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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
91: *[[Abhijeet Kale]], [[cricketer]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
46: ...ngeline Adams|Adams, Evangeline]], (1868-1932), astrologer
56: ...n Couch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
58: *[[John Adams (Pitcairn)|Adams, John]], Patriarch Of Pitcairn
59: *[[John Quincy Adams|Adams, John Quincy]], (1767-1848), sixth President of the United States
65: ...el Adams|Adams, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ''This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ru...
3: ..., Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...owerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...ued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ng to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the p... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...ortrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
5: ...enged conventions regarding [[novel]]s and their structure and content, while also examining [[philoso...
10: ...reece'' (1743); with two colleagues he produced a translation of James's ''Dictionary of Medicine'' (1...
12: ...ptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, to the vanity of...
14: ...election]]. It is worth noticing, too, as an illustration of the comprehensive freedom with which Dide... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: ...Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. His father, a farmer, also na...
24: ...length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
26: ...etts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]].
31: ... to the Stamp Act was a part of the never-ending struggle between individualism and corporate authorit... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[July 11]], [[1767]]
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
18: '''John Quincy Adams''' ([[July 11]], [[1767]] – [[February 23]], [[1848]]) was the sixt...
22: John Quincy Adams was born in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], (in a part of town which is n...
28: ...a member of the commission which negotiated the [[Treaty of Ghent]] in [[1814]], and Minister to [[Uni... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
9: | date of birth= March 15, 1767
18: ...'''" or the "'''Jacksonian Era'''" — an era traditionally seen as dominating the years between t...
22: ... This [[anglophobia]] would be combined with a distrust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming fr...
26: ... its bravery and success. He was popular with his troops and was said to have been "tough as old hicko...
38: ...bered for introducing the [[spoils system]], or patronage, to American politics. Upon his election as ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...e [[steam engine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
5: ...iety]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning to [[G...
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam engine. - Delaware (15006 bytes)
40: ...opeans first settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," pre...
44: ...y between Delaware and Maryland is known as the [[Transpeninsular Line]]. Several towns on the borders...
48: ...d is the oldest such cultural festival in the country.
67: ... the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], a geographical unit stretching far down the Mid-Atlantic coast.
69: ...other responsibilities, Dover AFB serves as the entry point and [[morgue]] for American military perso... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ''Note:'' Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
34: * [[39th century BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]] - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
10: ...le for filling out the weft of the fabric, using stronger yarn for the warp. Later developments improv...
12: ...is machines, forcing him to flee to Nottingham in 1767. There he set up shop producing jennies in secret... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
4: ...t revolutionary at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a di...
7: ...c, etc. situations before the revolution, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
16: ...ilosophy]] and began to replace arguments born of tradition and authority with those based on observat...
18: ===Religious trends===
23: ...e stable and profitable, new economic and land distribution policies were implemented. Colonial resent... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian Wa...
15: *[[1767]] - [[Townshend Acts]]
27: ** [[Administration of Justice Act]] ([[May 20]]),
39: *[[1778]] - [[Treaty of Alliance]] - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
2: [[Image:Boston tea party.jpg|thumb|Destruction of tea at the "Boston Tea party".]]
5: ...e [[1765]] [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] and the [[1767]] [[Townshend acts]] incensed passions regarding ...
11: ...de each ship's first mate attest that they had destroyed only the tea. The whole event was remarkably ...
13: ...nstance, [[Benjamin Franklin]] stated that the destroyed tea must be repaid and offered to repay with ...
18: ...l.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail22.html "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor." 1773. Copy of lit... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...eneral]]. His name is a colloquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidk...
6: ... married Margaret Mansfield on [[February 22]], [[1767]]. They had three sons; Margaret died [[June 19]]...
9: ...iot. When word spread of the rebellion, Arnold's troops broke into the [[New Haven]] powder house on ...
10: ...1775]], Ticonderoga was taken from the 22 British troops that held it and who were not aware that a wa...
15: ... April of 1776. Arnold was put in command of [[Montreal]] while he recuperated there, until all Americ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...is many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Franklin was a member of the [[Freemasons...
8: ===Ancestry===
21: Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. His fathe...
23: ...vvy about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great...
27: ...t]] partly contributed to the American colonies' struggle to maintain their privileges. - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
16: metro pop = |
25: ...shington Metropolitan Area|Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area]], 28 miles east of [[Washington D.C...
28: ...after the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] in [[1783]].
34: ... 26]] [[1783]] to [[August 13]] [[1784]], and the Treaty of Paris was ratified there on [[January 14]]...
36: ...ong attachment to the Maryland state house and instructed [[Pierre L'Enfant]] to model the dome of the... - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
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22: </tr> - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
33: *[[Anders Ůgstr? ([[Sweden]], [[1814]] – [[1874]])
35: *[[Petrus Apianus]] ([[Germany]], [[1495]] – [[1557...
72: *[[Wilhelm von Biela]] ([[Austria]], [[1782]] – [[1856]])
82: *[[John Gatenby Bolton]] ([[England]], [[Australia]], [[1922]] – [[1993]])
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