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282 matches to Little America
Little America. Antarctic base founded by Byrd 1928.
Alcott, Louisa May. 1832-88. US novelist: Little Women 1869.
Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.
Beneš, Eduard. 1884-1948. Czech Nationalist, President, 1935-8,46-. Little Entente.
Burnette, Frances. 1849-1924. English/US writer. Little Lord Fauntleroy 1886.
Caldwell, Erskine. 1903-87. US author. Tobacco Road. God’s Little Acre 1933.
Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.
Crazy Horse. c1842-1877. Sioux Indian chief vs Custer at Little Bighorn.
Custer, George. 1839-76. US general killed at Little Bighorn.
Czechoslovakia. 1918 Formed in breakup of Austro-Hungarian Empire. 1920 Little Entente. 1938 -Sudetenland. 1939-45 German occupation. 1949 People’s Democratic Republic. 1968 Prague Spring. 1991 Republic. 1993 Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Dark Ages. c500-1000. Period of decline, frequent war. Little documentation survives.
Hellman, Lillian. 1905-84. US playwright. Little Foxes 1939. Pentimiento 1973.
James, Henry. 1843-1916. US psychological novelist. American 1877. Washington Square 1881. Turn of the Screw 1898. Compared innocence of New World with corruption of Old.-“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature”.
Little Bighorn, Battle. 1876. Sitting Bull led Sioux and Cheyenne defeat Custer’s cavalry.
Little Entente. 1920-38. Economic, defensive alliance of Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia.
Little Masters. Engravers influenced by Durer. Behem.
Privy Council. English monarch’s principal advisers. Little power since 17C.
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de. 1900-44. French aviator, writer. Little Prince 1943.
Sioux. Popular name for Dakota Confederation of American Indian tribes. Little Bighorn. Wounded Knee.
Sitting Bull. c1831-90. Led Sioux at Little Bighorn. Surrendered 1881.
Van Buren, Martin. 1782-1862. US president 1837-41. Independent treasury, US neutrality. Barnburner. Called “Little Magician” for his political dexterity.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Adams, John. 1735-1826. Revolutionary, 2nd US president 1797-1801.
Adams, Samuel. 1722-1803. US Revolutionary: -“No taxation without representation”.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.