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Memnon. Ethiopian king killed at Troy by Achilles.
Myrmidons. Mythical Thessaly tribe led by Achilles.
Oudenaarde, Battle. 1708. Churchill, Prince Eugène defeat French.
Paris. Son of Priam. Carried Helen back to Troy, starting the Trojan Wars. Shot Achilles. Judged first beauty contest.
Peleus. Mythical Greek king of Myrmidons. Achilles’ father.
Phillips, Wendell. 1811-84. US abolitionist, women’s suffrage, prohibition crusader.
Pragmatism. 19-20C. Philosophy emphasizing experiment and practical utility. Pierce. James. Dewey. Schiller.
Putnam. American General at Bunker Hill. “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.”
Quebec Conference. 1864. Basis of British North America Act. 1943. Allied leaders plan European landings. 1944. Churchill, Roosevelt decide on two war fronts-criticized for allowing Soviets to take Berlin.
Ramillies, Battle. 1706. Churchill wins most of Belgium for Britain from France.
Romantic. Literary movement. Nature, spirit and emotion. Subjective. Gothic novel. Hugo, Rousseau, Schiller. Wordsworth. Goethe. Scott.
Rough Riders. 1898. US volunteer cavalry in Spanish American War under Roosevelt. Won San Juan hill.
San Juan Hill, Battle. 1898. Part of Battle of Santiago. US defeat Spain in Cuba. Roosevelt. Rough Riders.
Schiller, Friedrich. 1759-1805. German Romantic writer of historical dramas and lyric poetry. Popularized William Tell 1804. -“inner direction” Wallenstein 1800.
Seven Hills of Rome. Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine.
Sisyphus. King of Corinth, condemned to perpetually roll a stone to the top of a hill.
Tenzig Norgay. c1914-86. Sherpa. Climbed Everest with Hillary, 1953.
Tonypandy Riots. 1910. Police control striking coal miners. Cavalry held in reserve by Churchill.
Trident Conference. 1943. Secret meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill to plan Normandy Invasion.
Two-Power Standard. 1889. Hamilton declares that British fleet should be at least equal to naval strength of any 2 other countries. Abandoned 1912 by Churchill.
Wren, Christopher. 1632-1723. English architect. Anglicized Classicism based on French and Dutch influence. Rebuilt 50 churches after 1666 London fire. St. Paul’s 1675. Greenwich Observatory 1675. Associated with craftsmanship of Tijou, Gibbons, Thornhill, Cibber. Sheldonian Theatre 1662. Trinity College Library 1676.
Yalta Conference. 1945. Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin. Decided partition of Europe after WWII. USSR enters war vs Japan. Potsdam. San Francisco Peace.
Zion. Originally a hill in Jerusalem. Now, symbol of Promised Land.