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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]]
88: | [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...r with several powerful political groups which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-da...
9: ... disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conservative after the [[...
19: ...ions]] among Russia, [[Austria]] and [[Prussia]] (1772, 1793 and 1795).
25: ... had lost 50 to 60 ships and 9,500 men. Swedish losses were 6 ships and 6,000 to 7,000 killed. A tre...
33: ...the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher on the throne." She became known as a patron... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...uly 31]], [[1784]]) was a [[France|French]] [[philosopher]] and [[writer]]. Born in [[Langres]], [[Cha...
5: ...nd content, while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is a...
7: ...ictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
10:
12: ...desperate and unfathomable uncertainty of the philosophy which professes to be so high above both chur... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...60 she was purchased by the Wheatley family of [[Boston]], and was in fact practically adopted by the ...
5: ... was published in London because publishers in [[Boston]] had refused to publish the text. Phillis wit...
9: ...ard work nor artistic ability were to bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
14: ... Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light, 1834), also by Ma...
16: ...ge Washington'' written for Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776 - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
3: ...sually pitched in B flat (meaning it is a [[transposing instrument]] where a written C sounds as B fla...
5: ... making them look similar to [[bassoon]]s, while most are straight-bodied with a small upturned bell. ...
7: ...e range of the soprano clarinet ends at a low E, most bass clarinets have a low E flat. Some models h...
10: ...]s and as a solo instrument in [[jazz]]. They almost universally play the bass part (usually similar ...
13: ...y have been invented by G. Lott in [[Paris]] in [[1772]], or by Heinrich Grenser in [[1793]]. [[Adolphe... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
12: ...her to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybian...
14: ...nemhat II]] ([[1875 BC]] - [[1840 BC]]) made the position of the nomarchs hereditary again (weakening ...
20: [[Amenemhat III]] ([[1817 BC]] - [[1772 BC]]) was the last great Pharaoh of the Middle Ki...
24: ... are credited with preserving for us some of the most fabulous of [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[papyrus...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
5: ...y but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
7: ... particular rulers. Often there are also several possible spellings of the names.
9: ...re is a 60 year discrepancy between the dates proposed by these two authors. There is no attempt to re...
63: ===Position uncertain===
65: *Ba (two different writings, possibly two separate kings) - 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]...
29: ...earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Charles Willson Peale]], and shows Washing...
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 [[... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ...hant in [[New England]]. After graduating from [[Boston Latin School]], he attended [[Harvard College]...
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). - Missouri (16086 bytes)
1: ...es/history/slogan.asp Show-Me] State''; the U.S. Post Office abbreviation for Missouri is '''MO''' and...
10: ... The Show Me State''<br/>[[List of U.S. state mottos|State motto]]: ''"Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto"'...
14: PostalAbbreviation = MO |
32: HighestElev = 1772 feet; 540 |
63: ..., [[Kansas]], and [[Nebraska]] (the latter two across the Missouri River.) - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
27: ...Quantz|Quantz, Johann Joachim]], (1697-1773), composer
63: ...its 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]]) - 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 ... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: [[Image:Boston Massacre.jpg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere...
18: *[[1770]] - [[Boston Massacre]]
20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees o...
22: *[[1773]] - [[Boston Tea Party]]
26: ** [[Boston Port Act]] ([[March 31]]) - Crustacean (6274 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Br?]] | date = [[1772]]}}
17: **Subclass [[Sarsostraca]]
18: *Class [[Ostracoda]]
28: **Subclass [[Thecostraca]]
30: *Class [[Malacostraca]] - James Cook (14770 bytes)
8: ...ould need one day to command his own ship. Cook rose in the ranks of the merchant fleet but declined ...
18: ...] to observe and record a [[transit of Venus]] across the [[Sun]]. Leaving in [[1768]], he arrived on...
24: ... found there. The later name ''Botany Bay'' was chosen to reflect the diverse range of flora found the...
26: ...the mouth of the Endeavour River. While there, [[Joseph Banks]] and [[Daniel Solander]] made their fir...
30: By this point in the voyage, Cook had lost no men to [[scurvy]], a remarkable and unheard-o... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ...r)|Alexander Mackenzie]], the first European to cross North America by land north of Mexico, in [[1793...
7: ...d guided them westward. [[Sacagawea]] and her [[Shoshone]] tribe came from further west. Not only did ...
9: ...otted [[Mt. Hood]], a mountain known to be very close to the ocean.
10: ... from the ocean, hunting elk and other wildlife. Mostly they just endured the persistent rain.
16: ...much too soon, and there would have been total chaos. - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
34: ...se in the United States. Construction started in 1772, and the Maryland legislature first met there in ...
44: ...1}}, 28 miles east of Washington DC, and is the closest state capital to the national capital, [[Washi...
58: ...20.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
48: ... (1768-70), Charles (1770-1800), Thomas Boylston (1772-1832), and an unnamed daughter (stillborn 1775). ...
50: In 1784, she joined John Adams at his diplomatic post in [[Paris]]. After 1785, she filled the role of...
52: ... poor health forced her to spend as much time as possible in Quincy.
54: ...rmal pattern of entertaining, becoming the first hostess of the yet uncompleted [[White House]]. - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...litan Areas of Sweden|metropolitan areas]], with most of the inland consisting of large peaceful fores...
3: ...t Power]] of twice its size – subsequently lost within a century. Since [[1816]], Sweden has bee...
76: ... [[Protestant Reformation]]. Gustav Vasa is the closest to a [[Father of the Nation]] the Swedes know.
87: ...ural resources and undemolished state, making it possible to expand its industry to supply the rebuild...
92: Sweden has been a [[monarchy]] for almost a [[millennium]], with its [[taxation]] controll...
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