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Che. 15C school of Ming painters in 12-13C style.
Checkers Speech. 1952. US VP Nixon denies personal gain from campaign funds on TV.
Cheever, John. 1912-82. US writer of middle-class America. Wapshot Chronicle 1957.
Cheka. 1917-22. Russian secret police. GPU.
Chekhov, Anton. 1860-1904. Russian melancholic cynical novelist/dramatist: Seagull, Three Sisters.
Chénier, André de. 1762-94. French poet. Elegies. Guillotined.
Cheops. c2600BC. Egyptian pharaoh, largest pyramid.
Chernobyl. 1986. Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster.
Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.
Cherubini, Luigi. 1760-1842. Italian/French composer. Classical form; French opera.
Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.
Chester, Battle. 613. Welsh vs Saxons.
Chesterton, G.K. 1874-1936. English satirical essayist/novelist: Napoleon of Notting Hill 1904. “Socialism aims to take capital out of the hands of the few and put it into the hands of the fewer-the politicians.”
Chetniks. 1907-45. Serbian nationalist guerillas.
Chevalier, Maurice. 1888-1972. French singer and actor. Innocents of Paris 1929.
Chevreuse, Duchesse de. 1600-79. Plot vs Richelieu. Important role in the Fronde.
Chevrolet, Louis. 1879-1941. Fndr Chev. Motor Co. 1904.
Cheyenne. American Plains Indians.
Chicherin, Georgi. 1872-1936. Russian diplomat. Won recognition for Communist government.
Childs. Britain. First cheques 1761.
Chile. Inca/Araucanian. 1520 Magellan discovers. 1540 Spain. 1818 Independent. 1884 +War of Pacific. O’Higgins. Pinochet.
Christo, (Gabrovo Javacheff). 1935-. Bulgarian/US artist with wife Jeanne-Claude. Pont Neuf Packaged 1985. Reichstag 1995.
CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.
Cinq-Mars, Marquis de. 1620-42. Opponent of Richelieu, beheaded.
Clinton, William J. 1946- US president 1993-2001. Impeached, acquitted over Lewinsky affair. Signed NAFTA. Raised taxes.