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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
67: ...Karl Friedrich Abel|Abel, Karl Friedrich]], (1723-1787), German composer
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: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...iarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
34: ...Friedrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Friedrich]] (1787-1843)
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ... a distant castle, and Catherine took the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported ...
11: ...le status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Cather...
13: ...courage the modernization of agriculture and industry. Second, she encouraged foreign investment in ec...
19: ...titions of Poland|partitions]] among Russia, [[Austria]] and [[Prussia]] (1772, 1793 and 1795).
21: ...gn. This war ([[1787]]-[[1792]]) ended with the [[Treaty of Jassy]], which legitimated the Russian cla... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...ber]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis ...
4: ...r) of the Austrian empress, [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] and [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emp...
7: ...ther, the Empress Maria-Theresa, had ruled the Austrian Empire for fifteen years before Antoinette's b...
15: ...that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabri...
19: ... a Thanksgiving Mass was held in her honour. The streets of the city where covered in flowers, which M... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...[1797|97]]). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Con...
26: ...[[Chotank]] in King George County. As a youth, he trained as a [[surveyor]] (obtaining his certificate...
29: ... 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Ch...
31: ...irginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio Country. He ambushed a [[French Canadian]] scouting part...
33: ...nd showed coolness under fire in organizing the retreat. In Virginia, Washington was acclaimed as a he... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
2: ...f Hancock [[:Image:JohnHancockLarge.jpeg|(full portrait)]]]]
8: Hancock was born in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]] (Now [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]...
13: ...Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial trading.
17: ...istance to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Ada...
19: ...ary of the [[Boston Massacre]], he gave a speech strongly condemning the British. In the same year, he... - 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.
31: ... to the Stamp Act was a part of the never-ending struggle between individualism and corporate authorit...
33: ...our colonists during the [[Boston Massacre]]. The trial resulted in an [[acquittal]] of the officer wh... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
20: ... in [[1962]], saying, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge...
25: ... of Independence]], and a source of many other contributions to American political and civil culture. ...
32: ...n Virginia, to say nothing of the rest of the country.
35: ... agricultural nation of [[yeoman]] farmers, in contrast to the vision of [[Alexander Hamilton]], who e...
41: Jefferson's portrait appears on the U.S. [[United States Two dollar... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
18: ... Hamilton]], of the [[Federalist Papers]], and is traditionally regarded as the ''[[List of people kno...
23: ...nted in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending...
29: ...e governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
31: ...ed Jefferson and believed strongly in limiting centralized power.
33: ...[Dolley Madison|Dolley Payne Todd]], who cut as attractive and vivacious a figure as he did a sickly a... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: ...]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1787]], and was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He stud...
28: ...a member of the commission which negotiated the [[Treaty of Ghent]] in [[1814]], and Minister to [[Uni...
30: ...-On�Treaty]] and helped develop the [[Monroe Doctrine]], which warned European nations not to meddle...
55: ...States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||align="left"|'''[[Richard Rush]]'''||ali... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...fty [[U.S. state|states]] located primarily in central [[North America]]. The United States has land b...
4: {{Infobox Country |
9: ...>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]...
52: ...ence|Declaration of Independence]]. However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: ..., on the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The country is bordered by [[Guinea]] in the north and [[Lib...
28: ...by area|Ranked 116th]] <br> 71,740 [[square kilometre|km?]] <br> 0.2%
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 102nd]]<br> 5,426,618<br>...
48: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
54: ...e land as a source for [[slave|slaves]], but in [[1787]] [[Freetown]] was established as a city for form... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
2: ...nd. Below the diamond, the date [[December 7]], [[1787]], declares the day on which Delaware became the ...
4: ...f horizontal red, blue and white stripes. On the stripes is a sheaf of [[wheat]], a cob of [[maize|cor... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 7]], [[1787]] |
36: ...ion]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
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. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 12]] [[1787]] |
38: ...y Bell]], [[Independence Hall]], and a thriving metropolitan area, and [[Pittsburgh]], a busy inland [...
42: ...so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" region in south-central Pennsylvania is another favorite of sightseers....
51: ... Eriez, [[Shawnee]] and other [[Native American]] tribes.
53: ...f Philadelphia, was settled by [[Sweden]], but control later passed to the [[Netherlands]], and then t... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 18]], [[1787]] |
39: Once inhabited by the tribes of the [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to set...
41: ... 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|Lord Berkeley of Stratton]].
43: ...], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as N... - 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]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
11: ...mmad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
19: ...io the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
25: *[[Paul Quantrill|Quantrill, Paul]]
26: *[[William Quantrill|Quantrill, William]], [[United States]] [[United States ...
38: ...h, Harry]], (1858-1913), socialist politician and trade unionist - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
115: *[[Pompeo Girolamo Batoni]] ([[1708]]-[[1787]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
13: ...orge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
24: ...rdeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
25: *[[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]...
36: ... Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787) — [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water ...
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