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  1. Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
    6: ...Miguel Dominguin]] and [[Mario Cabr靝, industrialist [[Howard Hughes]], and actor [[George C. Scott]]...
    8: ... nominated. [[Grayson Hall]], as the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit ...
    14: Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, [[Smithfiel...
    16: Gardner is portrayed by [[Kate Beckinsale]] in ''[[The Aviat...
    24: * [[This Time for Keeps]] (1942)
  2. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...ar of [[United States|American]] [[film]], [[television]] and [[theatre|stage]], widely recognized for...
    5: ...ildren became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn even ac...
    7: ... in films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]...
    10: ...from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in drama --...
    12: ...They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
  3. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    4: ...ntually become the most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the ...
    6: ...'. Biographers used to differ on whether the man listed on her birth certificate, [[Norway|Norwegian]]...
    10: ...rwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino,...
    12: ... of herself, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very int...
    15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]'']]
  4. Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
    3: ...[October 1]], [[1935]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best ...
    5: ..., she starred in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
    7: ...Andrews as [[Eliza Doolittle]] opposite [[Rex Harrison]]'s [[Henry Higgins]] in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (...
    9: ... she said "I would like to thank Jack Warner for his faith in me". At the [[Grammy Awards of 1965]] sh...
    13: ...or-television movies based on the character of Eloise, the moppet who lives at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in ...
  5. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    1: ..., while 3rd place finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the far left.]]
    3: ... [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[athletics|athlete]]. She is most famous for winning four gold medals at the [...
    11: ...t decide which sport to pick. A swimming coach advised her to do athletics because there were already ...
    13: ...Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner. The following year, only eighteen ye...
    15: ...l (the sixth team in the final, [[Germany]], was disqualified).
  6. Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
    3: ...nd on a [[Pay Per View]] card she challenged [[Christy Martin]] for the world title on her first fight...
    7: ...y]], until an ordinance from [[1947]] was found, disallowing women to engage in [[boxing]] events in [...
    9: ...gery, but in [[1999]], she came back and won a decision in her comeback bout.
    11: ...d]]. Serrano outboxed Byrd and won a unanimous decision to become Mexico's first woman world boxing ch...
    13: ...ses against [[Cinthya Prouder]] (Win unanimous decision 6), tough [[Alicia Ashley]] (WU 8), [[Gina Gre...
  7. Babe Zaharias (4002 bytes)
    5: ...an Shiley]] in the high jump. The jury, however, disapproved of her style and declared Shiley the Olym...
    9: ...hortened her career in the mid-1950s. She won the 1947 [[Titleholders Championship]] and the 1948 [[U.S....
    11: ...e Western Open, in addition to leading the money-list. She was the leading money-winner again in 1951 ...
    13: ... was also the highest ranked woman on [[ESPN]]'s list of the 50 top athletes of the 20th century.
    19: * ''This life I've lead: My autobiography'', by Babe Didri...
  8. Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
    2: ... United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]].
    6: ... in a [[Methodist]] family in [[Park Ridge, Illinois]]. Her father ran a drapery-making business and ...
    8: ..._States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical organizer Saul Alinsky.
    10: ...ambridge, Massachusetts. She joined the staff advising the [[U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary|Ju...
    12: ... and Vince Foster, who worked in the Clinton Administration as a deputy counsel for a brief time befor...
  9. Matthew Henson (1087 bytes)
    2: ...ame fame as Peary in an America where [[racism|racist]] views were still common.
    4: ... Robinson]] his biography ''Dark Companion'' in [[1947]].
    6: ... children with [[Inuit]] women, two of whom were discovered by [[S. Allen Counter]] in a [[Greenland]]...
    10: Matthew Henson is the great-grand nephew of [[Josiah Henson]], a fa...
  10. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    1: ...te, all internationally recognized independent [[List of countries|countries]] are members. Other poli...
    3: ...Security Council. The organization's headquarters is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Natio...
    5: ...anization''', or '''UNO'''. But by the 1950s, English speakers were referring to it as the United Nati...
    7: ...em is based on six principal organs, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]...
    17: ==Background and history==
  11. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
    8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
    18: ...d owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founde...
    20: ...y include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
    23: ...[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Vir...
    27: ... convenient devices invented by Jefferson. Nearby is the University of Virginia, the original architec...
  12. John Tyler (18019 bytes)
    7: ...r><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
    13: ...ed States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
    14: [[Priscilla Cooper Tyler]] (daughter-in-law)<br>
    17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
    21: ...e the office of President following the death of his predecessor.
  13. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ... the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe y...
    3: ...e many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geograph...
    6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most...
    8: ...|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II...
    10: ...is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
  14. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    1: ...opian Agreement]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
    25: | [[Addis Ababa]]
    28: | [[Girma Wolde-Giorgis]]
    30: | '''[[Prime Minister of Ethiopia|Prime Minister]]'''
    34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 26th]] <br> [[1 E12 ...
  15. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    2: ...nds by size|4th largest island in the world]]. It is the home of five percent of the world's [[plant]]...
    17: ... [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagascar|Prime Minister]] |
    37: established_events = Date |
    38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]...
    50: ==History==
  16. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...ace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especiall...
    21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karo...
    23: ...of Greece|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|K󳴡s Karamanl�]
    25: ...ea]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m...
    27: ...)<br>&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,...
  17. Romania (19812 bytes)
    1: ...⮩a) is a country in southeastern [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]] in the no...
    19: ...ident]] <br> [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]] |
    38: established_events = <br> - Declared<br/> - Recognised |
    39: established_dates = [[Romanian War of Independence]]<br/>[...
    57: ...354;ara Rom⮥asc&#259;''" (The Romanian Country) is the Romanian name of the former principality of [...
  18. Hungary (18459 bytes)
    1: ...a]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. It is known locally as the ''Country of the [[Magyars]]...
    12: national_motto = (none current)<br>historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae |
    13: national_anthem = Himnusz ([[Isten, ᬤd meg a magyart]]) |
    19: ...ent]]<br><br>[[Prime minister of Hungary|Prime minister]]|
    38: established_events = |
  19. Argentina (30219 bytes)
    8: ...ni&oacute;n y Libertad<br>([[English language|English]]: In Union and Liberty)|
    10: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|
    34: ...- [[May Revolution]]<br/> - Declared<br/> - Recognised |
    35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810...
    44: ...ands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
  20. Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
    1: ...land it borders [[India]] and [[Myanmar]], and it is a close neighbor to [[China]], [[Thailand]], [[Ne...
    24: | '''[[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]]'''
    28: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 91st]]<br>144,000 [[...
    31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 8th]]<br>141,3...
    34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]

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