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  1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    25: ...esident [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955]] and took office in [[1956]] with a promise to b...
    38: ...A view of Ipanema from Corcovado. The [[Cagarras Islands]] can be seen on the background]]
    63: ...ousing. The worst of these poorer areas are the [[slum]]s and [[shanty town]]s known as ''[[favela]]s'...
    71: ...he Redeemer statue's arm. The name in English translates to "Christ's armpit", and was chosen for that...
    125: [[sl:Rio de Janeiro]]
  2. History of China (45919 bytes)
    51: ...59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang, translated and annotated by Rafe de Crespigny and origin...
    54: *Dubs, Homer H. 1955. ''The History of the Former Han Dynasty by Pan K...
    55: ... to the Hou Hanshu.'' Draft annotated English translation.[http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/t...
    56: ...een 239 and 265 CE.'' Draft annotated English translation. [http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/...
    58: ...arly Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the ...
  3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    68: *[[1955]] - [[Matti Vanhanen]], prime minister of Finland
    87: *[[1955]] - [[Cy Young]], baseball player
    152: [[sl:4. november]]
  4. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    90: *[[George Ade|Ade, George]] (1866-1944), ''[[The Slim Princess]]''
    98: *[[Isabelle Adjani|Adjani, Isabelle]], (born 1955), French actress
  5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    7: ...aint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[United Kingdom|United...
    9: ...e of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but her title, Lord of Mann,...
    42: ...thy Laurence|Commander Timothy Laurence]] (born [[1955]])
    60: ...however, that like many of her predecessors she dislikes the Palace as a residence and considers [[Win...
    66: ... a strong sense of religious duty and takes seriously her Coronation Oath. This is one reason why it i...
  6. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    20: ..., glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother's ...
    33: ...unimportant [[Owen Oglethorpe]], [[Bishop of Carlisle]] had to crown her. The [[communion]] was celebr...
    72: ...the [[Speech to the Troops at Tilbury]]. She famously declared, "I know I have the body but of a weak ...
    74: ...s forced to return to Spain; the victory tremendously increased Elizabeth's popularity. The battle, ho...
    82: ... Earl of Salisbury|Robert Cecil]], who had previously become Secretary of State in [[1590]]. Elizabeth...
  7. Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
    22: | [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] <br>now the [[Czech Republic]]
    35: ... (born [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], now in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United...
    37: ...1996]] as Secretary of State. After being unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]], she w...
    40: ...r high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with honors in [[Political Science]],...
    42: ...rom [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legislative Assistant to Senator [[Edmund Muskie]].
  8. Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
    17: ...ia, a Cultural History'' (London: Lalibela House, 1955). Having moved to Addis Ababa in [[1956]], with h...
  9. Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
    2: ...ghts Movement]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who wa...
    8: On [[December 1]], [[1955]], in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public ...
    19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa...
  10. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    4: ...ed her infant daughter to save her from a life of slavery.
  11. Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
    5: ...Amadeus Mozart]]. The family moved to Europe in [[1955]], and Argerich studied with [[Friedrich Gulda]] ...
    7: ... C major, a piece that [[Vladimir Horowitz]] famously refused to perform live. In the same year, she m...
  12. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    12: Leaving the [[Decca Records|Decca]] label in [[1955]], the jazz record company [[Verve Records|Verve]...
    33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
  13. Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
    12: ... and a longer [[Fifth_century | 5th century]] translation into [[Coptic language|Coptic]]. In the ''Go...
    38: ...supposedly fallen women were treated as [[Slavery|slaves]].
    67: ...le to believe, most scholars do not take it seriously.
    70: ...bride was taken from his side when he had fallen asleep (died on the cross). In medieval Christian [[a...
    72: The ''[[Urantia]] Book'' (1955) maintains that Jesus was not married to Mary or ...
  14. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    7: ...d for her athletic physicality &mdash; she fearlessly performed her own pratfalls in films such as ''[...
    38: ...suits and disdaining makeup. She also had a famously difficult relationship with the press, turning d...
    54: ... back entrances to studios and hotels and assiduously avoiding the press. They were undeniably a coup...
    66: ...that even months after she returned home the famously-vigorous actress was still ill. The trip and th...
    70: ...ar-nominated performances for ''[[Summertime]]'' (1955) and ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' (1956). She also recei...
  15. Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
    11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best A...
    15: ...m acting. Before her [[marriage]], she was previously involved with [[Clark Gable]], [[Bing Crosby]], ...
    43: *''[[To Catch a Thief]]'' (1955)
  16. Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
    35: *''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'' ([[1955]])
  17. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
    17: After becoming a mother of two sons her career slowed down and Loren moved into her 40s and 50s gra...
    74: *''[[Scandal in Sorrento]]'' (1955)
    75: *''[[The Sign of Venus]]'' (1955)
    76: *''[[The Miller's Beautiful Wife]]'' (1955)
  18. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    8: ...s death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not ha...
    20: ...t convinced of her potential to become a star she slowly began to change his mind with scene stealing ...
    27: ...ced to the top of the box office in the Summer of 1955, and with other Fox starlets [[Jayne Mansfield]] ...
    34: ...," Dougherty *[http://www.familyforest.com/captainslog/64.html ]confirms that they were in love and wo...
    40: ...was also said to have been disgusted by Marilyn's sloppiness and poor hygiene. DiMaggio biographer Ri...
  19. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
    17: ...100 and 200&nbsp;m, which were both won by [[Stanislawa Walasiewicz|Stanis&#322;awa Walasiewicz]]. Man...
    29: ...erman press was excited, as the record had previously been owned by an English team. Months later, she...
    35: ...ning shortly afterwards. The Championships were a slight disappointment. In the 100&nbsp;m semi-finals...
    37: ...lympics]] in [[London]]. After her experience in Oslo, she decided not to take part in all events, but...
  20. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
    6: ... coach and in [[1988]] became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] s...
    33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
    38: **4 x 110 yards medley relay: 1955, 1964

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