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CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.
Colosseum. 80. Roman amphitheater erected by Vespasian.
Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.
Cossacks. Russian peasant soldiers.
Crete. c6100BC Knossos civilization. 3500BC Minoan. 1100BC Greek 67BC Rome. 826 Saracen. 960 Byzantine. 1205 Venice. 1669 Ottoman. 1912 Greece. 1941-45 Germany occupies.
Cross, Richard. 1823-1914. British statesman: First urban renewal act.
Crossword Puzzles. 1923 US. 1930 Times.
De Soto, Hernando. 1500-42. Spanish explorer. First across Mississippi.
Dismas, St. Thief converted by Jesus on cross.
Don Cossacks. 16C-1707. Semi-independent Republic.
Dunant, Henri. 1828-1910. Swiss philanthropist. Founded Red Cross 1863, YMCA.
Eakins, Thomas. 1844-1916. US Realist painter. Clinic of Dr. Gross 1875.
Ellsworth, Lincoln. 1880-1951. US explorer. First flight across Arctic 1926, Antarctica 1935.
Evans, Arthur. 1851-1941. British Excavated Knossos.
Ferdinand VII. 1784-1833. Spanish King, 1808, 1814-33. Favoured Isabella II to succeed. Carlist Wars led to loss of Spanish power and possessions.
Féval, Paul. 1817-87. French writer: Bossu.
Fiorentino, Rosso. 1495-1540. Italian/French Fontainebleau painter.
Francesca, Piero della. 1406-92. Italian fresco painter. Story of the True Cross 1465.
Frederick I. (Barbarossa). c1123-90. HRE 1155-. Crusades. Opposed papal authority.
French-Indian Wars. 1754-63. North American part of Seven Years War. France loses all possessions in Canada to Britain.
Garros, Roland. 1888-1918. French aviator, first to cross Mediterranean.
Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.
Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.
Hannibal. 247-182BC. Carthaginian leader. Crossed the Alps with elephants in winter to attack Rome 217BC. St Bernard Pass. Punic Wars.
Hart, Moss. 1904-61. US playwright. You Can’t Take It with You 1936.