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- Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ... to [[England]], where young Leigh grew up. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in [[Roehamp...
7: ...e until late [[1938]], when filming began. [[Paulette Goddard]] was close to be cast as [[Margaret Mit...
9: In [[1940]], Leigh arranged for a divorce from Holman and m...
11: ...pic film ''[[Anna Karenina]]'', her illness was getting worse. In [[1952 in film|1952]], however, Lei...
15: ...on]] home. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered on the lake at [[Tickerage Mill pond]], near ... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
11: ...h as [[Rie Mastenbroek]]), and she would have a better chance to qualify for the Olympics in athletics...
17: ...s. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2, 1940, a week before the Netherlands were invaded by Ge...
23: ...not an unusual opinion at the time. However, his attitude towards female athletes changed after he fel...
27: ...ed officially, as she competed against men when setting the record. The closed out the season with a n...
29: ... women wore outfits with national symbols while setting the record. - Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
2: '''Shirley Muldowney''' (born [[June 9]], [[1940]] in [[Schenectady, New York]]), the "First Lady ...
3: ...association, the racers, nobody...Just Shirley."[http://www.zoomster.com/big2.html]
4: ...l' driver (top fuel or funny car), no question".[http://www.metalshapers.org/nitrogeezers/Farndon%20In...
6: ...osen by car owner and then boyfriend [[Connie Kalitta]]-she later dropped the [[moniker]], stating: "T...
8: ...ster of [[Doug Kalitta]]-the nephew of Connie Kalitta. - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ... The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular song by Brazilian [[guitar|guitari...
9: ..."caba硦quot;), dried, opened and hollowed-out, attached to the lower portion of the Verga by a loop ...
11: ...den, very rarely made of metal) and an optional rattle ("[[caxixi]]"). One strikes the arame with the ...
19: *Caxixi: Small rattle that optionally accompanies the Vaqueta in the ...
34: ...a little the string, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place where the sound is be... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ... late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
23: ...and the sea, according to a history of Alexander attributed to the author known as [[Alexander Romance...
36: ... seems to have been carried out even beyond the letter, for a general massacre was the result.
51: The attempt proved successful. The caliph, perceiving his...
53: ...ttoman Empire|Ottoman]] periods landed, we hear little of it until about the beginning of the [[19th c... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
15: ...nent, leaving the center cold and dry. There is little [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] o...
30: ...aims in the [[20th century]]. These claims have little practical relevance due to the [[Antarctic Trea...
36: ... Overlaps Argentine and British Claims; claimed [[1940]], as [[comuna de AntᲴida]], one of the two mun...
56: * [[Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station]], [[South Pole]] {{flagicon|U...
75: ...ing track (since [[1969]]) ({{flag|Argentina}}) [http://www.marambio.aq website] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: national_motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|Fren...
25: population_estimate = 16,297,196[http://www.cbs.nl/nl/cijfers/bevolkingsteller/popcloc...
70: ...ies]] (now [[Indonesia]]) and [[Suriname]] (the latter was traded with the British for New Amsterdam, ...
72: ...country was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] in May [[1940]], to be fully liberated only on [[May 5th]],[[19...
102: ...nd|Frysl⮝] (in [[Frisian language]]) - north, better known as ''Friesland''; capital: [[Leeuwarden]] - Andorra (11532 bytes)
14: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: Virtus Unita Fortior<br/>([[Latin]]: Virtue u...
77: ... and ultimately expelled from Spain. From 1936 to 1940, a French detachment was garrisoned in Andorra to...
79: ...declared peace with [[Germany]], having been forgotten on the [[Treaty of Versailles]] and remaining l...
101: Befitting its location in the eastern [[Pyrenees]] mount...
111: ... An estimated 9 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status and by its su... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...he Island of Myconos, Greece. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]'''G...
11: | colspan=2 align=center | <small>''National [[motto]]:'' ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡ&...
29: ...p;- Declared<br> - Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]]<br/>[[1829...
57: ...fter the accented vowel-->. This name is also written as ''Hellas'' in English, following the [[ancie...
65: ... [[Greek alphabet|new alphabet]] was introduced.[http://www.mfa.gr/english/greece/living/read_greek/al... - Germany (46412 bytes)
13: | align=center colspan=2 | National [[motto]]: ''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit''<br>([[Ge...
33: ...tries by population|Ranked 14th]]<br>82,468,000 [http://www.destatis.de/indicators/e/vgr910ae.htm]<br>...
