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112 matches to Fair Deal
Fair Deal. 1945,9. Truman’s program for jobs, housing, social insurance in US.
Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972. US president, 1945-53. Decided to drop A-Bomb. Potsdam. NATO. Korean War. Taft-Hartley. Fair Deal.
Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.
Amistad Affair. 1841. Slaves mutiny on Spanish ship. Sail to US. Declared free by US court.
Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.
Brinvilliers, Marie. 1630-76. French poisoner, beheaded. Poisons Affair.
Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.
Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.
Charles IV, the Fair. 1294-1328. King of France 1322-, and Navarre. Won part of Aquitaine from England. Last Capetian.
Clinton, William J. 1946- US president 1993-2001. Impeached, acquitted over Lewinsky affair. Signed NAFTA. Raised taxes.
Daily Telegraph Affair. 1908. Unauthorized interview of Kaiser causes protests in Germany.
Diamond Necklace Affair. 1785. Necklace bought for Marie Antionette; not paid for. French Revolution.
Don Pacifico Affair. 1850. Britain siezes Greek ships. Causes international protest.
Donnybrook. 1204-1855. Irish county fair renowned for drunken brawls.
Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.
Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.
Frederick the Fair. 1286-1330. Fought Louis IV unsuccessfully for German crown 1314-22.
Friedman, Milton. 1912-. Monetarist economist. Demand is mainly a function of money supply. Keynes. Laissez-faire. Capitalism and Freedom 1962.
Gerry, Elbridge. 1744-1814. US statesman. XYZ Affair. 1812 Gerrymandering - drawing electoral boundaries to affect the outcome of an election.
Grands-Augustins, Quai de. 1313. Oldest quay in Paris, by Philip the Fair.
Grimm, Wilhelm. 1786-1859, Jacob 1785-1863. German writers of fairy tales 1812, founders of the German philology.
Hemingway, Ernest. 1898-1961. US novelist: Fairwell to Arms 1929. For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940. Old Man and the Sea 1952. Style:“A stream with stones of nouns and a surface of prepositional ripples” -L. Morrow.
Henry II. 1133-1189. Plantagenet king of England 1154-. Common Law system. Married Eleanor of Aquitaine. Angevin Empire. Becket. Rosamund.
Independents. Separatists. 17C English Christian sects believing that congregation should control its own affairs. Congregationalism. Puritans.
Isolationism. 19C-1916. US foreign policy of noninvolvement in foreign affairs.