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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
39: *[[James Bruce]]
40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
45: ..., (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez case
68: ...[Thomas Adams (politician)|Adams, Thomas]], (1730-1788), Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress
110: *[[Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg]], (ruled 1292-1298), German emperor - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...ne the Great''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on...
5: ...y 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporter...
11: ...ion, granting the government greater control over rural areas because of the peasant revolt. This proc...
13: ...eat instituted several drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established the [[Free E...
17: ... creation of a "Northern Accord" between Russia, Prussia, Poland, Sweden, and perhaps Great Britain, t... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
10: | date of birth=[[February 22]], [[1732]]
19: '''George Washington''', ([[February 22]], [[1732]] – [[December 14]], [[1799...
24: ... - as this paragraph says--> ([[old style]])/[[February 22]], [[1732]] ([[new style]]). His birthday i...
26: ...eemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawrence's death in July [[1752...
49: ...itions and drilled during the spring under the [[Prussia|German]] [[Baron Friedrich von Steuben]], ste... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the proce...
3: ...hosphere]], which includes the [[Crust (geology)|crust]], is fragmented into [[tectonic plates]] that ...
7: ...etween earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
16: ...n]] recorded his ''Theory of the Earth'' in the [[1788]] Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
38: ...rock. There are a number of different types of intrusions, including stocks, [[laccolith]]s, [[batholi... - Australia (39438 bytes)
48: ... settled as a British colony on [[January 26]], [[1788]]. As the population grew and new areas were expl...
67: ...y Captain [[Arthur Phillip]] on [[January 26]], [[1788]]. This date was later to become Australia's nati...
93: ...[[South Pacific]] through the [[Pacific Islands Forum]]. It maintains ties to the [[Commonwealth of Na...
110: [[Image:Uluru.jpg|right|thumb|230px|[[Uluru]] is located in central Australia and is the worl...
113: ...over 1,200 km. Located in central Australia, [[Uluru]] (until 1986 officially known as [[Ayers Rock]])... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...veral territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounde...
9: ...([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
52: ... of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replaced the [[Articles of Conf...
58: ...] (1775–[[1783]]). The original political structure was a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratifie... - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
1: ...] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], located north of [[Nauru]] and [[Kiribati]], east of the [[Federated State...
53: ...[England|English]] captain [[John Marshall]] in [[1788]]; the islands owe their name to him.
57: ...islands ([[1944]]), and they were added to the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]] (including s...
61: ...al law in 1990, when the UN officially ended the trust given to the USA.
118: ...t. Government downsizing, drought, a drop in construction, and the decline in tourism and foreign inve... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning to [[Gl...
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on st... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 9]], [[1788]] |
36: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
56: ...os of [[Southeastern Connecticut]]. Connecticut's rural areas and small towns in the northeast and nor...
79: ...e coastline north of New Haven, with spur service running northwards to cities such as [[Hartford]]. (...
81: ...to I-95 before turning north of [[New Haven]] and running parallel to I-91, finally becoming a surfac... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 2]], [[1788]] |
36: ...[United States Constitution]] on [[January 2]], [[1788]]. Georgia's population in [[As of 2000|2000]] w...
40: ...e bird]] is the [[brown thrasher]] (''[[Toxostoma rufum]]''), and the [[state flower]] is the [[cherok...
48: ...nland]] region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] cult...
52: ...o settle people in a [[debtors' prison]]. On [[February 12]], [[1733]], the first settlers landed in t... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[April 28]], [[1788]] |
36: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. ''See: [[Annapo...
90: the Port of Baltimore and its related rail and trucking access. The port
112: ** [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
133: ...sts, but is pressed with foreign competition, bankruptcies, and company mergers. - Virginia (23198 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 25]], [[1788]] |
36: ...e [[United States]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]] and is generally...
52: ...]], [[1870]], after a period of post-war military rule.
54: ...since [[Reconstruction era (United States)|Reconstruction]] when he was elected Governor of Virginia.
59: ...d [[Native American]]s could not vote. Later the rules for voting changed, making it necessary for me... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
43: ...fficial correspondence during the [[1750s]]. In [[1788]], [[North Carolina]] named the third county to b...
50: ...[[constitution]] that abolished [[slavery]] ([[February 22]], [[1865]]), ratified the [[Fourteenth Ame...
56: ... unemployed during the Depression, the desire for rural electrification, and the desire to control the... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 23]], [[1788]] |
37: ...the [[13 colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. The state is na...
42: ... up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina became the first ...
44: ... firing the first shots of the war, though Edmund Ruffin is usually credited with firing the first sho...
121: ...iet. '''Against the Tide: One Woman's Political Struggle'''. University of South Carolina Press, 1998... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 21]], [[1788]] |
44: ...ack), home of the [[Loudon Classic]], the longest-running motorcycle race in the United States.
49: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It was the firs...
58: ... which has also been known over time by the names Rumford and Penacook. The governor of New Hampshire ...
78: ...recorded deaths among visitors, and conspicous [[krummholz]] (dwarf, matted trees much like a carpet o... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
4: ...ight, outspoken "[[barbarian]]," apparently a forerunner of the [[Skepticism|Skeptics]] and [[Cynics]]...
6: ... apparently in the region of the [[Cimmerian Bosporus]]. He cultivated the outsider's knack of seeing ...
14: ...your passions.' (Compare the philosophy of [[Epicurus]].)
25: ...pathy for the [[Greek War of Independence|Greek struggle for independence]] and spawned sequels and im... - History of science (41710 bytes)
6: ...hich differs from the search for [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science in that,...
11: ...ely at the ways in which they "produce" and "construct" scientific knowledge. Since the 1960s, a commo...
15: ...ce." Often, but not always, a conflict over the "truth" of science has split along the lines of those ...
21: ...mes until recent times can be found in [[Bertrand Russell]]'s ''History of Philosophy''. In many cases...
29: ...ough they had no knowledge of the real physical structure of the planets and stars, many theoretical e... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
212: *[[Jan Brueghel the Younger]] ([[1601]]-[[1678]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
3: ...y, the most common is paper. Others include [[papyrus]], bark papers, [[plastic]]s, [[leather]], [[fab...
10: The forerunner of watercolor painting in Europe was [[Fresco...
16: ...]]-[[1641]]), [[Thomas Gainsborough]] ([[1727]]-[[1788]]), and [[John Constable]] ([[1776]]-[[1837]]).
29: Traditionally, watercolor paint is applied with brushes, but it may be applied with other implements ...
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