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- History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
3: ... on this situation, using a combination of the national mood and his own political savvy to push Kenne...
5: ...lack voter turnout—74%—and led the nation in the number of black leaders elected. In [[196...
7: ==Election of 1964==
11: ...egues into a launch countdown and a nuclear explosion. The ads were a response to Goldwater's advocac...
13: ... the [[U.S. presidential election, 1824|1824 election]]). However, Johnson's loss of most Deep Souther... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
4: ...by the growing popularity of automobiles. In addition, the rise of the service sector, at the expense ...
6: ... Non-Hispanic whites are now a minority in the nation's most populated state.
8: ...from the enterprises that had departed. In the nation's major urban areas unemployment increased, expa...
10: ... presidential race and the [[1994]] mid-term elections, when the GOP captured the U.S. House after 40 ...
14: ...of social services and effective [[affirmative action]] over the past two decades had reduced prospect...
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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
17: ...[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
41: ...above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
14: *[[Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
17: ...n|Agazarian, Jack]], (1916-1945), [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
20: ...ant to Germany who died as a result of an deportation attempt
47: *[[Antonio Aguilar|Aguilar, Antonio]], Mexican singer
48: ...ilar|Aguilar, Pepe]], Mexican singer, son of Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ...well''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] f...
7: ... Her father, Paul, served as county county commissioner, city councilman, state legislator, and Chief ...
9: ... her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After earning her degree, she moved to [[Seattl...
13: ...egotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation regulating nursing homes.
15: ..., she got the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration to drop its support of the [[Clipper Chip]], she... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
20: | [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]
39: | [[January 14]], [[1980]]
51: ...om [[January 14]], [[1980]] until her [[assassination]] in [[1984]].
57: ...a was expected to be a passive leader, but her actions proved her otherwise.
59: ... member of Parliament in her father's [[Indian National Congress]] Party, and was appointed a minister... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]]
16: == Biography ==
18: ...er of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions for the years [[1970]]–[[1974]]. She join...
20: ...inister of justice and in [[1995]] until her election as the president she served as the minister of f...
24: ... method to win the election. In the previous elections [[Elisabeth Rehn]] came very close to victory. ... - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (549 bytes)
3: ...0]]. Afterward she [[Portuguese presidential election, 1986|ran]] for President in [[1986]] and served... - 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. - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...erican Atheists]] and campaigned for the [[separation of church and state]].
7: ...blic schools in the [[United States]]. Public opinion was such that in [[1964]] [[Life magazine|''Life...
9: ...f [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution | First Amendment]] public policy." She acted as...
11: ...[[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. In [[1980]] her son William converted to [[Christianity]] a...
13: ...ow]] might have characterized as [[self-actualization|self-actualizing]]. - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...oria College]] in [[Toronto]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, s...
4: .... She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
6: ...e]], [[extended metaphor]], as well as [[alliteration]] or [[assonance]] that is split up and put in s...
8: ... tale of a future [[dystopia]] in the science fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (made into...
10: ...was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]]. - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...y 11]], [[1906]] - [[August 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
4: ... driving personality to obtain a job at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store...
6: ...h a cosmetics business. Despite her lack of education, Ms. Cochran had a quick mind and an affinity fo...
8: ...ears later, her husband used his Hollywood connections to get [[Marilyn Monroe]] to endorse her line o...
10: ...win the event. With her growing fame, and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently inter... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...2]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ... On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few days later. He n...
8: Biographies differ as to whether Ada lived with her m...
15: ...ams in the notes appended to the Menebrea translation. Her prose acknowledged some possibilities of t...
21: ==Controversy over attribution== - 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... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...est female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]]....
4: ==Biography==
8: ...can]] community. Franklin said herself of this period, "When I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down...
10: ... the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer...
12: ...ded three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...[[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduat...
5: ...ostakovich]], who in evaluating her final examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken pa...
7: ...lina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vy...
9: ...ium]]''. She later composed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual mast... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
5: ...yle of song writing. Personal and often self-consciously "poetic", her songs were strengthened by Mitc...
11: ... (1974) was a huge success, producing the international hit "[[Free Man in Paris]]" (inspired by stori...
13: ...rrior Drums]] of [[Burundi]] making up the foundation of "The Jungle Line"). During 1975 Mitchell als...
15: ...eived mixed reviews: some enjoyed its experimentation and originality; many others found it un-engagin...
17: Mitchell's next work was to be a collaboration with legendary bassist [[Charles Mingus]], who d... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
4: ...She also wrote songs during this period in connection with [[Allen Lanier]] of the [[Blue ֹster Cult]...
6: ...side a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty...
8: ...his with a rawer sound, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews.
10: ...umber of neck vertebrae. The injury required a period of rest, and an intensive round of physical ther...
13: ...uccessful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
6: ...r own material. Neither album received much attention.
8: ... Locks", about a broken relationship, received radio play around the country and gained fans among mus...
10: ... Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from ''Lucinda Williams'') in 1992, ...
14: ...ed to several tribute compilations during this period.
25: *''Happy Woman Blues'' - 1980 - 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''. - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
4: ...967), and the Franco-English production ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[Roman Polanski]], 1965).
8: ... Mastroianni]] (born 1972), by her four-year relationship with [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. She has been ...
28: ...[Le dernier métro]]'' ([[François Truffaut]]), (1980)
36: * ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[Roman Polański]]), (1965)
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