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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...e city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
7: ...de an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ... of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January ...
15: - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...s of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people toda...
7: ...l center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was fo...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
14: ...三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...8th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...res [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...iam III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
10: ...852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont...
11: ...Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
19: ...Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
34: ...s|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
41: ...son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...lizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...d Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ... second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thail...
11: ...], and is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ..."Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]] - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...d her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoi...
9: ...uding [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] fro...
13: ... [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ...ter [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 154... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
13: | [[Warren Christopher]]
22: | [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] <br>now the [[Czech Republic]]
35: ..., [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary of State]].
37: ...overnment ([[Condoleezza Rice]] has since become the second female Secretary of State).
40: ...Russian Institute at [[Columbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
3: ... [[September 27]], [[1960]]) was a campaigner in the [[suffragette]] movement.
5: ...r Party]] and much-concerned with women's rights. Her sister, [[Christabel Pankhurst|Christabel]], wou...
7: ...in contrast to them she retained her interest in the labour movement.
9: ...men's Dreadnought]]'', which subsequently became the ''[[Workers Dreadnought]]''.
11: ...e Bolsheviks, the CP(BSTI) dissolved itself into the larger, official Communist Party. - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...x|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make room for white people.]]
2: ...a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting on the bus.
4: ...nts, mother, and brother; most of her adult life she worked as a seamstress.
6: ...ama]] branch of the [[NAACP]]. She also attended the [[Highlander Folk School]], an education center f...
8: ...ated as a second-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorder... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
4: ...d freedom, but killed her infant daughter to save her from a life of slavery.
6: ...ture]]). Many now include Morrison's own work in the canon of [[American Literature]].
8: ...d the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1993]], the first African-American woman to receive this priz...
10: ... currently the [[Robert F. Goheen]] Professor of the Humanities at [[Princeton University]].
12: She called [[Bill Clinton]] "the first Black president", saying "Clinton displays ... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ...namics and tempi, her playing is characterised by her passionate and unique sound.
9: ...ucting|conductor]] [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she continues to record and perform.
11: ...estival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of important competitions.
19: ...Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)]]''' - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...llafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ...rn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: ...raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ...ry rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched her to stardom.
8: ... the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
2: ...n shore of the [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary is a subject of ongoing debate.
4: ==Mary Magdalene in the New Testament==
6: ...to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."'"
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala...
10: ==The ''Gospel of Mary''== - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
2: ..., the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time.
4: ==Hepburn's early years==
5: ...edly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...ms such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]]. - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...o|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the principality's reigning Sovereign Prince, [[Alber...
5: ...s named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman there.
7: ...ilm|1951]]), when she was 22. The following year she "starred" with a minor role in ''[[High Noon]]'' ...
9: ...d went to [[Donna Reed]] for her role in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[...
11: ...g Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ... O'Sullivan]]. She then went on to graduate from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].
5: ...married in [[1932]] to Herbert Leigh Holman, and they had a daughter, Suzanne, in [[1933]].
7: ...s close to be cast as [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s Southern belle.
9: ...to actress [[Jill Esmond]] who was pregnant when the affair began).
11: ...ard]] for her portrayal the previous year of Blanche DuBois in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
3: ...us [[Italy|Italian]] actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ...timate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Sc...
7: ...were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...h Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio D... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] and later a [[pop ico...
4: ...history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the least.
6: ...the theory that Mortensen was in fact her true father.
8: ...yne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...rnia|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bern... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...e finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
3: ...wned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"''.
5: ...riod, in events as diverse as the [[long jump]], the [[high jump]], sprint and [[hurdling]] events.
7: ...she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Association of Athletics Federati...
11: ...nd she would have a better chance to qualify for the Olympics in athletics. - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...nute. After she retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...e, taking the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
6: ...e a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, New South ...
7: ...[[June 8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] (AO).
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
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