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  1. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
    4: ...stemaker and the owner of the influential British decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]].
    6: She divorced her first husband, [[Robert Gould Shaw 2nd]], then moved to England where in 1906, she m...
    8: ...lection. Elected on [[November 28]], [[1919]], in December she became the second woman elected, and th...
    10: ...''"The Week"'' for spreading lies about the "Cliveden Set."
    17: # [[Robert Gould Shaw III]] (1898-1970)
  2. Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
    3: ...'''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of al...
    7: ...ng as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometim...
    9: ...er as a "[[Frank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital...
    16: ...ormance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], did much to solidify her standing as a jaz...
    20: ...songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special.
  3. 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....
  4. Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
    2: '''Ava Gardner''' ([[December 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[19...
    6: ...[Frank Sinatra]] from 1951 to 1957. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in [[Holl...
    12: ...989, which left her partially paralyzed and bedridden, [[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses...
    32: * [[Young Ideas]] (1943)
    39: * [[Blonde Fever]] (1944)
  5. Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
    5: ...& Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
    7: ...ady]]'' (a musical adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Pygmalion]]''). The show became the smash...
    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...
  6. Clarinet (18825 bytes)
    2: ...''[[trumpet]]'', as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
    4: ... varieties of [[wood]] or, in the case of some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[re...
    11: ...orchestral writing. Additionally, improvements made to the fingering systems of the clarinet over tim...
    12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large ...
    20: ...e of [[ebonite]]. The instrument uses a single wooden (sometimes "fiber" or plastic) [[reed (music)|re...
  7. Flugelhorn (2315 bytes)
    1: ...50px|Flugelhorn- this is a standard 3-valved Bb model.]]
    2: ...n]] family developed by [[Adolphe Sax]] (who also developed the [[saxophone]]); however, other histori...
    4: ...r playing style. It is usually played with a more deeply conical [[mouthpiece]] than either trumpets o...
    6: The tone is fatter and usually regarded as more "mellow" and "dark" than that of the tru...
    8: ...ude [[Clark Terry]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Woody Shaw]] and [[Tom Harrell]].
  8. Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
    5: ...he major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
    20: ...ac.uk/ Digital Egypt for Universities], which was developed by [http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/ The Petri...
    47: *Den
    79: *Djedefre 2528-2520
    107: ...for which there is also no direct contemporary evidence.
  9. Australia (39438 bytes)
    13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Gover...
    14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Eli...
    16: area_magnitude=1_E12|
    24: population_density = 2|
    25: population_density_rank = &mdash;|
  10. Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
    1: ...ingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution...
    20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoiseach]] |
    21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
    24: area_magnitude = 1 E9|
    31: population_density = 57 |
  11. Isis (20790 bytes)
    1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
    3: '''Isis''' is a goddess in the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian belief]]. ...
    5: .... [[mortal]], and she may simply have represented deified, real, [[Queen regnant|queen]]s.
    7: ...f many other goddesses. It eventually spread outside [[Egypt]] throughout the [[Middle East]] and [[Eu...
    12: ...uption by English speakers. The Ancient Greeks tended to add a terminal 's' at the end of foreign name...
  12. North Carolina (18268 bytes)
    22: DensityRank = 17<sup>th</sup> |
    23: 2000Density = 63.80 |
    24: AdmittanceOrder = 12<sup>th</sup> |
    27: Latitude = 34?N to 36?21'N |
    28: Longitude = 75?30'W to 84?15'W |
  13. Missouri (16086 bytes)
    10: ...me Law"'', compare with King [[Charles XIII of Sweden]] ([[1809]]) ''"The welfare of the people my hig...
    23: DensityRank = 27<sup>th</sup> |
    24: 2000Density = 80.27/mi&sup2;; 31 |
    25: AdmittanceOrder = 24<sup>th</sup> |
    28: Latitude = 36?N to 40?35'N |
  14. List of inventors (14020 bytes)
    11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
    12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
    14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture &mdash; instant mashed po...
    19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
    22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
  15. Human (48024 bytes)
    8: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Hominoidea]]}}
    21: ...rimate]] belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[...
    24: ...he upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed [[brain]] and consequent capacity for abst...
    27: ...ly [[philosophy of mind]], attempts to fathom the depths of each of these perspectives. [[Art]], [[mus...
    30: ...and [[manipulate]] the world around us led to the development of [[technology]] and [[science]] as a s...
  16. American Civil War (47733 bytes)
    1: {| border="1" width="300" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ...
    6: [[Military history of the Confederate States]]
    14: |Result||Defeat of seceding CSA
    19: {| border="1" width="300" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    27: | width="50%" valign="top"|[[Confederate States of America]]<br />[[Image:starsnbars.p...
  17. Coal mining (4145 bytes)
    3: ...of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology...
    7: .... As the coal is exposed and extracted the overburden from the still covered coal fills the former pit...
    11: However most coal seams are too deep underground for open cast mining. Most coal is extract...
    13: ... in. Longwall mining is the principle method of underground mining in Australia.
    15: Other methods of mining include continuous highwall mining and highwall auger min...
  18. Sloth Bear (2146 bytes)
    12: ..._name = Melursus ursinus | author = [[George Shaw|Shaw]], | date = 1791}}
    14: ... lowland forests of [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is the only [[species]]...
    16: ...y primarily eat [[ant]]s and [[termite]]s. If needed, they can also eat honey, eggs, birds, flowers, ...
    18: ... Humans hunt them primarily for their [[gall bladder]]s, which are valued in eastern medicine. The s...
    20: ...its name because its normal walk is more of a meandering shuffle. Its pugmarks are also very similar t...
  19. Ireland (33828 bytes)
    3: ... [[island]] in [[Europe]]. It lies on the west side of the [[Irish Sea]], and is part of the geograph...
    10: ...hysical_large.png|this larger version]] with more details.]]
    15: ...ultural areas and retain a strong sense of local identity.
    25: Politically, Ireland is divided into:
    27: ...while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official ''description''.
  20. Raleigh, North Carolina (12457 bytes)
    17: founded = [[1792]] |
    26: density = 930.2|
    40: ...]] issued no watches or warnings before the storm developed [http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/mea...
    42: ...d Avenue. Damage and casualties included 400-500 destroyed or heavily damaged homes and two fatalitie...
    45: ...rth_carolina_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...

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