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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... - 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... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
18: * ''[[Mansfield Park]]'' (1814) - 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...
123: ...erect and sinewy. He had angular features, a very ruddy complexion, sandy hair and hazel-flecked, grey...
147: ...clergy unresponsive to the people and leads to corruption within religion. Erecting the 'wall of separ...
157: ...etter to [[Horatio G. Spafford]], [[March 17]], [[1814]]). "May it be to the world, what I believe it wi... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
21: ...lie" Conway ([[January 9]], [[1731]] – [[February 11]], [[1829]]) were the prosperous owners of ...
40: ...atened secession]] if the war was not ended. In [[1814]], the [[Treaty of Ghent]] ended the war. The [[B...
55: ...'''[[Elbridge Gerry]]'''||align="left"|1813–1814
61: ..."|'''[[James Monroe]]'''||align="left"|1811–1814
65: ...''[[Albert Gallatin]]'''||align="left"|1809–1814 - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
34: .... The [[Missouri Compromise]] bill resolved the struggle, pairing Missouri as a slave state with [[Mai...
38: ...atin America]] be left alone, he warned, but also Russia must not encroach southward on the Pacific co...
68: ...tes|Attorney General]]||align="left"|'''[[Richard Rush]]'''||align="left"|1817
114: ...811]] – [[September 30]], [[1814]];<br>[[February 28]], [[1815]] – [[March 4]], [[1817]]}}
115: ..., Jr.]] | after=[[William H. Crawford]] | years=[[1814]]–[[1815]]}} - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[February 23]], [[1848]]
18: ...incy Adams''' ([[July 11]], [[1767]] – [[February 23]], [[1848]]) was the sixth ([[1825]]-[[1829...
24: ...er to [[Portugal]] in [[1796]] and Minister to [[Prussia]] in [[1797]]. While serving abroad, he met [...
28: ...ion which negotiated the [[Treaty of Ghent]] in [[1814]], and Minister to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] fro...
30: ...817]] to [[1825]], during which tenure he was instrumental in the acquisition of [[Florida]] and in ke... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...r|Minister]] to [[Russia]]. Dallas returned in [[1814]] and practiced law in [[New York, New York|New Y...
7: ...voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recall...
18: ...ited States Ambassador to Russia|U.S. Minister to Russia]]|before=[[John R. Clay]]|after=[[Churchill C... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
53: ... of Missouri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
55: ...ome years lived with him in [[Washington, D.C.]]. Rumors and speculation that the two had a [[homosexu...
68: ...n his Inaugural Address, besides promising not to run again, Buchanan referred to the territorial ques...
138: * [[Oregon]] – [[February 14]], [[1859]]
159: {{succession box| title=U.S. Minister to Russia| before=[[John Randolph]]| after=[[Mahlon Dic... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
8: ...ge of metals that he learned as a craftsman were crucial to the later invention of the press. The clai...
18: ...slim Spain) in the 1480s. This printing press was run by a family of Jewish merchants who printed text...
25: ...od block printing which was more suited for short runs of texts for which the return was uncertain.
29: ...wed the exact citing of references, producing the rule, "One Author, one work (title), one piece of in...
40: For years, book printing was considered a true art form. [[Typesetting]], or the placement of t... - Australia (39438 bytes)
56: The name Australia was popularised by the 1814 work "A Voyage to Terra Australia" by the navigat...
93: ...[[South Pacific]] through the [[Pacific Islands Forum]]. It maintains ties to the [[Commonwealth of Na...
110: [[Image:Uluru.jpg|right|thumb|230px|[[Uluru]] is located in central Australia and is the worl...
113: ...over 1,200 km. Located in central Australia, [[Uluru]] (until 1986 officially known as [[Ayers Rock]])...
137: ...mb|250px|Less than 15 % of the population live in rural areas. This photo shows the [[Barossa Valley]]... - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ...the world and the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its terr...
18: ...uage of [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New Brunswick]].
46: ...align=left|[[New Brunswick]]||[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]
90: ...d [[Hudson Bay]]. As these colonies expanded, a struggle for control of North America took place betwe...
92: ...e Loyalists, Britain created the colony of [[New Brunswick]] in [[1784]] and divided Quebec into [[Low... - Germany (46412 bytes)
62: ...[[German Empire]], dominated by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], was forged. This was the second German ''R...
66: ...nic Wars]], during which the ''imperium'' was overrun and dissolved ([[1806]]). The lasting effect of ...
68: ===Restoration and revolution (1814-1871)===
71: ... of Vienna]] convened in [[1814]] in order to restructure Europe. In Germany, the [[German Confederati...
73: ...ver, the Prussian king [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Frederick William IV]], who was offered to be... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
62: ...th century]] and were finally ceded the area in [[1814]]. The three became a single British colony known...
91: * [[Cuyuni-Mazaruni]]
97: * [[Potaro-Siparuni]]
112: ...our (economics)|labour]] and a deficient [[infrastructure]]. The government is juggling a sizable exte...
117: ...-Guyanese]] (50%) who have remained predominantly rural, the [[Africa]]ns or [[Afro-Guyanese]] (36%) w... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
28: | office vacant since February 1, 2005
40: | [[Nepalese Rupee]] ([[ISO 4217|NPR]])
58: ... [[563 BC]] and the Emperor [[Ashoka|Aśoka]] ruled over a vast empire including North India and s...
60: ...[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], captured Kathmandu. In [[1814]], Nepal fought the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] with t...
62: ...w government was also characterised by extreme corruption bordering on [[kleptocracy]]. - Spain (36498 bytes)
62: ...C the [[Carthaginians]] arrived in Iberia while struggling with the Greeks for control of the Western ...
73: ... to the 15th centuries, the Iberian peninsula was ruled by Muslims who had crossed over from North Afr...
89: ...ependence|War of Independence]] ([[1808]]–[[1814]]), a series of revolts and armed conflicts betwe...
95: ... forces in [[1939]], General [[Francisco Franco]] ruled a nation exhausted politically and economicall...
118: ...constitution that was signed in October 2004. The rules states that if any country rejects the constit... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ruth Ann Minner]] |
46: ...hirteen colonies]] which revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. After the Revo...
48: ...h]]. The [[Big August Quarterly]] which began in 1814 is still celebrated and is the oldest such cultur...
50: ... Civil War. Delaware ratified the amendment on February 12, 1901--40 years after [[Abraham Lincoln|Lin...
56: The present governor of Delaware is [[Ruth Ann Minner]] (Democrat). The lieutenant govern... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
53: * [[Rubber]] in [[Mesoamerica]]
74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
76: * [[132]]: Rudimentary [[Seismometer]]: [[Zhang Heng]]
79: * [[4th century|300s]]: [[Stirrup]] in [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|China]]
119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]] - 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]] — [[...
103: * [[William Gruber]] — [[View-master]]
114: *[[Rudolf Hell]], (1901-2002)
115: *[[John Philip Holland]], (1840-1914) — "true" submarine
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