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93 matches to Anu
European Community. 1967 European Union.
European Parliament. 1958 Assembly. 1979 Legislature. 1993 Legislative Assembly of European Union.
European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.
Falla, Manuel de. 1876-1946. Spanish composer influenced by folk music, Debussy. Nights in the Garden of Spain 1916.
Godoy, Manuel de. 1767-1851. Spanish Prime Minister 1792~1808. Battle of Trafalgar and Fontainebleau Treaty.
Gothic Art. 13C-. Church sculpture, illuminated manuscripts. Less idealized than Classical. Emotions portrayed.
Hall, Charles. 1863-1914. US. Aluminum manufacturing process 1886.
Hardecanute. c1019-42. King of English 1014-, Denmark 1028-.
Herschel, William. 1738-1822. German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus 1781.
Hungarian Uprising. 1703-11. Ferenc Rákóczi II led vs Hapsburg centralism. No real change achieved. 1956. Student-led revolt crushed by Russian troops. Kádár puppet government established. Nagy executed.
Industrial Revolution. 1730-. Transformation from agricultural to urbanized manufacturing economy as a result of steam power. 1830 England, France. 1850 Germany. 1860 USA. Blanqui. Toynbee.
Ireland, William. 1777-1835. English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts 1796.
January Insurrection. 1863-4. Unsuccessful Polish revolution vs Russia.
Janus. Roman god with two faces to guard doorways, beginnings and endings.
Kant, Immanuel. 1724-1804. German Romantic philosopher. Free-will. Inherent moral nature implies “Transcendental” world of freedom. Although the mind builds internal maps of sensory perceptions, we do not know what the world is really like. -“moral imperative = human diginity”. On Heaven 1755. Critique of Pure Reason 1781. Critique of Practical Reason 1788. Critique of Judgement.
Khrushchev, Nikita. 1894-1971. Soviet leader 1953-64. Berlin Wall 1961. Hungarian Uprising 1956. Malenkov.
Kitasato, Shibasaburo. 1852-1931. Japanese. Discovered tetanus antitoxin 1890, plague bacillus 1894.
Krupp. 1587-1968. German family of arms manufacturers. Steel works 1812. Canon 1847. Used slave labour in WWII.
Leo Africanus. 1485-1554. Arab/Christian traveler. Descriptions of Africa 1550.
Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.
Maastricht, Treaty. 1993. Established European Union. Common citizenship, currency and free trade.
Manu. Hindu mythical first man, and law giver.
Manuel I. 1469-1521. Portuguese king 1495-. Overseas expansion and trade.
Margaret of France. 1553-1615. Marriage to Henry IV anulled due to promiscuity. Mémoires.
Maria Luisa. 1751-1819. Spanish queen to Charles IV. With lover Godoy, ruined Spain’s finances.