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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ... [[Ipanema]], for the giant statue of [[Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Re...
13: The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedi...
15: ...eiro'' (San Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For ce...
17: ...en westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...[[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese found gol... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in...
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
9: ...illiam, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
14: ... a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
15: ...legiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emp... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: ...]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
25: ...cki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
56: ...ouch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
63: ...s (author)|Adams, Richard]], (born 1920), British novelist
65: ...s, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
30: ... by joint forces from [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Iraq]]. She was issued...
38: ...], she was also the Israeli Minister of Labor. In 1956, she became Foreign Minister. While she was the F...
44: ...ar and captured large areas of territory. She saw no need to seek compromise with the [[Palestinians]]...
53: ... can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to."—Golda Meir, [[March...
55: ...t things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen."—Golda Meir, in a speech ... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
2: ...le="font-size:larger; margin-left:1em"|'''Janet Reno'''
4: ... colspan="2"| [[Image:janetreno.jpg|180px|Janet Reno]]
27: ...d was the first woman to hold that post. She was nominated by [[President of the United States|Presid...
30: ...nvestigative reporter for the Miami News. Janet Reno has three younger siblings.
32: ...Florida|Coral Gables]] High School. In [[1956]] Reno enrolled at [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca, N... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
1: ...lt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
3: ...r Roosevelt''' ([[October 11]] [[1884]] – [[November 7]] [[1962]]) was an [[United States|Americ...
5: ... called her the ''First Lady of the World'', in honor of her extensive travels to promote [[human righ...
9: ...tions outside marriage by FDR (See [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] for more information.)
11: ...Hyde Park]] branches of the Roosevelt family. Eleanor is descended from the Johannes branch and Frankl... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
9: ...', which subsequently became the ''[[Workers Dreadnought]]''.
11: ...[[Third International]]'' although in fact it was nothing of the sort. The CP(BSTI) was opposed to par...
13: ...B proposed that Sylvia hand over the Workers Dreadnought to the party rather than retain it as a perso...
17: ...la House, 1955). Having moved to Addis Ababa in [[1956]], with her son, [[Richard Pankhurst]], she found... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
9: [[Image:Rosa_parks_bus.jpg|thumb|right|The bus, now a museum exhibit at the [[Henry Ford Museum]]]]
10: ...of the negro community, headed by a relatively unknown minister ([[Martin Luther King]]) gathered to d...
12: In [[1956]] Parks's case ultimately resulted in [[Supreme C...
19: ...ed in her autobiography, ''My Life'', that it was not true that she was physically tired but was "tire...
21: ... portray her as an average, middle-aged woman and not a political activist. - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
8: ...[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to study in [[India]] for two years.
12: ...nize her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists to the foreground. During this tim...
32: * ''Marilyn: Norma Jean'' (1986) - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
1: ...cember 16]], [[1956]]) was an artist and writer, known as the '''Queen of Bohemia'''.
5: ...ntparnasse she also met her husband, the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Roald Kristian]].
7: ...18]]. After divorcing Kristian, she took up with another free spirit, composer [[E.J Moeran]].
13: ...from her home town, [[Augustus John]], and later another [[Wales|Welshman]], the poet [[Dylan Thomas]]... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
3: '''Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: &#...
5: ...try|Symbolist]] movements in Russia. Her work was not looked kindly upon by [[Stalin]] and the then Bo...
8: ... to found the Alexander III Museum, which is now known as the [[Pushkin Museum]] of Fine Arts. Tsvetae...
10: ...a tragic love affair before her marriage, and had not forgotten it. Maria Alexandrovna particularly di...
12: ... her imagination in childhood games. It should be noted that there were many Russian ''魩gr駧 revolu... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ...]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the first non-white woman to go into space.
5: ...naut]], she has a wide range of experience in technology, engineering, and medical research. In additi...
9: ...[[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
11: ...ine in 1981. In medical school, her interest and knowledge in [[Third World]] countries evolved into a...
13: ... suited to the social, political, cultural and economic context of the individual, especially for the ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvi...
6: ...ding fame to both the Apollo and herself. She was noticed by [[Bardu Ali]] of [[Chick Webb]]'s band, w...
10: ...[[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova]], [[samba (music)|samba]], [[gospel]], [[calyp...
12: ...the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics.
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings with jazz legend [[Lo... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ... 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever...
6: ...n to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ... notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor Rigby"), [[The Band]] ("[[The Weight]]"), [[Simo...
14: ...1970s, her music mellowed slightly, though losing nothing of its power, and she continued the hugely s... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ...est [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of all time. Born '''Eleanora Fagan''', she had a difficult childhood which a...
7: ...ed by herself in her autobiography published in [[1956]]. She was born in [[Philadelphia]] but grew up i...
9: ...ank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital or governmen...
16: ...had her first successes as a live performer. On [[November 23]], [[1934]], she performed at the [[Apol...
24: ...and contemporaneous sources that she began intravenous use sometime around [[1940]]. - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
13: ...ed Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
6: .... She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in The Squab Farm.
8: ...lthough as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was so pretty that ...
10: ...ondon)|West End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities.
20: ... (movie)|Lifeboat]]. The performance is widely acknowledged as her best on film, and won her the New Y...
36: ... her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum. (Referring to Shirley Temple) - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ... movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[...
5: ...[[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]...
9: ... for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big...
13: ...cattered with a part kept to be interred in the [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in [[Stockholm]].
15: Bergman was honored posthumously with an [[Emmy Award]] for Best A... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
4: ...Renée Deneuve]], she made her movie debut in the 1956 film "Les Collegiennes," when she was still a tee...
6: ...film, ''[[Indochine (movie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] ...
10: She was also nominated for a César Award for her roles in: - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: ...wn, North Carolina|Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor...
6: ...llers (1946 film)|The Killers]]'' did she become known as a [[sex symbol]] and movie star. She marrie...
8: ...the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress cat...
10: ...or [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the...
14: ...thfield, North Carolina]]; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner [[Museum]].
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