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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
19: ...[[1977]]), and the 43rd [[Vice President of the United States]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] ([[1... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...t mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] ...
2: ... Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
5: ...gan]] [[Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what w...
7: ...n whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
9: ...is identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendar... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
5: ...ppe Aakj沼Aakj沬 Jeppe]], (1866-1930), Danish writer
8: ...ar Aalto|Aalto, Alvar]], (1898-1976), Finnish architect - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: ...aries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
8: ..., Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
9: ... Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
16: *[[Amy Acker|Acker, Amy Louise]] (born 1976) - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
30: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
31: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
35: ...tates|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary of State]].
37: ...ate. After being unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]], she was sworn in as the 64th S...
40: ...nd her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law and Government. - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: '''Elisabeth Domitien''' (born [[1925]] – died [[26 April]] [[...
3: ... of prime minister, appointing Domitien to the position. She was the first woman to serve as prime min...
5: ... remained a prominent figure, both as a former politician and as a businesswoman. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
27: ... post. She was nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[Februa...
30: Reno's father, Henry Reno, immigrated to the United States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three yea...
32: ...56]] Reno enrolled at [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca, New York]], where she majored in [[chemistry... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...on|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...h the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Thatcher also dispatched a [[...
31: ...rgaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...'; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the That... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
4: ...]] and edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[...
6: ...[[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Mich...
10: ..., was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]].
12: ...lled the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-It"), will allow an author to remotely sign a book a... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ...], known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the girl with the curl." She became one of the [[Canadian pion...
5: ...oduction of ''The Silver King'', as Baby Gladys Smith. She subsequently played in many melodramas and...
7: ...]] play, ''The Warrens of Virginia'', which was written by William C. DeMille, brother of [[Cecil B. D...
9: ...ies of disappointing roles and the public's inability to accept Pickford in roles that reflected her o...
11: ...ame secretly involved in a romantic relationship with [[Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)|Douglas Fairbank... - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ..., [[1914]] - [[October 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squad...
7: ...dron commander. In [[1943]] the squadron merged with the
11: ...illies]], a [[B-17]]. She was certified in 16 military aircraft, including the [[Douglas C-47]] and t...
13: ... the women in her squadron to be recognized as military veterans. They were recognized in [[1977]], s... - Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq (1019 bytes)
1: '''Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq ''' born January 1,1976 is a [[Yemen|Yemeni]] born female [[Airline|airli...
3: ...g her parents for permission to travel to the [[United States]]. After permission was granted, she tra...
5: ...she is awaiting for her chance to fly as a pilot with Yemenia. - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1910]]–[[July 29]], [[1994]]) was a British [[scientist]], born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot in [...
3: ...yrightKaihsuTai.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Order of Merit medal of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, displayed in t...
5: ...in]], [[ferritin]], [[tobacco mosaic virus]], [[vitamin B12]], and [[insulin]]. This latter achieveme...
7: ...n [[1965]] she was appointed to the [[Order of Merit]], filling the vacancy left by [[Winston Churchil...
13: ===Obituary notices=== - Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
5: ...n she went on to [[Harvard Observatory]] to work with [[Annie Jump Cannon]] and [[Harlow Shapley]]. o...
9: ..., a professor emeritus of English at the [[University of Toronto]], who died in [[1988]]. She died of ...
13: ...er of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in [[1976]].
21: ===Obituaries===
22: ...25''' (1993) 1497] (a simple reference to JRASC obituary) --> - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940...
2: ...urity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: She was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]...
6: ...You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Ti...
8: ...band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...oice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards fr...
6: ...ular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted...
8: ...ntic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...h her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer"'' in 1968.
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...ervatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...ing|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exa...
7: ...d Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Ar...
9: ...T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''.
11: ...nternationale Bachakademie Stuttgart project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemor... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ... Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'...
3: ...e one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th century]].
5: ...me covering over four [[octave]]s) and unique [[guitar]] playing, tuning the instrument in unorthodox ...
7: ...1969) were archetypes of the nascent singer-songwriter movement of the time. ''Clouds'' represented ...
9: ...s pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails.
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