Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...f [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died a...
8: ...of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
15: ...el of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [...
23: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Josephe (1751-1767) - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...Washington is generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many o...
26: ...enandoah Valley]] in Virginia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]...
31: ...ting party, killing ten, including its leader, [[Joseph Coulon de Jumonville|Ensign Jumonville]]. Wash...
37: ... colonies' wealthiest men. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[...
40: ...he Delaware.png|thumb|left|350px|''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware]],'' by [[Emanuel Leutze]], 1851... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ...ard College]] and received a business degree in [[1754]], when he was 17. Upon graduation, he worked for...
10: ...ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and hon...
13: ...ourt]], his colonial trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]],...
15: ...ws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on ...
17: ...etters [to newspapers] and John Hancock pays the postage" (Fradin & McCurdy, 2002). - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...lso has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states h...
58: ...[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
60: ...on of slavery. The northern states had become opposed to slavery, while the southern states saw it as...
62: ...Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave up most of these over time. ''See also [[United States t...
66: ...]]s and [[peacekeeping]], including actions in [[Kosovo]], [[Haiti]], [[Somalia]] and [[Liberia]], and... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...d|Scottish]] [[mathematician]] and [[engineer]] whose improvements to the [[steam engine]] were a key ...
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument m...
22: ...pproximate straight-line motion (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam ...
26: Watt was opposed to the use of high-pressure steam and is held b...
33: ...ficiency]] and many applications. It was the foremost energy source in the emerging Industrial Revolut... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...e Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
13: ...olfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's c...
15: ...Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada.
19: ... as well as limitation on colonial settlements imposed by the [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]] i...
27: *[[Battle of Jumonville Glen]] ([[May 28]], [[1754]]) - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom o...
10: ...t formidable [[navy]] in Europe, Prussia had the most formidable land force on continental Europe and ...
12: ...ccording to the Prussian system. Maria Theresa, whose knowledge of military affairs shamed many of her...
18: ...first. On [[August 29]], his well prepared army crossed the frontier of Saxony.
24: ...armies were unprepared, and at the [[Battle of Lobositz]] Frederick prevented the isolated Saxon army ... - 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]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
4: ...erpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
10: ...nquered, at least pacified the western frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves...
15: ===Philosophy and radical thought===
16: ... arguments born of tradition and authority with those based on observation and independent reasoning. ...
23: ... sought to overhaul his expansive North American possessions. In order to make the Empire more stable ... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...sopher]], and [[alchemist]] who wrote the ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]]'' (publis...
4: ...also notable for his arguments that light was composed of [[particle]]s (see [[wave-particle duality]]...
6: ...describing the rate of cooling of objects when exposed to air; the [[binomial theorem]] in its entiret...
19: ...versity]] at the age of 19. As Newton became engrossed in his studies, the romance cooled and Miss St...
23: ...obtained his degree in [[1665]], the University closed down as a precaution against the [[Great Plague... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = OH |
36: ...nion under the [[Northwest Ordinance]]. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is '''OH'''; its old-style abbrev...
42: ...the [[France|French]] set up a system of trading posts to control the [[fur trade]] in the region.
44: In [[1754]], France and [[Great Britain]] fought a war know...
48: ...e known as free states, in contradistinction to those states south of the Ohio River known as slave st... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ... these different colonies found themselves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Ki...
9: ...ing]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...es"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on ...
13: .... Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little i...
16: ...roto-[[nationalism]] and national assertiveness blossomed under the threat of Spanish invasion, assist... - 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). - March 23 (10340 bytes)
12: ...tion for "oll korrect" in the ''[[Boston Morning Post]]''.
19: ...[[Theodore Roosevelt]] leaves [[New York]] for a post-presidency [[safari]] in [[Africa]]. The trip is...
30: ...esident]] [[Ronald Reagan]] makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missil...
33: ...exican]] presidential candidate [[Luis Donaldo Colosio]] is assassinated by Mario Aburto Mart�z.
34: ...ial Election 1996|first direct elections]] and chooses [[Lee Teng-hui]] as [[President of the Republic... - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
28: ...the [[Plymouth Colony]] in [[1625]] as a trading post. Located on the Kennebec River at highest tidal ...
30: ... Kennebec River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
49: ... 19.2% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ...mpleted in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. Three...
33: ...y constructed [[Fort Nassau]], its first trading post near present-day Albany. In [[1624]] [[Fort Oran...
37: ...ed the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies.
57: ...28.8% of those under the age of 18 and 12.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
60: ...ge]; [http://www.strose.edu The College of Saint Rose]; [[Excelsior College]]; [http://www.mariacolle... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
61: *[[Yehoshua Bar-Hillel]], (Israel, [[1915]]-[[1975]])
76: *[[Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand]] (France, [[1822]] - ...
111: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Republic of Dubrovnik]]...
163: *[[Paul Cohen|Paul Joseph Cohen]] (USA, [[1934]] - )
179: *[[Allan Joseph Champneys Cunningham]] (UK, [[1842]] - [[1928]... - 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) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
2: ...luğu'''</big></big><br/>'''Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye'''
23: | [[Sultan]]s of the [[Osmanli|Osmanli Dynasty]]
45: ...so been interpreted as referring to the Empire's position as gateway between Europe and Asia. In its d...
47: ...capital. Following [[World War I]], during which most of its territories were captured by the [[Allies...
53: ... Empire]] in the [[13th century]]. In [[1299]], [[Osman I]] declared independence of the ''Ottoman Pri...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).