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- 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 - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...which was a conglomerate of nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
7: .... [[Henry Ford]], the automobile magnate lived across the street at his winter retreat (The Mangoes). ...
10: ...a, settling on land the British government gave those who had been loyal to it. In 1811, three generat...
16: ...eading the book [["Parker's School of Natural Philosophy"]].
18: ...s the Port Huron [[''Times-Herald'']]. [[Partial loss of hearing|Partially deaf]] since adolescence, h... - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ... which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, ra...
12: ...John C. Calhoun|Calhoun's]] ''[[South Carolina Exposition and Protest]]'' outlines [[nullification|nul...
15: ... 27, denouncing the notion that Americans must choose between liberty and union. "Liberty and Union, n...
20: ...tart seeing it not as a "necessary evil," but a "positive good."
51: |Opposition to the [[Wilmot Proviso]] helps to consolida... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading ...
38: *[[1955]] - [[Panama]]nian president [[Jose Antonio Remon]] is assassinated.
39: ...ia|San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] [[stock exchange]]s merge.
49: ...3]] - Leaders of the three warring factions in [[Bosnia]] meet to discuss peace plans.
62: *[[1837]] - [[Mily Balakirev]], Russian composer (d. [[1910]]) - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Archosauria]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Dinosauria]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_norank_entry | taxon = [[Coelurosauria]]}}
17: ...out [[evolution]] and the role of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to this day. - Oceanography (3841 bytes)
1: ... [[earth]]'s [[ocean]]s and their interlinked [[ecosystem]]s and [[chemistry|chemical]] and [[physics|...
6: ...he atmosphere and the ocean interact in the [[hydrosphere]];
11: ...aine Maury]]'s ''Physical Geography of the Sea'', 1855 was the first textbook of oceanography. Laying of...
25: **Beach Erosion - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
18: *[[Joseph Black]], (1728-1799), chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
21: *[[Henri Braconnot]] (1780-1855), French chemist and pharmacist
57: *[[Franz Joseph Emil Fischer]]
82: *[[Jaroslav Heyrovsk?1890-1967), Czech chemist - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790)
60: *[[Cosimo Cenni]]
66: *[[Rossella Cosentino]]
72: *[[Cameron Cross]] (1963- )
83: *[[Alceo Dossena]] (1878 - 1937) - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
33: ...co-Oakland [[Combined Statistical Area]] (CSA), whose population is over 7 million. U.S. census data ...
48: ... without water or firewood, San Francisco lacked most of the basic facilities for a nineteenth century...
50: ...n_francisco_1855.jpg|thumb|300px|San Francisco in 1855.]]
58: ...the order opened its own charity hospital, Mercy Hospital of San Francisco, which is still in operatio...
60: ... late 19th century San Francisco was "Emperor" [[Joshua A. Norton]]. - USS Monitor (7466 bytes)
15: |Fate:|| Lost at sea, [[31 December]] [[1862]]
33: ...[warship]] of the [[United States Navy]]. She is most famous for her participation in the first-ever n...
43: ...)|USS ''Congress'']] and forcing [[USS Minnesota (1855)|USS ''Minnesota'']] aground before withdrawing. ...
45: [[Image:Monitor-closeup.jpg|thumb|250px|View of ''Monitor'''s turret, ...
55: == Lost at sea == - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
3: ... cabinet of President [[Franklin Pierce]]. He is most famous for serving as the only [[President]] of ...
23: ...ver, Davis's efforts proved unsuccessful, and he lost the election. The next year, he traveled around ...
42: ...dministration expired in [[1857]]. The president lost the Democratic nomination, which went instead to...
44: ...the Union on [[October 11]] in [[Faneuil Hall]], Boston, and returned to the Senate soon after.
46: ...regarding states' rights, and to further his own position on the issue. [[Abraham Lincoln]], a known o... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
35: ...nce lorry]] and a [[bus]] crash head-on in [[Ĥnekoski]], [[Finland]]. 24 people are killed and 13 in...
40: *[[1434]] - [[Ashikaga Yoshikatsu]], Japanese shogun (b. [[1443]])
49: *[[1873]] - [[Max Reger]], composer (d. [[1916]])
51: *1883 - [[Joseph Stilwell]], U.S. general (d. [[1946]])
52: *[[1888]] - [[Josef Albers]], artist (d. [[1976]]) - March 20 (10075 bytes)
10: ...sh; The "Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
35: ...ndash; [[Ferdinand Marcos]]'s widow, [[Imelda Marcos]], goes on trial for [[bribery]], [[embezzlement]...
38: *[[1996]] – In [[Los Angeles, California]], [[Erik Menendez]] and [[Ly...
65: *[[1915]] - [[Sviatoslav Richter]], Ukrainian pianist (d. [[1997]])
67: ...y (television)|Jack Barry]], American television host (d. [[1984]]) - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
35: ...:sacramento_ca_1855.jpg|thumb|300px|Sacramento in 1855.]]
36: === The lost frontier ===
46: ... cholera epidemics. Despite this, because of its position just downstream from the [[Mother Lode]] in ...
50: ...apital was located in [[San Jos鬠California|San Jos靝, [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] and [[Benicia...
54: ...atus and strategic location, Sacramento quickly prospered and became the western end of the Pony Expre... - 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]] - )
179: *[[Allan Joseph Champneys Cunningham]] (UK, [[1842]] - [[1928]... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
17: *[[Paul Oswald Ahnert]] ([[Germany]], [[1897]] – [[198...
39: *[[Aristarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – circa [[230 BC]])
45: *[[Joseph Ashbrook]] ([[United States|USA]], [[April 4]]...
54: *[[Oskar Backlund]] ([[Sweden]], [[1846]] – [[191...
85: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Dalmatia]], [[1711]] &n... - 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) - Crimean War (7100 bytes)
14: ...[1855]]. The city was captured in [[September]] [[1855]].
17: [[Image:Balkans1912.jpg|right|thumb|Ottoman losses (in red)]]
35: ... [[September 25]], [[1854]] to [[September 8]], [[1855]]
38: ** [[Battle of Eupatoria]], [[February 17]], [[1855]]
39: ...a River]] (aka "Traktir Bridge") - [[August 25]], 1855. - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
4: ...the United States between [[1830]] and [[1844]], most notably in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], [[Independence, M...
6: ...th of Joseph Smith, Jr.|Smith's death]] in 1844, most members aligned themselves with [[Brigham Young]...
12: ... [[North Platte River|North Platte]] rivers was chosen to avoid potential conflicts over grazing right...
14: ...i River in four to six weeks. The actual trip across Iowa, however, was slowed by rain, mud, swollen ...
17: ...nd eight members of the [[Council of the Twelve Apostles|Council of the Twelve]], three women, and two... - Sidon (4751 bytes)
4: It was one of the most important [[Phoenicia]]n cities, and may have be...
6: In [[1855]], the sarcophagus of King [[Eshmunazar|Eshmun...
20: ...ve commercial relations became a "great" city. (Joshua 11:8; 19:28).
23: ... [[Tyre]], its "virgin daughter" (Isaiah 23:12), rose to its place of pre-eminence.
38: * [http://www.lebmania.com/photos/sidon/welcome.htm Notes on Sidon]
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