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1. List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
   7: ...rah]], (1934-1996), Somali politician and clan leader
   19: ...nge, Danny]], (born 1959), [[basketball]] player, coach, [[baseball]] player
   24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer
2. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   2: ...Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absol...
   5: ... the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[J...
   9: ...ated to make this document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly h...
   11: ... freed the nobles from state service and taxes; made noble status hereditary; and gave the nobles full...
   13: ...ncouraged foreign investment in economically underdeveloped areas. Third, Catherine relaxed the censor...
3. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
   5: dead=dead |
   8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
   9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
   11: ...t always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title, as...
   13: ... [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued ...
4. Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
   3: ... Angeles, California]], the daughter of an acting coach.
   7: ...th [[Jack Nicholson]]), for which she won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[1998]].
   9: ...first actress to win both an [[Emmy]] and an [[Academy Award]] in the same year.
   11: ...n [[July 18]], [[1999]]. The couple divorced on [[December 18]], [[2000]].
   18: *''[[The Curse of the Jade Scorpion]]'' (2001)
5. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
   2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
   6: ... of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norm...
   8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
   10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men...
   12: ...elf, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent...
6. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
   1: ...hile 3rd place finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
   7: ...by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF).
   11: ... could not decide which sport to pick. A swimming coach advised her to do athletics because there were al...
   13: ... Record in the 800 [[metre|m]]. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a mid...
   17: ...y 2, 1940, a week before the Netherlands were invaded by German troops.
7. Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
   3: ... of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is considered by some to be one of the greatest athletes in ...
   5: ... and Stefania-Alexandrina; she was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of a Russian film.
   7: ... later defect to the [[United States]] and become coaches of many great American gymnasts. As a 13-year-...
   11: Comaneci successfully defended her European all-around title in 1977, but the R...
   13: ...t from her metal grip buckle. Against doctors' orders, she left the hospital and competed on beam whe...
8. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
   4: ... after the Australian Swimming Union placed her under a 10 year ban. Things had come to a head when, a...
   6: Fraser then became a publican, swimming coach and in [[1988]] became a Member of the Legislativ...
   7: ...8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] (AO).
9. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
   2: ...], she became the first player to achieve the "Golden Slam" – capturing all four Grand Slam titl...
   6: ...e of three he began teaching Steffi to swing a wooden racket in the family's living room. She began pr...
   8: ...nament at the age of 13 in October [[1982]] at Filderstadt, Germany, and lost her first professional m...
   10: ...ctice courts. This narrow focus meant that Graf made few friends on the tour in her early years, but l...
   12: ... [[1986]] at [[Hilton Head]], [[South Carolina]], defeating [[Chris Evert]] in the final. She followed...
10. Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
    4: ... to the side of the rink several times to ask her coach for directions.
    6: By the next Olympiad, she needed no such assistance. She won her first of ten con...
    12: ...e basis for the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]] at H?dden, near [[Oslo]].
    14: ...kemia]], on a flight from [[Paris]] to Oslo. Considered by most as the greatest female figure skater i...
    26: *''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' ([[1941]])
11. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    3: ...nis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and be...
    5: ...d Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather (ad...
    11: ...utine to get herself into shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hall...
    13: ... York City]] and informed them that she wished to defect. Within a month, she received a [[Green Card]...
    15: ...She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend her Wimbledon title in [[1979]].
12. Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
    3: ...striker (wearing red shirt) has run past the defender (in white shirt) and is about to take a shot at ...
    11: ...nd minimal equipment requirements have no doubt aided its spread and growth in popularity. In many par...
    27: === History and development ===
    28: ... football and the parallel development of other codes).
    30: ...y College, Cambridge]] in 1848, at a meeting attended by representatives from [[Eton College|Eton]], [...
13. Idaho (13962 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 44^th |
    22: 2000Density = 6.04 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 43^rd |
    26: Latitude = 42? N to [[49th parallel north|49? ...
    27: Longitude = 111? W to 117? W |
14. Nebraska (13662 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 42^nd |
    22: 2000Density = 8.6 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 37^th |
    26: Latitude = 40?N to 43?N |
    27: Longitude = 95?25'W to 104?W |
15. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Garden State |
    11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
    13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
    21: DensityRank = 1^st |
    22: 2000Density = 438 |
16. List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
    8: ...Al Qadhafi|Qadhafi, Moammar]], Libyan military leader
    20: *[[Dennis Quaid|Quaid, Dennis]], actor
    23: ...Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
    28: ...819 - 1899), German-born, London-based rare books dealer
    35: ...ayle, (1947-), US politician and former Vice President
17. American football (39287 bytes)
    1: :''For details of the origins and development of American football, see the [[history ...
    3: ...d usually has a large set of stitches along one side.]]
    7: Outside of the United States and Canada, the sport is ref...
    13: ...an [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force Academy]] player tries to thwart his progress.]]
    15: ...jpg|thumb|250px|American football is a physically demanding sport.]]
18. January 17 (12233 bytes)
    5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
    7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
    9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
    11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
    13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ...
19. Horse tack (8580 bytes)
    6: ...s at the rear of the saddle and goes around the widest part of the horse's belly.
    8: ...ant that the saddle is comfortable for both the rider and the horse—an improperly fitting saddle...
    10: There are many types of saddles, each specially designed for its given task.
    21: *[[Sidesaddle]]
    22: **English Sidesaddle
20. Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
    5: ...nal team. When the N.A. formed, Red Stockings founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that ...
    10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomaha...
    11: ...Teams in Division:''' [[Florida Marlins]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[New York Mets]], [[Washington ...
    20: ...games. Not only did they finish first, but they ended up 10.5 games up on the second place Giants.
    21: ... league in both pitching, and hitting, and its leader, Evers, won the Chalmers Award, which is equival...

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