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- Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
7: ...Days]]'' (The latter of which was shelved until [[1940]]). Leigh's best known role, however, is [[Scarl...
9: In [[1940]], Leigh arranged for a divorce from Holman and m...
29: *''[[21 Days]]'' ([[1940]]) (filmed in [[1937]])
30: *''[[Waterloo Bridge]]'' ([[1940]]) - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
17: ...s. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2, 1940, a week before the Netherlands were invaded by Ge...
23: ... Koen had become engaged, and on [[August 29]], [[1940]], she married Jan Blankers, thereby changing her...
29: ...erman press was excited, as the record had previously been owned by an English team. Months later, she...
35: ...ning shortly afterwards. The Championships were a slight disappointment. In the 100 m semi-finals...
37: ...lympics]] in [[London]]. After her experience in Oslo, she decided not to take part in all events, but... - Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
2: '''Shirley Muldowney''' (born [[June 9]], [[1940]] in [[Schenectady, New York]]), the "First Lady ... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
34: ...n sound, by releasing a little the string, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place...
36: ... 2 inches; that was the length of the bows in the 1940's and 1950's. Today, many berimbaus are overgrown...
70: ...sely associated (very strictly in some groups) to slowness and very sneaky Capoeira game. Rests on (do...
72: ... most common toque for playing, after the initial slow chanting over Angola toque, in most groups. Ref... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...3;رية''', [[transliteration|transliterated]] '''al-ʼIskandariyyah''') is the ch...
3: ... founding of [[Cairo]] by Egypt's mediæval Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital wa...
23: ...e possible site, behind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by Nile m...
34: ...an influence for more than a hundred years previously. [[Julius Caesar]] dallied with [[Cleopatra VII...
58: ...port, and a flourishing city arose on the Pharos island and the Heptastadion district, with outlying s... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
32: ... not cut through any piece of land, continent or island, which is the northern limit of the Antarctic ...
34: ...[[Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica & South Atlantic Isles]] province
36: ... Overlaps Argentine and British Claims; claimed [[1940]], as [[comuna de AntᲴida]], one of the two mun...
40: *[[Norway]]: [[Peter I Island]] at 68?50' S, 90?35'W, claimed [[1929]], the ...
43: ... west, except for the Norwegian claim to Peter I Island (see above). - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
32: Religion = [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Judaism]] |
72: ...country was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] in May [[1940]], to be fully liberated only on [[May 5th]],[[19...
102: ...risian language]]) - north, better known as ''Friesland''; capital: [[Leeuwarden]]
130: ...ng the famous [[polders]]. In [[1932]], the ''[[Afsluitdijk]]'' (English "Barrier Dike") was completed...
146: ...://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/table.aspTT=2&LA=nl&DM=SLNL&PA=70145ned&D1=4&D2=0&D3=25,38,51,64], the lowe... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
63: ...Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', which translates as ''shrub-covered land''.
77: ... and ultimately expelled from Spain. From 1936 to 1940, a French detachment was garrisoned in Andorra to...
87: ... into [[Executive (government)|executive]], [[legislative]], and [[judicial]] branches. Ratified and a...
92: Andorra's main legislative body is the [[unicameral]] [[General Council...
103: ...there is on average more snow in winter and it is slightly cooler in summer. - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...nd boundaries with [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]], and [[Albania]] to the...
50: ...[Mediterranean]] basin, feature a vast number of islands.
72: ...century progressed, much of Greece was overrun by Slavic peoples from the north, and a period of uncer...
74: ...d [[Asia Minor]] were brought in as settlers. The Slavs were either driven out or assimilated. By the ...
82: ...died fighting on the walls and was buried anonymously along with his troops. The empire had been for c... - Germany (46412 bytes)
62: ...This was the second German ''Reich'', usually translated as "empire", but also meaning "realm".
89: ...[Enabling Act]] gave Hitler's government full legislative power. A centralised [[totalitarian]] state ...
95: ... [[Bohemia]] and [[Moravia]] were annexed and a [[Slovakia]]n independent [[state]] was created. To av...
97: ...lion more [[Roma (people)|Roma]], [[Slavic people|Slavs]], [[homosexual]]s, [[communist]]s, [[Jehovah'...
