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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...at''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[Novembe...
5: ...nths later, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by C...
9: ...-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up ...
11: ...e status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catheri...
13: Catherine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[P... - Banksia (1867 bytes)
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15: ...e prostrate miniatures and the largest are fully-grown trees.
17: ...l seasons. Any fertilised flowers become knobbly brown seedpods during this time. - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...f his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the for...
10: ... ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and ho...
15: ... lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounded...
19: ...ear, he was unanimously elected president of the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided o... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...eration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in ...
24: ...758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing d...
28: ...[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuous...
31: ...which he pronounced the Stamp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representati...
33: In [[1768]] Adams moved to [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
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37: | [[1768]]
46: | ''[[Rastriya Gaan]]'' ("May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign") - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
16: *[[Yamagata Hiro]] (born 1964), author
17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
23: *[[Yan Chia-kan]] (1905-1993), ROC politician
27: ...nkovic|Yankovic, "Weird Al"]] (born 1959), US [[parody]] musician
31: ...ssociation|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: [[Image:map of territorial growth 1775.jpg|thumb|300px|Before the Revolution: Th...
2: ...volution was effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the mind...
4: ... event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interp...
10: ...sidered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people...
16: ...he proper form of government have roots in this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas reg... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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15: ...pan="2"| [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] [[J2000]])
18: ...70,972,220 [[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
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89: | [[retrograde motion|−]]0.718 333 333 d (17 h 14 min... - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ...k|This article covers the History of California through 1900; for events in the 20th century and beyon...
3: ...e known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
5: ...49, then with its fertile agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-tech...
11: ... Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early i...
13: ...othills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin]] to... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: The '''Boston Tea Party''' was a political protest by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] residents agains...
3: ...as Indians, boarding ships in Boston Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard on [[December 18]], [...
5: ...y [[John Adams]] and eventually the charges were dropped, though he later faced several hundred more i...
7: ...ts, huge stocks of tea in its warehouses, and no prospect of selling it because smugglers such as Hanc...
9: ...ons were made to forcibly land the tea under the protection afforded by British armed vessels. - 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... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
5: ==Introduction==
7: ...n [[North Yorkshire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five children born to Grac...
8: ... start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
12: ...nd]], which brought him to the attention of the [[Royal Society]].
14: ...to the Antarctic circle repeatedly and exploring around the [[Great Barrier Reef]]), ability to lead m... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves mos...
7: ...[Pope Pius VII|Pius VII]] was [[Papal Coronation|crowned Pope]] in [[Venice]] with a temporary [[Papal...
17: ...] - [[World War II]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]]
18: ...[[Moondog Coronation Ball]], the first [[rock and roll]] concert, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
19: ...ville]], [[South Africa]]: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, k... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
21: *[[al-Marrakushi ibn Al-Banna]] (Morocco, [[1256]] - [[1321]])
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]]) - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
3: ...ducation. On her mother's side she was descended from the Quincys, a family of great prestige in the [...
48: ...ams is remembered today for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he served his country in [...
50: ...tic post in [[Paris]]. After 1785, she filled the role of wife of the first United States Minister to ...
52: ...drawing on her experience of courts and society abroad. After 1791, poor health forced her to spend as... - 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]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
3: ...s over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from space.
5: ...8]] voyage. Cook discovered the reef by running aground on it June 11 1770.
7: ...versity, warm clear waters and its accessibility from the floating guest facilities called '[[live abo...
11: A large part of the reef is protected by the [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park]].
13: == Environmental threats == - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...ns of the [[Hudson Bay]] coasts with a view to improving the cod fishery, and in [[1769]]-[[1772]] he ...
5: ...uide on his arctic overland journey, massacred a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known ...
7: ...ch under [[Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He returned to England in [[1787]] ...
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