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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
35: | [[Delaware]]
36: | [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
47: | [[Hawaii]]
48: | [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
63: | [[Iowa]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
131: ...lls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]...
134: *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]], with [[Tenzing Norgay]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
191: *[[Tenzing Norgay]], with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
210: ...entury]] [[Portuguese]] explorer and adventurer, was among the first [[Europeans]] to reach [[Japan]]... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...ed a group of troops to the palace in which Peter was residing. He immediately fled to a distant castl...
9: ...ion representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this document the law, but she d...
11: ...ich were more manageable for the government. In [[1785]] Catherine issued a charter that: allowed the ge...
17: ... succeed, Panin fell out of favor and in [[1781]] was dismissed.
21: ...usso-Turkish War]] during Catherine's reign. This war ([[1787]]-[[1792]]) ended with the [[Treaty of J... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
1: ...769-70.jpg|thumbnail|Marie-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
2: ...f [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolu...
4: ...ristened Maria-Antonia-Josepha-Johanna. ''Maria'' was in honour of the [[Virgin Mary]], ''Antonia'' in...
6: Maria-Antonia was brought up in the company of her closest sister,...
7: ... for fifteen years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political f... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...ember 16]], [[1775]]–[[July 18]], [[1817]]) was a prominent [[English literature|English noveli...
5: ...r malady that she died there two months later and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]]...
9: ...ell received when they were published, with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work:
12: ...er one should bear in mind that a "good marriage" was then the only available form of social security ...
26: *The Watsons (incomplete novel) - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...d received a business degree in [[1754]], when he was 17. Upon graduation, he worked for his uncle. Fr...
10: ...and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and honor.
15: ... arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounded by British customs officials for viola...
19: ...ngly condemning the British. In the same year, he was unanimously elected president of the Provisional... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
18: ... United States]]. His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825...
22: ...o [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
24: ...se of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, Adams undertook to write out, at len...
26: ...h]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]]. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he too...
18: ...pril 13]], [[1743]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the third ([[1801]]–[[1809]]) [[President ...
23: ...he [[College of William & Mary]] — where he was a member of the secret [[Flat Hat Club]] —...
25: Jefferson was the primary author of the [[United States Declar...
27: ...nded from the sale of his collection (the Library was founded in [[1800]]; Jefferson sold his third li... - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...n the year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to...
10: ...f miles from the ocean, he inferred that the land was formed by [[erosion]] of the [[mountain]]s and b...
12: ...ned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other language...
14: ...nd [[alum]], and administrative issues. The book was published in [[1556]].
20: ...often viewed as the first modern geologist. In [[1785]] he presented a paper entitled ''Theory of the E... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Mark R. Warner]] |
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18: PCWater = 7.4 |
38: ...ke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...f them were re-elected to a second term: [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
34: ...ntury BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
55: * [[Water clock]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
110: * [[1510]]: [[Pocket watch]]: [[Peter Henlein]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
48: *[[Washington Allston]] ([[1779]]-[[1843]])
68: *[[John James Audubon]] ([[1785]]-[[1851]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
147: *[[Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowiczowa]] ([[1857]]-[[1893]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
14: *[[Edward Asselbergs]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada...
36: ...1-1787) — [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water [[telescope]]
37: *[[Walter Houser Brattain]], (born 1902), US co-invento...
48: *[[Wallace Carothers]], (1896-1937) — [[Nylon]]
49: *[[George Washington Carver]], (1860-1943), plant scientist - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does no...
2: ...commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...The opposite view is that the American Revolution was a unique and radical event, producing significan...
10: ...ican]] lands east of the [[Mississippi River]]. A war against France's former Indian allies—[[Po...
19: ... of [[Baptist]] views throughout the colonies. It was also the first event that swept through all the ... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
7: ...Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
24: *[[1774]] - [[Dunmore's War]]
46: ...Paris (1783)]] ends [[United States Revolutionary War]]
47: *[[1785]] - [[Treaty of Hopewell]]
52: *[[1787]] - [[Delaware]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[New Jersey]] become s... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...ates|American]] [[politician]] and adventurer. He was a major formative member of the [[United States ...
7: ...ghter of [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theolo...
9: ...ich he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [[Israel Putnam]].
13: ...[[Quebec]]. Burr's courage earned him a place on Washington's staff, but the general never quite trus...
14: ...t Arnold led a British assault in [[1780]]. Burr was admitted to the bar at [[Albany, New York|Albany... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
11: ...n the effects of the air at higher altitude. This was performed at [[Versailles]], before [[Louis XVI ...
15: ...r 21]], [[1783]], the first free flight by humans was made by [[Pilâtre de Rozier]] and the [[marquis...
22: ...g a crossing of the English Channel on January 7, 1785, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries. Bal... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
3: ...oon 1989.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[PS Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Cl...
15: ...constructed a paddle-powered boat, but whether it was full-size and steam-powered or not is unclear. R...
17: ...of Lancaster, [[Pennsylvania]], having learned of Watt's engine on a visit to England, made his own en...
19: ...nutes before the engine failed, but bureaucracy thwarted further progress.
21: ...hird boat ran a series of excursions on the [[Delaware River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fit... - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...period that included the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There ...
4: ...tolerable Acts]]. The First Continental Congress was planned through the permanent [[committees of co...
6: ...its potential at altering British colonial policy was cut off by the outbreak of open fighting in [[17...
8: ...he Continental Congress?s guidance throughout the war, the colonists prevailed.
27: *Jan 11, 1785- Nov. 4, 1785 [[New York, New York]] - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...sponded with members of the [[Lunar Society]] and was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. ...
9: ...farmer, and Jane White. His mother, Abiah Folger, was born in [[Nantucket]], [[Massachusetts]] on [[Au...
21: ...his father had, he produced 17 children. Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten an...
23: ...as not satisfied, however, and after a few months was induced by Pennsylvania Governor [[William Keith...
38: ... from a storm cloud, which implied that lightning was electrical. See, for example, the [[1805]] paint...
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