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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ... '''sheng''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:笙|笙]], [[Pinyin]] ''shēng'...
5: ...pired the invention of the [[harmonica]], [[accordion]], and [[reed organ]].
9: ===Traditional sheng=== The traditional sheng is an early type of sheng, which has sev... - 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... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
2: ...irst state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. The colors of the flag reflect the colors of ...
4: ...nter of the flag was adopted on [[January 17]], [[1777]]. It depicts a shield of horizontal red, blue an... - Boat (6417 bytes)
3: ...d [[hull (ship)|hull]]s and some system of propulsion, such as a [[Propeller|screw]], [[oar]]s, [[padd...
82: ===Directions===
83: ...ecialized set of terms is used to designate directions relative to a boat or ship.
85: ...hat used for the curved weapon or the hair decoration. The '''[[stern]]''' is the after end of the hul...
89: ...m the wind is termed the lee side side. The direction down wind is the [[Windward and leeward|leeward]... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
36: ...nks 45th in land area (24,923km?), and its population (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fi...
38: ...and after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] prod...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern United States]] and comprises 9...
44: ...ont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The state's greatest length, from ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = TX |
36: ... It has the [[U.S. Postal Service|postal abbreviation]] '''TX'''.
38: ...nly applied the word to the people and their location.
40: Major state designations and symbols include:
43: ... the current Texas flag [http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm]) - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
36: ...tes of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest stat...
39: ... [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to settle the region were the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] in the early 1630...
41: ...ter [[James II of England|King James II]]) the region between [[New England]] and [[Maryland]] as a pr...
43: ...her, [[Charles I of England]]. In 1663 in recognition of his loyalty to the English Crown [[George Car... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pilgrims_church.jpg|right|thumb|Illustration of Pilgrims in Church. Picture provided by [http...
4: ...Great Britain]], leading to the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the establishment of the [[United S...
6: ...]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ... to south, as follows (the division into three regions is a later construct of historians):
15: ...[[Rhode Island|Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] - 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]]) - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
27: ** [[Administration of Justice Act]] ([[May 20]]), - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...ment, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...cted the several States to prepare State constitutions for their own governance. The Congress appoint...
9: ...e numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of his charges against George III regarding slav...
11: ... River, and including the southern Great Lakes region.
13: ...ate or a mere league of States, acting in cooperation. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
10: ...ed States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins. - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
9: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
13: ... Monument]] are typical of Fourth of July celebrations]]
15: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] in [[1776]].
17: ...e been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
23: ...h votes.) [[Philadelphia]] celebrated the Declaration with public readings and bonfires on [[July 8]].... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ... in the popular imagination. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and ...
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarch...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following: - Baboon (5672 bytes)
2: ...24.jpg|200px]] | caption = [[Olive Baboon]] (''Papio anubis'')}}
9: ...Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
22: ...ions there is a stable zone of [[hybrid|hybridisation]].
24: There is considerable variation in size and weigh depending on species, the Chac...
28: == Reproduction == - Bobcat (4586 bytes)
2: ...e | image = [[Image:bobcat-snow.jpg|240px]] | caption = }}
12: ...ristian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date = [[1777]]}}
15: ...habitat of the related [[Canada Lynx]]. Hybridization between wild Canada lynx and bobcat has been doc...
18: ...ing (season)|spring]] and have a [[gestation]] period of about two months. A female may have one to si...
20: ...caused changes in environmental conditions; some biologists believe that there are more bobcats in the...
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