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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explore...
75: *[[Alexandra David-Néel]], (1868-1969), French explorer, visited [[...
83: *[[David Douglas]], Scottish explorer, botanist
104: ...s Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[President of the United States]]
129: ...[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-19...
39: ...evens Cabot Abbott|Abbott, John Stevens Cabot]], (1805-1877), American writer
52: ...m Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
114: ...(circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
118: *[[Abu Nidal]], (1937-2002), Syrian terrorist - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...mage:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31...
5: ...while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also known as...
10: Diderot's earliest included a translation of Stanyan'...
14: ...stration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot felt his way round any subject that he approa... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...el of the writer whose apparently sheltered life did nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fi...
5: ...inchester]] to seek medical attendance, but so rapid was the progress of her malady that she died ther...
12: ...r novels features women, purportedly because she did not know how men spoke when not in the presence o...
17: * ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' (1813)
39: Reference: David Cecil, ''A portrait of Jane Austen'' (1978) - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1:
5: .... Subsequently, her works were often played alongside her brother's at the family home in [[Berlin]] i... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
6: ...dom|British]]. When [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] ([[President of Egypt]] 1954–1970) remarked that he w...
8: In this encyclopedia Egyptian history has been divided into six periods:
13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]]
21: *[[History of the Middle East]] - 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 [[... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ... Party]] began introducing the policy of [[apartheid]] after winning the general election of [[1948]];...
11: ...ulations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition.
13: ...tion from other Africans, have their own cultural identity based on their [[hunter-gatherer]] societie...
17: ... racial barriers, even though it is not the most widely spoken language by population. Afrikaans has b...
19: ...uages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of English. The reigning trend in... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
2: Name = Idaho |
3: Fullname = State of Idaho |
4: Flag = Idaho state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Idaho]] |
6: Seal = Idahostateseal.jpg | - Washington (20186 bytes)
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36: ...e state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the ...
38: ...[[Washington, D.C.]], the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply '''...
40: ...amed after a [[President of the United States|president]], which was [[George Washington]].
42: ...USS ''Washington'']] was named originally for President Washington, but was later renamed in honor of ... - 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...
78: ...nited States|slavery]], [[suffrage]] for men who did not own land, and public schools. The tavern has ...
80: ...d the anniversary of the battle became a legal holiday in Vermont, known as "Bennington Day." - Oregon (26551 bytes)
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36: ...; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on average Oregon is as dry as Texas, ...
38: ....ə.ˌgɑn]}} is also common, but considered incorrect by locals.
41: :''state of scenic grandeur and easygoing individualism [that] is writing the preface to what may b...
43: ... Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests. - 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]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
22: ... the western border of the United States, and provided U.S. farmers with vast expanses of land.
24: ... when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not.
26: Following the 1805 destruction of the French navy at the [[Battle of...
28: ...ds such as cotton, indigo, and sugar were not as widely avaliable.
30: ...erence with American shipping as well as British aid to Native Americans in [[Canada]] and west of the... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...omets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and v...
5: ...[[volatile]] materials may come to resemble asteroids.
9: ... rather than an orbital trajectory. While the solid body of the comet (called the ''nucleus'') is gen...
11: ...dually vanish out of sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or...
17: ...ons]] fly through a cometary atmosphere, they collide with cometary atoms and molecules. In these coll... - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
22: ...ist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
34: *[[1801]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]] becomes President
35: ...US 137 1803 allows [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to invalidate law passed by [[Congress]] for first time, the...
43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in ...
51: *[[1809]] - [[James Madison]] becomes President - Michigan (29427 bytes)
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42: ...d due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 468 square mile (1,210 km?) strip of...
48: [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], the second-largest city in Michigan, is also ...
50: ... southern U.S. states. Still, with 10 million residents, Michigan remains a large and influential sta...
60: ...ded the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The U.S. did not take control of the territory until 1796. - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
17: ...reduced in modern mines, and multiple fatality incidents are now rare in the developed world. Improvem...
25: ...south Wales valleys. This colliery was started in 1805 and at the end of the 20th century it was bought ...
27: ...lfur]] content, such coal heaps generate highly acidic metal rich drainage when exposed to normal rain... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...y [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days r...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered by [[Giuseppe Piazzi]...
42: *[[1937]] - [[Anastasio Somoza]] becomes [[President of Nicaragua]].
49: ...f the Italian Republic]], but refuses to be a candidate for the first constitutional election the foll...
52: ...nt of the Republic of Cuba]], is overthrown by [[Fidel Castro]]'s forces. - 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...
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