Specific names of places

• Antarctica

• Danube River

• Philippines

• Ural Mountains

• the West Coast

Directions when part of the specific name of a state, country, or region in the world

• North Carolina

• South Africa

• the Far East

• the West Coast

• Do NOT capitalize when just explaining the direction something is: North Carolina is south of Virginia.

Planets and Objects in the Universe

• Mercury

• Haley's Comet

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Milky Way

• Ursa Major

The names of bridges, monuments, landmarks, etc.

• Golden Gate Bridge

• Lincoln Memorial

• Statue of Liberty

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Niagara Falls

Names of specific transportation: planes, trains, ships, cars, spaceships

• Challenger

• Ferrari

• U.S.S. Maine

• International Space Station

• Amtrak

Organizations, institutions, stores, and companies, and abbreviations of organizations

• Browning High School

• Ikea

• Petsmart

• ASPCA

• NBA

• Google

Historical Events, Documents, Time Periods, Dates, Holidays, etc.

• The Black Death, The Jurassic Era,

• Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights

• 55 BCE, 1485 CE

• October 6, 2020, August 7, 1979

• Easter, Valentine's Day, Flag Day

• Winter Solstice, Summer Solstice, Spring Break, but NOT winter, fall, summer, or spring