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  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explore...
    75: *[[Alexandra David-NĂ©el]], (1868-1969), French explorer, visited [[...
    83: *[[David Douglas]], Scottish explorer, botanist
    104: ...s Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[President of the United States]]
    129: ...[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]]
  2. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    26: ...us|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
    41: ...35-1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
    43: ... Charles Francis]] (born 1910), son of above, president of [[Raytheon]]
    44: ..., (1952-2001), British author of [[Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
    54: ...John Adams|Adams, John]], (1735-1826), second President of the United States
  3. List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
    9: *[[Denis Auguste Affre|Affre, Denis Auguste]], (1793-1848), archbishop of [[Paris]]
    16: ...Lucius Afranius (consul)|Lucius Afranius]], (fl. mid-1st century BCE), legatus of Pompey, republican c...
  4. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
    26: ...XVI of France|HM King Louis XVI of France]] (1754-1793); had issue
    39: ...lated the serf's labor payments in her lands, providing them some relief.
  5. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
    5: ...k the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[...
    13: ... law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
    17: ...ita Ivanovich Panin|Nikita Panin]], exercised considerable influence from the beginning of her reign. ...
    19: ... among Russia, [[Austria]] and [[Prussia]] (1772, 1793 and 1795).
    21: ...atherine made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] after her [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-177...
  6. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
    2: ...2 November]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife...
    7: ...teen years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures i...
    9: ...d him what he would like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the han...
    15: ...daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to ...
    25: ...n their wedding night. They had only a very vague idea of sex and this increased the awkwardness betwe...
  7. Lucretia Mott (3249 bytes)
    3: '''Lucretia Mott''' ([[January 3]], [[1793]] – [[November 11]], [[1880]]) was the firs...
    13: ...s on women in the United States. She became more widely known after this. When slavery was outlawed in...
  8. Rose (15436 bytes)
    6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}}
    15: ...[http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05-29</small>
    23: ... of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[Asi...
    27: ... Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, and inside containing 5-25 [[seed]]s (technically [[achene]...
  9. Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
    10: ...niversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, ...
    13: ...[Paris]] in [[1772]], or by Heinrich Grenser in [[1793]]. [[Adolphe Sax]], a Belgian manufacturer of mu...
  10. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
    5: ...ll>[[Gregorian calendar|(N.S.)]]</small>) was President of the [[Continental Congress]], and the first...
    15: ...ng some infuriated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on board.
    19: ...he Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided over its Committee of Safety. Under Hancock, Ma...
    23: ...the [[Continental Congress]], succeeding [[Henry Middleton]]. He would serve until [[October 30]], [[1...
    25: In the first month of his presidency, on [[June 19]], [[1775]], Hancock commission...
  11. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
    4: | order=Third President
    16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|...
    18: ...sh;[[1809]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] and an American [[s...
    20: ...s Jefferson dined alone." Achievements of his presidency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[...
  12. James Madison (15187 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=James Madison
    4: | order=4th President
    16: ...orge Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]; [[Elbridge Gerry]]
    18: ...sh;[[1817]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was co-author, ...
    25: ...to write the [[Federalist Papers]], which are considered the definitive contemporary commentary on the...
  13. Australia (39438 bytes)
    54: ... not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793 [[George Shaw]] and [[James Smith (botanist)|Sir ...
    56: ...used the word "Australia" in the book, which was widely read and gave the term general currency. Gover...
    63: ...[[Australian Aborigine]]s, and arrived via land bridges and navigation of short sea crossings from pre...
    65: ... and claimed for [[Britain]]. His discoveries provided impetus for the establishment of a [[penal colo...
    67: ...y were never penal colonies, although the former did receive some convicts from Tasmania. Western Aust...
  14. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    14: ...dited with creating the first [[cotton gin]] in [[1793]], a mechanical device which removed the seeds fr...
    16: While his ideas were innovative and useful, they were so easy ...
    24: ...on consisted of making parts and subassemblies as identical and interchangeable as possible by machine...
  15. Cotton (7876 bytes)
    4: ...ogether and interlocked. This interlocked form is ideal for [[spinning]] into a fine [[yarn]].
    9: ... 7,000 years ago. There is clear archaeological evidence that people in South America and India domest...
    17: ...ion of the [[cotton gin]] by [[Eli Whitney]] in [[1793]].
    28: ...n chemicals such as [[fertilizer]]s and [[insecticide]]s, although some farmers are moving towards an ...
  16. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
    54: ...d]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]]
    70: ...Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
    99: ...280s]]: [[Glasses|Eyeglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]]
    119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]]
  17. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
    110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-)
    144: *[[George Biddle]] ([[1885]]-[[1973]])
    162: *[[David G. Blythe]] ([[1815]]-[[1865]])
    170: *[[David Bomberg]] ([[1890]]-[[1957]])
  18. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    11: *[[1793]] - [[Eli Whitney]] invents [[cotton gin]]
    12: *[[1793]] - [[Fugitive Slave Law of 1793|Fugitive Slave Act]] passed
    13: *[[1793]] - ''[[Chisholm v. Georgia]]'' 2 US 419 1793 paves way for passage of [[Eleventh Amendment to ...
    22: ...ist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
    34: *[[1801]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]] becomes President
  19. Ohio (19444 bytes)
    28: Width = 355 |
    36: .... It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the [[Northwest O...
    48: ...rom an entire American region. The states of the Midwest would be known as free states, in contradisti...
    50: ...'s 150th anniversary), [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] signed an act that officially dec...
    70: ...er being at the 1793 low-water mark on the north side of the river), and much of the northern border i...
  20. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland...
    16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
    38: *[[1955]] - [[Panama]]nian president [[Jose Antonio Remon]] is assassinated.
    44: *[[1979]] - [[Sid Vicious]] goes on trial for the murder of [[Nancy...
    50: ...le|ruble]]s to stem [[inflation]] and promote confidence.

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