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- Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
1: Presidency of Barack Obama
3: ...on: Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency and Presidency of Barack Obama
4: ...ns of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history.
5: ... the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.
6: - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: [[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting feal...
5: ...f Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel)|Bethany]].
9: ...yre]] wrote "reseditque reginam regni potestas penes dominam Melisendem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jur...
11: ...nce. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support o...
13: ...de sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the young Baldwi... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...ame the sole ruler upon her death. Popular histories usually know the joint reign as that of "[[Willia...
11: ... Clarendon]], served for a lengthy period as Charles's chief advisor. Although her parents bore eight ...
13: ...[[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ... that it would improve his popularity amongst Protestants. The first cousins Mary and William married ...
17: ...ir with [[Elizabeth Villiers]], one of Mary's ladies-in-waiting. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
2: subject_name=Diana, Princess of Wales|
3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
11: ...at title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by marriage.
13: ...biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...he world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, the... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
3: '''(Estelle) Sylvia Pankhurst''' ([[May 5]], [[1882]] - ...
5: She was born in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]], a daughter of [[Dr. Richard Pankhu...
7: ...ne. But in contrast to them she retained her interest in the labour movement.
9: ... set up the [[East London Federation of Suffragettes]] (ELFS), which over the years evolved politicall...
13: ...retain it as a personal organ she revolted. As a result she was expelled from the CPGB and moved to fo... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...lion copies and translated in 27 different languages.
6: ...llende, the cousin of [[Salvador Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. ...
8: ...hile in Bolivia, Allende attended an [[United States|American]] private school, and while in Lebanon a...
12: ...as y Lauchones," as well as a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked i...
16: ... of Spirits]]'' (1982). The book was a great success and was later made into a film (''[[The House of... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new gr...
8: ...she became interested in flying and began taking lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from...
10: ...tape parade in New York and a reception held by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] at the [[White House]]. ...
14: ...dal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...nia]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to [[Newark, New Je... - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (3312 bytes)
5: ...allowed her to enter for the Licence of Apothecaries' Hall, which she obtained in [[1865]].
7: ...compatible with her principal work, and she soon resigned them.
9: ...n 1877. In 1897 Dr Garrett Anderson was elected president of the East Anglian branch of the [[British ...
11: ...ent for the admission of women to the medical profession, of which Dr Anderson was the indefatigable p...
13: Quick notes: - Jane Delano (3466 bytes)
1: ...62]] in [[Montour Falls, New York]], [[United States]] ? died [[April 15]], [[1919]] in [[Savenay]], [...
4: ...ent as the Superintendent of Nurses at University Hospital in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].
6: ... in her being named president of the American Nurses Association and chair of the National Committee o...
8: ...her nurses played vital roles with the United States military.
10: ... Jane Delano and the 296 nurses who lost their lives during World War I. - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...number of insane inmates in disgusting circumstances, which led her to approach the [[Massachusetts]] ...
8: ...n the mentally ill is more complex and more interesting than this legend. Surviving a childhood of [[...
10: ...r. In [[England]], she spent a year living on the estate of the Rathbone family, eminent [[Quaker]] re...
12: ...f daily life. When she returned to the United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her. - Anna Maxwell (1551 bytes)
2: ... [[1851]] - [[January 2]], [[1929]], [[United States|US]] [[Army]] nurse nicknamed ''the American [[Fl...
4: ...ring activities were crucial to the growth of professional nursing in the US.
6: ... at [[Columbia Presbyterian Hospital|Presbyterian Hospital]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]] from 1892-1921.
8: ...nk. She helped design the uniform for US army nurses. During World War I, France awarded her the [[Med...
10: ...and her fellow nurses to be guests on his country estate, Innis Arden,in Sound Beach, Connecticut, par... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...rse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
7: ...[[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence...
9: ...amily in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...gaged the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her ...
13: ... of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters. - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
1: ...d was arrested for impersonating a man several times.]]
6: ...swego]], [[New York]], the daughter of Alvah and Vesta Walker, she believed the fashions of the day, w...
8: ... as female doctors were generally not trusted or respected at that time.
10: ...s an unpaid field surgeon near the Union front lines, including the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] and i...
12: ...present her the medal, specifically for her services at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ... Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of all time. Born '''Eleano...
7: ... be raised largely by her mother and other relatives. A hardened and angry child, she dropped out of s...
9: ...t was hardly a responsible father. In the rare times Billie did see him, she would shake him down for ...
11: ==First success==
14: ...Hammond was the first). Hammond arranged several sessions for her with [[Benny Goodman]]; her first-ev... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
1: [[Image:BessieSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
2: ... [[USA]] was the most popular and successful [[blues]] singer of [[1920s]] and [[30s]], and a huge inf...
5: ...to sing but probably helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [...
7: ...s around, most notably [[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], a...
9: ...panied by members of [[Fletcher Henderson]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section-... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ... wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her sole single to reach number o...
7: ...t and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for family and friends. At around this time s...
10: ... the song is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
12: ===''Little Earthquakes''===
13: ...anying singles were "Me and a Gun", "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "[[Crucify (song)|... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ... [[central United States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow...
5: ...]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the [[public enemy era]] between 1...
9: ...t the pairing was short-lived. Noted for homesickness throughout her short adult life, she longed to b...
11: ...mited to logistics support. At only 4 feet 10 inches, she was a stalwart and loyal companion to Clyde ...
15: ...rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen bank robberies attributed to him and the Barrow gang. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
1: ...-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
2: ...e at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]...
6: ...], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s.
9: ...r parents had three children, and Teresa was youngest. The family was ethnically [[Albania|Albanian]]....
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