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63 matches to Ross
Adrian IV. c1100-59. Only English pope 1150-. Crowned Barbarossa.
Arnhem, Battle. 1944. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to cross Rhine.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Barbarossa, Operation. 1941. German invasion of USSR.
Barbarossa II. 1466-1546. Turkish pirate. Conquered Algiers 1518, Tunis 1534.
Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.
Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.
Blanchard, Jean. 1753-1809. French balloonist. First aerial Channel crossing 1785. Velocipede 1779.
Blériot, Louis. 1872-1936. French aviator. First plane to cross Channel, 1909.
Brosse, Salomon de. 1571-1624. Architect: Luxembourg Palace 1615.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
Capek, Karel. 1890-1938. Czech playwright. Rossum’s Universal Robots. -coined term 1920.
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.
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.
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.
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.