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107 matches to Inauguration Day
Dekker, Thomas. c1572-1632. English satiric dramatist. Shoemaker’s Holiday 1600.
Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.
Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.
Doubleday, Abner. 1819-93. US formerly thought to be baseball inventor. Cartwright.
Eliot, T.S. 1888-1965. US/English modernist poet, playwright. Prufrock 1910. Ash Wednesday 1930. Murder in the Cathedral 1935.
Evil May Day. 1517. London apprentices riot.
Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.
Faisal. 1906-75. Saudi king 1964-. Arab-Israeli War 1967. Assassinated by nephew Faisal.
Faraday, Michael. 1791-1867. English physicist: electromagnetic induction. Ether effect 1818. Electric motor 1821. Dynamo 1831. Electrolysis 1833. Faraday effect 1845.
Felton, Rebecca. 1835-1930. First US woman senator 1922. Symbolic appointment for 2 days.
Festival of the Supreme Being. 8 June 1794. Declared by Robespierre and designed by David.
Fire of London. 1666. Four days. 87 churches. 13,200 houses. 100,000 homeless. Rebuilt in 10 years. 1136 fire was previously known as Great Fire of London.
Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.
Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.
French Republican Calendar. 1793-1805. 12 30 day months of 3 “decades”. 5-6 holidays at end of year.
Gauguin, Paul. 1848-1903. French Post-Impressionist painter typified by abstracted figures and flat planes of color. Tahitian Landscape. Day of the God 1894.
General Strike. UK 1926, TUC supports miners for 9 days. Belgium 1893, 1902, for male suffrage. Sweden 1909, vs wage freeze for 1 month.
George’s Day Revolt, St. 1343-5. Estonians vs Danes. Suppressed by Teutonic Knights who bought Estonia from Denmark.
God’s Truce. 1027-13C. Hostilities suspended on Holy days.
Gregorian Calendar. 1582. 11 Day correction and addition of non-leap centuries to Julian Calendar. Adopted 1752 England, 1918 Russia.
Grey, Lady Jane. 1537-54. English Queen for 9 days, 1553. Executed.
Guise, Henri, duc de. 1550-88. Partipated in St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Founded Catholic League 1576. Led revolt against Henry III. Murdered.
Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.
Hill, Mildred and Patty. Wrote Happy Birthday 1893.
Hostage Crisis. 1979-81. Iranian miltants sieze US Embassy. Hold 52 hostages 444 days.