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- History of the United States (21226 bytes)
12: Colonial America was defined by ongoing battles with Native Americans, a se...
24: ...nies. Both sides permitted this trade when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not.
32: ...ronts. Crucially, the [[Treaty of Ghent]] which officially ended the war saw the end of the British al...
38: In May 1846 Congress declared war on [[Mexico]]. The U.S. def...
45: ... Confederate General [[Pierre Beauregard]] opened fire upon [[Fort Sumter]]. - Comet (30542 bytes)
9: ...the solar wind than dust is, and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. Whil...
21: Comets are classified according to their orbital periods. ''Short per...
33: Until [[1994]], comets were first given a provisional designation consisting of ...
35: ...}} So Halley's Comet, the first comet to be identified as periodic, has the systemic designation 1P/16...
43: ...planets, on the grounds that while the planets confined their motion to the circle of the [[Zodiac]], ... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...estigating the [[universe]] known as the [[scientific method]]. The '''history of science''' traces th...
4: ...al that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many place ancient [[natural philosoph...
6: ...e, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external ...
11: ...owledge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-fr...
13: ...; and [[Paul Feyerabend]], who argued that scientific knowledge is not cumulative or progressive, and ... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
7: ...has been that wind velocities published in many official publications have often been in error by near...
9: ... vane|wind vane]] or some other contrivance to fulfill the same purpose must be employed. In cases wh...
15: ...on the west coast of England, where in the winter fierce gales often occur; a pressure of 30 lbf/ft&su...
17: ...nging from the end of 30 or 40 ft (about 10 m) of fine sewing cotton has been employed to measure the ...
21: ...but in the ordinary form of recording anemometer (fig. 2), any wind capable of turning the vane which ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-)
394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
41: *[[Edwin Beard Budding]], (1795-1846) England — [[lawnmower]] and [[adjustable s...
73: ..., (1854-1932), [[United States|USA]] — roll film
83: *[[Adolf Eugen Fick]], (1829-1901) — [[contact lens]]
137: ...ited States|USA]] — [[Polaroid]] polarizing filters and the [[Land Camera]]
139: *[[Irving Langmuir]], (1851-1957), gas filled incandescent lamp, hydrogen welding - United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
3: ... The treaty with the United Kingdom in [[1783]] defined the original borders of the [[United States]].
11: ...pansion, won the presidency, but before he took office, Congress approved the annexation of Texas on [...
13: ...]''', ceded to the U.S. by the Great Britain in [[1846]] under the [[Oregon Treaty]], the two countries ...
27: ...[[January 17]], [[1917]] during the [[World War I|First World War]]. Virgin Islands inhabitants became... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
55: ...d not secede, and one seceding state split; these five are known as the [[Border States (Civil War)|Bo...
62: ...ssippi and the state open. California gold helped finance the Union war effort.[http://www.militarymus...
71: ...s in 1845, with five free states admitted between 1846 and 1859. Kansas's admission as a slave state had...
75: ...cotton, or "King Cotton," as it was touted, solidified the South's dependence on the plantation system...
82: ...] during the [[War of 1812]], and the 1832 [[Nullification Crisis]] with regard to tariffs. - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention...
20: ...tion and Protest'' arguing that states can [[nullification|nullify]] certain federal laws
34: *[[1832]] - [[Ordinance of Nullification]] passed by [[South Carolina]]
50: ...[Oberlin College]] enrolls first female students, first [[coeducation]] in United States
63: *[[1844]] - [[Fifty-Four Forty or Fight]] - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
1: This is a timeline of significant events leading to the [[American Civil War]]....
12: ...ion and Protest]]'' outlines [[nullification|nullification doctrine]]. Calhoun demands that the North ...
23: | + The Compromise Tariff of 1833 ends the [[Nullification crisis]].<br>
47: |valign=center|'''[[1846]]'''
61: | + [[George Fitzhugh]]'s ''The Pro-Slavery Argument'' is publish... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
46: ...of the automotive industry, with [[Henry Ford]]'s first plant in the [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highlan...
55: ... from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [[Lake Superior]].
56: ...] established [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], the first European settlement in Michigan
64: ...] appointed as governor. Detroit was destroyed by fire. - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
12: | [[September 23]], [[1846]]
144: ... methane, ammonia, and water as it approaches and finally blends into the liquid interior. Comparing ...
146: ... planet's physical center. Comparing the magnetic fields of the two planets, scientists think the extr...
152: ...o the ''extremely'' slow motion of ''any'' random fixed star found in the [[night sky]].
154: ...o Sir [[George Airy]], who asked Adams for a clarification; Adams began to draft a reply but never sen... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...lennia, the lack of a written record and the significant marginalization in the population of native i...
5: ...agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: [[Image:california_poppies.jpg|thumb|325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppie...
13: When the first [[European colonization of the Americas|Europe...
21: ...nied expeditions in [[1534]] and [[1535]] without finding the sought-after city. - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1199 bytes)
2: ...ty]] that ended the [[Mexican-American War]] of [[1846]] to [[1848]]. Under the treaty, [[Mexico]] surre...
6: ...he north of [[Mexico City]], and subsequently ratified by the [[United States Senate]] on [[March 10]]... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: [[Image:treimann.summi_pontifices_in_hac_basilica_sepulti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried...
4: ...holic Church]]. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church si...
13: ! width="18%" | Pontificate
29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) ...
167: ! width="18%" | Pontificate - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
5: ...his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was seized by customs officials and he was charged with [[smuggling]]. He wa...
7: ...a large part in the boycott and it was one of the first times women collectively attempted to influenc...
11: ...heir shoes, swept the decks, and made each ship's first mate attest that they had destroyed only the t...
13: This act drew criticism from colonial and British figures. For instance, [[Benjamin Franklin]] stated...
18: ... (PD)] -- [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000016.htm large version] - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
22: timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]] |
24: timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
31: ...Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
35: The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in San Francisco were ... - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
3: ...[[1793]] – [[July 26]], [[1863]]) was a key figure in the history of [[Texas]], and, [[as of 200...
5: ... In March [[1813]] he joined the [[U.S. Army]] to fight the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the [[War of...
9: ...on to Congress and instead ran for and won, the office of [[governor of Tennessee]], defeating former ...
16: ...ependence of Texas and its extension to the [[Pacific Ocean]].
22: ...k]]. Houston served there from [[February 21]], [[1846]] until [[March 4]], [[1859]]. He was considered ... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
19: ...edge to serve only one term, and for becoming the first "[[dark horse]]" (a candidate who unexpectedly...
21: ... [[Washington Monument]], and the issuance of the first [[postage stamp]]s in the United States.
24: Polk, the first of ten children, was born on his family's 250 ...
31: ...rters of [[Thomas Jefferson]]. The first public office he held was that of Chief Clerk of the Senate o...
33: ...e of Representatives to select the victor. In his first speech, James Polk expressed his belief that t... - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
8: ... private tutors after leaving the academy. Of the first, a clergyman near Cambridge, Charles said, "I ...
29: ... [[Blaise Pascal]] and [[Gottfried Leibniz]]. He first discussed the principles of a calculating engi...
38: ...gutenberg.org/etext/4238] in [[1832]]. It was the first publication on what we would now call [[operat...
44: ...rk continued, but Charles would have continual difficulty getting money from the treasury.
46: ...e new workshop and demanded more money for the difficulty of traveling across town to oversee construc...
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