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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
14: ...alth]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
18: ...al operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang?
21: ...ecognition of Suu Kyi's 60th birthday, which took place on June 19, 2005. The protests received intern...
23: ... banned by the Junta. Other artists such as [[Coldplay]], [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], and [[Damien Rice]... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
11: ! Place of Birth:
59: ...'goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb doll), as people thought that she would be a puppet in the hands ...
65: ...t Congress party following the November [[1969]] split within the governing [[Indian National Congress...
67: ...ash; after campaigning fiercely on her well-known platform, with the famous ''Garibi hatao'' slogan &n...
69: ...sses. The move reflected the anger of ordinary people at the time as several private banks had collaps... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
7: ...en by her mother-in-law [[Indira Gandhi]]. The couple had two children, [[Rahul Gandhi]] (born [[1970]...
11: ...hiefly the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]) constantly played up the fact of her foreign birth, her declini...
15: ...was eventually accepted by the lawmakers, despite pleas by members of the Congress party for Gandhi to... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
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]]...
26: ...nion]] in the autumn of 1999 was also fresh in people's memory. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth'''
35: ...sical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/s...
41: ...h the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a course on internat...
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 ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
5: ...house. She also served in the State Senate from [[1991]]-[[1994]]. She was elected to the [[United State...
11: ...ats' agenda and priorities. Reid was elected to replace Minority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], who lost a re... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
47: ...sexuality]], and she voted in favour of the principle of [[David Steel]]'s Bill to legalise [[abortion... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...e United States, buying and selling. The family split in [[1944]], and Gloria went to live with her m...
9: ... her infamous undercover expose in working as a [[Playboy bunny]].
18: In [[1991]] when ''Ms.'' magazine revived, she became its c...
21: ...never forget about how much is still left to accomplish.
23: ...a]]. She became a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement—on [[September 3]], [[200... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tom᳠Allende, the cousin of [[Salvador Allen...
8: ... [[Beirut]]. She returned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her...
14: In 1973, Allende's play ''El embajador'' debuted in Santiago. On [[Sept...
26: *''The Infinite Plan'' (1991) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...College]] in [[Toronto]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she re...
4: ...ues and concerns, which she examines through multiple genres such as [[science fiction]], [[Southern O...
6: ...ell as [[alliteration]] or [[assonance]] that is split up and put in separate lines to produce an echo...
52: ...''[[Wilderness Tips (book)|Wilderness Tips]]'' ([[1991]])
53: :''[[Good Bones and Simple Murders]]'' ([[1994]]) - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
7: ...d her medical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
11: ...hailand]] at a [[Cambodia]]n refugee camp. She completed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Me...
13: ...in [[Houston, Texas]], to research, develop and implement advanced technologies suited to the social, ...
15: ... implementing advanced technologies that may be employed advantageously to the development of less ind...
19: ...93); People magazine's 1993 "50 Most Beautiful People in the World"; CORE Outstanding Achievement Awar... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ... cosmonaut corps. Out of more than four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]]...
7: ...йка}} ). Even though there were plans for further female flights it took 19 years un...
9: ...idium]] of the Supreme Soviet, from [[1969]] to [[1991]] she was in the [[Central Committee of the CPSU|... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]-[[John Ma...
14: In the 1970s, she pioneered the implementation of [[standards]] testing of computers, ...
29: * [[1991]] — She received the [[National Medal of Te...
38: ... is famous for her ''nanoseconds'' visual aid. People (such as generals and admirals) used to ask her ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
53: *[[1970]] ''[[Don't Play That Song]]''
81: *[[1991]] ''[[What You See Is What You Sweat]]'' - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
5: ..., her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. S...
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)
5: ...garette smoker since the age of nine, which may explain the unique texture to her voice, which was esp...
11: ...ses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "For Free", sold well, su...
13: ..."). The album was stylistically diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the ...
15: ...dominated by the lengthy part-improvised "Paprika Plains". The album received mixed reviews: some enj...
17: ...rles Mingus]], who died before the project was completed. Mitchell finished the tracks with a band fe... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
29: ...'You said, "Yes, I'd like to know what kind of people''
36: ...sequent singles "Feel Your Love", "Walkaway" and "Plastic" were also modest hits.
61: ...ics completely from personal experiences. For example, as Morissette began meeting with record labels,...
66: :''And then played golf for awhile''
84: ...ation]] stumbled onto "You Oughta Know" and began playing it non-stop: - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
9: ...d [[popular music|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they ag...
23: ... Morning America]]'' and posting an open letter explaining her opposition on her website. [http://www....
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