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14 matches to Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu, Battle. 1954. Decisive Vietnamese victory; ends French rule.
Boumédienne, Houari. 1925-78. Islamic Algerian President from 1965 coup.
Delhi Pact. 1931. Civil disobedience in India ceased in exchange for prisoner release. 1950. India, Pakistan restore rights, freedom of movement for refugees.
Jesuit Order. Society of Jesus.1534-. Founded by Loyola. Vows of poverty, chastity, and perfect obedience to Pope. Missionary and educational work. Dissolved 1773; restored 1814.
Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.
Suffolk Resolves. 1774. American colonists pledge disobedience to Intolerable Acts. End trade with Britain.
Thoreau, Henry. 1817-62. US naturist, anarchist essayist: Civil Disobedience 1848. Walden 1854.
Bienvenüe, Fulgence. 1852-1936. “Père du Metro”. Engineered first Paris métro line 1898.
Labienus, Quintus. -39BC. Roman general. Defeated Parisii, 52BC.
Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.
Corinth. 1350BC “Founded by Sisyphus”. 243BC Achaean League. 146 Rome destroys, rebuilds 46BC. Byzantine. 1458 Ottoman. 1687 Venice. 1715 Ottoman 1822 Greece.
Jabir Ibn Hayyan. c721-815. Arab alchemist. Mercury+sulphur=gold. 2,000 works.
Josephus, Flavius. 37-100. Jewish soldier/historian. History of the Jewish Wars 75-9.
Sisyphus. King of Corinth, condemned to perpetually roll a stone to the top of a hill.