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- Timeline of United States history (1930-1949) (8681 bytes)
1: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1930]] to [[1949]]'''.
34: *[[1934]] - [[Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act]]
41: *[[1935]] - [[Motor Carrier Act]]
61: ...the Worlds (radio)|The War of the Worlds]]'' broadcast
63: *[[1939]] - [[Cash and Carry]]
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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...efered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|125px|]]
11: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]]) - 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... - 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... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...emple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China...
5: ...f system as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problematic. Thus, some regard [[Confucianism...
7: ...Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
11: ...was regarded as the [[Son of Heaven]], and he typically led the imperial court in performing elaborate...
28: ... centered on 'the way', an understanding of which can be likened to recognising the true nature of the... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - 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: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
9: ...al writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
16: ...[[Troy Aikman|Aikman, Troy]], (born 1966), [[American football]] star
20: ... Richard Ainger|Ainger, Nicholas Richard]], (born 1949), British Labour MP - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...ter in the world, as well as the only former American citizen to hold the post ([[Benjamin Netanyahu]]...
10: Her father worked as a carpenter in [[Milwaukee]] and her mother ran a groc...
14: ...ather when she was 18. She began speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region...
20: ...s there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the kitchen. She a...
28: ...ed, "After I signed, I cried. When I studied American history as a schoolgirl and I read about those w... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...ion (1964 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]).
5: ...rumental in resolving conflicts between states, local jurisdictions and the military.
7: ... in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
11: ...d as yet only) woman chair of the [[Senate Republican Conference]], [[1967]]-[[1972]]. - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...[[atheist]], founder of [[American Atheists]] and campaigned for the [[separation of church and state]...
4: ...hs and began calling herself Madalyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas Co...
6: ==An American atheist==
7: ... Madalyn Murray as ''the most hated woman in America''.
9: ...the Supreme Court decision Madalyn founded [[American Atheists]], "a nationwide movement which defends... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
5: ... and she was buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio de Janeiro]].
7: ...cab顬 a poor woman in Rio de Janeiro, is written called Rodrigo S.M, a fictional writer.
13: *A Cidade Sitiada (1949)
35: *Cartas perto do Cora磯 (2001) (letters exchanged wi... - 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... - Edna St. Vincent Millay (2636 bytes)
1: ...892]] – [[October 19]], [[1950]]) was a lyrical poet and playwright and the first woman to recei...
3: ... and family), Norma, and Kathleen then moved to [[Camden, Maine]]. Millay rose to fame with her poem "...
5: ...e, during which time her great popularity in America was attained. She won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Po...
7: ...ived in Austerlitz, New York, at a farmhouse they called Steepletop. The marriage was an [[open marria...
9: ...d War II]]. Merle Rubin noted: "She seems to have caught more flak from the literary critics for suppo... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
6: ...d one of the 25 outstanding businesswomen in America by the Boston Chamber of Commerce and in [[1953]]...
8: ...cognized the value of publicity for her business. Calling her line of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew ...
10: ...Angeles]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] race because officials restricted entrants to men only. Coc...
12: ...oined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Following America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made direct... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compil...
3: ...e same two subjects in [[1930]] and in [[1934]] became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathemati...
5: ...n the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculators.
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]...
12: ...to an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr... - Lise Meitner (3907 bytes)
10: ...w a [[chain reaction]] leading to an explosion. Because this could be used as weapon, and the knowledg...
12: ...e Max Planck Medal of the German Physics Society, 1949.
14: Meitner died in [[Cambridge]], [[England]] in [[1968]]. Element 109 is...
17: ...to Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Max von Laue on the Occasion of their 80th Birthday''. New York: Interscie...
19: ...ner: A Life in Physics'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996, ISBN 0520089065 - Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
5: ...[[Harvard Observatory]] to work with [[Annie Jump Cannon]] and [[Harlow Shapley]]. on star clusters. ...
7: ... [[David Dunlap Observatory]], where Frank Hogg became director in [[1946]] until his death in [[1951]...
9: ...ronto]], who died in [[1988]]. She died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1993.
11: ...n the [[Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy]] in [[1949]] and the [[Klumpke-Roberts Award]] in [[1983]].
13: ...[1968]] she was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in [[1976]]. - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...nger, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
5: ..., [[Missouri]], the daughter of Eddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered [[vaudeville]] as a tee...
7: ...th a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard frequently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it terrorized th...
9: ...oman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful f...
11: ...test song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptors. - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
1: ...lie Holiday photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1949</small>]]
3: ...a difficult childhood which affected her life and career.
9: ...rnity. This stems from a copy of her birth certificate in Baltimore archives that lists the father as ...
14: ...by [[record producer]] [[John Hammond]] at a club called Monette's (there is still some dispute among ...
18: ...mpensated for this shortcoming, however, with impecable timing, nuanced phrasing, and emotional immedi...
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