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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
66: *[[Christopher Columbus]], (1451-1506), reached [[the Am...
77: ...ns|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed through [[Bering Strait]]
230: *[[John Rae]], (1813-1893), travelled widely through the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
249: ...liam Smith (mariner)|William Smith]] (born around 1775), discovered [[South Shetland Islands]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
74: ...crombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed at Bunker Hill.
100: *[[Abraham of Alexandria]], (died 978), [[Coptic Christianity|Coptic]] Pope - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
32: ...nst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann|Ackermann, Ernst Christian Wilhelm]] (1761-1835)
33: ...rg Christian Benedict Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
39: ...n Christian Gottlieb Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Christian Gottlieb]] (1756-1801)
43: ...mann|Ackermann, Marie Magdalene Charlotte]] (1757-1775) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...fled to a distant castle, and Catherine took the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely sup...
11: ...charter that: allowed the gentry to petition the throne as a legal body; freed the nobles from state s...
13: ...sant revolt in 1773 led by [[Yemelyan Pugachev]] threatened Eastern Russia. As a result, Catherine the...
17: ...luence from the beginning of her reign. Though a shrewd statesman, Panin dedicated much effort and mil...
19: ...]]. Russia gained the largest part of [[Poland]] through repeated [[Partitions of Poland|partitions]] ... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...n [[Vienna]] on [[2 November]] [[1755]]. She was christened Maria-Antonia-Josepha-Johanna. ''Maria'' w...
11: ...were soon married off to European royalty. Maria-Christina, the eldest, was married to the Regent of t...
39: ..."Qu'ils mangent de la brioche."'') However, this phrase was never uttered by Marie-Antoinette ? althou...
45: ...s]] gave birth to her first child in [[August]] [[1775]], Marie-Antoinette was subjected to cat-calls fr...
53: ...her twenty-first birthday, she participated in a three-day long gambling party, in which huge amounts ... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: '''Jane Austen''' ([[December 16]], [[1775]]–[[July 18]], [[1817]]) was a prominent [[...
12: ...t detail as to retain their individuality intact through their entire development, and they are uncolo...
23: She also wrote three shorter pieces:
32: *The Three Sisters - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: '''Ching Shih''' [[1775]]-[[1844]] first became known as a [[China|Chines...
6: ...one of his ears was cut off and he was shown off through the squadron as an example.
8: ...had to utilize private fishing vessels. The real threat came from other pirates, and a rival called [[... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...l Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President...
33: ...ro, and he commanded the First Virginia Regiment throughout the rest of war. In [[1758]], he was a par...
41: ...wly-formed [[Continental Army]] on [[June 15]], [[1775]]. The [[Massachusetts]] delegate [[John Adams]] ...
45: ...ersey]], who did not anticipate an attack near [[Christmas]]. Washington followed up the assault with ...
51: ...t tremendous odds, Washington sustained his army throughout the Revolution, keeping British forces tie... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
23: On [[May 24]], [[1775]], he was elected the third President of the [[Co...
25: ... first month of his presidency, on [[June 19]], [[1775]], Hancock commissioned [[George Washington]] [[c...
56: ...h]]| after=[[Henry Laurens]]| years=[[May 24]], [[1775]] – [[October 31]], [[1777]]}} - John Adams (18716 bytes)
28: ...[[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuou...
35: ...reat Britain|Great Britain]]. On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of comm...
48: Throughout the negotiations Adams was especially dete...
111: * [[Bushrod Washington]] - [[1799]] - United States (58223 bytes)
58: ...[[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] (1775–[[1783]]). The original political structure...
62: ... and U.S. settlers acquired those emptied lands. Through coercion, military prowess, and diplomatic le...
70: ...le of a [[representative democracy]]. There are three levels of government in the United States&mdash...
74: ...tes|Supreme Court]] (the judicial branch). These three branches are said to supply [[checks and balanc...
102: ...ble concern about the image of the United States throughout the world. Reactions towards the United St... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...stern and southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run through its center.<!--
62: ...vely. In the [[Middle Ages]], Romanians lived in three distinct principalities: Walachia, Moldavia, an...
64: ...n part [[Bukovina]] to the [[Austrian Empire]] in 1775 and its south-eastern part [[Bugeac]] to the Otto...
162: After Romania's Communist regime was overthrown in late 1989, the country was left with an obs...
174: ...tion]] remains a major problem at all levels and threatens to stifle economic growth. Additionally, la... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ning in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a simila...
8: ...burg Declaration of Independence]] ([[May 20]], [[1775]]) and of the [[Halifax Resolves]] ([[April 12]],... - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
2: ...of South Carolina''' was originally designed in [[1775]] for use by [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], troops ... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
87: ...ame "Arizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are:
96: ... (presidios) at Tubac in [[1752]] and Tucson in [[1775]]. All of what is now Arizona became part of Mexi...
134: ...ed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut through layer after layer of [[sediment]] as the [[Co...
138: :*''Highest Point:'' [[Humphreys Peak]] - 12,633 ft. near Flagstaff
149: ...and cool breezy nights. The summer months of May through August bring a dry, heat ranging from 35 to 4... - California (63989 bytes)
120: California is governed as a [[republic]], with three [[separation of powers|branches of government]]...
124: ...zenegger]], Republican, whose current term lasts through January 2007. Schwarzenegger was only the sec...
126: ...ely located in [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] (1775–1849), [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] (1...
162: ...r temperatures rarely reach above the high 80's Fahrenheit (low 30's Celsius).
182: ...s floribundus''). Many other endemics originated through differentiation or [[adaptive radiation]], wh... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
49: ...l]] (Republican) and the two U.S. senators are [[Christopher J. Dodd]] (Democrat) and [[Joseph I. Lieb...
54: The Connecticut River cuts through the center of the state, flowing into Long Is...
89: ...America, Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven are three of the ten cities with the lowest per capita in...
97: ...pment changed "made in the United States" from a phrase connoting shoddy workmanship and expensive mai...
101: ...by the [[Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company]]. [[Christopher Spencer]] designed the [[Spencer repeatin... - Washington (20186 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Christine Gregoire]] |
47: ...in|Spanish]] Captain [[Don Bruno de Heceta]] in [[1775]] on board the ''Santiago'', part of a two-ship [...
71: ...c Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Christine Gregoire]] by just over two hundred votes. ...
132: *Other Christian ? 4%
136: The three largest Protestant denominations in Washington:... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...es granted by the [[Province of New Hampshire]], through their [[Green Mountain Boys]] militia, eventu...
44: ...ic center is [[Washington, Vermont|Washington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
54: ...west recorded temperature was –50 degrees Fahrenheit (–46 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfiel...
72: ...nies|British colonies]] easier than ever before. Three colonies laid claim to the area. The Province o...
74: ...ont|Westminster]] with New York settlers in March 1775, violence broke out as angry citizens took over t... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
124: * [[1657]]: [[Pendulum clock]]: [[Christiaan Huygens]]
128: ... [[Seed drill]]: [[Jethro Tull (agriculturist)|Jethro Tull]]
133: ...14]]: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
145: * [[1775]]: [[Submarine]] [[Turtle (submarine)|Turtle]]: [...
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