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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[November 6]], [[1796]]. A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[C...
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). - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait 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... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...alled '''[[Father of the Nation|Father of his Country]]'''<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>, was an [[United Sta...
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 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...
37: ...ng second place in the presidential election of [[1796]]. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
18: ...d States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United States Secreta...
24: ...to [[France]] in [[1794]]-[[1796]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [...
30: Monroe made strong Cabinet choices, naming a Southerner, [[John C...
34: ...s. The [[Missouri Compromise]] bill resolved the struggle, pairing Missouri as a slave state with [[Ma... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: John Quincy Adams was born in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], (in a part of town which is n...
24: ...ands]] in [[1794]], Minister to [[Portugal]] in [[1796]] and Minister to [[Prussia]] in [[1797]]. While ...
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... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
1: ...border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
4: ...r" colspan=2>[[Image:Martin Van Buren.jpg]]</td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
6: ...h 4]], [[1837]]–[[March 4]], [[1841]]</td></tr>
7: ...>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 182nd]] <br> [[1 E8 m?|389 km?]...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 3...
53: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
59: ... the British and the black Caribs continued until 1796, when General Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] crushed a ...
61: ...he resulting labor shortages on the plantations attracted Portuguese immigrants in the 1840s and east ... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
11: ... = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] (largest [[metropolitan area]] is Nashville) |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 1]], [[1796]] |
25: ... [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small>(central and western)</small> |
39: ...ican]] village named "Tanasqui" in [[1567]] while travelling inland from [[South Carolina]]. European ...
43: ...cal meeting)|constitutional convention]] met in [[1796]] to organize a new state out of the [[Southwest ... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
11: ...mmad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
25: *[[Paul Quantrill|Quantrill, Paul]]
26: *[[William Quantrill|Quantrill, William]], [[United States]] [[United States ...
38: ...h, Harry]], (1858-1913), socialist politician and trade unionist
46: ...e Questel|Questal, Mae]], (1908-1998), American actress - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
36: *[[Tracey Ullman|Ullman, Tracey]] (born 1959), British-born comedian
38: ...lmann|Ullmann, Liv]], (born 1938), Swedish-born actress
43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
58: ...on|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress
63: ...meyer|Untermeyer, Louis]], (Treasury of Erotic Poetry) - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
41: *[[Carl Yastrzemski|Yastrzemski, Carl]], (born [[1939]]), [[Baseball Hall o...
43: *[[Abraham Yates|Yates, Abraham]], (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congressman for New Yo...
64: *[[Trisha Yearwood|Yearwood, Trisha]] (born 1964), musician
68: ...egorov, Boris Borisovich]] (1937-1994), Russian astronaut
70: ...sei Yeliseyev|Yeliseyev, Aleksei]] (born 1934), astronaut - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
16: *[[1795]] - [[Treaty of Greenville]]
17: *[[1795]] - [[Jay Treaty]]
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolin...
20: *[[1796]] - [[Pinckney's Treaty]]
21: ...1796]] - [[Treaty with Tripoli (1796)|Treaty with Tripoli]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
25: ...per Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> |
40: ... [[Lake Erie|Erie]]. The town became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Most of the rest of the ...
42: ...rea. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "[[Toledo Strip]]" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the w...
46: ... It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the soci... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ... the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russia]], and Napoleon's empire ...
5: ...aterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815)|Second Treaty of Paris]]. Collectively, the nearly continuo...
8: [[Image:Napoleon1.jpg|left|frame|Portrait of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]]]
12: ...roughout the world, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial n...
13: ...es have remained: for instance, many European countries have a [[Civil law (legal system)|Civil law]] ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
33: *[[Treffle Berthlaume]] (1803 - 1884)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822)
127: *[[Giuseppe Grisoni]] (1699 - 1796)
190: *[[Pietro Masni]] - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
1: <!-- Introduction section. It is meant to be very nontechni...
3: ...e energy through photosynthesis are called [[phototroph]]s.
6: Plants are [[autotroph]]s, which means they are able to synthesize fo...
12: ...n leaf. Areas where green chlorophyll has been destroyed now appear yellow]]
13: ...absorption of light and evaporation of water. The transparent, colourless [[epidermis]] layer allows l... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...ton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
13: ...urr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brig...
14: ...s from both armies. Burr established a thorough patrol system, rigorously enforced [[martial law]], an...
26: ... nomination. Nevertheless, Hamilton masked his hatred of Burr for a decade, remaining outwardly frien...
28: ...p. Washington also passed Burr over for the ministry to [[France]], and turned down his application f...
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