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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 - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
17: ...[[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
21: ...d Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]] - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ...Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party...
7: ...for U.S. Representative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...led a successful campaign to build a new library there.
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses==
13: ...ve growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation regulating nursing hom... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
2: ..."font-size:larger" | '''The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher'''
3: ...#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:thatcher.jpg]]
25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellati...
29: ...e the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]]. - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], [[England]].
5: ... and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her principles.
7: ...ngland, she moved to the [[United States]] where she eventually became an [[evangelist]].
9: She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1936.
11: ...in [[Los Angeles, California]] and was buried in the [[Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery]] in [[Santa Monica,... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: :''For the Chilean politician and daughter of [[Salvador All...
4: ...ges. She is one of the most popular novelists in the world today, selling over 35 million copies and t...
6: ...ocated with their three children to Chile, where they lived until 1953.
8: ...re she met her first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962.
10: ... returned to Chile, and her son Nicol᳠was born there that year. - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...h]]. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Afric...
5: ...ile serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ... the coffee market in 1931 forced her to abandon the project.
9: ...eudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
11: ... for many years from [[syphilis]] contracted from her husband. - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ... important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of [[coal]], [[DNA]] and [[viruse...
5: ...ttle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
8: ...f her doctoral degree in physical chemistry that she earned in 1945.
9: ...had been equally involved in the work. It seemed she had little choice but to return to England.
12: ...over by a newcomer. This was not a good start to the relationship which went progressively downhill. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...nna Bolena.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', ...
3: ...ini]]'s ''[[La Vestale]]'' to late [[Verdi]] and the [[verismo]] operas of [[Puccini]].
5: ...contributing greatly to the bel canto revival of the 1950s.
7: ... interpretations with an increasingly unstable higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ...o stage a comeback recital in [[1973]] tour with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disast... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...llafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ...rn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: ...raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ...ry rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched her to stardom.
8: ... the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...e she sang with [[The Johnson Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
5: ...es on ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''. Jackson died the following year.
7: She was posthumously inducted into the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Gospel Music Hal... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...reat Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...and 1935, a period which led to the formation of the [[F.B.I.]]
9: ... Bonnie was wearing Thornton's wedding ring when she died.
11: ...e and Clyde" is a remarkably personal account of their crime spree and looming demise.
15: ... to fifteen bank robberies attributed to him and the Barrow gang. - 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." - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...Intermezzo (1939 movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illust...
5: ... St. Mary's]]'' ([[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (mov...
7: ..." One of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ... on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances.
11: ...e speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them." - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...o|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the principality's reigning Sovereign Prince, [[Alber...
5: ...s named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman there.
7: ...ilm|1951]]), when she was 22. The following year she "starred" with a minor role in ''[[High Noon]]'' ...
9: ...d went to [[Donna Reed]] for her role in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[...
11: ...g Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...us [[Italy|Italian]] actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ...timate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Sc...
7: ...were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...h Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio D...
11: ...n which she appeared blonde for the first time in her career). - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] and later a [[pop ico...
4: ...history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the least.
6: ...the theory that Mortensen was in fact her true father.
8: ...yne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...rnia|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bern... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...e finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
3: ...wned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"''.
5: ...riod, in events as diverse as the [[long jump]], the [[high jump]], sprint and [[hurdling]] events.
7: ...she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Association of Athletics Federati...
11: ...nd she would have a better chance to qualify for the Olympics in athletics. - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...nute. After she retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...e, taking the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
6: ...e a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, New South ...
7: ...[[June 8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] (AO).
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]] - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: '''Sonja Henie''' ([[April 8]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[19...
3: [[Image:SonjaHenie.jpg|thumb|Sonja Henie]]
4: ...over to the side of the rink several times to ask her coach for directions.
6: ...c Games|Olympic]] gold medal the following year. She also won six consecutive European championships.
8: ...grapher|choreography]]. She was also an accomplished tennis player.
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