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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...8th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...res [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...iam III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
10: ...852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont...
11: ...Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
6: ...|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
18: ...die, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
21: *[[Abbas II]], (1874-1944), khedive of Egypt
36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
40: *[[Lyman Abbott|Abbott, Lyman]], (1835-1922), American divine and author - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
4: *[[Viktor G. Afanasyev|Afanasyev, Viktor G.]], (1922-1994), Russian editor
10: *[[Alphonso I of Portugal|Afonso I Henriques of Portugal]], (1109-1185), first king of ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...[[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...ary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are now priceless.
9: ...ary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the third child and the younger daughter of [[HRH]] [[Prince Adolphus, Du...
11: ... for a time. There Princess May enjoyed visiting the [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[church]]es and [...
13: ...he Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from Mary to her aunt, who lived in [[Germany]]. - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
3: ...of the ruling [[United Progressive Alliance]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].
7: ...1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]].
11: ...n citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and her lack of fluency in [[Hindi language|Hindi]].
13: ...lition government]] which was subsequently named the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
15: ... newly formed [[National Advisory Council]] with the status of a Cabinet Minister. - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ... the poet [[W. B. Yeats]] who frequently visited the house, and were influenced by his artistic and po...
6: ... joining [[Sinn F驮]] in [[1908]], and founding the militant nationalist boy scouting movement [[Fian...
8: ...to life imprisonment, and she was released under the amnesty of [[1917]].
10: ... [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
12: ...mmunity, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs|Minster for the Gaeltacht]]. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
1: ....jpg|200px|thumb|right|Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot.]]
2: ...gure of the early [[women's rights]] movement in the [[United States]].
4: ...declaring that men and women are created equal. She also proposed a resolution, that was voted upon a...
6: ..., and in 1888 helped prepare for the founding of the [[International Council of Women]].
8: ...eder.LOC.jpg|left|thumb|Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her later years.]] - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...t of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: ...sexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her lover [[Alice B. Toklas]]]]
7: ...s three. After returning almost two years later, she was educated in [[California]], graduating from [...
11: ...nce]] during the height of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]].
12: ...is]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic. - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...er mysterious disappearance during a flight over the [[Pacific Ocean]].
6: ...first twelve years of her life living with her mother's parents.
8: ... She was even featured in local newspapers while she taught English.
10: ...on [[February 7]], [[1931]]. Earhart referred to the marriage as a "partnership" with "dual control."
14: ... [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]]. - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ...tension in women's private emotions; she bridges the mutually contradictory schools of [[Acmeist poetr...
8: ...ation, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
10: ... her daughter to become a [[pianist]] and thought her poetry was poor.
12: ... in school, and during the course of her travels she acquired Italian, French and German languages.
14: ...'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon became her friend and mentor. - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...igure in London literary society and a member of the [[Bloomsbury group|Bloomsbury Group]].
7: ...its tendency (informed by [[G.E. Moore]], among others) towards doctrinaire rationalism.
9: ...y and one of the foremost [[Modernists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as ...
11: ...language "a little further against the dark," and her literary achievements and creativity are influen...
13: ...he art, sexual ambivalence and meditation on the themes of flux of time and life, presented simultaneo... - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ... She was also the first black licensed pilot in the world. Ms. Coleman was married briefly to Charle...
4: ...iversity, Oklahoma (now Langton University) until her funds ran out.
6: ...ze about being a pilot. Her brother used to tease her by commenting that French women were better than...
8: ...r beauty to promote his newspaper, and to promote her cause.
10: .... However, she learned quickly: in seven months, she was granted a pilot's license. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
1: ...ograph of McPherson]]<BR><small>''Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944)''</small></center></div>
3: ...930s]], founder of the [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Church]].
7: ... caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to elope to [[Michigan]].)
9: ...he age of 13 in this context, writing letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local...
13: ...le, on September 17, after which she returned to the [[United States]]. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: ...t-garde]] [[filmmaker]] and [[film]] theorist of the [[1940]]s and [[1950]]s.
4: ...s very active in various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
6: ...ant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya Deren.
8: ...xperimental film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''.
10: ...panying documentary was edited and produced after her death. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
1: ...ge:Tallulah.jpg|thumb|Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934]]
2: '''Tallulah Brockman Bankhead''' ([[January 31]], [[1902]] - [[December 12]],...
4: ...46]]), and granddaughter of Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[...
6: ...parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in The Squab Farm.
8: ... member said: "She was so pretty that we thought she must be stupid." - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
1: [[Image:GretaGarbo1920s.jpg|thumb|Garbo in the 1920s]]
5: ...son ([[1872]]-[[1944]]). Her older sister and brother were Alva and Sven.
8: ...e cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The Tramp'' ([[1920 in film|1920]]).
10: ...He also gave her the [[stage name]] Greta Garbo. She starred in two movies in [[Sweden]] and one in [[...
12: ...MGM and returned to [[Sweden]] in [[1928]], where he died soon after. - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: '''Ava Gardner''' ([[December 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[Unit...
4: ...Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor [[tobacco]] farmer...
6: ...(Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their relationship.)
8: ...dith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
10: ...ber 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...onard''') ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an [[United States of America|American]] [...
5: ...r [[New York]] where Helen was offered a role in the [[chorus]] of [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert and ...
7: ...ss. Russell's appearance caused such a stir that she stayed on with Pastor and starred in some of his ...
9: ...an [[Jim Brady|"Diamond Jim" Brady]] who showered her with extravagant gifts of [[diamond|diamonds]] a...
11: ...ompany of the [[Casino Theater]] in New York and the company of [[Weber and Fields]]. - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ...[[diva]]'' or ''[[prima donna]]'' of tennis, was the first female tennis player to become an internati...
3: ...t stars, named ''La Divine'' (the divine one) by the French press.
8: ...n the court, to which his daughter had to direct the ball.
10: ...t. The outbreak of [[World War I]] at the end of the year stopped most national and international tenn...
14: ...nning in 10–8, 4–6, 9–7 to take her first Grand Slam victory.
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