ering of the land accelerated after the reign of the Thirteenth Dynasty king [[Neferhotep I]].
   6: ... their names, called by modern [[Egyptologist]]s the Sixteenth Dynasty.
   8: ...ling there; his successors held onto their diminished office until c.[[1630s BC|1633 BC]].
   10: ...ighteenth dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dynasty]], the [[New Kingdom]] begins.
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 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. 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. Malaysia (27892 bytes)
   1: ... consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
   3: ...y and the second-link bridge]] on the south with the island of [[Singapore]];
   5: ...sia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south, and west.
   43: | From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[August 31]], [[1957]]
   54: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
9. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
   8: Nickname = The Constitution State |
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   36: ...colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
   43: ...ted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn."
   47: ...[Groton (town), Connecticut | Town of Groton]]. There are also 9 incorporated boroughs, eight of whic...
10. Virginia (23198 bytes)
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    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. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...y [[ellipse|elliptical]] orbits, the [[aphelion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than...
    5: ...process, but very old comets which have lost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble ast...
    9: ...across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astrono...
    11: ... Comet on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{...
    13: ...400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]]
12. 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.
13. 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]]
14. Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
    1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
    14: ... new [[Secretary of State]], which Jackson calls their "[[Corrupt Bargain]]"
    20: ...un]] (Jackson's vice-president) anonymously publishes ''South Carolina Exposition and Protest'' arguin...
    21: ... Jackson]] becomes President, appoints his "[[Kitchen Cabinet]]"
    29: *[[1831]] - ''[[The Liberator]]'' begins publication
15. List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
    2: ...ace to clarify complexities is in the article on the individual in question.''
    5: ...tois]] - younger brother of Louis XVI and one of the first émigrés.
    6: ...Pierre François Augereau]] - officer throughout the Revolutionary era and [[First French Empire|Empir...
    10: ...[[storming of the Bastille]], guillotined during the [[Reign of Terror]]
    11: ...rian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
16. Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
    3: The '''Age of Enlightenment''' refers to the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosoph...
    4: ...e arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes [[logica...
    6: ...[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[St...
    8: ...government]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
    10: ...g period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enlightenment.
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. Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
    1: ...urdens. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.

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