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- Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: '''Vivien Leigh''' ([[November 5]], [[1913]] – [[July 7]], [[1967]])...
7: ...e [[MGM]] film ''[[A Yank at Oxford]]'', but told no one until late [[1938]], when filming began. [[Pa...
11: In [[1944]], the actress was diagnosed as having a [[tuberculosis]] patch on her left... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
11: ...came clear she was a sports talent, but she could not decide which sport to pick. A swimming coach adv...
13: ... following year, only eighteen years old, she was nominated for the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympi...
23: ...hought women should not compete in sports – not an unusual opinion at the time. However, his att...
29: ... were not easy, and it got more difficult to get enough food, especially for an athlete in training. D...
31: The winter of 1944–1945, known as the ''Hongerwinter'' (hunger winter), was se... - Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
2: ...us opposition from those who felt drag racing was no place for women. [[Don Garlits]], the "Big Daddy"...
3: ...er to race Top Fuel, the association, the racers, nobody...Just Shirley."[http://www.zoomster.com/big2...
4: ...e "best 'natural' driver (top fuel or funny car), no question".[http://www.metalshapers.org/nitrogeeze...
6: ...later dropped the [[moniker]], stating: "There is no room for [[bimboism]] in drag racing." - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...iristas move in the ''roda''. The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular song ...
26: ...o sound, not to size. The berimbau's quality does not depend on the length of the verga or the size of...
32: *Even beginners will have no difficulty in playing the buzz sound, as one hold...
36: ...rval from C to D). One can press the dobr㯠away enough from the gourd for this only if the bow is abo...
40: ...d opening is. Whether this effect is desirable or not is a matter of controversy. Pressing the dobr㯠... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...ast, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,...
19: ...articularly in grain. Other authors make the omen not the grain itself, but the arrival of flocks of b...
21: ...er descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies ...
23: ... a history of Alexander attributed to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|pseudo-Callisthenes]].
27: ...e centuries more it was second only to [[Rome]]. Nominally a free Greek city, Alexandria retained its... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
4: ...e [[Arctic]], which is located near the Earth's [[North Pole]] on the opposite side of the planet.
8: ...ar the smallest in [[population]]: indeed, it has no permanent population at all. It is also the conti...
32: ... piece of land, continent or island, which is the northern limit of the Antarctic treaty. The southern...
39: ...?W; claimed [[1938]] as [[Dronning Maud Land]], a Norwegian territory
40: ...only Antarctic claim area that is not a sector, a Norwegian territory - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. There are 10 mo...
49: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> [[Low Saxon language|Low Saxon]...
55: ...[[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], and [[Canada]].
57: ... [[English language|English]] [[adjective]] and [[noun]] for "of or relating to the Netherlands" is "[...
62: ...not prepared to let them go that easily. It would not be until [[1648]] before Spain would recognize D... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
59: ...]] and its status as a [[tax haven]]. Andorra is not to be confused with the [[Andora|Comune di Andor...
69: ...tury]] a dispute arose between the bishop and his northern French neighbour over Andorra.
87: ...inces serve coequally with limited powers that do not include veto over government acts. They are repr...
103: ...s higher altitude means there is on average more snow in winter and it is slightly cooler in summer.
105: == Economy == - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...v Republic of Macedonia]], and [[Albania]] to the north; and with [[Turkey]] to the east. The waters o...
32: ...)|28th]])<br>$21,017 ([[List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita|28th]])
50: ...av Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]] to the north and by [[Turkey]] to the east. The [[Aegean Se...
52: ...ven to be especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Gr...
57: ...accent is written *before* the accented syllable, not after the accented vowel-->. This name is also ... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... [[Europe]]. It is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to...
51: ...ages per the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages|ECRML]].<br>
57: ...e [[G8]] nations and a founding member of what is now the [[European Union]].
62: ...o back more than a thousand years, the state now known as Germany was unified as a modern nation-state...
66: ...ading state of Germany, from the more western and northern parts. - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...[Germany]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], and the [[North Sea]].
3: ... has [[Flemish language|Flemish]]), mainly in the north, [[French language|French]] speakers, mainly i...
57: .... He converted to [[Christianity]] and ruled from northern France, but his empire included today's Bel...
59: ...d force|military]], [[politics|political]] and economic stability. Christianity flourished under the p...
63: ...markably non-violent opposition and impressive economic development. - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...is bordered by [[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]] in the northeast; [[Hungary]] in the west; [[Serbia and Mon...
12: ...Kings of Romania|Royal]] motto: "Nihil Sine Deo" (Nothing without God)|
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62: In [[513 BC]], on what is now the country of Romania, the tribal confederation...
64: ...egained it with the Treaty of Paris in 1856), its northern part [[Bukovina]] to the [[Austrian Empire]... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...sh [[sovereignty]] while enjoying extensive [[autonomy]]. The Finnish language name for Finland is '''...
12: ...n=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: None''</small>
51: ...rts of the subsistence economy, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
53: ...rthern [[Russia]] and the Baltic region. There is not much written information of Finnish history befo...
57: ...721]] and [[1742]]–[[1743]]), by the Finns known as the [[Greater Wrath]] and the [[Lesser Wrath... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...Sea|Mediterranean]], the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
47: footnotes = |
60: ...Temple]]. The importance of the Land of Israel is not limited to Judaism, it is also the place where [...
68: ... Jews increased, though they were still a small minority. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ... Europe. Portugal is bordered by [[Spain]] to the north and east and by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the ...
5: ...century|16th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portugue...
7: ...[[1986]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a cle...
15: ...th of the Douro river among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ...
17: ...tugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 135, "Cronologia"}} - Mummy (16225 bytes)
4: The best-known mummies are those that have been [[embalming|em...
12: ... the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this practice has never been...
16: ...f mummification was made so that the bodies would not decompose in the afterlife. The mummified indivi...
18: ...e religion or gods from that time, and it is not known if it was the intention of the ancient Egyptian...
25: ...rve the deceased. Not only did their job require knowledge of human anatomy, they also had to perform ... - California (63989 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (R)|
73: Beverage = none |
74: Furbearer = none |
75: Game = none |
76: MusicalInstrument = none | - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
11: OfficialLang = None |
13: Governor = [[Jim Doyle]] |
42: ...[USS Wisconsin|USS ''Wisconsin'']] was named in honor of this state.
49: ... governed as part of [[Indiana Territory]], [[Illinois Territory]], and [[Michigan Territory]]. [[Wisc...
51: ...eidel]], elected mayor of Milwaukee in [[1910]]; another Socialist, [[Daniel Hoan]], was mayor of Milw... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
38: ...and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provid...
42: ... virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
44: (The term "Dutch" is a misnomer, as none of these groups are of Dutch origin; the German... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
14: ...[Linus Yale, Jr.|Yale, Linus Jr.]] (1821-1868), innovator of locks
20: *[[Minoru Yamasaki|Yamasaki, Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect...
28: *[[Zal Yanovsky|Yanovsky, Zal]] (1945-2002), of [[Lovin' Spoonful]]
35: ...Yaremenko|Yaremenko, Yury]], (died 1996), USSR economist
42: *[[Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori, Mitsuda]], (born [[1972]]), [[Japan|Japanese]]...
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