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1. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   2: ...28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[November 6]], [[1796]]. A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[C...
   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.
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. 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...
5. 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]].
6. James Monroe (11107 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   22: ...ollege of William and Mary]], fought with distinction in the [[Continental Army]], and practiced law i...
   24: ...with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and under the direction of President [[Thomas Jefferson]], he helped neg...
   28: ...president, was almost uncontested in his two elections.
   34: ...9]] when their application for admission to the Union as a [[slave state]] failed. An amended bill for...
7. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   20: ==Biography==
   22: ...y, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. H...
   24: ...rchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed Lou...
   26: ...802]], and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the [[United States House of Representatives|...
8. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
   3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
   16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
   22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
   24: ==Biography==
   25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage.
9. 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: ...&nbsp;- Total (July 2003 est)<br>&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]]
   37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 300/km&sup2;
10. Tennessee (19096 bytes)
    13: PostalAbbreviation = TN |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
    41: .... Some accounts suggest it is a Cherokee modification of an earlier [[Yuchi]] or possibly [[Creek (peo...
    43: ...cal meeting)|constitutional convention]] met in [[1796]] to organize a new state out of the [[Southwest ...
    46: ...[Tennessee River]] Valley prior to Cherokee migration into the river's headwaters.
11. List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
    11: ...|Qawi, Dwight Muhammad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
    19: *[[Domenico Quaglio the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
    23: ...ary Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
    33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
    38: ...]], (1858-1913), socialist politician and trade unionist
12. List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
    5: ...]], Burmese prime minister during Japanese occupation
    26: ...te]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
    45: ...a|Umaga, Tana]], (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
    58: *[[Gabrielle Union|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress
    64: ...rl Herman Unthan|Unthan, Carl Herman]], Austrian violinist without hands
13. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    31: ...ing]], (born 1980), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
    43: *[[Abraham Yates|Yates, Abraham]], (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congressman for New Yo...
    129: *[[Thom Yorke|Yorke, Thom]], of [[Radiohead]]
    148: ...oung|Young, Brigham]], (1801-1877), American religious leader
    160: *[[Horatio Nelson Young|Young, Horatio Nelson]], (1845-1913), military hero
14. 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]])
15. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
    13: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
    14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
    18: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
    19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolin...
16. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    12: PostalAbbreviation = MI |
    36: ... recreational boats than any other state in the union.
    40: ... new United States two decades later. The population grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Cana...
    42: ...ninsula]] as a concession, formally entered the Union on [[January 26]], [[1837]].
    44: Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upp...
17. Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
    3: ...ulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
    5: ...f Paris]]. Collectively, the nearly continuous period of warfare from [[April 20]], [[1792]], until [[...
    12: ...l economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
    13: ...of the reforms induced by the occupation. Institutional legacies have remained: for instance, many Eur...
    14: ...s the force that spelled the beginning of some nations, and the end of others. The map of Europe was t...
18. List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
    10: *[[Aleijadinho]] - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
    20: *[[Giovanni di Balduccio]]
    21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
    51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
    65: *[[Clodion]]
19. Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
    1: <!-- Introduction section. It is meant to be very nontechnial and accessib...
    3: ...roducing the [[oxygen]] that makes up a large portion of the Earth's [[atmosphere]]. Organisms that p...
    6: ...or instance, the over-all equation for the production of [[glucose]] is:
    10: ...er compounds react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and chemical energy. However, both p...
    13: ...af from excessive absorption of light and evaporation of water. The transparent, colourless [[epidermi...
20. 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...

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