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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
131: ...lls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]...
134: *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]], with [[Tenzing Norgay]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
191: *[[Tenzing Norgay]], with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
210: ...entury]] [[Portuguese]] explorer and adventurer, was among the first [[Europeans]] to reach [[Japan]]... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
11: ...ton]] opens in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University
12: * [[1864]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate St...
15: ...ajority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emperor]].
16: ... first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stoc... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
22: *[[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
40: *[[Lyman Abbott|Abbott, Lyman]], (1835-1922), American divine and author
73: ...(1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
98: *[[Robert Abplanalp|Abplanalp, Robert H.]] (1922-2003)[http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/09030... - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
4: *[[Viktor G. Afanasyev|Afanasyev, Viktor G.]], (1922-1994), Russian editor - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...SH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...d the coronation of her successors. Known for the way she superbly bejeweled herself for formal events...
9: ... Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide ...
11: ...he Duchess of Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt and had to flee abroad to avoid the...
13: ... her aunt every week without fail. During [[World War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from ... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
7: ...ch she took up residence in India. The name Sonia was given by her mother-in-law [[Indira Gandhi]]. Th...
11: ...h the charisma of the family name behind her, she was able to draw large crowds and nearly single-hand...
13: ...to lead a 19-party [[coalition government]] which was subsequently named the United Progressive Allian...
15: ...anmohan Singh]] for the Prime Minister's post who was eventually accepted by the lawmakers, despite pl...
17: ...[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Indira Gandhi]] from [[1922]] to [[1964]]). - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
2: ...eorgine Markiewicz''' ([[1868]]–July 1927), was an [[Ireland|Irish]] politician and [[nationalis...
8: ...ntence was commuted to life imprisonment, and she was released under the amnesty of [[1917]].
10: ...of [[Dᩬ ɩreann]], a new Irish Parliament. She was re-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House...
12: ... record until 1979 when [[Mᩲe Geoghegan-Quinn]] was apointed to the then junior cabinet post of [[Ir...
14: ...ection,_1922|Irish General Election of 1922]] but was re-elected in the 1923 and June 1927 elections. ... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
2: ... 12]], [[1815]] – [[October 26]], [[1902]]) was a social activist and a leading figure of the ea...
4: ...ated equal. She also proposed a resolution, that was voted upon and carried, demanding voting rights ...
6: ... six volumes by various writers in 1922. Stanton was also active internationally, and in 1888 helped ...
9: ... same cause, and manifested very much in the same way''."
12: ...eral and [[Christianity]] in particular. Stanton was also an outspoken supporter of the 19th century ... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...[[February 3]], [[1874]] - [[July 27]], [[1946]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[writer]], [[poet...
7: ...hree. After returning almost two years later, she was educated in [[California]], graduating from [[Ra...
13: ...nd Gertrude in 1909. During her whole life, Stein was supported by a stipend from her brother Michael'...
17: When England declared war on Germany in [[World War I]], Stein and Toklas were visiting with [[Alfre...
19: ...reat artists and writers including [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[Thornton Wilder]], [[Sherwood Anderson]] an... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ... ([[July 24]], [[1897]] - c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]],...
8: ... keep up with aviation as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured in local newspapers while she taug...
10: ... "[[Powder Puff Derby]]" by [[Will Rogers]]). She was engaged to Samuel Chapman, an attorney from Bost...
14: ...elia_earhart_2.jpg|thumb|250px|Amelia Earhard, It was a long trip in tight quarters ]]On the morning o...
16: ...[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to [[Newark, New Jersey]]. In July [[1936]] she took delive... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
3: ...er 9]], [[1892]] – [[August 31]], [[1941]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[poet]] and [[writer]].
5: ... poetry|Symbolist]] movements in Russia. Her work was not looked kindly upon by [[Stalin]] and the the...
8: ... ancestry on her mother's side. (This latter fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause he...
