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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
18: ...d owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founde...
20: ...y include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Vir...
27: ... convenient devices invented by Jefferson. Nearby is the University of Virginia, the original architec... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Madison
14: | wife=[[Dolley Madison]]
18: ...pers]], and is traditionally regarded as the ''[[List of people known as the father or mother of somet...
21: ...nia]] to give their northwestern territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] ...
23: ...ates would be represented in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state rep... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...ies, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...ctively referred to as [[plate tectonics]]. Geologists help locate and manage the earth's [[natural re...
5: ...other bodies of the solar system. However, specialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[...
7: ...h between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
9: == History == - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe y...
3: ...e many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geograph...
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most...
8: ...|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II...
10: ...is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...sh;[[August 19]], [[1819]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[mathematician]] and [[engineer]] whose impro...
5: ...s a key member of the [[Lunar Society]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
13: * [[1769]]: [[Patent]]ed separate condensing chamber for s...
14: ...mingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved [[Watt steam engine]].
22: ...nor]] to regulate the speed of a steam engine. (This was already in use for governing wind and watermi... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...he [[Old World]] and the [[New World]]. The fiber is most often spun into [[yarn|thread]] and used to ...
4: ...d together and interlocked. This interlocked form is ideal for [[spinning]] into a fine [[yarn]].
6: ==History==
9: ...ated back to approximately 7,000 years ago. There is clear archaeological evidence that people in Sout...
11: ...of [[sheep]]. The Indians make their clothes of this tree wool". - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ...igin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
11: ...0 KYA: [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]] and [[arrow]] in [[Tunisia]]
19: * 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...humb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ... literature as '''Alexander the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national libra...
6: ...ng his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits inspired a literary tradition in which h...
9: ...aining in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy.
11: ...cended from [[Heracles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neopto... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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15: ...color="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] [[J2000]]) - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ...for events in the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of California (20th century)]].}}
3: ...ean colonization means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with European explora...
5: ... of interest primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportu...
9: ==Prehistory==
11: ...y inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about 13,000 years ago. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...al leaders, this title in [[English language|English]] usage generally refers to the supreme head of ...
6: ... of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and [[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[...
9: == List of popes ==
25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bible... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...mage:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British explorer James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance...
3: ...], [[1779]]) was a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[explorers|explorer]] and [[navigator]]. He m...
7: ...laborer on a farm. As a child, Cook moved with his family to [[Great Ayton]].
8: ...r]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
12: ...allowing [[James_Wolfe | General Wolfe]] to make his famous stealth attack on the [[Plains of Abraham]... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: The '''Lewis and Clark expedition''' ([[1804]]-[[1806]]) was t...
3: ... hunters and trappers who were already well established in the area. The expedition was not the first ...
5: ...lways referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/v02.appendix.a.html]).
7: ...e]] tribe came from further west. Not only did Lewis and Clark feel that she could aid them in transla...
9: ...n the December of 1805. At this point in time, Lewis spotted [[Mt. Hood]], a mountain known to be very... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
1: '''March 18''' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calen...
9: *[[1608]] - [[Sissinios of Ethiopia|Sissinios]] formally crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]]
10: ...erkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton]] sells his part of [[New Jersey]] to the [[Quakers]].
11: ...|Stamp Act]], which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]]. - March 23 (10340 bytes)
1: '''March 23''' is the [[82 (number)|82]]nd day of the year in the [...
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of Forth]].
9: ... Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous speech - "[[give me liberty or give me dea...
10: ... [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
11: ...xplorers [[Lewis and Clark]] and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home. - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: ...[1745]] – November [[1792]]), [[England|English]] [[explorer]], was born in [[London]].
3: ...1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western discovery, searching especially for certain copper mi...
5: ...y, massacred a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Bloody Falls]...
7: ...taken prisoner by the French under [[Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He return... - List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ...s. The items enumerated here begin with the establishment of the states in 1776, and either are locate...
4: ...st often considered to be ''major conflicts'' by historians and the general public.
18: *'''[[Spanish-American War]]''' (1898)
29: *[[Abraham Lincoln Brigade|Spanish Civil War]] (1936–1938)
32: ...as one of the longest military conflicts in U.S. history.]] - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...tion]]. In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[industry|industrial]] capac...
9: ...om and threatened the power of [[theology]]. The rise of nations like Austria, Russia, and Prussia beg...
11: ...cially [[India]], where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ...], and the [[Classical music era]] began. In the visual arts, the [[Rococo]] style replaced the [[Baro...
16: * [[1701]]-[[1714|14]]: [[War of the Spanish Succession]]
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