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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-19...
52: ...m Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
64: *[[Clarke Abel|Abel, Clarke]], (1780-1826), English surgeon and naturalist
75: *[[John Abercrombie|Abercrombie, John]], (1780-1844), musician
114: ...(circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
38: ...[[Johann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ... ruler of the [[Habsburg Empire]] from [[1740]]-[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less kn...
4: ...of [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elect...
15: ...[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780)
20: ...]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1790 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1780)
39: ...lated the serf's labor payments in her lands, providing them some relief. - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...k the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[...
13: ... law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
17: ...ita Ivanovich Panin|Nikita Panin]], exercised considerable influence from the beginning of her reign. ...
21: ...atherine made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] after her [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-177...
23: ...778]]-[[1779]]) between Prussia and Austria. In [[1780]] she set up a group designed to defend neutral s... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
3: ...r and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
16: ... in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further improved manufacturing capab...
19: ...e 19th century. [[Victorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionis...
21: ...n 1884. Although production continued until the mid-20th century, chenille carpeting declined after t...
34: ...]] features a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in pr... - 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: ...the [[Continental Congress]], succeeding [[Henry Middleton]]. He would serve until [[October 30]], [[1...
25: In the first month of his presidency, on [[June 19]], [[1775]], Hancock commission... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
16: | vicepresident=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
18: ...His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]])...
28: ...iod—as, for example, during his term as president. - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...ator]] from [[Kentucky]] and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the adminis...
7: ...[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ... an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
29: ...sidential election, 1836|1836]] (won), [[U.S. presidential election, 1840|1840]] (lost)}}
30: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Martin Van Bur... - Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
1: ...flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of New Jersey.Image provided by[http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...als and their aides. Then, on [[February 28]], [[1780]], the Continental War Officers in Philadelphia d... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
28: Width = 320 |
36: ...ly, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwe...
40: ...chary Taylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historica...
50: ...ng the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. When it did, some counties were separated as [[State of Kanaw...
57: ...by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and the cornerstone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]]. - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
12: ...with the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[humidity]].
20: ... of [[midlatitude]] [[cyclones]], introducing the idea of [[front (meteorology)|front]]s, that is, sha...
22: ...successfully predict the large-scale movement of midlatitude [[Rossby wave]]s, that is, the pattern of...
26:
32: ...enhanced spatial and temporal resolution of the grids employed, but also because these more powerful m... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-)
130: *[[Bernardo Bellotto]] ([[1721]]-[[1780]])
144: *[[George Biddle]] ([[1885]]-[[1973]])
162: *[[David G. Blythe]] ([[1815]]-[[1865]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
30: *[[Tim Berners-Lee]] — [[World Wide Web]]
62: ...o DaVinci]], (1452-1519), [[Italy]] — [[euclidean geometry]]
81: *[[James Fergason]] — [[liquid crystal display]]
95: ...], (1882-1945), [[United States|USA]] — liquid fuel rocket
98: *[[Bette Nesmith Graham]] — [[Liquid Paper]] - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
13: ...al cyclone must remain over warm water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporatio...
42: ...urricane-force wind speeds but are not given individual names. In British shipping forecasts, winds of...
48: ...dary if another source of initial rotation is provided. These conditions are extremely rare, and such ...
50: Most tropical cyclones form in a worldwide band of thunderstorm activity known as the [[Int...
52: Worldwide, an average of 80 tropical cyclones form each ye... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
21: *[[Henri Braconnot]] (1780-1855), French chemist and pharmacist
69: *[[Victor Goldschmidt]], (1888-1947) Father of Modern Geochemistry
192: *[[Johannes Diderik van der Waals]], (1837-1923)
206: ...1995]]), [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] chemist ([[alkaloids]]) - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...rd [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jefferson]] as for his [[duel...
7: ... Rev. [[Aaron Burr, Sr.]], who was the second president of the [[College of New Jersey]], now [[Prince...
13: ...hard Montgomery]] of Arnold's arrival. Burr is said to have carried the fallen Montgomery for a short...
14: ... where Benedict Arnold led a British assault in [[1780]]. Burr was admitted to the bar at [[Albany, New... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|right|250px|Benedict Arnold. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
3: ...[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Quisling]] in [[Norway]], or [[Philip...
6: ...n [[apothecary]] and bookseller. He acquired considerable property, and engaged in the [[Caribbean|We...
10: ...rom Connecticut to capture the same fort and who did not care that Arnold had orders from Massachusett...
13: ... closely examined each item. In June he became a widower. - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
2: ...He claimed to command more than 1,000 men and provided them as troops for the [[Battle of New Orleans ...
4: Lafitte was a colorful character, said to have been born in [[France]]. He engaged in [[...
15: His later years are obscure; a man many said was Lafitte died in [[Yucatan]].
21: ...h there are unsubstantiated legends that Lafitte hid treasure in the area of the lake. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...h American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulte...
10: ...lar" or "standing" army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [...
15: ...stimates, total British strength in the colonies did not exceed 20,000 men at any one time.
19: ...mericans. The Netherlands entered the war late in 1780, but its navy and army was soon overwhelmed by th...
23: ...erican militias from the outset, but this was forbidden in the South, where slaveowners feared arming ...
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