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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consor...
3: ... Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...emia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Roman Empire...
6: ...arles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ne]] with whom she had sixteen children. Her youngest daughter was [[Marie Antoinette]] who would be p... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ficant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...at is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...k]], [[plain weave]], and [[tapestry weave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, D... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
11: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
17: | vicepresident=[[John Adams]] - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ...[[Suriname]], to the south by [[Brazil]], to the west by [[Venezuela]] and to the north by the [[Atlan...
13: ...'[[National motto]]: One People, One Nation, One Destiny''</small>
23: | '''[[President]]'''
30: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 81st]] <br> 214,970 [[square kilom...
35: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 156th]] - Arizona (24367 bytes)
9: Seal = Arizonastateseal.jpg |
14: Languages = [[English language|English]] 74.1%, [[Spa...
15: LargestCity = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
29: ...Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7<br /><small>(Arizona doesn't observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in...
34: HighestElev = 3,851 | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...cal form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where there ...
7: ...uage|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
19: ...iculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700]] to [[1...
6: ...]] - [[Queen Anne's War]] (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
7: ...t Jersey]] and [[west Jersey]] become crown colonies
18: ... Peter Zenger]] trial on freedom of the press issues.
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening - New Year (5703 bytes)
2: ...one [[year]] and the beginning of the next. Cultures that measure yearly [[calendar|calendars]] all ha...
7: ...used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[New Year's Day]])
9: ... [[2013]]. After the year [[2089]], the differences between the Hebrew Calendar and the Gregorian Cal...
11: ... with [[fireworks|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]].
14: ...[March]] or [[April]]. The people of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] celebrate the advent of [[Hindu Cal... - March (3907 bytes)
4: ...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: ...led Anthesterion. In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''[[Yayoi]]'' (&...
11: ...axons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld-...
12: *Names for march in some other modern languages, etymologically equivalent : - September (2096 bytes)
6: The name comes from the Latin ''septem'', for "[[seven]]" - Sept...
8: ==Other names==
12: *In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Nagatsuki'' (&...
17: *In [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], [[Labor Day|Labo(u)r Day]] is observed on the ...
19: *In [[Japan]], [[Respect for the Aged Day]] is a national holiday cele... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...nciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and w...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
7: ...st known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
15: ...y [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]]. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
8: ==History of lightning research==
10: ...h lightning. [[Benjamin Franklin]] endeavored to test this theory by using a spire which was being ere...
12: During the next [[thunderstorm]], in June [[1752]], he raised a kite, accompanied by his son as an...
14: ...milar experiments in [[France]], Franklin had suggested the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap i... - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
1: ==Presidents' Day: Honoring America's Leaders==
3: ...s evolved to encompass recognition for all U.S. presidents, highlighting their contributions to the na...
7: ...and the holiday was colloquially referred to as Presidents' Day.
11: ... work or school to remember and learn about the presidents.
15: ... have guided the nation through triumphs, challenges, and pivotal moments in history. - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...ity]]" and "quantity of charge." There are two types of electricity or charge: we call one kind of ele...
3: ...C". The symbol ''Q'' is used in equations to represent the [[quantity of electricity]] or charge. Fo...
6: ...who found that rubbing [[fur]] on various substances, such as [[amber]], would cause a particular [[at...
8: ...d to be [[battery (electricity)|electrical batteries]].
10: ...apacitor]] for electrical energy in large quantities, was invented at [[Leiden University]] by [[Piete... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ... [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
8: ===Ancestry===
17: ... [[1692]]), Mary ([[September 26]], [[1694]]), James ([[February 4]], [[1697]]), Sarah ([[July 9]], [[...
21: ...n [[apprenticeship|apprentice]] to his brother James, a printer who published the ''New England Couran...
23: ...tual young man earned him a great deal of social respect. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Jacob Broom (291 bytes)
1: ...5]], [[1810]]) was a delegate to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Constitutional Convention]] and a signer...
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