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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
73: *[[James Abercrombie|Abercrombie, James]], (1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
12: ...rd Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
15: *[[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
23: *[[Airto]], (born 1951), [[percussion]]ist - 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]], ... - 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-... - 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... - 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]]. - 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]].
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...
28: ...ompare the power output of steam engines, his version of the unit is equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...corporated into planets during the system's formation. Some asteroids have [[Asteroid moon|moon]]s. Th...
3: == Definition ==
6: ...the composition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some argue that not eve...
8: ...pically [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to su...
16: ... visible to the naked eye (in some very rare occasions, a near-Earth asteroid may be visible without t... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
3: ...entions named after people]], [[timeline of invention]], [[inventor]].
23: ...ird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]]
25: ...[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]]
56: ...ullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
63: ...ph Day]] --(1855-1946) Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine - 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. - 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. - Uranus (15207 bytes)
5: ...small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
13: | [[March 13]], [[1781]]
26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]]
32: !align="left"| [[Orbital period]] - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ... the [[Vote of No Address]], breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] an...
9: * [[1781]] - Continental troops under Brigadier General [[...
15: * [[1899]] - The [[United States]] takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
17: ...sociation of America|Professional Golfers Association]] (PGA) is formed.
18: ... - The [[United States]] pays [[Denmark]] $25 million for the [[U.S. Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]]. - 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]].... - 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: - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...od in the arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes ...
6: ...au]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]].
8: ...ciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
10: ...n]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enli...
12: ...eptable to think of them conjoined as one long period. - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]].]]
2: ...ourt of Justice]] jurisdiction, with many reservations.
4: ... a sole remaining superpower among the world's nations. As such the leader of this government, the [[...
7: ...s size is therefore not specified in the Constitution. Its current membership is fixed by statute at 4...
9: ...ess, printing, taxation, and the economy. In addition, each house can name special, or select, committ...
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