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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the sta...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
7: ...n, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...les). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 million. It's Brazil's [[Secon...
11: ==History== - History of China (45919 bytes)
1: {{History_of_China}}
2: ...lternated between periods of political union and disunion, and was occasionally conquered by external ...
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...c]] times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first vil...
13: == Ancient history == - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]...
10: ...t Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom o...
13: ...ic journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' is published.
14: ...ne]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
17: ...d]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
8: ...Adair (surveyor)|Adair, John]], (died 1722), Scottish surveyor and mapmaker
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
21: ...waetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minister
25: ..., Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
5: {{British Royal Family}}
7: ...Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[United Kingdom|Unite...
9: ...he Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state ...
11: ...is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...yon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named a... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...f great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...rinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...n was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eig...
13: [[Virginia]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afte...
16: ...ard VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]]. - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
13: | [[Warren Christopher]]
37: ...n turn made her the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government ([[Condoleezza Rice]] ...
40: ...l Science]], she studied at the [[Johns Hopkins SAIS|School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[J...
42: ...] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legislative Assistant to Senator [[Edmund Muskie]].
63: ...er 5]], [[1996]], for the ''[[60 Minutes]]'' television program. On the theme of US sanctions against ... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
5: ...Pankhurst|Christabel]], would also become an activist.
7: ...Union]] with her sister [[Christabel Pankhurst|Christabel]] and her mother Emmeline. But in contrast t...
9: ...age Federation]] and then to the [[Workers' Socialist Federation]]. She founded the newspaper of the W...
11: ... dissolved itself into the larger, official Communist Party.
13: ...the CPGB and moved to found the short-lived Communist Workers Party. - 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: ...ly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]] and for violating a local ordina...
10: ...ks helped make her fellow Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.
17: While few historians doubt Park's contribution to the civil rig...
19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
1: [[Image:morrison_toni.jpg|frame||Toni Morrison]]
2: '''Toni Morrison''' is an [[African-American]] [[author]], born '''Chloe...
4: ...the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] in [[1988]]. This story describes a slave who found freedom, but ki...
6: ...or [[Hispanic Literature]]). Many now include Morrison's own work in the canon of [[American Literatur...
8: ...]], the first African-American woman to receive this prize. - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
3: ...rgerich''' (born [[June 5]], [[1941]]) is a [[pianist]] of [[Argentina|Argentinian]] origin.
5: ...a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ...rated dynamics and tempi, her playing is characterised by her passionate and unique sound.
9: ...accompanying instrumentalists in [[sonata]]s. She is noted especially for her recordings of [[20th cen...
11: ...gerich has been tireless in promoting younger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequent... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...oted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singin...
4: ...ort News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her ...
6: ...t was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched her to stardom.
10: ...e]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...rcer]] (the only songbook devoted soley to a lyricist) the Kern and Mrcer songbooks also scored by Rid... - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...ke of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary is a subject of ongoing debate.
6: ... appeared to her, but at first she knew him not. His utterance of her name "Mary" recalled her to cons...
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament reg...
12: ...mentary text, the disciples ask questions of the risen Savior (a designation that dates the original n... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ar of [[United States|American]] [[film]], [[television]] and [[theatre|stage]], widely recognized for...
5: ...ildren became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn even ac...
7: ... in films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]...
10: ...from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in drama --...
12: ...They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star. - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
5: ...n that tradition. ''Kelly Drive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman th...
7: ...e in ''[[High Noon]]'' ([[1952]]), a generally praised but somewhat controversial [[Western movie|west...
11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best A...
13: ...ole of a princess, alongside Alec Guinness and Louis Jourdan.]]
15: ...ve up her film career entirely, but followed his wishes grudgingly. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...ndash; [[July 7]], [[1967]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]] who was born '''Vivian Mary ...
7: ...k Gable]] including [[Norma Shearer]], [[Bette Davis]], [[Jean Arthur]], [[Katharine Hepburn]], and [[...
11: ...or her portrayal the previous year of Blanche DuBois in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.
13: ...citating. She had also been plagued by [[Bipolar Disorder|manic-depression]] for some time, which was ...
15: The actress died of chronic tuberculosis in her [[London]] home. She was cremated and her ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
3: ...Sophia Loren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]...
7: ...ty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Car...
11: ... with [[Paramount Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthon...
13: ...ry [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
4: ...ntually become the most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the ...
6: ...'. Biographers used to differ on whether the man listed on her birth certificate, [[Norway|Norwegian]]...
10: ...rwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino,...
12: ... of herself, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very int...
15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]'']] - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ..., while 3rd place finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
3: ... [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[athletics|athlete]]. She is most famous for winning four gold medals at the [...
7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
11: ...t decide which sport to pick. A swimming coach advised her to do athletics because there were already ...
13: ...Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner. The following year, only eighteen ye... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
1: '''Dawn Fraser''' (born [[September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Australia]]n champion [[swimming|swimmer]].
2: ... [[politically incorrect]] behaviour or [[larrikinism|larrikin]] character as much as her athletic abi...
4: ...he marched in the opening ceremony against their wishes, wore an old swimsuit (which angered sponsors)...
6: ...g coach and in [[1988]] became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] ...
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commo...
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