10: ...er to become a [[pianist]] and thought her poetry was poor.
12: ...lowed to continue until June [[1904]] when Marina was despatched to school in [[Lausanne]]. Changes in... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...d [[feminist]]. Between the [[world war]]s, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society ...
7: ...ency (informed by [[G.E. Moore]], among others) towards doctrinaire rationalism.
9: ...th critical and popular success. Much of her work was self-published through the [[Hogarth Press]]. Sh...
13: ... than to the interior monologues proper) create a wave-like atmosphere closer to the prose poem than t...
20: ...o studied for its insight into [[shell shock]], [[war]], [[social class|class]], and modern British so... - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ...t black licensed pilot in the world. Ms. Coleman was married briefly to Charles Wilson Pankey.
4: ...was the twelfth of thirteen children. Her father was three-quarter Choctaw Indian. The family earned...
6: ...ld War I]]. They told stories about flying in the war and Coleman started to fantasize about being a p...
10: ...owever, she learned quickly: in seven months, she was granted a pilot's license.
12: ..., she was admired by both blacks and whites. In [[1922]], she participated at her first air show, in [[L... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
3: ...known as '''"Sister Aimee"''' or simply "Sister," was an [[evangelist]] and media sensation in the [[1...
7: ...d, Ontario|Salford]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] she was the daughter of James Morgan Kennedy, a widower ...
9: ...d with the [[Salvation Army]]. As a result, Aimee was raised in an atmosphere of strong [[Christianity...
15: ...New York]], she met her second husband, Harold Stewart McPherson, an accountant. They were married on...
19: ... and the U.S. By June 1915 she had left home and was on the road preaching full-time. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: ...ya''' on [[April 29]], [[1917]], '''Maya Deren''' was an [[American]] [[avant-garde]] [[filmmaker]] an...
4: ...became a [[naturalized citizen]]. By [[1935]] she was very active in various [[socialist]] causes in t...
6: ...nized as a seminal American avant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya Deren.
8: ...horeography for Camera" (1945). In 1946 she was awarded a [[Guggenheim]] Foundation Fellowship for "C...
10: ... definitive source. The accompanying documentary was edited and produced after her death. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...nuary 31]], [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show...
4: She was the daughter of [[United States House of Represe...
8: ...oos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was so pretty that we thought she must be stupid."
10: ...with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West End]]'s -...
12: ...was unable to dominate the camera -- and that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lomba... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
3: ...er 18]], [[1905]] – [[April 15]], [[1990]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[actor|actress]].
5: She was born '''Greta Lovisa Gustafsson''' in [[Stockhol...
8: ...he worked. That led to another short movie, which was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast h...
10: ...al Dramatic Theatre]] in [[Stockholm]]. While she was there, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [...
12: ... relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM and returned to [[Sweden]] in [[192... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ... 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
4: Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of [[Grabtow...
6: ...[George C. Scott]], in the mid-[[1960s]]. (Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their rela...
8: ... as the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress...
10: ...ford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...) ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[actor...
5: ... and her mother left for [[New York]] where Helen was offered a role in the [[chorus]] of [[Gilbert an...
7: ...ny Pastor, known as the father of [[vaudeville]], was responsible for some of the biggest stars in sho...
9: ...anfare in the [[newsmedia]]. For forty years, she was the companion of businessman [[Jim Brady|"Diamon...
11: For years, Russell was the foremost singer of operettas in the U.S. Amo... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ...he ''[[diva]]'' or ''[[prima donna]]'' of tennis, was the first female tennis player to become an inte...
3: ...] titles. A flamboyant, trendsetting athlete, she was the first female tennis celebrity and one of the...
8: ...nnis and gain strength. Her first try at the game was in 1910, when she played on the tennis court at ...
10: ...nis competitions, and Lenglen's burgeoning career was put on hold.
18: ... win another gold medal in the mixed doubles. She was eliminated in the women's doubles semi-final (pl...
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