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- Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1950]] to [[1969]]'''.
3: === [[1950s]] ===
4: ...seph McCarthy]] gains power, and [[McCarthyism]] (1950-1954) begins
5: *[[1950]] - [[McCarran Internal Security Act]]
6: *[[1950]] - [[Korean War]] begins
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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...g in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ... behind, and was too weak militarily to repel [[Europe]]an interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]es...
7: ...formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and i...
14: ...ion of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states.
16: ...y distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nations; a concept that continued well into... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
9: *[[Julius Aamisepp|Aamisepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure
12: *[[Hank Aaron|Aaron, Hank]], (1934-), baseball player
13: *[[Sarah Aaronsohn|Aaronsohn, Sarah]], (1890-1917), head of [[Nili]], a [...
14: ...ronson|Aaronson, Marc]], (1950-1987), American astronomer - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
5: {{British Royal Family}}
9: ...is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]],...
11: ... mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
17: ... to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edwar...
20: ...rchbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]]. - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: ...ne of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]]. She was [[Queen con...
6: ...e mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]]. Eleanor was named after her mother and c...
8: ...es that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as a baby.
10: ...a wedding present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: .... She was the first Queen consort to attend the coronation of her successors. Known for the way she su...
9: ...Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambrid...
11: ...]]s in [[1883]]. The Tecks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying i...
13: ...d War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from Mary to her aunt, who lived in [[Germany]].
17: ...he [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]], was a brother of HRH The [[Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of ... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
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27: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
40: ...mbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law a...
42: ... was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legisl...
44: ...lowing an international competition in which she wrote about the - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[February 1]], [[1878]] - [[December 21]], [[1950]]) was the first woman elected to serve as a [[Un...
7: ...ddeus H. Caraway]] and moved with him to [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]] where she cared for their children an...
17: ...lan]] and was victorious after receiving support from a successful coalition of veterans, women, and u...
23: ...porter of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s economic recovery legislation.
25: .... She is buried in Westlawn Cemetery in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]. - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
9: |[[February 26]] [[1950]]<br>in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[New...
20: |'''Background:'''
43: ...Helen Elizabeth Clark''' (born [[February 26]], [[1950]]) has served as [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]...
45: ...] and 'good faith' with the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | Green Party]]).
49: ...n Foreign Affairs and on Disarmament and Arms Control, both of which were combined with Defence in 198... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...ty|Republican]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Maine]], and one of the most successful politi...
5: ...he War Department in rapidly establishing bases across the nation, she was instrumental in resolving c...
7: ...he U.S. Senate in 1948. She served in the Senate from [[1949]] to [[January 3]], [[1973]]. She was de...
9: ...e received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] in...
11: ...from his staff. Her speech, although it did not produce immediate backlash, was the beginning of the ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...f Energy]]) in [[2000]]. She was the first woman from Michigan elected to the U.S. Senate, and along w...
5: ...l weeks of the campaign to unseat Abraham by a narrow margin (his wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a...
7: ...[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] ...
9: Stabenow is only the second person from Michigan to have served in both houses of the [[...
15: ... Delegations from Michigan|U.S Senator (Class 1) from Michigan]] | years=2001- | after=Incumbent}} - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
3: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:t...
25: ...der of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...d the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[comm...
29: ...]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...stained economic growth occured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporte... - Georgia O'Keeffe (2572 bytes)
1: ...iu, New Mexico, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1950]]
6: ...ng at [[Columbia College]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina]].
8: While in South Carolina, a friend showed some of O'Keeffe's drawings ...
12: During her years in New York City, O'Keefe produced many paintings, including urban and architec... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ...express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on oth...
19: ...o have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...in [[1932]] to [[Universal Studios]]. Rand then wrote the play, ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'' in ...
24: ...ms were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Living'' i... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
7: ..., she was educated in [[California]], graduating from [[Radcliffe College]] in 1897 followed by two ye...
12: ...rom 1903 to 1912 she lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
13: ... life, Stein was supported by a stipend from her brother Michael's business.
15: She and her brother compiled one of the first collections of Cubi...
19: ...she had a large circle of friends and tirelessly promoted herself. Her judgments in literature and art... - Edna St. Vincent Millay (2636 bytes)
1: ...February 22]], [[1892]] – [[October 19]], [[1950]]) was a lyrical poet and playwright and the firs...
3: ... Kathleen then moved to [[Camden, Maine]]. Millay rose to fame with her poem "[http://www.bartleby.com...
9: ...Rubin noted: "She seems to have caught more flak from the literary critics for supporting democracy th...
11: Eugene died in 1949 from lung cancer. Edna St. Vincent Millay died about ...
20: Her finest poems, however, are probably "[http://www.bartleby.com/131/1.html Renasce... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
1: [[Image:Rosalind Franklin.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Rosalind Franklin]]
2: '''Rosalind Elsie Franklin''' ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - ...
4: ==Background==
5: .... Later they helped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
7: ==Cambridge and early career 1938-1950== - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: Prof. Dr. '''Maria G?rt-Mayer''' ([[June 28]], [[1906...
3: ...tions and enrolled there in the fall. Among her professors were three [[Nobel prize]] winners: [[Max ...
5: ...on scientific projects. In [[1946]] she became a professor in [[Chicago]] at Sarah Lawrence College. H...
7: ...ning on its axis as the Earth itself is spinning around the Sun. Maria described the idea elegantly:
9: ...wise. The same is true of those that are dancing around clockwise; some twirl clockwise, others twirl ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat sin...
6: ...'s Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, in...
10: ...ice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...s she was now called by other singers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their ...
14: ...portant groups and [[Solo (music)|solo]]ists. Her role effectively was the "instrumentalist of voice".... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...nd the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theolog...
8: ...f Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian chur...
13: ...for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the catt...
15: ...among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this period Joseph died, for he ...
17: ... of Mary in the Gospels until we find her at the cross along with her sister Mary, and [[Mary Magdalen... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...[[1997]]) was an internationally renowned and controversial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[...
6: ... Paul II]] in [[October 2003]], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s...
9: ...xhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emigrated from south Kosovar city of [[Prizren]], even though m...
11: ...work in [[India]]. She was a member of the youth group in her local parish called Sodality. At 18, the...
13: ...e Sisters of Loreto because of their vocation to provide education for girls. After a few months train...
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