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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
24: ...d Sicily]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1752-1814), married [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|...
35: ...ttack Prussia in [[1756]]. Frederick II attacked first however, invading [[Saxony]], another ally of ... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ing of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Wes...
3: ...d rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering tha...
16: ...orming a knot. Because of the loom structure only five colors can be used to create the design. Moquet...
34: ...rtical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs).
41: ...d, angular calligraphy called [[Kufic]], pseudo-Kufic, or Kufesque. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...ary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President of the United States]] under the [...
21: ...generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolut...
26: ...ebruary]] [[1752]]. On Lawrence's death in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate,...
31: ... now commissioned a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the First Virginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio...
33: ...ton was acclaimed as a hero, and he commanded the First Virginia Regiment throughout the rest of war. ... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
17: | '''[[Official language]]'''
62: ...med control in the late [[18th century]] and were finally ceded the area in [[1814]]. The three became...
105: ...est]]s and most of Guyana's mineral deposits, and finally the larger interior highlands consisting mos...
107: ...along the coast. There are two rainy seasons, the first from May to mid-August, the second from mid-No...
112: ...ustries threaten the government's already tenuous fiscal position and dim prospects for the future. - Arizona (24367 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] Only [[...
37: ISOCode = US-AZ ([[FIPS state code|FIPS Code]] 04) |
50: Fish = [[Trout|Arizona Trout]] |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
62: StateRock = [[Petrified wood]] | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
53: *[[Jacopo Amigoni]] ([[1685]]-[[1752]])
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-)
394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to pr...
26: *[[1752]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s kite experiment - New Year (5703 bytes)
7: *[[January 1]] : the first day of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calenda...
11: ...New Year is generally celebrated with [[fireworks|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]]...
33: ...he [[Middle Ages]] in [[Europe]] a number of significant feast days in the [[Ecclesiastical calendar]]...
35: ... be used in [[England]] until [[1752]] for some official records such as the tax year, but over that p...
41: ...man Catholic ecclesiastic year has started on the first day of [[Advent]], the Sunday nearest to [[St.... - March (3907 bytes)
8: ...ed to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar.
10: ...yoi]]'' (弥生). In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''maaliskuu'', of obs...
18: *On the first [[Sunday]] of March the [[Vasaloppet]] cross c...
21: ...s. Highlights include the [[Boeing]] Night Alight Finale. - September (2096 bytes)
13: *In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''syyskuu'', meaning ...
17: ...]], [[Labor Day|Labo(u)r Day]] is observed on the first [[Monday]] in September.
27: * In the year 1752, in the [[British Empire]], the [[Gregorian calen... - 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.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], pr...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered b...
22: ...ein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
12: ...thread. As time passed Franklin noticed the loose fibers on the string stretching out; he then brought...
22: ...rt and energy is stored in the [[electric field|e-field]]s between them. The positively charged cryst...
24: ...e-field flows radially inward into the conductive filament.
26: ...d is higher on trees and tall buildings. If the e-field is high enough a discharge can initiate from t...
28: ... caused by violent forest fires which generate sufficient dust to create a static charge. - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
3: ...nally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, this day has e...
7: ...ially observed solely to commemorate the nation's first president. Over time, its scope broadened to e...
15: ...d dedication of those who have held the highest office in the land. It offers an opportunity to reflec...
17: Beyond honoring the prominent figures like Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Preside...
21: ...Day is commemorated in various ways. Government offices, schools, and many businesses often close to o... - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...d the other negative. Through experimentation, we find that like-charged objects repel and opposite-ch...
8: ...ave been used for [[electroplating]]. There is no firm documentary evidence to indicate what the objec...
10: ...sulator]]s; and [[C. F. Du Fay]], who first identified the two types of electricity that would later b...
12: In [[June]], [[1752]], [[Benjamin Franklin]] promoted his investigati...
22: ...lternating current]], which he used to build the first induction motor, invented in [[1882]]. In May ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...edical [[catheter]], the [[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and...
13: ...[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).
15: Josiah's first wife Anne died in Boston on [[July 9]], [[1689...
23: ...now the [[Church of St Batholomew the Great, Smithfield]]. Following this he returned to Philadelphia ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
17: *[[Lars Ahlfors|Lars Valerian Ahlfors]] (Finland, [[1907]] - [[1996]])
177: *[[Gabriel Cramer]] (Switzerland, [[1704]] - [[1752]])
195: *[[Bruno de Finetti]] (Italy, [[1906]] - [[1985]])
254: *[[Leonardo of Pisa|Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci]] (Italy, [[1170]] - [[1250]])
255: *[[John Charles Fields]] (Canada, [[1863]] - [[1932]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
280: *[[Joseph Butler]], (1692-1752){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]]
387: *[[Lady Anne Finch Conway]], (1631-1679){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}} - Jacob Broom (291 bytes)
1: '''Jacob Broom''' ([[October 17]], [[1752]]–[[April 25]], [[1810]]) was a delegate to...
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