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- Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
5: ...ddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered [[vaudeville]] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New ...
7: ... acts. Already a star, she performed in a skirt made only of [[banana]]s, often accompanied by her pet...
11: ...ime she also scored her greatest song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contempo...
13: ...ker was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]] for her underground activity.
15: Yet despite her popularity in France, she was never real... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: '''Maria Callas''' ([[December 2]], [[1923]] –[[September 16]], [[19...
5: .... Together with Serafin, Callas subsequently recorded and performed many bel canto operas, contributin...
7: ...or many roles. Her later [[stereo]] recordings evidence masterly musical interpretations with an incre...
9: ... was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...cqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinated US president [[John F. Kennedy]]. - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ... between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...[[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[C...
7: ...e River|Meuse]] to [[Jacques D'Arc]] and Isabelle de Vouthon, a [[peasant]] family later granted [[nob...
11: ...mb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the ...
12: ...lies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by the English since the previous October.... - Ocarina (3914 bytes)
2: ...he underside of the instrument's body. They are made of [[earthenware]], although a few exceptions com...
5: ...lue and white "[[onion pattern]]" as the exterior design.
11: ...nt. This means that, unlike a [[flute]] or [[recorder]], the placement of the holes on an ocarina is l...
18: ...h century]] due to the release of two popular [[video game]]s for the [[Nintendo 64]], ''[[Legend of Z...
26: ...ug has similar properties. A recent instrument, a derivative of the ocarina called a '''huaca''', was ... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ... developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and has been known as t...
6: ...sic)|harmonic series]], facilitated by its small, deep [[mouthpiece]], giving it its characteristic "m...
12: ... needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the pitch was ...
14: ...ype of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature.
16: ...rmonic series, and there were then three valves added to it. Using these three valves, the player cou... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
4: ...g San]], Commander in Chief of the [[Burma Independence Army]]
17: *[[Albert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of '...
18: *[[Ernst Udet|Udet, Ernst]], German WWI fighter ace
23: ...iba|Ueshiba, Morihei]], (1883-1969), Japanese founder of [[aikido]]
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&db_key=AST&high=41e14...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - Timeline of United States history (1930-1949) (8681 bytes)
3: ...'s "Migrant Mother," an iconic image of the Great Depression in the United States]]
7: *[[1931]] - [[Japan]] invades [[Manchuria]]
15: ...33]] - [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] becomes President
26: *[[1933]] - [[Montevideo Conference]]
32: *[[1934]] - [[Federal Housing Administration]] - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].... - Pompeii (10901 bytes)
1: ...e:Pompeii7.jpg|right|thumb|Ruins in Pompeii, provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...vessels to save some of those trapped in the seaside towns.
7: ...mage:Pompeii6.jpg|left|thumb|View of Pompeii provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
9: The town was founded in the ca. [[6th century BCE]] by the [[Osci]] o...
11: ... of '''Colonia [[Cornelius|Cornelia]] [[Venus (goddess)|Veneria]] Pompeianorum'''. The town became an ... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - Tuscany (4785 bytes)
1: ... [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of [[Italy]].
4: ...The unique artistic patrimony of this region includes [[architecture]], [[painting]] and [[sculpture]]...
8: Notable [[tourist]] destinations in Tuscany include [[Florence]], [[Pisa]], [[Lucca]], [[Maremma]] (i...
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25: populationdensity = 152 | - Italy (17022 bytes)
3: The independent countries of [[San Marino]] and the [[Vatican C...
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13: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Italy|In Detail]])
24: |'''[[President of Italy|President]]''' || [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]] - Sicily (18450 bytes)
4: isocode = |
17: populationdensity = 193 |
24: ...aenum]] (now [[Tripi]]). The regional flag is divided diagonally yellow over red, with the ''[[trinacr...
34: ...cing area in the [[1800s|19th century]], but have declined since the [[1950s]].
43: ...railway company, Trenitalia, though trains are loaded onto ferries for the crossing from the mainland.... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822) - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4: | order=32th President
7: | preceded=[[Herbert Hoover]]
8: | succeeded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
10: | place of birth=[[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]], [[New York]] - March 19 (9902 bytes)
7: ...for the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], is murdered by his own men.
10: ... By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from [[Greenville, Nort...
20: ...s and communications facilities in [[Germany]] be destroyed.
21: ... [[Martinique]] and [[R鵮ion]] become overseas [[departement|d鰡rtements]] of [[France]].
22: *[[1953]] - [[Academy Awards]] are first televised. - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
9: founded = [[September 17]], [[1630]] |
11: ...Thomas Menino]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
18: density = 4,696.9|
25: ...tened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]]' phrase ''The Hub of the Universe''), ...
27: ...has a population of approximately 5.8 million residents. [[Greater Boston]] is one of the top-ten larg...
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