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65 matches to Berlin Wall
Breton. Language of Brittany, Cornwall.
Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.
Carothers, Wallace. 1896-1937. Invented nylon, 1935 at duPont.
Cornwallis, Charles. 1738-1805. British General. Ended American Revolution by surrender at Yorktown.
Cornwallis Code. 1793. For civil servants in India. No private trade. No Indians in important posts.
Creek War. 1813-14. Creek Indians defeated by Jackson, give up lands to US.
Cronus. Greek Titan = Saturn. Swallowed own children.
Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.
Flemings. Dutch speakers of north Belgium. Walloon.
Great Wall of China. Parts 4C BC. Joined 214-204BC.
Gropius, Walter. 1883-1969. German architect. Bauhaus director. Modern horizontal buildings, glass walls.
Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.
Hsiung-nu. 5C BC-5C AD. Asian empire. Great Wall completed to keep them out 214-204BC.
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall”. 1824-63. Mexican War and Confederacy general. Bull Run, Shenandoah, Antietam.
Jericho. c9000BC. First walled city. 2300BC Amorite. 1900BC Canaanite. c1300BC Israelites destroy.
Korah. Led Hebrew revolt vs Moses. Swallowed up by the earth.
Kremlin. 1156 walled city. Moscow Imperial Palace to 1712. Now houses Russian government.
Laurens, Henry. 1724-92. US President of Continental Congress 1777-8. Captured by British. Exchanged for Cornwallis.
Malraux, André. 1901-76. French novelist. La Condition Humaine 1933. Museum Without Walls 1967.
Michael the Brave. 1558-1601. Prince of Wallachia. United Romania 1600.
Morris, William. 1834-96. English poet, craftsman opposed to 19C ugliness and social inequality. Founder of Socialist League. Wallpaper, fabrics 1861.
Nehemiah. Judaea governor. Rebuilt walls of Jerusalem 444BC.
Philippe Auguste Wall. 1210. First defensive wall around Paris.
Remus. Twin brother of Romulus; legendary founders of Rome. Killed by Romulus after jumping over town wall.
Schiller, Friedrich. 1759-1805. German Romantic writer of historical dramas and lyric poetry. Popularized William Tell 1804. -“inner direction” Wallenstein 1800.