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45 matches to Lundy’s Lane
Mehmed I. -1421. Ottoman sultan. Restored by Tamerlane; re-united Ottoman territory.
Messerschmidt, Willy. 1898-1978. German plane designer and manufacturer, WWII.
Milan, Edict of. 313. Constantine grants freedom of religion to Christians.
Mongol Empire. Asia. Established 1207 by Genghis Khan. Peak included Persia, China, Russia. 1260- Fragmented. Yuan. Golden Horde. Tamerlane.
Moscow School. 14-16C Icon painting. Curving planes, subtle colors.
New Hebrides. Melanesians, Polynesians. 1606 de Quiros discovers. 1768 Bougainville rediscovers. 1774 Cook charts. 1887 Joint French/English admin. 1980 -Vanuatu.
Oradour-sur-Glane. 1944. Germans kill residents, burn town. 10 survivors of 652.
Ottoman Empire. 1300-1922. Turkish empire in Balkans, Near East, N Africa. Conquered Byzantine Empire. 1402 Destroyed by Tamerlane. 1413 Rebuilt by Mehmed. 1453 Conquered Constantinople. Eastern Question. Mehmed II. Süleiman the Magnificent. Turkey.
Pluto. Greek underworld king = Hades = Orcus = Pater Dis. Planet discovered by Tombaugh, 1930. Disney dog named after planet, 1931.
Richthofen, Manfred von. 1892-1918. WWI German air ace. Downed 80 Allied planes.
Samoa. Melanesians. 1722 Dutch explore. 1830 British settle. 1856 German trade. 1899 Germany(W)/ USA(E) becomes Western Samoa, American Samoa.
Santos-Dumont, Alberto. 1873-1932. Brazilian aviator in Europe, 1906. Monoplanes 1909.
Sforza, Francesco I. 1401-66. Founder of Milanese dynasty 1450-1535.
Spirit of St. Louis. 1927. Lindbergh’s plane for solo Atlantic flight.
Tamerlane. 1336-1405. Barbaric Mongol Moslem conquerer. First of Timurid line. Routed Golden Horde. Conquered Ottomans 1402. Mehmed I.
Timurids. 15C. Turkish dynasty established by Tamerlane. Prosperous to 1447, then anarchy. Established Mogul dynasty in India 1526-.
U-2 Incident. 1960. US spy plane shot down over USSR. Summit cancelled. Pilot Powers traded for Russian spy Abel 1962.
Vesuvius, Mt. 79 Eruption destroys Pompeii, Herculaneum.
Visconti. 1311-1450. Milanese noble family.
World War I. 1914-18. Allies-France, British Empire, Russia, Italy, US(1917-) vs Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. Caused by Nationalist movements, Balkan instability, trade rivalry, alliances. 30M casualties. First tanks, chemical, planes, submarines. Ended Russian, Ottoman, Austria-Hungarian Empires.