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- Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ... Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...da|CC]]''' (born '''Roberta Joan Anderson''' on [[November 7]], [[1943]], in [[Fort Macleod, Alberta|F...
5: ...que [[guitar]] playing, tuning the instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a distinctive rhythmic,...
7: ... other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...ews Southern Comfort]]. (Ironically, Mitchell did not even go to [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]], hav... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...uins (TV movie)|Love Among the Ruins]]'', and was nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]...
5: ...enereal disease]] in a time when such things were not discussed, and her mother campaigned for birth c...
7: ... films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
12: ... change his name to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. S...
21: ...came the talk of New York City, and began getting noticed by [[Hollywood]]. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
6: ...rway|Norwegian]] [[Martin Edward Mortensen]], was not her true biological father. The most likely cand...
8: ...riously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...tal near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
12: ...rwise she would have had to return the orphanage. Norma Jeane had come to think little of herself, yet...
16: No other actor has reached the spectacular heights o... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
10: ...rth= [[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
18: ... on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associated with one of the original [[...
22: Born in a backwoods settlement in the [[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] in the [[Carolinas]] o...
24: ...y after [[1800]], as a young lawyer. Since he was not of a distinguished family, he had to make his ca...
28: ...s. He subsequently was appointed territorial governor there. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
22: | [[Hardin County, Kentucky]]<br />(site now in [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue County]])
46: ...nd writings which helped mobilize and inspire the North, and in his defusing of the peace issue in the...
48: ...ged efforts to expand white settlement in western North America, signing the [[Homestead Act]] (1862)....
53: ...[flatboat]] on the Sangamon, [[Illinois River|Illinois]] and [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] [[river...
59: ...ting after being elected by his peers that he had not had "any such success in life which gave him so ... - East Timor (13677 bytes)
1: ...and [[Jaco (East Timor)|Jaco]], and [[Oecussi-Ambeno]], a political [[exclave]] of East Timor situated...
14: ...ior became the scene of a [[guerilla]] campaign, known as [[Battle of Timor (1942-43)|Battle of Timor]...
17: ...e|unilaterally declared itself independent]] on [[November 28]], [[1975]]. Nine days later, it was inv...
19: ...a]], the U.S., along with ally [[Australia]], did not object to the pro-Western Indonesian government'...
21: ... internationally, its legal status was that of a "non-self governing territory under Portuguese admini... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Mitch Daniels]] |
13: Lt. Governor = [[Becky Skillman]] |
27: ...C]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small>(extreme northwest and southwest)</small> |
43: [[USS Indiana|USS ''Indiana'']] was named in honor of this state.
47: ...ution]], soon after which it became part of the [[Northwest Territory]], then the [[Indiana Territory]... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Joe Manchin]] |
36: ...tates|Southern state]] of the [[United States]], known as ''The Mountain State.''
38: ... during the [[American Civil War]]. The state is noted for its [[coal]] mining heritage, and union or...
40: ...een Bank Telescope]] at the [[National Radio Astronomy Observatory]].
42: ... [[USS West Virginia|USS ''West Virginia'']] in honor of this state. - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Dave Heineman]] |
37: ...ered part of the [[Great American Desert]], it is now a leading [[agriculture|farming]] state.
55: ...wi]], which in the 1930s had a population of 150, now (2005) has a population of one.
59: ... and [[List of Governors of Nebraska|List of Governors]]</i>
61: ...e Nebraska legislature can also override a [[governor]]'s veto with a 3/5ths majority, in contrast to ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
39: ...]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New York City]]. Some of southwestern New ...
41: ...se of the unpopularity of the Dutch colonial governor, [[Peter Stuyvesant]]. The newly taken lands wer...
43: ... large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
17: *[[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|...
47: *[[Cristofano Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
108: *[[Jacopo Bassano]] (ca.[[1510]]-[[1592]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - Michigan (29427 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Jennifer Granholm]] |
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]]...
48: ...facturing. Since [[1838]], the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry.
55: ... [[ɴienne Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white m... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
2: Name = Illinois |
3: Fullname = State of Illinois |
4: Flag = Illinois state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Illinois]] |
6: Seal = Illinois state seal.png | - Evolution (27661 bytes)
6: ...ury]] by [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]], though it did not meet with widespread approval. With the publicat...
15: # The origin of novel [[trait]]s in a lineage.
18: ...rvation]]. In this sense, "theory" and "fact" do not stand in opposition, but rather exist in a recip...
31: ... [[genetic code]] (with some extremely rare and minor deviations) to [[translation (genetics)|translat...
33: ...rved, indicating that the [[origin of life]] from non-life is either extremely rare or only happens un... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''' or '''autosport''') ...
8: ...sor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.
12: ...rse, took place in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] on [[November 2]], [[1895]], [[Frank Duryea]] winning in ...
16: ...races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or France.
32: ...pecifically for high-speed racing. The wheels are not covered, and the cars often have aerofoil wings ... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
6: ...from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried connotations of [[communism]].
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
21: ...oston, and founded the Boston Red Stockings, now known as the [[Atlanta Braves]].) The Red Stockings w...
25: ...s so not to be confused with the Boston AL entry, now shortened to Red Sox) had hitting stars like [[S...
35: ...her in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters in [[1938]]. Thanks to Vander Meer, [[Pau... - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7282 bytes)
9: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
10: :'''Division titles won''' (0): ''none''
11: :'''American League pennants won''' (0): ''none''
12: :'''[[World Series]] championships won''' (0): ''none''
15: ...ox]], who but for a last minute action by the Illinois Legislature were heading to St. Petersburg. Th... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...attempted to escape to [[free state]]s, or as far north as [[Canada]], with the aid of [[abolitionists...
10: ...ans]], as well as breakaway sects of mainstream denominations such as the [[Free Methodist]]s and [[Am...
12: === Terminology ===
16: *guides were known as "conductors"
23: ...n of the word <i>via</i> indicated that they were not sent on the regular train, but rather via Readin... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
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30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
52: *[[Ludovico Cardi]] (also known as ''Cigoli'')
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790) - Lute (15915 bytes)
5: ...se-tenor-renaissance-lute-04.jpg|thumb|8-course tenor Renaissance lute. This is a replica of a histori...
7: ... number of strings — makes lutes tedious if not difficult to tune. Thus lutenists share a joke w...
9: ...d bridge were historically made of ivory or bone, now more commonly of plastic. The frets are made of ...
15: ...ical images show the instrument being played with no support other than the arms. (Some modern players...
23: ...ment with the soft pads of the fingers and thumb (not with the nails, as is the modern practice for [[...
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