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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[November 6]], [[1796]]. A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[C...
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... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
12: In 1747 he wrote the ''Promenade du sceptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extr...
14: ...cation of the principle of relativism to the concept of [[God]]. What makes the ''Lettre sur les aveug...
23: ...at were then moving the cultivated class to its depths, but still were comparatively ineffectual by re...
31: ...in correcting proofs, and in bringing the manuscript of less competent contributors into decent shape....
34: ...t of Diderot.jpg|thumb|200px|Portrait by [[Jean-Baptiste Greuze]], 1766]] - 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...
75: ... Washington died from either a [[strep throat|streptococcal infection of the throat]] or, since he was... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
24: ...early age he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men. The earlies...
37: ...se resolutions before the Congress until their adoption on [[July 2]], [[1776]].
39: ...cupied the foremost place in the debate on its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Ad...
46: ... with Great Britain and again sent to Europe in September [[1779]]. The [[France|French]] government, ...
57: In [[1796]], after Washington refused to seek another term,... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
20: ...athered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Achieve...
23: ...or several generations. He attended and then attempted to institute many reforms at the [[College of W...
35: ...er of [[American exceptionalism]] (see also [[exceptionalism]]).
37: ...ng second place in the presidential election of [[1796]].
67: *[[Embargo Act of 1807]], an attempt to force respect for U.S. [[neutrality]] by endin... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
24: ...enator]]. As Minister to [[France]] in [[1794]]-[[1796]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French ...
30: ...cretary of State. Only [[Henry Clay]]'s refusal kept Monroe from adding an outstanding Westerner. Both...
38: ...e wake of the British [[man-of-war]]." Monroe accepted Adams's advice. Not only must [[Latin America]]...
42: ...ed in [[Oak Hill]] until Elizabeth's death on [[September 23]], [[1830]]. Upon Elizabeth's death, Monr...
112: ...es Cotesworth Pinckney]] | years=[[1794]]–[[1796]]}} - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
24: ...ands]] in [[1794]], Minister to [[Portugal]] in [[1796]] and Minister to [[Prussia]] in [[1797]]. While ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
27: ...e common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], completing his p...
41: ...es of America|vice-president]]; but he shrewdly kept out of the acrimonious controversy which followed...
43: ...te|Secretary of State]] notwithstanding the "corrupt bargain" charge. At the same time he opposed int...
53: ...er to [[England]], and arrived in [[London]] in September. He was cordially received, but in February ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
59: ... the British and the black Caribs continued until 1796, when General Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] crushed a ...
61: ...ltural workers, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the turn of the centur...
65: ...eriod, the British made several unsuccessful attempts to affiliate St. Vincent with other Windward Isl...
67: ...nomy deteriorated. In April 1979, La Soufriere erupted again. Although no one was killed, thousands ha...
109: ...enadines''. 4th Edition Revised and Updated, Concepts Publishing Co., Waitsfield, Vermont, 1993. - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
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]]. - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
47: *[[Adolphe Quetelet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
112: *[[Johan Peter Uz|Uz, Johann Peter]] (1720-1796), German author - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
10: *[[Yakub of Alexandria]] (819-830), Coptic Pope
43: *[[Abraham Yates|Yates, Abraham]], (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congressman for New Yo...
99: ...[[Yoannis I of Alexandria]], ([[496]]-[[505]]), Coptic Pope
100: ...[Yoannis II of Alexandria]], ([[505]]-[[516]]), Coptic Pope
101: ...Yoannis III of Alexandria]], ([[681]]-[[689]]), Coptic Pope - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ... Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: ...inci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
123: *[[Captain Beefheart]] ([[1941]]-)
245: *[[George Catlin]] ([[1796]]-[[1872]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolin...
20: *[[1796]] - [[Pinckney's Treaty]]
21: *[[1796]] - [[Treaty with Tripoli (1796)|Treaty with Tripoli]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
58: *[[1760]] Detroit was captured by the [[Great Britain|British]].
60: ... U.S. did not take control of the territory until 1796.
61: *[[1796]] Detroit and other posts in Michigan were turned...
172: ...est Protestant denominations in Michigan are: [[Baptist]] (16% of the total state population), [[Luthe...
255: *[[Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary]] - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
15: * On the other hand, another concept had been brought about — that of Europe. Na...
28: ... major combatants are difficult to find, but in September 1812, Russia had about 904,000 enlisted men ...
37: The first attempt to crush the new [[France|French republic]] was m...
45: ...ars)|Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaign]] in [[1796]] and 1797 successfully knocked Piedmont out of t...
47: ...y Bonaparte when the Austrians were forced to accept his terms in the [[Treaty of Campo Formio]]. The ... - 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 - ) - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
13: ...cle]], that protects the leaf from excessive absorption of light and evaporation of water. The transpa...
50: ...f the plant as it grows could not be due only to uptake of CO<sub>2</sub>, but also to the incorporati...
55: ...sub> + O<sub>2</sub>, where A is the electron acceptor.
56: Therefore, in light the electron acceptor is reduced and oxygen is evolved. - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ... Burr, Jr.''' ([[February 6]], [[1756]]–[[September 14]], [[1836]]) was an [[United States|Ameri...
13: ...Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
38: ...resentatives|House of Representatives]]. The attempts of a powerful faction among the Federalists to s...
46: ...ed with a challenge to a duel, which Hamilton accepted. Both men had been noted duelists in the past,...
48: ...ld his fire during the duel. His response: "Contemptible, if true." Burr was later charged with [[mur...
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