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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
49: | [[1960]] — [[1969]] - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...aulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
19: ...tuguese found gold and diamonds in the neighbor captaincy of [[Minas Gerais]], Rio de Janeiro became m...
25: ...d to have [[Bras�a]] built, at great cost, by [[1960]]. On April 21st that year, the capital of Brazil...
27: Between [[1960]] and [[1975]], Rio was a city-state (such as [[H...
58: ... The urban planning of the area, made in the late 1960s, resembles that of North American suburbs, thoug... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
18: *[[Roy Chapman Andrews]], (1884-1960), US explorer
55: ...d sailed up it to [[Montreal]]; failed in an attempt to set up a colony
90: *[[Leifur Eiríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Ameri...
128: *[[Hannu]], [[ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]] explorer (around 2750 BC) and the first expl...
129: ...rlands|Dutch]] [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]] - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days ...
21: * [[1922]] - In [[Egypt]], [[United Kingdom|British]] archaeologist [[How...
30: * [[1960]] - Filming wraps on ''[[The Misfits]]'', starrin...
60: ...Groat]], MLB shortstop;NL Most Valuable Player in 1960
147: [[pt:4 de Novembro]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
48: ...klin Pierce Adams|Adams, Franklin Pierce]], (1881-1960), author
78: ...son|Adamson, Amandus]], (1855-1929), Estonian sculptor
105: *[[Friedrich Adler|Adler, Friedrich]], (1879-1960), psychologist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
22: ===Heiress Presumptive===
23: ...d VIII]]'s abdication, she became [[heiress presumptive]] and was henceforth known as HRH The Princess...
35: ...ouse of Windsor|Windsor]], it was decreed via a [[1960]] [[Order-in-Council]] that the descendants of Qu...
40: ...of Wales|HRH Prince Henry of Wales]] (born [[15 September]], [[1984]]) (known universally as 'Harry')
42: ...ivorced ([[28 April]] [[1992]]) [[Mark Phillips|Captain Mark Phillips]] (born [[1948]]); married ([[12... - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
10: | date of birth=[[September 30]], [[1960]]
18: ...nche Lambert Lincoln''' (born [[September 30]], [[1960]]) is a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
34: In [[1960]] Reno enrolled at [[Harvard Law School]], one of...
36: ...ise the Florida court system. In [[1973]] she accepted a position with the Dade County State's Attorne... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
27: Mrs. Roosevelt also accepted large amounts of money from her activities in a...
35: ... mankind," and the Declaration was unanimously adopted by the [[General Assembly]] later that night.
39: ... nomination. She backed Stevenson once again in [[1960]] but [[John F. Kennedy]] received the presidenti... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
4: ...Army Corps]]. In [[1945]], while posted to a [[cryptography]] staff in [[Italy]], she began an affair ...
7: In [[1960]] she began a lawsuit (''[[Murray v. Curtlett]]''...
11: ...ianity]] and became [[born again]] at Gateway [[Baptist]] Church in [[Dallas, Texas]].
13: ...atheists as being unacceptable, seemingly all except those whom [[psychology|psychologist]] [[Abraham ...
16: ... time and a visit to [[San Antonio, Texas]]. In September Jon ordered $600,000 worth of gold coins fro... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
3: ...rst''' ([[May 5]], [[1882]] - [[September 27]], [[1960]]) was a campaigner in the [[suffragette]] moveme...
11: ... group continued to move leftwards and briefly adopted the name ''[[Communist Party]], British Section...
19: She died in 1960, and was buried in front of Trinity Cathedral in ... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...ak Dinesen''' ([[April 17]], [[1885]] – [[September 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[...
25: * ''Shadows on the Grass'' (1960 in England and Denmark, 1961 in USA) - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
2: ... ([[January 7]], [[1891]]–[[January 28]], [[1960]]) was an [[African-American]] [[folkloristics|fo...
