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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: ...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... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...e:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: ...ngres]], [[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Ag...
5: Diderot also contributed to [[literature]], notably with...
7: ...743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the writer Mad...
10: - 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... - 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...
35: ...f a series of committees to study naval matters. From that time onward, Adams championed the establish... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Cli...
18: ...ulturalist]], [[Horticulture|horticulturist]], [[Property|land owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|a...
23: ...]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for sev...
25: ..., [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]]. The committee met and unani...
27: The [[Library of Congress]] was founded from the sale of his collection (the Library was foun... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Monroe
3: | image name=jamesmonroe-npgallery.jpg
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
18: ...[[United States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United States ...
22: ...Fredericksburg]], Virginia. His parents Spence Monroe (ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (bor... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
22: ...]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1787]], and was elec...
24: ...]], the daughter of an American merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having ...
26: ...having been elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
28: ...14]], and Minister to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from [[1815]] to [[1817]]. During this time, Adams an... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Mar...
25: ...[[February 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage.
27: ...1778]]-[[1826]]), an eminent lawyer and later [[Aaron Burr]]'s second in the duel with [[Alexander Ham...
29: ...e a member of the [[Court for the Correction of Errors]], the highest [[Court (judicial)|court]] in Ne...
33: ...a Federalist. He had already, in [[1808]], moved from Kinderhook to [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]], and i... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTh...
59: ... 5,000 black Caribs were eventually deported to [[Roatan]], an island off the coast of [[Honduras]].
63: ... representative assembly was authorized in 1776, Crown Colony government installed in 1877, a legislat... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
11: ... = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] (largest [[metropolitan area]] is Nashville) |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
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: ...cal meeting)|constitutional convention]] met in [[1796]] to organize a new state out of the [[Southwest ... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
47: ...elet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer
56: *[[Carroll Quigley|Quigley, Carroll]], historian
74: ...la, A.B.]], (born c. 1965), cumbia-rap musician, brother of Selena Quintanilla
77: ...Quintillus]], (270-275), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]]
85: *[[Robin Quivers|Quivers, Robin]] (born 1952) talk show host - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
12: *[[Uda, Emperor of Japan|Uda, emperor of Japan]], (867-931)
26: *[[Charlotte Uhlenbroek|Uhlenbroek, Charlotte]], (born 1968), British zoolologist ...
46: *[[Yoshijiro Umezu|Umezu, Yoshijiro]], Japanese general
52: ...wood, Frederick D.]], president of the [[Erie Railroad]] [[1901]]–[[1927]]
57: ...rn von Sternberg|Ungern von Sternberg, Roman Fyodorovich]], (1886-1921) [[Russia|Russian]] military co... - 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]])
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
1: [[Image:Map of Territorial Growth 1790 sm.jpg|right|thumb|U.S. territorial exten...
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1790]] to [[1819]]'''.
19: ...[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
20: *[[1796]] - [[Pinckney's Treaty]]
21: *[[1796]] - [[Treaty with Tripoli (1796)|Treaty with Tripoli]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
36: ...ke Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', mean...
40: ...the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers.
44: ...was a rich and important source of [[lumber]], [[iron]], and [[copper]], which would become the state'...
46: ...It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the socio... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russia]], and Napoleon's empire u...
5: ...ctively, the nearly continuous period of warfare from [[April 20]], [[1792]], until [[November 20]], 1...
9: ...ars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
11: * France was no longer a dominant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV ...
12: ...oyal Navy]] held unquestioned naval superiority throughout the world, and the United Kingdom's industr... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
54: *Sir [[Anthony Caro]] (1924 - ) - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
1: <!-- Introduction section. It is meant to be very nontechnia...
3: ... energy through photosynthesis are called [[phototroph]]s.
6: ...is. For instance, the over-all equation for the production of [[glucose]] is:
10: ...y. However, both processes actually take place through a complex sequence of steps, and are very diff...
12: ... leaf. Areas where green chlorophyll has been destroyed now appear yellow]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: ...mage:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...cratic-Republican party]] in [[New York]] and a strong supporter of Governor [[George Clinton (politic...
7: ...rn in [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]], to the Rev. [[Aaron Burr, Sr.]], who was the second president of the...
9: ...aw in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, [[Tapping Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, C...
13: ...rom [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
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