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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]]... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United S...
7: ...resentative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...then moved to Seattle suburb [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded h...
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses==
13: ...ell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washington State Legislature at the age of 28. She h... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|...
29: ...d Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
33: ...nadequate advice and campaigning. In [[1992]] she was created '''Baroness Thatcher'''; since then her ...
36: ... control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which ...
38: ...develop methods for preserving [[ice cream]]. She was a member of the team that developed the first so... - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], [[Engl...
5: ...suffragette cause after her daughter's arrest and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her pri...
7: ...didate for Parliament in the Smethwick riding but was defeated. Leaving her native England, she moved ...
9: She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1...
11: ...Pankhurst died in [[Los Angeles, California]] and was buried in the [[Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery]] in ... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tomá³ Allend...
8: ...e school in [[Beirut]]. She returned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there sh...
10: ...6, Allende returned to Chile, and her son Nicolá³ was born there that year.
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula'' magazine, a...
14: ...] that same year, her uncle was overthrown in the wake of a violent coup and died of his wounds (wheth... - 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]].
24: * ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958) - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ... ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[crystallogr...
5: ...as Attorney General in the Palestine. Dr Franklin was educated at St Paul's Girls' School where she ex...
8: ...spark the idea of high-strength carbon fibres and was the basis of her doctoral degree in physical che...
9: ...ave and refused to put his name on the papers she was writing, even though he had been equally involve...
12: ...h project had been taken over by a newcomer. This was not a good start to the relationship which went ... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...st-known [[opera]] [[singer]] of the post-[[World War II]] period. She combined an impeccable [[bel ca...
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...
13: ...rom a heart attack at age 53. The funeral service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church on Rue Georges... - 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. - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...er 29]], [[1911]]–[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] ...
3: ...ble backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
5: ...rded with [[Percy Faith]], and performed at the [[1958]] [[Newport Jazz Festival]] and the inauguration ...
7: She was posthumously inducted into the [[Gospel Music As... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
9: ...ortly thereafter, they never divorced, and Bonnie was wearing Thornton's wedding ring when she died.
11: ...ed the violent deaths they viewed as certain. She was fond of creative writing and the arts. Her poem ...
15: ...of seven children in a poor farming family. Clyde was first arrested in late 1926, after running when ...
19: ... meets a charming young fellow. Nobody thought it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would ...
23: ...lling. Fellow inmate [[Ralph Fults]] said that it was Eastham where Clyde turned "from a schoolboy to ... - 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... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ...ndash; [[August 29]], [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...zo (1939 movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gi...
5: ...her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the film, '...
7: ...al in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergman was branded as "Hollywood's apostle of degradation."...
9: ...en'') for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on th... - 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. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
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, ...
21: ...ier Old Men]]'' playing a femme fatale opposite [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Jack Lemmon]]. - 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...
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]] - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[figure skating|figure skater]] and...
8: ...use of dance [[choreographer|choreography]]. She was also an accomplished tennis player.
10: ...dition in [[1954]]. She retired from acting in [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became on...
12: Henie was married three times, with [[Dan Topping]], [[Win...
31: *''[[Hello London]]'' ([[1958]])
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