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  1. Timeline of United States history (1970-1989) (5473 bytes)
    1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1970]] to [[1989]]'''.
    3: === [[1970s]] ===
    4: *[[1970]] - [[Environmental Protection Agency]] enacted
    8: *[[1973]] - [[Roe v. Wade]] [[Supreme Court]] ruling over-turns st...
    23: ...]] boycotts [[Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]] to protest [[1979]] [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]]

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  1. 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...
  2. 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]].
  3. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
    10: *[[Andre Agassi|Agassi, Andre]], (1970-), tennis player
    17: ...Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
    25: ...es de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
    27: *[[Spiro Agnew|Agnew, Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United St...
    29: *[[S.Y. Agnon|Agnon, S.Y.]], (1888-1970), [[Nobel]] prizewinning author
  4. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
    1: ...) was a socialite politician and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
    4: ... States]], the third of the five daughters of railroad tycoon [[Chiswell Dabney Langhorne]] (1843-1919...
    6: She divorced her first husband, [[Robert Gould Shaw 2nd]], then moved to England where...
    10: ...y critical of the [[Nazis]], and her husband had protested to Hitler about his treatment of the [[Jew]...
    17: # [[Robert Gould Shaw III]] (1898-1970)
  5. Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
    3: ... currently the chairwoman of the ruling [[United Progressive Alliance]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].
    7: ...couple had two children, [[Rahul Gandhi]] (born [[1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She a...
    9: ==Role in Indian politics==
    11: ...mily name behind her, she was able to draw large crowds and nearly single-handedly revitalized the par...
    13: ...rnment]] which was subsequently named the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
  6. Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
    3: Halonen graduated from the [[University of Helsinki]] in 1968 and has a...
    18: ...anisation of Finnish Trade Unions for the years [[1970]]–[[1974]]. She joined the Social Democrati...
    20: ...1984]]–[[1987]]. From this position Halonen rose to the status of Minister of Social Affairs and...
    26: ...ful handling of the Finnish presidency of the [[European Union]] in the autumn of 1999 was also fresh ...
    28: ...eded to win directly. In the second round, she narrowly defeated her opponent, the former [[prime mini...
  7. Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
    2: ...d in the [[United States]] between [[1959]] and [[1970]].
    4: ...[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
    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 ...
  8. Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
    21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
    22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
    37: ...ts]] on September 15, [[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] ...
    41: ...xperience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ric...
    43: ... she received her [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the Graduate School of International Studies at ...
  9. Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
    1: ...''is also the name of an English poet, see [[Mary Robinson (poet)]]''
    3: ...]], from [[1997]] to [[2002]]. She first rose to prominence as an academic, [[barrister]], campaigner ...
    7: <caption><font size="+1">'''MARY ROBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></c...
    8: ...ground:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Robbo.jpg]]</td></tr>
    14: <tr><td>'''[[Husband]]:'''</td><td>[[Nick Robinson]]</td></tr>
  10. 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...
  11. The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
    3: The women, all of whom were from [[Alberta]], were:
    13: ...te. Among other reasons, until 1970 the Senate approved divorces.
    15: ...ord ''person'' did not include women. The stated grounds included:
    20: ...Lords remained a point of legal and political controversy long after.
  12. 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...
  13. Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
    6: ...dor Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. In 1945, her parents separated...
    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 ...
  14. Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
    2: ...h America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, where she currently lives. She is married to ...
    4: ...h [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
    6: ... in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[...
    10: ...]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', championed by [[Toronto]] City Councillor [[Olivia Chow]] in [[2005]]....
    12: ...to. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-It"), will allow an author t...
  15. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    4: ...edom, but killed her infant daughter to save her from a life of slavery.
    6: ... helped break down the segregation of literature from small minority subsets ([[African-American Liter...
    8: ...ciation of [[materialism]] and the strength of [[brotherly love]]. She was awarded the [[Nobel Prize i...
    10: She is currently the [[Robert F. Goheen]] Professor of the Humanities at [[Princeton University...
    12: ...one-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas."
  16. 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"....
  17. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ... by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]].
    6: ...Franklin had a few popular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though ...
    8: ...antic Records]] in 1967, Franklin teamed up with producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting...
    10: ..."[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters]...
    12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ''"You Make ...
  18. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    7: ...founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyaches...
    9: ...osed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quarte...
    11: ...rt project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]...
    15: ...n than the recomposition of spiritual integrity through the composition of music."
    21: *''Vivente - Non Vivente'' for electronics (1970)
  19. Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
    2: ...r [[album]]s as the frontwoman for several bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
    4: ...inging in the local [[choir]]. Joplin graduated from Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in [[1960]]...
    6: ...cants]]. She was a heavy [[alcoholism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was ...
    8: ... where her bluesy vocal style saw her join [[Big Brother and The Holding Company]], a band that was ga...
    10: ...'Monterey Pop'' captured [[Cass Elliott]] in the crowd silently mouthing "Wow, that's really heavy" du...
  20. Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
    3: ...ed her horizons, predominantly to [[Rock and roll|rock music]] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most...
    5: ...nique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
    7: ...ime. ''Clouds'' represented a commercial breakthrough, containing her first two songs widely adopte...
    9: ...s and Nash]] and [[Matthews Southern Comfort]]. (Ironically, Mitchell did not even go to [[Woodstock F...
    11: ...Man in Paris]]" (inspired by stories told by her producer and then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remai...

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