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56 matches to March on Washington
Montez, Lola. 1818-61. Irish dancer. Mistress of Louis I of Bavaria. Power resented, leading to March Revolution 1848. Banished.
Nivelle, Jean. 1422-77. Son of John II who refused to march against Burgundy.
Revere, Paul. 1735-1818. Silversmith. American Revolution hero. 1775 Midnight ride warned militia of British troops marching on Concord.
Russian Campaign. 1812. Napoleon’s march on Moscow. 10,000 of 100,000 return. Grande Armée.
Sabbatal, Zevi. 1626-76. Jewish mystic. Failed march on Constantinople.
Siqueiros, David. 1896-1974. Mexican socialist mural painter. Third World. March of Humanity.
Sousa, John Philip. 1854-1932. US march composer.
Spanish March. 801. Charlemagne in northeast Spain.
Ulster Troubles. 1969-. Unionist attack on civil rights march led to revival of hostilities.
Whitby, Synod. 664. Settled dispute, favoring Roman over Celtic church. Defined Easter date as first Sunday after full moon after vernal equinox. March 22 to April 25. Wilfrid.
Wyat’s Insurrection. 1554. Failed march on London vs Mary’s marriage to Philip II of Spain. Wyat (son of Thomas Wyat) beheaded.
Yamashita Tomoyuki. 1885-1946. Japanese commander in Philippines. Conquered Singapore, Bataan March. Executed.
Barbary Piracy. 1518-1830. G. Washington pays $1M to free enslaved seamen 1796. US attacks Tripoli 1815. French sieze Algiers, 1830.
Capitol. 1793-1800 Washington DC. Arch.: Thornton.
Continental Army. 1775-81. American Revolution army under George Washington.
Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.
Declaration of the 26 Nations. 1942. Washington. First reference to United Nations. Agreement to no separate truce with Axis.
Harding, Warren. 1865-1923. US Pres 1921-. Teapot Dome. Washington Conference.
Irving, Washington. 1783-1859. US writer. Rip van Winkle. Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1819. Tales of a Traveller 1824. Inventor of short story.
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”.
L’Enfant, Pierre. 1754-1825. French/US architect. Washington town plan 1792, implemented 1901.
Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.
Trenton, Battle. 1776. Washington crosses Delaware to defeat British.
Valley Forge. 1777-8. Training camp of Washington’s Continental Army.
Vernon, Mt. Washington’s Virginia home.