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1. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   5: ...entricities and policies, including an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alienated...
   9: ... the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conserva...
   11: ...es full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored...
   13: ...ine the Great instituted several drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established th...
   16: ...reat's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]....
2. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   6: ...nand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
   7: .... She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
   11: ...the Prince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferd...
   13: ... the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
   15: ...eresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to ...
3. George Washington (29551 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   19: ... [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
   26: ...h in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount V...
   29: ...72.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Charl...
   31: ...ecame an international incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually ...
4. John Adams (18716 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   15: | party=[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]]
   18: ... Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
   24: ... out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
   26: In [[1764]] Adams married Miss [[Abigail Smith]] ([[1744]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [...
5. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   16: ...icepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
   18: ...veowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...uisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...is own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
6. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
   14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van ...
   17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]</td></tr>
   18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M...
   22: ...first President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
   25: ...th of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Cornelis h...
7. Geology (12007 bytes)
   1: ...erties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
   3: ...s]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[sili...
   7: ...rd was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|the...
   10: ... [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
   12: ...turned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other langu...
8. Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
   1: ...ost-independence name is suggestive of its being situated near both the [[equator]] and the Gulf of Gu...
   14: ...az, Justicia<br>([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: (Unity, Peace, Justice)''</small>
   21: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
   24: | '''Capital's [[coordinate]]s'''
   31: | [[Miguel Abia Biteo Boric󝝊|-
9. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
   9: Capital = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
   10: LargestCity = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
   21: DensityRank = 13^th |
   22: 2000Density = 42.75 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 50^th |
10. Washington (20186 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] |
    21: DensityRank = 25^th |
    22: 2000Density = 34.20 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 42^nd |
11. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
    21: DensityRank = 30^th |
    22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 14^th |
12. South Carolina (11968 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]...
    11: LargestCity = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] |
    21: DensityRank = 21^st |
    22: 2000Density = 51.45 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 8^th |
13. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
    21: DensityRank = 39^th |
    22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 33^rd |
14. Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
    2: ...duced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a single worker able to work eight or more spool...
    4: ...l education and was never taught how to read or write. He moved to Stanhill looking for work and raise...
    6: ...nning wheels. The device kept working as normal, with the spindle now pointed upright. Hargreaves real...
    8: ...ould roll it back and forth over the yarn to draw it out to the proper thickness. A clamp-like device ...
    10: ...for the warp. Later developments improved the quality of the yarn and increased the number of spindles...
15. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
    22: ... - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
    28: ...Emile Berliner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] &mdash; [[gramophone]]
    31: *[[Bi Sheng]] &mdash; primitive movable [[printing]] types
    40: ...her von Braun]], (1912-1977), [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] &mdash; [[rocket]] technology
16. Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760...
    9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
    20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees of Correspondence]]
    21: *[[1773]] - [[British Parliament]] passes [[Tea Act]]
    25: *[[1774]] - British pass [[Intolerable Acts]], including:
17. History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
    5: ...political conflict between the colonies and the British Parliament, marked the beginning of the Americ...
    7: ...to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
    9: ...k was reviewed by Franklin at length and then submitted to the Congress where numerous changes were ma...
    11: ...Paris]], which endowed the nascent United States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the At...
    13: ...of States, without fully clarifying whether the United States was to be a nation-state or a mere leagu...
18. History of California (38344 bytes)
    3: ... of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
    5: ...lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
    10: ...e:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
    11: ...sland]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin ...
    13: ...ared, they found many [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes living in the p...
19. Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
    4: <td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[United States|Americans]]</td></tr>
    9: ...</td><td bgcolor="#ffde80">Anniversary of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
    15: ...ral holiday]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
    17: ...dependence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
    23: ...hat was kept secret to protect the members from British reprisal.
20. List of chemists (10401 bytes)
    11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
    38: *[[Humphry Davy]], (1778-1829)
    56: ... Emil Fischer]], (1852-1919), not to be confused with :
    66: ...ham (chemist)|Thomas Graham]] not to be confused with:
    72: *[[Fritz Haber]], (1868-1934)

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