13: ...owever, critics have praised her for her artful capture of the actual language and idiom of the day. - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
15: *La篳 de Fam�a (1960) - Family Ties - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
6: ... comparative literature. Her efforts during the [[1960]]'s and [[1970]]'s helped break down the segregat... - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
7: ...36]], a post which she held until [[1977]]. In [[1960]] she was appointed Wolfson Research Professor at... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...ia Callas''' ([[December 2]], [[1923]] –[[September 16]], [[1977]]) was a [[Greece|Greek]]-[[Uni...
11: ...o died hours after he was born on [[March 30]], [[1960]]. The relationship ended nine years later, when ...
13: ...rthodox Church on Rue Georges-Bizet on the [[20 September]], and her ashes were buried in the [[P貥 L... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
20: ...ass|bass]] player [[Ray Brown]]. Together they adopted a child, Ray Brown, Jr.
51: *1960 ''[[Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife]]''
52: *1960 ''[[Wishes You a Merry Christmas]]''
53: *1960 ''[[Hello, Love]]''
54: *1960 ''[[Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph]... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
4: ...ed from Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in [[1960]] and went to college at the [[University of Texa...
10: ...[D.A. Pennebaker]] documentary ''Monterey Pop'' captured [[Cass Elliott]] in the crowd silently mouthi...
30: ...umentary film]] ''[[Festival Express]]'', which captured her at her very best. Janis's scorching vocal...
32: Although there were some notable exceptions, it can be argued that, prior to Janis, there... - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
18: ...ch had a hectic performing schedule which often kept them apart.
24: ... shades ranging from white to medium gray) were kept on set to 'paint out' innappropriate shadows and ...
28: On May 4, [[1960]], a few weeks after taping the final episode of ...
50: ...Speeeeeeed it Up a little!!") Lucy and Ethel attempt to get jobs — for which they are demonstrab... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...es]], and actor [[George C. Scott]], in the mid-[[1960s]]. (Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner du...
65: * [[The Angel Wore Red]] (1960) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...her 13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[197...
12: ...e to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. Smith." Hepburn...
30: ...tead of glamorous clothing fit for a starlet, prompting RKO executives to confiscate her overalls when...
32: ...hat same year, Hepburn played Jo in the screen adaptation of ''[[Little Women]]'', which broke box-off...
60: ...le. Blanchett, who thanked Hepburn during her acceptance speech, carried one of Hepburn's silk gloves ... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...a Kelly''' ([[November 12]], [[1929]] – [[September 14]], [[1982]]), later known as ''' ''Her Se...
5: ...] ([[October 4]], [[1889]] – [[June 20]], [[1960]]) and Margaret Majer; her [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Ca...
11: ... affair with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations.
17: ...nce, in [[1882]], a childless prince of Monaco adopted an unrelated heir, thereby ensuring Monaco's su...
24: ...[1957]], and now [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of Monaco - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...tended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in [[Roehampton]], England, along with fellow actress-to-be [[M...
13: ...a factor in the failure to cure her ailment. In [[1960]], she and Olivier divorced on supposedly friendl... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: '''Sophia Loren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most...
9: ...ter more early film roles that emphasized her voluptuous physique (she even appeared topless in the fi...
13: ...ained profiency in the [[English language]]. In [[1960]], her acclaimed performance in [[Vittorio De Sic...
15: During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in t...
19: ...wn mother) in a made-for-television [[biopic]] adaptation of her autobiography bestseller ''Sophia: Li... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
6: ...andmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norma Jeane Baker''. Biographers used to di...
8: ...ed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gl...
12: ...erated information about her childhood. Then in September [[1941]], Grace took her in again. She was t...
34: ...immie," Dougherty *[http://www.familyforest.com/captainslog/64.html ]confirms that they were in love a...
38: ...he culmination of a two-year courtship that had captivated the nation. - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
1: '''Dawn Fraser''' (born [[September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Australia]]n champion ...
