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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...stria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the ...
4: ...nd ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a s...
6: ...nia was brought up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother,...
9: ... asked him what he would like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like th...
11: ...rince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essentially of vertical tubes, in the [[Music...
5: ...the first shengs back to Europe in [[1740]] and [[1777]] respectively, although some believe shengs were...
9: ===Traditional sheng=== The traditional sheng is an early type of sheng, which has seventeen, twen... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutio...
21: ...as [[monarch]]s and [[dictator]]s do). This established an important precedent of [[republic]]an [[dem...
24: ...s birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of ...
26: ...smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemaso...
29: [[Image:Washington 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...es show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the fortune and busin...
10: ...mained, ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity...
13: ...onial trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempte...
15: ...ustoms officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonian... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...nada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]], the [[Bering S...
12: ...ne at federal level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] |
35: established_events = - Declared<br> - Recognize...
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]],... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
2: The '''[[flag]] of [[Delaware]]''' consists of a [[buff (colour)|buff-colored]] diamond on ...
4: ...esenting Delaware's agriculture. Above the shield is a sailing ship. Supporting the shield are a farm... - Boat (6417 bytes)
1: A '''boat''' is a [[watercraft]], usually smaller than most [[shi...
3: A boat consists of one or more [[buoyancy]] structures called [...
9: ...[[Image:Greece-boat.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Tourist schooner in Greece]]
11: ...[Image:Halong bay boat 841.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Fishing Boat, Halong Bay Vietnam]]
23: * [[Cruising|Cruiser]] - Vermont (39851 bytes)
33: ISOCode = US-VT |
36: ...coast]]line along the [[Atlantic Ocean]], Vermont is noted mainly for the [[Green Mountains]] in the w...
38: ...ier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]].
41: ...es]], [[Vermont towns|List of Vermont towns]], [[List of mountains in Vermont|Vermont mountains]]
42: ...ses 9249 square miles (23,955 km?) and water comprises 366 square miles (948 km?), making it the 43rd ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
13: ...ish language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] are de facto. |
33: ISOCode = US-TX |
38: ...nds'' or ''allies''; [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their l...
41: ...wer]] — the [[bluebonnet]] (''Lupinus texensis'')
42: * [[List of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] — "Fr... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
33: ISOCode = US-NJ |
36: ...named after the island of [[Jersey]] in the [[English Channel]].
38: == History==
39: ...den|Swedes]] in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]], which included parts o...
41: ... two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carter... - 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]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
4: ... the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of Amer...
6: ...e Edward Island]]—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. ...
10: ...ision into three regions is a later construct of historians):
15: ...vidence Plantations]], later [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]
29: ... until it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it is considered part of [[New England]]. - 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 - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]...
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
11: *[[1764]] - [[Revenue Act of 1764|Revenue Act]] is passed to enforce the [[Sugar Act]]
21: *[[1773]] - [[British Parliament]] passes [[Tea Act]] - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
1: {{Ushistory}}
5: ...litical conflict between the colonies and the British Parliament, marked the beginning of the American...
7: ... Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...us changes were made, including the exclusion of his charges against George III regarding slavery.
11: ...ss empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and including the southern Great Lake... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: '''January 2''' is the [[2 (number)|2]]nd day of the year in the [[G...
8: ...[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
14: *[[1859]] - [[Erastus Beadle]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''. - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
15: ...nce Day''', also called the '''Fourth of July''', is a [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of...
17: ...e been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
19: ==History==
23: ...pt secret to protect the members from British reprisal.
25: ...litics)|whip]] of the independence-minded, wrote his wife [[Abigail Adams|Abigail]] on [[July 3]]: - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...nation. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power o...
8: ...ded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these ...
12: ...Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
13: ...wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
2: ...200px]] | caption = [[Olive Baboon]] (''Papio anubis'')}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
9: ...Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
13: ... [[primate]] order. The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboo...
16: ... woodland and hills across [[Africa]]. Their diet is omnivorous, but usually vegetarian - they are for... - Bobcat (4586 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}}
12: ...ristian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date = [[1777]]}}
15: ...11–16 kg (24–35 lb)]] and its habitat is [[deciduous]] forests and wooded areas in most of...
20: ...ates]] today than in colonial times. They have vanished from parts of the midwest where most suitable ...
22: ... larger [[deer]] in winter months when other food is scarce.
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