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Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.
Dunant, Henri. 1828-1910. Swiss philanthropist. Founded Red Cross 1863, YMCA.
Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.
Magenta, Battle. 1859. France, Piedmont defeat Austria creating Italian Unity. Carnage led to founding of Red Cross. Eponymous dye discovered 1859.
Red Cross. c1863. Dunant founds International relief organization. Geneva Convention 1864. 1881 US. Solferino.
Solferino, Battle. 1859. Victor-Emmanuel gains Lombardy during Risorgimento. Carnage leads to Red Cross.
Union Jack. 1606. English St. George (red cross) + Scottish St. Andrew (white diagonal). 1801 + Irish St. Patrick (red diagonal).
Abd al-Mumin. 1094-1163. Founded Almohad Empire in north Africa and Spain. Massacred Almoravids.
Abel, Frederick. 1827-1902. English inventor of military explosive cordite with Dewar, 1889.
Aberhart, William. 1878-1943. Canadian Social Credit advocate.
Abydos, Table. 14C BC List of Egyptian. kings. Discovered Temple of Seti,1817.
Adi Granth. Sacred Sikh scripture.
Adler, Alfred. 1870-1937. Austrian psychiatrist. Split with Freud, 1911.
Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467.
Agincourt, Battle. 1415. English victory over French during 100 Years War. High French losses.
Agnes, St. 4C. Roman girl martyred at 13.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.
Alboin. -572. Germanic Lombard King. Allied Germanic tribes and conquered N Italy.
Albornoz, Gil de. 1310-67. Restored papal authority, ending Babylonian Captivity.
Alcibiades. c450-404BC. Athenian egoist general, Peloponnesian War. Murdered.
Alexander VI. Pope. Demarcation Bull 1493 divided newly discovered land between Spain, Portugal. Tordesillas.
Alexander the Great. 356-323BC. Macedonian king 336-. Conquered an Asian empire to Persia and India.
Alexius I. 1048-1118. Byzantine Emperor 1081-. Restored empire. Requested aid. First Crusade.
Alfred the Great. 849-99. Saxon King of Wessex 871-. Resisted Danes 877-79 (Edington) + 892-96. Captured London 886. First British Navy 897.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.