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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...lorations]], [[Sea explorer|sea explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[Hi...
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ex...
   8: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
   9: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
   15: *[[Diego de Almagro]]
2. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
   20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
   25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
   37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
   41: ... General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
3. 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...
4. George Washington (29551 bytes)
   21: ...blic]]an [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
   26: ...nia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]], and survived an attack ...
   31: ...eventually became the [[Seven Years' War]] in [[Europe]].
   33: ...tion]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
   37: ...n. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[Continental Congress]] a...
5. Geology (12007 bytes)
   1: ...structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth sci...
   3: ...]] and [[coal]], as well as [[metals]] such as [[iron]], [[copper]], and [[uranium]]. Additional econo...
   5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic pr...
   7: ...used by Jean-Andreluc in the year [[1778]] and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bedict de Saussure...
   10: ...ocean, he inferred that the land was formed by [[erosion]] of the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (g...
6. Australia (39438 bytes)
   28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[19...
   44: ...otes=¹There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States a...
   48: ...were explored, six self-governing [[Crown Colony|Crown Colonies]] were established within Australia. O...
   50: ...ing access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[To...
   54: ...ology and Botany of New Holland'', in which they wrote of "the vast island, or rather continent, of Au...
7. United States (58223 bytes)
   2: ...llection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high le...
   36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[...
   37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
   52: ... of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replaced the [[Articles of Conf...
   58: ...n [[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
8. Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
   1: ...[Kiribati]], east of the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] and south of the U.S. island of [[Wake Isl...
   2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
   15: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationMarshallIslands.p...
   21: | [[Majuro]]
   53: ...[England|English]] captain [[John Marshall]] in [[1788]]; the islands owe their name to him.
9. James Watt (5070 bytes)
   3: ...ish]] [[mathematician]] and [[engineer]] whose improvements to the [[steam engine]] were a key stage i...
   10: ...ne]], which started him thinking about ways to improve the engine.
   11: * [[1765]]: While wandering through the [[Glasgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Course"'', com...
   14: ...m, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved [[Watt steam engine]].
   15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
10. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 9]], [[1788]] |
    43: ...permanently in Connecticut were English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, t...
    47: ... of town. One, [[Naugatuck]], is a merged town-borough.
    49: ...rently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connecticut|representatives in the House]].
    54: The Connecticut River cuts through the center of the state, flowing into Long Isl...
11. Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 2]], [[1788]] |
    36: ...s|U.S. Census]]). Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829...
    40: ...he [[state flower]] is the [[cherokee rose]] (''[[Rosa laevigata]]'').
    50: ...at what was by then a British colony be called [[Province of Georgia]] in honor of King [[George II of...
    52: ...bserved in [[school]]s and by some local [[civic group]]s.
12. Maryland (22654 bytes)
    11: Governor = [[Robert L. Ehrlich]] |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[April 28]], [[1788]] |
    41: ...was granted to his son, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]], on [[June 20]], [[1632]]. The new ...
    45: ..., and the [[William Penn|Penn family]], which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, [[Charle...
    47: ...d until 1658 when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act.
13. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 25]], [[1788]] |
    38: ...te state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...ylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footno...
    44: ...]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]].
    46: ...me incorporated as a [[joint stock company]] by a royal charter drawn up on [[April 10]], [[1606]]. I...
14. Tennessee (19096 bytes)
    11: ... = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] (largest [[metropolitan area]] is Nashville) |
    39: ...amed [[Tanasi]] (or "Tanase") in present-day [[Monroe County, Tennessee]]. The town was located on a r...
    41: ...d are uncertain. Some accounts suggest it is a Cherokee modification of an earlier [[Yuchi]] or possib...
    43: ...ence during the [[1750s]]. In [[1788]], [[North Carolina]] named the third county to be established in...
    46: ...abited the [[Tennessee River]] Valley prior to Cherokee migration into the river's headwaters.
15. South Carolina (11968 bytes)
    2: Name = South Carolina |
    3: Fullname = State of South Carolina |
    4: Flag = South Carolina state flag.png |
    5: Flaglink = [[Flag of South Carolina]] |
    6: Seal = SouthCarolinastateseal.jpg |
16. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 21]], [[1788]] |
    36: ... in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[...
    38: ...kname]] is "the Granite State" because it has numerous granite quarries, although that industry has de...
    42: ...or having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [...
    51: ...in the [[Underground Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[Connecticut ...
17. Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
    4: ...''' was a [[Scythian]] philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the [[Bla...
    6: ... Franklin]]. His rough and free discourse became proverbial among Athenians as 'Scythian discourse'.
    8: ...." Thereupon the Scythian stepped significantly across the threshold, and said that, now that he was i...
    16: His famous ''Letter to [[Croesus]]'', the proverbially rich king of [[Lydia]], is apocryphal, b...
    18: :"Anarcharsis to Croesus: O king of the Lydians, I am come to the coun...
18. History of science (41710 bytes)
    6: ... [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science in that, while both the [[Natural scienc...
    11: ...work, looking closely at the ways in which they "produce" and "construct" scientific knowledge. Since ...
    13: ...progressive, and that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any othe...
    21: ...s a direct outgrowth of [[religion]], often as a project of a particular religious community.
    23: ...hat would describe nature as it was in the world around them.
19. 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]])
20. 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]] &mdash; 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...

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