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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...r the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema b...
5: ...thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Portuguese]]) is the name of both a [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Braz...
9: ...area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 mi... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...dentity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves o...
7: ...opulation, the ability to store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and admini...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
11: ...anxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...oral examplars, and one of them, the [[Yellow Emperor]], is sometimes said to be the ancestor of all C... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...he west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent ...
7: ...ho was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Anthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a s...
9: ...red for centuries afterward. Yet the obscurity surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes thi...
13: ...ther Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battling the Sax... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...2]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozhars...
12: ...ard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican...
15: ...ility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emperor]]. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
41: ... General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ... to her divorce in [[1996]] she was styled '''Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales'''. She was al...
13: ...oneering [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-...
15: ...To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there were eve...
22: ...Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being n...
24: ... Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented ... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
1: ...) was a socialite politician and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
4: ... States]], the third of the five daughters of railroad tycoon [[Chiswell Dabney Langhorne]] (1843-1919...
6: She divorced her first husband, [[Robert Gould Shaw 2nd]], then moved to England where...
10: ...y critical of the [[Nazis]], and her husband had protested to Hitler about his treatment of the [[Jew]...
17: # [[Robert Gould Shaw III]] (1898-1970) - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...an-B餥l Bokassa]] formed a new government and introduced the post of prime minister, appointing Domit...
5: ...rom returning to politics, though she remained a prominent figure, both as a former politician and as ... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
51: ...ry 19]], [[1966]] to [[March 24]], [[1977]], and from [[January 14]], [[1980]] until her [[assassinati...
57: ...expected to be a passive leader, but her actions proved her otherwise.
59: ... them all wrong as she emerged to be one of the strongest leaders in the history of independent India.
67: ...ictory in the war resulted in a personality cult around Indira Gandhi; according to one [[Gallup]] pol...
69: ... man felt the deposited money was being used inappropriately. The nationalized network of banks Gandhi... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
3: Halonen graduated from the [[University of Helsinki]] in 1968 and has a...
8: ...nister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[1975]]
18: ...class quarter. She obtained a [[Master of Laws]] from the [[University of Helsinki]] in [[1968]]. She ...
20: ...1984]]–[[1987]]. From this position Halonen rose to the status of Minister of Social Affairs and...
26: ...ful handling of the Finnish presidency of the [[European Union]] in the autumn of 1999 was also fresh ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
37: ...ts]] on September 15, [[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] ...
41: ...xperience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ric...
43: ... she received her [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the Graduate School of International Studies at ... - 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... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
1: [[Image:RosaLuxemburg.jpg|right|frame|Rosa Luxemburg]]
2: ...y, [[1919]]. The uprising was carried out against Rosa's orders, and crushed by the remnants of the mo...
6: ...his wife Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her ...
8: ...aged to meet in secret; Rosa joined one of these groups.
10: ...flying colours. After fleeing to [[Switzerland]] from imminent detention in [[1889]], she attended [[Z... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
4: ...yn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never practic...
11: ...d also produced an [[atheism|atheist]] [[radio]] program in which she criticized [[religion]] and [[th...
16: ... of only $500,000. No further communication came from any of the O'Hairs and in 1996 William Murray fi...
18: ...iolent crimes (along with one for stealing funds from the organisation). Police concluded he and accom...
21: ...atheists and various efforts have been made to introduce a new term into common use. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...[Salvador Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. In 1945, her parents s...
10: ...ater in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and elsewhere in Europe. Her daughter Paula was born in 1963. In 196...
12: ...lodita''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
14: ...murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile in [[Venezuela]]...
16: ...tor [[Bille August]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn ... - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
5: ... up in [[Eatonville, Florida]]. She studied [[anthropology]] at [[Barnard College]] under [[Franz Boas...
9: ...ca of the early 20th century. For example ( Amy from the opening of ''[[Zora_Neale_Hurston/Jonah's Go...
15: ...author)|Richard Wright]]. Unlike Hurston, Wright wrote in explicitly political terms, using the strugg...
17: ... basis for tales of [[zombie]]s, which was later proved to be correct.
20: ...st novel, ''Seraph on the Suwanee'', Hurston was wrongly accused of child molestation. In her defense ... - 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... - 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''.
8: ...charcoal and how to use them most efficiently, a problem affecting the war. Her work helped spark the ... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
1: ...ra Barton, first president of the [[American Red Cross]]'']]
2: ...est remembered for organizing the [[American Red Cross]].
6: ... and extremely bright. It is said that her older brothers and sisters were kept busy answering her man...
8: ...ring little girl, but at the age of 11, when her brother became ill, for 2 years Clara stayed by his s...
12: ... taught in a small Massachusetts town, where her brother owned a factory. After she was invited to tea...
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