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430 matches to Fair Labor Standards Act
Laissez-Faire. Motto of 19C liberals calling for free markets and trade. Smith. “Laissez-faire, laissez-passer, laissez-aller”-Legendre 1680.
La Voisin. Burned at the stake for selling “inheritance powder” (poison), 1680. Poisons Affair.
Leningrad Affair. 1948. Purge of Zhdanov associates by Stalin.
Lerner, Alan. 1918-86. Lyricist. My Fair Lady. Camelot.
Liberty Affair. 1768. British sieze Hancock’s sloop ’Liberty’ smuggling wine to Boston.
Marvell, Andrew. 1621-78. English satirical poet. To His Coy Mistress. Poems on Affairs of State 1689.
Montespan, Mme de. 1641-1707. Mistress of Louis XIV, 1667-80. Poisons Affair.
Naseby, Battle. 1645. English Civil War. Fairfax and Cromwell defeat Royalists.
Norway. 872 United by Harald Fairhair. 1130- Civil wars. 1397 Danish. 1814 Swedish. 1905 Independent. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Oberon. King of the Fairies, from Huon de Bordeaux poem.
Orsini Affair. 1858. Unsuccessful plot on Napoleon III led to his interest in Italian unity.
Philip IV. The Fair. 1268-1314. French Capetian king 1285-. Taxed Roman Catholic Church. Ended Templars.
Physiocrats. 18C. Agricultural based philosophy. Land is source of all wealth. Elimination of controls over economy. Laissez-Faire. Quesnay. Turgot.
Pitt, William, the Younger. 1759-1806. English foe of Napoleon. Tory Prime Minister 1783~. Laissez-faire. Repressive measures 1793-1800.
Poisons Affair. 1679. French scandal. Nobles using love potions and poisons from fortune tellers. Mme de Montespan implicated. La Voisin. Brinvilliers.
Profumo Affair. 1963. British War Minister Profumo and Christine Keeler, who also associated with Soviet attaché. Embarassed government.
Puck. Medieval English mischievous fairy.
Purcell, Henry. 1658-1695. English chorale composer. First English opera. Dido and Aeneas 1689. King Arthur 1691. Fairy Queen 1692.
Quesnay, François. 1694-1774. French economist, Physiocrat. “Laissez-faire” is a natural divinely appointed law. Tableau Économique 1758 -systematic study of political economy. Can maximize social satisfaction under free competition.
Rohan, Prince de. 1734-1803. French cardinal duped in Diamond Necklace Affair.
Rosamund, Fair. c1140-1176. English Henry II’s mistress.
Spanish Marriages, Affair of. 1846. Isabella’s sister, heir marries French prince, despite Spanish assurances, causing English/French rift.
Stavisky Affair. 1933-4. French scandal. Fraudulent bonds sold. Belief in government corruption causes riots.
Suzerainty. Authority over a state’s foreign affairs by another state.
Ten Years’ War. 1868-78. Failed Cuban rebellion vs Spain. Virginius Affair.