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  1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    13: ...[Amerigo Vespucci]] in January of 1501. Since the Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was ...
    15: ...ips between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built and an alliance was fo...
    17: ...palicade on top of a hill, imitating the medieval European strategy of defense of fortified castles - ...
    21: ... then became the only European capital outside of Europe. Since there was no physical space nor urban ...
    25: ...esident [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955]] and took office in [[1956]] with a promise to b...
  2. History of China (45919 bytes)
    28: ...g the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] when regional feudal lords began to assert their power, absorb smal...
    44: ...nvasions and struggles of [[consort clan]]s and [[eunuch]]s. The [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] broke out...
    54: *Dubs, Homer H. 1955. ''The History of the Former Han Dynasty by Pan K...
    63: ...ina. Later on, [[Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei]] reunified north China again, marking the beginning of...
    72: == Sui Dynasty: Reunification ==
  3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    17: *[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is publ...
    24: ...oms Service]] to implement the [[Neutrality Acts|Neutrality Act of 1939]], allowing cash-and-carry pur...
    68: *[[1955]] - [[Matti Vanhanen]], prime minister of Finland
    87: *[[1955]] - [[Cy Young]], baseball player
    124: [[eu:Azaroaren 4]]
  4. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Gui...
    83: *[[Fleur Adcock|Adcock, Fleur]], (born 1934), poet
    98: *[[Isabelle Adjani|Adjani, Isabelle]], (born 1955), French actress
  5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    9: ...e is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]...
    33: ...ce|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten before being created [[D...
    42: ...thy Laurence|Commander Timothy Laurence]] (born [[1955]])
    48: **[[Princess Eugenie of York|HRH Princess Eugenie of York]] (born [[23 March]] [[1990]])
    62: ...ts to most European countries and to many outside Europe. She regularly attends Commonwealth Heads of ...
  6. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    20: ...like [[Anne Boleyn|her mother]] than her father: neurotic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and rel...
    86: ...reux, 2nd Earl of Essex]], was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] and put in charge of the attem...
    101: ...ter years as a great defender of Protestantism in Europe. In reality, however, she often wavered befor...
    107: ...ex]]'' ([[1939]]) and ''[[The Virgin Queen]]'' ([[1955]]) and [[Jean Simmons]] in ''[[Young Bess]]'' ([[...
    120: ...predecessors had used a gold [[lion]] and a red [[European dragon | dragon]] as heraldic supporters, E...
  7. Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
    40: ...lbright graduated from Kent Denver high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with h...
    47: ...pments and trends in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
    51: ...icy, and [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an politics, and was responsible for develop...
  8. Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
    17: ...ia, a Cultural History'' (London: Lalibela House, 1955). Having moved to Addis Ababa in [[1956]], with h...
  9. Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
    2: ...ghts Movement]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who wa...
    8: On [[December 1]], [[1955]], in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public ...
    9: ... bus, now a museum exhibit at the [[Henry Ford Museum]]]]
    19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa...
    35: ...dal]] in [[1999]]. The Rosa Parks Library and Museum in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama...
  10. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    4: ...of Arts]] degree from [[Cornell University]] in [[1955]]. Her novel [[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]] won the ...
  11. Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
    5: ...Amadeus Mozart]]. The family moved to Europe in [[1955]], and Argerich studied with [[Friedrich Gulda]] ...
  12. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    6: ...ork]], in one of the earliest of its famous "Amateur Nights", which she won, adding fame to both the...
    12: ...(as she was now called by other singers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening thei...
    33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
    96: *1975 ''[[Montreux '75]]''
    98: *1977 ''[[Montreux '77]]''
  13. Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
    70: ...in beginning with Paul and continuing with [[Irenaeus]] and others), embody this sense with literal pa...
    72: The ''[[Urantia]] Book'' (1955) maintains that Jesus was not married to Mary or ...
  14. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    38: ... preferring to wear pants suits and disdaining makeup. She also had a famously difficult relationship...
    70: ...1959) and as Mary Tyrone in the 1962 version of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Long Day's Journey Into Night...
    75: ...]]'' (1969), ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' (1971) by [[Euripides]], and [[Edward Albee]]'s ''[[A Delicate B...
    104: ...asure]]'', and ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[1955]])—On tour in [[Australia]] with the [[Old ...
    145: * ''[[Summertime]]'' ([[1955]])—[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Ac...
  15. Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
    11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best A...
    43: *''[[To Catch a Thief]]'' (1955)
  16. Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
    35: *''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'' ([[1955]])
  17. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
    11: ...ms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (based upon the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseb...
    15: ...nued to make popular films in both America and in Europe, acting with all the leading male stars of th...
    74: *''[[Scandal in Sorrento]]'' (1955)
    75: *''[[The Sign of Venus]]'' (1955)
  18. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    27: ...ced to the top of the box office in the Summer of 1955, and with other Fox starlets [[Jayne Mansfield]] ...
    55: ...of modest means, left the country for an extended European cruise on the [[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]]...
    79: ...is on display at the [[Hollywood Entertainment Museum]] at the old Max Factor Building in Hollywood.
    98: * ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' (1955) $1,500/wk
    173: *''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' ([[1955]])
  19. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
    17: ...e also won her first international medals. At the European Championships in [[Vienna]], she won the br...
    35: ...e [[1946 European Championships in Athletics|1946 European Championships]], held in [[Oslo]], [[Norway...
    51: ... stunts and the like. Because of the strict [[amateurism]] rules in force at the time, she had to turn...
    55: ...at the [[1950 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] in [[Brussels]]. She won th...
  20. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
    33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
    38: **4 x 110 yards medley relay: 1955, 1964

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