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- Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...ı Ğ?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of dee...
3: ...ervatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...ing|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exa...
7: ...d Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Ar...
9: ...T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''. - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ... States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...s referred to as the [[public enemy era]] between 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the formation of ...
11: ...hey viewed as certain. She was fond of creative writing and the arts. Her poem "The Story of Bonnie an...
15: ...Clyde acted without criminal intent. However, despite holding down "square" jobs during the period 192...
19: ...ght it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight}} - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
9: ...eaking career at the age of 13 in this context, writing letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution...
13: ...September 17, after which she returned to the [[United States]].
15: ...er in this work. While so occupied in [[New York City|New York]], she met her second husband, Harold S...
23: ...ullhorn. On the road between sermons, she would sit in the back seat typing sermons and other religio...
25: ...filed for separation. His petition for divorce, citing abandonment, was granted in 1921. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ... [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]] of Calcu...
6: ...80]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [[1996]] (one of only six). She was...
9: ...though most Albanians are [[Muslim]] and the majority of their native Macedonia are [[Macedonian Ortho...
11: ...Loreto]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...al vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''. - Mata Hari (3970 bytes)
1: ...cted [[espionage|spy]], made her name synonymous with ''[[femme fatale]]'' during [[World War I|WWI]]....
5: ...ve had affairs with many military officers and politicians.
7: ...e ever produced any substantial intelligence for either side. All of the stories about the fortunes of...
11: ...perly. The tale is highly unlikely to be true, as it bears a suspicious resemblance to [[Puccini]]'s p...
13: "[[Harlot]], yes. But [[traitor]]ess? Never!" —attributed to Mata Hari, on... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...rations Executive]] and return to France to work with the [[French Resistance|French underground]] in ...
7: ...r [[Cannes]] in [[1942]], where she made contact with her supervisor, [[Peter Churchill]]. Using the ...
9: ...pe was that in this way their treatment would be mitigated.
17: Odette was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] and was awarded the [[George Cros... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...ue Light]]'' she took it; her main interest was initially in fictional films.
7: ...ted that she would ever have a relationship with Hitler.
9: ...Olympia_(film)|Olympia]]'', a film celebrated for its technical and aesthetic achievements. She was th...
13: ...r atrocities—a position which many of her critics dismiss as ridiculous.
15: ...istance, protests, sharp criticisms, and an inability to secure funding. The few films she made were s... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...II]] ([[1872]]-[[1946]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1931]]-[[1946]]), and granddaughter of Senator [[John ...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
10: ...re, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [[Mauritz Stiller]]. He trained her in [[film|cinema]] [[a...
12: When Stiller went to the [[United States]] in [[1925]] to work for [[Metro-Goldwy...
17: ...on-and-off affair with the primarily homosexual British photographer [[Cecil Beaton]], to whom she was...
19: ...'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge s...
21: ..., her one-time fiancé¬ John Gilbert, whose popularity was waning, did not fare as well after the adven... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...rnicus]] in [[1543]], while others wish to extend it into the [[18th century]]. Nevertheless, the basi...
3: ...science was highly [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]]; at its end, science was [[mathematics|mathematical]], [...
7: ...oses in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...ed in the modern world; there is no concern here with "other narratives" or alternate ways of knowing,...
11: ...of the causes of the revolution (Margolis, 2002). It may be summarized in the following lists of signi... - North America (12844 bytes)
2: ...te orthographic.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite composite image of North America]]
4: ...001 its population was estimated at 454,225,000. It can be geographically defined by subtracting [[So...
6: ...areful --> considered to include Canada and the United States, but not Mexico or any of the [[Central ...
7: ...rica is only a subcontinent composed by Canada, United States and Mexico.
9: ...ca, considering it too small to be a continent of its own. - Australia (39438 bytes)
9: capital =[[Canberra]]|
11: largest_city =[[Sydney]]|
12: government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy|Const. monarchy]]|
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Governor-G...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<b... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...t until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Tha...
6: ...ssia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]...
8: ...democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as...
10: ...anguage|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estima... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of history....
3: * [[Anyang]] was the capital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: cal...
5: ... and briefly ''Peiping'') was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorte...
8: ...d Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan")
10: ...u (中都 Zhōngdū "central capital") - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ..., and the tiny [[Parsley Island]] ([[Disputed territories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisati...
15: capital = [[Madrid]] |
17: largest_city = [[Madrid]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Kings of Spain|King]]<br>[[President of th...
23: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ... a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...[Zeus]] being the god whom the Greeks identified with [[Amun]]).
6: ...he temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in the city.
8: ...rtant temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - Ancient history (7857 bytes)
1: ...rope ancient history was followed by [[Late Antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages]].
3: ...t|cuneiform]] possibly being the oldest form of writing. [[Genetic]] evidence, however, points to the ...
12: *African Ancient Kingdoms: [[Axumite Kingdom]], [[Kush]], etc.
17: *[[Hittites]]
23: *[[Mitanni]] - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...The Sporting News]]'' named Ruth as Number One in its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
4: ...he "power game" compelled other teams to follow suit, breaking the monopoly of the "inside game" that ...
9: ... countless hours on hitting, fielding and later, pitching.
10: ...pg|thumb|right|400px|Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding up bat, in baseb...
12: ...atthias promptly switched George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, instead of gettin... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
21: DensityRank = 18<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 54.59 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 4<sup>th</sup> | - Iowa (24205 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
21: DensityRank = 33<sup>rd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 20.22 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 29<sup>th</sup> |
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