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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...ng unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonies. In [[Cana... - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
7: ...movements in New York, organizing in [[1852]] the first woman's state temperance society in America, a...
17: ...$100 [[June 18]] [[1873]], but she never paid the fine.
19: ... Anthony was also a friend of [[Josephine Brawley Hughes]], an advocate of women's rights and of [[alcohol...
21: Susan B. Anthony was honored as the first real (non-allegorical) [[woman]] on circulatin...
29: *[http://www.rochesterunitarian.org First Unitarian Church] - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
11: ... and Ah dare yuh tuh hit me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me i...
15: ...he time, such as [[Ralph Ellison]] and [[Langston Hughes]], were aligned with Wright's vision of the stru...
17: ...ling to [[Haiti]] in 1937, and presuming a scientific basis for tales of [[zombie]]s, which was later ...
35: *''[[Sanctified Church]]'' ([[1981]])
36: ...''[[Mule Bone]]'' (A play written with [[Langston Hughes]]) ([[1996]]) - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...uin]] and [[Mario Cabr靝, industrialist [[Howard Hughes]], and actor [[George C. Scott]], in the mid-[[19...
14: ... [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner [[Museum]].
16: ...04), a film by [[Martin Scorsese]] about [[Howard Hughes]].
18: ==Filmography==
43: * [[The Killers (1946 film)|The Killers]] (1946) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...0-year acting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress...
7: ...sh; she fearlessly performed her own pratfalls in films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now...
12: ...ed in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
19: ...ly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in small ...
21: ...s eventually re-hired when the director could not find anyone to replace her. After another summer of... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
11: == Requirements to hold office ==
14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
16: ...wo four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency prev... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
36: ...e state is "State of Iowa", and the [[U.S. Post Office]] abbreviation for the state is '''IA'''.
45: ... and [[Jacques Marquette]] are believed to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa ...
47: *The first white settlers officially moved to Iowa in June [[1833]]. Primarily,...
49: ...he [[Union Pacific]] railroad. The completion of five major railroads across Iowa brough major econom... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - Formula One (29650 bytes)
11: The sport is regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], ...
18: ...ampionship was not formalized until [[1947]], and first run in [[1950]]; a championship for constructo...
22: ...Fangio is remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade.
24: The first major technological development, [[Cinquemani]...
26: ...]], [[British racing green]] came to dominate the field for the next decade. Between [[Jim Clark]], [[... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...late [[1890s]]. ''Orphans'', [[1898]], after the firing of longtime manager [[Cap Anson]]. ''Remnant...
6: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613-...
18: ...s, the time was right for the organization of the first professional league, the [[National Associatio...
20: ... of the league during the city's recovery period, finally being revived in [[1874]].
22: ... the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]], and first baseman [[Cap Anson]] of the [[Philadelphia At... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
27: ...a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman [[Sam Rayburn]]. In [[1931]] L...
33: ...st enabled him to use the powers of government to find educational and job opportunities for young peo...
36: Johnson received his first degree in [[Freemasonry]] on [[October 30]], [...
41: ...hman congressman. He also worked for rural electrification and other improvements for his district. In...
45: ...tions included the [[Silver Star]], [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] and the [[World War II Victory ... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
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26: ...was active in the sect from 1895, when Dwight was five years old, until she died. Eisenhower's father ...
30: ...920]]. In [[1922]] he was assigned as executive officer to General [[Fox Conner]] in the [[Panama Cana...
34: ...ashington, D.C.]], and then served as executive officer to General [[George V. Moseley]], Assistant Se...
38: ... It was his close association with Marshall which finally brought Eisenhower to senior command positio... - Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
19: ... administration of [[Lyndon Johnson]] — his fifth successor.
21: ... Branch, Iowa|West Branch]], [[Iowa]]. He was the first President to be born west of the [[Mississippi...
23: ...over boarded a [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] train headed west to [[Oregon]]. Sewn into his...
26: ...cott]]. ''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'', the story of another orphan cast into the...
34: ...cts for employment. But from this college in a hayfield he had derived much more than a degree in geol... - Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
7: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[August 3]], [[1923]] - [[March 3]...
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Grace Coolidge]]</td></tr...
21: ...dent of the United States]], succeeding to that office upon the death of [[Warren G. Harding]].
25: ...is usual seriousness, Calvin answered, "No, but I find it mighty handy."[http://www.drafthorsejournal....
33: ...erosene lamp; Coolidge was resworn by a federal official upon his return to Washington. - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
18: ...for [[public speaking]] before entering politics, first in the [[Ohio Senate]] ([[1899]]–[[1903]...
20: ... leanings were conservative, his record in both offices relatively undistinguished. At the conclusion ...
25: ...ved to unseat the ''Marion Independent'' as the official paper of daily record, his actions brought th...
29: ... DeWolfe]], a divorcee and the mother of one son. Five years older than Harding, she had pursued him p...
31: ...sense, and turned the Marion Daily Star into a profitable business. One of the Hardings' paperboys at ... - Aviator (3951 bytes)
6: ... under the operational control of a properly certified and current pilot, who is responsible for the s...
8: ...rols the issuance of civilian pilot licenses/certificates in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]].
50: *[[Montgolfier Brothers]]
85: *[[Howard Hughes]] - African American (19830 bytes)
6: ...grants, who usually adopt country-of-origin identifiers. However, the term properly can be applied to ...
10: According to [[2003]] U.S. [[Census]] figures, some 37.1 million African Americans live in...
17: ...h obtained the right to vote and to hold public office, as well as a number of other civil rights they...
19: ...ited States]], led to a strengthening movement to fight violence and discrimination against African Am...
26: ...ericans are frequently the targets of [[racial profiling]]. They are more likely to be stopped by poli... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
10: ...nt]] passes the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], the first direct tax levied from [[England]] on the Amer...
12: ...governor of a [[U.S. state]] to be removed from office by [[impeachment]].
14: *[[1894]] - The first playoff game for the [[Stanley Cup]] starts.
15: *[[1895]] - First display (a private screening) of [[motion pict...
23: ...onard Schawlow]] & [[Charles Townes]] receive the first [[patent]] for a [[laser]]. - Topeka, Kansas (10234 bytes)
33: ... Topeka. During the 40s, travelers could reliably find a way across the river and plenty of whiskey bu...
35: ... Fort Riley. In [[1854]], after completion of the first cabin, six men established the "Topeka Town As...
37: ... as the capital, with Dr. Charles Robinson as the first governor. Cyrus K. Holliday donated a tract of...
39: ...ay started moving westward from Topeka. General offices and machine shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and...
46: ...nteresting to note that, at the time the suit was filed, only the elementary schools were segregated i... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...gencies were created. Historians distinguish the "First New Deal" of 1933 that had something for almos...
5: ...components: direct relief, economic recovery, and financial reform; this was also called the 'Three Rs...
9: ...ed through a Hoover program, the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] (RFC).
15: ...orters. The Supreme Court ruled in ''[[Wickard v. Filburn]]'' that the [[Commerce Clause]] covered alm...
22: ...munists) gained much of what they demanded. This "First New Deal" thus was self-contradictory, pragmat...
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