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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...es' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...hood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to her...
26: ...ouis XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue
29: ...t, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted...
31: The [[War of the Austrian Succession]] began with [[Frederick II of Prussia]] invadin... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ... United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
21: ...gures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power ...
24: ...irth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Be... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
3: ...Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]]]
5: ... first person to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. According to legend, he signe...
8: ...4]], Hancock lived in England while building relationships with customers and suppliers of his uncle's...
15: ...s for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as...
17: ...e to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]&...
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' |
22: population_estimate = 333,287,557 [http://www.census.gov/cg... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...ine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
15: ...: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
22: ...ircular motion to an approximate straight-line motion (of which he was most proud) and the steam indic...
24: ...sed the efficiency. Further refinements ([[insulation]] of the steam cylinder, the double-acting engin... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...d Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...nd [[King George's War]] ([[1744]]-[[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to...
13: ... Ticonderoga]], and against the [[Braddock Expedition]] and British victories at [[Fortress Louisbourg...
15: ...o Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom o...
3: ...hich lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
8: ... continuation of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. During that conflict, King [[Frederick II of ...
10: ...s ancestral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as being threatened by France. Great Britain's a...
18: ...nce. Learning about the intentions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike f... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map doe...
2: ...War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...etations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
7: ...on, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
10: ...he British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain. - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...contemporaneously, their work was not a collaboration.
4: ...ubstantiation for [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion]]. He would expand these laws by arguing that [[...
6: ...] in its entirety; and the principles of conservation of [[momentum]] and [[angular momentum]]. Finall...
12: ...of Newton's early life. For more in-depth information, see [[Isaac Newton's early life and achievement...
23: ...ked at home on calculus, [[optics]] and [[gravitation]]. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
2: Name = Ohio |
3: Fullname = State of Ohio |
4: Flag = Ohio state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Ohio]] |
6: Seal = Seal of ohio.gif | - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...s with very different [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|econ...
4: ...rnment on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... interest in [[geography]] and an intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the ...
11: ...[Portugal]] quickly mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divid... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...tion]], he was well known also for his many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Frank...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [...
6: ==Biography==
23: ...y about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great d...
25: ...nd borrowed) on which a lot of his popular reputation is based. Adages from this almanac such as "A pe... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ... [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
9: *[[1775]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous ...
12: ...irst recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviation for "oll korrect" in the ''[[Boston Morning Post...
18: ... Brothers]] apply for a [[patent]] on their invention of one of the first successful [[airplane]]s aft...
19: ...sored by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and [[National Geographic Society]]. - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
24: ...ide". As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 18,560. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Kenne...
30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
34: ...meet in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] until completion of the new capitol building in [[1832]]. Augusta...
43: ....30% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population are [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (... - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ... Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of it...
3: ...ca]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Alba...
37: ...in of Pennsylvania presented the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies...
51: ....98% from two or more races. 5.59% of the population are [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (...
55: In the city the population is spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 19... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
143: *[[Giovanni Ceva]] (Italy, [[1648]] - [[1734]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
25: | '''[[Population]]'''
26: | ''ca'' 40 million
34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
41: ...The [[Ottoman Flag|flag]] of the later Ottoman period</small>
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