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Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.
Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Forbidden City. 1421-1911. Peking. Emperor’s fortified palace. Commoners forbidden to enter.
Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.
Ford, Gerald. 1913-. Only non-elected US President 1974-6. Replaced Agnew as VP, Nixon as President pardoned Nixon.
Ford, Henry. 1863-1947. US industrialist. Application of assembly line created affordable car. Model T 1908. Rivas.
Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.
Foreign Legion. 1831-. French army unit of foreign volunteers, French officers founded in Algeria.
Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.
Forester, C.S. 1899-1966. English historical novelist. Captain Hornblower 1937-53.
Formigé. Designer of gardens in Champ-de-Mars 1908.
Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.
Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.
Fortuna. Roman goddess of destiny. = Tyche.
Fortunatus. Hero with inexhaustible purse in 15C German lit.
Forum. 2C. Roman open-air meeting place. Trajan.
Fouquet, Nicolas. 1615-80. Finance Minister to Louis XIV. Imprisoned for embezzlement after a 3 year trial at The Arsenal 1661-4.
Four Forest Cantons. 1291 separated from Hapsburg rule. 1332 formed basis of Switzerland.
Four Freedoms. 1941. Goals of Allies set forth by Roosevelt. Freedom: of expression, worship; from want, fear.
Four Power Pact. 1933. Br, Fr, Ger, It for peace in Europe.
Frederick II. The Great. 1712-86. Powerful Prussian king. Siezed Silesia from Austria. Patron of Arts. Liberal internal reforms.
Frederick VII. 1808-63. Danish king 1848-. Formed Constitutional Monarchy.