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- President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ....jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...overnment]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: Because of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is considered by...
7: ...is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - 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 [... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
9: ...<td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr>
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 ... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ire...
15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
18: largest_city = [[Dublin]] |
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoi...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9| - James Watt (5070 bytes)
14: ...s in [[Soho, Birmingham|Soho]], near Birmingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved ...
16: * [[1782]]: Invented double-acting engine.
22: ...ghout the working cycle of the engine, so showing its efficiency.
26: ...her engineers until his patents expired in 1800. With his partner Matthew Boulton he battled against r...
28: ...wer output of steam engines, his version of the unit is equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second (abou... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...llo Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
105: *[[Georg Baselitz]] ( [[1938]]-) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...anuary 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously...
17: ...[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
18: ...d [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - 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... - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...y''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geometry]] has '''capacitance'''.
4: == Physics of the capacitor ==
7: ...ric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is al...
9: ...l capacitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
11: === Capacitance === - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...[[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princeton University]]; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of...
9: ...d by his brother-in-law, [[Tapping Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on ho...
11: ==Military service==
13: ...ce on Washington's staff, but the general never quite trusted Major Burr. However, [[Israel Putnam]] ... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...ed them to cry and yell at the fire, slapping it with all their might. That only got them more burnt, ...
7: ...ch of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
9: ... 2 km, lasted 10 minutes, and had an estimated altitude of 1600 - 2000 m.
11: ...loon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for all of eight minutes.
13: ...5]] (12 or 14 according to Montgolfier), to an altitude of 26 m. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...es and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ... war itself. This article refers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, includi...
5: ...'The Spirit of '76''. Often imitated or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the ...
10: ..., and would often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of...
12: ...en may have served the colonies as regulars or militiamen in the eight years of the war, there were ne... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: ...]]) was the first [[United States]] overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
3: ... America, but was roughly a decade after the expedition of [[Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander ...
5: ...rom the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http...
7: ...les Floyd]] died, apparently from acute [[appendicitis]]. In the winter of 1804-1805 they wintered at...
9: ...llowed the Missouri through what is now [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and [[Omaha, Nebraska]], crossed the... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...ar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompey the You...
9: ...[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle T...
10: ...ashington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
11: ...ingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]], with Napoleon as King.
13: *[[1861]] - The Kingdom of [[Italy]] is proclaimed. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
11: ...65|Stamp Act]], which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
14: ...[[Paris_Commune|socialist]] government rules the city.
15: ...[[1874]] - [[Hawaii]] signs a treaty with the [[United States]] granting exclusive [[trade|trading]] r...
16: ...[Einar Dessau]] uses a [[short-wave radio]] transmitter becoming the first to broadcast as a [[ham rad...
18: ...ip]]s are sunk during a failed [[United Kingdom|British]] & [[France|French]] naval attack on the [[Da... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...glish language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ...[[Ralph Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...e examined portions of the [[Hudson Bay]] coasts with a view to improving the cod fishery, and in [[17...
5: ...d journey, massacred a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Blood...
7: ...Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He returned to England in [[1787]] where he died... - Daniel Webster (10835 bytes)
3: ...century]]. Like [[Henry Clay]], he had a predisposition to compromises marked by a passionate patrioti...
7: ...small parcel of land granted to Ebenezer in recognition of his service in the [[French and Indian War]...
9: ...s unknown but seems likely to be simply the inability of his parents to meet the fees.
11: ...the town of [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]] invited him to deliver the [[Independence Day (US)|Inde...
13: ...irst wife, Grace Fletcher, who died in [[1828]]. With her he had one son, Charles.
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