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Arachne. Lydian weaver, changed into a spider.
Archangels. Chief angels of Christian, Judaic, Islamic, other religions.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Prussia, France exchange Rhine territories.
Black Thursday. Oct. 24, 1929. NY Stock Exchange crash.
Callisto. Greek nymph changed to Ursa Major constellation.
Chang Ch’ien. -114BC. Chinese explorer to India, Bactria.
Chang Ling. 33-156. Founded Taoism in China.
Ch’ang O. Chinese moon goddess.
Circe. Wizardess. Changed Odysseus’ men into animals.
Comunero. 1520-1. Spanish Republican rebellion. Crushed, but effected policy changes.
Constantinople, Fall of. 1453. Mehmed II. Name changed.
Delhi Pact. 1931. Civil disobedience in India ceased in exchange for prisoner release. 1950. India, Pakistan restore rights, freedom of movement for refugees.
Donation of Pepin. 756. Land exchanged for Pope’s recognition. Basis of Papal States.
Eleatics. 5C BC. Greek philosophers. Change is an illusion. Zeno. Xenophanes.
Epaminondas. c410-362BC. Thebian general, statesman. Defeated Sparta at Leuctra. Permanently changed balance of power.
Gabriel. Archangel. God’s messenger. Made Annunciation to Mary, and revealed Koran to Muhammad.
Greco-Turkish War. 1897. Greece fails to annex Crete. 1920-22. Greece loses Thrace. Exchange of minorities.
Gresham, Thomas. 1519-79. English founder of Stock Exchange 1560. Gresham’s Law-“Bad money drives out good” (mistakenly attributed).
Heracleitus. c540-480BC. Greek philosopher. ’The only permanent thing is change.’ Fire is basis of matter.
Hungarian Uprising. 1703-11. Ferenc Rákóczi II led vs Hapsburg centralism. No real change achieved. 1956. Student-led revolt crushed by Russian troops. Kádár puppet government established. Nagy executed.
I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.
International Monetary Fund. IMF.1944. Bretton Woods. Lends money to balance foreign exchange deficits and stabilize exchange rates.
Io. Greek lover of Zeus, changed to cow by Hera. =Isis.
Jacob. Old Testament. 3rd patriarch of 12 tribes of Israel. Grandson of Abraham. Son of Isaac. God changed name to Israel.
Jibril. Islamic archangel. God’s messenger to Muhammad. = Gabriel.