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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
55: ...d sailed up it to [[Montreal]]; failed in an attempt to set up a colony
90: *[[Leifur Eiríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Ameri...
128: *[[Hannu]], [[ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]] explorer (around 2750 BC) and the first expl...
129: ...rlands|Dutch]] [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]]
160: ...ois de La Pérouse|Jean François La Pérouse]], (1741-1788), French explorer of the Pacific - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
8: ...ent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
12: ...hess Marie Elisabeth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Arc...
14: ...], and [[King of Bohemia|Queen of Bohemia]]: 1740-1741
15: ...]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780)
37: ...ted from her people. Her focus changed from attempting to regain Silesia, to maintaining the peace. ... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ... '''Elizabeth''', was an Empress of [[Russia]] ([[1741]] - [[1762]]) who took the country into the [[War...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 ==
23: At midnight on the 6th of December [[1741]], with a few personal friends, including her phy...
25: ...most often, a wise suspense of judgment under exceptionally difficult circumstances; and to this may b...
31: ...Russia's proper system. Hence the reiterated attempts of [[Frederick the Great]] and [[Louis XV]] to g... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
50: ...bed the "[[Northeast Kingdom]]") is known for exceptionally cold winters, often averaging more than te...
64: ...settlers from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] under Captain Jacobus de Warm established the De Warm Stocka...
66: ...ey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Jeffrey Amherst]] captured the fort. The French were driven out of the a...
72: ...II of Great Britain|George II]] in [[1740]]. In [[1741]], George II ruled that Massachusetts's claims in...
78: ...ah West during a violent thunderstorm, and was adopted by the delegates after four days of debate. Thi... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ... Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: ...inci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
99: *[[James Barry (painter)|James Barry]] ([[1741]]-[[1806]])
123: *[[Captain Beefheart]] ([[1941]]-)
251: *[[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]] ([[1699]]-[[1779]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening - Venice (22017 bytes)
14: ...ndent period and politics and the military were kept completely separate. War was regarded as a contin...
31: ... merchantmen, with the privilege of sharing the captain's cabin.
33: ...re [[cavalry|cavalrymen]] while the city's conscripts fought as [[infantry]].
35: ...eacetime. Later in that century, uniforms were adopted that featured red-and-white stripes, and a syst...
37: ...] by private armies), and while the position of Captain General was introduced in the mid-14th century... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
1: This is a partial list of [[sculptor (artist)|sculptor]]s.
26: *[[Harry Bates (sculptor)|Harry Bates]] (1850 - 1899)
55: *[[Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]] (1827 - 1875)
116: *[[John Gibson (sculptor)|John Gibson]] (1790 - 1866)
121: *[[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]] (1938 - ) - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...t was thwarted, but Arnold successfully avoided capture by Continental forces. Shortly thereafter, he...
6: ...siness dealings drifted into smuggling - in contempt of the customs laws of the Crown. He married Marg...
9: ... (American Revolution)|Committee of Safety]] to capture [[Fort Ticonderoga]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. Th...
10: ...len]], who had a commission from Connecticut to capture the same fort and who did not care that Arnold...
15: ...sfully attacked Montreal (but Allen was himself captured), while Arnold led an [[Arnold Expedition|exp... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
9: ... Josiah Franklin, was born at [[Ecton]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]...
17: ...7]]), Sarah ([[July 9]], [[1699]]), Ebenezer ([[September 20]], [[1701]]), Thomas ([[December 7]], [[1...
23: ...o to [[London]] where, finding Keith's promises empty, he again worked as a compositor in a printer's ...
27: ...and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (concept)|enlightenment]] partly contributed to the Americ...
44: ... storms travel'', eventually leading to the ''synoptic charts'' of ''dynamic meteorology'', replacing ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
114: *[[Brahmagupta]] (India, [[598]]-[[668]])
141: ...àro]] (Italy, [[March 12]], [[1859]] - [[September 12]], [[1906]])
211: *[[Diophantus]] of Alexandria (Ptolemaic Egypt, circa [[298 BC|298 B.C.]] - [[214 BC|214 B.C.]])
