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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...dentity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves o...
7: ...opulation, the ability to store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and admini...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
11: ...anxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...oral examplars, and one of them, the [[Yellow Emperor]], is sometimes said to be the ancestor of all C... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...he west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent ...
7: ...ho was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Anthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a s...
9: ...red for centuries afterward. Yet the obscurity surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes thi...
13: ...ther Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battling the Sax... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...2]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozhars...
12: ...ard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican...
15: ...ility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emperor]]. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
39: *[[Bryan Adams|Adams, Bryan]], (born 1959), [[Canada|Canadian]] singer - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
16: *[[Troy Aikman|Aikman, Troy]], (born 1966), [[American football]] star
19: *[[Danny Ainge|Ainge, Danny]], (born 1959), [[basketball]] player, coach, [[baseball]] play...
22: *[[Aksel Airo|Airo, Aksel]], (1898-1985), Finnish general and strate...
24: ...orge Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
5: {{British Royal Family}}
9: ...is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]],...
11: ... mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
17: ... to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edwar...
20: ...rchbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]]. - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
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27: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
40: ...mbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law a...
42: ... was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legisl...
44: ...lowing an international competition in which she wrote about the - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
2: ...ed and studied in the [[United States]] between [[1959]] and [[1970]].
4: ...ey]] in the [[1968]] US elections. She graduated from the School of International Service at [[America...
6: ...83]]), she participated in numerous peace and environment campaigns in [[Germany]] and other countries...
25: * ''Thinking Green! Essays on Environmentalism, Feminism, and Nonviolence'', by Petra ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
3: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:t...
25: ...der of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...d the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[comm...
29: ...]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...stained economic growth occured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporte... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
1: [[Image:RosaLuxemburg.jpg|right|frame|Rosa Luxemburg]]
2: ...y, [[1919]]. The uprising was carried out against Rosa's orders, and crushed by the remnants of the mo...
6: ...his wife Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her ...
8: ...aged to meet in secret; Rosa joined one of these groups.
10: ...flying colours. After fleeing to [[Switzerland]] from imminent detention in [[1889]], she attended [[Z... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ... opening the way to universal access to birth control. She was also a fervent believer in [[eugenics]]...
5: ...fore dying of [[tuberculosis]]. After graduating from [[Claverack College]] in [[Hudson, New York|Huds...
9: ...riodical ''The Birth Control Review and Birth Control News''. She also contributed articles on health ...
11: ...an-Julius]] "[[Little Blue Books]]." It not only provided basic information about such topics as [[men...
13: ... of until its dissolution in 1937 after birth control under medical supervision was legalized in many ... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...[Salvador Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. In 1945, her parents s...
10: ...ater in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and elsewhere in Europe. Her daughter Paula was born in 1963. In 196...
12: ...lodita''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
14: ...whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile i...
16: ...tor [[Bille August]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn ... - Marguerite Duras (1799 bytes)
5: ...uras]]'', the name of a village in the [[Lot-et-Garonne]] ''[[dé°ˇrtment]]'', where her father's house...
7: ...he screenwriter of the [[1959]] French film ''[[Hiroshima mon amour]]'', which was directed by [[Alain...
9: ...s not said. She was associated with the [[Nouveau roman]] French [[literary movement]]. Her films are ... - Marie de France (1845 bytes)
1: ...'', which translates as, "My name is Marie, I am from France."
3: ... of Champagne, though this identification is far from certain.
8: * Ferrante, Joan and Robert Hanning. ''The Lais of Marie de France''. Dur...
9: ...Loomis (ed.). Clarendon Press: Oxford University. 1959. ISBN 0198115881 - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ...express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on oth...
19: ...o have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...in [[1932]] to [[Universal Studios]]. Rand then wrote the play, ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'' in ...
24: ...ms were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Living'' i... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
4: ...r. In [[1932]], she wrote her first book called "Tropismes", published in [[1939]] and applauded by [[...
6: ...s most associated with the trend of the [[nouveau roman]].
10: * ''Tropismes'', [[1939]]
12: * ''The Planetarium'', [[1959]] - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ...e became fairly famous, setting many [[glider]] aerobatic and endurance records, being the first woman...
6: ...[Junkers Ju 87]] ''Stuka'' and [[Dornier Do 17]] projects, as well as one of the few to fly the new [[...
8: ...sch was one of only two women awarded the [[Iron Cross]] First Class during world War 2, and the only ...
10: ...n order to be used during gliding tests, dropped from a [[Heinkel He 111]] bomber. Later it was sugges...
12: ..., but he would not allow it. She escaped Berlin through heavy Russian anti-aircraft fire. - Lise Meitner (3907 bytes)
6: In [[1918]], they discovered the element [[protactinium]].
8: ...ess transition known as the [[Auger electron spectroscopy|Auger effect]], which is named for [[Pierre ...
10: ...] a warning letter, which led to the [[Manhattan Project]].
12: ...bel committee, partly because Hahn downplayed her role ever since she left Germany. Some said also th...
17: *Otto Robert Frisch, (ed.) 1959. ''Trends in Atomic Physics: Essays Dedicated to ... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala,...
3: ...xtremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spo...
5: ...[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona Arena]] in ''[[La Gioconda]]'' under the baton ...
7: ...ingly unstable higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ... a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat sin...
6: ...'s Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, in...
10: ...ice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...s she was now called by other singers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their ...
14: ...portant groups and [[Solo (music)|solo]]ists. Her role effectively was the "instrumentalist of voice"....
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