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- Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: She was born '''Julia Elizabeth Wells''' in [[Walton-on-Thames]], [[Surrey]], [[England]], the daugh...
9: ...ost sought-after stars in [[Hollywood]]. As a result, she appeared in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawaii (...
23: ...itish director, she had one daughter, Emma Kate Walton.
42: *''[[Victor/Victoria]]'' ([[1982]])
43: *''[[Trail of the Pink Panther]]'' ([[1982]]) (Cameo) - Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
6: ...ning junior tournaments with regularity, and in [[1982]] she won the European Championships 12s and 18s....
8: ...essional tournament at the age of 13 in October [[1982]] at Filderstadt, Germany, and lost her first pro...
12: ...won her first tour title in April [[1986]] at [[Hilton Head]], [[South Carolina]], defeating [[Chris E...
14: ...ed backhand that was the best in the game. She built her powerful and accurate serve up to 105 mph. Sh...
28: ...brought by a former [[Playboy]] model. The difficulty of answering questions about the matter came to ... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
17: .... She won both Wimbledon and the French Open in [[1982]].
19: ...en to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously. This was extended to a record-equalling ...
59: 1982 French Open Andrea Jaeger ...
60: 1982 Wimbledon Chris Evert ...
81: 1982 Australian Open Chris Evert ... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
12: ...change her name at the time.) She joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas Law School in 1975...
17: ...nton was defeated for reelection as governor. In 1982, as part of his successful campaign to regain the...
33: ...rom Arkansas, who also played a key role, pled guilty to felony charges of lying to federal investigat...
39: ...first Baby Boomer elected to the White House, a cultural shift which generated controversy, and his wi...
41: ...lth care system, commonly known as the Clinton health care plan, which was rejected by Republicans in ... - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...February 13]], [[1885]] – [[October 18]], [[1982]]), often known as "'''Bess Truman'''", was the w...
7: For Bess and Harry, [[World War I]] altered a deliberate courtship. He proposed and they ...
9: ...on [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s death on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman took th...
11: ...ly what was necessary. While the mansion was rebuilt during the second term, the Trumans lived in [[Bl...
13: ...husband left office was "return to Independence" although she had briefly entertained the thought of l... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
5: ...nited nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to refer to the [[Alli...
20: ... [[United States]] president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] suggested the name "United Nations" and the fir...
30: ...greement on peacekeeping matters extremely difficult. Following the end of the Cold War, there were re...
35: ...he UN has established several forums to address multilateral disarmament issues. The principal ones ar...
37: ...nternational community]] for the negotiation of multilateral arms control and disarmament agreements. ... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
6: ...f [[brass]] tubing bent into a rough [[spiral]]. Although the bore of the trumpet is said to be mostly...
11: ...ary-valve, or German, trumpets, as well as bass, alto and [[Baroque]] trumpets. The modern trumpet evo...
19: The piccolo trumpet is built usually in B♭ and A with leadpipes for each...
37: ...opies of the text can be purchased now (copyright 1982 by Carl Fisher, Inc.) but include much of the unm...
55: ...ng the throat (tensing of the throat muscles, resulting in partially choking the air flow.). - War (7002 bytes)
14: ... has been the source of serious moral questions. Although many ancient nations and some more modern on...
24: ...have also acted as restraints at times. In some cultures, for example, conflicts have been highly ritu...
26: ... of war|formal declaration]] of war. This has resulted in wars (in the informal sense, as defined in t...
33: ... instead of "war" during the [[Falklands War]] in 1982 to comply with international law.
45: ...ary [[mechanization]]. This type of war often results in [[guerilla]] tactics. The [[Israeli-Palestini... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: ...r the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of...
9: ...1279 BCE. Archeologists may suggest solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while other...
15: ...ra can be tied to at least four Egyptian rulers, although there was absolutely no doubt for Egyptologi...
23: ...7. He wrote in his ''Ancient Maya civilization'' (1982: 114), "...dating to perhaps 2100-2200 BCE (1700-...
33: ...ently not much attention has been paid to those. Although they may not have been too archaic records, ... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
6: Although legends and speculation about a [[Terra Aust...
8: ...is also the continent with the highest average [[altitude]], and the lowest average [[humidity]] of an...
32: ...m. No other nations have made claims themselves, although the [[United States]] and [[Russia]] assert ...
104: ...m Another World]] ([[1951]]) and [[The Thing]] ([[1982]]))
113: * [[Greg Rucka]]'s "Whiteout" and "Whiteout: Melt" - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...great length there, and the evidence provided resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* ...
17: ... member of the [[United Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is...
100: ...en the British government passed the [[Canada Act 1982]].
