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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
7: ...teen years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures i...
9: ...d him what he would like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the han...
15: ...daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to ...
25: ...n their wedding night. They had only a very vague idea of sex and this increased the awkwardness betwe...
36: ...r knees in prayer, with Louis saying "Dear God, guide and protect us. We are too young to reign." Mari... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
1: ...ondon.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England.]]
5: ...the first shengs back to Europe in [[1740]] and [[1777]] respectively, although some believe shengs were... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
5: | order=1st President
17: | vicepresident=[[John Adams]]
19: ...[1789]]–[[1797|97]]). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States...
31: ...n|Jumonville affair]]" became an international incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian ... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...ll>[[Gregorian calendar|(N.S.)]]</small>) was President of the [[Continental Congress]], and the first...
15: ...ng some infuriated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on board.
19: ...he Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided over its Committee of Safety. Under Hancock, Ma...
23: ...ddleton]]. He would serve until [[October 30]], [[1777]], when he was himself succeeded by [[Henry Laure...
25: In the first month of his presidency, on [[June 19]], [[1775]], Hancock commission... - United States (58223 bytes)
15: ...br>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] |
52: ...n" (became part of the United States). Since the mid-[[20th century]], the United States has become a ...
57: ...eorge-Washington.jpg|thumb|250px|left|First [[President of the United States]], [[George Washington]]]...
58: ... political structure was a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratified in [[1781]] as the [[Articles of Conf... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
1: ...e_flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of Delaware.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
2: ... the [[coat of arms]] of the state of Delaware inside the diamond. Below the diamond, the date [[Decem...
4: ...nter of the flag was adopted on [[January 17]], [[1777]]. It depicts a shield of horizontal red, blue an... - Boat (6417 bytes)
50: * [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat]] (RIB)
85: ... the frame of reference is within the vessel. Outside the vessel, the corresponding terms are ahead an...
87: The '''[[left and right]]''' sides of a ship, relative to a person in the vessel a...
89: ...vessel away from the wind is termed the lee side side. The direction down wind is the [[Windward and l...
94: ...a deck is the deck head. The vertical surfaces dividing the internal space are "bulkheads". Some are i... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
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44: ...h, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width is at 37 miles). The state's geographic center ...
72: ...s's claims in Vermont and New Hampshire were invalid and fixed Massachusetts's northern boundary at it...
76: On [[January 18]], [[1777]], representatives of the New Hampshire Grants co...
78: ...nited States|slavery]], [[suffrage]] for men who did not own land, and public schools. The tavern has ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
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70: ...erally-recognized Native American tribes which reside in Texas: the [[Alabama-Coushatta]] Tribes of Te...
84: ...sjunction.com/docs/appeal.htm Travis' Appeal for Aid from the Alamo] [[24 February]] [[1836]]
94: ...an [[Vermont Republic|independent]] Republic in [[1777]], and joined the Union in [[1791]], operated aut...
121: ...of the [[Centralista]] forces' suppression of dissidents in [[Zacatecas]] also inspired fear of the Me... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
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39: ...was also settled by the [[Sweden|Swedes]] in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of [[New Swe...
41: ...Peter Stuyvesant]]. The newly taken lands were divided by [[Charles II of England|King Charles II of E...
55: ...ew Jersey on the [[obverse_and_reverse|reverse]] side of the 1999 [[State_Quarters|New Jersey State Qu...
57: ... week after victory at [[Trenton]], on January 3, 1777, the American forces scored an important victory ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
54: ...d]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
70: ...Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
99: ...280s]]: [[Glasses|Eyeglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]]
119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: ...b|Illustration of Pilgrims in Church. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
6: .... The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolu...
15: ...ions]], later [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]
17: * [[Middle Colonies]]:
29: ...it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it is considered part of [[New England]]. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-)
144: *[[George Biddle]] ([[1885]]-[[1973]])
162: *[[David G. Blythe]] ([[1815]]-[[1865]])
170: *[[David Bomberg]] ([[1890]]-[[1957]]) - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
35: *[[1777]] - [[Battle of Oriskany]] ([[August 6]])
36: *[[1777]] - [[Battle of Saratoga]] ([[October 7]])
37: *[[1777]] - [[Vermont]], as the [[Republic of Vermont]], ...
38: *[[1777]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] adopted by the ...
55: *[[1789]] - [[George Washington]] becomes President - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ... confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], and were...
15: ..., in 1787, to the calling of a convention, to consider revising the Articles. That Convention, meetin...
17: ...[[George Washington]] was elected the first [[President of the United States]].
21: ... in danger. The colonial elite had inherited a decidedly Whigish political viewpoint, which clashed wi...
23: ... included 12 of the colonies, but not British Florida or the then-tiny Georgia at the south or Newfoun... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
38: *[[1955]] - [[Panama]]nian president [[Jose Antonio Remon]] is assassinated.
44: *[[1979]] - [[Sid Vicious]] goes on trial for the murder of [[Nancy...
50: ...le|ruble]]s to stem [[inflation]] and promote confidence.
51: ...99]] - A brutal [[snowstorm]] smashes into the [[Midwest]]ern [[USA]], causing 14 inches (359mm) of sn... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
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15: ...alled the '''Fourth of July''', is a [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United Stat...
17: ...e been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
33: * In [[1777]], British officers noted the firing of 13 guns, ...
35: ...ls on a Sunday. Starting a long tradition, the holiday is celebrated on Monday, [[July 5]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...l classes who had come under the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution pr...
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
21: ...eans of convincing potential creditors of the confidence and stability of France's finances.
23: ...and-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances, and allow further borrowi...
33: ...mander an assembly to its liking. In order to avoid this, the ''Parlement'' of Paris, having returned... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cercopithecidae]]}}
9: ...Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
13: The '''Baboon''' is the largest non-[[hominid]] member of the [[primate]] order. The English ...
16: ...ar times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwellings and in South Africa they have bee...
21: ...Image:L baboon 04.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ... - Bobcat (4586 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
12: ...ristian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date = [[1777]]}}
15: ...h the habitat of the related [[Canada Lynx]]. Hybridization between wild Canada lynx and bobcat has be...
20: ...nial times. They have vanished from parts of the midwest where most suitable habitat has been replaced...
31: *''Lynx rufus floridianus'', southeastern USA
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