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- Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...r with several powerful political groups which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-da...
9: ... disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conservative after the [[...
23: ...ator in the [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] ([[1778]]-[[1779]]) between Prussia and Austria. In [[178...
25: ... had lost 50 to 60 ships and 9,500 men. Swedish losses were 6 ships and 6,000 to 7,000 killed. A tre...
33: ...the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher on the throne." She became known as a patron... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...onour of her elder brother, [[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the E...
6: ... year younger.) Her other brothers ? [[Joseph II|Josef]], [[Leopold II|Leopold]], and Ferdinand-Karl ?...
7: ...ntoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
13: ... education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she prefer...
15: ...r was his grandson, Louis-Auguste, and it was proposed that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa of ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...Washington is generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many o...
26: ...enandoah Valley]] in Virginia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]...
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... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
31: ...and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition of the colonies to the Stamp Act was a part ...
33: ...of the officer who commanded the detachment, and most of the soldiers; but two soldiers were found gui...
35: ...my]]. His influence in Congress was great, and almost from the beginning he was impatient for a separa...
39: ...n its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Adams was placed at the head of the Board o...
41: ...John Adams, as depicted on a two-cent American [[postage stamp]].]] - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ... [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agricult...
20: ... ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo...
37: ...s]] from [[1797]] until [[1801]], achieving that position after getting second place in the presidenti...
102: ...d States|Postmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[Joseph Habersham]]'''||align="left"|1801
123: ...r. In later years he was negligent in dress and loose in bearing. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|En...
27: ...re he studied under [[William Peter van Ness]] ([[1778]]-[[1826]]), an eminent lawyer and later [[Aaron ...
35: ... politics of New York and powerfully influenced those of the nation, and which did more than any other...
39: ..., then gradually abandoned the [[protectionist]] position.
43: ...rnal improvements and declined to support the proposal for a Panama Congress. As chairman of the judic... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...e [[science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, an...
3: ... such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[qu...
7: ...gy" was first used by Jean-Andreluc in the year [[1778]] and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bedict...
10: ...he [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ve for millennia. However, its interpretation of fossils was not overturned until after the [[Scientif... - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
1: ...o]] (formerly [[Santa Isabel]]), is located. Its post-independence name is suggestive of its being sit...
36: ... ([http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ek.html July 2004])
42: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP)
59: | ''[[Caminemos pisando la senda]]''
72: ...orces and minister of defense, and he maintains close supervision of the military activity. The Prime ... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = HI |
39: ... continues to grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnicall...
46: ...ritten by [[Kalakaua|King Kalākaua]] and composed by [[Henri Berger]]. ''[[Hawaii Aloha|Hawaii A...
51: Nineteen islands and atolls extending across a distance of 2,400 km (1,500 mi) comprise the ...
56: ...ion ]] created impressive geological features. Those conditions created made [[Mount Waialeale|Mount ... - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
45: ...ach with its own unique culture. Today, they are most notable for their [[totem pole]]s and their orna...
47: ...imed all the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]].
49: In [[1778]], [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] explorer ...
51: ...ry to explorers and trappers from other nations, most notably Britain and then the United States. Capt... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
38: ...t was claimed by [[France]] but became a British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and ...
46: ...lain Valley]]. In the south of the valley is [[Bomoseen Lake]].
50: ...on, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage caused by the ... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = SC |
42: ...overnment on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina became the first state to ratify...
44: ...War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the first shots of the war, though Edmund...
93: ...t by [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], located across the [[Savannah River]], and to the east by the [...
95: ...he '''Coastal Plain''', which is nearly flat, composed entirely of recent sediments such as sand, silt... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ted Kulongoski]] |
12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
36: ...ndaries of the [[Willamette Valley]], one of the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in...
43: ...ded to support its increasing population without losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first pl...
49: ...gained control of all of the Pacific Fur Company posts. - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
4: James Hargreaves was born in Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, in 1720. He received ...
6: ...time considering how to improve the process. The most common story told about the invention of the dev...
16: ...oderate success" Hargreaves' death on April 22nd, 1778. That year [[Samuel Crompton]] invented the [[spi... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
34: *[[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] — [[snowmobile]]
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787...
51: ...[Arthur C. Clarke]], (born 1917),[[England]], [[geosynchronous satellite]]
54: ... Cros]], (1842-1888) — [[phonograph]]... almost - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: [[Image:Boston Massacre.jpg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere...
18: *[[1770]] - [[Boston Massacre]]
22: *[[1773]] - [[Boston Tea Party]]
26: ** [[Boston Port Act]] ([[March 31]])
39: *[[1778]] - [[Treaty of Alliance]] - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...|Concord]], and were turned back. Retreating to Boston, the British soldiers were subjected to contin...
7: ...o head a Continental Army, and dispatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British ...
13: ... Confederation]], proposed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully ratified until 1781. The Articles...
15: ...les. That Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, chose, instead, to write a Constitution, which was rat...
25: ...e militia besieging the British Army occupying [[Boston]]. - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...habitants after European colonization means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins ...
5: ...e, the area has gone from a [[Spain|Spanish]] outpost of interest primarily populated by [[missionary|...
10: ...Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early in...
13: ...from [[mussel]] shells using stone tools, while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsid... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
23: Though the Fourth of July is almost iconic to Americans, some claim the date itself ...
27: :The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am...
29: ...independence from the Continental Congress, as opposed to rumors in the street about secret votes.
34: ...um]] for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the sea, [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambassador]]s ...
45: ... dispute among four immigrants as to who was the most patriotic. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
18: *[[Joseph Black]], (1728-1799), chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
38: *[[Humphry Davy]], (1778-1829)
57: *[[Franz Joseph Emil Fischer]]
82: *[[Jaroslav Heyrovsk?1890-1967), Czech chemist
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