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6827 matches to An
Florian, Jean-Pierre de. 1755-94. French fable writer.
Flowers, Revolution of. 1974. Junta overthrows Caetano in Portugal. 1976 election.
Flying Dutchman. Legendary ghost ship of Cape of Good Hope.
Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Fontainebleau. 12C castle richly decorated by Francis I.
Fontana, Domenico. 1543-1607. Italian/Swiss architect. Vatican Library 1587. St. Peter’s Cupola 1588.
Fontenoy, Battle. 1745. French victory in War of Austrian Succession.
Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.
Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.
Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.
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.
Foster, Stephen. 1826-64. US writer of ballads, minstrel songs. Oh Susanna 1848.
Foucault, Léon. 1819-68. Proved rotation of the earth in an experiment at the Pantheon, Paris, 1851. Gyroscope, 1852.
Foujita, Tsuguhara. 1886-1968. Japanese/French painter.
Fouqué, Friedrich. 1777-1843. German Romantic writer. Undine 1811.
Fouquet, Jean. 1420-70. French miniaturist. Book of Hours 1450. Charles VII 1445.
Fouquet, Nicolas. 1615-80. Finance Minister to Louis XIV. Imprisoned for embezzlement after a 3 year trial at The Arsenal 1661-4.
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine. 1746-1795. Public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal during Terror. Guillotined.
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.