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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...nk Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
39: ...evens Cabot Abbott|Abbott, John Stevens Cabot]], (1805-1877), American writer
99: *[[Abram|Abraham]], (circa 1800 BC), Biblical figure - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...[[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enli...
10: ...ded to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
12: ...romenade du sceptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, t...
14: ...f some points in aesthetics. The philosophic significance of the two essays is in the advance they mak...
23: ...onary of Arts and Sciences]]'', undertaken in the first instance by the Englishman [[John Mills]], and... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...id nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
5: ...in her writings; after the death of her father in 1805, Jane, her sister and her mother lived with Frank...
7: While her first novel, the posthumously published ''[[Northang...
12: ...presence of women. Some contemporary readers may find the world she describes, in which people's chie...
18: * ''[[Mansfield Park]]'' (1814) - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...vements are being increasingly recognised as significant in themselves.
3: Born in [[Hamburg]], Fanny benefited from the same [[music]]al education and upbrin...
9: ...holars nowadays believe it was actually Fanny who first worked in the genre. - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
4: ...000 BC]]. Egypt's peculiar geography made it a difficult country to attack, which is why Pharaonic Egy...
6: ...Egypt]] 1954–1970) remarked that he was the first native Egyptian to exercise sovereign power in...
13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]] - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
27: ... at the University of Virginia, has written the definitive book on the original buildings, or [http://...
32: ...extensive vineyards planted at Monticello, a significant portion were of the European wine grape ''[[V...
35: ...potential of the United States and is often classified a forefather of [[American exceptionalism]] (se...
37: Jefferson was the first [[Secretary of State]] of the United States, s... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ... India]] in number. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
11: ...e non-official languages may be used in certain official uses in limited areas where it has been deter...
13: Many of the "unofficial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoik...
17: ... English on the front cover and lists the other official names of South Africa on an inner page.
19: ...ica]] feel that their languages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of Engl... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = none |
25: ...imeZone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]: [[UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] (northe...
46: ...ion entered present-day Idaho on [[August 12]], [[1805]], at the [[Lemhi Pass]]. At that time, approxima...
48: ...rush]] of [[1849]], few people settled there. The first organized town in Idaho was [[Franklin, Idaho|...
55: ...ch had been located in Hayden Lake, Idaho, was confiscated as a result of a court case, and the organi... - Washington (20186 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
25: ...imeZone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]: [[UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] |
36: ...hington''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the [[United States]]. The state ...
45: ... Prominent among their industries were [[salmon]] fishing and [[whale]] hunting. In the east, nomadic...
47: The first [[European]] record of a landing on the Washin... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...ion (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fifty states. As the only [[New England]] state not ...
48: ...everal mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain in the state and [[Kil...
54: ...6 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] on [[December 30]], [[1933]].
57: ...sfield 20040926.jpg|280px|thumb|right|[[Mount Mansfield]], at 4,393 feet, is the highest elevation poi... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
25: ...Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] is in Pacific)</small> |
36: ...ited States]]' northwest, and bordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho...
43: ...hout losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The state has pioneered some innovativ...
49: ...ritain|British]] gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts. - 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]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: Colonial America was defined by ongoing battles with Native Americans, a se...
24: ...nies. Both sides permitted this trade when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not.
26: Following the 1805 destruction of the French navy at the [[Battle of...
32: ...ronts. Crucially, the [[Treaty of Ghent]] which officially ended the war saw the end of the British al...
45: ... Confederate General [[Pierre Beauregard]] opened fire upon [[Fort Sumter]]. - Comet (30542 bytes)
9: ...the solar wind than dust is, and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. Whil...
21: Comets are classified according to their orbital periods. ''Short per...
33: Until [[1994]], comets were first given a provisional designation consisting of ...
35: ...}} So Halley's Comet, the first comet to be identified as periodic, has the systemic designation 1P/16...
43: ...planets, on the grounds that while the planets confined their motion to the circle of the [[Zodiac]], ... - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
7: ...United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] ratified
8: *[[1791]] - [[First Bank of the United States]] chartered
35: ...rt]] to invalidate law passed by [[Congress]] for first time, the [[Judiciary Act (United States)#Judi...
43: *[[1805]] - [[Barbary War]]: Barbary pirates defeated in ...
44: *[[1806]] - [[Noah Webster]]'s first [[dictionary]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
46: ...of the automotive industry, with [[Henry Ford]]'s first plant in the [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highlan...
55: ... from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [[Lake Superior]].
56: ...] established [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], the first European settlement in Michigan
64: ...] appointed as governor. Detroit was destroyed by fire. - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
7: ...racted the overburden from the still covered coal fills the former pit, and strip progresses.
17: ...atalities in 2004. Unofficial estimates place the figure much higher, at around 20,000 deaths. China i...
25: ...south Wales valleys. This colliery was started in 1805 and at the end of the 20th century it was bought ...
27: ...where coal is stacked and where the coal has significant [[sulfur]] content, such coal heaps generate ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...uary 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England beg...
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. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...ius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Syd...
21: *[[1890]] - [[Alice Sanger]] becomes the first female staffer for the [[White House]].
27: *[[1921]] - The first religious [[radio]] broadcast ([[KDKA AM]] in ...
37: *[[1949]] - [[Luis MuMar�] became the first democratically elected [[Governor of Puerto Ri...
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