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- Illinois (27007 bytes)
8: Nickname = Land of Lincoln, The [[Prairie]] State |
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37: ...n the area. The word ''Illiniwek'' means simply "the people".
39: ...s [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is '''IL'''.
41: The [[USS Illinois|USS ''Illinois'']] was named in ho... - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...ups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
5: ...usly eyed the relatively greater prerogatives of the townspeople.
7: ... the [[Catholic Church]] and the prerogatives of the nobles.
9: ... [[plebeian]] way of dealing with the enemies of the bourgeoisie: absolutism, feudalism and [[philisti...
13: ...le titles exempted the holder from future taxes, the purchasers of titles were effectively buying an [... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...lifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
10: ...ly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
13: ...peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...ace to clarify complexities is in the article on the individual in question.''
5: ...tois]] - younger brother of Louis XVI and one of the first émigrés.
6: ...Pierre François Augereau]] - officer throughout the Revolutionary era and [[First French Empire|Empir...
10: ...[[storming of the Bastille]], guillotined during the [[Reign of Terror]]
11: ...rian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: The '''Age of Enlightenment''' refers to the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosoph...
4: ...e arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes [[logica...
6: ...[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[St...
8: ...government]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
10: ...g period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enlightenment. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
1: This is a list of famous chemists:
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...Balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being
2: carried along by the wind are known as [[airship]]s.
4: ...A hot air balloon over Bristol, England, showing the wickerwork passenger basket. This balloon carries...
6: ...stic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket ships, and the shapes of commercial products.
9: ...oning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s]] . - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931)
108: *[[Henri Gaudier-Brzeska]] (1891 - 1915) - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ... for his tenure as the third [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jef...
7: ...], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ...n Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washin...
13: ...ook Burr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire...
14: ...rk City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year. - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...nk Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world.
42: ...dence]]'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />
44: <br>[[1783]]
51: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Bahrainona]] (Our Bahrain)
61: ...rsian]] name [[Mishmahig]] when it was a part of the [[Persian Empire]]. - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
3: ...; [[August 2]], [[1799]]), [[inventor|invented]] the '''''montgolfière''''', or [[hot air balloon]].
5: ... they were scarred from the fire for the rest of their life.
7: ...tdoor launch of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
9: ... 5]], [[1783]], as a first public demonstration, they sent up at Annonay a 900 m³ linen bag infla...
11: ...t. A tear occured on the top of the balloon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for a... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...riginal [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
6: ...lakes and rivers, particularly [[riverboat]]s in the [[USA]]; '''steamship''' generally refers to stea...
8: ... [[Paddle steamer]]s have the prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nos...
15: ...k exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...his form of [[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
4: ...ce |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
10: ...[[Anatolia]]n coast, threatening the commerce of the [[Roman Empire]].
12: ...fleet, pursued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death.
14: ...press the threat. (See [[Pompey#Campaign against the pirates]]). - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...ry War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There were two Continental Congresses.
3: ==The Continental Congress==
4: ...on Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
6: ... altering British colonial policy was cut off by the outbreak of open fighting in [[1775]].
8: ...tinental Congress?s guidance throughout the war, the colonists prevailed. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...n the thirteen colonies and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ...luding the origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ... it is one of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...ipline of regular troops, but could be effective when led by talented officers.
12: ...r of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ... [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...[[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
9: ...[[1667]], to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife [[Mary Morrill]].
11: ...f whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samu...
13: ..., [[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth). - March 23 (10340 bytes)
1: ...[Gregorian Calendar]] (83rd in [[Leap year]]s). There are 283 days remaining.
6: *[[752]] - [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] becomes [[Pope]].
7: ...s IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
8: ...708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of Forth]].
9: ...775]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous speech - "[[give me libe... - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
25: ... east of [[Washington D.C.]]. It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's ...
28: ...e [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] in [[1783]].
34: ... Annapolis became the first peacetime capital of the US.
36: ...tructed [[Pierre L'Enfant]] to model the dome of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol building]] in [[W...
38: ...[Thurgood Marshall]], the first black justice of the [[US Supreme Court]] and formerly a Maryland lawy... - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ..., completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. T...
3: ...] census, it has a population of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|Alba...
5: ...]], and slightly to the south of the juncture of the [[Mohawk River|Mohawk]] and [[Hudson River]]s.
33: ...he Scottish King. The name is derived from Alba; the Gaelic name for Scotland.
37: ...lan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
24: ...[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
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