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- Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1950]] to [[1969]]'''.
3: === [[1950s]] ===
4: ...seph McCarthy]] gains power, and [[McCarthyism]] (1950-1954) begins
5: *[[1950]] - [[McCarran Internal Security Act]]
6: *[[1950]] - [[Korean War]] begins
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- China (38909 bytes)
3: ...states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the estab...
7: ...ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
10: :''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]''
14: ...(or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, surro... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
9: *[[Julius Aamisepp|Aamisepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder
14: *[[Marc Aaronson|Aaronson, Marc]], (1950-1987), American astronomer - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...cial portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden J...
9: ...f Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of t...
11: ...in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is ma...
17: ...f succession to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle,...
19: ===Education=== - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
5: == Biography ==
10: ...d not be merged with France until the next generation. She also gave him a wedding present that is st...
12: ...[[Second Crusade]] from V麥lay, the rumored location of [[Mary Magdalene]]'s burial, dramatically emp...
14: ...aughtered as many as 7000 Crusaders. As this decision was made by Eleanor's servant, it was generally ...
16: ...usalem]] instead. When Eleanor declared her intention to stand with Raymond and the Aquitaine forces, ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...ia]] and [[Queen of Ireland]]. Prior to her accession, she was also [[Princess of Wales]], [[Duke of C...
5: ...f for formal events, Queen Mary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are n...
11: ...ks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying in [[Florence]], [[Italy]...
40: The Duchess of York was not considered to be emotionally attached to her children. The royal nanny lo...
42: ...alia]], the Duke and Duchess opened the first session of the Australian Parliament, when the Commonwea... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
27: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
40: ...e [[Johns Hopkins SAIS|School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]], rec...
42: ...re she was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief ...
44: ... Institution]] following an international competition in which she wrote about the
47: ...search in developments and trends in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[February 1]], [[1878]] - [[December 21]], [[1950]]) was the first woman elected to serve as a [[Un...
11: ...9]], [[1931]] and was confirmed by a special election of the people on [[January 12]], [[1932]] becomi...
13: ...hes on the floor of the Senate but built a reputation as an honest and sincere Senator.
15: ...tuation to announce that she would run for reelection. Populist [[Louisiana]] politician [[Huey Long]...
17: ... a successful coalition of veterans, women, and union members. - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
9: |[[February 26]] [[1950]]<br>in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[New...
17: |'''Religion:'''
43: ...Helen Elizabeth Clark''' (born [[February 26]], [[1950]]) has served as [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]...
45: ...ty) and with [[Jim Anderton]]'s Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary supply and confi...
47: ...e Opposition during the National Party administrations of [[Jim Bolger]] and [[Jenny Shipley]] during ... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...r name placed in nomination at her party's convention (1964 [[United States Republican Party|Republica...
5: ...esolving conflicts between states, local jurisdictions and the military.
7: ...liam Dodd Hathaway|Bill Hathaway]], the only election she ever lost in the state of Maine. (Hathaway ...
11: ...hy. He had successfully intervened in Senate elections defeating key Democrats, but in 1954, when he a... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: '''Deborah Ann Stabenow''' (born [[April 29]], [[1950]]) is a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat...
5: ...publican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Co...
9: ...venteenth amendment to the United States Constitution]] in [[1913]], U.S. Senators were selected by th...
11: ...nority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], who lost a re-election bid in [[South Dakota]]. Senator [[Dick Durbin]]... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
5: |'''Period in Office:'''
27: ...er vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...elations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a ...
31: ...lth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic growth occured that led to...
33: ...use of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation. - Georgia O'Keeffe (2572 bytes)
1: ...iu, New Mexico, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1950]]
4: ...e style stressed contours and subtle tonal transitions, which often transformed the subject into a pow...
8: ...s especially impressed with O'Keeffe's interpretations of landscapes in the American West.
12: ...rk, O'Keefe's work received a great deal of attention and commanded high prices. Yet O'Keeffe tired of...
20: ...shtml Biography at FemBio - Notable Women International] - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for...
11: ...vist philosophy#Ethics: rational self-interest|rational self-interest]]", and [[capitalism]]. Her nove...
12: #That man must choose his values and actions by reason;
16: ==Biography== - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
5: == Biography ==
13: Stein, a [[lesbian]], met her life-long companion [[Alice B. Toklas]] in 1907; Alice moved in with...
15: ... and her brother compiled one of the first collections of Cubist art. She owned early works of [[Pablo...
19: ...rges Braque]]. She coined the term "[[Lost Generation]]" for some of these expatriate American writers...
23: ...gmatism; thus at the opening of the German occupation of France she favored collaborative Vichy govern... - Edna St. Vincent Millay (2636 bytes)
1: ...for Poetry]]. She was also known for her unconventional and Bohemian lifestyle and her many love affai...
3: ...holarship to [[Vassar College]]. After her graduation in 1917, she moved to New York City.
7: ...the poet [[George Dillon]], fourteen years her junior, for whom a number of her sonnets were written.
9: ...orting democracy than [[Ezra Pound]] did for championing fascism."
22: ...rdy]] once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vinc... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ... [[crystallographer]] who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of ...
5: ...tary]] in 1916. He was also the first High Commissioner (effectively governor) for the [[British Manda...
7: ==Cambridge and early career 1938-1950==
8: ...t the ''British Coal Utilization Research Association'' studying the fine structure of coal and charco...
9: ...ring, her mentor, had been unhappy about her decision to leave and refused to put his name on the pape... - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
3: ... passed the University's arbiter entrance examinations and enrolled there in the fall. Among her prof...
9: ...pair go counterclockwise. Then add one more variation; all the dancers are spinning twirling round and...
11: ...ensen]], worked with Maria to produce a book in [[1950]] called ''Elementary Theory of Nuclear Shell Str...
13: ...eller]] that would be used for Teller's investigations into the possibility of a [[hydrogen bomb]].
17: ...lectures about her research at four major institutions. Two of her former universities honour her too.... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ... for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]...
10: ...certs were often enriched by some hilarious imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able t...
12: ...by Riddle, and [[Duke Ellington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pab...
14: ...[[Dizzy Gillespie]], and the [[Tommy Flanagan]] Trio, she also sang together with the "other voice" of... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...hristian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...ry ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam in Greek) is mentioned by name in three of the four [[Gospels]], and ...
8: ...tions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...l (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...18|Matt. 1:18]]-[[Matthew 1:25|25]]) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this ... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: ...ipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...ial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty...
6: ...n [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Octobe...
11: ...an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...er final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''.
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