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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ... and [[Johanna Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp | Elizabeth of Holstein]]. In [[1744]], Tsarin...
21: ...mpire as a result of her first war with it. The Ottomans started a [[Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792|sec...
25: ...em not faced by the anchored Swedish ships. At battle's end, the Russians had lost 50 to 60 ships and... - Banksia (1867 bytes)
15: ...nks]], of the [[James Cook|Cook]] expedition in [[1768]]. They are native to [[Australia]], growing in ... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ...iness, making him the wealthiest man in Massachusetts at the time.
13: ...o resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial trading.
15: ...ggling|smuggle]] glass, lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Li...
17: ...oke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam Adams]] writes the letters [to newspapers] and John Hancock pays the post...
19: ...eady to fight in sixty seconds—and his boycott of [[tea]] imported by the [[British East India C... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
13: | place of death=[[Quincy]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: ...rated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boyl...
24: ...[[James Otis]] in the superior court of Massachusetts as to the legality of [[Writs of Assistance]]. O...
26: ...gregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[176... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...al-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: जननी जन&#...
37: | [[1768]]
58: Nepal has a long [http://www.dilliramanregmi.org/writings1.html history...
60: ...nasty that ruled until the [[18th century]]. In [[1768]], the Gorkha king, [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], cap...
66: ...fore turning the gun on himself. His [[suicide]] attempt was not immediately successful, however, and ... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
47: *[[Joseph C. Yates|Yates, Joseph C.]], (1768-1837), U.S. lawyer, Governor of New York (1823-18...
125: *[[Charlotte Mary Yonge|Yonge, Charlotte M]], ([[1823]]-[[1901]]), British novelist
157: *[[Francis Brett Young|Young, Francis Brett]], (1884-1954), British novelist
162: *[[James Young|Young, James]], (1811?1883), Scottish chemist
166: *[[John W. Young|Young, John Watts]], (b. 1930), US astronaut - List of painters (54090 bytes)
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38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
102: *[[Jennifer Bartlett]] ([[1941]]-)
130: *[[Bernardo Bellotto]] ([[1721]]-[[1780]])
183: *[[Sandro Botticelli]] ([[1445]]-[[1510]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ... and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]]. "The Revolution ...
4: ...ture and extent of the American Revolution is a matter of interpretation. It is generally agreed that ...
28: ...ement became the practice. In [[1761]], Massachusetts lawyer [[James Otis]] argued that the writs viol...
30: ...ance. In previous years, the colonies had shown little inclination towards collective action. Grenvill...
38: ...[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on [[June 10]], [[1768]]. Angry protests on the street led customs offic... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
89: ...nus;]]0.718 333 333 d (17 h 14 min 24.000 00 s) [http://www.hnsky.org/iau-iag.htm <sup>1</sup>]
149: ...us ices, with only about 15% [[hydrogen]] and a little [[helium]] (in contrast to Jupiter and Saturn w...
157: ... its equatorial regions. Uranus is nevertheless hotter at its equator than at its poles, although the ...
160: ...uring the Voyager 2 flyby, Uranus' banded cloud patterns were extremely bland and faint. Recent [[Hubb...
168: ...]] observed it four times in [[1750]], twice in [[1768]], six times in [[1769]], and one last time in [[... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...has been occupied for millennia, the lack of a written record and the significant marginalization in t...
13: ...s]] and [[European colonization of the Americas|settlers]] appeared, they found many [[Native American...
19: ...silver. About the same time, Hernán Cortés was attracted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a w...
50: ... inscribed with Drake's claim to the new lands, fitting a description in Drake's own account, was disc...
76: Dispatches of [[January 23]], [[1768]] exchanged between King Carlos and the viceroy s... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...'' was a political protest by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] residents against the [[Kingdom of Great Brita...
5: ... One of the protesters was [[John Hancock]]. In [[1768]], his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was seized by custom...
7: ...it was one of the first times women collectively attempted to influence public policy in the Colonies....
11: ...swept the decks, and made each ship's first mate attest that they had destroyed only the tea. The whol...
18: ...of lithograph by Sarony & Major, 1846. (PD)] -- [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000016.ht... - Venice (22017 bytes)
24: ... He removed the gates of the [[Venetian Ghetto|Ghetto]] and ended the restrictions on when and where J...
29: ...ng skills were encouraged through races and [[regatta]]s.
35: ...anding army was organized, consisting of ''[[condottieri]]'' on contract. In its alliance with [[Flore...
44: ... still in common use by Venetians are the ''traghetti'', foot passenger [[ferry|ferries]] crossing the...
94: ..., Venetians protected themselves from land-based attacks by diverting all the major rivers flowing int... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
12: ...st of [[Newfoundland]], which brought him to the attention of the [[Royal Society]].
14: Cook's huge achievements can be attributed to a combination of excellent [[seamanship...
16: ==First voyage ([[1768]]-[[1771]])==
18: ...nsit of Venus]] across the [[Sun]]. Leaving in [[1768]], he arrived on [[April 13]], [[1769]] in [[Tahi...
28: ...ts name to the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']], as well the Endeavour River. - March 21 (10586 bytes)
8: * [[1801]] - The [[Battle of Alexandria]] was fought between [[United Kin...
13: ...ld War I]]: [[Battle of the Somme (1918)|Second Battle of the Somme]] begins
21: ... In [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], [[Gigliola Cinquetti]] wins the ninth [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for...
27: ...mmy Carter]] announces a [[United States]] [[boycott]] of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]] t...
40: *[[1768]] - [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier]], [[France|Fr... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
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38: *[[Jean-Robert Argand]] (France, [[1768]] - [[1822]])
62: *[[Grigory Barenblatt|Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt]] (Russia, USA, [[1927]] - )
63: *[[Charlotte Barnum]] (1860-1934)
82: *[[Bhargav Bharat Bhatt]] (India) - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
3: ...ys, a family of great prestige in the [[Massachusetts]] colony; her father and other forebearers were ...
21: ...[[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]], [[Massachusetts]]</td>
29: <td>[[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]], [[Massachusetts]]</td>
48: ... Abigail Adams is remembered today for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he served his c...
54: ... of the United States]], she continued a formal pattern of entertaining, becoming the first hostess of... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
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10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
136: *[[Pablo Cottenot]] ([[France]])
150: *[[William Rutter Dawes]] ([[Britain]], [[1799]] – [[1868]]... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
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39: *[[Leone Battista Alberti]], (1404-1472)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
55: *[[Francesco Algarotti]], (1712-1764)
57: *[[Archibald Alison (Scottish author)|Archibald Alison]], (1757-1839){{fn|R}... - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
5: ...rier Reef was [[Captain James Cook]] during his [[1768]] voyage. Cook discovered the reef by running agr...
16: ...l activity is sugar cane in the wet tropics and cattle grazing in the dry tropics regions. Both are co...
20: ... are naturally resilient and recover from storm battering. With an upward trend in temperature apparen... - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...k service with the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]. In [[1768]] he examined portions of the [[Hudson Bay]] coas...
5: His first attempt (from 6 November 1769) failed through the des...
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