Mers-el-Kébir. 1940 British sink French fleet so Axis can’t seize them. French bomb Gibraltar.

Mersen, Treaty. 870. Divided Lotharingia. Charles II and Louis the German establish French/German frontier.

Mesmer, Friedrich. 1734-1815. Austrian hypnotist. “animal magnetism” 1767. Earliest psychotherapist.

Michael the Brave. 1558-1601. Prince of Wallachia. United Romania 1600.

Michelangelo. 1475-1564. Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, poet. Obsessed with reproducing the human form. Pieta 1497. David 1501-4. Sistine Chapel Ceiling 1508-12. Moses 1515. Bound Slave. Medici Tomb 1520. Last Judgement 1534-41. St. Peters cupola 1547.

Michelin, André. 1853-1931. Founded guide book 1900. Brother of Édouard.

Michelson, Albert. 1852-1931. Polish/US physicist. With Morley, disproved existence of ether 1887. Measured speed of light.

Michener, James. 1907-97. US writer. Tales of the South Pacific. Hawaii.

Micon. c460BC. Greek painter, sculptor. Theseus vs Amazons.

Midgard. Norse middle earth. Home of the human race.

Milhaud, Darius. 1892-1974. Modern French polytone composer. Creation of the World 1923. Christopher Columbus 1930. Les Six.

Mill, John Stuart. 1806-73. English Utilitarian Positivist philosopher. Social as well as political freedom is necessary. Tyranny of the majority. Associationism. Political Economy 1848. On Liberty 1859. Utilitarianism 1863. Women’s Right to Vote 1866.

Millais, John. 1829-1896. British Pre-Raphaelite painter. Christ in the House of His Parents 1850.

Millenialism. Belief in the Millenium, 1000 Year reign of Christ before world ends.

Milne, A. A. 1882-1956. English children’s humourist. Winnie the Pooh 1926.

Minerva. Roman goddess of wisdom and arts = Athena.

Minotaur. Half-man, half-bull killed by Theseus in the Labyrinth on Crete. Fed tribute of children.

Minutemen. American Revolution soldiers pledged to take the field on a minute’s notice.

Miranda Decision. 1966. US Supreme Court protects rights vs self-incrimination. Required police warning, “You have the right to remain silent...”.

Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.

Mishna. 3C. Collection of Jewish oral laws in the Talmud.

Mitchell, Margaret. 1900-49. US novelist. Gone with the Wind 1936.

Mnemosyne. Greek goddess of memory. Muses’ mother by Zeus.

Mo-tzu. c470-391BC. Chinese philosopher. People should love each other universally. vs Confucianism: parents are more important.

Molay, Jacques de. 1243-1314. Last Grand Master of the Order of Templars. Burned.

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