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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
39: *[[James Bruce]]
40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
35: *[[Alvin Adams|Adams, Alvin]] (1804-1877), founder of [[Adams Express]]
45: ..., (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez case
110: *[[Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg]], (ruled 1292-1298), German emperor - 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... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
9: ...]] and Gauss's birthplace, [[Braunschweig (city)|Brunswick]]. Fearful that Gauss would meet a fate li... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
23: ...elhi]] and [[Alwar]] in [[India]], is the longest-running steam locomotive in regular service in the w...
29: ...y which form part of the public transport system, running to all-year-round timetables retain steam fo...
43: ...ntenance costs. The fuel for one early high-speed run from Chicago, Illinois to [[Denver, Colorado]] o...
52: ...fluid flywheel" which acts as a "second gear" for running at higher speeds.
63: ...o a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive - the turbines running at constant speed driving a generator, feedi... - 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... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
21: ...e United States Constitution|Amendment XII]] in [[1804]] changed the electoral process by directing the ...
25: ... to unite behind; the nominee in turn selects a [[running mate]] to join him on the ticket as the Vice...
53: * [[Franklin Pierce]], born [[November 23]], [[1804]], was the first president born in the [[19th cen...
138: | 19 || [[Rutherford B. Hayes|Rutherford Birchard Hayes]]
192: ...Garner]] and [[Henry A. Wallace]] and [[Harry S. Truman]] - 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]].]] - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
23: ...;[[August 17]], [[1757]]) and Jane Randolph ([[February 20]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), ...
39: ...dential election, 1800]]. It was resolved on [[February 17]], [[1801]] when Jefferson was elected Pres...
60: *Creation of the [[Orleans Territory]] in [[1804]]
62: *[[Land Act of 1804]]
63: ...tes Constitution|Twelfth Amendment]] is ratified (1804) - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
5: ...mber of the state House of Representatives from [[1804]]-[[1806]] and again in [[1819]]. He was elected...
9: ...an Buren]]'s Vice President by the Senate on [[February 8]], [[1837]], after losing the support of som... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[November 23]], [[1804]]
18: ...ion, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won in a landslide,...
20: ...ratic nomination, Pierce continued his lifelong struggle with [[alcoholism]] as his marriage to [[Jane...
22: ...with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection. He was one of the most popular men in...
25: Pierce was born in 1804 in a [[log cabin]] near [[Hillsborough, New Hamps... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
45: ...s]] in England (with [[William Penn]] acting as trustee for a time) who settled the Delaware Valley r...
49: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
63: Ironically, on [[February 15]], [[1804]] New Jersey became the last northern state to ab...
72: ...[1948]], [[1968]], and [[1976]]. The state was a crucial [[swing state]] in the elections of [[1960]],...
78: ...unty, with a highly populated liberal south and a rural, conservative north), other "swing" counties l... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
134: *[[Wilhelm Bendz]] ([[1804]]-[[1832]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]]) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
1: ...Image:Landon-IcarusandDaedalus.jpg|right|thumb|Icarus and Daedalus]]
3: ...e wax melted, destroying the wings and causing Icarus to fall into the sea, killing him. The legend w...
5: ...eral broad trends. [[Aircraft]] designers have struggled to make their planes go faster, fly higher, ...
15: ...eonardo, its plans were preserved and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that ...
17: ...at powering the aircraft through the air was the crux of flying. Sufficiently light and powerful engi... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787) —...
55: *[[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]] (1725-1804) — [[automobile]]
67: *[[Rudolf Diesel]], (1858-1913), [[Germany]] — [[...
103: * [[William Gruber]] — [[View-master]]
114: *[[Rudolf Hell]], (1901-2002) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
38: *[[1804]] - [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Cons...
39: *[[1804]] - [[Essex Junto]]
40: *[[1804]] - New Jersey abolishes slavery
41: *[[1804]] - [[Aaron Burr]]/[[Alexander Hamilton]] duel
42: *[[1804]] - [[Lewis and Clark]] set out - January 1 (18244 bytes)
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]].
27: ...dinand de Lesseps]] begins [[France|French]] construction of the [[Panama Canal]].
31: *[[1899]] - [[Spain|Spanish]] rule ends in [[Cuba]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...tholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[France]] would oscillate between ...
21: ...the r駩mes of [[Louis XV of France | Louis XV]] (ruled [[1715]]–[[1774]]) and Louis XVI several...
25: ...d to endorse his measures, insisting that only a truly representative body — preferably the [[Es...
53: ...e reformist minister Necker and completely reconstructed the ministry. Much of Paris, presuming this t...
57: ...ecame the city's mayor under a new governmental structure known as the ''commune''. The king visited P... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...apid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russia]], and Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered ...
5: ...mes considered to have begun when Bonaparte [[18 Brumaire|seized power in France]], in November [[1799...
13: ...es, etc.) had left a mark. Even though Napoleonic rule was authoritarian, it was often less authoritar...
14: ... new and potentially powerful movement had been sprung: [[nationalism]]. Nationalism was to re-shape t...
20: ...rilliantly demonstrated in his rout of the Austro-Russian forces in 1805 in the [[Battle of Austerlitz... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
15: *[[Antoine Baum]], (1728-1804), French chemist
61: *[[Alexander Naumovich Frumkin]], (1895-1976), electrochemist
138: *[[Rudolph Pariser]], (born 1923), [[theoretical chemis...
146: *[[Joseph Priestley]], (1733-1804)
161: *[[Leopold Ruzicka]], (1887-1976), [[1939]] [[Nobel Prize in Ch...
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