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- 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...
14: ...1965]] until [[1988]]. She continues to reside in Detroit.
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. - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...e a member of the [[Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno]] in Florence. She was also the first female arti...
12: ...ino Tassi]] to decoration of the "volte" of ''Casino della Rose'' inside the [[Pallavicini Rospiglios...
18: ..., Artemisia also painted the ''[[Madonna col Bambino]]'' (''"The Virgin Mary with Baby"''), currently ...
20: ..., Prudenzia slipped into obscurity and little is known of her subsequent life.
24: ...sy with construction of a maison to celebrate the notable ancestor, he asked Artemisia to realize a pa... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ...]) was a [[film|motion picture]] [[actor|star]], known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the girl with th...
13: ...schedule and Fairbanks' extramarital affair with another woman led to a divorce in [[January]] [[1936]...
15: ...Buddy' Rogers]] (1904-1999), a fresh-faced actor known as "America's Boy Friend" and later a bandleade...
17: == Partial chronology ==
29: ...as praised by critics but avoided by her fans for not sticking to her little girl image. - 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 ... - 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... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) is a former World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player. Originally from Czech...
15: ...in three sets in the final and captured the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. She beat Evert in ...
21: ...and [[1985]]. (Navrátilová was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player for a period of over three year...
25: ...onsecutive weeks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player.) In [[1988]], Graf truly ecli...
27: ...], she lost in the US Open final to the new World No. 1 [[Monica Seles]]. And then in [[1994]], at the... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
3: known, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', ''...
16: direction (blowing, drawing). Some harmonicas (known as [[#The chromatic harmonica|chromatic harmoni...
33: ...ica." It has ten holes which offer the player 19 notes
35: note) in a three octave range. The standard diatonic...
47: See also: [[Media:BluesHarp Notes Layout.png|image of the above diagram]] - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...ch of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
12: ...cial_languages = [[Languages in the United States|None at federal level]];<br> [[English language|Engl...
46: footnotes=|
52: ...[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters.
60: ...states in rebellion, though full emancipation did not take place until after the end of the war in [[1... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...d also commonly known by the nicknames ''The Bambino'' and ''The Sultan of Swat'', was an American [[b...
4: ...pelled other teams to follow suit, breaking the monopoly of the "inside game" that had been the primar...
9: ...perate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to no avail. He was finally sent to St. Mary's Industri...
14: ...anager of the minor-league [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]], and the man often c...
15: ...ced a team in Baltimore, across the street from minor league Orioles, and the competition hit Orioles'... - Florida (24937 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Jeb Bush]] |
36: ...S. state|state]] in the [[United States]]. It is known as the Sunshine State. "Florida" is a [[Spanish...
38: [[USS Florida|USS ''Florida'']] was named in honor of this state.
43: ...the [[Confederate States of America]] (CSA, also known as the Confederacy). Florida joined the CSA on ...
47: ...bers and a House of 120 members. The current governor is [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ... hour apart. However, the one hour separation is not universal and, as the map below shows, the shap...
6: ...red time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Green...
8: ...emainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summe...
22: ... is 06:00 UTC on Monday 1 May, then the time in Honolulu is 20:00, Sunday 30 April)
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific locati... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...onglomerate of nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
7: ... died. The [[Edison and Ford Winter Estates]] are now open to the public.
10: ...sted and nearly hanged. He and his family fled to Nova Scotia, Canada, settling on land the British go...
14: ...ir seventh child, [[Thomas Alva Edison]]. The economic success in Milan was soon over, though, and se...
18: ...ed him with his telegraphy work as it blocked out noises and prevented Edison from hearing the telegra... - Great Depression (16069 bytes)
1: ...re prices and virtually every other measure of economic growth. It bottomed out in [[1933]], but it w...
4: ...productivity from the century and a half where economic records have been kept with any regularity, an...
5: ...ression", and to the political response to the economic events.
12: ...cy, and many other influences. The question in economic theory is which effects drove the Great Depres...
14: ...ich capitalism is prone to, and its occurrence is not surprising. These theories were more influential... - Timeline of United States history (1930-1949) (8681 bytes)
9: *[[1932]] - [[Norris-Laguardia Act]]
12: *[[1932]] - [[Norris LaGuardia Anti Injunction Bill]]
15: *[[1933]] - [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] becomes President
29: *[[1933]] - [[Good Neighbor Policy]] announced
47: *[[1935]] - [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] founded - Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
16: ...]] returns to power in [[CIA]]-orchestrated coup known as [[Operation Ajax]]
20: ...roblem-we-all-live-with-norman-rockwell.jpg|thumb|Norman Rockwell's "The Problem We All Live With," il...
64: ...[Image:Motorcade.jpg|thumb|Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963]]
72: *[[1964]] - [[Economic Opportunity Act]]
80: *[[1965]] - [[Watts Riot]]; [[Detroit race riot]]; "[[long hot summer]]" - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ...e European continent; but the Allied invasion did not occur until June [[1944]], more than two years a...
13: ...lled the [[Oder-Neisse Line]]. Aside from a few minor adjustments, this would be the "iron curtain" of...
17: ...ct—and even greatly strengthened from an economic perspective—was the United States, which...
18: ...international economy. The [[Soviet Union]] opted not to take part.
26: ...alized on the Cold War fears to launch massive economic reconstruction efforts, first in Western Europ... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
11: Governor = [[Jennifer Granholm]] |
40: ...e la Mothe Cadillac]] founded [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] on the straits between Lakes [[Lake St. Clair|S...
42: ...dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the [[Toledo War]] when Michigan and Ohio mi...
46: ...nd Michigan, but permanently altered the socio-economic climate of [[United States|the United States]]... - 2006 (7939 bytes)
19: ...ry 1]] - Deadline by which the small remainder of non-metric road distance signs in the [[Republic of ...
28: ...Super Bowl XL]] to be held at [[Ford Field]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]]
30: ...inter Olympics|XX Olympic Winter Games]] in [[Torino, Italy]]
40: ...held at the [[Allstate Arena]] in [[Rosemont, Illinois]]
41: ** Former [[Connecticut]] governor [[John Rowland]] is scheduled to be released fro... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...pg|right|thumb|Bruegel's ''The Painter and The Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self por...
3: ...ber 9]], [[1569]]) was a [[Flemish]] [[painter]] known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. There ar...
9: ...lso the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred to...
35: ...n-the-snow crop 1400x1000.jpg|The Hunters in the Snow]] (Dec.-Jan.)'' 1565, Kunsthistorisches Museum W...
39: ** ''The Return of the Herd (Oct.-Nov.)'' 1565, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...pionship series of [[Major League Baseball]] in [[North America]], played in [[October]] after the end...
3: ...d Sox]]. The Red Sox won the series four games to none, earning their first World Series Championship ...
7: ...s finishing in second place in their division but not earning a [[wild card]] receive them, because th...
9: ... Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded.
11: ...'New York World'' for the relevant years revealed no evidence of the supposed sponsorship. (For detai...
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