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- Timeline of United States history (1970-1989) (5473 bytes)
1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1970]] to [[1989]]'''.
3: === [[1970s]] ===
4: *[[1970]] - [[Environmental Protection Agency]] enacted
7: *[[1972]] - [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]] with [[USSR]]
16: *[[1979]] - [[Three Mile Island]] nuclear accident
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- 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: Ag (3474 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
10: *[[Andre Agassi|Agassi, Andre]], (1970-), tennis player
12: *[[Louis Agassiz|Agassiz, Louis]], (1807-1873), work on [[ice age]]s, [[glacier]]...
21: ...on|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
24: ...Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
1: '''Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor''' ([[May 19]], [[1879]] – [[...
4: ...y tastemaker and the owner of the influential British decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]].
6: ...orf Astor]], son of [[William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor]] and grandson of [[John Jacob Astor I...
8: ...he was required to give up his seat in the [[British House of Commons]] as MP for [[Plymouth Sutton (...
10: ...ewspaper, would never forgive Claud Cockburn and his newssheet ''"The Week"'' for spreading lies about... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
3: ...ow of former Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. She is currently the chairwoman of the ruling [[United P...
7: ...couple had two children, [[Rahul Gandhi]] (born [[1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She a...
11: ...ming the helm of the Congress Party. With the charisma of the family name behind her, she was able to ...
13: ...me Minister of India]] following her party's surprise victory in the [[Indian general election, 2004|2...
15: ...dvisory Council]] with the status of a Cabinet Minister. - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...orn [[December 24]], [[1943]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] lawyer and politician. She has been the [[Pres...
5: ...b|right|250px|President Tarja Halonen on a state visit to Brazil]]
8: *Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[197...
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[...
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]] - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
2: ...d in the [[United States]] between [[1959]] and [[1970]].
4: ...[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
6: While working at the [[European Commission]] ([[Brussels]], Belgium, [[1971]]-[[1983]]),...
10: ...ng a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights."'' (See...
12: ... without her consent. (Details of this event are discussed for instance at [http://www.motherjones.com... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
27: ...United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is the first [[African American]] [[woman]], the sec...
31: ...urity Advisor|National Security Advisor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (...
34: ...er.com/fact/content/?021014fa_fact3] (Alma Powell is married to Colin Powell.)
35: ...the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www...
37: ...ptist Church]] by [[white supremacy|white supremacists]] on September 15, [[1963]]. Rice states that g... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
1: :Mary Robinson ''is also the name of an English poet, see [[Mary Robinson (poet)]]''
3: ...credited by many as having revitalised and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She...
15: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>[[Barrister]], former Senator</td></tr>
23: ...nson was therefore born into a family that was a historical mix of rebels against the Crown and servan...
25: ...esident [[Mary McAleese]], Irish Human Rights Commissioner and anti-abortion campaigner [[William Binc... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...ganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...[Royal Navy]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]...
31: ...ism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
36: ...lected as an Alderman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
38: ...degree and worked as a research chemist for [[British Xylonite]] and then [[J. Lyons and Co.|Joseph Ly... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
5: *[[Emily Murphy]] (the [[British Empire|British Empire's]] first woman judge);
6: ...n's leader, activist and first woman [[Cabinet minister]] in Alberta);
7: ...amous [[suffragist]] and member of the Alberta legislature);
8: *[[Louise McKinney|Louise Crummy McKinney]] (one of two women first electe...
11: ... the question was whether Section 24 of the [[British North America Act]], [[1867]], included the poss... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...orders, and crushed by the remnants of the monarchist army and freelance right-wing [[militia]]s colle...
6: ...od trader/timber trader Eliasz Luxemburg III and his wife Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a grow...
8: ...Russian workers' parties, and started off by organising a [[general strike]]. As a result, four of its...
10: ...[[Middle Ages]] and economic and stock exchange crises.
12: .... But despite their revolutionary talk, the socialist members of parliament focused more and more on g... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...ician and daughter of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ...ny languages. She is one of the most popular novelists in the world today, selling over 35 million cop...
6: ...dor Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. In 1945, her parents separated...
8: ...hool, and while in Lebanon a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [[Beirut]]. She returned to... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...e she currently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gib...
4: ...h [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
6: ...[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Michael Ondaatje]].
10: ...ed by former [[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx an...
37: :''[[The Journals of Susanna Moodie]]'' ([[1970]]) - 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. - 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... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...he is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets...
6: ...She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond]]. In...
8: ... American]] community. Franklin said herself of this period, "When I went to Atlantic, they just sat m...
10: ...ic recorded in a Los Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK po...
12: ...ormance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...#286;?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply re...
3: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied co...
5: ...examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken path".
7: ...aidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin an...
11: ...m a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date. - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Janis Joplin-In Concert.jpg|right|thumb|Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously-released ...
2: ...ul]] singer and occasional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Joplin released four [[album]]s as...
4: ...hur, Texas|Port Arthur]], [[Texas]]. She grew up listening to [[blues]] musicians such as [[Bessie Smi...
6: ...tive drug|intoxicants]]. She was a heavy [[alcoholism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her tradema...
8: ...Arthur to recuperate, she again moved to San Francisco in [[1966]], where her bluesy vocal style saw h... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...mid-[[1960s]] in [[New York City]]. Through the [[1970s]] she expanded her horizons, predominantly to [[...
5: ...he instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a distinctive rhythmic, driving sound. She has been a ...
7: ...g her first two songs widely adopted by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...k Cavett Show]]''.) Also of interest, "For Free" is the first of Mitchell's many songs focusing on th...
11: ...ffen]]). It remains her best selling single to this day.
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