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- Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...ngland|James II]], had been forcibly deposed in [[1688]]; her sister and brother-in-law then became Quee...
12: ...e [[Whig]]s. Her closest friend, and perhaps her most influential advisor, was [[Sarah Churchill, Duch...
15: ...rlborough), who would later become one of Anne's most important generals.
19: ...es attempted to flee the realm on [[11 December]] 1688, succeeding twelve days later. In [[1689]], a [[C...
26: ...shed, then it would have become simple for the deposed King James to reclaim the Throne. To preclude a... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...her own right, did not wield actual power during most of her reign. She did, however, govern the realm...
15: ...e William II of Nassau]]. At first, Charles II opposed the alliance with a Dutch ruler — he pref...
20: ...oman Catholic. Some charged that the boy was "suppositions," having been secretly brought in as a subs...
22: ...s intentions became public knowledge by September 1688, and the Dutch army landed on [[5 November]]. The...
24: ...r his wife's death. Although some individuals proposed to make her the sole ruler, Mary, remaining loy... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...] lattice to form. A simple example is when [[Sucrose|table sugar]] is melted and cooled rapidly by du...
13: '''Common glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][...
20: One of the most obvious characteristics of ordinary glass is tha...
32: Most common glass has other ingredients added to chan...
42: ...ewelry items. As time passed, it was discovered (most likely by a potter) that if glass is heated unti... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
27: ...Quantz|Quantz, Johann Joachim]], (1697-1773), composer
63: ... Maurits Quinckhardt|Quinckhardt, Jan Maurits]], (1688-1772), painter
65: ...V. O. Quine|Quine, Willard V.]], (1908-2000), philosopher
85: ...n Quivers|Quivers, Robin]] (born 1952) talk show host - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
65: *[[1688]]-[[Glorious Revolution]] deposes James II and replaces him with [[William and Ma... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is perhaps most often contrasted with [[Thomas Hobbes]].
6: ...rriculum of the time. He found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesti...
8: ... his time at Oxford, working with such noted virtuosi as [[Robert Boyle]], [[Thomas Willis]], [[Robert...
10: ...ydenham had a major impact on Locke's natural philosophical thinking - an impact that resonated deeply...
12: ...f) to remove the cyst. Shaftesbury survived and prospered, crediting Locke with saving his life. - Dodo (9332 bytes)
20: ...ft of curly [[feather]]s high on its rear end. Dodos were very large birds, weighing about 23 kg (50 p...
29: ...ly ever eaten by the Portuguese, who found the dodos hard to eat and very messy. Dutch records concur....
35: ...[[1693]], with a 95% [[confidence interval]] of [[1688]] to [[1715]].
37: ... its analysis has confirmed that the dodo was a close relative of [[pigeon]] species that are to be fo...
45: ...ly one - that reached Europe and were kept as curiosities. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
12: ...egular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
35: *[[1902]] - The first [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] game is played in [[Pasadena, California]...
79: **[[Velvet Divorce]]: [[Czechoslovakia]] is divided into the [[Slovakia|Slovak Re...
108: *[[1752]] - [[Betsy Ross]], American seamstress (d. [[1836]])
121: *[[1894]] - [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], Indian mathematician (d. [[1974]]) - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...crew. The term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy should...
4: ...d Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]] (UNCLOS) of 1982, consists of any criminal acts of violen...
9: [[File:Romtrireme.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[Trireme|Roman Trireme]] in [[Tunisia]]....
10: ... and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. The island of [[Lemnos]] long resisted Greek influence and remained a ha...
12: ...d prisoner in the [[Dodecanese]] islet of [[Farmakos|Pharmacusa]].<ref>Plutarch, ''Caesar'' 1-2.</ref>... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
2: ...r Henry Morgan''' (c. [[1635]] - [[August 25]], [[1688]]) was a [[privateer]] of Welsh birth, who made a...
4: ...d by the Spanish shortly afterwards, Morgan was chosen by the buccaneers as their admiral.
6: ...glish a free hand to attack the Spanish whenever possible. In [[London]] the Admiralty publicly claime...
