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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...e Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "R...
15: ...st invaders - neighbor [[Niter, for instance, was founded by a native chief for supporting defense...
17: ... westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...y European capital outside of Europe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommo... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...sa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
4: ...ted [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of he...
6: ...it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...o Louis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis X...
17: ...Austria|HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth]] (1743-1808) - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
3: ...pril 1]], [[1776]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|French]] [[mathematician]].
5: She was born to a middle-class merchant family in [[Pari...
7: ...paper that he asked to meet Le Blanc, and Germain was forced to reveal her identity to him. Lagrange a...
9: ...heard of her. She then wrote to him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
15: However, in [[1808]] Gauss was appointed professor of astronomy at the [[Univer... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
6: ...nd was caught, one of his ears was cut off and he was shown off through the squadron as an example.
8: ...t a pardon for his men from the government and it was granted. Ching Shih also sought pardon for her f... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...y [[God]]. Adam's mate, '''Eve''' (or '''Hawa''') was either created from his [[rib]] (Genesis 2.21-22...
11: ...t]] and [[Painting|painter]] [[William Blake]] ([[1808]]).]]
13: ...was absolutely the first man whom God created. He was formed out of the dust of the earth (hence his n...
15: ... chapters two and three. After his creation, Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it, an...
17: ...language|Hebrew]]: ''Chava'' "life"), because she was the mother of all living. Being induced by the [... - 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... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Port Conway, Virginia]]
18: ...d States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was co-author, with [[John Jay]] and [[Alexander Ham...
21: ...plantation to attend [[Princeton University]] (it was called the ''College of New Jersey'' at the time...
23: ...would be represented in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state represen...
25: ... as to the thinking of what Thomas Jefferson (who was in France at the time) called an "assembly of de... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
18: ...d States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First La...
22: ...ected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[...
24: .... The couple named one of their sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. Pres...
26: ...d from [[March 4]], [[1803]], until [[June 8]], [[1808]], when he resigned, a successor having been elec... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ... farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]–[[Fe...
27: ... did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar and continued in active and ...
29: ...ia County]] from [[1808]] until [[1813]], when he was removed. In [[1812]] he entered the state Senate...
33: ... make room for a Federalist. He had already, in [[1808]], moved from Kinderhook to [[Hudson, New York|Hu... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Greenway, Virginia]]</td></tr>
21: ... States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the second President born after the signing of t...
25: ...is father, who became [[Governor of Virginia]] ([[1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ...
27: ...ed [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]], Tyler was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vi...
29: ...ely [[Acting President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
17: | '''Date of Birth''' || [[December 29]], [[1808]]
40: ...mber 29]], [[1808]] – [[July 31]], [[1875]]) was the sixteenth [[Vice President of the United Sta...
42: ...]; he was the first President to be impeached. He was subsequently acquitted by a single vote in the [...
45: ...ge of 13 he was apprenticed to a tailor, but ran away to Greeneville, Tennessee in [[1826]], where he ...
48: ...arch 4]], [[1843]] to [[March 3]], [[1853]]). He was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
8: ...eposed and a [[federation|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 November]] [[1889]].
10: ...further occupy its interior. Brazilian democracy was replaced by [[dictatorship]] three times —...
63: ...ew government to be elected. Investor confidence was strong at the end of [[2001]], in part because o...
141: ...tp://www.rioforpartiers.com/ Rio For Partiers] - Award winning travel guide to Rio de Janeiro and [htt... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
27: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water
54: ...or [[slave|slaves]], but in [[1787]] [[Freetown]] was established as a city for former slaves living i...
56: ...27]], [[1961]]. Sir [[Milton Margai]] (1895-1964) was its first prime minister.
58: ...bah was reinstated in March 1998, after the junta was ousted by the Nigerian-led [[ECOMOG]] forces.
62: ... catalyst for a ceasefire and ending of the civil war. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ... Finland has land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]] and a maritime border with [[Es...
26: |'''[[Area]]''' <br> - Total <br> - % water
51: ...s indicating that the area now comprising Finland was settled around [[8th millennium BC|8500 BC]], du...
57: ... [[18th century]], virtually the whole of Finland was twice occupied by [[Russian Empire|Russian]] for...
59: ... emotional ties with Sweden, the Finnish language was ardently promoted by both the imperial court and... - Spain (36498 bytes)
24: percent_water = 1.04% |
62: ...estern Mediterranean. Their most important colony was [[Carthago Nova]] (Latin name of modern day [[Ca...
66: ...olonies becoming the province of [[Hispania]]. It was divided in [[Hispania Ulterior]] and [[Hispania ...
73: ...red-year period, and many Arabic words made their way into Spanish.
77: ... the rest of the world. The unification of Iberia was complete when Carlos I's son, [[Philip II of Spa... - 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]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
147: *[[Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowiczowa]] ([[1857]]-[[1893]])
317: *[[Honoré Daumier]] ([[1808]]-[[1879]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
13: ...- ''[[Chisholm v. Georgia]]'' 2 US 419 1793 paves way for passage of [[Eleventh Amendment to the Unite...
26: *[[1799]] - [[George Washington]] dies
43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in Tripoli
50: *[[1808]] - U.S. [[slave trade]] with [[Africa]] ends
60: *[[1812]] - [[War of 1812]] begins - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...2]], January 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth N...
21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United S...
24: *[[1863]] - [[American Civil War]]: The [[Emancipation Proclamation]] takes effec...
33: *[[1901]] - The British colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Vict...
46: *[[1945]] - [[Bahawalpur State]] issues its first stamps. - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ... [[Conquest|conquering]] most of Europe; the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasi...
5: ...ely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
7: ==Political effects of the wars==
9: The Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Eur...
11: * France was no longer a dominant power in Europe, as it had ...
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