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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as ...
5: ...d become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent and kind of power he...
17: ==Earliest traditions of Arthur==
19: ...to "Arthur the Blessed"; ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ("The Treasures of Paradise"), mentions "the valour of Art...
21: ... to Arthur is in the ''[[Historia Britonum]]'', attributed to the Welsh [[monk]] [[Nennius]], who is s... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...ntwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...der command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
12: ...bard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
16: ...ound|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
18: * [[1918]] - [[World War I]]: [[Austria-Hungary]] surrenders to [[Italy]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...anzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]...
3: ...s one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size bel...
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10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity,...
47: ...e is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison ... - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
5: ...ev|Afanasyev, Viktor M.]], (born 1948), Russian astronaut
8: *[[Ben Affleck|Affleck, Ben]], (born 1972), US actor - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><...
9: ...r]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[Briti...
16: ...treason (adultery against the King was considered treason), incest with her elder brother, and witchcr...
18: ...ll-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker b...
20: ...zabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...ictoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
9: ...absburgs]], the once powerful ruling family of Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[...
11: ... avoid their [[creditor]]s in [[1883]]. The Tecks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various ...
13: ...se to her aunt, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (n饠[[Princess Augusta of Cambridge]]). May...
17: ...een Victoria]]'s fondness of May, as well as her strong character and sense of duty. Albert Victor was... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ...[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[M...
35: ... and entered politics as a Vancouver school board trustee. Campbell and Divinsky were divorced in [[19...
45: ...n in government, and if not, would at least be a strong [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] to a L...
47: ...oon wore off. The prime minister appeared to have troubles relating to "regular" Canadians, and many f...
51: ...e, barely behind the [[Reform Party]]. The concentration of support for Reform in [[Western Canada|th... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: ... April]] [[2005]]) was prime minister of the [[Central African Republic]].
3: ...ean-B餥l Bokassa]] formed a new government and introduced the post of prime minister, appointing Domi...
5: ...r, [[1979]], Domitien was arrested and brought to trial on charges of covering up extortion committed ... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
57: ...of government in, what was at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passi...
59: ...d them all wrong as she emerged to be one of the strongest leaders in the history of independent India...
63: ..., she created "notoriously weak" [[cabinet]]s, centralizing her own personal authority in a way her pr...
69: ...of banks Gandhi created are successful and widely trusted institutions today.
72: ...ive assembly elections in a number of states in [[1972]]. - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
5: ... establishing bases across the nation, she was instrumental in resolving conflicts between states, loc...
7: ...]], [[1973]]. She was defeated for reelection in 1972 by [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[...
11: ... the [[Senate Republican Conference]], [[1967]]-[[1972]]. - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
5: ...entatives]] in [[1996]] from Michigan's Eighth District and served two terms. She did not seek reelect...
7: ...[[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]]... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...lesman. With his family in tow, he traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and sel...
12: ...e foreground. During this time she toured the country with the brilliant lawyer [[Florynce Rae Kennedy...
14: ... Caucus]] and the [[Women's Action Alliance]]. In 1972 she founded the feminist magazine ''[[Ms. Magazin...
23: ...and personal set backs. In 1994, she contracted [[trigeminal neuralgia]]. She became a newlywed at an ...
25: She made famous a phrase that was coined by Australian author [[Irina Dunn]]: "A woman without a ma... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...[November 18]], [[1939]]) is a [[novelist]], [[poetry|poet]], [[literary criticism|literary critic]], ...
6: ...ffect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices...
10: ...05]]. In addition, the [[French language|French]] translation of ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''La servant...
12: ...[Toronto]], [[Unotchit]] Inc., her company, demonstrated a "remote book-signing device" at an invitati...
20: :''[[Surfacing (novel)|Surfacing]]'' ([[1972]]) - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: ...er''' ([[June 28]], [[1906]] - [[February 20]], [[1972]]) was born Maria G?rt in [[Katowice]] (then in [...
3: ... moved to the [[United States]], Mayer's home country.
5: ...Here she developed a model for the nuclear shell structure. For this work she received a Nobel Prize i...
7: ...is like a series of closed shells and pairs of neutrons and protons like to couple together in what is...
9: ...wise while circling counterclockwise. The same is true of those that are dancing around clockwise; som... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ... the most famous singing actress of the era. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from...
5: ... recorded and performed many bel canto operas, contributing greatly to the bel canto revival of the 19...
7: ...singly unstable higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ...s a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...ir love-affair received much publicity. She was introduced to him in 1957, after a performance in [[Do... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
6: ... hire her. She started singing with Webb's Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She...
8: ...e new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...oice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...s with the famous Ellington's hit "[[Take the 'A' train]]", of which she was one of the few to sing - ...
14: ..., [[Dizzy Gillespie]], and the [[Tommy Flanagan]] Trio, she also sang together with the "other voice" ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] ...
6: ...rma]], sang at her father's [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at...
10: ...("[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters...
14: ...973 ''''You.'''' But it still produced a standout track ''"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn whi...
18: ...or several years after that. She lives today in Detroit. - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...([[October 29]], [[1911]]–[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gos...
3: ... [[Columbia Records]] in [[1954]]. With her mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospe... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...i Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''...
5: ...]]s) and unique [[guitar]] playing, tuning the instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a distincti...
7: ...e charts, "Urge for Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton IV]] and for folk singe...
11: ...sylum. ''[[For the Roses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "Fo...
13: ...ite the commercial success of the more mainstream tracks, she would spend the rest of the decade produ... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
5: ...wn act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta]]'s "81" Theatre and by [[1920]] she had gained a reputation in t...
7: ...inest musicians around, most notably [[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Char...
9: ...son]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radical...
13: ...nued until her death in a [[road accident]] while travelling from a concert in Memphis to Clarksdale, ...
17: ... was only when biographer [[Chris Albertson]]'s [[1972]] book ''Bessie'' featured an interview with the ...
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