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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|e...
5: ...om illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
9: ... de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up a document to reform the code of l...
11: ... control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored nobles...
13: ...rine relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class. - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...ht up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one ye...
7: ...he was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...lfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert for the Imperial Family. When the Empres...
11: ...rma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Nap...
13: ...e next child to be involved in her mother's political games. - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...n, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
3: ...]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose a...
5: ...ater and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ...es on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English wome...
12: ...scene in her novels features women, purportedly because she did not know how men spoke when not in the... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...ge|Greek]], and [[Bible|Biblical]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem p...
5: ...nd the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...uded by some of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], w...
13: ...amuel Cooper, Who Departed This Life December 29, 1783''
14: ...emoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light,... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ... [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President of the United ...
21: ...r the role he played in winning and securing American independence, George Washington is generally rec...
24: ...rthday is celebrated on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began...
26: ...an attack of [[smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freem... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
13: capital = [[Washington, D.C.]] |latd=38|latm=53|latN... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...t from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capital.
16: | align=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationGambia.png]]
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
61: ...the regions of the Senegal and Gambia Rivers. The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possessio... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...nes''' is an independent sovereign state of the [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]...
14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
16: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
43: | [[East Caribbean dollar]] - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ''...
39: ...esent-day [[New York|New York State]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New Yor...
41: ...English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley o...
43: ...r, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... sewed the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing...
4: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...est Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ...nts almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (...
25: ** [[Province of North Carolina]], later [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...odern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical knowledge]], a global community of [[scholar]]s,...
6: ...ystems, which differs from the search for [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science...
11: ... it ''functions'', and whether it exhibits large-scale patterns and trends. The [[sociology of science...
13: ...d that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of inves...
15: ...' in [[1962]], there has been much debate in the academic community over the meaning and objectivity o... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
1: [[Image:Landon-IcarusandDaedalus.jpg|right|thumb|Icarus and Daedalus]]
3: ...ea, killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, si...
5: ...ern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which can make planes that were otherwise unflyable able t...
17: ...proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without danger, although when the fir...
19: ...ultimately reached a height of 26 m. Ballooning became a major "rage" in Europe in the late [[18th cen... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ap does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ... [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) was one part of the revolution, but the revolu...
4: ... was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world his...
7: ...k this section should briefly summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the re...
8: ''Main article: [[Colonial America]]'' - United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
3: ...ndence]]. The treaty with the United Kingdom in [[1783]] defined the original borders of the [[United St...
11: ..., [[1845]]. On [[December 29]], [[1845]], Texas became the twenty-eighth state.
15: ...e United States agreed to pay claims made by American citizens against Mexico, which amounted to more ...
17: ...ed States purchased a strip of land along the Mexican border for $10 million, now in New Mexico and Ar...
21: ...he request of a government made up mainly of American settlers who had overthrown the [[Kingdom of Haw... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
40: ...al growth 1775.jpg|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]]
45: *[[1781]] - [[Bank of North America]] chartered
46: *[[1783]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1783)]] ends [[United States Revolutionary War]]
53: ...ticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maryland]], [[South Carolina]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Virginia]] and [[Ne... - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...tish Parliament, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...ental Army, and dispatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...he Congress declared the '''United States of America''' independent of Great Britain in the [[United S...
11: ... Great Britain, settled by the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]], which endowed the nascent Uni...
13: ...ar, economic depression and the weakness of political institutions troubled the young country. The Se... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] |
40: ...ation grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of sett...
57: *[[1701]] [[Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac]], with his lieutenant [[Alphonse de Tonty]...
58: *[[1760]] Detroit was captured by the [[Great Britain|British]].
60: ...is (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] that ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The U.S. did not take contr...
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