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  1. Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
    27: *''Medusa'' (1949) With [[Jean Erdman]]
  2. Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
    7: In [[1949]] Bergman met [[Film director|director]] [[Robert...
    48: * [[Under Capricorn]] (1949)
  3. Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
    35: ...assed without her agreeing to do another film. In 1949, Garbo filmed a [[screen test]] as she considered...
    48: ==Garbo's Legacy==
  4. Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
    20: * [[Fancy Answers]] (1941) (short subject)
    47: * [[The Bribe]] (1949)
    48: * [[The Great Sinner]] (1949)
    49: * [[East Side, West Side]] (1949)
  5. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    40: ...or autographs, feeling it an invasion of her privacy. On the set she was saddled with the label "diff...
    44: ...ecially for her. She played spoiled socialite Tracy Lord to rave reviews. On the advice of millionai...
    46: ===Hepburn and Spencer Tracy===
    47: ...y.jpg|frame|left|Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy]]
    48: ...n made her first appearance opposite [[Spencer Tracy]] in ''[[Woman of the Year]]''. Behind the scene...
  6. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    18: ...el]]. She signed with The Blue Book Modelling agency and became one of their most successful models ap...
    42: ...d to be aborted to save her life. A second pregnancy ended in [[miscarriage]].
    50: ... Got to Give]], co-starring [[Dean Martin]] and [[Cyd Charrise]] and directed by [[George Cukor]]. But...
    53: ...ssination of President John F. Kennedy]], conspiracy theories have sprung up around the circumstances ...
    57: ... reportedly been the cause of death; some conspiracy theorists claim this proves the drug overdose had...
  7. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    2: '''Meryl Streep''' (born [[June 22]], [[1949]]) is an American [[actor|actress]] who has recei...
  8. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    47: ... gifts. From her neighbours, she received a new bicycle: "to go through life at a slower pace".
    51: ...me, she had to turn most offers down. However, in 1949, she travelled abroad to promote women's athletic...
    71: ...biography of Blankers-Koen was published, after a 1949 work co-authored by her husband. Through many int...
  9. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    26: ...uilding was constructed in [[New York City]] in [[1949]] and [[1950]] beside the East River on land purc...
    30: ...e were renewed calls for the UN to become the agency for achieving world peace and co-operation, as se...
    69: ...d Nations for countries in transition to [[democracy]]. Technical assistance in providing free and fai...
    93: ... these opportunities to promote United States policy viewpoints and develop international agreements o...
    96: *The [[World Summit on Trade Efficiency]], held in October [[1994]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]]...
  10. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
    14: ...public officials that are barred from the presidency because they were not born U.S. citizens include ...
    16: ...in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency previously and served less than two years complet...
    38: ...fficials to serve or act as President upon a vacancy in the office due to death, resignation, or remov...
    86: |align=center| 6 || [[John Quincy Adams]]
    87: || [[Image:John Quincy Adams.jpg|50px]]
  11. Canada (35540 bytes)
    8: ...ry system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Eli...
    98: ... [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], which joined in [[1949]].
    100: ...udicial Committee of the Privy Council]] ended in 1949. Patriation of the [[Constitution of Canada]] occ...
    130: [[Image:Aclarkson.jpg|thumb|right| Her Excellency The Right Honourable '''[[Adrienne Clarkson]]'''<...
    170: ...r natural resources contributing to self-sufficiency in energy. The [[1989]] [[Canada-U.S. Free Trade ...
  12. Jordan (20715 bytes)
    51: | '''[[Currency]]'''
    71: ...Israel. The armistice agreements of [[3 April]] [[1949]] left Jordan in control of the West Bank and pro...
    86: ...s|Chamber of Deputies]] on matters of general policy and can be forced to resign by a two-thirds vote ...
    136: ...inflation are low, at 2.3% in 2003, and the currency has been stable with an exchange rate fixed to th...
    142: ...s consistently followed a pro-Western foreign policy and traditionally has had close relations with th...
  13. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...ern civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history during whic...
    37: | '''[[Currency]]''' || [[Euro]] (&euro;)<sup>1</sup>
    52: ...vilization]] and being the birthplace of [[democracy]], [[philosophy]], the [[Olympic Games]] and of t...
    82: ...s medieval era it had remained a source of constancy. However, a new age was dawning: Greece was gradu...
    104: ...rmy]] and the [[Hellenic Army]] that lasted until 1949, when the communists were defeated in the battle ...
  14. Thailand (14276 bytes)
    1: ...s the country's official name until [[May 11]], [[1949]]. The word ''Thai'' (&#3652;&#3607;&#3618;) mean...
    40: currency = &#6107; [[Baht]] |
    41: currency_code = THB |
    60:
    108: ...sses and forced the government to float the currency. Long pegged at 25 to the [[US dollar]], the baht...
  15. People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
    1: ...a state in [[East Asia]]. Since its founding in [[1949]], it has been led by the [[Communist Party of Ch...
    13: ...outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of...
    21: ... his supporters as an experiment in direct democracy and a genuine attempt at purging Chinese society ...
    23: ...capita, consumer spending, life expectancy, literacy rate, and total grain output) and a much wider ra...
    34: ...[Mao Zedong]] declares the founding of the PRC in 1949]] <!-- This picture should really go in the histo...
  16. Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
    83: ... [[Chiang Kai-Shek]] retreated to [[Taiwan]] in [[1949]].
    87: ...f the [[Republic of China]] (on [[Taiwan]]) since 1949
  17. Germany (46412 bytes)
    36: ...843]])<br>[[January 18]] [[1871]]<br>[[May 23]] [[1949]] <br>[[October 3]] [[1990]]
    41: |'''[[Currency]]''' || [[Euro]] (&euro;)<sup>2</sup>
    79: ...d personal differences. The Emperor's foreign policy was opposed to that of Bismarck, who had establis...
    87: The democracy was made unpopular in part because of the economi...
    89: ...re]]. Basic rights were abrogated under an emergency decree. An [[Enabling Act]] gave Hitler's governm...
  18. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    3: ...frica)|National Party]] began introducing the policy of [[apartheid]] after winning the general electi...
    5: ...nd among the most stable and [[liberal]] [[democracy|democracies]] in Africa. The [[economy of South A...
    30: ...rth Anglo-Dutch War]]. The Dutch declared bankruptcy, and the British annexed the Cape Colony in [[180...
    50: ...ica is a [[Constitution|constitutional]] [[democracy]] with a three-tiered system of [[government]] an...
    122: ...999]]) while the South African Reserve Bank's policy of inflation targeting has brought inflation unde...
  19. Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
    41: currency = [[Euro]] (&euro;)<sup>1</sup> |
    42: currency_code = EUR |
    58: ...d Kingdom]] of the state as per the [[Ireland Act 1949]]. Today while ''Republic of Ireland'' is an acce...
    81: ...w'' in the King as an ''organ''. On [[1 April]] [[1949]] the Republic of Ireland Act declared a republic...
    83: ...th]] until the declaration of a republic in April 1949. Under Commonwealth rules declaration of a republ...
  20. Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
    43: | '''[[Currency]]'''
    91: ...d until it was resettled by people from Niutao in 1949. Thus, the name Tuvalu means "eight standing toge...
    111: The Tuvalu dollar, the local [[currency]], is coupled to the [[Australian dollar]].
    131: ...hfront and an increase in the severity and frequency of storms. Tuvaluans are worried about the subme...

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