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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...ate !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
57: ...[[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
89: | [[1795]] — [[1798]]
124: | [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
215: * http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap01.htm - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
32: *[[William Abbot|Abbot, William]], (1798-1843), British actor
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 - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of her life.
17: ...obert I of Scotland|Robert I, the Bruce]]). James truly believed that Mary marked the end of the Stewa...
19: ...land. Two months later, Mary and her mother, who strongly opposed the marriage proposition, went into ...
24: ...bes in miniature. A crimson velvet mantle, with a train furred with ermine, was fastened around her ti...
26: ...y. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in her baby hand, and she grasped ... - 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... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...Austen (chopped) 2.jpg|thumb|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
5: ...sease]], the cause of which was then unknown. She travelled to [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] to...
12: ...y. Her view of life seems largely genial, with a strong dash of gentle but keen satire: she appeals ra...
39: Reference: David Cecil, ''A portrait of Jane Austen'' (1978) - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ... 31.21667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
4: ...is typically called simply by the name of the country, ''Mişr'' (Arabic, مصر) p...
6: ...attempts to invade Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ot...
11: ...y of Cairo, Egypt, seen as a large bright area centre left of the image, Credit-ESA 2004.]]
25: ... Cairo has the largest concentration of medi涡l structures in the world.]] - 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... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
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 ...
43: ...ems caused by the War of 1812. Both Banks were instrumental in the growth of the U.S. economy, but Jac... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...ic mouth of the [[Nile]] (now dry) was 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near the ancient city ...
3: ...diæval Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long dec...
15: * The Arab city from [[641]] until [[1798]] when Napoleon arrived (yellow).
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...[[Deinocrates of Rhodes]]. Ancient accounts are extremely numerous and varied, and much influenced by ... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...on of [[neutral country|political and military neutrality]], but also of international co-operation, a...
3: ...d; for example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level domain|ccTLD]], [[.ch]].
5: {{Infobox_Country|
31: time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |
32: time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
4: {{Infobox_Country|
54: ... "state", "nation", "union", etc, please first contribute to the extensive discussion of this topic on...
69: ...s since the 10th century. Wales, under English control since the [[Statute of Rhuddlan]] in 1284, beca...
71: ...art of the United Kingdom. As provided for in the treaty, Northern Ireland, which consists of six of t...
74: ... The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The se... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
14: ... time had been extremely labor-intensive. This contributed to the economic development of the [[Southe...
18: ... and its constituent elements should rightly be attributed to Eli Whitney; some contend that [[Catheri...
22: ...[musket]]s for the U.S. Government beginning in [[1798]] in a factory on the border between [[New Haven,...
24: ...yle of manufacturing, where a skilled workman constructed individual items out of handmade and fitted ... - 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 painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...mage:Medievalcolor_003.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Cla...
7: ...es of the year. This was somewhat successful, but trained warriors always sought an outlet for their v...
9: ...ng both a papal standard (the ''vexillum sancti Petri'') and an [[indulgence]] to those who were kille...
11: ...ame personally engaged in a dramatic religious controversy. The result was an awakening of intense Chr...
13: ...wever, the Muslim armies' successes were putting strong pressure on the [[Eastern Orthodox]] [[Byzanti... - Printmaking (6788 bytes)
1: ...led a "print") is created indirectly, through the transfer of ink from the surface upon which the work...
3: ...tal plates, flat stones, or a porous fabric mesh stretched in a frame. Small prints can even be made u...
12: ... of tree art.jpg|roght|thumb| 300px| Woodcut of a tree]]
67: [[Lithography]] is a technique invented in [[1798]] by [[Alois Senefelder]] and based on the chemic...
69: Acid is applied, transferring the oil to the limestone, leaving the i... - 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... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
12: ...n the southern United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions
39: !colspan="2" |Strength
52: ==The division of the country==
53: ...Fort Sumter]], South Carolina, Lincoln called for troops from all remaining states to recover the fort...
58: ...did not secede, for a time, it declared itself neutral in the conflict, and southern sympathizers orga...
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