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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...e Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "R...
15: ...st invaders - neighbor [[Niteró©, for instance, was founded by a native chief for supporting defense...
17: ... westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...y European capital outside of Europe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommo... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sha...
18: ...e, where a bronze smelter from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, foun...
28: ...122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - 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: Ad (7741 bytes)
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...
45: ...ams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez... - 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 [... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...loriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor dynas...
9: ... father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She granted [[Royal Charter]]...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British ...
13: ...and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ... succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of ... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
13: | [[Warren Christopher]]
37: ...ry of State on [[January 23]], [[1997]]. Albright was the first female Secretary of State, which in tu...
40: ... graduated from Kent Denver high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with honors...
42: ...well as a [[White House]] staff member, where she was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From...
44: ...rom [[1981]] to [[1982]], Secretary Albright was awarded a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Internatio... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
3: ...[[May 5]], [[1882]] - [[September 27]], [[1960]]) was a campaigner in the [[suffragette]] movement.
5: She was born in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]], a da...
11: ...ist Party of Great Britain]] (CPGB. However, such was the importance attached to being within the same...
13: ...as a personal organ she revolted. As a result she was expelled from the CPGB and moved to found the sh...
15: ...an Socialist Party. She argued with [[Lenin]] and was supportive of left communists such as [[Amadeo B... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...saparksarrested.jpeg|thumb|right|330px|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to mak...
2: ...55]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting on the bus.
4: Rosa Parks was born in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], daughter of James...
8: ...d as a second-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly ...
10: ...ott, Rosa Parks helped make her fellow Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
4: ...of Arts]] degree from [[Cornell University]] in [[1955]]. Her novel [[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]] won the ...
6: Morrison was an important player in the battle to open the ca...
8: ... and the strength of [[brotherly love]]. She was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1993]]...
43: ...ks.org/tonimorrison/ 1987 audio interview by Don Swaim of CBS Radio, 31 min. 02 sec., RealAudio] - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...w weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ... One of her performances in that winning campaign was a defiantly confident reading of Chopin's Etude,...
9: ...erto No. 1]]. From [[1969]] to [[1973]], Argerich was married to [[Conducting|conductor]] [[Charles Du...
14: ==Awards and Recognitions==
16: '''[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]]''': - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...[[singer]]s, and the winner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she...
4: ...s|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ... Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tiske...
10: ...s imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]...
12: ...ch she was one of the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics. - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
6: ...re Mary remained until all was over, and the body was taken down and laid in a tomb prepared for [[Jos...
12: ...se writings reveal the degree to which the gospel was despised and dismissed by the early church fathe...
14: ...om of the [[son of man | Son of Man]]? If even he was not spared, how shall we be spared?" And Mary Ma...
27: ...entury identified as Mary Magdalene the woman who was a sinner in Luke 7:36-50:
28: :" 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat i... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...as nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]]s during the course of her more than 70-year a...
5: ... became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunch proponent of publicizing the dangers o...
10: ...in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]...
12: ...friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
19: ...apidly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in sm... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...II, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the principality's reigning Sovere...
5: ...ive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman there.
7: ...rteen Hours]]'' ([[1951 in film|1951]]), when she was 22. The following year she "starred" with a mino...
9: ...rting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], but the award went to [[Donna Reed]] for her role in ''[[From...
11: ... brief affair with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ... was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]] who was born '''Vivian Mary Hartley''' in [[Darjeeling]]...
5: She was married in [[1932]] to Herbert Leigh Holman, and...
7: ...[1938]], when filming began. [[Paulette Goddard]] was close to be cast as [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s Sout...
9: ...e married (Olivier to actress [[Jill Esmond]] who was pregnant when the affair began).
11: ...lm|1952]], however, Leigh won a second [[Academy Award]] for her portrayal the previous year of Blanch... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
5: ...neer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ... beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer ...
13: ...he first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language per...
15: During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...une 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] ...
6: ... and more have gone for the theory that Mortensen was in fact her true father.
8: .... After Marilyn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which t...
10: ...State Mental Hospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis,...
12: ..., opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent and more unhappy than her scree... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumbnail|right|Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m [...
3: ...that time, she was already a mother of two, which was unheard of at a time where female athletes were ...
5: ...international competition was hampered by [[World War II]], Blankers-Koen set several world records du...
7: ...e Dutch female track and field team. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[I...
11: ...ating]] and [[running]]. It soon became clear she was a sports talent, but she could not decide which ... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ... she retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...ng the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
6: ... [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]].
7: ...e Year]] in [[1964]], and on [[June 8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Australia...
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
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