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Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the prin... |
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Declaration of Independence, 4th of July
The Declaration of Independence has been described as the most important document in human history. Here, in the memorable language of the famous preamble, a hundred and... |
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E. T. A. Hoffmann, Composer & Writer
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman a... |
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Constable, British Landscape Painter
John Constable, English painter, ranked with Turner as one of the greatest British landscape artists. Although he showed an early talent for art and began painting his na... |
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Bernardino Drovetti
Bernardino Drovetti was an Italian diplomat, lawyer, explorer and antiquarian, appointed by Napoleon as French consul to Egypt at a time when the country and its antiquit... |
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Amedeo Avogadro, Italian Chemist
In 1811 Amedeo Avogadro hypothesized that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. From this hypothesis it followed... |
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Public Lands Museum Timeline
Public lands are one of America's greatest treasures. Nearly one-third of the country belongs to its citizens - a national inheritance unparalleled in the world. Public l... |
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Timeline of US Diplomatic History
The State Department web site is a permanent electronic archive... |
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Flag Timeline
The Grand Union flag... |
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Alexander I, Emperor of Russia
Aleksander Pavlovich Romanov or Tsar Alexander I (The Blessed), was Emperor of Russia from 1801-1825 and King of Poland from 1815–1825. The son of the Grand Duke Paul Pet... |
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Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematician
Carl Friedrich Gauss, was a German mathematician who dominated the mathematical community during and after his lifetime. A child prodigy, Gauss taught himself reading and... |
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Belzoni, Valley of the Kings - 1817
Giovanni Battista Belzoni — Italian showman, engineer and explorer of Egyptian antiquities. His quest for adventure brought him to England in 1803 and by means of his gig... |
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William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, often esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnso... |
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King Louis Napoleon
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Lodewijk Napoleon in Dutch), king of Holland (1806-1810). Intended by his older brother Napoleon Bonaparte as little more than a French governor... |
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José de San Martín, Hero of Argentina
José de San Martín was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain. Born in Yapeyú,... |
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