144: ...d appointed by the federal government, after consultation with non-governmental legal bodies. Judicial...
148: ...is a member of the [[United Nations]], [[Commonwealth of Nations]], [[La Francophonie]], the [[Organiz... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...often referred to by the name '''[[Holland]]''', although this usage is incorrect. Holland was the eco...
66: .... In early modern Europe it featured the most wealthy trading city ([[Amsterdam]]) and the first full...
79: ...le had turned solidly [[Roman Catholic]] as a result of the [[Counter-Reformation]], while the rest of...
88: ...bers of the government. In practice, once the results of parliamentary elections are known, a [[coalit...
124: ... below sea level (see [http://www.minbuza.nl/default.asp?CMS_ITEM=MBZ302750 map showing these areas]).... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
56: ...rran_diner|diner]] of 100 centim was minted after 1982.</small>
71: ... the French [[count of Foix]] (whose title would ultimately transfer to the French head of state) and ...
77: ...rested by Spanish authorities on [[July 20]] and ultimately expelled from Spain. From 1936 to 1940, a ...
103: ...eighbours' [[temperate climate]], but its higher altitude means there is on average more snow in winte...
113: ...substantially to the economy. [[Agriculture|Agricultural]] production is limited – only 2% of the la... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
61: ...th French prestige at low ebb, a [[Madagascar revolt|nationalist uprising]] was suppressed after sever...
66: ...ry 5]], [[1975]], handing over executive power to Lt. Col. [[Richard Ratsimandrava]], who was assassin...
68: ...igh level of illiteracy. National elections in [[1982]] and [[1989]] returned Ratsiraka for a second an...
74: ...|High Constitutional Court]] was retained as the ultimate judicial arbiter of the process.
80: ...ctorious. [[Marc Ravalomanana]] contested the results and claimed victory. A political crisis followed... - Samoa (9435 bytes)
64: ...een 1982 and [[1998]], when he resigned due to health reasons. Tofilau Eti was replaced by his deputy,...
90: ..., the manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. [[Tourism]] is an expanding sector;...
99: == Culture ==
100: ''Main article: [[Culture of Samoa]]'' - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
65: ...tutional monarchy]] within the [[British Commonwealth]]. On [[April 24]], [[1970]], the Gambia became ...
69: ... signed the 1982 Treaty of Confederation. The result, the [[Senegambia Confederation]], aimed eventual...
78: ...1994, The Gambia was one of the oldest existing multi-party democracies in Africa. It had conducted fr...
110: ...eanuts) for export earnings, a re-export trade built up around its ocean port, low import duties, mini...
112: ...imited amount of manufacturing is primarily agriculturally based (e.g., peanut processing, bakeries, a... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...n]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Vietnam]]. Although it officially remains a [[communist state]],...
15: ...pstarting China's development and purifying its culture. Supporters may also doubt statistics or accou...
17: ...rred severe economic costs, and damaged China's cultural heritage. The [[Great Leap Forward]] in parti...
21: In 1966 Mao launched the [[Cultural Revolution]], which is viewed by his opponent...
25: ...luences. Consequently they believe that China's culture has been corrupted, her poor have been reduced... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
71: ...[[Phoenicia]]ns, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more than 2,000 years. Th...
78: ...ility and turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional cen...
85: ...anization]] (PLO). In the early [[1970s]], difficulties arose over the presence of Palestinian refugee...
91: ...n suffered a severe setback on [[14 September]] [[1982]], with the assassination of the Phalangist leade...
93: ...LO withdrawal from Lebanon and U.S. mediation resulted in the evacuation of Syrian troops and PLO figh... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
57: ...a into their empire by establishing the [[Viceroyalty of the R�de la Plata]] in [[1776]], and Buenos...
59: ...[19th century]]: the introduction of modern agricultural techniques and integration of Argentina into ...
61: ...lthiest nations based on rapid expansion of agriculture and foreign investment in infrastructure. Cons...
67: ...man rights]] abuses and, finally, the country's [[1982]] defeat by the [[United Kingdom]] in an unsucces...
71: ...blic debt|debt]], the largest sovereign debt default in history. - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
67: ...g in the [[13th century]] and developed into a wealthy centre of trade and industry under the [[Mughal...
71: ...[[Yahya Khan]], a military ruler, of election results that gave the [[Awami League]] an overwhelming m...
73: ... foreign journalists, accurate numbers are difficult to get, but some estimates claim 50,000 deaths in...
77: ...tured and panic-stricken Bengalis to have safe shelter in India. The governments of West Bengal, Bihar...
81: ...rghat near the [[port]] city of [[Chittagong]]. (Although, some people of Bangladesh, particularly mem...
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