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- 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]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
16: ...orge Robert Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
18: ...ob Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
31: *[[Robert Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine
39: ...evens Cabot Abbott|Abbott, John Stevens Cabot]], (1805-1877), American writer
49: *[[Abd-el-Aziz IV]], (1880-), sultan of Morocco - 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: - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...6]], [[1775]]–[[July 18]], [[1817]]) was a prominent [[English literature|English novelist]] wh...
5: ...to seek medical attendance, but so rapid was the progress of her malady that she died there two months...
7: ...took the form of socially conscious comedies of errors. These, especially ''[[Emma]]'', are often cit...
12: ...ich people's chief concern is obtaining socially prominent marriages, to be unliberated and disquietin...
14: ... she began and completed her novels is different from that of their publication. They are: - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1:
3: ...n, attitudes apparently shared by her father and brother, who were tolerant, rather than supportive, o...
5: ...ently, her works were often played alongside her brother's at the family home in [[Berlin]] in the ver...
7: As a pianist, Fanny became a supporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano...
11: ...recent years, her music has become a little more prominent thanks to a number of [[Compact disc|CD]]s ... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
6: ...ians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], [[Arabs]]...
11: *[[History of Greek and Roman Egypt]]: [[332 BC]] to [[639]] AD
13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]] - 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... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...sotho]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...al Party (South Africa)|National Party]] began introducing the policy of [[apartheid]] after winning t...
5: ...ontinent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
13: ...people, who are a physically distinct population from other Africans, have their own cultural identity...
15: Many white South Africans also speak other [[Europe]]an languages, such as [[Portuguese language|Po... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
42: ...ed [[Colorado]] because of it. Eventually the controversy was forgotten, and modern-day Idaho was give...
46: ...[[1805]], at the [[Lemhi Pass]]. At that time, approximately 8,000 [[Native American]]s lived in the r...
48: ... settlers to the region. While thousands passed through Idaho during the [[California gold rush]] of [...
50: ...ity of Idaho]] from its planned location in Eagle Rock (near [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]) to [[...
52: ...iconductor manufacturing. Boise is the home of Micron Technology Inc., the only U.S. manufacturer of d... - Washington (20186 bytes)
36: ... the [[2000]] census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numb...
45: ...e]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries were [[salmon]] fish...
47: The first [[European]] record of a landing on the Washington coast...
51: ...he established trade in [[Sea Otter]] pelts. In [[1805]] the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition entered the ...
55: ...at same year [[Washington Territory]] was formed from part of [[Oregon Territory]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
36: ...ey]], one of the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for ...
38: ...{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.gən]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.ˌ...
41: ...servation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]].''
43: ...he [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests.
45: ...as of 2004|as of July 2004]], the population had grown to an estimated 3,594,586. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...ctical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where the...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
7: ... BC, and dominated the area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
12: ...and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
17: ...is period the United States won its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] during the [[Am...
22: ...rom the western border of the United States, and provided U.S. farmers with vast expanses of land.
24: ...aterials to both warring [[great power]]s and to profit off transporting goods between their home mark... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...dirty snowballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] ...
5: ...r [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble asteroids.
9: ... the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ...s of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, i...
15: ... tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary surfaces... - 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
41: *[[1804]] - [[Aaron Burr]]/[[Alexander Hamilton]] duel
43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in ... - 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... - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
3: ...uality of the seams, and also the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined.
7: ...ill covered coal fills the former pit, and strip progresses.
11: However most coal seams are too deep underground for open cast mining. Most coal is extracted b...
12: ...se pillars may be removed on retreat allowing the roof to cave in. This method of mining is used princ...
13: ... Longwall mining is the principle method of underground mining in Australia. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...n about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that Janu...
7: ...404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
9: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] is crowned King of [[Hungary]].
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
14: *[[1707]] - [[John V of Portugal|John V]] is crowned King of [[Portugal]] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: ...the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman Empire]].
8: ...ista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[...
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
19: ...ck]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] against [[England]].
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