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- Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
2: '''Catherine Deneuve''' (born [[October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Pari...
4: ...elder sister, [[Françoise Dorléac]], 1942-1967, was a popular actress before dying in a car crash). ...
6: ...Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
10: She was also nominated for a César Award for her roles in: - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ... 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
4: Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of [[Grabtow...
6: ...[George C. Scott]], in the mid-[[1960s]]. (Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their rela...
8: ... as the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress...
10: ...ford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - 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... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[figure skating|figure skater]] and...
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...
28: *''[[Wintertime]]'' ([[1943]]) - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...nal [[tennis]] player. Born on [[November 22]], [[1943]] in [[Long Beach, California]], [[United States]...
5: ...[sexual inequality in organized sports]]. In what was billed as '''''The Battle of the Sexes''''', she...
7: ...[[Grand Slam in tennis]] events. Billie Jean King was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of...
9: ...York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Moffitt]], was a pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]. - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...y the [[Republic of China| Republic of China (Taiwan)]], [[Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic]] ([[Wes...
5: ...and other wartime agreements. Initially, the body was known as the '''United Nations Organization''', ...
20: ...the [[Dumbarton Oaks|Dumbarton Oaks Estate]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Those and later talks produced pr...
24: ...wo months later on [[June 26]]. [[Poland]], which was not represented at the conference, but for which...
26: The [[United Nations headquarters]] building was constructed in [[New York City]] in [[1949]] and... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...o]]. The Canopic mouth of the [[Nile]] (now dry) was 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near th...
3: ...slamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by...
5: ... [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
19: ...ted). Alexander's chief architect for the project was [[Deinocrates of Rhodes]]. Ancient accounts are ...
21: ... beach which succeed in frightening the monsters away. - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
34: ...W; overlaps Chilean and British claims; claimed [[1943]] as [[AntᲴida Argentina]], one of the four dep...
39: *[[Norway]]: 44?38' E to 20?W; claimed [[1938]] as [[Dronn...
40: *[[Norway]]: [[Peter I Island]] at 68?50' S, 90?35'W, clai...
46: ...laim; claimed [[1939]]–[[1945]] as [[New Schwabenland]]
54: ...use their home country's [[time zone]], but not always; where known, a base's [[Coordinated Universal ... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
23: percent_water = 0.9% |
53: ...e east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite haunt for [[pirate]]s, including [[Un...
55: ...or several decades, during which the Merina court was converted to [[Presbyterianism]], [[Congregation...
57: ... in [[1895]]-[[1896|96]], and the Merina monarchy was abolished.
59: ...eived the island from the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1943]]. - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...o the north; and with [[Turkey]] to the east. The waters of the [[Aegean Sea]] border Greece to the ea...
25: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<b...
65: ...lago "like frogs around a pond"; their name has always been associated with the sea. After the interna...
68: ...ed the land ([[168 BC]] onwards), though, in many ways, Greek culture would in turn conquer Roman life...
70: ...Constantinople — the image of Christ on the walls of the upper southern gallery. Christ is flank... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
34: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water
45: | [[22 November]] [[1943]]
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 ... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
20: percent_water = 1.1% |
57: ...etermine the future of the nation. National unity was established, and the constitution promulgated in...
63: ...]] in the late 1960s and early [[1970s]], the way was open for Per return.
65: ...ss. C᭰ora resigned in [[July 1973]], paving the way for new elections. Peron a decisive victory ...
67: ...hat became known as "El Proceso," or the "[[Dirty War]]" were high. Conservative counts list between 1... - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
37: ...]'''<br/> – Total <br/> – % water
55: ...cated in the [[Pacific Ocean]] midway between [[Hawaii]] and [[Australia]]. Its name means "Eight Stan...
60: ... 2,000 years ago. During pre-contact times, there was frequent canoe voyaging between the nearer islan...
62: ...ion of Tuvalu, and conversion to [[Christianity]] was complete by the [[1920s]]. Also in the late 1800...
64: ...e separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in [[1978]]. Tuvalu Independence Day is... - Flag of North Dakota (1521 bytes)
2: ...ecisely specified at that time. Legislation in [[1943]] brought the [[flag]] in line with the original ... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...as broken by [[Roger Maris]] in [[1961]]. He also was a member of the original [[American League]] [[M...
4: ... had been the primary strategy for decades. Ruth was the focal point of the start of what has become ...
7: ...y owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home each time she gave birth t...
9: ..., the one man Babe respected above all others. It was Brother Matthias who taught him baseball, workin...
12: ... was involved in every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started mocking his own pi... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
2: Name = Iowa |
3: Fullname = State of Iowa |
4: Flag = Iowa state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Iowa]] |
6: Seal = Iowastateseal.jpg | - Washington (20186 bytes)
2: Name = Washington |
3: Fullname = State of Washington |
4: Flag = Washington state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Washington]] |
6: Seal = Washington state seal.png | - Oregon (26551 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 6,177 |
18: PCWater = 2.4 |
36: ...ordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Nevada]]. Its norther...
45: ... [[United States 2000 Census|population in 2000]] was 3,421,399, a 20.4% increase over 1990; [[as of 2...
49: ...st permanent white settlement in Oregon. In the [[War of 1812]], the [[Britain|British]] gained contro... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
18: WaterArea = 607 |
19: PCWater = 0.2 |
46: ...he pueblos reached [[Cabeza de Vaca]], a Spaniard wandering across south New Mexico in [[1528]]-[[1536...
50: ...rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote colony. O was made the first governor of the new [[Province of...
58: ...dent Mexico following the [[1810]]-1821 [[Mexican War of Independence]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
34: ...ntury BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
55: * [[Water clock]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
110: * [[1510]]: [[Pocket watch]]: [[Peter Henlein]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]]
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