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- Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...viduals of all classes who were influenced by the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution pr...
7: ...sted them resulted in the spread of revolutionary ideals to the French. Many in France attacked the [[...
9: ...opposed the bourgeoisie, as they did in France in 1793 and 1794, <nowiki>[</nowiki>that is to say, durin...
24:
26: ... modest [[quit rent]]). The tax burden was thus paid by the peasants, wage earners, and the profession... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...l classes who had come under the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution pr...
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
21: ...eans of convincing potential creditors of the confidence and stability of France's finances.
23: ...and-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances, and allow further borrowi...
33: ...mander an assembly to its liking. In order to avoid this, the ''Parlement'' of Paris, having returned... - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...larify complexities is in the article on the individual in question.''
10: *[[Jean Sylvain Bailly]] - President of the [[Third Estate]] who administered the [...
11: ...tain|''Montagnard'']], then a [[9 Thermidor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during ...
17: ...bespierre|Robespierre]], but survived on [[9 Thermidor]]; was later deported to [[French Guiana]]
19: ...itician under the Directory whose presence as President of the Assembly of the 500 at the time of the ... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...conquering]] most of Europe; the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russ...
5: ...poleonic Wars began; the latter are sometimes considered to have begun when Bonaparte [[18 Brumaire|se...
13: ...n most European countries, the importation of the ideals of the French Revolution ([[democracy]], [[du...
14: ...y, but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology.
15: ... back over one and a half centuries, the European identity was rediscovered following the [[Second Wor... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
6: Attractive aspects of balloon rides include the exceptional calmness and the birds-...
11: ... [[United States]] took place on [[January 9]], [[1793]]. The 45-minute-long flight started in [[Philade...
20: ...g the air within. Raising the air temperature inside the envelope makes it lighter than the surroundi...
24: There is a special type of hybrid balloon that has separate chambers for a non-heat...
26: ...e. This is a useful manoeuvre to align the wider side of the basket for landing. - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...tate]]s, or as far north as [[Canada]], with the aid of [[abolitionists]]. Other routes led to [[Mexic...
10: ...ns disseminated the abolitionist viewpoint nationwide.
16: *guides were known as "conductors"
17: *hiding places were "stations"
21: ...respondence with many of them, often acting as a middleman in communications between escaped slaves an... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
63: *[[Eduardo Chillida]] (1924-2002)
81: *[[William Reid Dick]] (1879 - 1961)
145: *[[Idel Ianchelevici]] (1909-1994)
146: *[[Antonin Idrac]] (1849 - 1884)
152: *[[Adelaide Johnson]] (1859 - 1955) - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
1: ...ge:Sam_houston_3.jpg|thumb|Sam Houston, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
3: '''Samuel Houston''' ([[March 2]], [[1793]] – [[July 26]], [[1863]]) was a key figure...
5: ... father. He ran away from home in [[1809]] and resided for a time with a [[Cherokee]] tribe, where he ...
7: ...Tennesseean [[Andrew Jackson]] and was widely considered to be Jackson's political protegé.
9: ...nt a time among the Cherokee, married a Cherokee widow named Diana Rogers Gentry, and set up a [[tradi... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...onal authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
4: ...ip, aircraft, persons, or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any state, in fact piracy ha...
10: ...sometimes resorted to piracy, and specialized in kidnapping boys and girls to be sold as [[slave]]s.<r...
12: ...e ransom to fifty talents. After the ransom was paid, Caesar raised a fleet, pursued and captured the ...
16: ...lating the western Balkan peninsula. Constantly raiding the [[Adriatic Sea]], the Illyrians caused man... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ...cross North America by land north of Mexico, in [[1793]].
7: ...Not only did Lewis and Clark feel that she could aid them in translation, but they thought that when t...
10: ...the party. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria, OR) , building [[F...
16: ... They had to act largely as diplomats for the President because when they met an Indian tribe, they ha...
77: ...s, tribulations, and close calls, the expedition did not lose a person between [[North Dakota]] and [[... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
11: ...his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
19: *[[1960]] - [[Apartheid]]: [[Sharpeville Massacre|Massacre in Sharpeville...
25: ...of defeat guy" in the opening credits of [[ABC's Wide World of Sports]].
27: *[[1980]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] announces a [[United States...
33: ... charged with [[murder]] for their part in the [[kidnapping]] and killing of ''[[Wall Street Journal]]... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
66: *[[David Bates (physicist)|David Bates]]
124: *[[William Burnside]] (UK, [[1852]]-[[1927]])
187: *[[David van Dantzig]] (Netherlands, [[1900]] - [[1959]])
192: *[[Ingrid Daubechies]] ([[1954]] - ) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892...
57: ... Sylvain Bailly]] ([[France]], [[1736]] – [[1793]])
59: *[[John Bainbridge]] ([[Britain]], [[1582]] – [[1643]])
102: *[[Margaret Burbidge]] ([[Britain]], [[1919]] – )
194: *[[Eudoxus of Cnidus|Eudoxus]] ([[Cnidus]], circa [[408 BC]] – circa [[347 BC]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
95: *[[Aristides (Apologist)|Aristides]], (fl. 2nd century)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{f...
154: *[[Basilides]], (c. 117-138){{fn|C}}
159: *[[David Baumgardt]], (1890-1963){{fn|R}} - Cotton gin (2185 bytes)
1: ...n_gin.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cotton gin. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
2: The '''cotton gin''' is a machine invented in [[1793]] invented by American [[Eli Whitney]] (granted a...
6: There exists controversy over whether the idea of the cotton gin and its constituent elements ...
10: ...table in the [[American South]], and is often considered to have greatly increased the demand for [[sl... - Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
63: * [[January 30]]: Mirabeau elected President of the Assembly
71: ...urope to come to his brother-in-law, Louis XVI's aid.
100: '''[[1793]]'''
134: ...7]]: Fall of [[Maximilien Robespierre]] ([[9 Thermidor]])
167: * [[July 21]]: [[Battle of the Pyramids]] - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
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58: ... it produced a national anthem and two future presidents for the U.S., and perhaps most consequentiall... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
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39: ...om the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''oxus'' (acid) and ''gennan'' (generate).
49: *[[1793]] - [[Strontium]] discovered by [[Martin Heinrich...
66: **[[Iridium]] also discovered by [[Smithson Tennant]].
92: **[[Rubidium]] discovered by [[Robert Bunsen]] - 18th century (8231 bytes)
13: ...hetic analysis, the 18th century is generally considered to be the beginning of Europe's artistic infl...
25: ...fghans]] conquer Iran, ending the [[Safavids|Safavid dynasty]].
29: ... [[Persian Empire|Persia]] and founds the [[Afsharid dynasty]]. Rules until his death in [[1747]].
54: * [[1789]]: [[George Washington]] elected [[President of the United States]].
59: * [[1793]]: [[Upper Canada]] [[Act Against Slavery|bans sl... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
6: ...but with the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: [[Great Britain]] became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in the Americas in the...
16: ...[[1700]]: [[Bridge of the Gods (geologic event)|Bridge of the Gods]] forms across the [[Columbia River...
25: ...storic uk – heritage of britain accommodation guide |url=http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Scotla...
45: ...Maynard]] in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of [[Ocracoke Island]]
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