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- 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... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...II, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the principality's reigning Sovere...
5: ...ive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman there.
7: ...rteen Hours]]'' ([[1951 in film|1951]]), when she was 22. The following year she "starred" with a mino...
9: ...rting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], but the award went to [[Donna Reed]] for her role in ''[[From...
11: ... brief affair with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - 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...
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... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...neer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ... beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer ...
13: ...he first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language per...
15: During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, ...
21: ...ier Old Men]]'' playing a femme fatale opposite [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Jack Lemmon]]. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...une 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] ...
6: ... and more have gone for the theory that Mortensen was in fact her true father.
8: .... After Marilyn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which t...
10: ...State Mental Hospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis,...
12: ..., opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent and more unhappy than her scree... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ... she retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...ng the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
6: ... [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]].
7: ...e Year]] in [[1964]], and on [[June 8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Australia...
19: *[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome Olympic Games]] - Larisa Latynina (2531 bytes)
3: ...27]], [[1934]] in [[Kherson]], [[Ukrainian SSR]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]]...
9: ...s), Latynina was again the top favorite for the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. In the all-around ...
11: ...hampion at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], Latynina was beaten in the all-around competition by [[Vera C... - Apple (20408 bytes)
27: ...ery important food in all cooler climates, and it was probably the earliest tree to be cultivated. To ...
45: *'[[Cameo (apple)|Cameo]]': [[Washington]] (1980s)
53: *'[[Ginger Gold]]': [[Virginia]] (late 1960s)
57: *'[[Honeycrisp]]': Minnesota (1960)
67: *'[[Red Delicious]]': [[Iowa]] (1870s), elsewhere in United States - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
4: ...s|muse]]. In ancient Greece, the word ''mousike'' was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governe...
8: ...astronomy]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was split into three major kinds: [[musica universal...
14: ...n of different melodies to sound at the same time was still a relatively new invention then, and it is...
17: ...ba, Igbo, Efik, Birom, Hausa, Idoma, Eggon or Jarawa. Many other languages have terms which only partl...
26: ... widely held to from the late [[19th century]] forward, which began to [[science|scientifically]] anal... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...c figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free...
7: The United States was the first nation to create the office of [[Presi...
12: ...e United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have ...
14: ...] [[Elaine Chao]], born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]; [[United States Director of National Intellig...
16: ...endment XXII]] (which took effect in [[1951]] and was first applied to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] starti... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
3: ...against one another), divergent (two plates move away from each other), and transform (two plates slid...
5: ...The theory itself was developed during the late [[1960s]] and has since almost universally been accepted...
16: ...e types of plate boundaries, characterised by the way the plates move relative to each other. They ar...
19: ...'active margins'') occur where two plates slide towards each other commonly forming either a [[subduct...
31: ...elts carrying the ridge on each side of the rift away from the spreading center the action becomes cle... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...y's name is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a ''[[The Times|Times]]'' article in...
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37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[October 1]] [[1960]]
63: ... [[World War II]], the British moved the colony towards self-government on a federal basis.
65: Nigeria was granted full independence in 1960, as a federation of three regions, each retaining... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
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60: ..., and seized the opportunity offered by the Punic Wars to become independent of Carthage, only to be t...
64: ... [[First Barbary War|First]] and [[Second Barbary War]] with the [[United States]]. On the pretext of ...
66: ...ip nor the right to vote. Algeria's social fabric was stretched to breaking point during this period: ...
68: ...dence]]; after nearly a decade of urban and rural warfare, they succeeded in pushing the French out in... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
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52: ...titutional]] [[republic]], whose political system was established in 1923. This system has been interr...
58: ...tafa Kemal Atatürk]]'s onset of the Independence War, the issues and unique answers of the republic's...
60: ...vement]] against the victorious [[Allies of World War I]] revoked the terms of the [[Treaty of Sevres]...
62: ...global periods: [[Turkish War of Independence|the war of independence]], the [[Single-Party Period of ... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
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38: ...ates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
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. - Samoa (9435 bytes)
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57: ...ol to [[New Zealand]] in [[1914]]. Western Samoa was the first Pacific Island country to gain its ind...
59: In [[July]] [[1997]], the Constitution was amended to change the country's name from Wester...
64: ...en he resigned due to health reasons. Tofilau Eti was replaced by his deputy, Tuila'epa Sailele Maliel...
70: The [[1960]] Constitution, which formally came into force wi... - Mali (7755 bytes)
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40: | From [[France]]<br>[[September 22]], [[1960]]
60: ...mic reforms and fought corruption. In [[2002]] he was succeeded in democratic elections by [[Amadou To...
110: ...eedom Index 2002: Rank 43 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)
115: ...http://www.maliembassy.us/ The Embassy of Mali in Washington DC] government information and links - Brunei (7197 bytes)
17: ...=2 | <small>''[[National motto]] (translation): Always in service with God's guidance''</small>
23: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
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55: ... loosing much of its territory to Sarawak. Brunei was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[protectorate]] fr...
60: ...nei's Army. Brunei also claims territory in [[Sarawak]] and is one of many nations to lay claim to dis... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ...military governments. While a civilian government was installed in [[1993]], the country's political i...
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42: | From [[France]]<br />[[August 13]], [[1960]]
62: ...acy began in [[1993]]. In [[2003]] however, there was yet another coup, bringing [[Fran篩s Boziz靝 t...
66: ...r the rule of Fran篩s Boziz鮠A new constitution was approved by voters in a referendum held on [[Dec...
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