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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...is page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the [[...
37: ...I, her eldest son, as coregent and emperor. She only allowed him limited powers because she felt he w...
41: She died in [[1780]], the only female to rule during the 650-year-long [[Habsbu... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...therine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarch]]."
13: ...erine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[Peter the Great]], Catherine scorned force a...
25: ...e of Svensksund]] (modern-day Ruotsinsalmi in [[Finland]]), July 9-10, 1790. The Russian navy, command...
33: Catherine subscribed to [[the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th cen...
16: ...ut forming a knot. Because of the loom structure only five colors can be used to create the design. Mo...
19: Unlike woven carpets, [[embroidery]] carpets are not ...
63: ... can be used to cover a floor. They are usually only used in commercial settings and often are not af... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...e of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he volun...
79: ...the Army]] (five star), George Washington is the only President with military service to reenter the m...
95: ...ng the principle that even a former president is only, after all, a private citizen.
104: Unlike all the other slaveholding [[Founding Fathers]...
122: ...rthwest]] of the U.S. is also named for him, the only state named for a president. - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
19: At first only a financier of the growing rebellion, he later b...
30: ... Extracts of a Letter, of Yesterday, from Major Genl. Heath, you will see our present situation, and f...
52: ...f Congress (1781). ''George Washington Papers''. Online: [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.ht... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
52: Partly for this reason, Adams received only thirty-four out of sixty-nine votes in the [[U.S...
57: ...ers of opposing [[political party|parties]]. The only other time this would happen would be when [[Abr... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
- Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
2: ...Buff-colored facings had till then been reserved only for his own uniform and those of other Continent... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
- Meteorology (19082 bytes)
14: ...nological advances that are usually thought of mainly as part of the progression of [[physics]] were [...
32: ...re can reach unprecedented accuracy. This is not only due to the enhanced spatial and temporal resolut...
42: ... the amount of precipitation (which as of now is only possible with [[rain gauge]]s), this would be be...
44: ...tures in a forecast are nearly certain or rather unlikely and also allow extreme events to be picked u...
61: ...', giving the average wind over an area. This is only indicative, and before a wind farm is constructe... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1151: *[[Eduard von Steinle]] ([[1810]]-[[1886]])
1152: *[[Théophile Steinlen]] ([[1859]]-[[1923]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
113: *[[Robert Heinlein]], (1907-1988), waterbed - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
34: ...o produce significant damage and loss of life, mainly due to flooding.
66: The following areas spawn tropical cyclones only very rarely.
69: ...ropical development. However, this region is commonly frequented by tropical cyclones that form in the...
123: ...s leading to the formation of this typhoon occur only once every 400 years.
130: ...use of many storm fatalities, as the dying storm unleashes torrential rainfall, and in mountainous are... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
174: *[[Wendell Meredith Stanley]], (1904-1971), [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]], [... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
20: ...husband's land speculation, they separated after only four months. During the month of their first ann...
53: ...attempted in earlier plots in [[Kentucky]]. Burr enlisted Wilkinson and others to his plan in a reconn... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
15: ...ion|expeditionary force]] from Boston on an easternly route to [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]], an...
35: ...re and, with West Point never captured, received only £6,000. Arnold died in 1801 and is buried...
43: ...graphy at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''] - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
30: *[http://www.frenchquarter.com/history/jeanlaffitte.php Searching for the Real Jean Lafitte] - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ... use of local [[militia]]. Militiamen served for only a few weeks or months at a time, were generally ...
23: ...er shortages, Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1777. A...
59: ... and [[Manhattan]], thus allowing Howe to engage only one half of the American army at a time.
71: ...it for duty, and would be reduced to 1,400 after enlistments expired at the end of the year. Spirits w...
97: ...-the-scenes maneuvering, laid the whole matter openly before Congress. His supporters rallied behind h...
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