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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...s eccentricities and policies, including an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alie...
9: ...is document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned mo...
11: ...ed them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered areas.
13: ...e relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
16: ...reat.jpg|thumb|250px|Catherine the Great's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], ... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...othing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
5: ...novelist, she continued to live in relative seclusion, and began to suffer ill-health. It is now thoug...
7: ...ly ''[[Emma]]'', are often cited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to uneart...
12: ...ary types, are drawn with such firmness and precision, and with such significant detail as to retain t...
14: ...er novels is different from that of their publication. They are: - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ... her. She was given a fairly extensive home education, including [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], ...
5: ...the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...e of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], who met with...
13: ...amuel Cooper, Who Departed This Life December 29, 1783''
15: * ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'' Published in 1773 in England - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ... United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
21: ...gures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power ...
24: ...irth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Be... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
24: ==Biography==
25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage. - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]&...
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' |
22: population_estimate = 333,287,557 [http://www.census.gov/cg... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Progress, Peace, Prosperity''</small>
16: | align=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationGambia.png]]
33: ...Population]]<br> - Total<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 145th]]<br> 1,367,124 (July 2000 est.)<br...
45: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...e [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
14: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Pax et justitia<br>([[Latin]]: Peace ...
16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
36: ... - Total (July 2003 est)<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 300/km² - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
36: ...tes of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest stat...
39: ... [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to settle the region were the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] in the early 1630...
41: ...ter [[James II of England|King James II]]) the region between [[New England]] and [[Maryland]] as a pr...
43: ...her, [[Charles I of England]]. In 1663 in recognition of his loyalty to the English Crown [[George Car... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pilgrims_church.jpg|right|thumb|Illustration of Pilgrims in Church. Picture provided by [http...
4: ...Great Britain]], leading to the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the establishment of the [[United S...
6: ...]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ... to south, as follows (the division into three regions is a later construct of historians):
15: ...[[Rhode Island|Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ... modern [[scientific method]] to guide the evaluation of [[knowledge]]. This change is considered to b...
6: ...t from [[science]] (at least in the modern conception). [[Technology]] concerns the [[Creativity|creat...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}}
11: ... the 1960s, a common trend in the study of the sociology and history of science ([[science studies]]) ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, simila...
5: The modern history of aviation has had several broad trends. [[Aircraft]] desi...
15: ...lew. However, a considerable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodyna...
17: ... or leg." Swedenborg was prescient in his observation that powering the aircraft through the air was t...
19: ...ding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map doe...
2: ...War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...etations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
7: ...on, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
10: ...he British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain. - United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
1: ...x|Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions and dates of statehood.]]
3: ...ndence]]. The treaty with the United Kingdom in [[1783]] defined the original borders of the [[United St...
9: ... in [[1819]] from [[Spain]], under the administration of [[John Quincy Adams]]
11: ...fore he took office, Congress approved the annexation of Texas on [[February 28]], [[1845]]. On [[Dece...
15: ...gainst Mexico, which amounted to more than $3 million. - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
27: ** [[Administration of Justice Act]] ([[May 20]]), - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...ment, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...cted the several States to prepare State constitutions for their own governance. The Congress appoint...
9: ...e numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of his charges against George III regarding slav...
11: ... River, and including the southern Great Lakes region.
13: ...ate or a mere league of States, acting in cooperation. - Michigan (29427 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = MI |
36: ... recreational boats than any other state in the union.
40: ... new United States two decades later. The population grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Cana...
42: ...ninsula]] as a concession, formally entered the Union on [[January 26]], [[1837]].
44: Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upp...
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