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Tay Son Rebellion. 1771-88. Vietnam. Tay Son brothers take power. 1788-93. Defeat invading Chinese. Social reforms.
Brinkmanship. Policy of staying at brink of war.
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel. 1875-1912. English composer: Hiawatha Trilogy 1898-1900.
Irish Partition. 1921. Irish Free State established; 6 NE counties elect to stay British.
Patay, Battle. 1429. French rout British. Charles VII crowned. Orléans. Joan of Arc.
Santayana, George. 1863-1952. Spanish/US philosopher. Life of Reason 1905-6.
Scotland Yard. Site of Palace where Scottish kings stayed. 1829- HQ, London Metropolitan Police.
Taylor, Brook. 1685-1731. English mathematician. Theorem of Differential Calculus 1715.
Taylor, Frederick. 1856-1915. US engineer, created efficiency methods. Principles of Scientific Management 1911.
Taylor, Maxwell. 1901-87. US WWII air commander.
Taylor, Richard. 1826-79. US Confederate general. Red River Campaign.
Taylor, Zachary. 1784-1850. US Mexican War hero. President 1849-. “Old Rough and Ready”. Last slave owning- president.
Abbaye Prison. Principal site of 1792 September Massacres.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.
Absolutism. Government where one person/group has absolute power. 15-18C monarchies.
Abstract Expressionism. 1940s New York style of Pollock, Rothko. Spontaneous expression, free of traditional values. Expressionism.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Agrippina. c16-59. Roman princess, who poisoned husband Claudius. Killed by son Nero.
Ali. 4th Caliph, 656-661. Son-in-law of Muhammad. Succession led to Sunni/Shi’ite split. Moslem Civil War.
Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Amphityron. Greek husband, impersonated by Zeus to seduce Alcmene.
Anderson, Carl. 1905-91. US discovered positron, muon.
Antaeus. Giant son of Poseiden killed by Heracles.