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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
43: ...ortly after the coronation, Marie-Antoinette attempted to bring the [[duc de Choiseul]] back to court....
61: ... entire country was standing on the edge of bankruptcy. [[Louis XIV]]'s wars with [[William III of Eng...
63: ...Emperor [[Joseph II]], visited her in [[April]] [[1777]]. He had come to inquire about the state of her ...
71: ...nac]] was made the new princess' Governess. She kept this post even when Marie-Antoinette's three othe...
95: ...鰨, was terminally ill with [[tuberculosis|consumption]]. The child's condition deteriorated and Mari... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
5: ...the first shengs back to Europe in [[1740]] and [[1777]] respectively, although some believe shengs were... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
35: ... widow of [[Daniel Parker Custis]]. Washington adopted Custis's two children and never fathered any of...
45: ...s at [[Princeton]] on the eve of [[January 2]], [[1777]], eventually retaking the colony. The successful...
47: ...September 11]] and succeeded in his task. An attempt to dislodge the British, the [[Battle of Germanto...
51: ...nedict Arnold]] won the [[Battle of Saratoga]] in 1777. After Monmouth, the British concentrated their o...
53: ...ender there was the effective end of British attempts to quell the Revolution. In [[March]] of [[1783]... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ... His father died when he was young, and he was adopted by his paternal uncle—Thomas Hancock, a h...
13: ...sist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial trading.
23: ...ddleton]]. He would serve until [[October 30]], [[1777]], when he was himself succeeded by [[Henry Laure...
33: ...monstrate loyalty to the crown—with the exceptions of Hancock and Adams.
56: ...rs=[[May 24]], [[1775]] – [[October 31]], [[1777]]}} - United States (58223 bytes)
36: ...[[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[...
52: ...es use the date each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "ent...
58: ... political structure was a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratified in [[1781]] as the [[Articles of Conf...
60: ...ries. Several federal laws were passed in an attempt to settle the dispute, including the [[Missouri C... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
4: ...nter of the flag was adopted on [[January 17]], [[1777]]. It depicts a shield of horizontal red, blue an...
6: The current flag was adopted on [[July 24]], [[1913]]. Regiments from Delaw... - Boat (6417 bytes)
113: ** Egypt, [[34th century BC|3500 BC]]
116: * [[Steamboat]] (1777) - 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...
76: On [[January 18]], [[1777]], representatives of the New Hampshire Grants co...
78: ...ah West during a violent thunderstorm, and was adopted by the delegates after four days of debate. Thi... - Texas (39610 bytes)
94: ...an [[Vermont Republic|independent]] Republic in [[1777]], and joined the Union in [[1791]], operated aut...
125: ...xas "Declaration of Independence", making an attempt at a clear break from Mexican rule.
128: ... de Santa Anna|Santa Anna]] himself passed into captivity.
132: ...42]]: 1,400 Mexican troops, led by Adrian Woll, captured San Antonio again. They retreated, as before,...
134: * [[9 September]] [[1850]]: The [[Compromise of 1850]] strip... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
57: ... week after victory at [[Trenton]], on January 3, 1777, the American forces scored an important victory ...
72: ...ion, following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11]] terrorist attacks on nearby [[New York ...
82: ...onstitution/constitution.asp constitution] was adopted in [[1947]]. It provides for a bicameral Legis...
139: ...t Protestant denominations in New Jersey are: [[Baptist]] (10% of the total state population), [[Metho...
390: * [http://www.njslom.org/types.html Descriptions of NJ forms of government] (e.g., township, b... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
35: ... BC: [[Plywood]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
40: * [[Cement]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
41: ... River [[boat]]s in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
51: * [[Alphabet]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
29: ...*</nowiki>Vermont was an independent country from 1777 until it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it ...
40: ...the Proclamation of 1763. (Map produced by U.S. Dept. of Interior.)]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ... Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: ...inci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
123: *[[Captain Beefheart]] ([[1941]]-)
251: *[[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]] ([[1699]]-[[1779]])
285: *[[Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot]] ([[1796]]-[[1875]]) - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
35: *[[1777]] - [[Battle of Oriskany]] ([[August 6]])
36: *[[1777]] - [[Battle of Saratoga]] ([[October 7]])
37: *[[1777]] - [[Vermont]], as the [[Republic of Vermont]], ...
38: *[[1777]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] adopted by the Second Continental Congress - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
21: ...ry to world Empire. The British Parliament's attempt to raise taxes on the North American colonists ra...
23: ... Congress should be called in the event that attempts at reconciliation with Britain failed.
27: ... "American" States. The Americans were able to capture a British fort at [[Ticonderoga, New York]] an...
31: ...iladelphia, in a vain attempt to end the war by capturing the American "capital city."
33: ...rmy, acting with the support of a French fleet, captured a large British Army, led by [[Charles Cornwa... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
31: *[[1935]] - [[Bruno Hauptmann]] goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lin...
34: *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: [[Manila]] is captured by [[Japan]]ese forces.
58: ...[[1777]] - [[Christian Daniel Rauch]], German sculptor (d. [[1857]]) - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
15: ...y''', is a [[federal holiday]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independ...
17: ...e been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
23: ... the members of the Congress, but even that was kept secret to protect the members from British repris...
27: ...memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeedi...
29: ...ng prose, as edited by the Congress, was first adopted by the vote of the 4th. It was also the first d... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ...d [[Jacques Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise th...
25: ...s tactlessness), Brienne went on the attack, attempting to disband the parlements entirely and collect...
31: ''For a more detailed description of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] &ndash...
33: ... of the opposition that the government would attempt to gerrymander an assembly to its liking. In ord...
35: ...nd that the Third Estate itself was the nation, kept these resentments alive. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
2: ...age | image = [[Image:L baboon 24.jpg|200px]] | caption = [[Olive Baboon]] (''Papio anubis'')}}
9: ...Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
13: ...Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboon-god [[Babi (mythology)|Babi]].
16: ...lose-set eyes, heavy powerful jaws, thick fur except on their muzzle, short tail and often brightly co...
26: ...ryas Baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant of Thoth, and so, is also ca... - Bobcat (4586 bytes)
2: ...age | image = [[Image:bobcat-snow.jpg|240px]] | caption = }}
12: ...ristian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date = [[1777]]}}
18: ...ave one to six [[kitten]]s each year. Although adapted to a variety of habitats across the country, th...
20: ... which they resemble, bobcats are often highly adaptable to [[human]]-caused changes in environmental ...
22: ...s, [[hare]]s, and [[rodent]]s, but will also attempt to hunt the larger [[deer]] in winter months when...
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