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- Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...' ([[May 11]], [[1906]] - [[August 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]...
4: Bessie Lee Pittman was born in [[Muscogee, Florida]], the youngest of t...
8: ...dlum, whom she married in 1936 after his divorce, was an astute financier and savvy marketer who recog...
10: ...fame, and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made...
12: ...ing of more than a thousand women pilots. For her war efforts, she received the [[Distinguished Servic... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1992]]) was an early computer pioneer. She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calcul...
3: ...ng mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: ...rite a program for it. At the end of the war she was discharged from the Navy, but she continued to w...
7: ...was known as the A compiler and its first version was [[A-0]]. Later versions were released commercia...
9: ...bler]]s of the time. It is fair to say that COBOL was based very much on her philosophy. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...st-known [[opera]] [[singer]] of the post-[[World War II]] period. She combined an impeccable [[bel ca...
7: ...pparent; by [[1958]] it reached a point where she was no longer suitable for many roles. Her later [[s...
9: ...our with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely des...
11: ...ouple had a child, a boy, who died hours after he was born on [[March 30]], [[1960]]. The relationship...
13: ...rom a heart attack at age 53. The funeral service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church on Rue Georges... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...[[singer]]s, and the winner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she...
4: ...s|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ... Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tiske...
10: ...s imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]...
12: ...ch she was one of the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics. - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as...
6: ...s talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ... the 1960s, including ''"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)",'' a much more soulful and impassio...
10: ...e Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters]]. ''''...
12: ...virtually unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she lat... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]...
5: ...tion of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], ...
11: ...on of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)|Johannes-Pa...
22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971) - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...er 29]], [[1911]]–[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] ...
3: ...ble backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
5: ...ded her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final t...
7: She was posthumously inducted into the [[Gospel Music As... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ... bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
4: Joplin was born in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], [[Te...
6: ...throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ...ig Brother and The Holding Company]], a band that was gaining some renown among the nascent [[hippie]]...
14: ...humously released) ''[[Pearl (album)|Pearl]]'' ([[1971]]). It became the biggest selling album of her sh... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...ly working in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[folk music]] sc...
5: ...ay explain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...iting credit to hit the charts, "Urge for Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton I...
9: ... the [[Woodstock Festival|music festival]], which was later a hit for both [[Crosby, Stills and Nash]]...
11: ... On, I'm a Radio". ''[[Court and Spark]]'' (1974) was a huge success, producing the international hit ... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
4: ...ty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
6: ...nited States]] in [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul ...
9: ...thnically [[Albania|Albanian]]. Her native tongue was [[Albanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kolė © and ...
11: ...ed to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She was a member of the youth group in her local parish ... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...ust 13]], [[2004]]), born '''Julia McWilliams''', was a famous American gourmet [[cook]], [[author]], ...
4: == Youth and World War II ==
8: ... in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted to [[Kandy]], Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) ...
10: ...war]], she resided in Washington, D.C., where she was married on [[September 1]], [[1946]] to Mr. Chil...
12: == Post-war France == - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
3: She was born '''Carole Penelope Masciarelli''' in [[The ...
7: ...s married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[1971]]-[[1979]]).
9: ...ce the mid-[[1980s]], including ''[[Big]]'', ''[[Awakenings]]'' and ''[[A League of Their Own]]''.
16: *''[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted)
30: *''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990) - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
4: ...r of the British Empire]] (DBE); in [[2005]], she was made a [[Order of the Companions of Honour|Compa...
11: ...e next two decades, winning several best actress awards.
13: ...s]]. She has also appeared with success on [[Broadway]]. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ... '''Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter o...
5: ...as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in [[1968...
9: .... Allen became infamously tainted for a time afterward, having somewhat confirmed Farrow's accusations...
16: ...] short subject with her famous mother. The short was ironically about famous mothers and their childr...
20: ... He has not spoken to or seen his father since he was 7, and is said to have a [[phobia]] of him. He r... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...as nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]]s during the course of her more than 70-year a...
5: ... became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunch proponent of publicizing the dangers o...
10: ...in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]...
12: ...friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
19: ...apidly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in sm... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...neer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ... beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer ...
13: ...he first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language per...
15: During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, ...
21: ...ier Old Men]]'' playing a femme fatale opposite [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Jack Lemmon]]. - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: ...iend]]'' in [[1953]] (which transferred to [[Broadway]] the same year, giving Andrews her American deb...
7: ...r [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
9: ... in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawaii (1966 movie)|Hawaii]]'', co-starring with [[Max von Sydow]], and [[...
11: ...specials with [[Carol Burnett]]. In [[1983]], she was chosen as the [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]...
13: Her film career was revived by director [[Garry Marshall]], who cast... - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
5: ...[sexual inequality in organized sports]]. In what was billed as '''''The Battle of the Sexes''''', she...
7: ...[[Grand Slam in tennis]] events. Billie Jean King was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of...
9: ...York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Moffitt]], was a pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]. - Furniture (1728 bytes)
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42: ...Making of Old Furniture. London: Evans Brothers, 1971. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
33: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water
69: ...he world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom was founded circa [[3200 BC]] by King [[Menes]], and...
71: It was the Muslim [[Arabs]] who introduced [[Islam]] an...
75: ...med Fouad II. Finally the '''Egyptian Republic''' was declared on [[18 June]] [[1953]] with Gen. [[Moh...
82: ...ernment of Egypt|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Nazif]] was sworn in as Prime Minister on [[9 July]] [[2004]...
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