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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
3: ==Ada==
4: === Adac - Adal ===
5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and ...
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: '''Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] ...
6: ...of 1713|Pragmatic Sanction]] which guaranteed his daughter the right to succeed to the Austrian throne...
8: ...g Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _______") a...
19: ...Parma]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Amalie (1746-1804), married [[Ferdinand of Parma|HRH Duke Ferdinand... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
3: ...'Marie-Sophie Germain''' ([[April 1]], [[1776]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|French]]...
9: In [[1804]] she began corresponding with [[Carl Friedrich G...
17: ...ttend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of other members.
25: ...[[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[Broadway]] play by [[David Auburn]], contains references to Germain. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
5: ...ives haul their trains. Increasingly common these days in passenger service is [[push-pull]] operation...
23: ...rd Trevithick]], and first ran on [[21 February]] 1804, although it took some years before steam locomot...
27: ...wo and a half times that of diesel power, and the daily mileage achievable was far lower. As labour co...
29: ...e in [[China]], where [[coal]] is a much more abundant resource than [[petroleum]] for diesel fuel. In...
32: ...mber of which survive and are still operational today. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
10: ...pean flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka ...
19: ...Berlin wool work]], were introduced in Germany in 1804. They became extremely popular in England in the...
39: ...ld is called the "Pazyryk Carpet,". It is usually dated to the 5th century BC. It was excavated by [[S...
51: ...called [[Synagogue carpet]], is a unique survival dated to the 14th century. The earliest group of His...
57: ...nspired designs. Neoclassical designer [[Robert Adam]] supplied designs for both Moorfields and Axmin... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
7: ...nt]], the head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world...
14: ...r Granholm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are pr...
21: ...ce]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [[federal district court]]s...
23: On Inauguration Day, following the oath of office, the President cus... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
3: | image name=johnadamsvp.flipped.jpg
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1797]]
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1801]]
9: | date of birth=[[October 30]], [[1735]] - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1801]]
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1809]]
7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
9: | date of birth=[[April 13]], [[1743]]
12: | date of death=[[July 4]], [[1826]] - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...hard Mentor Johnson''' ([[October 17]], [[1780]]–[[November 19]], [[1850]]) was a [[United State...
5: ...mber of the state House of Representatives from [[1804]]-[[1806]] and again in [[1819]]. He was elected...
7: ...March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ...ree succeeding Congresses ([[March 4]], [[1829]]–[[March 3]], [[1837]]) He was chairman of the ...
15: ...rom his father. Together they had two daughters, Adaline Chinn Johnson and Imogene Chinn Johnson. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
5: | date1=[[March 4]], [[1853]]
6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1857]]
9: | date of birth=[[November 23]], [[1804]]
12: | date of death=[[October 8]], [[1869]]
18: ...ominated for president as a "[[dark horse]]" candidate on the 49th ballot at the [[1852 Democratic Nat... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
16: LandArea = 19,231 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 18]], [[1787]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
39: ...w York State]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New York City]]. Some of south...
41: ...Colonel [[Richard Nicolls]] sailed into what is today [[New York Harbor]] and took over the colony. Th... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sc...
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
1: ...n-IcarusandDaedalus.jpg|right|thumb|Icarus and Daedalus]]
3: ...Daedalus]] and [[Icarus (mythology)|Icarus]]. Daedalus was trapped on the island of Minos, and so bui...
5: ...airplanes were made of [[canvas]] and [[wood]]. Today airplanes are made of [[aluminium]], and increas...
9: ...mage:Ornithopter_leonardo1.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter body ]]
11: ...mage:Ornithopter_leonardo2.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter wings ]] - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: *[[William George Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading ...
14: ...e [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...d]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
21: ...h Baer]] - [[Germany|German]] born [[American]] — [[computer game]] - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
22: *[[1797]] - [[John Adams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republic...
35: ...S 137 1803 allows [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to invalidate law passed by [[Congress]] for first time, the ...
38: *[[1804]] - [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Cons...
39: *[[1804]] - [[Essex Junto]]
40: *[[1804]] - New Jersey abolishes slavery - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: ...0]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ...cques Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise the Fr...
25: ...e French treasury depended to maintain its day to day operations to withdraw their loans, leading to a...
27: ... to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne re...
31: ...ription of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] – [[June 17]], [[1789]], see [[Estates-General o...
35: ...and ''[[bailliage]]s'' rather than by provinces — need be determined by the precedent of 1614. ... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
5: ...ber 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
13: ... system)|Civil law]] legal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic law...
15: ...er hand, another concept had been brought about — that of Europe. Napoleon mentioned on several ...
20: ...ces in support of other troop units. Napoleon standardized the [[cannonball]] sizes to ensure easier r...
24: ...organization of the French army in 1793–4 — a time in which French fortunes were reversed ... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
15: *[[Antoine Baum]], (1728-1804), French chemist
20: *[[Johannes Nicolaus Br?d]], (1879-1947), Danish chemist
36: *[[John Dalton]], (1766-1844), physicist
37: ...[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel ...
38: *[[Humphry Davy]], (1778-1829)
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