121: ...differing in the two bodies, making effective legislation very difficult. - Belgium (31774 bytes)
67: ...], but was once again invaded by [[Germany]] in [[1940]]. After [[World War II]], the policy of neutrali...
129: ...l plateau, lies further inland. This is a smooth, slowly rising area which has many [[Fertility|fertil...
164: ...ther religions widely practised in Belgium are [[Islam]], [[Protestantism]], [[Anglicanism]] and [[Jud...
177: ...nly those institutions imposed by the Belgian legislature (such as trade unions).
189: ...t the very rare pure lambics, fermented spontaneously by wild yeasts, as being the finest and most com... - Romania (19812 bytes)
70: ...eing under the dictatorship of [[Carol II]]. In [[1940]] Carol II abdicated and Romania entered the war ...
83: ... a [[democracy|democratic]] [[republic]]. The legislative branch of the Romanian government consists o...
137: *[[Vaslui (county)|Vaslui]]
210: ... the shore of the Black Sea, there is a small [[Muslim]] minority (of [[Turkish]] and [[Crimean Tatars... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...itime border with [[Estonia]]. The [[Ŭand|Ŭand Islands]], off the southwestern coast, are under Finn...
67: ... twice: in the [[Winter War]] of [[1939]]–[[1940]] and again in the [[Continuation War]] of [[1941...
69: ...Moscow Peace Treaty (1940)|Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940]]).
80: ...ts acts are not subject to judicial review. [[Legislation]] may be initiated by the Council of State, ...
84: .... The relative strengths of the parties vary only slightly in the elections due to the proportional el... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ... large non-Jewish minority, mostly comprising [[Muslim]], [[Christian]], and [[Druze]] [[Israeli Arab|...
60: ...ual significance in Judaism, Christianity, and [[Islam]]. Starting around 1200 BCE, a series of [[Hist...
68: The [[Muslim]] [[Caliphate]] conquered the land from the [[E...
73: ...ed from 11% of the population in 1922 to 30% by [[1940]].
119: * [[1993 Oslo Peace Accords between Palestinians and Israel]] - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...adeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
7: ... progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
25: An [[Islam]]ic invasion took place in [[711]]. Many of the...
38: ...nd conquer [[Ceuta]] in North [[Africa]], a rich Islamic trade center. On [[August 21]], the city fell...
40: ...rly 15th century, Madeira Island and the Azorean islands were discovered. Henry the Navigator's intere... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
73: ...mmy was found in [[Spirit Cave]], [[Nevada]] in [[1940]] and [[carbon dating|carbon-dated]] to around 74... - California (63989 bytes)
93: ...arci Rodríguez de Montalvo]], where there is an island paradise called California. (For further discu...
107: ...o a sudden end, however, when Commodore [[John D. Sloat]] of the [[United States Navy]] sailed into [[...
109: ...f the [[USA]] as a [[free state]] (one in which [[slavery]] was prohibited).
120: ...dently elected constitutional officers, the [[legislative branch]] consisting of the [[California Asse...
122: ...cisions are thus not made on the floor of the legislature but in back-room deals by the "[[Big Five (C... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
51: ...Hoan]], was mayor of Milwaukee from [[1916]] to [[1940]]. During both the [[2000]] and [[2004]] presiden...
65: ...2]] sexual orientation was added by the state legislature as a protected category under existing anti-...
68: * [[Wisconsin State Legislature]]
83: ...ities and towns of all sizes. Milwaukee is a city slightly larger than [[Boston]] and part of a largel...
200: *[[Milwaukee Wave United]] (dormant for 2005), [[USL First Division|United Soccer Leagues]] - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
63: ...ew Castle, Kent, and Sussex gained a separate legislature, and in 1710 a separate executive council, t...
77: ... an [[executive (government)|executive]], a [[legislature]], and a [[judiciary]], the powers and dutie...
82: ===Legislative branch===
83: Pennsylvania has had a [[bicameral legislature]] since 1790. The [[Pennsylvania General As...
90: ...appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas not expressly designated to the Commonwealth Court or Supreme ... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
83: ...[Nikolai Yezhov|Yezhov, Nikolai Ivanovich]] (1895-1940)
178: ...Young, Simon]], (fl. mid 19th century), Pitcairn Isl. politician
207: ...[Tohir Yuldashev|Yuldashev, Tohir]], leader of [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] [[terrorist]] group
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