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- Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...ter known as '''Bette Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|ac...
5: ...t her classmate [[Lucille Ball]] home because she was "too shy"), and became a star.
7: ...minate Davis for this ''tour de force'', and such was the outrage that she received many write-in vote...
9: ...cture Arts and Sciences]], whose [[Academy Award|award]] she claimed to have named the "Oscar", but on...
11: ...ked together onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year. - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
3: ...er 18]], [[1905]] – [[April 15]], [[1990]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[actor|actress]].
5: She was born '''Greta Lovisa Gustafsson''' in [[Stockhol...
8: ...he worked. That led to another short movie, which was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast h...
10: ...al Dramatic Theatre]] in [[Stockholm]]. While she was there, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [...
12: ... relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM and returned to [[Sweden]] in [[192... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...as nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]]s during the course of her more than 70-year a...
5: ... became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunch proponent of publicizing the dangers o...
10: ...in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]...
12: ...friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
19: ...apidly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in sm... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ... was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]] who was born '''Vivian Mary Hartley''' in [[Darjeeling]]...
5: She was married in [[1932]] to Herbert Leigh Holman, and they had a daughte...
7: ...[1938]], when filming began. [[Paulette Goddard]] was close to be cast as [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s Sout...
9: ...e married (Olivier to actress [[Jill Esmond]] who was pregnant when the affair began).
11: ...lm|1952]], however, Leigh won a second [[Academy Award]] for her portrayal the previous year of Blanch... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[figure skating|figure skater]] and...
4: ...28 Winter Olympics|1928]], [[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] and [[1936 Winter Olympics]]. She had earlier p...
8: ...use of dance [[choreographer|choreography]]. She was also an accomplished tennis player.
10: ...n [[1938]] she published her autobiography, which was republished in a revised edition in [[1954]]. S...
12: Henie was married three times, with [[Dan Topping]], [[Win... - Babe Zaharias (4002 bytes)
1: ...eDidrikson.png|framed|right|Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition]]
3: ...cs]]. She was born Mildred Didriksen (her surname was later accidentally changed) in the town of [[Por...
5: ...d have entered more events if she could, but this was not allowed - at the Olympic Trials prior to the...
9: ...the [[WPGA]] and later the [[LPGA]] (of which she was a founding member) until illness shortened her c...
11: ... Open, in addition to leading the money-list. She was the leading money-winner again in 1951 and in 19... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
6: ...sed for pottery and terra cotta sculpture. Stone was generally rare and had to be imported from other...
11: ...eign of [[Hammurabi]], in [[1750 BC]]. Hammurabi was famous for his [[Code of Hammurabi|code of law]]...
13: ...eum of Art]] by [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]] in [[1932]].
16: ...e palette, which was used for mixing eye make-up, was carved in relief, and portrayed the victory of [...
18: ... It is about 60 feet high and 240 feet long, and was built in 2500 BC. - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
3: ...; c. [[165]]), known in English as '''Ptolemy''', was a [[Hellenistic civilization|Greek]] [[geographe...
5: ...a;ξις'', "The Great Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science,...
7: ...ted model in the Western and Arab worlds until it was superseded by the [[heliocentric]] [[solar syste...
9: ...'Geography''. This too is a compilation, of what was known about the world's [[geography]] in the Rom...
11: ...knew, in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator, as it is today, but P... - Imhotep (3367 bytes)
3: ...r '''Ii-em-Hotep''', Egyptian ''ii-m-ḥtp'') was a [[vizier]], [[wizard]], and the first [[archit...
5: ...natomical]] observations. The Edwin Smith Papyrus was probably written around 1700 BC but may perhaps ...
7: ...h and justice, and [[Amenhotep son of Hapu]], who was another deified architect.
13: ...is Karloff]] in the [[1932]] movie ''[[The Mummy (1932 movie)|The Mummy]]'', and of a similar character ... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
11: ...cle. If you update the text of the heading in any way, please update the link too.-->
17: ...d Organ]], whose construction started in 1969 and was completed in 1979, is a baroque style organ.
31: ...Pannonia]]) a Roman organ from the 3rd century AD was found.