66: ...] and the [[Hanseatic League]]. In [[1530]], the attempt of the [[Protestant Reformation]] of Catholic...
71: ...by a measure of [[Klemens Wenzel von Metternich|Metternich]] repressing the liberal agitation. The ''[...
75: ...pted over military reforms. The king appointed [[Otto von Bismarck]] the new [[Prime Minister of Pruss... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
13: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Flemish language|Flemish]]: Eendracht maakt...
67: ...], but was once again invaded by [[Germany]] in [[1940]]. After [[World War II]], the policy of neutrali...
73: ...ies (and one German-speaking party). The regular attempts to re-establish national, Belgian parties en...
87: ...smaller parties in Brussels. However, these only attract votes from one of the two communities in Brus...
100: ...-speaking, with a population of 3,360,000). The latter two regions are each divided into 5 provinces. - Romania (19812 bytes)
12: ...o = none <br> former [[Kings of Romania|Royal]] motto: "Nihil Sine Deo" (Nothing without God)|
64: ...775 and its south-eastern part [[Bugeac]] to the Ottoman Empire.
66: ...zerainty of the Ottoman Empire, following the [[Battle of Mohacs]]. At the end of the 18th century, th...
70: ...eing under the dictatorship of [[Carol II]]. In [[1940]] Carol II abdicated and Romania entered the war ...
162: ...was left with an obsolete industrial base and a pattern of industrial capacity wholly unsuited to its ... - Finland (29511 bytes)
12: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: None''</small>
24: ... Ministers of Finland|Prime minister]]''': || [[Matti Vanhanen]]
51: ...t [[Mesolithic]] settlers. The arrival of the [[Battle-Axe]] Culture (or Cord-Ceramic Culture) in Sout...
53: ...sia]] and the Baltic region. There is not much written information of Finnish history before the 13th ...
59: ...c]], the [[Kalevala]], in [[1835]]; and Finnish getting a legally equal status with Swedish in [[1892]... - Israel (51605 bytes)
10: national_motto = n/a |
60: ...Judah|Jewish kingdoms and states]] existed intermittently in the region for over a millennium until th...
66: === Caliphate, Crusades, and the Ottoman Empire ===
68: ...sades|Crusaders]], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the...
73: ...ed from 11% of the population in 1922 to 30% by [[1940]]. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
15: ... The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settled in [[Alentejo]].
21: ...mbol, is known as the "Cradle of Portugal." The Battle of S㯠Mamede took place nearby in 1128. (court...
29: ...s a nation to [[June 24]], [[1128]], with the [[Battle of S㯠Mamede]] by [[Afonso I of Portugal|Afons...
31: ...tugal's most historic battle of Portugal, the [[Battle of Aljubarrota]]. The victorious John was then ...
42: ... exploration of Africa. Before this voyage very little information was known in Europe about what lay ... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
1: ...age:Mummy 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
18: ... long journey to the other world. There are no written records of the religion or gods from that time,...
25: ...age:Mummy 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]Emba...
42: ...jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mummy Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
57: *'''[[Japan]]''', see external link ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Ret... - California (63989 bytes)
30: AdmittanceOrder = 31<sup>st</sup> |
31: AdmittanceDate = [[September 9]], [[1850]] |
45: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=...
54: Butterfly = [[California dogface butterfly]] |
58: Insect = [[California dogface butterfly]] | - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
9: State motto = "Forward" |
20: State motto : "Forward"
25: AdmittanceOrder = 30<sup>th</sup> |
26: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1848]] |
51: ...Hoan]], was mayor of Milwaukee from [[1916]] to [[1940]]. During both the [[2000]] and [[2004]] presiden... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
23: AdmittanceOrder = 2<sup>nd</sup> |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 12]] [[1787]] |
38: ...Hall]], and a thriving metropolitan area, and [[Pittsburgh]], a busy inland [[river port]] and major c...
46: The battleship [[USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)|USS ''Pennsylvan...
53: ...the state, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, was settled by [[Sweden]], but control later passed to the... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
83: ...[Nikolai Yezhov|Yezhov, Nikolai Ivanovich]] (1895-1940)
125: *[[Charlotte Mary Yonge|Yonge, Charlotte M]], ([[1823]]-[[1901]]), British novelist
157: *[[Francis Brett Young|Young, Francis Brett]], (1884-1954), British novelist
162: *[[James Young|Young, James]], (1811?1883), Scottish chemist
166: *[[John W. Young|Young, John Watts]], (b. 1930), US astronaut
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