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- Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...s a colloquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Quisling]...
6: ...w up in a well-to-do Connecticut family that had hit hard times by the time he became an adult. In [[1...
9: ...ilitary expedition by the colonists against the British.
10: ...ga was taken from the 22 British troops that held it and who were not aware that a war was in progress...
12: ...of the Green Mountain Boys and the Connecticut militia. Upon discovering this, Arnold challenged Easto... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...-state actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was o...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...net/article/piracy-challenges-global-governance |title=Piracy challenges global governance |date=2009-...
10: ...d as [[slave]]s.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Econo...
12: ...f superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to demand a ransom of ... - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...colonies|Thirteen Colonies]] and later of the [[United States]] from [[1774]] to [[1789]], a period th...
4: ...ther as their common opposition to Britain grew. It lasted only from [[September 5]], 1774, to [[Octo...
6: ...ully implemented, but its potential at altering British colonial policy was cut off by the outbreak of...
8: ... more control. However, despite these problems, with the help of the Continental Congress?s guidance ...
18: *May 10, 1775- Dec. 12, 1776 - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...es and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ... war itself. This article refers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, includi...
5: ...'The Spirit of '76''. Often imitated or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the ...
10: ..., and would often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of...
12: ...en may have served the colonies as regulars or militiamen in the eight years of the war, there were ne... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...ety]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
9: ...mas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and Jane White. His mother, Abiah Folger, was born in [[Nantuck...
23: ...with a great deal of savvy about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young...
25: ...ssue the famous ''[[Poor Richard's Almanack]]'' (with content both original and borrowed) on which a l...
27: ...raged the opening of libraries in other American cities, and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]]
3: ... three voyages to the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[c...
7: ... day laborer on a farm. As a child, Cook moved with his family to [[Great Ayton]].
8: ...War]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
12: ...ted in the siege of [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]] before the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]]... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: ...]]) was the first [[United States]] overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
3: ... America, but was roughly a decade after the expedition of [[Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander ...
5: ...rom the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http...
7: ...les Floyd]] died, apparently from acute [[appendicitis]]. In the winter of 1804-1805 they wintered at...
9: ...llowed the Missouri through what is now [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and [[Omaha, Nebraska]], crossed the... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...ar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompey the You...
9: ...[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle T...
10: ...ashington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
11: ...ingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]], with Napoleon as King.
13: *[[1861]] - The Kingdom of [[Italy]] is proclaimed. - Trenton, New Jersey (12026 bytes)
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2: city = Trenton |
7: map = Map of Mercer County highlighting Trenton City.png |
16: city pop = 85,403|
18: density = 4,304.7| - Mathematician (9627 bytes)
13: ...ver, is the finished product that gets published; it is not work in progress.
17: ...by either the sheer pleasure of mathematical activity or by expectation of greater respect by fellow '...
21: ...lem. Not all mathematicians would strictly agree with the above; the [[philosophy of mathematics]] con...
23: ...tement achieves the lauded position of a theorem, it remains true forever. There still exists [[experi...
27: ...anį¯Šs Antoine, Marquis de l'H?al|Marquis de l'Hopital]] (1661-1704) was rich enough to hire [[Johann ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...glish language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ...[[Ralph Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
141: *[[Pierre-Simon Ballanche]], (1776-1847)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
8: ...he Lost City of the Incas," now an archaelogical site.]]
9: ...ur provinces whose corners met at the empire's capital, [[Cusco]] (Qosqo).
17: ...ici Viracocha of Colina de las Ventanas in [[Pacaritambo]] sent forth his four sons and four daughters...
19: ...om the depths of [[Lake Titicaca]] and found the city of Cuzco. They traveled by means of underground ...
21: ...of oral tradition, since the Incas did not have writing. There probably did exist a Manco Capac who be... - Guanaco (2007 bytes)
12: ...guanicoe | author = [[Statius Muller|M?] | date = 1776}}
14: ...small straight ears. They are extremely striking with their large, alert brown eyes, streamlined form,...
16: ...s an [[endangered species]]; poachers hunt it for its meat, skin, and wool.
18: ...Peru]], [[Ecuador]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. Its average life span is 20-25 years.
22: Guanacos can run with speed of 56 km (35 mi) per hour. The r... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
5: ==Antiquity==
6: * antiquity - [[Carbon]]
7: * antiquity - [[Gold]]
8: * antiquity - [[Silver]]
9: * antiquity - [[Copper]] - Abraham Clark (2137 bytes)
1: ...onary War]] figure. He was a signatory of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
3: ...e Provincial Congress. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety.
5: ...ckton (1730-1781)|Richard Stockton]], and [[John Witherspoon]] as new delegates. They arrived in [[Phi...
7: ...[[1788]]. Clark retired before the state's [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[1794]]. [[Clark Township...
10: ..., 1726-1794." ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. <small>[http://bioguide.co... - Arthur Middleton (2124 bytes)
1: ...on]], [[South Carolina]], was a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
3: ...e]]. Despite the time he spent in England, his attitude toward [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyali...
5: ... of war to [[St. Augustine]], [[Florida]] (along with [[Edward Rutledge]]), until exchanged in July th...
7: ...]], his eldest son, who went on to a career in politics. He was elected Governor of South Carolina ([[...
9: The [[United States Navy]] ship, [[USS Arthur Middleton (AP-... - William Henry Harrison (11790 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Ohio]]. Harrison...
22: ==Early years and military career==
23: ... of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] ([[1776]]), and was [[Governor of Virginia]] ([[1781]]&nd...
25: ...h of present-day Ohio to settlement by [[whites|white]] Americans. - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same name, see [[Voltaire (band)]].}}
4: ...]] [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher...
8: ...art or D'Aumard. Both parents were of [[Poitou|Poitevin]] extraction, but the Arouets were long estab...
10: ...ansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...ough he deprecated the education he had received, it formed the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]...
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