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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: ...e La Pérouse|Jean François La Pérouse]], (1741-1788), French explorer of the Pacific - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
68: ...[Thomas Adams (politician)|Adams, Thomas]], (1730-1788), Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress
78: ...son|Adamson, Amandus]], (1855-1929), Estonian sculptor - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-date on current events in Russia and the re...
9: ...gislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this document t...
21: ... [[Ottoman Empire]] ([[1768]]-[[1774]]). She attempted to partition the Ottoman Empire's European hold...
25: From 1788 to 1790 Russia was engaged in a [[Gustav III's Ru... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
35: ... widow of [[Daniel Parker Custis]]. Washington adopted Custis's two children and never fathered any of...
47: ...September 11]] and succeeded in his task. An attempt to dislodge the British, the [[Battle of Germanto...
53: ...ender there was the effective end of British attempts to quell the Revolution. In [[March]] of [[1783]...
62: ...heir labors. He adamantly enforced the secrecy adopted by the Convention during the summer. Many belie...
66: In [[1788]]-[[1789]], George Washington was elected the fir... - Geology (12007 bytes)
16: ...n]] recorded his ''Theory of the Earth'' in the [[1788]] Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
22: ... [[volcano]]es, as opposed to the ''[[Neptunism|Neptunists]]'', who believed that all rocks had settle...
26: ...in uniformitarianism, the idea was not widely accepted at the time.
33: ... and by [[Arthur Holmes]], but wasn't broadly accepted until the [[1960s]] when the theory of plate te... - Australia (39438 bytes)
48: ... settled as a British colony on [[January 26]], [[1788]]. As the population grew and new areas were expl...
56: ...dopted. In 1824 the British Admiralty finally accepted that the continent should be known officially a...
65: ...hat they called [[New Holland]], but made no attempt at settlement. In 1770 [[James Cook]] was the fir...
67: ...n Australia was also founded "free" but later accepted transported convicts due to an acute labour sho...
73: ...sh country until [[World War II]], and did not adopt the Statute until 1942. The shock of Britain's de... - 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>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
52: ...es use the date each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "ent...
60: ...ries. Several federal laws were passed in an attempt to settle the dispute, including the [[Missouri C...
62: ...pean settlers, and U.S. settlers acquired those emptied lands. Through coercion, military prowess, and... - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
53: ...[England|English]] captain [[John Marshall]] in [[1788]]; the islands owe their name to him.
144: *[http://www.numismondo.com/pm/mhl/ Japtan Islands (Marshall Islands) Paper Money] - Atomi... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam engin...
22: Watt adopted the [[centrifugal governor]] to regulate the sp... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 9]], [[1788]] |
43: ...constitution]], the third for Connecticut, was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of th...
47: ...have a merged city-town government. The sole exception is the [[Groton (city), Connecticut | City of ...
85: ...roads/ct/index.html] for a very complete and in-depth discussion of Connecticut roadways, current, pas...
93: ... [[transportation]] equipment (especially [[helicopters]], [[aircraft]] parts, and [[nuclear submarine... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 2]], [[1788]] |
36: ...[United States Constitution]] on [[January 2]], [[1788]]. Georgia's population in [[As of 2000|2000]] w...
74: ...o has 159 [[counties]], the most of any state except [[Texas]] (254). Before [[1932]], there were 161...
78: .... Up to 1% of a SPLOST can go to [[homestead exemption]]s. All taxes are collected by the state and ...
165: ...gest Protestant denominations in Georgia are: [[Baptist]] (51% of total state population), [[Methodist... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[April 28]], [[1788]] |
53: ...e War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the port of Baltimore which was protected by [...
61: ...that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the [[Constitution of the United St...
133: ...s, but is pressed with foreign competition, bankruptcies, and company mergers.
179: ...est Protestant denominations in Maryland are: [[Baptist]] (17% of the total state population), [[Metho... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 25]], [[1788]] |
48: ...n]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that established Virginia as a c...
88: ...ncil-manager]] form of government. There are exceptions, notably [[Richmond, Virginia]], which has a ...
127: ...g military installations concentrated in the [[Hampton Roads]] area, tobacco and peanut farming all th...
137: ...abeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]] at [[Hampton Roads]], the [[James River (Virginia)|James Riv... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
39: ...that became ''Tennessee'' was first recorded by Captain Juan Pardo, the Spanish explorer, when he and ...
43: ...w state out of the [[Southwest Territory]], it adopted "Tennessee" as the name of the state.
50: ...]. After the [[American Civil War]], Tennessee adopted a new [[constitution]] that abolished [[slavery...
70: ...Tennessee joined the union, and the second was adopted in [[1834]].
126: ...st Protestant denominations in Tennessee are: [[Baptist]] (43% of the total state population), [[Metho... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 23]], [[1788]] |
52: ... involving minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal...
56: ...ndles Circuit Court and Family Court appeals, excepting appeals that are within the seven classes of e...
87: ...otestant denominations in South Carolina are: [[Baptist]] (47% of the total state population), [[Metho... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 21]], [[1788]] |
49: New Hampshire was founded by Captain [[John Mason]] and first settled in 1623, just...
88: ...iscellaneous"). [[Hampton Beach, New Hampshire|Hampton Beach]] is a popular local summer destination. ...
90: ...s claim is also bolstered by British records of captured American POWs during the Revolutionary period...
124: ...hodist]] (11% of the total state population), [[Baptist]] (9%), [[Presbyterian]] & [[Episcopalian]] (t... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
4: ...," apparently a forerunner of the [[Skepticism|Skeptics]] and [[Cynics]], though none of his authentic...
20: ...is Greek ways and especially for the impious attempt to sacrifice to the Mother Goddess [[Cybele]], wh...
25: In [[1788]] [[Jean Jacques Barthelemy]] (1716-95), a highly... - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: The [[Scientific Revolution]] saw the inception of the modern [[scientific method]] to guide t...
6: ...cience|natural]] and the [[social science]]s attempt to base their [[theory|theories]] on established ...
19: ...ristotle.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]
54: ...ed an important role. During this period the concepts of [[citation]] and [[peer review]] were develop...
61: ...n]] questioned religious doctrine. The works of [[Ptolemy]] (Astronomy), [[Galen]] (Medicine), and [[A... - 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]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
16: ...]]-[[1641]]), [[Thomas Gainsborough]] ([[1727]]-[[1788]]), and [[John Constable]] ([[1776]]-[[1837]]).
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