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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 [[Niter, 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. - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...arly texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] bellorum'' ("war leader") and High [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often...
5: ...ower base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]]...
7: ...rtain [[Riothamus]], "King of the Brettones," who was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]]...
9: ...itain may have been remembered for centuries afterward. Yet the obscurity surrounding the historical c...
15: ...ran]], who had a son called Artuir and whose life was somewhat similar to Arthur's. - 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... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
11: ...e right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by ...
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the P...
15: ...world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there ... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
1: ...[[May 19]], [[1879]] – [[May 2]], [[1964]]) was a socialite politician and a member of the promi...
4: ...son Girl]]. One of her nieces, [[Joyce Grenfell]] was a noted British monologuist and actress, while a...
6: ... Viscount Astor|Waldorf Astor]], son of [[William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor]] and grandson of ...
8: ...g until 1945. She attracted much attention as she was the first woman member to actually take her seat...
10: ...h criticism of her position. However, Nancy Astor was often fiercely critical of the [[Nazis]], and he... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: ...born [[1925]] – died [[26 April]] [[2005]]) was prime minister of the [[Central African Republic...
3: ...inister, appointing Domitien to the position. She was the first woman to serve as prime minister of an...
5: .... She served a brief prison term, after which she was prohibited from returning to politics, though sh... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
51: ... 19]], [[1917]] – [[October 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] from [[January 19]],...
55: She was the only child of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of Indi...
57: ... at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive leader, but her actions...
59: ..., and thus Prime Minister of India. Initially she was dubbed as ''goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb ...
63: ...]]s, centralizing her own personal authority in a way her predecessors never had. - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
3: ...n-law partner, Dr. [[Pentti Araj䲶i]], after she was elected president.
8: ...nister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[1975]]
18: Tarja Halonen was born on [[24 December]] [[1943]] in [[Helsinki]]...
20: ...elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice and in [[1995]] until he...
22: == The way to presidency == - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
29: ...firmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later that day.
31: ...nal Security Advisor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and t...
34: ...ho preached on weekends; Rice's mother, Angelena, was a teacher." [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/conte...
37: ...e was eight when her schoolmate [[Denise McNair]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-A...
43: ... Kappa]], from the [[University of Denver]]. In [[1975]], she obtained her [[master's degree]] from the ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...igan elected to the U.S. Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to...
5: ...he [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. Stabenow was considered the underdog for much of the Senate r...
9: ...uses of the [[United States Congress]]. The first was [[Thomas W. Ferry]]. Stabenow is also the first ...
11: ...[South Dakota]]. Senator [[Dick Durbin]], D-Ill., was elected [[Minority Whip]], the Democrats' second... - 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... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...n]] in Berlin in January, [[1919]]. The uprising was carried out against Rosa's orders, and crushed b...
6: ...iden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
8: ...ur of its leaders were put to death and the party was broken up. Some of its members managed to meet i...
12: ...nd the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] was legally able to gain seats in the [[Reichstag]]....
14: ...Julius Karski), she founded the newspaper ''[[Sprawa Robotnicza]]'' ("The Workers' Cause"), in opposit... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...nowiki>Hair''' ([[April 13]] [[1919]] - [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[atheist]], found...
4: ...Murray Jr. and bore him a child (William). Murray was a married [[Roman Catholic]] and refused to divo...
7: ... schools in the [[United States]]. Public opinion was such that in [[1964]] [[Life magazine|''Life'' m...
11: ...[[Christianity]] and became [[born again]] at Gateway [[Baptist]] Church in [[Dallas, Texas]].
18: ... to withdraw the missing funds and murdered them. Waters eventually pled guilty to reduced charges and... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tom᳠Allend...
10: ...6, Allende returned to Chile, and her son Nicol᳠was born there that year.
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula'' magazine, a...
14: ...murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile in [[Venezuela]]...
16: ...its]]'' (1982). The book was a great success and was later made into a film (''[[The House of the Spi... - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
2: ...est-known work is most likely ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''.
5: Hurston was born in [[Notasulga, Alabama]] and grew up in [[...
11: ... hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash yo' tub uh 'gator guts and dat quick."
13: ...was making a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, cr...
15: ...as aligned with Wright's writings, Hurston's work was ignored because it simply didn't fit in with thi... - 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 ... - 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 ... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
2: ...hristmas, the 24th)–[[April 12]], [[1912]]) was a pioneer American [[teacher]], [[nurse]], and ...
6: ...ere all at least 10 years her senior. Young Clara was home-educated and extremely bright. It is said t...
8: ...ing the "great, loathsome crawling leeches." This was an early indication of what would become Clara's...
12: ...own, where her brother owned a factory. After she was invited to teach in a private school in [[Borden...
14: ... Patent and Trademark Office|Patent Office]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] where she learned the ins and out...
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