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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...tria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the [[Habsburg Empire]] from [[1740]]-[[178...
4: ...tedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
12: ...). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [[King o...
14: ...). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [[King o...
15: ...ng issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduke of Austria]], [[King of H... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...Archduchess of [[Austria]] (born [[2 November]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of...
4: ... Hofburg Palace in [[Vienna]] on [[2 November]] [[1755]]. She was christened Maria-Antonia-Josepha-Johan...
7: ...toinette's mother, the Empress Maria-Theresa, had ruled the Austrian Empire for fifteen years before A...
22: ...'s personal wedding gift to her. It was a fan, encrusted with diamonds.
25: ...mpotent]], but this was not the case. Nor was it true that he suffered from [[phimosis]]. Rather, it s... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...7th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...inction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixe...
5: ...[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
12: ...s of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]].
14: ...upplementary weft cut-loop pile''' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
10: | date of birth=[[February 22]], [[1732]]
19: '''George Washington''', ([[February 22]], [[1732]] – [[December 14]], [[1799...
24: ... - as this paragraph says--> ([[old style]])/[[February 22]], [[1732]] ([[new style]]). His birthday i...
26: ...eemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawrence's death in July [[1752...
33: ... to return to the Ohio Country for one year. In [[1755]], Washington returned, accompanying the [[Braddo... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
24: ...ength, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
31: ...to the Stamp Act was a part of the never-ending struggle between individualism and corporate authority...
46: ...dertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge or concurrence; and ult...
48: ...United States and foreign powers after that of February 1778 with France.
54: ...ll.jpg|thumb|right|John Adams portrait by [[John Trumbull]].]] - Portugal (61755 bytes)
47: ...was the son of a Portuguese princess, the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in [[1581]]. Some ...
51: ...er, Brazil proclaimed its independence, under the rule of the Portuguese King Pedro IV ([[Pedro I of B...
59: ...s growing robustly. Additionally, and unlike any true autocracy, Portugal was a founding member of [[O...
78: ...4 Spring survey, 60% of the Portuguese said they trusted the European Union.
80: ...use for civil disorder. Handing out or producing drugs is considered a crime. - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
13: ... weighing upwards of 200 tonnes were used to construct the adjoining Sphinx Temple.
22: ...s name, [[Chephren]]), which would place its construction in the Fourth Dynasty ([[28th century BC|272...
29: ...ewis Norden]] made in [[1737]] and published in [[1755]] illustrate the Sphinx without a nose. An Arab h...
31: ...en added in later periods after the original construction. This relates to the later fashion of pharao... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been known for its [[Liberal...
46: ...[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine running the most of the length of the state, slightl...
50: ...rs. The northern part of the state, including the rural northeastern section (dubbed the "[[Northeast ...
66: ...o take the Fort St. Fr餩ric four times between [[1755]] and [[1758]]; in [[1759]] a combined force of 1...
68: ...tlement was established in [[1724]] with the construction of [[Fort Dummer]] in Vermont's far southeas... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
15: ...wer Canada]]. Near the beginning of the war, in [[1755]], the British had expelled French speaking popul...
17: ...e signing of the [[1763 Treaty of Paris]] on [[February 10]], [[1763]]. France agreed to cede Canada t...
29: *[[Battle of Fort Beaus骯ur]] ([[June 16]], [[1755]])
30: ...hela aka Battle of the Wilderness) ([[July 9]], [[1755]])
31: *[[Battle of Lake George]] (1755) - Comet (30542 bytes)
1: ..., showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997)]]
15: ...anics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometar...
31: ...he large numbers of comets discovered on some instruments has rendered this system impractical, and no...
35: ... fourth comet discovered in the second half of February 2006 would be designated 2006 D4. Prefixes ar...
67: ...turned into dry earth, might be resupplied and recruited; for all vegetables were thought to increase ... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
35: ...s providing conservative continuity. In the long run, however, usage primarily determines the meaning...
47: ...]. It is known by the title "De Significatu Verborum" ("On the meaning of words") and was originally ...
49: ...nson]]'s famous and more complete dictionary of [[1755]].
129: #*[http://www.americana.ru Americana English-Russian Dictionary] - the first bilingual dictionary...
136: ...bonline.com WordWebOnline.com] A dictionary/thesaurus and meta-search (also available as a [http://wor... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
212: *[[Jan Brueghel the Younger]] ([[1601]]-[[1678]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787) —...
67: *[[Rudolf Diesel]], (1858-1913), [[Germany]] — [[...
76: *[[Oliver Evans]] (1755-1819) - [[amphibious vehicle]], amongst others
103: * [[William Gruber]] — [[View-master]]
114: *[[Rudolf Hell]], (1901-2002) - Dodo (9332 bytes)
15: ...tius]]. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
18: ...[[Oxford]]'s [[Ashmolean Museum]], were burned in 1755.
22: The breast structure was insufficient to have ever supported flig...
24: ...asons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to live through t...
47: ...hese birds were much closer taxonomically to the true [[Dove|pigeons]] than previously thought, and we... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
4: ...mage:Na_12_5_34.jpg|thumb|250px|Children near the ruins of the Pakistan Earthquake]]Earthquakes occur ...
5: ...gh a variety of agents of damage, including fault rupture, vibratory ground motion (i.e., shaking), in...
22: ...e shaking of the [[Nisqually earthquake]] on [[February 28]] [[2001]].]]
24: ...e shaking of the [[Nisqually earthquake]] on [[February 28]] [[2001]].]]
30: ...quakes occur because the strength of the Earth's crust can be modified by fluid pressure. Finally, ea... - Brine shrimp (4112 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Crustacea]]}}
25: ... more closely related to [[zooplankton]] than to true [[shrimp]] and are found worldwide in saltwater,...
27: ...rst discovered in [[Lymington]], [[England]] in [[1755]]. There are mixed views on whether all brine shr... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: [[Image:Wave.jpg|thumb|250px|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]]...
2: ...ale. [[Earthquake]]s, [[landslide]]s, [[volcanic eruption]]s and large [[meteorite impact]]s all have...
6: ...d they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing [[tide]] rather than the sort of cresting wa...
10: ...], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite impact]]. Ho...
12: ...er. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ... described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the structure of the power in that age was the one of a re...
5: ...of the Empire into two halves. This allowed Roman rule to continue for two more centuries over the who...
11: ...of Bulgarian monarchs]]), the [[History of Russia|Russian/Kiev]] dynasties (see [[tsar|czars]]), and t...
17: ...ury]] and Rome had been effectively under one-man rule since the time of [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla|Sull...
19: ...ten the republic - now placidly accepted one man rule. - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
1: ...dian War]] battle, see [[Battle of the Wilderness 1755]].''
24: ...ess of Spotsylvania, an expanse of impenetrable scrub growth and rough terrain that encompassed more t...
30: ...posted 25 miles (40 km) to the west to guard the crucial railroad junction of Gordonsville, Lee pushed...
38: ...ng Hancock to regroup along the Brock Road. At a crucial moment in the fighting, Longstreet attacked t... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...es Cook''' ([[October 27]], [[1728]] – [[February 14]], [[1779]]) was a [[Kingdom of Great Brita...
8: ...et but declined the command of his own collier in 1755 on the eve of the [[Seven Years War]] to start ag...
14: ...tent of his explorations and going beyond the instructions given by the [[Admiralty]].
18: ...ever, due to the lack of precise [[scientific instrument]]s, there was no way to accurately measure it...
30: ...forced his men to eat such foods as [[citrus]] [[fruit]]s and [[sauerkraut]]—under punishment of...
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