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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
10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...f [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died a...
8: ...of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
15: ...el of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [...
23: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Josephe (1751-1767) - Carpet (15753 bytes)
3: ...that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
16: ...anels (usually 27" or 36"). Larger works are composed of several stripes sewn together. Moquette car...
19: ..., 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a series of squares) carpets, called [[Berli...
39: ...rigin of this carpet is debated. It has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythia...
48: ...h century. Until the mid-18th century they were mostly used on walls and tables. Except in royal or ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...Washington is generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many o...
26: ...ebruary]] [[1752]]. On Lawrence's death in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate,...
31: ...ting party, killing ten, including its leader, [[Joseph Coulon de Jumonville|Ensign Jumonville]]. Wash...
37: ... colonies' wealthiest men. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[...
40: ...he Delaware.png|thumb|left|350px|''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware]],'' by [[Emanuel Leutze]], 1851... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: ...ith Venezuela is one that is disputed, as is the most southern part of the border with Suriname (upper...
62: ...6]]), [[Berbice]] ([[1627]]), and [[Demerara]] ([[1752]]). The [[United Kingdom|British]] assumed contro...
76: ...ament]], the National Assembly, with 53 members chosen on the basis of [[proportional representation]]...
105: ...finally the larger interior highlands consisting mostly of [[savanna]]s and mountains, the highest bei...
112: ...nment's already tenuous fiscal position and dim prospects for the future. - Arizona (24367 bytes)
17: PostalAbbreviation = AZ |
53: Reptile = [[Rattlesnake|Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake]] |
57: Flower = [[Saguaro]] Blossom |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
87: ...rizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are: - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
65: * [[3rd century BC|200s BC]]: [[Crossbow]] in [[History of China|China]]
70: ...[[Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
139: * [[1752]]: [[Lightning rod]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
53: *[[Jacopo Amigoni]] ([[1685]]-[[1752]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
26: *[[1752]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s kite experiment - New Year (5703 bytes)
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...e [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For ...
9: ...ashanah to be not earlier than [[September 6]]. Rosh Hashanah cannot occur later than [[October 5]], ...
11: ...ms) cycling every sixty years. It is perhaps the most important Chinese holiday. The Chinese New Year ...
31: ...ly in [[leap year]]s). Because [[consul]]s were chosen in January, and because years were named after ... - March (3907 bytes)
8: ... and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted the Gregorian...
18: ...he first [[Sunday]] of March the [[Vasaloppet]] cross country ski race takes place in [[Sweden]] in ho...
19: ... Harriet Tubman Day, March 10, is dedicated to those who are willing to be of service to humanity and...
21: ...e Australian International Air Show. Largest and most comprehensive ever staged in the [[Southern Hemi...
22: *[[March 19]] is [[Saint Joseph]]'s Day. - September (2096 bytes)
18: ...of the year]] the spring equinox is the time of [[Ostara]] and the autumn equinox is that of [[Mabon]]...
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...
12: ...egular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
35: *[[1902]] - The first [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] game is played in [[Pasadena, California]...
79: **[[Velvet Divorce]]: [[Czechoslovakia]] is divided into the [[Slovakia|Slovak Re...
108: *[[1752]] - [[Betsy Ross]], American seamstress (d. [[1836]]) - Lightning (33113 bytes)
6: '''Lightning''' is a powerful natural [[electrostatic discharge]] produced during a [[thunderstorm...
10: ...]]s and other instruments, a number of people proposed that small scale sparks shared some similarity ...
12: ...string stretching out; he then brought his hand close enough to the key and a spark jumped the gap. Th...
16: ... home with his engraver to capture the event for posterity. While the experiment was underway, a large...
22: ... to the top, causing the cloud top to build up a positive charge, and the negatively charged crystals ... - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
15: ...te to the leadership, vision, and dedication of those who have held the highest office in the land. It...
21: ...ent offices, schools, and many businesses often close to observe the holiday. Parades, historical reen...
23: ...e people celebrate by having parades with music, costumes, and floats that show off important parts of...
36: ...[[England]]'s calendar reformation in September [[1752]]. His birthday is equivalent to [[February 22]] ... - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...n, we find that like-charged objects repel and opposite-charged objects attract one another. The magn...
8: ...for, though. There are other descriptions of supposedly electrical devices on [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptia...
10: ...ypes of electricity that would later be called ''positive'' and ''negative''. The [[Leyden jar]], a t...
12: ... (less frequently) who created the convention of positive and negative electricity.
16: ...rie Ampè²¥]], and [[Georg Ohm|Georg Simon Ohm]] whose work provided the basis for modern electrical te... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
9: Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at [[Ecton]], [[Northampton...
11: In around [[1677]], Josiah married a one Anne Child at Ecton; and over th...
13: ...), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth). - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
61: *[[Yehoshua Bar-Hillel]], (Israel, [[1915]]-[[1975]])
76: *[[Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand]] (France, [[1822]] - ...
111: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Republic of Dubrovnik]]...
163: *[[Paul Cohen|Paul Joseph Cohen]] (USA, [[1934]] - )
177: *[[Gabriel Cramer]] (Switzerland, [[1704]] - [[1752]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
38: *[[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]] (c. 1316-1390){{fn|C}}{{...
41: *[[Albinus (philosopher)|Albinus]] (c. 130) - Jacob Broom (291 bytes)
1: '''Jacob Broom''' ([[October 17]], [[1752]]–[[April 25]], [[1810]]) was a delegate to...
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