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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
73: *[[James Abercrombie|Abercrombie, James]], (1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
114: ...(circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
118: *[[Abu Nidal]], (1937-2002), Syrian terrorist - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
6: *[[Saint Aidan|Aidan, Saint]], (died 651)
7: *[[Mohamed Farrah Aidid|Aidid, Mohammed Farah]], (1934-1996), Somali politician...
15: *[[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - 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: ...uld not succeed, Panin fell out of favor and in [[1781]] was dismissed.
21: ...atherine made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] after her [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-177...
27: ...[[War in Defense of the Constitution]], Russia divided all of the Commonwealth territory with Prussia ... - 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... - 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... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
4: | order=Third President
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|...
18: ...sh;[[1809]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] and an American [[s...
20: ...s Jefferson dined alone." Achievements of his presidency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[... - 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: ...as a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratified in [[1781]] as the [[Articles of Confederation]]. After lon... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
11: ...asgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Course"'', comes upon the idea of a separate condensing chamber for the steam ...
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary m...
26: ...n Hornblower]] who tried to develop engines that did not fall foul of his 'catch-all' patents. Boulton...
33: .... (Without it, humans might have continued to provide power.) It was also essential in later [[transpo...
38: ...[[Lunar Society Moonstones|Moonstones]], two individual statues, and a [[Boulton, Watt and Murdoch|sta... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...end of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small a...
4: ...e|Greek]] ''asteroeides'', ''aster'' "star" + ''-eidos'' "form, shape"), was coined in [[1802]] by Sir...
6: ...not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
8: ...ike Earth largely intact while the smaller meteoroids generally break up high in Earth's atmosphere.
10: ...t include asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-made object... - 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]] - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ...er the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]]. "The Revolution was effected before ...
4: ...Revolution was not revolutionary at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but sim...
10: ...ern frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crow...
16: ...this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas regarding [[separation of church and state]] a...
19: ...ished church. The revival placed emphasis on individual conscience and experience as the source of val... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
43: *[[1781]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] ratified
44: *[[1781]] - British surrender at [[Yorktown]]
45: *[[1781]] - [[Bank of North America]] chartered
55: *[[1789]] - [[George Washington]] becomes President
75: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States Hist... - 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...
13: ...into effect in 1778, but not fully ratified until 1781. The Articles of Confederation outlined the gove...
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... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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13: | [[March 13]], [[1781]]
142: | [[Carbon monoxide]]<br>[[Hydrogen sulfide]]
149: ... [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] minus the massive liquid [[metallic hydrogen]] envelope. It appears that U...
153: ...y whilst the other pole faces away. At the other side of Uranus' orbit the orientation of the poles to... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
9: * [[1781]] - Continental troops under Brigadier General [[...
27: ...966]] - A [[B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]] bomber collides with a [[KC-135]] jet tanker over [[Spain]], dr...
28: ...[United States Navy]] diver, is involved in an accident on a routine mission which amputates his leg.
29: * [[1973]] - [[Ferdinand Marcos]] becomes "President for Life" of the [[Philippines]].
30: ...] releases ''[[Blood on the Tracks]],'' often considered one of his best albums. - 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...
35: ...ls on a Sunday. Starting a long tradition, the holiday is celebrated on Monday, [[July 5]].
36: * In [[1781]], [[Massachusetts]] was the first [[legislature]...
37: ...Congress|U.S. Congress]] made July 4 an unpaid holiday for federal employees. - 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... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...lled the "[[Dark Ages]]"). This movement also provided a framework for the [[American Revolution|Ameri...
8: ... rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]...
14: ... the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton...
16: ...natural philosophy]] of [[Sir Isaac Newton]]. The ideas of Newton, which combined the mathematics of [...
18: ...s merely the most visible and famous example. The idea of uniform laws for natural phenomena mirrored ... - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...he [[Articles of Confederation]] (in force from [[1781]] to [[1788]]). The Constitution is currently on ...
4: ... As such the leader of this government, the [[President of the United States]], frequently is referred...
7: ...is composed of two members from each state as provided by the Constitution. Its current membership is ...
9: ...al committee]]s. As the nation grew, however, so did the need for investigating pending legislation mo...
11: ...ive agencies, regulatory commissions, and the presidency.
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