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Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.
Churchill, Winston. 1874-1965. British WWII Prime Minister. 1940-5,51-5.
Clinton, William J. 1946- US president 1993-2001. Impeached, acquitted over Lewinsky affair. Signed NAFTA. Raised taxes.
Club of Rome. Published 1972 Limits to Growth showing the dangers of overpopulation.
Daedalus. Builder of the Crete labyrinth. Escaped Minos with artificial wings. Icarus.
Darwin, Charles. 1809-1882. English Naturalist. His Theory of Evolution supported Materialism. Origin of Species by Natural Selection 1859. Descent of Man 1871.
Darwinism. Evolution by heredity, variety (mutation), and natural selection.
Defenestration of Prague. 1419. Hussites eject aldermen. 1618. Protestants throw regents out window. Begins Thirty Years War.
Dionysus. Greek god of wine and orgies = Bacchus.
Don Quixote. Cervantes’ idealist 16C hero who attacks sheep and tilts at windmills.
Douglas, Gawin. c1474-1522. Scottish poet. First English translation of Aeneid.
Dufay, Guillaume. c1400-74. Burgundian composer. Clever counterpoint, flowing melody. Motets, songs.
Dust Bowl. 1930s. US plains suffered erosion, dust storms, due to drought, wind, poor farm practice.
Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.
Eighty Years War. 1568~1648. Netherlands wins indep from Spain.
Entente Cordiale. 1904. Anglo-French agreement. Defined spheres of influence in Africa and Pacific allowing co-operation vs Germany.
Esau. Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob.
Evolution. Theory that life evolves from earlier forms. Conflicts with Biblical version of creation. Darwinism.
Expressionism. 1920-24. German drama style showing writers’ feelings. Author/hero.
Fabius, Quintus. -203BC. Consul. Saved Rome from Hannibal by delaying battles, allowing army to recover 218-.
Four Noble Truths. Basic Buddhist doctrine. Existence is suffering, suppressed by following the 8-fold path.
Fragonard, Jean. 1732-1806. French Rococo painter of hedonistic Provençale scenes. Swing 1766.
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1. Unified Germany dominated by Prussia, wins Alsace-Lorraine. Commune. Ems Dispatch.
Galapagos. 1535 Berlanga discovers for Spain. 1832 Ecuador. 1835 Darwin visits.