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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...iarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut
63: *[[Roy Acuff|Acuff, Roy]], (1903-1992), musician - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her...
7: ...[head of state]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]],...
9: ...ate in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving curren...
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of State. Her reign has s...
15: ...re and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...ited States, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
10: ...'''. It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "gold...
20: ... admit that he is an excellent broadcaster. He attracted widespread support and attention in [[1998]]...
22: ...adcaster, comedian, and political satirist. In [[1992]], President [[George H. W. Bush]] made an appear...
26: ...ated]] half-hour [[television]] show running from 1992 through [[1996]], with [[Roger Ailes]] as executi... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
13: ...[[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], s...
15: ...e nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...other's testimony against her daughter during the trial, meant custody of Diana and her brother was gi...
40: ...(Theoretically, such an affair constituted [[high treason]] by both parties.) Another of her lovers re...
42: ...d Princess of Wales separated on [[9 December]] [[1992]]; their [[divorce]] was finalised on [[28 August... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...mmit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brun...
9: ...he [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|Labour Party]] in [[1992]]. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
7: ...Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...rned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After earning her degree, she moved to [[Se...
13: ...ge of 28. She had knocked on every door in her district. As a state representative, she helped write t...
15: ...term, she got the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration to drop its support of the [[Clipper Chip]],...
21: ...resses, and [[GUID]]s to RealNetworks servers, contrary to the company's public claims. [http://search... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
1: [[Image:Kelly&Bastian.jpg|220px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''Ei...
2: ...[November 29]], [[1947]] – [[October 1]], [[1992]]), German peace activist and [[German Green Part...
6: ...nvironment campaigns in [[Germany]] and other countries.
8: Petra Kelly was one of the founders in [[1979]] of ''D...
12: In [[1992]], she was shot dead in [[Bonn, Germany|Bonn]] wh... - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
22: ...defeated Alexander in the Democratic primary of [[1992]] and took his seat in the House. Lincoln won ree...
24: ...n Ethics; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; Senate Social Security Task Force; Ru...
26: ... Delta]] region. She is also the Chair of Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
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9: <tr><td>'''Rank:'''</td><td>7th</td></tr>
10: ...mber]] [[1990]] - [[12 September]] [[1997]]</td></tr>
11: <tr><td>'''Number of Terms:'''</td><td>1</td></tr> - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
1: [[Image:Eleanor_Roosevelt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
3: ...ted States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. Sh...
5: ...st Lady of the World'', in honor of her extensive travels to promote [[human rights]].
9: ...y cold woman, in an autocratic house. On [[St. Patrick's Day]], [[1905]] she married [[Franklin D. Ro...
16: ...osevelt's sexuality continues to be a topic of controversy. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...mme of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed...
31: ...ge-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increa...
33: ...ly due to inadequate advice and campaigning. In [[1992]] she was created '''Baroness Thatcher'''; since ...
36: ...hen the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] won control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was no...
38: ...|Oxford]] from [[1944]] where she studied [[chemistry]]. She became Chairman of the [[Oxford Universit... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...lesman. With his family in tow, he traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and sel...
12: ...e foreground. During this time she toured the country with the brilliant lawyer [[Florynce Rae Kennedy...
23: ...and personal set backs. In 1994, she contracted [[trigeminal neuralgia]]. She became a newlywed at an ...
25: She made famous a phrase that was coined by Australian author [[Irina Dunn]]: "A woman without a ma...
31: * ''Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions'' (1983) - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...e world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
12: ...well as a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked in Chilean television...
14: ...(whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile ...
16: ...t]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn Close]] and [[Ant...
20: ...oma in the hospital (she died of [[porphyria]] in 1992). In addition to ''The House of Spirits'' and ''P... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
8: ...e of the renunciation of [[materialism]] and the strength of [[brotherly love]]. She was awarded the [...
12: ...president", saying "Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born po...
20: *''[[Jazz (novel)|Jazz]]'' (1992) - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ... [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the first non-white woman to go into s...
5: ...n African and [[African-American Studies]] and is trained in [[dance]] and [[choreography]].
7: ...joining the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1987, she worked as a general prac...
11: ... into a commitment to effectively contribute. She traveled to [[Cuba]], rural [[Kenya]], and spent a m...
15: ...ed advantageously to the development of less industrialized nations. - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...r''' ([[December 9]], [[1906]] - [[January 1]], [[1992]]) was an early computer pioneer. She was the fi...
9: ...e with some ideas from the IBM equivalent, the COMTRAN. However, it was her idea that programs could b...
14: ... vendors. These tests, and their official administration, were taken over in the 1980s by the Nationa...
18: ...n]], a position she retained until her death in [[1992]]. Her primary activity in this capacity was as ...
22: ...e Murray Hopper Park]]'', located on South Joyce Street in Arlington, Virginia, is a small memorial pa... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...ng|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exam...
7: ... mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Vi...
11: ...ommemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)|J...
21: *''Vivente - Non Vivente'' for electronics (1970)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971) - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ...ed attention, though she is still one of the industry's premiere female singer/songwriters. The influ...
23: ...ts and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to [[New York City]] to meet with...
25: :''Take a trip to New York with your guardian''
38: ...debut album, and Morissette lost her recording contract with [[MCA Records]]. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...rock music|rock]], [[folk music|folk]], and [[country music]] singer and songwriter. A three-time [[Gr...
6: ...Ramblin' on My Mind'', it was a collection of country and [[blues]] covers. She followed it up in 1980...
8: ... relationship, received radio play around the country and gained fans among music insiders, including ...
10: ...h Williams received the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.
12: ... of the loop. And I feel strongly that that's country music's loss."
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