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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]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
7: ...harles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
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: Ac (3800 bytes)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
46: ...tte Ackermann|Ackermann, Sophie Charlotte]] (1714-1792)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - 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...
20: ...), married HRH Infanta Mar�Lu� of Spain (1745-1792); had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abd...
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... - 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-... - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...ge | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
15: [http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...e not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile ...
3: ... estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. ...
16: ... 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further i...
19: ...ompositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a se...
21: ...om the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invention called the "nipper". - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
4: ...s to work in the mines and to construct fortifications. The Tainos subsequently died in great numbers ...
9: ...eral de los hechos de los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]].
11: ...ons seized after the English attacked San Juan in 1792.]]
12: ...meaning ''flowery'', either because of the vegetation in bloom he saw there, or because he landed ther...
16: ...to colonize the ''Island of Florida''. His expedition to Guadalupe in 1515 was not successful, and he ... - 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]]. - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: '''George Mifflin Dallas''' ([[July 10]], [[1792]] – [[December 31]], [[1864]]) was a [[Unit...
5: ...]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affa...
9: ...llas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]].
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Jos...
15: {{succession box|title=[[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
4: ==Biography==
6: ...duated from [[Yale University|Yale]] College in [[1792]], where he was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. On...
8: ==Invention and innovation==
14: ...ing area; some historians believe that this invention allowed for the African [[slavery]] system in th...
18: ...vention of the cotton gin, or at least its conception. It is known that she associated with Eli Whitn... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = DE |
36: ...tify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
44: ...y between [[Pennsylvania]] and Delaware (this section, known as [[The Wedge (border)|The Wedge]] was i...
46: ...nd in 1792 that entity adopted its first constitution, declaring itself to be the "State of Delaware."...
48: ...er Spencer]] in 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = KY |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1792]] |
36: ...merica]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
41: ...ate in the union and [[Isaac Shelby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of t...
43: ... forced to take the side of the [[United States|Union]] on [[September 3]] when [[Confederate States o... - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
36: ...n and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis...
38: ...ton, D.C.]], the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply '''D.C.''', ...
45: ...e east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whitmans settled there.
47: ...ll the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]]. - 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: ...as admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia durin...
46: ...to the whole area explored by the [[1584]] expedition of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[N... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = PA |
36: ...s given its name to the [[Pennsylvanian]] time period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[key...
38: ...the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreational activities.
40: ...e]] and the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] were drawn up by the [[Founding Fathers of the...
42: The so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" region in south-central Pennsylvania is another favorit...
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