Kenya. 7C Arab. 1498 Portugal. 1729 Arab. 1887 British East Africa Company...1895 British protectorate = British East Africa. 1920 British colony = Kenya. 1963 Independent kingdom. 1964 Republic.

Keynes, John Maynard. 1883-1946. British economist. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 1935. Demand is more a function of interest rates than of money supply. Bretton Woods.

Khmer. 5-15C Cambodian empire defeated by Thai, Annam.

Kidd, Captain William. 1645-1701. British pirate. Hung.

Kido Koin. 1833-77. Japanese statesman. Overthrew Shogunate 1868. Ended feudalism.

Kindl. -c870. Arab philosopher. Translated Aristotle.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-68. US non-violent black Civil Rights activist. Assassinated.

Kingsley, Charles. 1819-75. English didactic social novelist/clergyman. Alton Locke 1850. Water Babies 1863. Founded Christian Socialism.

Kiribati. Micronesians, Polynesians. 16C Spanish visit. 1892 British protectorate. 1915 British colony = Gilbert and Ellice Is. 1976 -Ellice Is. 1977 Self-governing. 1979 Independent republic = Kiribati.

Kissinger, Henry. 1923-. German/US political scientist. US Secretary of State 1973-7. Shuttle Diplomacy.

Kitchen Debate. 1959. Nixon, Khrushchev impromptu debate in model kitchen display.

Klee, Paul. 1879-1940. Swiss abstract artist of original delicate small-scale fantasy. Mocker Mocked 1930.

Korolyov, Sergei. 1906-66. Russian scientist. Designed first satellite, first spacecraft.

Kruger Telegram. 1896. Wilhelm II congratulates Kruger on defeating Jameson Raid, angering British.

Ku Klux Klan. KKK. 1867-71. Secret US White Supremacist terrorist organization. Founded by Forrest. 1915- Recreated by Simmons.

Kuwait. 1710 Arabs settle. 1899 British protectorate. 1961 Independent. 1963 Constitutional monarchy. 1990-91 Iraq occupation, Gulf War.

Kyrgyzstan. 8C Arabs. 10-13C Kyrgyz settle from Siberia. 1758 China. 19C Uzbek. 1876 Russia. 1926 Kyrgyz SSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Labienus, Quintus. -39BC. Roman general. Defeated Parisii, 52BC.

Lachesis. Fate which determined length of the thread of life.

Ladislaus I. 1040-95. King of Hungary 1077-. National hero, defeated Poles, Russians, Tatars. Conquered Croats.

LaFollette, Robert. 1855-1925. US Progressive Party leader. Presidential candidate 1924.

Lamaism. 1577-. Buddhist state religion of Tibet.

Lamarck, Jean de. 1744-1829. French evolutionary biologist. Classified vertebrates 1809. Transformism 1809. Lysenko.

Lamia. Greek female demon, killed and ate children.

Lamian War. 323-322BC. Greek city-states rebel vs Macedonian rule. Defeated by Antipater.

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