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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...z|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
19: ...gee|Agee, James]], (fl. early 20th century), American poet
28: ...yes Agnew|Agnew, David Hayes]], (1818-1892), American surgeon
32: ...amin Agosto|Agosto, Benjamin]], (born 1982), American skater - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior [[United States Senate|United St...
7: Maria Cantwell was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indiana...
9: ...eminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a new library there.
13: In [[1986]], Cantwell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washingt... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...ptember 22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], ...
5: ...ter's arrest and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her principles.
7: ...d to the [[United States]] where she eventually became an [[evangelist]].
11: ...[[Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery]] in [[Santa Monica, California]]. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[... - 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) - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[crystallographer]] who made impo...
5: ...lped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
7: ==Cambridge and early career 1938-1950==
8: ... and was the basis of her doctoral degree in physical chemistry that she earned in 1945.
9: ... on the structure of carbons. Indeed on several occasions after accepting a position at King's, but be... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...le role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala, Milan (1957)]]
3: ...ersatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spontini|Spon...
5: ...bel canto operas, contributing greatly to the bel canto revival of the 1950s.
7: ...later [[stereo]] recordings evidence masterly musical interpretations with an increasingly unstable hi...
9: ...iuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...rald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ..." improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...d several hit songs with them, including "(If You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was...
10: ...uite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...ngers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their shows with the famous Ellington'... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...nging in a [[Baptist]] church. She moved to [[Chicago]] in [[1927]] where she sang with [[The Johnson...
3: ...cords]] in [[1954]]. With her mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who ...
5: ...a downturn in her popular success. She ended her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; wh... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
5: ...tion. They captivated the attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is someti...
11: ...nd loyal companion to Clyde Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed a...
15: ... he also cracked safes, burgled stores, and stole cars. Known primarily for robbing banks, he preferre...
23: ...Farm]] until early 1932. It was there, at Eastham Camp 1, that it appears he first killed another man ...
27: ...transportation in the Texas farm country. Clyde escaped, and Bonnie and Fults were arrested. She claim... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
1: ...ulah.jpg|thumb|Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934]]
8: ...wn as a hard-partying girl-about-town. She also became known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[A...
10: ...y affairs with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West...
12: ... that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al.
14: ..."first choice among established stars" to play [[Scarlett O'Hara]]. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ...1915]] – [[August 29]], [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|ac...
5: ...eceived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the...
7: ...y married and had a son. The affair caused was a scandal in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergma...
9: ...''H?onaten'') for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performan...
11: ...elgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them." - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...ed States|American]] film [[actor|actress]] who became the wife of [[Prince]] [[Rainier III, Prince of...
5: ...rgaret Majer; her [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Catholicism|Catholic]] family were new but prominent figures in ...
7: ...mily had opposed her becoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [...
9: ...M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thief]]''.
11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Country ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...o teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[...
7: ...discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...ting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...ich she appeared blonde for the first time in her career).
13: ... being the first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English lang... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20th century]]. Her...
6: ...s not her true biological father. The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley...
8: ...eane with Albert and Ida Bolender of [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]], southwest of [[Downtown Los ...
10: ... died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
12: ...adys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guardian. After Grace married in [[1935]], ... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
7: ...retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch female track and field team...
11: ...k. A swimming coach advised her to do athletics because there were already several top swimmers in the...
15: ...ith two other jumpers) while the Dutch relay team came fifth in the final (the sixth team in the final...
17: ...p to the preparations. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2, 1940, a week before the Netherla...
25: ...n 1941, Dutch media automatically "concluded" her career would be over. Top female athletes who were m... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...th Games]] medals. In [[October]] [[1962]] she became the first woman to swim the 100 metres in less ...
4: ..., wore an old swimsuit (which angered sponsors) because it was more comfortable, and, it was alleged, ...
6: ...came a publican, swimming coach and in [[1988]] became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for ...
15: ...[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
10: ... [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became one of the wealthiest women in the world in her...
21: *''[[Ali Baba Goes to Town]]'' ([[1937]]) (Cameo)
31: *''[[Hello London]]'' ([[1958]])
34: ...s of the [[Order of St. Olav]].'' [[Alex Trebek]] called this a "particularly difficult clue".
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