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- Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...[[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduat...
5: ...ostakovich]], who in evaluating her final examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken pa...
7: ...lina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vy...
9: ...ium]]''. She later composed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual mast... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...en 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the formation of the [[F.B.I.]]
11: ...de Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as certain. She was fond o...
15: ...ller jobs, robbing grocery stores and filling stations at a rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen bank...
23: ... one-week escape ending with his recapture in [[Ohio]], Clyde remained incarcerated in the [[Texas sta... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
3: ...[[1920s]] and [[1930s]], founder of the [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Chu...
7: ...hodist]], and Mildred Ona Pearce, 36 years his junior, who had been hired to nurse his wife during her...
9: ...riting letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...ing at the urging of her father. After her conversion and a short courtship, they were married on Augu...
15: ...th the Salvation Army, and after a short recuperation Aimee joined her in this work. While so occupied... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: ...ipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...ial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty...
6: ...n [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Octobe...
11: ...an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...er final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''. - Mata Hari (3970 bytes)
1: ..., [[striptease|exotic dancer]] and convicted [[espionage|spy]], made her name synonymous with ''[[femm...
7: ...ll of the stories about the fortunes of entire nations resting on Mata Hari should be regarded as myth...
9: ...on. One well-known story is that during the execution, the squad members had to be [[blindfold]]ed so ...
11: ...s highly unlikely to be true, as it bears a suspicious resemblance to [[Puccini]]'s popular opera, ''[...
15: The [[1931]] film of her final days, "Mata Hari", starred [[... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...nel [[Maurice Buckmaster]] of the [[Special Operations Executive]] and return to France to work with t...
7: ...ise''', she brought him funds and acted as his radio operator.
9: Churchill's operation in France was betrayed by a double agent, and Od...
11: ...h in June 1943 and sent to [[Ravensbr?[[Concentration Camp]]. She survived the war and testified again... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
4: ==Biography==
5: ...e took it; her main interest was initially in fictional films.
7: ...is not documented that she would ever have a relationship with Hitler.
13: ... and ignorant about their atrocities—a position which many of her critics dismiss as ridiculous....
15: ... personally funded. <!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb list _no_ films after Tiefland-->As a... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ...II]] ([[1872]]-[[1946]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1931]]-[[1946]]), and granddaughter of Senator [[John ...
12: She returned to US in 1931 to be [[Paramount Picture]]'s "next [[Marlene Die...
22: ...orite as is her role as the Black Widow on television's Batman.
24: ...y|Old Grand Dad]] -- continued unabated. And behavior that was endearingly wicked in a flapper starlet...
52: *[[Tarnished Lady]] (1931) - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ...per ads. Her first [[film|motion picture]] aspirations came when she appeared in an advertising short ...
10: ...m [[1922]] to [[1924]], she studied at the prestigious [[Royal Dramatic Theatre]] in [[Stockholm]]. Wh...
12: ...Garbo be given a contract as well. But their relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fire...
19: ...tar]], she was one of the few who made the transition to [[Sound film|talkies]]. Her low, husky voice ...
23: ... [[Sweden]]!" This would frighten the [[movie studio]] heads, who gave in to her every wish. She was k... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...y]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: The seventeenth century was a period of major scientific change. But at that time the...
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...es in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...seems entirely clear that ''a'' scientific revolution took place around the year [[1600]]. That is, at... - North America (12844 bytes)
1: ...rthAmerica.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of North America]]
4: ... Americas were not the [[East Indies]], but a previously undiscovered [[New World]].
6: ...countries, which in some contexts may cause confusion.
9: ...ost, however, tend to see Central America as a region of North America, considering it too small to be...
14: ...ra|cordilleras]], falls largely in the western region, although the eastern coastal plain does extend ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px|
7: national_motto =None (formerly Advance Australia)|
12: government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy|Const. monarchy]]|
19: population_estimate = 20,180,878|
20: population_estimate_year = 2004| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...untry to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else, please read the Talk Page. Th...
3: ...w article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of the many "main" articles about...
8: ... [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen...
10: ...e [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
17: ... the [[United Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officiall... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
3: * [[Anyang]] was the capital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: called Yin (殷 Y...
5: ...y ''Peiping'') was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronolog...
7: ::State of [[Yan]] in [[Spring and Autumn Period]]: called Ji (薊 J쩊
22: ...et up by the [[Japan|Japanese]] in Manchuria from 1931 to 1945: called Xingjing or Tsinking (新...
30: ... National Government before the [[Northern Expedition]], and was briefly the seat of Chiang's ROC gove... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...tories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisation of the Americas]], the Spanish language remains ...
11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Fur...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
25: population_estimate = 43,209,511 | - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...s offer a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...ron;σπολις ''Diospolis'', "City of Zeus" ([[Zeus]] being the god w...
27: *Gauthier, Henri. 1925–1931. ''Dictionnaire des noms g鯧raphiques contenus dans les te...
31: .... “Thebes.” In ''The Anchor Bible Dictionary'', edited by David Noel Freedman. Vol. 6 of 6... - Ancient history (7857 bytes)
1: ...however the exact date is still disputed among various historians. In Europe ancient history was follo...
5: ==The most prominent civilisations of the Ancient Era:==
16: *[[Hellenic civilization]] (Greeks)
18: *[[Indus Valley civilization]], unified from 2600 BC - 1900 BC.
33: ...lly an educational guess, based on the interpretation of surviving physical evidence, about the "reaso... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...ican [[baseball]] player and [[United States]] national icon. He was one of the first five players ele...
4: ... expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of nearly all the ballparks in the major leagues...
9: Young George was known for mischievous behavior. He skipped school, ran the streets, and committ...
12: ...orge became the team's catcher. He liked the position because he was involved in every play. One day, ...
14: ...ry over the Buffalo Bisons, also of the [[International League]]. - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = GA |
36: ...ia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. Ge...
48: ...d]] region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] culture,...
54: ...e state to be readmitted to the [[United States|Union]].
62: ...d of single-party dominance of any state in the Union. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgian... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
2: Name = Iowa |
3: Fullname = State of Iowa |
4: Flag = Iowa state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Iowa]] |
6: Seal = Iowastateseal.jpg |
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