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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer]] ("Cristo Redentor") on the [[Co...
19: Until early 18th century, the city was threaten or invaded by several - mostly French - pira...
25: ...esident [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955]] and took office in [[1956]] with a promise to b...
35: ...onverted to a tram viaduct in 1896 - and rambles through the hilly streets of the Santa Teresa neighbo...
70: * Ipanema's Gand: [[Gay]] parade that goes through the ipanema beach. - History of China (45919 bytes)
14: ...u]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: ...
44: ...romanticized in works such as ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''.
50: ...e South: the Foundation and early history of the Three Kingdoms state of Wu'' by Rafe de Crespigny, in...
51: ...ction to Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling being the Chronicle of Later Han for the years 189 to 220 AD as...
54: ...istory of the Former Han Dynasty by Pan Ku. Vol. Three''. Ithaca, New York. Spoken Languages Services... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...ain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
33: ...ents, invade the [[United States]] embassy in [[Tehran]] and take 90 hostages (63 of whom are American...
35: * [[1993]] - [[Jean Chr�tien]] takes office as [[Prime Minister of Cana...
68: *[[1955]] - [[Matti Vanhanen]], prime minister of Finland
87: *[[1955]] - [[Cy Young]], baseball player - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
98: *[[Isabelle Adjani|Adjani, Isabelle]], (born 1955), French actress
120: *[[Adrian of Nicomedia]], (died 303 or 304), Christian saint - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: ...e mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...bet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
15: ...] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]. Her mother was HRH The Duchess of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-...
17: ... to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|The Prince o...
23: ...heiress presumptive]] and was henceforth known as HRH The Princess Elizabeth. She was thirteen years o... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...r Walter Raleigh]] and [[Humphrey Gilbert|Sir Humphrey Gilbert]]. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and s...
16: ...her elder brother, and witchcraft. Elizabeth was three years old at that time and was also declared il...
25: ...Grey]] to be his heiress. Lady Jane ascended the throne, but was [[Deposition_(politics)|deposed]] les...
27: ...people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne in her stead. [[Wyatt's Rebellion]] in [[1554]...
31: ...8]], upon Mary I's death, Elizabeth ascended the throne. She was far more popular than her sister, and... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
13: | [[Warren Christopher]]
40: ...lbright graduated from Kent Denver high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with h...
78: ...on Albright|Joseph Albright]], with whom she had three daughters. They divorced in [[1982]].
90: {{succession box | before=[[Warren Christopher]] | title=[[United States Secretary of St... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
5: ...men's rights. Her sister, [[Christabel Pankhurst|Christabel]], would also become an activist.
7: ...l Union]] with her sister [[Christabel Pankhurst|Christabel]] and her mother Emmeline. But in contrast...
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 ...
19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa...
41: ...3 stolen from her. The incident created outrage throughout America after Parks admitted she had asked...
45: ...ssed. Parks' caretakers hired lawyer [[Johnnie Cochran]] to appeal the decision in [[2001]], but this ... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
4: ...of Arts]] degree from [[Cornell University]] in [[1955]]. Her novel [[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]] won the ... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...Amadeus Mozart]]. The family moved to Europe in [[1955]], and Argerich studied with [[Friedrich Gulda]] ...
11: ...has been tireless in promoting younger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appe... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...ner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity...
10: ...]], [[gospel]], [[calypso music|calypso]], and [[Christmas]] songs. Ella's later concerts were often e...
12: Leaving the [[Decca Records|Decca]] label in [[1955]], the jazz record company [[Verve Records|Verve]...
33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
52: *1960 ''[[Wishes You a Merry Christmas]]'' - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
6: ...e not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father a...
12: ...of Mary of Magdala and her role among some early Christians is provided by the [[gnostic]], [[New Test...
18: :"But Andrew answered and said to the brethren, 'Say what you think concerning what she said. ...
22: ... reflects some of the tensions in second-century Christianity. Peter and Andrew represent orthodox po... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
12: ...iage was incompatible with her need for freedom; three weeks after they were married, the couple separ...
30: ... her clothing, Hepburn followed through with her threat to walk across the studio lot in her underwear...
38: ... any children; Hepburn's answer: "Two white and three colored." Hepburn's aversion to media attentio...
64: ...ster missionary in [[Africa]] who convinces [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s character, a hard-drinking riverboat...
70: ...ar-nominated performances for ''[[Summertime]]'' (1955) and ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' (1956). She also recei... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
9: ...ole in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[[Dial M for...
11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best A...
23: Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children:
24: ... [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of Monaco
28: ...d husband [[Stefano Casiraghi]] and third husband HRH Prince [[Ernst August of Hanover]]. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
15: The actress died of chronic tuberculosis in her [[London]] home. She was ...
35: *''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'' ([[1955]]) - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
74: *''[[Scandal in Sorrento]]'' (1955)
75: *''[[The Sign of Venus]]'' (1955)
76: *''[[The Miller's Beautiful Wife]]'' (1955)
77: *''[[The River Girl]]'' (1955) - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
20: ...contract for a third time. Undiscouraged, Monroe threw herself into her modelling work and rapidly beg...
27: ...ced to the top of the box office in the Summer of 1955, and with other Fox starlets [[Jayne Mansfield]] ...
48: ...featuring a beautiful, child-like, yet devouring shrew named Maggie. It upset all of Monroe's friends....
50: ...ess she wore that night was sold at auction by [[Christie's]] for a world-record $1.3 million. 20th Ce...
59: ...For 20 years, he had a dozen red roses delivered three times a week to her crypt. Unlike the other men... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
31: ...ly, living in [[Amsterdam]] was happy to make it through the war in good health.
47: ...r neighbours, she received a new bicycle: "to go through life at a slower pace".
53: ...int talent, [[Foekje Dillema]] had made her breakthrough. In 1950, she broke the national record in th...
57: ...as her last major competition. On [[August 7]], [[1955]], Fanny Blankers-Koen was victorious for the las... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
38: **4 x 110 yards medley relay: 1955, 1964
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