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- Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: ...til her death. With Peter, she was also co-ruler from [[1724]] until his death in the next year.
5: ...rfa Skavronska and was the daughter of Samuil Skavronski, a [[Lithuania]]n peasant. She was married a...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]])
10: *[[Empress]] [[Elizabeth of Russia|Yelizaveta Petrovna]] ([[1709]]-[[1762]]
11: *Grand Duchess Nataliya Petrovna ([[1713]]-[[1715]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
3: ...]] suspended or dissolved in water. Although the grounds used in watercolor painting vary, the most co...
6: ... the [[12th century]] the conquering [[Moors]] introduced papermaking to [[Spain]] and the technology ...
10: The forerunner of watercolor painting in Europe was [[Fresco|buon fresco painting]] — wal...
12: The earliest known use of European watercolor painting is by [[Italy|Italian]] [...
14: ...y]]. The first school of watercolor painting in Europe was led by [[Hans Bol]] ([[1534]]-[[1593]]) and... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: ...rge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
29: ...r]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [[Bessemer process]]
36: ...63;]], (1711-1787) — [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water [[telescope]]
40: ..., [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...wton's laws of motion|laws of motion]], laid the groundwork for [[classical mechanics]]. Newton also s...
4: ...n the white light and not added by the prism as [[Roger Bacon]] had claimed in the [[13th century]].
19: .... As Newton became engrossed in his studies, the romance cooled and Miss Storey married someone else....
25: ...ater life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
29: ...thod" were superior, and were generally adopted throughout the English-speaking world. (Curiously, in ... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...timate 2004-01-01). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy [[lagoon]] along the ...
6: ...y anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of autonomy and eventual [[independence]]. Ven...
8: ...rom Verona in 1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michie...
10: ...s [[Bergamo]], [[Brescia]], and [[Verona, Italy|Verona]] rallied to the defence of Venetian sovereignt...
12: ...d the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark the Evan... - Concord, New Hampshire (5290 bytes)
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28: ...mage provided by http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
30: ...ssachusetts]] in [[1725]], the community grew in prominence during the 18th century. Some of Concord's...
41: ...om [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.31% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population are ...
45: ..., 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or o... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[...
18: *[[Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs]] ([[Germany]], [[1912]] – [[1954]])
20: *[[Robert Grant Aitken|Robert Aitken]], ([[United States|USA]], [[1864]] &n...
23: *[[V. Albitskij|Vladimir Aleksandrovich Al'bitskij]] ([[Russia]]) - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]]. With an area of 17,075...
6: ...age. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
13: ...no-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and the [[Meshchera]].
15: ... prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
17: ...ed the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the we... - July 24 (8660 bytes)
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
7: ...ll]] advances toward [[Niagara]] to halt [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
8: ...le]] leads the first [[wagon train]] across the [[Rocky Mountains]] by using [[Wyoming]]'s [[South Pas...
10: ...ed States|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort to keep Yankees out of the [[She...
12: ...] after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from a bank. - Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ...of distinct [[tribe]]s, [[state]]s, and [[ethnic group]]s, many of them still enduring as political co...
5: ... native to the American continent, such as those from arctic [[Russia]]n [[Siberia]].
7: ...who belong to the same cultural and genetic mega-group of Amerindians mentioned above. The Canadian Fi...
19: ...[[Migration (human)|migrated]] from [[Siberia]] across the [[Bering Strait]], between 17,000–11,...
21: ...fficulties in this theory — in particular, growing evidence of human presence in [[Brazil]] and ... - Abraham Clark (2137 bytes)
1: ...lip Art]]]'''Abraham Clark''' ([[February 15]], [[1725]]—[[September 15]], [[1794]]) was an [[Poli...
3: ...ssex County]] and in [[1775]] was elected to the Provincial Congress. He was a member of the Committee...
5: ...Continental Congress was opposed to independence from [[Great Britain]]. When the issue became most im...
7: ...ed him twice more, from [[1780]] to [[1783]] and from [[1786]] to [[1788]]. Clark retired before the s...
12: [[Category:1725 births|Clark, Abraham]] - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: '''François-Marie Arouet''' ([[November 21]], [[1694]] – [[May 30...
8: ...etimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relation...
12: ...the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...oor family, but his father stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never... - Fin Whales (8533 bytes)
14: ...omial_name = Balaenoptera physalus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linneus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
17: ...e]]. It has a world wide distribution, and in [[Europe]] is readily seen in the [[Bay of Biscay]]. The...
20: ... the nineteenth century. The specific name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''physa'', meaning ...
24: ... patterns (see below), the northern and southern groups do not meet and hence do not interbreed. There...
27: ... 3,000 kg - more than half the weight of a fully grown [[Indian elephant]]. They reach their full size... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: The '''18th century''' lasted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar...
4: ...Crossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[177...
6: ...in the early 1790s. At first, the monarchies of Europe embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the Fre...
13: [[File:Europa 1700 en.jpg|thumb|250px|Europe on the eve of the [[War of the Spanish Successi...
14: ...thumb|upright|[[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], English general.]] - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
4: ...ng="1" align="right" style="margin-left:1em; background:#e3e3e3;"
36: ...́д, [[1924]]–[[1991]]) and '''Petrograd''' (Петрог...
38: ...est city, Europe's fourth largest city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russia...
40: ...1094;а). <!-- translator paraphrasing here from de: -->
48: ...st spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monumental and decorative sculptures. T... - Lawyer (33471 bytes)
2: ...pute resolution]]). Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. ...
4: ...tion of legal theory and knowledge to solve real problems or to advance the interests (usually financi...
6: ...n [[Quebec]], lawyers hold a LL.L. or license en droit.
8: ... such as the [[civil law notary]] or even by non-professionals.
14: ...awyer is performed by several different types of professionals in other countries.
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