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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... leader") and High [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
4: :''Main article: [[Historical basis for King Arthur]]''
7: ...tones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
9: ... historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason ...
15: ...[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], who had a son called Artuir and whose life was somewhat similar to... - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...s. Depending on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or mul...
5: ...c of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-J...
7: ...of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: The Chinese call their country ''Zhongguo'', which is usually tr...
16: ...ing continually redefined while the central political influence expanded territorially, and its cultur... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three day...
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Pi...
12: ... of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Un... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
16: *[[Martti Ahtisaari|Ahtisaari, Martti]], (born 1937), UN diplomat & president of [[Finland]] - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...ce by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her father [[Henr...
13: ...]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]...
16: ..., along with her half-sister, Mary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated in the line of...
18: ...st Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] after Elizabeth became queen in [[1558]].
20: ...lerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. L... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
4: ...d:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | [[Image:secalbright.jpg|Madeleine Albright]]
19: | [[May 15]], [[1937]]
30: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
35: ... in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States S...
39: == Academic and public career == - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
3: ...|Feminist]] and an active supporter of the [[American Civil Rights Movement]].
5: ... of Human Rights]]. President [[Harry S. Truman]] called her the ''First Lady of the World'', in honor...
16: ...here I can look at you most of my waking hours! I can't kiss you [in person] so I kiss your picture go...
20: ... perform at [[Constitution Hall]] in Washington because of her skin color. Mrs. Roosevelt arranged fo...
22: ...cism), she was the connection to the African-American population and helped Mr. Roosevelt win a lot of... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...tember 6]], [[1966]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[birth control]] activist. Initially meeting ...
5: ...mother was a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who had 11 children before dying of [[tub...
7: ...ation'', to poor women, Sanger repeatedly risked scandal and imprisonment by acting in defiance of the...
9: ...es Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] paper, ''The Call''.
13: ...dissolution in 1937 after birth control under medical supervision was legalized in many states. In 192... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...ron Bror von Blixen-Finecke]], and the couple relocated to Kenya where they operated a [[coffee]] plan...
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
2: ...h;[[January 28]], [[1960]]) was an [[African-American]] [[folkloristics|folklorist]] and author. Her ...
7: ...nable for a number of reasons, cultural and political.
9: ...it embraces the dialect and culture of Black America of the early 20th century. For example ( Amy fro...
13: ... however, critics have praised her for her artful capture of the actual language and idiom of the day.
15: ...ith Wright's vision of the struggle of Black Americans, and did not sink into obscurity. - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ..."the girl with the curl." She became one of the [[Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood]].
5: ... melodramas and became a popular child actress in Canada.
7: ...ther of [[Cecil B. DeMille]], who was also in the cast. The play was produced by [[David Belasco]], w...
9: ...nt film era and the sound film era. She won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but ret...
11: ...-adventure film star. The phrase "by the clock" became a secret message of their love; as the couple w... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...oet]], [[feminism|feminist]], [[playwright]], and catalyst in the development of modern art and litera...
7: ...1897 followed by two years at [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]].
9: ...eft|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
12: ...he lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
15: ...She owned early works of [[Pablo Picasso]] (who became a friend and painted her portrait), [[Henri Mat... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ... 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new ground for...
4: ==Flying career==
6: ... Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for hi...
8: ...as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured in local newspapers while she taught English.
10: ...e in New York and a reception held by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] at the [[White House]]. From then ... - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...tober 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron commander dur...
3: ...ng school there. During and after her college education, she worked in various jobs in [[aviation]]. ...
5: ...Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the new [[tricycle landing gear]].
7: Robert Love, a reservist, was called to duty in [[Washington, D.C.]] in [[1942]]. ...
11: ...erican P-51 Mustang]], a [[C-54]], a [[North American B-25 Mitchell]], and along with [[Betty Gillies]... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
8: ... fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristo...
10: ...Quarrels between the children were frequent and occasionally violent. There was considerable tension b...
12: ...Tsvetaeva's mother contracted [[tuberculosis]]. Because it was believed that a change in climate could...
14: ...g Man'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon became her friend and mentor.
16: ...ribed in the essay 'A Captive Spirit.' She also became enamoured of the work of [[Aleksandr Blok]] and... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...]. Between the [[world war]]s, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member ...
7: ...apitulation of the coterie's ideals, Woolf's work can be understood as consistently in dialogue with B...
9: ...ists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...ream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives of characters, and ...
13: ...central strength: Woolf is arguably the major lyrical novelist in the English language. Her novels are... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ...rsue a career as a test pilot. In the 1930s she became fairly famous, setting many [[glider]] aerobati...
6: ...le under direct command of Karl Franke she soon became a major test pilot on the [[Junkers Ju 87]] ''S...
8: ...ting [[barrage balloon]] cables. Eventually she became [[Adolf Hitler]]'s favourite pilot. Reitsch wa...
10: Near the end of the war she became involved in testing the [[V-1 Flying Bomb]], wh...
12: ...h their parents, but he would not allow it. She escaped Berlin through heavy Russian anti-aircraft fir...
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