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Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.
Bates, Katherine.1859-1929. US poet. America the Beautiful 1893.
Beach, Alfred. 1826-96. US inventor. Published Scientific American 1848-.
Bloch, Ernest. 1880-1959. Swiss/US neoclassical composer. Jewish themes. America 1926.
Bolivar, Simon. 1783-1830. “Liberator of South America”. 1812- Led rebels in Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru.
Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.
Bowditch, Nathaniel. 1773-1838. US self-educated astronomer, mathematician. New American Practical Navigator 1802.
Boyacá, Battle. 1819. South American rebels win independence from New Granada from Spain. Bolivar. Santander.
Brady, Matthew. c1823-96. US Civil War photographer.
Brandywine, Battle. 1777. British victory in American Revolution. Diversion led to loss at Saratoga.
Brant, Joseph. 1742-1807. Indian chief allied with British in American Revolution.
Brendan, St. 484-578. Celtic abbot, legendary Atlantic navigator to North America.
British North America Act. 1867. Granted Canada self-governing Dominion status.
Brown, Charles. 1771-1810. “Father of American novel”. Wieland 1798.
Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.
Bunker Hill, Battle. 1775. Early American victory in Revolution. Putnam.
Burke, Edmund. 1729-97. English conservative writer, traditionalist political philosopher. Advocated emancipation of American colonies. Founded Annual Register 1758. Reflections on Revolution in France 1790.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Cabrini, St. Frances Xavier. 1850-1917. First American saint.
CAF. Central America Federation.
Camden, Battle. 1780 British victory. American Revolution.
Carlisle Commission. 1778. British peace offer in American Revolution.
Carrera, Rafael. 1814-65. Guatemala revolutionary. Dictator 1840-. Ended CAF, Guatemala independent.
Cartwright, Alexander. “Father of American baseball”. Established rules for modern game.
Central America Federation. 1823-40. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.