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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
19: ...ted Nations]] ([[1971]]–[[1973]]), [[Republican National Committee]] chairman ([[1973]]–[[...
21: == Youth, education ==
24: ...[[1942]], where he demonstrated early leadership, capta - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...ter in the world, as well as the only former American citizen to hold the post ([[Benjamin Netanyahu]]...
10: Her father worked as a carpenter in [[Milwaukee]] and her mother ran a groc...
14: ...ather when she was 18. She began speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region...
20: ...s there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the kitchen. She a...
28: ...ed, "After I signed, I cried. When I studied American history as a schoolgirl and I read about those w... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...can American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (...
31: ...g his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been...
35: ...r. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...ion (1964 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]).
5: ...rumental in resolving conflicts between states, local jurisdictions and the military.
7: ... in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
11: ... chair of the [[Senate Republican Conference]], [[1967]]-[[1972]]. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula''...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
5: ... and she was buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio de Janeiro]].
7: ...cab顬 a poor woman in Rio de Janeiro, is written called Rodrigo S.M, a fictional writer.
19: *O Mist鲩o do Coelho Pensante (1967)
35: *Cartas perto do Cora磯 (2001) (letters exchanged wi... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known...
11: ...made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: ...physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ...t recent evidence has proved that this is not the case. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagena...
22: ... of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compil...
3: ...e same two subjects in [[1930]] and in [[1934]] became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathemati...
5: ...n the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculators.
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]...
12: ...to an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...rald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ..." improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...d several hit songs with them, including "(If You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was...
10: ...uite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...ngers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their shows with the famous Ellington'... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...eatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1...
6: ...ild, Franklin and her sisters, [[Carolyn Franklin|Carolyn]] and [[Erma Franklin|Erma]], sang at her fa...
8: ...tist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this perio...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
14: ...'"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn which became a soul classic. - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...bum]]s as the frontwoman for several bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
4: ...]] and [[Big Mama Thornton]] and singing in the local [[choir]]. Joplin graduated from Jefferson High...
6: ...was a heavy [[alcoholism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Co...
8: ...s]] and recorded an eponymously titled album in [[1967]]. However, the lack of success of their early s...
10: ...mance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the late Sixties. - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...Mandela]] finally made her come back to South Africa in [[1990]].
3: ...cording]] together with [[Harry Belafonte]]. In [[1967]] she had a world wide hit with "Pata Pata"; in [...
5: ...100 Great South Africans (see [[List of South Africans]]).
8: *[[Culture of South Africa]] - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
5: ...tion. They captivated the attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is someti...
11: ...nd loyal companion to Clyde Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed a...
15: ... he also cracked safes, burgled stores, and stole cars. Known primarily for robbing banks, he preferre...
23: ...Farm]] until early 1932. It was there, at Eastham Camp 1, that it appears he first killed another man ...
27: ...transportation in the Texas farm country. Clyde escaped, and Bonnie and Fults were arrested. She claim... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ...1915]] – [[August 29]], [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|ac...
5: ...eceived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the...
7: ...y married and had a son. The affair caused was a scandal in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergma...
9: ...''H?onaten'') for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performan...
11: ...elgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them." - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: ...:Catherine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: '''Catherine Deneuve''' (born [[October 22]] [[1943]]) ...
4: ...terpiece ''[[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco-English production ''[[Repulsion...
6: ...(movie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same perform...
33: * ''[[Belle de jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]]), (1967) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...an 70-year acting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest act...
5: ...n children became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn eve...
7: ...e would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own prat...
10: ...r got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree ...
12: ...e married, the couple separated. They decided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and t...
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