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- Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
4: ...able and famous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].
6: ...[[1822]] he sailed on a voyage around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperrey]], and...
8: ...e probable place of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérouse|La Perouse]].
12: On his return in [[1840]], he was made [[rear admiral]].
16: ...illed with his wife and son in a [[railroad]] accident near [[Meudon]], France. He is buried in the [[... - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
5: ...studied [[anthropology]] at [[Barnard College]] under [[Franz Boas]] at [[Columbia University]].
7: Hurston's work slid into obscurity for decades, explainable for a number of reasons, cultural a...
11: ... me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash ...
13: ...ng a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, critics ha...
17: ...rk was groundbreaking: She was among the first academics to study [[Voodoo]], even travelling to [[Hai... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ... a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[P...
8: ...c]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]] and [[Pierre Puvis de Chavannes]], and she had affairs with all of them...
10: ...forts. Unlike many of her peers, Valadon received acclaim and some financial success during her lifetime.
12: Despite her achievements, she lived in the shadows o...
14: ... was, however, best known for her candid female nudes. - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: '''Phillis Wheatley''' ([[1753]] - [[December 5]], [[1784]]), also spelled '''Phylis Whea...
5: ...Lieutenant Governor [[Andrew Oliver]]. They concluded that she had in fact written the poems ascribed ...
7: ... a poem she had written in his honor. Wheatley's acclaim was not, however, universal. [[Thomas Jefferson]]...
9: After the death of John and Susannah Wheatley, Phillis married...
13: ...Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, Who Departed This Life December 29, 1783'' - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
8: ...round the country and gained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover...
10: ...s as a songwriter. [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from...
12: ...ritical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emmylou Harris]] said of Williams, "She is...
16: ...''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...nd briefly working in advertising again. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the [[American Red Cross]]...
8: ...ere she was mostly a file clerk but helped in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted...
10: ...the [[United States State Department | U.S. State Department]] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits offic...
14: ...re. She joined the women's cooking club [[Cercle des Gourmettes]] where she met [[Simone Beck]] who, ...
16: ...h]] into [[American English]], making the recipes detailed, interesting, and practical. - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: ...& Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
7: In [[1956]], composers [[Frederick Loewe]] and [[Alan Jay Lerner]] cast Andrews ...
9: ...Newman]] (both in [[1966]]), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]...
11: ...-[[1973]], but the greatest critical acclaim accorded her TV work was for her [[variety show]] special...
13: ...r box office hits. She has also starred in two made-for-television movies based on the character of E... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...arch]], located in northwestern [[Europe]]. It borders the [[North Sea]] to the north and west, [[Belg...
7: native_name = Nederland |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime mini...
20: ...he Netherlands|Beatrix]] <br> [[Jan Peter Balkenende]] | - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ...[country]] in central [[South America]]. It is bordered by [[Brazil]] on the north and east, [[Paragua...
8: native_name = República de Bolivia |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Bolivia|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) |
24: area_magnitude = 1 E12 | - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ... horrendous casualties, as high as twenty million dead.
11: ...e Minster [[Winston Churchill]] (left), U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (center), and Soviet ...
13: ...des that they could stay there and that neither side would use force to push the other out. This tacit...
15: ...e to vie for the allegiance of the developing and developed world in the postwar years.
17: ...f-interest. [[World War II]] resulted in enormous destruction of infrastructure and populations throug... - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
3: {{Infobox President | name=Harry S. Truman
6: | order=33rd President
9: | preceded=[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
10: | succeeded=[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
13: | dead=dead - Trajan (7787 bytes)
1: ....jpg|right|thumb|250px|Emperor Trajan. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...[five good emperors]]" of the [[Roman Empire]]. Under his rule, the empire reached its greatest territ...
5: ...Ulpii in a line that continued long after his own death.
7: ...d was known as one of the foremost military commanders of the empire when Domitian was killed in [[96]...
9: ...the highly respected Trajan succeeded without incident, making him the first non-[[Italy|Italian]] Rom... - Richard E. Byrd (4114 bytes)
5: ...ring his tour with the [[United States Navy]]. He developed a passion for flight, and pioneered many t...
9: ...im. Nonetheless, this trip earned Byrd widespread acclaim, enabling him to secure funding for subsequent at...
12: ... emergency supplies in order to achieve the altitude of the Polar Plateau. However, the flight was suc...
15: ...pedition to date. Byrd also commanded [[Operation Deep Freeze]], which established permanent Antarctic...
17: ==Awards and decoration== - American comic book (14771 bytes)
8: ...on of [[Rodolphe T?er|Rodolphe T?er's]] "Histoire de M. Vieux Bois".
10: ==[[Golden Age of comic books|The Golden Age]]==
13: Comic books developed from earlier [[comic strip]]s that had beg...
15: ...mic books had begun appearing in the previous decade. The [[Belgium|Belgian]] comic book "[[Tintin]] ...
17: ... and the content was heavy on [[adventure]] and [[detective fiction]]. - Tennessee Valley Authority (7965 bytes)
1: ...ry:United States federal agencies]][[Category:New Deal]][[Category:Power companies]]
3: ...gion around the [[Tennessee River]] Valley. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed the Tennessee ...
7: During the [[1920s]] and the [[Great Depression]] years the public of the USA became dise...
15: ...flood control]], strategic materials for national defense, electric power, relief of unemployment and ...
21: ...ad been farmed too hard for too long, eroding and depleting the soil. - Music history of the United States (35788 bytes)
4: ...people to populate [[North America]]. These included a number of [[tribe]]s, like the [[Choctaw]], [[...
6: ...tian]] [[choir]]s, [[musical notation]], [[broadside]]s, as well as large numbers of [[West Africa]]n ...
12: ...] began performing spoken lyrics over a beat provided by an [[emcee]]; this became known as [[hip hop ...
17: ...nct, though some remain relatively vibrant in a modern form, such as [[music of Hawaii|Hawaiian music]...
19: ...an]], [[Ireland|Irish]], [[Mexico|Mexican]], [[Sweden|Swedish]], [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] and [[Armenia]]... - Music of the United States (1940s and 50s) (18910 bytes)
4: ...e innately tied up into causes, opposing certain ideas, influenced by the [[sexual revolution]], [[fem...
6: ...a revival of [[hillbilly music]] early in the decade, and drew on [[Appalachian folk music|Appalachian...
8: ...st popular, [[Motown]]. The last part of the decade saw soul singer-songwriters like [[Marvin Gaye]] ...
10: ...a new wave of music and social activism. [[Psychedelic rock]] arose from this subculture, which oppos...
12: ... high-energy and activist pop of the previous decade. It began with singer-songwriters like [[Carol K... - Comics of the United States (14771 bytes)
8: ...on of [[Rodolphe T?er|Rodolphe T?er's]] "Histoire de M. Vieux Bois".
10: ==[[Golden Age of comic books|The Golden Age]]==
13: Comic books developed from earlier [[comic strip]]s that had beg...
15: ...mic books had begun appearing in the previous decade. The [[Belgium|Belgian]] comic book "[[Tintin]] ...
17: ... and the content was heavy on [[adventure]] and [[detective fiction]]. - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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13: ...stricts of Russia|District]]: || [[Northwestern Federal District|North West Russia]]
15: ...ia|Subdivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
23: | [[Population density]]: || 7691 persons/km�
25: | [[Altitude]]: || 3 m
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