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- Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
4: ...ea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history.
5:
8: ...he deadliest American natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina.
10: ... Flooding devastates the Mississippi River valley causing $2 to $4 billion in damage.
11: ...S. tornado since the advent of modern weather forecasting - Timeline of United States history (1990-present) (6005 bytes)
1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1990]] to present.'''
3: === [[1990s]] ===
4: *[[1990]] - [[Hubble Space Telescope]] placed in [[orbit]...
5: *[[1990]] - [[Iraq]] invades [[Kuwait]] leading to [[1991...
8: ... [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] kill 50-60 people and cause nearly $1 billion damage
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- Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: '''Francisco Vásquez de Coronado''' (ca. [[1510]] - [[September 22]],[[1554]]) was a [[Sp...
5: He was born in [[Salamanca]], [[Spain]].
7: ...s, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans and Africans.
11: ...orado River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garcia Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and foun...
12: ...the first European to see the magnificent [[Grand Canyon]]. [[Hernando de Alvarado]] was sent east, an... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...os]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Saint...
9: ...serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the sec...
19: ===Education===
20: ...was instructed in religion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer i... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...Girardeau, Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[radio]] [[talk show]] host. A [[conservatism...
4: == Early career ==
6: ...wned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
8: ... an "inoperable [[pilonidal cyst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [...
14: == Talk radio and television career == - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...t]] pro-[[democracy]] activist in [[Burma]]. In [[1990]] she won the the [[Rafto Prize]] and the [[Sakha...
8: ...Kingdom]] and at the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]]. While in [[...
10: She returned to Myanmar in [[1988]] to care for her ailing mother. In that year, the long-t...
14: ...on prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
16: ... a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the Burmese government denied ... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ... Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has been implicated as well, and remained in jail until [[November...
6: ...s included active participation in various social causes.
8: ...l of illegal canvassing. Her entire undergraduate career was fuelled by controversy, coming in the mid...
11: ... father's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of Gen...
13: Then in the first open election in more than a decade, on [[November 16]], [[1988]], Benazir's PPP wo... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ...e Prime Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 fe...
7: ...undtland Commission]], developing the broad political concept of [[sustainable development]] in the co...
9: ...until October 16, [[1989]] and from November 3, [[1990]] until October 25, [[1996]], when she was succee...
11: ...d was recognized in [[2003]] by [[Scientific American]] as their ''Policy Leader of the Year'' for coo...
17: Her hallmark political activities have been chronicled by her husband,... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
2: |+ <font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell'''</font>
4: ...efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Kim_Campbell.jpg]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...s not popularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to ... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the j...
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: ..., she helped write the [[Growth Management Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
6: ==Highlights of political career==
11: ...ter of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]]
13: *Minister of Justice [[1990]]–[[1991]]
20: ...ft this task when she was elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice ...
24: ...s the [[minister of foreign affairs]], was significantly more popular than [[Paavo Lipponen]], the par... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
4: ...rom the School of International Service at [[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
6: ...he participated in numerous peace and environment campaigns in [[Germany]] and other countries.
8: ...he [[German Green Party]]. Between [[1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of the [[Bundestag]] (West Ge...
10: ...ging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and hu...
14: ...the goal of letting Petra Kelly's ideas and political message live on, the Petra Kelly Foundation [htt... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...d and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ...
7: ...OBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
10: ...td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[3 December]] [[1990]] - [[12 September]] [[1997]]</td></tr>
13: <tr><td>'''Successor:'''</td><td>[[Mary McAleese]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''Other candidates:'''</td><td>[[Fianna Fᩬ]]: Brian Leniha... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: .... Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent se...
5: ...s wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...al Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] in the Senate.
11: ...gues to be secretary of the Democratic caucus. As caucus secretary, she will assist [[Senate Minority ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
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... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known...
11: ...made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: ...physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ...t recent evidence has proved that this is not the case. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagena...
22: ... of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'... - Jane Delano (3466 bytes)
1: ...[[France]], was a nurse and founder of the [[American Red Cross Nursing Service]].
4: ...ive nursing procedures for the patients under her care. Leaving Florida, Jane Delano then spent three ...
6: ...resulted in her being named president of the American Nurses Association and chair of the National Com...
8: ...Association]], the Army Nurse Corps, and the American Red Cross. Through her efforts, emergency respon...
12: ...including a number of her awards and medals. In [[1990]], the National Nursing Advisory Committee formed... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...sponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s ...
19: *''Night in Memphis'' cantata (1968)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969)
40: *''Hommage ࠍarina Tsvetayeva'' for a capella choir - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...] finally made her come back to South Africa in [[1990]].
5: ...100 Great South Africans (see [[List of South Africans]]).
8: *[[Culture of South Africa]] - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...l [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ...e of "You Oughta Know" is readily seen almost a decade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude...
10: ...June 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morisse...
21: ...tawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast member, but left after one season.
26: :''And your fake identification'' - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
3: ..., [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and son...
7: ...rnia|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruite...
9: ...ll Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would ge...
11: ... [[Grammy]] awards in [[1994]]: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the ...
13: ...etted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Album. Other singles in...
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