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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
7: ...harles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
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 - 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
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
46: ...tte Ackermann|Ackermann, Sophie Charlotte]] (1714-1792)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
17: ...es Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
24: *[[Bojan Adamic|Adamic, Bojan]], (born 1912), composer and conductor.
55: ...ge Adams|Adams, John Coolidge]], (born 1947), composer
57: ...ther Adams|Adams, John Luther]], (born 1953), composer - 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. [...
20: ...), married HRH Infanta Mar�Lu� of Spain (1745-1792); had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abd... - 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 [[...
21: ...]] during Catherine's reign. This war ([[1787]]-[[1792]]) ended with the [[Treaty of Jassy]], which legi...
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 ... - Rose (15436 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = Rose}}
2: ....jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Rosaceae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}} - Carpet (15753 bytes)
3: ...that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
16: ...anels (usually 27" or 36"). Larger works are composed of several stripes sewn together. Moquette car...
19: ..., 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a series of squares) carpets, called [[Berli...
39: ...rigin of this carpet is debated. It has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythia...
48: ...h century. Until the mid-18th century they were mostly used on walls and tables. Except in royal or ... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...Juan Ponce de León was born in Santervás de Campos ([[Valladolid]]). As a young man he joined the wa...
4: ...ainos subsequently died in great numbers after exposure to the European diseases the sailors brought w...
9: ... ''Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]].
11: ...ons seized after the English attacked San Juan in 1792.]]
18: ...f Florida, somewhere in the vicinity of the [[Caloosahatchee River]] or [[Charlotte Harbor]]. The colo... - 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. - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: '''George Mifflin Dallas''' ([[July 10]], [[1792]] – [[December 31]], [[1864]]) was a [[Unit...
14: ...ion box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Joseph Watson]]|after=[[Benjamin W. Richards]]|years=... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
6: ...duated from [[Yale University|Yale]] College in [[1792]], where he was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. On...
24: ...ubassemblies as identical and interchangeable as possible by machinery, then assembling the parts on a... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = DE |
40: ...rst settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," present-day ...
44: ...ands in the southern portion of Pennsylvania and most of Delaware. Thus raged over 100 years of litig...
46: ...hree counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity adopted its first constitution, decla...
56: ...ately. Delaware's U.S. Senators are [[Joe Biden|Joseph R. Biden]] (Democrat) and [[Thomas Carper]] (D... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = KY |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1792]] |
38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbred horse]]s and [[hor...
41: ...e final convention in April 1792. On [[June 1]], 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the union...
45: Kentucky's name is possibly derived from the Cherokee word for "meadowla... - 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]].
49: ...then by British Captain [[George Vancouver]] in [[1792]].
51: ...mouth of the [[Columbia river]] and, beginning in 1792, he established trade in [[Sea Otter]] pelts. In ... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
38: ...as admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia durin...
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 ... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = PA |
38: ...tional and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]]...
40: Pennsylvania is one of the U.S.'s most historic states. Philadelphia is often called th...
69: ...ania, which supplied the vast majority of U.S. kerosene for years thereafter, and saw the rise and fal...
80: ...|Philadelphia]]. The other elected officials composing the executive branch are the Lieutenant Govern...
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