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- 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... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
6: ...nk Abagnale|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
57: *[[Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq|Abdulkhaleq, Rosa Mustafa]], (born 1976), Yemeni pilot
62: ...Abeille|Abeille, Louis]], (1765-1832), German composer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
43: ...mann|Ackermann, Marie Magdalene Charlotte]] (1757-1775)
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - 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 [[...
11: ...sant revolt. This process reached completion in [[1775]]. The reform created provinces and districts whi...
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... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...onour of her elder brother, [[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the E...
6: ... year younger.) Her other brothers ? [[Joseph II|Josef]], [[Leopold II|Leopold]], and Ferdinand-Karl ?...
7: ...ntoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
13: ... education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she prefer...
15: ...r was his grandson, Louis-Auguste, and it was proposed that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa of ... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...rn canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life did nothing to reduce ...
5: ...n elder sister, Cassandra, to whom she was very close. The only undisputed portrait of Jane Austen is ...
7: ...[Gothic novel]]s of [[Ann Radcliffe]], Austen is most famous for her later works, which took the form ...
10: ...d characters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with''.
12: ...e story, without a word of formal moralising. Almost every scene in her novels features women, purpor... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ...4]] first became known as a [[China|Chinese]] [[prostitute]] called Shih Yang. She married in [[1801]...
6: ... was fornication with a female captive at her supposed consent, the sailor was beheaded and the female...
8: ...the rest of his life in a comfortable government position, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...l Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President...
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 [[... - 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). - John Adams (18716 bytes)
31: ...and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition of the colonies to the Stamp Act was a part ...
33: ...of the officer who commanded the detachment, and most of the soldiers; but two soldiers were found gui...
35: ...reat Britain|Great Britain]]. On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of comm...
39: ...n its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Adams was placed at the head of the Board o...
41: ...John Adams, as depicted on a two-cent American [[postage stamp]].]] - 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... - Romania (19812 bytes)
62: ...achia]] by [[Basarab I]], and [[Moldavia]] by Dragos during the 13th and 14th century respectively. In...
64: ...n part [[Bukovina]] to the [[Austrian Empire]] in 1775 and its south-eastern part [[Bugeac]] to the Otto...
66: ... (since [[1301]] Hungary and Transylvania became possessions of House of [[Anjou]], of [[Habsburg]], a...
76: ... end of the Cold War in 1989, Romania developed closer ties with Western Europe, joined [[NATO]] in [[...
84: The members of both chambers are chosen in elections held every four years. - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ning in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a simila...
8: ...burg Declaration of Independence]] ([[May 20]], [[1775]]) and of the [[Halifax Resolves]] ([[April 12]],... - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
2: ...of South Carolina''' was originally designed in [[1775]] for use by [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], troops ... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
17: PostalAbbreviation = AZ |
53: Reptile = [[Rattlesnake|Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake]] |
57: Flower = [[Saguaro]] Blossom |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
87: ...rizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are: - California (63989 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] |
89: ...ost populous state in the U.S.]], as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the low...
91: ...lifornia|San Diego]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], and [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = CT |
36: ...S.)|New England]] region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and one of the wealthiest s...
47: ...incorporated cities and towns across the state. Most cities are coterminal with their namesake towns ...
49: ...ors are [[Christopher J. Dodd]] (Democrat) and [[Joseph I. Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut current...
56: ...nd farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Connecticut]]. Connecticut's ru... - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
45: ...ach with its own unique culture. Today, they are most notable for their [[totem pole]]s and their orna...
47: ...imed all the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]].
51: ...ry to explorers and trappers from other nations, most notably Britain and then the United States. Capt...
59: ...d dense forests and the ports along Puget Sound prospered from the manufacturing and shipping of lumbe... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
38: ...t was claimed by [[France]] but became a British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and ...
46: ...lain Valley]]. In the south of the valley is [[Bomoseen Lake]].
50: ...on, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage caused by the ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
65: * [[3rd century BC|200s BC]]: [[Crossbow]] in [[History of China|China]]
70: ...[[Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]]
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