35: ...re is no evidence that the European organ came by way of Spain. In medieval times, the portable ("por...
63: ...iple pitches like big [[recorder]]s: this method was employed especially by a few builders in the ear... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
29: ...political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[19...
31: Cleveland was a hard worker and was scrupulously honest at a time when many politici...
34: ...ed concentration upon whatever task faced him. He was elected sheriff of [[Erie County, New York]] in ...
36: ...s a Public Trust" as his trademark of office, and was later elected, [[Governor of New York]], where h...
39: ...cleveland_wedding.png|left|thumb|Grover Cleveland was the first and only President married in the Whit... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...Holland became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. ...
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40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[Janu...
55: ...004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], and [[Canada]].
62: ...n of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], was not prepared to let them go that easily. It woul... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
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52: ...16th century]] and the settlement of [[Asunci was founded in [[1537]]. The city eventually became ...
54: ...litary [[dictatorship]] of [[Alfredo Stroessner]] was overthrown in [[1989]], and, despite a marked in...
59: ...and often [[dictatorship|dictatorial]] government was fundamentally changed by the [[1992]] [[constitu...
97: ...ough the Brazilian port of [[Paranagu by [[railway]]. [[Ciudad del Este]] is the third largest free... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...e [[Persian Gulf]]. A new transitional government was elected in January [[2005]], following the March...
25: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 57th]] <...
30: [[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
38: ...[[Mawtini]]'' (Words by: Ibrahim Touqan Music by: Walid George Gholmieh) Note: The [[Kurds]] use [[Ey ...
49: ...of [[Kuwait]] in [[1990]] resulting in the [[Gulf War]] and the [[United Nations]]-imposed [[economic ... - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...west. Thailand is also known as '''Siam''', which was the country's official name until [[May 11]], [[...
20: ...ames = [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] <br> [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] |
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58: ...blished in the mid-[[14th century]]. Thai culture was greatly influenced by both [[China]] and [[India...
60: ...progressed towards democracy from the [[1980s]] onward. - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
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66: The country was named after [[Mount Lebanon]]; the word "Lebanon...
71: ...iddle Ages]] was involved in the [[Crusades]]. It was then taken by the [[Ottoman Empire]].
73: ... collapse of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after [[World War I]], the [[League of Nations]] [[French Mandate ...
80: === Civil War, (1975-1990) === - Germany (46412 bytes)
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62: ...d by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], was forged. This was the second German ''Reich'', usually translated ...
66: ...[Napoleonic Wars]], during which the ''imperium'' was overrun and dissolved ([[1806]]). The lasting ef...
71: ... Europe. In Germany, the [[German Confederation]] was founded, a loose league of [[List of German Conf...
73: ...William IV of Prussia|Frederick William IV]], who was offered to become Emperor but lose power, reject... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
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59: ...d [[drought]]. Roughly contemporaneous with the Tiwanakan culture, the [[Moxos]] in the eastern lowlan...
62: ... royal authority weakened during the [[Napoleonic wars]], sentiment against colonial rule grew.
65: ...�r]], on [[August 6]], [[1825]] (see [[Bolivian War of Independence]]).
67: ... Bolivia's weakness was demonstrated during the [[War of the Pacific]] ([[1879]]–[[1883|83]]), w... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
4: ...eved the body was home to a person's [[Ka]] which was essential in one's [[afterlife]].
12: ...s sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this practice has never been documented ...
16: ...ompose in the afterlife. The mummified individual was placed at his/her final resting place through a ...
18: ...or gods from that time, and it is not known if it was the intention of the ancient Egyptians that the ...
20: ...om the [[first dynasty of Egypt|First dynasty]] onwards, the ancient Egyptians were trying preserve th... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
9: ...llow their home team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television. A very large number of...
19: In typical game play, players attempt to move towards a goal through individual control of the ball,...
32: ... At the final meeting, the first FA treasurer who was the representative from [[Blackheath Rugby Club|...
34: ...iation [[FIFA]], the international football body, was formed in [[Paris]] in [[1904]] and declared tha...
48: ...edness, ineffectiveness, a tactical switch, or to waste a little time at the end of a finely poised ga...
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