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  1. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    3: ...the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
    5: ... third voyage). However, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: le...
    21: ...ni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchinetta.
    29: ...portunity to sail into the Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off th...
    31: ...maker in Lisbon. At times, the brothers worked together as [[draftsmen]] and book collectors.
  2. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
    11: ...ean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
    51: *[[Peter Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Peter]], (born 1949), English author, novelist
    52: *[[Milton Acorn|Acorn, Milton]], (1923-1986), poet
    57: *[[Oscar Zeta Acosta|Acosta, Oscar Zeta]] (1935-1974)
    63: *[[Roy Acuff|Acuff, Roy]], (1903-1992), musician
  3. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    2: ...(on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Can...
    7: ...sty|Her Majesty]] '''Queen Elizabeth II''' (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]), st...
    14: ...thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age thre...
    15: ...her was HRH The Duchess of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George B...
    17: ...ghness'']]. Her full style was HRH Princess Elizabeth of York. At the time of her birth, she was third...
  4. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    6: ...dio as a teenager in the late [[1960s]] in his hometown of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]], using the nam...
    16: ...refers on-air to the "Excellence In Broadcasting Network", or "E-I-B"; however, this is merely an on-a...
    18: ...in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limbaugh; ...
    22: ...adcaster, comedian, and political satirist. In [[1992]], President [[George H. W. Bush]] made an appear...
    26: ... it was aired too late in the evening in many markets. (In many places it was aired at 1:30 AM or eve...
  5. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    13: ...y]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], spawning b...
    15: ...be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
    22: ...er Lady Althorp's adultery with wallpaper heir [[Peter Shand Kydd]], Diana's mother sued for custody o...
    24: ...e 16 she briefly attended [[Institut Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[S...
    28: ...dy Fermoy, was a longtime friend of [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]] . [[Charles, Prince of Wales|...
  6. Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
    5: ...me Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 female ...
    7: ...dtland Commission]] provided the momentum for the 1992 [[Earth Summit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by ...
    9: ...he [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|Labour Party]] in [[1992]].
    15: ...John Paul II]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and [[Margaret Thatcher]].
  7. Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
    15: ...], and she supported President Clinton's 1993 budget. Republican [[Rick White]] used that vote to narr...
    19: ...job as vice president of [[RealNetworks]] for marketing. She succeeded with the live broadcast of a [[...
    21: ...ic claims. [http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=realnetworks+site:grc.com] [http://www.aluminumstudios.co...
    23: ...ust of 2000, Cantwell sold 110,000 shares of RealNetworks stock at about $44/share. By the end of the...
    29: ...rang hollow because of her connection with [[RealNetworks]].
  8. Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Kelly&Bastian.jpg|220px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''E...
    2: ..., and lived and studied in the [[United States]] between [[1959]] and [[1970]].
    8: ...1979]] of ''Die Gr?, the [[German Green Party]]. Between [[1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of th...
    12: ...ly unexpected and occurred without her consent. (Details of this event are discussed for instance at [...
    14: ... and presents, since [[1998]], the international Petra Kelly Prize [http://www.boell.de/en/10_preise/1...
  9. Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
    22: ...defeated Alexander in the Democratic primary of [[1992]] and took his seat in the House. Lincoln won ree...
    24: ...; Special Committee on Aging; Select Committee on Ethics; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ...
  10. Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
    1: ...e name of an English poet, see [[Mary Robinson (poet)]]''
    23: ... [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] after a career as a judge in the Colonial S...
    25: ..., founded by [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] and once a [[Protestant]], [[Unionist]] bast...
    41: ...ttle, Wood Quay was ultimately bulldozed and concreted over, to build the controversial Civic Offices....
    43: ...had signed with the British Government of [[Margaret Thatcher]]. Robinson argued that unionist politic...
  11. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
    15: ...'. After a few years away from Washington Hickok returned and lived in the White House with the first ...
    33: ... perspectives focusing on the varied needs of society."''
    35: ...d War II, she was instrumental along with [[John Peters Humphrey]] and others in formulating the [[UN ...
    37: ...r old friends [[Herbert Lehman]] and [[Thomas Finletter]] to form the New York Committee for Democrati...
    45: ...ction| murder mysteries]] wherein she acted as a detective, helping the police solve the crime, while ...
  12. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    2: ...+ style="font-size:larger" | '''The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher'''
    24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
    27: ...cknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to ...
    29: ...r also dispatched a [[Royal Navy]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in...
    31: ...itain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] ...
  13. Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
    9: When she returned to the U.S., she was unable to find a job as...
    12: ...brity interviews, Steinem was eventually able to get a political assignment covering [[George McGovern...
    21: ...about, Ms. Steinem encourages people to never forget about how much is still left to accomplish.
    23: ...came a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement—on [[September 3]], [[2000]] she mar...
    33: * ''Revolution from Within'' (1992)
  14. Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
    8: ... complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married...
    10: ...ghter Paula was born in 1963. In 1966, Allende returned to Chile, and her son Nicol᳠was born there...
    14: ... wake of a violent coup and died of his wounds (whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controve...
    16: ..., was on his deathbed. She started writing him a letter that later evolved into a book manuscript, ''[...
    18: ...uring a visit to [[California]] in 1988, Allende met her current husband, Willie Gordon, and has lived...
  15. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    6: ...segregation of literature from small minority subsets ([[African-American Literature]] or [[Hispanic L...
    10: ...F. Goheen]] Professor of the Humanities at [[Princeton University]].
    20: *''[[Jazz (novel)|Jazz]]'' (1992)
    29: *[[Dreaming Emmet]] (performed 1986)
    31: ==Libretto==
  16. Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
    1: ... [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the first non-white woman to go into s...
    7: ...[[Sierra Leone]] and [[Liberia]] in West Africa. Returning to Los Angeles, she resumed her medical pra...
    11: ...iland]] at a [[Cambodia]]n refugee camp. She completed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Medi...
    19: ...son Academy'', an alternative public school in [[Detroit]].
  17. Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
    1: ...r''' ([[December 9]], [[1906]] - [[January 1]], [[1992]]) was an early computer pioneer. She was the fi...
    3: ...'''. She graduated [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[Vassar College]] with a bachelor'...
    9: She later returned to the Navy where she worked on validation s...
    12: Hopper retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Comma...
    16: ... By [[1985]] she became a [[rear admiral]]. She retired (involuntarily) from the Navy in [[1986]].
  18. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    5: During her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" f...
    9: ...om the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''.
    11: ...]] ("Easter according to John"). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection...
    18: * Quintet for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1...
    23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971)
  19. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    1: [[Image:alanis.jpg|thumb|Alanis Morissette]]
    2: '''Alanis Nadine Morissette''' (born [[June 1]], [[1974]]) is a successful ...
    6: ...nary success of ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'', Morissette's popularity has waned as singers such as [[Bri...
    10: ...anada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette. She has an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]]...
    12: ...t the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like yo...
  20. Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
    1: ...t|Lucinda Williams on the cover of her album ''Sweet Old World'']]
    4: ...as different parts of the American South, before settling at the [[University of Arkansas]]. His daug...
    8: ...ained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover the song.
    10: ...Passionate Kisses" (from ''Lucinda Williams'') in 1992, and the song became a smash country hit for whic...
    12: ...east says it is. But, for some reason, she's completely out of the loop. And I feel strongly that that...

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