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- Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
8: ...l-about-town. She also became known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another mino...
22: ...-- drunk, according to [[Lucille Ball]] -- is a cult favorite as is her role as the Black Widow on tel...
28: ...ried only once, to actor [[John Emery]] from 1937-1941.
102: *1941 [[Clash By Night]] - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
9: ...Actress for a second time. She would continue to alternate between performances in [[American]] and [[...
34: * [[Rage in Heaven]] (1941)
35: * [[Adam Had Four Sons]] (1941)
36: * [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]] (1941) - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
7: ...he was hired by [[Universal Studios]], but they felt she was not star material, and in [[1932]], they ...
9: ...scar", but only served from October to December [[1941]], when she resigned. Her career began to stagna...
17: ...tion and that Davis, although in some ways difficult, was really a loving mother and grandmother. Dav...
35: *Nominated ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' ([[1941]]) - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
17: ...nd she was said to have left him standing at the altar when she changed her mind about getting married...
21: ...ll after the advent of sound and his [[career]] faltered.
33: ...was a critical and box-office failure as it was felt that the elements that had made Garbo unique were...
38: ...world changed, perhaps forever. Her movies, she felt, had their proper place in history and would gain...
42: ...as known for extreme frugality, and was a very wealthy woman. It is rumored that she wrote an [[autobi... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...Mickey Rooney]] when she was only 19 years old in 1941, then divorced in 1943, to [[Artie Shaw]] from 1...
20: * [[Fancy Answers]] (1941) (short subject)
21: * [[H.M. Pulham, Esq.]] (1941) - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
31: *''[[That Hamilton Woman]]'' ([[1941]]) - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
4: Although she would eventually become the most celebra...
12: ...ast Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and felt marriage would be the best solution for the teena...
20: ...]]'' in [[1950]] and especially with ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' released the same year.
27: ...rry A Millionaire]]'' both released in 1953 catapulted Marilyn into A list status and she quickly beca...
31: ...t attack shortly after filming was completed and although Monroe started work on a new movie, ''[[Some... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
5: ...rt in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] a year later. Although international competition was hampered by [[...
13: ...[metre|m]]. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner....
25: ...-Koen gave birth to her first child Jan Junior in 1941, Dutch media automatically "concluded" her career...
29: ...rcumstances were not easy, and it got more difficult to get enough food, especially for an athlete in ...
31: ...] was happy to make it through the war in good health. - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
10: ...film ''Hello, London''. She became one of the wealthiest women in the world in her time.
14: ...history, she and her husband are buried on the hilltop overlooking the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]].
26: *''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' ([[1941]])
34: ...[Alex Trebek]] called this a "particularly difficult clue". - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: ...r the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of...
9: ...1279 BCE. Archeologists may suggest solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while other...
15: ...ra can be tied to at least four Egyptian rulers, although there was absolutely no doubt for Egyptologi...
29: ...n the ''Journal of Near Eastern Studies'' (around 1941 or later, page 307). Edgerton points out that the...
33: ...ently not much attention has been paid to those. Although they may not have been too archaic records, ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
27: established_events=-[[Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900|Constitution ...
48: ...ic]] political system and it remains a [[Commonwealth Realm]].
56: ... be officially adopted. In 1824 the British Admiralty finally accepted that the continent should be kn...
62: ...land for Britain in [[1770]]. This replica was built in 1988 for Australia's bicentennial.]] - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...h]] and Ethiopian troops defeated the Italians in 1941, and Ethiopia regained its [[sovereignty]] upon t...
67: ...ritrea]]. Conflicts between the two countries resulted in [[1896]] to the [[Battle of Adowa]], which t...
69: ...eld [[Ethiopian general elections, 2005|another multiparty election]], which returned the EPRDF to pow...
79: ... freer debate than ever before in their history, although some fundamental freedoms, including [[freed...
81: ...ment was re-elected in 2000 in Ethiopia's first multi-party elections. The incumbent President is [[Gi... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...often referred to by the name '''[[Holland]]''', although this usage is incorrect. Holland was the eco...
66: .... In early modern Europe it featured the most wealthy trading city ([[Amsterdam]]) and the first full...
72: ...ly liberated only on [[May 5th]],[[1945]]. From [[1941]] until [[1945]], Germans and their accomplicies ...
79: ...le had turned solidly [[Roman Catholic]] as a result of the [[Counter-Reformation]], while the rest of...
88: ...bers of the government. In practice, once the results of parliamentary elections are known, a [[coalit... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
62: ... defeated by Allied forces in [[World War II]] ([[1941]]), and Eritrea became a [[United Kingdom|British...
96: ...e economy is largely based on subsistence [[agriculture]], with 80% of the population involved in farm...
100: ...loped its transportation [[infrastructure]], asphalting new roads, improving its ports, and repairing ...
125: * [[Ibrahim Sultan]] - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ce has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]...
52: ...ng and remarkably rich history during which its culture has proven to be especially influential in [[E...
68: ...e a province of the [[Roman Empire]], but Greek culture continued to dominate the eastern Mediterranea...
72: ...perors and taken to Constantinople. Furthermore, although the Byzantines retained control of the Aegea...
78: ...urches in and around Athens, for example, were built during these two centuries, and this reflects the... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...th by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switze...
66: ... the [[Peace of Westphalia]] ([[1648]]), that resulted in a drastically enfeebled and politically disu...
79: ...es]] on [[January 18]], [[1871]]. Virtually a result of the wars, the Empire was a unification of the ...
81: ...sful [[Central Powers]] in the [[World War I casualties|second-bloodiest]] conflict of all time agains...
97: ...ed, and Germany continued its invasions through [[1941]], conquering [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Greece]], enga... - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
54: ...6]]. The Russian takeover instigated numerous revolts against [[tsar]]ist authority, and many Kyrgyz o...
58: ...as adopted. Many aspects of the Kyrgyz national culture were retained despite suppression of nationali...
70: ...rgyz Republic formally entered the new [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (CIS).
76: ...y free and open by most international observers, although the election-day proceedings were marred by ...
80: ...onstitution to give President Akayev more power. Although the changes gave the president the power to ... - East Timor (13677 bytes)
14: ...volunteers against the Japanese. The struggle resulted in the deaths of between 40,000 and 70,000 Timo...
72: ...a branch each in Dili: [[ANZ]], [[Banco Nacional Ultramarino]], and [[Bank Mandiri]].
84: ...itional Provisions without setting a final date. Although the country has only about 1 million inhabit...
86: ...untries, also known as the [[Lusophone]] Commonwealth, and also a member of the [[Latin Union]].
88: == Culture == - Panama (10077 bytes)
55: ...t the turn of the 20th century, [[Theodore Roosevelt]] pursued United States diplomatic efforts to fac...
69: ...Everyone over the age of 18 is required to vote, although those who fail to do so are not penalized.
89: The culture, customs, and language of the Panamanians are ...
93: ...historical reliance on commerce, is above all a melting pot. This is shown, for instance, by its cons...
97: == Culture == - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...] in northeastern [[Europe]], bordered by the [[Baltic Sea]] to the southwest, the [[Gulf of Finland]]...
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
51: ...[[3200 BC]] is considered as the start of [[agriculture]]. However, [[hunting]] and [[fishing]] contin...
53: ...th [[Scandinavia]], Northern [[Russia]] and the Baltic region. There is not much written information o...
59: ... Empire until the end of [[1917]]. To sever the cultural and emotional ties with Sweden, the Finnish l...
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