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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...uang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded...
18: ... in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early ma...
38: ...n or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and pronounced s...
49: ... Later Han Empire''. Rafe de Crespigny. 1984. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...tuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could have been bor...
3: ...t of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach...
11: ... his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus as an ico...
13: ...ly been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts have persistently been voiced regardi...
35: ...n Felipa was a baby, leaving his second wife a wealthy widow. As part of his dowry, the mariner receiv... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
8: ...[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Kim.
14: ...[US$]]1.3 million prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people...
16: ...was released from house arrest in July [[1995]], although it was made clear that, should she leave the... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
67: ...ve victory in the war resulted in a personality cult around Indira Gandhi; according to one [[Gallup]]...
69: ...e-ranging business interests and the common man felt the deposited money was being used inappropriatel...
70: ... payments to India's princely states, which she felt were anachronistic given India's democratic post-...
80: ... her own words brought democracy "to a grinding halt". Invoking article 352 of the [[Indian Constitut...
84: ...ue "extraordinary laws" that bypassed parliament altogether, allowing her to [[rule by decree]]. - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
11: ... her husband's [[assassination]] on [[May 21]], [[1991]], there were calls for her to enter politics by ... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]]
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]]
13: *Minister of Justice [[1990]]–[[1991]]
20: ...en she was elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice and in [[1995]]... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
43: ..., as an intern in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In [[1981]], at age 26, she received...
51: ...norary doctorates from [[Morehouse College]] in [[1991]], the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1994]], the...
56: From [[1989]] through March [[1991]] (the period of the fall of [[Berlin wall]] and ...
77: ...charm and intellect outweighed these factors, resulting in her approval by Republicans and Democrats.
79: ...utposts of tyranny]],"'' referring to countries felt to threaten world peace and human rights. This te... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
5: ...house. She also served in the State Senate from [[1991]]-[[1994]]. She was elected to the [[United State...
7: ...n Affairs]], the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Sena... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ...rtlands of [[northern England]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a perio...
41: ...ve and were married later in 1951. Denis was a wealthy businessman, and he funded his wife to read for...
61: ...e lead, but the Labour Government's severe difficulties with the [[Trades Union]]s over the winter of ...
73: ...ms than previously. Though many suffered as a result of this policy it is nonetheless true that the go...
75: ...larity in [[working-class]] areas, although this ultimately caused a housing shortage for those unable... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
14: ... for the magazine until it was sold in [[1987]]. Although ''Ms.'' has had a number of different owners...
18: ...hen ''Ms.'' magazine revived, she became its consulting editor. In [[1993]] she was inducted into the ...
21: ...e played in changing the outcome of their lives. Although she must feel a great sense of satisfaction ...
23: In the 1990s, Gloria had to deal with health and personal set backs. In 1994, she contracted ... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
26: *''The Infinite Plan'' (1991) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
4: ...issues and concerns, which she examines through multiple genres such as [[science fiction]], [[Souther...
52: ...''[[Wilderness Tips (book)|Wilderness Tips]]'' ([[1991]]) - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
7: ...sumed her medical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
13: ...lite based telecommunication system to improve health care in West Africa; and The Earth We Share, (TM...
15: ...emison is currently a member of the Dartmouth faculty in the Environmental Studies Program and is Dire...
17: Dr. Jemison is the host and a technical consultant to "World of Wonders" series produced by GRB E...
19: ...ent (1992) of the ''Mae C. Jemison Academy'', an alternative public school in [[Detroit]]. - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
9: ...idium]] of the Supreme Soviet, from [[1969]] to [[1991]] she was in the [[Central Committee of the CPSU|... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
12: ... to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.]].
18: She was then hired as a senior consultant to [[Digital Equipment Corporation]], a positi...
29: * [[1991]] — She received the [[National Medal of Te... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
6: ...umbia really wanted her as a jazz singer, the results never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her...
8: ...h producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting in some of the most influential R&B recordings...
10: ...to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Ba...
12: ...hink", "Baby I Love You", "The House That Jack Built", and "Respect",'' a cover of an [[Otis Redding]]...
81: *[[1991]] ''[[What You See Is What You Sweat]]'' - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...s labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was support...
26: ... for large wind orchestra and mezzo-soprano/contralto (1974), for percussion, mezzo-soprano, and large...
32: ... for cello and organ (1979), for bayan and cello (1991)
45: ...;тка)'' for six percussionists (1991)
46: ...ello, orchestra, male choir, and a woman speaker (1991) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
7: ...g", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton IV]] and for folk singer [[Tom Rush]]. The son...
13: ...th and the Kingpin") to the bored wives of the wealthy ("The Hissing of Summer Lawns" and "Harry's Hou...
17: ...ayne Shorter]] and [[Herbie Hancock]] and the resulting free-form, [[arrhythmic]] music, while well re...
19: ...s again patchy and the record did not sell well, although it is doubtful that the sale has ever been m...
21: ...1960s hits transposed down to Mitchell's soulful alto range. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
10: ..., in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette. She has an ol...
36: ...sed her debut full-length album, ''Alanis'', in [[1991]]. At the time, Morissette was credited simply as...
42: ...sette met with a bevy of songwriters, but the results frustrated her. A move to [[Nashville]] a few mo...
54: :''I hit the ground running, although I know not of what toward''
56: :''I felt primed and ready, once surrounded by the palms'' - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
9: ...0]] and was ready to release her debut album in [[1991]]. However, she did not like the slick and well-p...
17: ...eighborhood", "Anything But Down" and "The Difficult Kind". "There Goes the Neighborhood" won a Grammy...
23: ...cial reason for the closure was "technical difficulties".
29: ... War Child]]''), and "Resuscitation" (''[[The Faculty]]'').
38: Adult Contemporary '''#1'''
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