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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
85: | [[1772]] — [[1779]]
88: | [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] - 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... - 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 [[...
23: ...he [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] ([[1778]]-[[1779]]) between Prussia and Austria. In [[1780]] she s...
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... - 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 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: ...my]]. His influence in Congress was great, and almost from the beginning he was impatient for a separa...
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]].]] - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ... [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agricult...
20: ... ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo...
37: ...s]] from [[1797]] until [[1801]], achieving that position after getting second place in the presidenti...
102: ...d States|Postmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[Joseph Habersham]]'''||align="left"|1801
123: ...r. In later years he was negligent in dress and loose in bearing. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...e [[science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, an...
3: ... such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[qu...
7: ...d term by Horace-Bedict de Saussure in the year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by...
10: ...he [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ve for millennia. However, its interpretation of fossils was not overturned until after the [[Scientif... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...hat the solar system can not be much older than those rocks. [[Ca-Al-rich inclusions]] - the oldest kn...
9: ...e scientific basis. The naturalist [[Mikhail Lomonosov]], regarded as the founder of [[Russia]]n scien...
11: ...ted a small globe that resembled the Earth in composition and then measured its rate of cooling. This ...
13: ... would be. However, there were many naturalists whose studies of [[stratum|strata]], the layering of r...
15: ... at widely differing locations contained similar fossils, then it was very plausible that the layers w... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
59: ...as ceded to Britain. Restored to French rule in [[1779]], St. Vincent was regained by the British under ...
65: ...the region through a unified administration. The most notable was the [[West Indies Federation]], whic...
74: ...island by a [[governor general]], an office with mostly ceremonial functions. Control of the governmen...
91: ...ng sector and a small offshore financial sector whose particularly restrictive secrecy laws have cause...
96: Most Vincentians are the descendants of African slave... - Flag of New Jersey (1068 bytes)
2: ...then been reserved only for his own uniform and those of other Continental generals and their aides. ... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
48: ...d as the first Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1...
52: ...n on [[January 26]], [[1870]], after a period of post-war military rule.
59: ...olk]], [[Williamsburg]], and [[Jamestown]] each chose one burgess. The Burgesses met to make laws for...
63: ...der the Constitution, the State Government is composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and ... - 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]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
48: *[[Washington Allston]] ([[1779]]-[[1843]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
23: Though the Fourth of July is almost iconic to Americans, some claim the date itself ...
27: :The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am...
29: ...independence from the Continental Congress, as opposed to rumors in the street about secret votes.
34: ...um]] for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the sea, [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambassador]]s ...
35: * In [[1779]], the Fourth falls on a Sunday. Starting a long ... - African Buffalo (2744 bytes)
13: ... author = [[Anders Sparrman|Sparrman]] | date = [[1779]]}}
17: ...spect from even a pride of [[Lion]]s when paths cross. Known as one of the "[[Big Five (African Wildli...
19: Cape Buffalo prefer areas of open pasture, close to jungle and swampy ground where they can wallo...
21: ...[Leopard]] is a threat only to newborn calves. Crossbreeding with domestic [[cattle]] has had only li...
26: ...ble by the thickness of their horns, called 'the Boss'. Bulls mature at 8 years of age. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
17: *[[J?Jakob Berzelius]], (1779-1848), Swedish ''chemist''
18: *[[Joseph Black]], (1728-1799), chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
57: *[[Franz Joseph Emil Fischer]]
82: *[[Jaroslav Heyrovsk?1890-1967), Czech chemist - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
14: ...estored order. He resigned from the army in March 1779 on account of ill health, renewing his study of l...
18: ...or her beauty and accomplishments. She married [[Joseph Alston]] of [[South Carolina]] in [[1801]], an...
20: ... a famous duel, an irony which was hopefully not lost on the younger Hamilton.
28: ...'s access to the [[National Archives|archives]], possibly because the former colonel had been a noted ...
30: ...ational parties]] became clearly defined. Burr loosely associated himself with the Democratic-Republi... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
13: ...sted vehemently when the suspicious legislators closely examined each item. In June he became a widowe...
15: ...n [[Arnold Expedition|expeditionary force]] from Boston on an easternly route to [[Quebec City, Quebec...
21: ...olution)|Loyalist]] sympathies. On [[April 9]], [[1779]] he married 18 year-old Peggy, by whom he would ...
25: ...martialed several times, notably on [[June 1]], [[1779]], because of disputes with civil authorities. He...
29: ...]], was created by the Continental Congress for those who had participated in his capture. - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
5: ...n [[Massachusetts]] rewrote its constitution in [[1779]], the towns of Western Massachusetts and modern-...
9: ...o agitate for change. Initial disturbances were mostly peaceful and centered primarily on freeing inc...
13: ...solution, Governor James Bowdoin and a number of Boston-area bankers then assembled 4,400 privately-pa...
15: ... In the end, only two men, John Bly and Charles Rose were hanged for their part in the rebellion.
19: ...gates to a meeting in [[Philadelphia]]. Their purpose was to change the [[Articles of Confederation]],...
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