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- Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
44: *[[1806]] - [[Noah Webster]]'s first [[dictionary]]
52: *[[1809]] - [[Non-Intercourse Act]]
58: *[[1811]] - [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]
77: *[[1818]] - [[Illinois]] becomes a state
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
48: | [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
55: | [[Illinois]]
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
135: | [[North Carolina]]
136: | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[Internationa...
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17: ...st at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
22: ...y]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]])
26: *[[Heinrich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
4: ...amous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].
10: ...[French Southern Territories|Adélie Coast]] in honor of his wife.
14: Later, in honor of his many valuable chartings, the [[D'Urville ... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...0]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of ...
4: ...Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] by birth...
15: ...SH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[...
16: ... married HSH Prince Albert of Saxony (1738-1822); no issue
29: ... to her husband. Because of this, her father had not given Maria Theresa any information on the worki... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...a]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[November 6]], [[1796]]. A cousin to [[Gustav III of ...
5: ...ox]] faith. The marriage was unsucessful - it was not consummated for 12 years due to Peter III's impo...
11: ...on, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored nobles and granted them serfs. She also encouraged t...
13: ...e censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
17: ...ague. When it became apparent that his plan could not succeed, Panin fell out of favor and in [[1781]]... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...France]] and Archduchess of [[Austria]] (born [[2 November]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793...
4: ...[[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official ...
13: ...cation. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she preferred ...
19: ... Flora". The entire city was illuminated in her honour and a few days later, she began the journey to ...
22: ...nt. He was only a year older than she was and had no sexual or romantic relationships to prepare him f... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...on Earth, and is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the Pr...
14: ...proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but none have yet been successful.
21: ...must receive a majority of electoral votes, or if no candidate receives a majority, the President and ...
25: ...an]]s) each select a nominee to unite behind; the nominee in turn selects a [[running mate]] to join h...
40: ...yler]] asserted that he had become the President, not merely Acting President, and this precedent was ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
8: | preceded=None
14: ...ace of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
16: | party=None
19: ...r of the Nation|Father of his Country]]'''<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>, was an [[United States|American]] g...
24: ... on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began on [[March 25]] ([[... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]...
20: ...ost extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White H...
30: ...as sometimes been called the ''"[[List of people known as the father or mother of something|father of ...
32: ...uality of wine now being made in Virginia, to say nothing of the rest of the country.
41: ...y him with an insistence that only his words and "not a word more" be inscribed, reads, - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
30: ..., [[John C. Calhoun]], as Secretary of War, and a Northerner, [[John Quincy Adams]], as Secretary of S...
32: ...d the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]] had not yet happened. Practically every politician belon...
34: ...with [[Maine]], a free state, and barring slavery north and west of Missouri forever.
36: ...hostile acts toward the United States. Monroe did not begin formally to recognize the young sister rep...
38: ... 20 years after Monroe died in 1831, this became known as the Monroe Doctrine. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr>
18: ...the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' </td></tr></table>
25: ...1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]-[[1827]]) after a stint in the House o...
27: ...logans of "Log Cabins and Hard Cider" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in Amer...
29: ...[[Acting President]], and as the Constitution was not explicit on that aspect of succession (until the... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
11: Governor = [[M. Jodi Rell]] |
38: ... Connecticut|USS ''Connecticut'']] was named in honor of this state.
47: ...ital. Unlike most other states, Connecticut does not have [[county]] governments or [[county seat]]s;...
49: ...e current [[List of Governors of Connecticut|governor of Connecticut]] is [[M. Jodi Rell]] (Republican...
52: ...necticut. There is an ongoing civic pride and economic competition between Hartford and New Haven, wh... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Ernie Fletcher]] |
38: ...entucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbred horse]]s and [[horse racing]...
41: ...evolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
48: ...of Representatives]]. See [[List of Kentucky Governors]]. The judicial branch of Kentucky is made up o...
55: ... [[Virginia]], [[Tennessee]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], and [[Ohio]]. - Washington (20186 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Christine Gregoire]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[November 11]], [[1889]] |
36: ...ton''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the [[United States]]. The state capi...
38: It should not be confused with [[Washington, D.C.]], the natio... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Mark R. Warner]] |
40: ...rom the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [...
44: ... in what now is Virginia were the [[Powhatan]], [[Nottaway]], [[Meherrin]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [...
46: ...on of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[North America]], eventually applying to the whole co...
48: ...roceded to Virginia]] effective [[1847]], and is now [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]] ... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Jim Douglas]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ...[[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ducts and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been known for its [[Liberalism|liberal politics]] and sta...
44: ...n of the state. The state's greatest length, from north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, fr... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Donald Carcieri]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
37: ... source of confusion for others. Rhode Island is known as "The Ocean State", due to its naval history ...
40: ...explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]].
44: ...iefs that people could talk to God by themselves, not necessarily through a minister. She and some ot... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
38: ...and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provid...
42: ... virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
44: (The term "Dutch" is a misnomer, as none of these groups are of Dutch origin; the German... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...nvented in an impractical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practi...
96: * [[1128]]: [[Cannon]] in [[History_of_China|China]]
99: ...lasses|Eyeglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]]
130: * [[1709]]: [[Piano]]: [[Bartolomeo Cristofori]] - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...mmonly called [[suffragette]]s), was a social, economic and political [[reform movement]] aimed at ext...
15: ...'s suffrage in terms of voting rights (women were not initially permitted to stand for election) in a ...
20: ...list does not include countries where neither men nor women have suffrage):
23: ...banon]] -- Proof of education required for women, not required for men. Voting [[compulsory voting | c...
31: It is notable that [[New Jersey]], on becoming a Federal S...
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