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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
29: *[[Nate Ackerman|Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon]] (born 1978)
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
32: ... Wilhelm Ackermann|Ackermann, Ernst Christian Wilhelm]] (1761-1835)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lso see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Loui...
4: ...[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. Sh...
6: ..., Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia'' was the eldest daughter of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|...
8: ...s, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
12: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to th... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: A '''carpet''' is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. The term was...
14: ...ched to the warp by one of three knot types (see below) to form the pile or nap of the carpet.
16: ...design. Moquette is woven in relatively narrow panels (usually 27" or 36"). Larger works are composed...
19: ...introduced in Germany in 1804. They became extremely popular in England in the 1830s.
21: ...[Gripper Axminster]] (1890). These types were developed from the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
11: ...e of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
21: ... other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power even though some others wanted him...
24: ...nial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Beach]] in [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]].
26: ...ebruary]] [[1752]]. On Lawrence's death in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate,...
29: ... Peale]], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]] - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ... by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The border with Venezuela is one that is disputed, as is the most southern...
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62: ...6]]), [[Berbice]] ([[1627]]), and [[Demerara]] ([[1752]]). The [[United Kingdom|British]] assumed contro... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
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96: ...[Mexican War]] in [[1848]]. In [[1853]] the land below the [[Gila River]] was acquired from Mexico in ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ... is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ...nguage]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle Eas...
56: * [[Bell]]s in [[History of China|China]]
77: * [[3rd century|200s]]: [[Wheelbarrow]]: [[Zhuge Liang]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events fro...
13: *[[1729]]: [[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to prea...
23: ...George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]]
26: *[[1752]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s kite experiment - New Year (5703 bytes)
2: ...y [[calendar|calendars]] all have '''New Year''' celebrations.
4: ==Modern new year celebrations==
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...an calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[New...
9: ...w language|Hebrew]] for 'head of the year') is a celebration that occurs 163 days following Pesach ([[... - March (3907 bytes)
4: ...onstellation of [[Aquarius]] and ends in the constellation of [[Pisces]].
8: ... and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted the Gregorian...
10: *In ancient [[Hellenic civilization]], March was called Anthesterio...
20: ...one of the [[public holidays in the Republic of Ireland]]. In the [[Irish Calendar]] the month is call...
21: ...ll be thrilled by the roar of high-octane attack helicopters and the zoom of vintage warbirds. Highlig... - September (2096 bytes)
4: ...the constellation of [[Leo]] and ends in the constellation of [[Virgo]].
18: ...September 21]]. In the [[neopaganism|pagan]] [[wheel of the year]] the spring equinox is the time of [...
19: ...Respect for the Aged Day]] is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September. [[Autumn...
27: * In the year 1752, in the [[British Empire]], the [[Gregorian calen... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...as]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. ...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
18: ...f [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]]
22: *[[1818]] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Pr...
25: ...laim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
6: ...he electricity passing through the discharge channels rapidly heats and expands the air, producing lig...
10: ... using a spire which was being erected in [[Philadelphia]] but while waiting for its completion, he go...
12: During the next [[thunderstorm]], in June [[1752]], he raised a kite, accompanied by his son as an...
16: ... the doorframe of the room split, and the door itself torn off its hinges.
18: Franklin also invented the [[lightning rod]], likely because of the results of his experiment. - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
3: ...heir contributions to the nation's history and development.
7: ... a federal holiday in 1885, initially observed solely to commemorate the nation's first president. Ove...
9: ==When Do We Celebrate?==
13: ==A Celebration of Leadership==
15: ...ership, vision, and dedication of those who have held the highest office in the land. It offers an opp... - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...e discussed under [[electrical phenomenon]] and [[electromagnetism]].
3: ...r example, "''Q'' = 0.5 C" means "the quantity of electric charge is 0.5 coulomb."
6: ...[spark]] to jump. This is the origin of the word "electricity", from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''&#...
8: ...s have been alleged to be [[battery (electricity)|electrical batteries]].
10: ...arge of static electricity was equivalent to an [[electric current]]. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ... of the [[Lunar Society]] and was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Frankli...
11: ...y included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samuel ([[May 16]], [[1681]]), and Hannah ([[May 25]], [...
15: ...he [[Old South Church]] of Boston by the Rev. Samuel Willard.
23: ...ivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great deal of socia...
27: ...libraries in other American cities, and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (concept)|enlightenmen... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ica...
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
19: *[[Selman Akbulut]] (Turkey) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640) - Jacob Broom (291 bytes)
1: ...was a farmer and a surveyor, and served in the [[Delaware state legislature]].
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