233: *[[Eratosthenes]] (Ptolemaic Egypt, [[276 BC|276 B.C.]] - [[194 BC|194 B.C.]]) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
5: ...n the site of the monastery of Saint [[John the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to vis...
9: ...ted by the Papacy, for example, the order was exempt from all authority save that of the Pope, and it ...
15: ...[County of Tripoli]] and when [[Akko|Acre]] was captured in [[1291]] the order sought refuge in the [[...
17: ... in the [[15th century]], one by the Sultan of Egypt in [[1444]] and another by [[Mehmed II]] in [[148...
29: ...st the entirety of their fleet was destroyed or captured in what is now known as the [[Battle of Lepan... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
8: ...an="3" valign="center" | [[Palladium|Pd]]<br />'''Pt'''<br />[[Darmstadtium|Ds]]
10: | align="center" | [[image:Pt-TableImage.png]]<br />
16: ...[List of elements by number|Number]] || Platinum, Pt, 78
24: ...ppearance]] || <center>grayish white<br />[[Image:Pt,78.jpg|125px|]]</center>
87: |<sup>190</sup>Pt - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
32: *[[1741]] - [[Platinum]] discovered by [[Charles Wood (sc...
115: ... κρυπτός ''kryptos'' (hidden).
133: **[[Neptunium]] discovered by [[E.M. McMillan]] & [[Philip... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
18: ...origin of the name has been much debated and attempts have been made to show that it existed in the Da...
26: ...sels]], where he met and quarrelled with [[Jean-Baptiste Rousseau]], went on to the Hague and then ret...
34: ...ent for the second time to the Bastille. He was kept in confinement a fortnight, and was then packed o...
42: ...d in England, was accepted for performance, but kept back for a time by the author; and he began the c...
44: ...ire went to [[Rouen]] to get ''Charles XII'' surreptitiously printed. In [[1732]] two more [[tragedy|t... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
3:
16: In the year [[1741]] Euler became director of the mathematical class...
61: ...ovae theoriae musicae'' in 1739 which was an attempt to combine [[mathematics]] and [[music]]; a biogr... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
33: * [[1741]]: [[Russia]]ns begin settling the [[Aleutian Isl... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
27: * [[1707]]: [[Mount Fuji]] erupts in Japan.
47: * [[1719]]: Spanish attempt to restart the [[Jacobite rising#The Rebellion/Ri...
88: * [[1740]]: British attempt to capture [[St. Augustine, Florida]] but lose to the Spa...
89: * [[1740]]-[[1741]]: [[Great Irish Famine (1740-1741)|Famine in Ireland]] killed ten per cent of the p...
91: * [[1741]]: [[Russia]]ns began settling the [[Aleutian Isl... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
48: ...rought-iron fences, monumental and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its ma...
58: ...he [[Media:anichkov_palace.jpg|Anichkov palace]] (1741–1750, many times rebuilt, now a palace for ...
62: ...nd the [[Yelagin Palace]] (1818–1822), a sumptuous summer [[dacha]] of the imperial family, situ...
70: ...g [[onion dome|onion spires]], this church is exceptional in the city with its onion-shaped tower.
82: ...al|Gothic Revival]] style, those of St John the Baptist (1776–1781) and the Chesmenskaya (1777&n... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
3: ...e Articles of Confederation: America's First Attempt at Governance==
28: ...e weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation prompted calls for a stronger, more centralized governme...
36: ...eration]]. The second [[Continental Congress]] adopted the Articles on [[November 15]], [[1777]], afte...
60: #Reaffirms that the Confederation accepts war debt incurred by Congress before the article...
68: ...George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]] in September [[1783]], George Washington complained:
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