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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Herbert Walker Bush
4: | order=41st President
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Dan Quayle|J. Danforth Quayle]]
19: ...dash;[[1989]]). He is the father of the current president [[George W. Bush]]. - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...model for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the t...
5: ...nd the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ... and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Br...
9: ... surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to b...
11: ...ic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a supposed change of the sea-god [[Lir]] into [[L... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...i Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-...
7: ...|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]]
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
18: ...Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
4: *[[Andrew Aagesen|Aagesen, Andrew]], (1826-1879), Danish jurist
6: ...et Aali|Aali, Mehemet]], (1815-1871), Turkish statesman
7: *[[Aaliyah]], (1979-2001), American rhythm and blues singer
8: *[[Alvar Aalto|Aalto, Alvar]], (1898-1976), Finnish architect
9: ...[Julius Aamisepp|Aamisepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
12: | '''Predecessor:'''
15: | '''Successor:'''
27: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
31: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
35: ...rican]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary of State]]. - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...litical party at the time, being appointed vice president of the party in [[1972]]. On [[January 2]], ...
5: ...figure, both as a former politician and as a businesswoman. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
12: |'''Predecessor'''
15: |'''Successor'''
25: |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
27: ...s nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[February 11]], [[199...
30: ...mother, raised her children and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Janet Reno h... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
12: |'''PM Succesor:'''
27: ... of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed th...
29: ... "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
4: ...sm]]. She also has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Canadian literature|Canadian...
6: ...try]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]...
10: ...h version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]].
12: ...mote book-signing device" at an invitation-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the ... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
5: ...in many melodramas and became a popular child actress in Canada.
9: ... reflected her own age, rather than teenage heroines.
11: ... star. The phrase "by the clock" became a secret message of their love; as the couple was driving and ...
13: ...plagued with marital problems. Her stressful business schedule and Fairbanks' extramarital affair with...
15: ...tress's life. Before he died, he sent Pickford a message saying simply, "By the clock." Upon hearing o... - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...] - [[October 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron comma...
3: Nancy Harkness, born in [[Houghton, Michigan]], earned her pilo...
5: ... a [[test pilot]] for [[Gwinn Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the ...
7: ...ing division. She then convinced the division to establish the [[Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron]...
11: ...ican B-25 Mitchell]], and along with [[Betty Gillies]], a [[B-17]]. She was certified in 16 military ... - Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq (1019 bytes)
1: ...men and many other [[Middle East|Arabian]] countries.
3: ...ents for permission to travel to the [[United States]]. After permission was granted, she travelled to...
5: ...n [[2002]], and received the backing of Yemen's president as well as [[Yemenia]]'s (Yemen's national a... - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
5: ...nufactured synthetically; and also those of [[cholesterol]], [[lactoglobulin]], [[ferritin]], [[tobacc...
7: ...mistry]] for her work in crystallography and in [[1976]] the [[Copley Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]]...
9: ==References==
11: ...fessor Dorothy Hodgkin''. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.
13: ===Obituary notices=== - Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
3: ...for her research into [[globular cluster]]s, but best remembered for her astronomy column, which ran f...
9: ...Louis Priestley) ([[1905]]–[[1988]]), a professor emeritus of English at the [[University of Tor...
13: ...er of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in [[1976]].
21: ===Obituaries=== - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
4: ... born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She w...
6: ...to hire her. She started singing with Webb's Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. S...
8: ...the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...ctly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...George Gershwin]] (with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jero... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publicatio...
6: ...r gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...with producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting in some of the most influential R&B recordi...
10: ...it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt...
12: ...cal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959...
5: ...s in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[music...
7: ...roup with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.
11: ... on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date.
15: ...he legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occupation than the recom... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...oni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th c...
5: ...xplain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ... by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...her stardom and its costs, both in terms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it ent...
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