8: Modyford almost immediately entrusted Morgan with another expedi...
10: ...5]], [[1670]], and on the [[December 27]] gained possession of the castle of Chagres, killing 300 of t... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
7: ...mnavigation: in [[1679]] he accompanied a raid across the [[Dari鮠Province|Isthmus of Dari鮝] in [[P...
9: ...t'', and on [[31 March]] [[1686]] they set out across the Pacific to raid the [[East Indies]], calling...
11: ... via the [[Cape of Good Hope]], penniless but in possession of his journals.
22: Although many papers were lost with the ''Roebuck'', Dampier was able to save m...
32: ...fied: ''Cinque Ports'' did sink with the loss of most of her crew. Selkirk was marooned for five years... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
9: Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at [[Ecton]], [[Northampton...
11: In around [[1677]], Josiah married a one Anne Child at Ecton; and over th...
13: ...), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth). - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
22: ... in the [[United States]]. Atlanta is arguably a poster-child for cities worldwide experiencing rapid ...
24: ...erican Civil Rights Movement]] and served as the host city for the Centennial [[1996 Summer Olympics]]...
28: ...ce for I-285) as ITP (Inside the Perimeter) and those in the suburbs OTP (Outside the Perimeter). The ...
36: ...rch, Sherman did not burn the city's churches or hospitals. The remaining war resources were then des...
43: ...suburb of [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]] helped boost the city's population and economy. Shortly after... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
38: *[[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]] (c. 1316-1390){{fn|C}}{{...
41: *[[Albinus (philosopher)|Albinus]] (c. 130) - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
19: ...the territory of the former Roman Empire without losing contact with their own ancestral land. The min...
33: ...nomic and cultural centres ([[Aachen]] being the most famous).
41: ...n imperial stronghold (''Pfalz'') was built at [[Goslar]], as the Empire continued its expansion to th...
43: ...peror was compelled to submit to the Pope at [[Canossa]] in 1077, after having been excommunicated. In...
46: ... the [[Knights Templar|Templars]], the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights of St John]] and the [[Teutonic K... - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
46: ... </td><td>1193 [[Kelvin|K]] (1688 [[Fahrenheit|?F]])</td></tr>
78: ... colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffbfff">'''Most stable isotopes'''</th></tr>
102: ...nd with [[halogen]]s. It oxidizes rapidly when exposed to air. Cold water attacks lanthanum slowly, wh...
124: ...9]] by [[Carl Mosander]], when he partially decomposed a sample of cerium nitrate by heating and treat...
131: ... being studied as a compound to absorb excess [[phosphate]] in cases of end-stage renal failure. Some ... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
19: ...the territory of the former Roman Empire without losing contact with their own ancestral land. The min...
33: ...nomic and cultural centres ([[Aachen]] being the most famous).
41: ...n imperial stronghold (''Pfalz'') was built at [[Goslar]], as the Empire continued its expansion to th...
43: ...peror was compelled to submit to the Pope at [[Canossa]] in 1077, after having been excommunicated. In...
46: ... the [[Knights Templar|Templars]], the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights of St John]] and the [[Teutonic K... - Dodos (9122 bytes)
20: ...ft of curly [[feather]]s high on its rear end. Dodos were very large birds, weighing about 23 kg (50 p...
29: ...ly ever eaten by the Portuguese, who found the dodos hard to eat and very messy. Dutch records concur....
35: ...[[1693]], with a 95% [[confidence interval]] of [[1688]] to [[1715]].
37: ... its analysis has confirmed that the dodo was a close relative of [[pigeon]] species that are to be fo...
46: ...ly one - that reached Europe and were kept as curiosities. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...rossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776...
6: ...ilosophy and science increased in prominence. Philosophers were dreaming about a better age without th...
8: ...nquest of large parts of India. However, Britain lost the USA after the American revolution. The [[ind...
16: ...ds (geologic event)|Bridge of the Gods]] forms across the [[Columbia River]].
18: ...anish Succession]] was a conflict which involved most of [[Louis XIV#The Spanish Succession|Europe]].<...
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