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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...nology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [...
8: ...sco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
11: ... Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
12: ...century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]]) - Bjarni Herjulfsson (982 bytes)
1: ...ver, report his findings both in Greenland and in Norway, but no one seemed to have taken any interest in ... - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ...e]]). Born in the Jaeder district of south-west [[Norway]], he was the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson ([[Tho...
4: ... by harsh winds towards a land he called "Gunnbjarnarsker" ("Gunnbjörn's skerries"). Gunnbjorn's acci...
6: ... its west coast: the Eastern Settlement, which he named Eystribyggð and the Western Settlement, Vestr...
8: ...e [[estate]] [[Brattahlíð]], near what is now [[Narsarsuaq]], for himself. His title was that of [[p...
10: ... back and survived until the [[Little Ice Age]] finally wiped it out in the [[15th century]], shortly ... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...th II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...is]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and t...
11: ...rs in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is...
15: ... while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen A...
20: ...e [[Entente Cordiale]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was instructed in religion by the [[Arch... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
2: ...younger and only surviving son to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...both kingdoms in his name, was chosen regent of [[Norway]] and Denmark. She had already given proofs of he...
6: ...ad returned from Mecklenburg with an army of mercenaries, was routed and taken prisoner at [[Aasle]] n...
10: ...ir professed object was to revictual Stockholm. Finally the [[Hanseatic League|Hansa]] intervened, and...
12: ...n to prevent the complete amalgamation of [[Scandinavia]]. But with her usual prudence she avoided eve... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...t Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...ge in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor bel...
14: ...ss Princess Victoria of Kent'', but was called Drina within the family. Princess Victoria's father die...
16: ... as would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'...
18: ...family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reasons for marrying Victoria may have been, the... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
3: ...ysician]], and an international leader in [[sustainable development]] and [[public health]].
5: ...ober [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 female ministers out of 18.
7: ...developing the broad political concept of [[sustainable development]] in the course of extensive publi...
11: ... as their ''Policy Leader of the Year'' for coordinating a rapid worldwide response to stem outbreaks ...
15: In 2004 the British newspaper [[The Financial Times]] listed her the 4th most influental E... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ...as a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Communist]] revolutionary, first as a member of the [[Menshevik]]s, then ...
11: ...he [[Workers' Opposition]]. However, [[Lenin]] managed to dissolve the Workers' Opposition, after whi...
13: ...ember of the Soviet delegation to the [[League of Nations]]. She died in [[1952]]. - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
1: '''Nina Hamnett''' ([[February 14]], [[1890]] – [[D...
3: ...il [[1910]]. In [[1914]] she went to the [[Montparnasse]] Quarter in [[Paris]], [[France]] to study a...
5: .... In Montparnasse she also met her husband, the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Roald Kristian]].
7: ...ry quickly, she became a well-known Bohemian personality throughout Paris and modelled for many artist...
9: ...a_Hamnett.jpg]]</td></tr><tr><td><center>'''- ''Nina Hamnett'' -'''</center></td></tr></table> - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ... Johnson Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...e of the best-selling singles in the history of [[Norway]]. She began a radio series on [[CBS]], and sign...
5: ...[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[The Flip Wilson Sh...
10: ==External links==
11: ...tml Biography at FemBio ? Notable Women International] - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
6: ...hether the man listed on her birth certificate, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Martin Edward Mortensen]], was not ...
8: Unable to persuade Della to take the baby, an overwhe...
10: ...hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
12: ...r otherwise she would have had to return the orphanage. Norma Jeane had come to think little of hersel...
18: ...Marilyn Miller and Monroe was her mother's maiden name which Marilyn suggested herself. The year was 1... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...ers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m [[hurdling|hurdles]] event at t...
3: ...still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"''.
5: ...ummer Olympics]] a year later. Although international competition was hampered by [[World War II]], Bl...
7: ...Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF).
11: ...nager, she enjoyed [[tennis]], [[swimming]], [[gymnastics]], [[ice skating]] and [[running]]. It soon ... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
1: [[Image:Nadia Comaneci.jpg|framed|Comaneci at the 1976 Montr...
3: ...e 20th century and one of the world's greatest gymnasts of all time.
5: ...he and Stefania-Alexandrina; she was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of a Russian film.
7: ...nd title. That same year the [[Associated Press]] named her their "Athlete of the Year."
9: ...e youngest Romanian to receive that recognition. Nadia had scored 19 perfect scores before Montreal. - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: ...l 8]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[figure skating|figure skater]] and ...
10: ...in the United States, but had triumphant shows in Norway in [[1953]] and [[1955]]. In [[1938]] she publis...
12: ...with [[Dan Topping]], [[Winthrop Gardner]], and finally the shipowner [[Niels Onstad]]. Together, the...
26: *''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' ([[1941]])
34: Sonja Henie was featured in the [[Jeopardy|Final Jeopardy]] category on [[June 15]], [[2005]] as ... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ...first female tennis player to become an international celebrity.]]
3: ...ne of the first international female sport stars, named ''La Divine'' (the divine one) by the French p...
8: A daughter of Charles Lenglen and his wife, Anais, Suzanne Lenglen was born in [[Compi觮e]] (in ...
10: ...d of the year stopped most national and international tennis competitions, and Lenglen's burgeoning ca...
12: == Dominance == - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
1: [[Image:LocationAntarctica.png|thumb|250px|World map showing locati...
30: Several nations, particularly those close to the continent, ...
32: ...ost other nations do not recognize them. No other nations have made claims themselves, although the [[...
34: ...sh claims; claimed [[1943]] as [[AntᲴida Argentina]], one of the four departments of [[Tierra del Fu...
35: ...arctic Territory]], one of Australia's seven external territories - Europe (23835 bytes)
4: ...e westernmost part of [[Eurasia]]. It is conventionally considered a [[continent]], which, in this cas...
11: ...hological queen of Crete, not a geographical designation. Later ''Europa'' stood for mainland Greece a...
18: ...d previously. The [[Renaissance]] and the [[New Monarchs]] marked the start of a period of discovery, ...
20: ...t famous of these conflicts was when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] rose to power and set out on a conquest, f...
22: ...ical and economic blocks: [[Communism|Communist]] nations in [[Eastern Europe]] and [[Capitalism|capit... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...ist of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
3: ...ntry]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
12: *[[Botswana]] - [[Gaborone]]
13: *[[Burkina Faso]] - [[Ouagadougou]]
18: *[[Chad]] (Tchad) - [[N'Djamena]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the world ...
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
13: <tr><td>[[Accra]] <td>[[Ghana]]
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... Provinces]] ([[1581]]–[[1795]]). After the Napoleonic era, Holland became a mere province of th...
7: native_name = Nederland |
8: common_name = the Netherlands |
12: national_motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French languag...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' |
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