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- Historical temperature record (5347 bytes)
1: ...ists since about [[1850]]. See also [[temperature record]].
3: [[Image:Instrumental_Temperature_Record.png|thumb|right|300px|Instrumental global surface...
4: [[Image:Short Instrumental Temperature Record.png|thumb|300px|Expansion of the last 25 years of...
8: ...rally considered to start in about 1850 - earlier records exist, but coverage and instrument standardisati...
10: ...://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/overview/monitoring/coverage/dcover!ssmi!00!pop!od!oper!w_covera... - Temperature record (5617 bytes)
1: ...since [[1850]], when methodical thermometer-based records began. There are numerous estimates of temperat...
3: [[Image:Instrumental_Temperature_Record.png|right|300px|Global surface temperatures]]
7: {{seemain|Instrumental temperature record}}
8: ...since [[1850]], when methodical thermometer-based records began.
10: ...emperature (the satellite and balloon temperature records) ==
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as...
7: ...times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first village...
11: ...ological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilizat...
14: ...asty|Shang]] and [[Zhou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ...
18: ...Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form. - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
8: ...y damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American ...
11: ...ouri, killing 158 and injuring over 1,000, making it the deadliest single U.S. tornado since the adven...
12: ...cer. She was released a week later because of credit for time served.
13: ... ending the 30-year shuttle program, which began with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12...
20: ...ighly classified documents from the National Security Agency. - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
11: ...uary 22]] was forced to transfer the imperial dignity<br>onto her older son, restored as [[Emperor Zho...
14: ...[[690]] to [[705]]. Her rise and reign has been criticized harshly by [[Confucian]] historians but has...
16: ...other places have been proposed, including the capital [[Chang'an]].
20: ...ther as a concubine, and what's more a nun if traditional history is to be believed, was found utterly...
22: ...g the emperor creating for her the extraordinary title of ''chenfei'' (宸妃), which was ra... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: ...r sisters: [[Alice of Antioch|Alice]], [[Principality of Antioch|princess of Antioch]]; [[Hodierna of ...
7: == Inheritance ==
9: ...), but a Queen Regnant, reigning by right of hereditary and civil law.
11: ...]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ...ake Melisende sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the y... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><sma...
7: ...]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
9: ...[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...m|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baroni...
13: ...orth America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Vir... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ...ton|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].
7: ...her, Paul, served as county county commissioner, city councilman, state legislator, and Chief of Staff...
9: ...e Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successfu...
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses==
13: ...op comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation regulati... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
2: ...8]]–July 1927), was an [[Ireland|Irish]] politician and [[nationalist]].
4: ...house, and were influenced by his artistic and political ideas.
6: ...ng [[Sinn F驮]] in [[1908]], and founding the militant nationalist boy scouting movement [[Fianna ɩr...
8: ...ster Rising]] and was sentenced to death by the British government. The sentence was commuted to life ...
10: ...d to the [[House of Commons]]. However, in line with Sinn F驮 policy, she declined to take her seat ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...e]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is t...
29: ...ary of State. On [[January 26]] [[2005]], the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomin... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...r refusing to give up her seat to make room for white people.]]
2: ...usal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting on the bus.
3: ==Civil rights and political activity==
4: ...James and Loeona McCauley. She grew up on a farm with her grandparents, mother, and brother; most of h...
6: ...tion center for workers' rights and [[racial equality]]. - Marie de France (1845 bytes)
1: ...e|Anglo-Norman]] in which her works are composed, it is supposed that she was raised in [[Normandy]]. ...
3: ...e de France was a member of their court. The identity now known as "poet Marie de France" could be sam...
7: ...rie de France: Text and Context''. Athens: University of Georgia Press, c1987.
9: ...r S. Loomis (ed.). Clarendon Press: Oxford University. 1959. ISBN 0198115881
14: *[[Anglo-Norman literature]] - 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... - 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: ...also in a Puss Moth. She was later to regain this record, this time flying a [[Percival Gull]], in [[May]]... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...906]] - [[August 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
4: ...]]. There, she used her looks and driving personality to obtain a job at a prestigious salon in [[Sak...
6: ...ucation, Ms. Cochran had a quick mind and an affinity for business and the investment proved a lucrati...
8: ... savvy marketer who recognized the value of publicity for her business. Calling her line of cosmetics ...
10: ...about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impoverished family. - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...o major piano competitions in Geneva and Bolzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional ...
7: ...rdsticks for these works. Although she has been criticised over her often exaggerated dynamics and tem...
9: ...]] [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she continues to record and perform.
11: ...y appear as member of the jury of important competitions.
14: ==Awards and Recognitions== - 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." - 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: ...ns for her with [[Benny Goodman]]; her first-ever recording was "Your Mother's Son-In-Law" ([[1933]]).
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... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...usic|soul]] singer and occasional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Joplin released four [[albu...
4: ...here, she began singing blues and [[folk music]] with friends.
6: ... the [[women's liberation]] movement was still in its infancy at this time - Joplin styled herself in ...
8: ...ss of their early singles led to the album being withheld until after their subsequent success.
10: ...ances and together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars...
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