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1. 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
2. Burundi (13403 bytes)
   1: ...o the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages...
   3: ...e growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
   12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] |
   37: established_events =  - Date |
   38: ...ates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
3. 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
   46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain
4. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
   9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
   10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
   11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
   12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
   13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957)
5. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
   3: ...[[Feminism|Feminist]] and an active supporter of the [[American Civil Rights Movement]].
   5: ... her the ''First Lady of the World'', in honor of her extensive travels to promote [[human rights]].
   9: ...ilderen, of which five survived infancy. However their marriage almost split over sexual explorations ...
   11: ...e Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
   13: ...cratic Party, which Alice viewed as an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President.
6. 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: ... first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962.
   10: ... returned to Chile, and her son Nicol᳠was born there that year.
7. 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.
8. Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
   1: ...a_Reistch.jpg|thumb|right|288px|Hanna Reitsch in the Fa 61]]
   2: ...pilot]], and a favourite of the upper echelon of the [[Nazi]] party.
   4: ...n a glider, and was rather photogenic. Several of her gliding records stand to this day.
   6: ...e flew the Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
   8: ...ombined Pilot and Observer Badge with Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was badly injured sev...
9. Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
   3: ...t Union|Soviet]] [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] and was the first woman to fly in [[outer space|space]], aboa...
   5: ...Aeroclub]]. In [[1962]] she was selected to join the female cosmonaut corps. Out of more than four hun...
   7: ...tlana Savitskaya]] flew into space. None of the other four in Tereshkova's cosmonaut group ever flew.
   9: ...] she was retired from the [[VVS|air force]] and the cosmonaut corps by presidential order.
   11: ...2]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. Shaposhnikov died in [[1999]...
10. 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.
11. 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."
12. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...s from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry pu...
    6: ...ults never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to com...
    8: ...Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
    10: ...charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Littl...
    12: ...er added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
13. Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
    1: ...Best_of_Sheryl_Crow.jpg|thumb|''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
    3: '''Sheryl Crow''' (born [[February 11]], [[1962]] in [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]], [[Missouri]],...
    7: ...lowed to make eye contact with the singer except when on stage.
    9: ... together and improvise songs until they had finished works.
    11: ...ocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist.
14. Ulrike Meinhof (1853 bytes)
    3: ...''Rote Armee Fraktion''), which is also known as the ''Baader-Meinhof gang''.
    5: ...girls, Bettina and Regine, on [[September 21]], [[1962]].
    7: ...itation of the common man and the imperialism of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] system.
    9: ...s held that she was killed by representatives of the German authorities.
15. Julia Child (8199 bytes)
    2: ...oking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered in 1963.
    6: ...egic Services]] (OSS) after being turned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
    8: ...ious Civilian Service as head of the Registry of the OSS Secretariat.
    10: ...] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Informa...
    14: ...Americans and proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it appeal to Americans.
16. Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
    1: ... article is about '''Bette Davis''' the actress; there is also singer named [[Betty Davis]].''
    5: ...sent her classmate [[Lucille Ball]] home because she was "too shy"), and became a star.
    7: ...''tour de force'', and such was the outrage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Aca...
    9: ... which she received another Oscar nomination, put her back on top.
    11: ...wford ever worked together onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that...
17. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    2: ...istian "Jodie" Foster''' (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actre...
    5: ...], before going on to [[Yale University]], where she earned a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna c...
    7: ...[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driv...
    9: ...[[Anthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
    11: ... [[biography]] identifies her as such, but since the book is unauthorized, it is highly suspect.
18. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
    2: ..., the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time.
    4: ==Hepburn's early years==
    5: ...edly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
    7: ...ms such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
19. 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).
20. 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...

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