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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
57: ...6]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
63: | [[Iowa]]
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]] - 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]] - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...s eccentricities and policies, including an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alie...
9: ...is document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned mo...
11: ...ed them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered areas.
13: ...e relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
16: ...reat.jpg|thumb|250px|Catherine the Great's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], ... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
5: ...''Jacques le fataliste'', which challenged conventions regarding [[novel]]s and their structure and co...
7: ... [[Paris]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs wit...
10: ...entary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
14: ...tion]]. It is worth noticing, too, as an illustration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot ...
16: His speculation in the ''Lettre sur les aveugles'' was too hardy... - 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 Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
20: ==Biography==
22: ...r, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[...
24: ...s undertook to write out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the...
26: ...4]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. The... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and th...
3: ...ch as [[iron]], [[copper]], and [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the so...
7: ...d term by Horace-Bedict de Saussure in the year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by...
10: ...[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]]. - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...ween several millions up to about one hundred million years, the exact age of the Earth is difficult t...
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: ...nism]] (see [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or young-earth belie...
11: ...a small globe that resembled the Earth in composition and then measured its rate of cooling. This led ...
13: ...layering of rock and earth, gave them an appreciation that the Earth had been through many changes dur... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...e [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
14: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Pax et justitia<br>([[Latin]]: Peace ...
16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
36: ... - Total (July 2003 est)<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 300/km² - Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
2: ...Washington]], who had ordered on [[October 2]], [[1779]], that the uniform coats of the [[Continental Ar... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Dominion |
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
36: ...thern States|South]] or, alternately, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. It...
38: ...ited States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter...
46: ...to the whole area explored by the [[1584]] expedition of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[N... - 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]] - 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]]) - 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: ...th [[parade]]s, [[barbecue]]s, [[picnic]]s and various public celebratory events. [[fireworks#Home Fir...
23: ...h votes.) [[Philadelphia]] celebrated the Declaration with public readings and bonfires on [[July 8]].... - African Buffalo (2744 bytes)
2: ...x|African Buffalo, 19th century drawing. ]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
13: ... author = [[Anders Sparrman|Sparrman]] | date = [[1779]]}}
17: ...eature, demanding respect from even a pride of [[Lion]]s when paths cross. Known as one of the "[[Big ...
21: ...nding themselves against (and sometimes killing) Lions, who will attack only old, sick, or immature bu... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
17: *[[J?Jakob Berzelius]], (1779-1848), Swedish ''chemist''
31: ...ka-Curie]], (1867-1934), Polish-born French radiation physicist
37: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
42: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
47: ...mist, winner of the [[1908]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
9: ... hold for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Ar...
13: ...ry War, Burr accompanied Benedict Arnold's expedition into [[Canada]] in [[1775]], and on arriving bef...
14: ...to practice in [[New York City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year.
18: ...in the [[West Indies]] during the American Revolutionary War. They had two daughters. While their youn...
20: ...une was dwindling from her husband's land speculation, they separated after only four months. During t... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...orces. Shortly thereafter, he was given a commission in the [[British Army]], and was eventually elev...
9: ...take the first entirely offensive military expedition by the colonists against the British.
10: ...old met up with [[Ethan Allen]], who had a commission from Connecticut to capture the same fort and wh...
12: ...ts, doing his best to diminish Arnold's participation and enhance the role of the Green Mountain Boys ...
13: ... expenses and protested vehemently when the suspicious legislators closely examined each item. In June... - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
1: ...s angered by high debt and tax burdens. The rebellion started on [[August 29]], [[1786]].
3: ...o consumers, in large part small farmers. In addition, the tax system at the time was highly [[regress...
5: ...isement led to discussions of reform and/or secession in both areas.
7: ...ting of [[fiat money]], which would cause [[inflation]] and therefore reduce the debt burden on the fa...
9: ...ord]], and elsewhere. After the passage of the [[Riot Act]], the Regulators seized arms from the [[Spr...
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