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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ...tlantic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built...
17: ...lo'' (Castle Hill). Therefore, the city developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwa...
19: ...y French - pirates and buccaneers, such as [[Jean-Fran篩s Duclerc]], [[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Ni...
21: ...ed suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes.
25: ... year, the capital of Brazil was officially moved from Rio to Bras�a. - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
17: *[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is pu...
24: ... II]]: U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders the [[United States C...
29: ... to be retrievable and she dies a few hours later from stress and overheating.
48: *[[1765]] - [[Pierre Girard]], [[France|French]] mathematician (d. [[1836]])
58: *[[1923]] - [[Freddy Heineken]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] businessman... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...dair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
37: ...ms, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
40: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son o...
41: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Jr.|Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War ...
42: *[[Charles Francis Adams (1866)|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1866-1954), son of above, Navy secretary - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
20: ...ost recently during her [[2004]] state visit to [[France]] to commemorate the centenary of the [[Enten...
29: ...7]], when she accompanied her parents to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast t...
33: ...t-great-grandmother. They are also both descended from [[Christian IX of Denmark]] (she being a great-...
38: ...] [[1996]]) [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Frances Spencer]] ([[1961]]–[[1997]]); married...
42: ...thy Laurence|Commander Timothy Laurence]] (born [[1955]]) - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
40: ...umbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law ...
42: ...e was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legis...
44: From [[1981]] to [[1982]], Secretary Albright was aw...
47: From 1981 to 1982 she also served as a Senior Fellow...
76: ...]], [[1937]] in [[Prague]]. ''Madeleine'' was the French version of "Madlenka", a Czech nickname given... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
3: ...mber 27]], [[1960]]) was a campaigner in the [[suffragette]] movement.
9: ...anged its name accordingly, first to [[Women's Suffrage Federation]] and then to the [[Workers' Social...
13: ... organ she revolted. As a result she was expelled from the CPGB and moved to found the short-lived Com...
15: ...[[council communism]] and was eventually expelled from the organisation. Sylvia was an important figur...
17: ...ia, a Cultural History'' (London: Lalibela House, 1955). Having moved to Addis Ababa in [[1956]], with h... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
2: ...ghts Movement]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who wa...
8: On [[December 1]], [[1955]], in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public ...
14: ...atic Party of the United States|D]]-[[Michigan]]) from [[1965]] until [[1988]]. She continues to resid...
19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa...
25: Parks was not the first African-American to refuse to give up her seat to a w... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
1: [[Image:morrison_toni.jpg|frame||Toni Morrison]]
2: '''Toni Morrison''' is an [[African-American]] [[author]], born '''Chloe Anthony ...
4: ...eedom, but killed her infant daughter to save her from a life of slavery.
6: ...ion of literature from small minority subsets ([[African-American Literature]] or [[Hispanic Literatur...
8: ...bel Prize in Literature]] in [[1993]], the first African-American woman to receive this prize. - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...o Europe in [[1955]], and Argerich studied with [[Friedrich Gulda]] in [[Switzerland]]. She later stud...
7: ...], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]], and [[Franz Liszt]]. A few years later she recorded Chopin...
9: ...certo No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]. From [[1969]] to [[1973]], Argerich was married to [...
11: ...r pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of important... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
12: Leaving the [[Decca Records|Decca]] label in [[1955]], the jazz record company [[Verve Records|Verve]...
22: Already blinded because she suffered from [[diabetes]], she lost her [[leg]]s in [[1993]]...
24: ...1980' s hit "Ella , elle l' a" by French singer [[France Gall]].
33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
54: *1960 ''[[Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph]]'' - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
12: ...and dismissed by the early church fathers. In the fragmentary text, the disciples ask questions of the...
22: ...[Harvard Divinity School]], has observed, "The confrontation of Mary with Peter, a scenario also found...
31: ...:10); although the Roman Catholic Church withdrew from this linkage at the [[Second Vatican Council]] ...
33: ...ose critical scholars who are drawing conclusions from the canonic texts alone believe that the woman ...
36: ...rance]]. Though her bones were scattered at the [[French Revolution]], her head is said to remain in h... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
5: ... encouragement, were unafraid of expressing their frank views on various topics, including sex. "We w...
7: ... teens, winning a bronze medal for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, sho...
10: ... check... Katharine Hepburn's mother got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mis...
12: ...atonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn wa... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
9: ... to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rea...
11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best A...
15: ...e Aumont]]. She reportedly was surprised to learn from Rainier that she was expected to give up her fi...
17: ...tle actual danger that [[Monaco]] would revert to France since, in [[1882]], a childless prince of Mon...
19: Before Grace Kelly drew Rainier's attention, French film star [[Gis謥 Pascal]] had been his love... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...aureen O'Sullivan]]. She then went on to graduate from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].
9: In [[1940]], Leigh arranged for a divorce from Holman and married [[Laurence Olivier]]. The p...
13: ...osedly friendly terms. Leigh continued to keep a framed photograph of him on her bedside table, even ...
35: *''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'' ([[1955]]) - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
11: ...d the Passion]]'',(in which she co-starred with [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Cary Grant]], the latter to wh...
13: ...ss, especially in Italian projects where she more freely expressed herself, although she gained profie...
15: ...elling album of comedic songs and also reportedly from whom she had to fend off romantic advances.
21: ...ren was the first movie star to launch a personal fragrance) but made very well-received appearances i... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
1: [[Image:MarilynMonroe.jpg|right|frame|Marilyn Monroe]]
12: ...e was declared a ward of the state. Gladys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guard...
15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]...
23: ...yn and her unique connection with the [[camera]]. From this point on, audiences were spellbound and Mo...
27: ...ced to the top of the box office in the Summer of 1955, and with other Fox starlets [[Jayne Mansfield]] ... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: ...ard of at a time where female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"...
7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
35: ...the high jump competition in fourth, with bruises from the fall. The second day was more successful, a...
43: ... m final. [[Audrey Patterson]], the first [[African American]] woman to win an Olympic medal plac...
47: ...the city, she received a lot of praise and gifts. From her neighbours, she received a new bicycle: "to... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
1: '''Dawn Fraser''' (born [[September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Au...
2: ...ikin]] character as much as her athletic ability, Fraser won eight [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] and eight...
4: In [[1965]] Fraser retired from swimming, after the Australian Swimming Union p...
6: Fraser then became a publican, swimming coach and in...
11: **100 metres [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] - gold medal
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