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Beaverbrook, Lord. (Maxwell Aitken). 1879-1964. Canadian/British newspaper magnate, politician. Advocated free trade within Commonwealth.
Becquerel, Henri. 1852-1908. French discoverer of Uranium radioactivity, 1896. Curie.
Bedouin. Nomadic N African tribes.
Beirut. 20C BC Phoenicia. 15BC Rome. 635 Moslem. 1110 Crusaders. 1187 Saladin. 1516 Ottoman. 1291 Mameluk. 1920 Capital of Lebanon. 1975-90 Lebanese Civil War.
Belinsky, V.G. 1811-48. Russian literary critic. Emphasized social responsibility of literature. “Father of Russian radical intelligentsia.”
Bellow, Saul. 1915-2005. Canadian/US psychological novelist: Herzog 1964. Humboldt’s Gift 1975.
Bennett, Richard B. 1870-1947. Canadian Conservative Prime Minister 1930-5. Advocated Empire Free Trade. Imperial Conference 1932.
Berbers. Caucasian North African peoples, mostly Moslem. Nomadic since 12C Arab invasions. Almohads. Almoravids. Barbary.
Bering Sea Dispute. 1886-91. US/Canada re sealing rights.
Berlin Decree. 1806. Napoleon announces Continental System blockading Britain.
Best, Charles. 1899-1978. Canadian. insulin discoverer. Banting.
Blood Purge. 1934. Hitler’s murder of 74 Nazi radicals.
Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.
Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.
Bradlaugh, Charles. 1833-91. Radical atheist MP, 1880-. Oath Act, permitting affirmation for swearing in.
Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.
Brown, George. 1818-80. Scottish/Canadian statesman. Founded Toronto Globe 1844.
Burke, Edmund. 1729-97. English conservative writer, traditionalist political philosopher. Advocated emancipation of American colonies. Founded Annual Register 1758. Reflections on Revolution in France 1790.
Busoni, Ferruccio. 1866-1924. Italian neoclassical, anti-Romantic composer in Liszt tradition. Fantasia 1903-4.
Byng, Julian. 1862-1935. British General. Commanded Canadian forces, captured Vimy Ridge 1917. Canadian Governor General 1921-6.
Cadillac, Antoine. 1658-1730. French Founded Detroit.
Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.
Cadiz, Constitution. 1812-13. Limited monarchy.
Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.