19: *[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome Olympic Games]]
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
34: **440 yards freestyle: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Larisa Latynina (2531 bytes)
9: ...s), Latynina was again the top favorite for the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. In the all-around ... - Apple (20408 bytes)
2: ...e = [[Image:Fuji apple.jpg|200px|Fuji apple]] | caption = Fuji apple}}
27: ...d. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citrus]], apples store for months whil...
34: ...l produced on a large scale, but many have been kept alive by home gardeners and farmers that sell dir...
53: *'[[Ginger Gold]]': [[Virginia]] (late 1960s)
57: *'[[Honeycrisp]]': Minnesota (1960) - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
8: ...eometry]], [[astronomy]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was split into three major kinds: [[mus...
10: ...y to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of th...
19: ... term for music but the speakers do have the concept (Nettl, 1989).
26: ...analyze the relationship between sound and [[perception]].
31: ... aesthetic effect. Since the range of what is accepted as music varies from culture to culture and fro... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
12: ...d States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a ...
52: ...er 24]], [[1784]], before the Constitution was adopted).
264: ...ts or ex-presidents have died in every decade except four: the [[1800s]], [[1810s]], [[1950s]], and [[...
272: | [[September 24]], [[1789]] ||align=right| $25,000
284: ...hington, already a successful man, refused to accept his salary. - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...tinental drift]], and is currently the theory accepted by the vast majority of scientists working in t...
5: ...1960s]] and has since almost universally been accepted by scientists and has revolutionized the [[Eart...
31: ...preading center the action becomes clear. Crest depths of the old ridges, parallel to the current spr...
33: ...hat one of the key pieces of evidence forcing acceptance of the sea-floor spreading hypothesis was fou...
37: ...d by alternating periods of quiet and episodic eruptions that start with explosive gas expulsion with ... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[October 1]] [[1960]]
65: Nigeria was granted full independence in 1960, as a federation of three regions, each retaining...
67: ...lip Effiong, Chief of Staff of the rebel army accepted the terms of surrender before Yakubu Gowon, Hea...
69: In 1975, a bloodless coup swept Gowon aside and brought [[Murtala Ramat Mohammed]...
135: ...antic Ocean|Atlantic]] which occur from June to September. As one progresses northward the country bec... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
62: ...ttacking and taking over many coastal cities, prompting some to seek help from the [[Ottoman Empire]].
81: ...eb Arab Union]], proposed in 1989. Throughout the 1960's, Algeria supported many independence movements ... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
52: ... established in 1923. This system has been interrupted by several coups. Turkey is a member state of t...
86: ...n structures are secured by the constitution. Except with their own consent, no judge or prosecutor ca...
88: ...integrity, and determines professional judges acceptance and court assignments.
90: Turkey is adapting a new national "Judicial Networking System" (U...
92: ...sions as a higher court decision. Turkey also accepts as legally binding any decisions on internationa... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
38: ...ates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
53: ...the [[1500]]s, when [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sea captain [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his sh...
57: The British accepted the imposition of a French protectorate over Ma...
61: ... [[1959]] and full independence on [[June 26]], [[1960]].
66: ...ocratic Party]] gained power at independence in [[1960]] and was reelected without opposition in [[March... - Samoa (9435 bytes)
70: The [[1960]] Constitution, which formally came into force wi...
97: ...ly any other religious group exists in Samoa, except for the [[Baha'i]]s, which make up 2% of the popu... - Mali (7755 bytes)
40: | From [[France]]<br>[[September 22]], [[1960]]
60: ...gh political and economic reforms and fought corruption. In [[2002]] he was succeeded in democratic el...
75: * [[Mopti Region|Mopti]]
127: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/mali.html Stanford University - Afri... - Brunei (7197 bytes)
60: ...rtial law since a rebellion occurred in the early 1960's and was put down by British troops from Singapo... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ...ree decades after it gained its independence in [[1960]], by military governments. While a civilian gove...
42: | From [[France]]<br />[[August 13]], [[1960]]
62: ...thers) and movements against French interests prompted France to support a [[coup]] against him in [[1...
