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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: *[[Sani Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria...
5: ...aristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (go...
9: ...ti]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
9: ...(1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
14: ...thur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
15: *[[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
20: ...nger|Ainger, Nicholas Richard]], (born 1949), British Labour MP - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarch]]."
5: ...July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's suppor...
9: ...rvative after the [[Yemelyan Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].
11: ...ageable for the government. In [[1785]] Catherine issued a charter that: allowed the gentry to petitio...
13: ...orms within the Russian society. First, she established the [[Free Economic Society]] (1765) to encour... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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]],... - 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]].
14: ...mingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved [[Watt steam engine]].
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary m...
22: ...nor]] to regulate the speed of a steam engine. (This was already in use for governing wind and watermi... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...upiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking fr...
4: ...nfused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "minor planet" (or "planetoid...
8: ...lly [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to surviv...
10: ...ude asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-made objects whic... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of inventors'''.
3: ''See also:'' [[list of scientists]], [[List of inventions named after people]], [[timeline o...
5: ==Alphabetical list==
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
23: ...Baird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]] - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ote that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...er the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]]. "The Revolution was effected before ...
4: ...cant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interpretations fall somewhere ...
7: <!-- I think this section should briefly summarize the political, s...
10: ...a considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as p... - 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... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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13: | [[March 13]], [[1781]] - January 17 (12233 bytes)
1: '''January 17''' is the 17th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calen...
6: ...tting the scene for the second phase of the [[English Civil War]].
7: ...e of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[Falkirk]] in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the t...
9: ...er Brigadier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarle...
13: ...ted Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the [[Su... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
15: ...nce Day''', also called the '''Fourth of July''', is a [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of...
17: It is commonly associated with [[parade]]s, [[barbecue]...
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. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
1: {{histphil}}
3: ...entury]] in [[Europe | European philosophy]], and is often thought of
4: ... science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]]...
8: ...ernment]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]]. - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...splay at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]].]]
2: ... compulsory [[International Court of Justice]] jurisdiction, with many reservations.
4: ...he [[President of the United States]], frequently is referred to as "the most powerful man in the worl...
6: ==Legislative branch==
7: ...past-the-post]] voting in every state except [[Louisiana]], which has [[runoff voting|runoff]]s.
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