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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...[Great Wall of China]], stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the [[3rd century BC]] to p...
5: ...cond Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chinese Civil War]].
7: ...itical disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
16: ...ions. During the [[Spring and Autumn Period]], it was used only to describe the states politically des...
18: ...ng]], and [[Tibet]], and the ROC now governs [[Taiwan]] (also claimed by the PRC), these regions are a... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
22: *[[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
41: *[[Russ Abbott|Abbott, Russ]], (born 1947), British comedian
56: ...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem]], (born 1947), US athlete
73: ...(1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
17: *[[Kathy Acker|Acker, Kathy]], (1947-1997), author
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[...
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
21: *[[Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer|Adam-Schwaetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minis...
41: ...s Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Rai... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...e]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle nam...
17: ... United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
20: ...ion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of Engla...
23: ...acuated]] to [[Windsor Castle]], Berkshire. There was some suggestion that the princesses be sent to [... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empres...
9: ...hnological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; he...
12: ...ningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] ...
14: ...s the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...ssed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of ... - 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 ... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the ...
12: ...d was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. She was offered freedom if she would leave the country, ...
16: ...When her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], ...
18: ...r a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang?
23: ...ritten about and dedicated to Suu Kyi. "Walk On" was banned by the Junta. Other artists such as [[Col... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
19: | [[March 10]], [[1947]]
31: ...female head of a national government to date. She was also the second woman in history to sit at the t...
33: ...of British Columbia]] (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a doctorate in Soviet Government at the [[Lond...
35: ...re divorced in [[1983]], and Campbell married [[Howard Eddy]] in [[1986]].
39: She was elected to the British Columbia legislature as a... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
1: ...20px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''Eine t?che Liebe'']]
2: ...politician, was born in [[G?g]], [[Germany]] in [[1947]], and lived and studied in the [[United States]]...
4: ...ternational Service at [[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
8: ...Green Party]]. Between [[1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of the [[Bundestag]] (West German Parli...
10: Kelly received the [[Right Livelihood Award]] (also known as the ''Alternative Nobel Prize'... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...17]], [[1885]] – [[September 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[Denmark|Danish]] author...
5: ...the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...1, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Blixen remained in Keny...
9: ...r the pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
22: * ''The Angelic Avengers'' (1947) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ..., born '''Alissa "Alice" Zinovievna Rosenbaum''', was a popular and controversial [[United States|Amer...
19: ...udy screenwriting; in late [[1925]], however, she was granted a [[Visa (document)|visa]] to visit Amer...
24: ...ese films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Liv...
26: ...pite these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringing Rand fame and financial sec...
31: ...helped foster a crippling culture of resentment towards individual human happiness, flourishment, and ... - 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... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ... [[1975]]), born '''Freda Josephine McDonald''', was an [[African American]] dancer, actress and sing...
5: ...red [[vaudeville]] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New York City]] during the [[Harlem Renaissan...
7: ...accompanied by her pet [[leopard]], Chiquita, who was adorned with a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard f...
9: ...ices common to the era. The writer [[Ernest Hemingway]] called her "the most sensational woman anyone ...
11: ...to a sophisticated cultural figure. (The marriage was reportedly a publicity stunt and not legally bin... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...st-known [[opera]] [[singer]] of the post-[[World War II]] period. She combined an impeccable [[bel ca...
5: ...atore|Leonora]] during the next three years. In [[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona ...
7: ...pparent; by [[1958]] it reached a point where she was no longer suitable for many roles. Her later [[s...
9: ...our with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely des...
11: ...ouple had a child, a boy, who died hours after he was born on [[March 30]], [[1960]]. The relationship... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
3: ...], [[1995]]) was an [[Allied]] heroine of [[World War II]].
5: ...many useful depictions of the Channel coast. She was asked to train under Colonel [[Maurice Buckmaste...
9: ...t she was Peter's wife. The hope was that in this way their treatment would be mitigated.
11: ...stified against the prison guards at a [[1946]] [[war crime]]s trial.
13: ...r imprisonment and she married Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956. - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ... – [[February 5]]?, [[1945]]) was a [[World War II]] secret agent.
5: ...er what is now thought of as the definitive World War II [[Poem code|code-poem]] ''[[Yours (poem)|Your...
7: ...ts to SOE headquarters on the factories producing war materials for the Germans were extremely importa...
9: ...n sent to [[Ravensbr?ncentration camp]] where she was forced into hard labour and suffered terribly fr...
11: Violette Szabo was executed by the Germans on or about [[February 5... - 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: ...eative Work in the Field of Motion Pictures." In 1947 she won the [[Grand Prix Internationale]] for 16m...
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... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ... '''Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter o...
5: ...as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in [[1968...
9: .... Allen became infamously tainted for a time afterward, having somewhat confirmed Farrow's accusations...
16: ...] short subject with her famous mother. The short was ironically about famous mothers and their childr...
20: ... He has not spoken to or seen his father since he was 7, and is said to have a [[phobia]] of him. He r...
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