Capital Letters - Examples:
A person's name (real and fictional)
Gene Kelly, the Abominable Snowman, Darth Vader, Mother Teresa, Grandfather (if you are using it as a name and not as a role; NAME: I gave Grandfather a peach. ROLE: I said hello to my grandfather)
Addresses (including city, county, state, country, continent, or specific geographic location)
181 Milner Avenue, Albany, Albany County, New York, United States of America, North America, on the Hudson River between the Catskill Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains, on the planet Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy
Calendar Terms
Monday, July 14th, is Bastille Day.
Races, Nationalities & Languages
I'm from the Iroquois tribe, but I love Ethiopian culture and adore Vietnamese food, because I spent much of my life in the Indo-European culture.
Religions, Names of Diety, Sacred Books & Celebrations, Religious Followers
Judaism, Buddhism, Zeus, Christ, Ramadan, Advent, Shintoists, Presbyterians
Organizations (business, social, and government)
United University Professions, the Empty Stocking Project, the Girl Scouts, the 101st Airborne Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Historical Names
Renaissance, the Declaration of Sentiments, the Battle of Bull Run, the Great Depression
Awards, Prizes, Medals
Nobel Peace Prize, the Good Citizen's Award, Olympic Gold Medal, Good Doobie Award
Educational Institutions, Departments, Organizations, Degrees, Titles of Specific Courses
Rutgers University, Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Science Department, Master of Arts, Environmental Economics, Introduction to Linguistics
Note that general courses of study, unless they are languages, are not capitalized (e.g., sociology, psychology, mathematics, literature, etc.). English is always capitalized.
Product or Trade Names
Dodge Caravan, The Queen Mary, America Online, Lauren perfume, Maytag, IBM, Dove soap (the common term of a product's name ["soap" or "perfume"] usually is not capitalized)
Honorary Distinctions
Dr. Grace Best is the Chair of the Board of Armenian Workers in America. Her sister, Senator Best, was once the president of Coolidge College and was presented with the Edith Showalter award and given an honorary doctorate at graduation last year. Her daughter, Nina, was just announced to be the winner of the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player Award.
A Work of Art (including paintings and sculptures)
The short story "Smile" is about the theft of the Mona Lisa, which was first discovered by a London Times reporter who later worked for Match and wrote his own book entitled What She Was Thinking.
Abbreviations for Titles, Agencies, Organizations, Corporations, Trade Names, Call Letters of Radio or TV Stations
AT&T; R.U. Beter, M.D.; UN; WABC-TV; Lucy Gold, D.D.S.; James Major, Sr.
Exercise 2: Capital Letters 
