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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
20: | [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]
77: | [[1930]] — [[1932]]
104: | [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]] - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
26: ...[[Valdas Adamkus|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
34: ...ms, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
37: ...drew Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: ...chel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
7: ...d|Aidid, Mohammed Farah]], (1934-1996), Somali politician and clan leader
9: ..., ɴienne]], (1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e...
15: ...[Lucy Aikin|Aikin, Lucy]], (1781-1864), English writer
18: *[[Anouk Aim饼Aim饬 Anouk]], (born 1932), French actor - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
1: ...an elected to serve as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]].
7: ...me and her husband practiced law and started a political career.
9: ...ice until [[1921]] when he was elected to the [[United States Senate]] where he served until he died i...
11: ...932]] becoming the first woman elected to the [[United States Senate]]. (''see also: [[Rebecca Latimer...
15: ...ld run for reelection. Populist [[Louisiana]] politician [[Huey Long]] travelled to Arkansas on a 9-d... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
1: [[Image:Eleanor_Roosevelt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
3: ...e United States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]...
5: ...tion]] and [[Freedom House]]. She chaired the committee that drafted and approved the [[UN Universal D...
9: ...urvived infancy. However their marriage almost split over sexual explorations outside marriage by FDR ...
13: ...ce viewed as an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President. - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...ol]] activist. Initially meeting with fierce opposition, Sanger gradually won the support of the publi...
5: ... ten years in the affluent New York suburb of [[White Plains]]. In [[1902]], she married William Sange...
7: ...hould Know." Distributing a pamphlet, ''Family Limitation'', to poor women, Sanger repeatedly risked s...
9: ...e also contributed articles on health for the [[United States Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] paper,...
11: ...ed the reality of sexual feelings in adolescents. It was followed in 1917 by ''What Every Mother Shoul... - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
1: ...h; [[December 16]], [[1956]]) was an artist and writer, known as the '''Queen of Bohemia'''.
3: ...]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales|South Wales]], [[United Kingdom]]. From [[1906]] to [[1907]] she studie...
5: ...octeau]], she stayed for a while at [[La Ruche]] with many of the leading members of the avant-garde l...
7: ...rcing Kristian, she took up with another free spirit, composer [[E.J Moeran]].
11: ...he like. The photo shown here is a [[1918]] portrait of a very modest Nina Hamnett painted by Fry. - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
11: ...as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
13: ...dividual has a right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self;...
19: ...present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ... the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'' in [[1932]] to [[Universal Studios]]. Rand then wrote the ... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
2: ...s, France]], was a lawyer and a [[Francophone]] writer of [[Russia]]n origin.
4: ...it her work as a lawyer to consecrate herself to literature.
6: ...aude Simon]], one of the figures most associated with the trend of the [[nouveau roman]].
11: * ''Portrait of an Unknown'', [[1948]]
13: * ''The Golden Fruit'', [[1963]] - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...nd catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her love...
7: ...legheny, Pennsylvania]] (now the North Side of [[Pittsburgh]]), her family moved to [[Vienna]] and the...
9: ...image:Stein_by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
11: ...o [[France]] during the height of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]]. - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...1897]] - c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaki...
6: ... spent the first twelve years of her life living with her mother's parents.
8: ...tts]]. During this time, she was able to keep up with aviation as a weekend hobbyist. She was even fea...
10: ...hart referred to the marriage as a "partnership" with "dual control."
14: ...pasture near [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom]]. She received the [[Distinguished Fly... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ...went to work in [[London]] as secretary to a solicitor. She was introduced to flying as a hobby, gaini...
6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...don]]. She received a [[Harmon Trophy]] in recognition of this achievement.
10: ...] in a [[De Havilland]] [[Puss Moth]] co-piloted with [[Jack Humphreys]].
12: In [[July]] [[1932]], she set a solo record for the flight from Engl... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
1: ...image:Hanna_Reistch.jpg|thumb|right|288px|Hanna Reitsch in the Fa 61]]
2: ...]] [[Germany|German]] [[test pilot]], and a favourite of the upper echelon of the [[Nazi]] party.
4: ...and was in training to become a medical doctor in 1932 when she left that field to pursue a career as a ...
6: ... star of the Nazi party, always looking for publicity, and in 1938 she flew the Fa 61 every night insi...
8: ... the Luftwaffe Combined Pilot and Observer Badge with Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was b... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
7: ...r mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometime in the early [[1930s]].
9: ...ISBN 0306811367). Clarence Holiday accepted paternity, but was hardly a responsible father. In the rar...
14: ...irst). Hammond arranged several sessions for her with [[Benny Goodman]]; her first-ever recording was ...
16: ... Theater]] to glowing reviews. The performance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], di...
18: ... than compensated for this shortcoming, however, with impecable timing, nuanced phrasing, and emotiona... - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...] caused further controversy, especially in the United States. [[Nelson Mandela]] finally made her com...
3: ...n [[2002]], she shared the [[Polar Music Prize]] with [[Sofia Gubaidulina]]. - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ... States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...vated the attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to ...
11: ...hey viewed as certain. She was fond of creative writing and the arts. Her poem "The Story of Bonnie an...
15: ...Clyde acted without criminal intent. However, despite holding down "square" jobs during the period 192...
19: ...ght it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight}} - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...ue Light]]'' she took it; her main interest was initially in fictional films.
7: ...ted that she would ever have a relationship with Hitler.
9: ...Olympia_(film)|Olympia]]'', a film celebrated for its technical and aesthetic achievements. She was th...
13: ...r atrocities—a position which many of her critics dismiss as ridiculous.
15: ...istance, protests, sharp criticisms, and an inability to secure funding. The few films she made were s... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...r of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]]...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
5: ... a third consecutive nomination for Best Actress with her performance in ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's]]...
7: ...ffair caused was a scandal in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergman was branded as "Hollywood's ...
9: ...nd made her final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances.
11: ...English language|English]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] fluently, which caused fellow actor [[John...
13: ... She was cremated in Sweden, her ashes scattered with a part kept to be interred in the [[Norra begrav...
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