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- Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...rockman Bankhead''' ([[January 31]], [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[a...
4: ...Senator [[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[1920]]).
10: ...affairs with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West E...
12: ...Marlene Dietrich]]", but [[Hollywood]] success eluded her in her first four films of the 30s. Critics ...
16: ...he cynical Bankhead could have played "Fiddle-Dee-Dee" Scarlett with anything approaching a straight f... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...illian Russell''' ('''Helen Louise Leonard''') ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an ...
7: ...eater]]. Tony Pastor, known as the father of [[vaudeville]], was responsible for some of the biggest s...
9: ...Tony Pastor's she was also the subject of a great deal fanfare in the [[newsmedia]]. For forty years, ...
11: ...Jacques Offenbach's]] ''[[The Princess of Trebizonde]]'', ''[[The Brigands]]'', and ''[[The Grand Duch...
13: ... the [[Actors' Equity]] strike of 1919, Russell made a major donation of money to sponsor the formatio... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
3: ...nd [[United Kingdom|British]] women's game from [[1919]] to [[1926]], winning 25 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|G...
8: ...r further in the sport. His training methods included an exercise where he would lay down a handkerchi...
10: ...nal Clay Court Championships held at [[Sainte-Claude]], turning 15 during the tournament. The outbreak...
20: From 1919 to 1925, Suzanne Lenglen won the Wimbledon single...
22: == Failed American debut == - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...eginning of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
5: ...] flourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
6: ...cial senses were unevolved and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...ished, leading to the rise of illiteracy among leadership.
10: ===A new order=== - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...using written language. Artistic painting is considered by many to be among the most important of the ...
8: The oldest known '''paintings''' are at the [[Grotte Chauv...
14: ...ry:Artistic techniques|Painting technique]]s include:
34: ...at the pigment is suspended or embedded in, which determines the general working characteristics of th...
36: Examples include: - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
5: ...him. They attended the same schools from fifth grade through high school.
7: ...ance in 1918. They were married on [[June 28]], [[1919]]; they lived in Mrs. Wallace's home, where their...
9: ...ath on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman took the President's oath of office--and Bess, who managed to look...
11: ...ept for the social season when her duties were needed.
13: ...ter her husband left office was "return to Independence" although she had briefly entertained the thou... - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
1: ...d in earth [[pigment]]s called [[ochre]]s and the designs represent important totemic entities such as...
3: ...alia]]. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify ...
5: ...though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrument. Archaeological studies of rock...
7: ...aki", refers to the specific type of instrument made and used by the [[Yolngu]] people of north-east [...
13: ...ruments and those made in factories are usually made from solid timber that have been [[drill]]ed out ... - Bouzouki (4321 bytes)
2: The '''bouzouki''' is the mainstay of modern [[Greek music]], and is also found in [[Irish m...
19: Despite being nearly synonymous with Greek music, bo...
21: ...t with them the music known as Smyrneika, which made use of the arabic lute (al [[ud]] or 'outi' as th...
23: ...the melody. Trichordo bouzoukis are still being made, and are very popular with aficionados of [[Rembe...
25: ...or Anastasios Stathopoulos. The tetrachordo was made popular by [[Manolis Chiotis]]. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
2: ...ice President of the United States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1921]].
5: ... Marshall wrote later of listening to future President [[Benjamin Harrison]] present a case. Marshall...
7: ...c Party|Democratic Party]] politics, but was regarded only as a competent small-town lawyer when he wa...
9: == Vice Presidency ==
11: ...was reelected in [[1916]] and served as Vice President until [[1921]]. It is said that Marshall initi... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...rguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consens...
3: ...o keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of the many "m...
6: ...the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims...
8: ...iamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] wit...
15: ... who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa. - Turkey (41694 bytes)
14: leader_titles = [[President of Turkey|President]]<br>[[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime ...
15: leader_names = [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br>[[Recep Tayyip Erdogan|Recep Tayyip E...
17: ...ents = - Formation of Parliament<br> - Declaration of Republic |
21: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 89 | - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...ingdom|British]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="backg...
10: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Iraq|In Detail]]) || align="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat ...
21: | '''[[President of Iraq|President]]''' || [[Jalal Talabani]] - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
7: ...Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]] - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ... [[landlocked]] country in [[Central Europe]], bordered by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[R...
18: government_type= Democratic [[republic]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Hungary|President]]<br><br>[[Prime minister of Hungary|Prime mini...
20: leader_names = (''outgoing'') [[Ferenc M]]<br>(''inc...
22: area_magnitude = 1_E10 | - Argentina (30219 bytes)
14: government_type= Democratic [[Republic]] |
15: leader_titles = [[President of Argentina|President]]|
16: leader_names = [[Néstor Kirchner]] |
18: area_magnitude = 1_E12 |
26: population_density = 14 | - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Mozambique]] on the south. To the east it borders the [[Indian Ocean]].<!--
18: ... = [[List of Presidents of Tanzania|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania|Pr...
19: ... = [[Benjamin William Mkapa]] <br> [[Frederick Sumaye]]|
23: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
30: population_density = 20 | - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...ingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution...
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoiseach]] |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9|
31: population_density = 57 | - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
16: government_type = [[Parliamentary democracy]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
22: area_magnitude = 1 E10 |
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