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46 matches to Cross
Arnhem, Battle. 1944. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to cross Rhine.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.
Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.
Blanchard, Jean. 1753-1809. French balloonist. First aerial Channel crossing 1785. Velocipede 1779.
Blériot, Louis. 1872-1936. French aviator. First plane to cross Channel, 1909.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
Cross, Richard. 1823-1914. British statesman: First urban renewal act.
Crossword Puzzles. 1923 US. 1930 Times.
De Soto, Hernando. 1500-42. Spanish explorer. First across Mississippi.
Dismas, St. Thief converted by Jesus on cross.
Dunant, Henri. 1828-1910. Swiss philanthropist. Founded Red Cross 1863, YMCA.
Ellsworth, Lincoln. 1880-1951. US explorer. First flight across Arctic 1926, Antarctica 1935.
Francesca, Piero della. 1406-92. Italian fresco painter. Story of the True Cross 1465.
Garros, Roland. 1888-1918. French aviator, first to cross Mediterranean.
Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.
Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.
Hannibal. 247-182BC. Carthaginian leader. Crossed the Alps with elephants in winter to attack Rome 217BC. St Bernard Pass. Punic Wars.
Iron Cross. 1813. Prussian military decoration.
John of the Cross, St. 1542-91. Spanish mystic poet. Founded Discalced Carmelites.
Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.
Lindbergh, Charles. 1902-74. US aviator: first solo non-stop flight across Atlantic, 1927.
Magenta, Battle. 1859. France, Piedmont defeat Austria creating Italian Unity. Carnage led to founding of Red Cross. Eponymous dye discovered 1859.
Malta. c800BC Phoenecia...Carthage. 218BC Rome. 5C Vandal/ Goth. 6C Byzantine. 870 Arab. 1090 Sicily. 1530 Knights of St. John. 1798 French. 1814 British. 1964 Indepependent. 1974 Republic. Population awarded George Cross 1942.
Mann Act. 1910. US law prohibits transport of women across state lines for immoral purposes.