112: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/centralafr.html Stanford University ... - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
39: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[September 19]], [[1983]]
59: ...hort of the two-thirds majority needed. In late September 1998, [[Hurricane Georges]] caused approxima...
106: ...out 25% lower than at its peak of about 51,100 in 1960. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
19: ...ing the dramatic economic failures of the early [[1960s]], Mao stepped down from his position as chairma...
21: ...enuine attempt at purging Chinese society of corruption and other negative influences. Disorder follow...
25: ...y they believe that China's culture has been corrupted, her poor have been reduced to a hopeless adjec...
29: The People's Republic of China adopted its current [[constitution of the People's Repu...
36: ...y, though not all, political [[scientist]]s. Attempts to simply characterize the nature of the politic... - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
35: ...es = From [[France]] <br> [[15 August]], [[1960]] |
47: ...nd the [[Gulf of Guinea]]. Upon independence in [[1960]], the former French region of Middle Congo becam...
52: ...tablished with the kingdoms--trading for slaves captured in the interior. The coastal area was a major...
92: ...as badly hurt by slumping oil prices and the resumption of armed conflict in December [[1998]], which ...
123: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/congob.html Stanford University - Af... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
63: ...llonia]] and the nobility wanted to impose its adopted language, French, on [[Flanders]]. The Flemings...
69: ...]], before gaining independence from Belgium in [[1960]].
73: ...(and one German-speaking party). The regular attempts to re-establish national, Belgian parties end up...
87: ...m belong to one of these two communities. The exceptions are a German-speaking party and some smaller ...
115: ...ofdstedelijk Gewest'', German: ''Die Region Br?Hauptstadt''). - Hungary (18459 bytes)
73: ... communist prime minister [[Imre Nagy]]. From the 1960's on to the late 1980's Hungary enjoyed a disting...
147: ...e isolation of the Carpathian Basin makes it susceptible to [[drought]]s and the effects of [[Global W... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
59: ...ister of British-administered [[Tanganyika]] in [[1960]], and continued as [[Prime Ministers of Tanzania...
78: ...he union. A commercial court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.
89: ...rm economic progress also depends on curbing corruption and cutting on unnecessary public spending [ht...
165: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/tanzan.html Stanford University - Af... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
62: ...l around [[10 BCE]]. To the south, this kingdom captured [[Sindh]] and extended to the coast of the [[...
76: ...nah]] a British-educated Indian Muslim leader, adopted the cause, and later earned the title of Quaid-...
90: ...he [[Persian language|Persian]] language the concepts of "Pak" meaning "Pure" and "stan" for "land" or...
124: ...rting the USA – after the [[U-2 Crisis of 1960]], Soviet leader [[Nikita Krushchev]] had threate...
130: ...73]] Pakistan itself had. The US also did not accept Bangladesh in favor of Pakistan until after the [... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
41: ...tes = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[1960]] |
59: ...ropean exploration and administration (1870–1960)===
61: ...their last bit of prestige in Europe, forcibly adopting the Free State as a Belgian colony from the ki...
65: ===The First Republic (1960–1965)===
67: ... Republic of the Congo came into existence (June, 1960) Lumumba was its first premier and minister of de... - Gabon (7342 bytes)
1: ... independence from [[France]] on [[August 17]], [[1960]], Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new...
47: <br>[[August 17]] [[1960]]
68: ...erritories became independent on [[August 17]], [[1960]].
75: In March 1991 a new constitution was adopted. Among its provisions are a Western-style bill ...
140: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/gabon.html Stanford University - Afr... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
53: ... marked by a number of unsuccessful Malawian attempts to obtain independence. A growing [[Europe]]an a...
55: ...or his political activities but was released in [[1960]] to participate in a constitutional conference i...
59: ... [[July 6]], [[1964]]. Two years later, Malawi adopted a new constitution and became a [[one-party sta...
67: ...ces with the UDF, particularly over his anti-corruption campaign.
72: ...lected with the president. The president has the option of appointing a second vice president, who mus...
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