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- Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
3: ... was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Jew]]ish woman who became a [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|partisan]].
9: ...tism|anti-Semitic]] atmosphere. She joined ''Maccabea'', a Hungarian [[Zionism|Zionist]] student organ...
11: ...943 she enlisted in the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the Br...
13: ...n small groups. She was captured before she could begin her mission and was interned in the [[Horthy M...
17: ...he kept diary entries up until her last day, November 7, 1944. Her remains were brought to [[Israel]] ... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ....B.E.]], [[Croix de Guerre|CdG]] ([[June 26]], [[1921]] – [[February 5]]?, [[1945]]) was a [[Worl...
7: ...g]] she reorganized a resistance network that had been smashed by the Germans. She led them in sabotag...
9: ...ration for [[D-Day]]. However, she was eventually betrayed and arrested by the [[Gestapo]], despite pu...
11: ...[[crematorium]]. At Ravensbr?hree other female members of the SOE were executed by the Germans: [[Deni...
13: ...47]]. As one of the SOE agents who died for the liberation of France, Sub-lieutenant Szabo is listed o... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...an Bankhead''' ([[January 31]], [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|...
6: At 15, Tallulah Bankhead won a movie-magazine beauty contest & convinced her family to let her mov...
8: ...said: "She was so pretty that we thought she must be stupid."
10: ... (of London)|West End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities.
12: She returned to US in 1931 to be [[Paramount Picture]]'s "next [[Marlene Dietrich]... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
3: '''Greta Garbo''' ([[September 18]], [[1905]] – [[April 15]], [[1990]]) w...
7: ==Becoming an actress==
8: ...ob was as a lather girl in a barbershop. She then became a clerk in a department store, where she woul...
10: ...[1924 in film|1924]]) (English: ''The Story of G? Berling''). He also gave her the [[stage name]] Gret...
12: ...r [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], he insisted that Garbo be given a contract as well. But their relationship ... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ... of tennis, was the first female tennis player to become an international celebrity.]]
8: ...wner of a carriage company, decided that it would be good for her to compete in tennis and gain streng...
10: ...unner of the [[French Open]], was only open to members of French clubs until 1925.) She lost to reigni...
14: ...s]] in the final. The close match, later noted to be one of the hallmarks in tennis history, saw Lengl...
16: ... French woman who also casually sipped [[brandy]] between sets. - Accordion (10069 bytes)
4: ...ancient civilisation had reed instruments. It has been suggested that they may have existed in ancien...
15: *Activation of sound through air ([[Bernoulli effect]])
16: ... by the reed itself and not through a resonator tube (as opposed to [[woodwind instrument]]s)
26: ...ented in [[1822]] by [[Friedrich Buschmann]] in [[Berlin]].
28: ...roduces two different notes: one when pulling the bellows outwards, another when pushing them inwards.... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...erson on Earth, and is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], ...
12: ...s adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
14: ...move or amend this requirement, but none have yet been successful.
16: ...on]]. Incumbent President [[George W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current t...
19: ...ent, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President. - Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
2: ...ica]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1921]].
5: ...ege]]. He was admitted to the bar in [[1875]] and began his career as a lawyer in [[Columbia City, Ind...
11: ...urned down the nomination, assuming the job would be boring.
13: ...t (who serves as President of the Senate) as a go-between with the Senate; Wilson took advantage of th...
15: ...me the first President and Vice President team to be re-elected since [[James Monroe|Monroe]] and [[Da... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ... Earth is difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating methods used to arrive at the ...
4: ...eation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or young-earth belief]).
6: ... the arrival of humankind, or far into the future beyond the end of humankind. One who did was [[Arist...
9: ... the universe, several hundred thousands of years before.
11: ... Earth using an experiment. He created a small globe that resembled the Earth in composition and then ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...e talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
8: ...narchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
17: ...olony|British colonies]], Canada is a founding member of the [[United Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of...
18: ... French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New Brunswick]].
34: |align=left|[[Alberta]]||[[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]||-7 (Mountain) - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
40: ...ty<br>[[21 January]] [[1919]]<br>[[6 December]] [[1921]] |
58: ...s treaties, government and legal documents and membership of international organisations.
60: ...achieved ''de facto'' independence in [[1922]] it became known as the "[[Irish Free State]]", a name t...
65: The partition of Ireland came about because of complex constitutional developments in th... - Angola (15614 bytes)
39: established_dates = [[November 11]] [[1975]] |
48: ...rom the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
56: ...f the [[Bantu language|Bantu]] word N’gola, being the title of the native rulers of the region i...
61: ...ve control of the interior didn't occur until the beginning of the 20th century. In 1951 the colony wa...
62: ... Liberation of Angola]] (''Movimento Popular de Liberta磯 de Angola'' MPLA), with a base among [[Kimb... - Flag of Iowa (716 bytes)
3: ...rif]]ed [[majuscule]]s. The flag was adopted in [[1921]]. It was designed by Mrs. Dixie Debhardt, from t... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ... 1998, ''[[The Sporting News]]'' named Ruth as Number One in its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Play...
4: ...Ruth was the focal point of the start of what has become statistically the greatest sports dynasty in ...
7: ...e she gave birth to a child, eight in all. Only Babe and his sister, Mary, survived infancy.
9: ...me the major influence on his life, the one man Babe respected above all others. It was Brother Matthi...
10: ...abe ruth holding baseball.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing fron... - California (63989 bytes)
31: AdmittanceDate = [[September 9]], [[1850]] |
44: <!-- before modifying these state symbols please verify y...
52: ...nimal = [[Brown Bear|California grizzly bear]]; marine - [[Gray Whale]]|
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] |
65: Gemstone = [[Benitoite]] | - Delaware (15006 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 7]], [[1787]] |
36: ...s Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: ...Lewes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The area became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] establishe...
44: ...nspeninsular Line]]. Several towns on the borders between Delaware and Maryland are divided by these l...
46: ...opted its first constitution, declaring itself to be the "State of Delaware." Its first governors wen... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: *[[Albert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asteri...
21: ...Uemura|Uemura, Naomi]], (1941-1984), Japanese climber and adventurer
22: *[[Kisshomaru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Kisshomaru]], (1921-1999), 2nd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of [[aikido]]
34: *[[Kent Ullberg|Ullberg, Kent]], (born 1945)
44: ...lvaeus|Ulvaeus, Bj?], Swedish songwiter and ex-member of ABBA - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: ...le|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
22: *[[Maurice Yam鯧o|Yam鯧o, Maurice]] (1921-1993)
79: *[[Robert Yerkes|Yerkes, Robert]] (1876-1956), psychologist
88: *[[Yi Sun-sin]], ([[1545]] - [[November 19]], [[1598]]), Korean admiral
176: *[[Robert Young (actor)|Young, Robert]], (1907-1998), American actor - Anthemius of Tralles (1694 bytes)
1: ...rother who was a lawyer and another who was described as a man of learning.
3: ...ve extended to engineering for he is said to have been employed to repair flood defences at [[Daras]].
7: ... of time. Regardless of the veracity, these might be the only clues available as to the character of A...
14: ... History of Greek Mathematics''(2 Vols.) (Oxford, 1921) - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...]]." The decade encapsulates a fascinating story, beginning with the return of young [[soldier]]s from...
5: ...ra was felt to be coming up. Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology, the limits [[...
8: ...omic boom|booming]]. The decade saw North America becoming the richest region on the earth, with indus...
17: ...ning gas stations, motels, and providing oil also became important.
19: ... medium. Radios were affordable and entertaining. Before the days of [[Hollywood]], radio was the gran...
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