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99 matches to Camp David
Three-Anti Campaign. 1951-2. Chinese communists try to eliminate fraud, mismanagement, corruption after revolution.
Truth, Sojourner. c1797-1883. US freed slave, evangelist, abolitionist, woman rights campaigner.
Valley Forge. 1777-8. Training camp of Washington’s Continental Army.
Vicksburg Campaign. 1862-3. Major Union victory for Grant on Mississippi.
Warhol, Andy. 1925-87. US Pop artist. Campbell’s Soup Cans 200 1962. Marilyn 1967.
Wilberforce, William. 1759-1833. English campaigner vs slave trade.
Bathsheba. Old Testament Hittite Wife of David, mother of Solomon.
Ben Gurion, David. 1886-1973. Polish/Israeli Labour pol. First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948~63. “Architect of Israel”.
Brewster, David. 1781-1868. Scottish discoverer of light polarization 1799, kaleidoscope 1817.
Bushnell, David. 1742-1824. US inventor of submarine, Turtle, 1775.
David. King of Isreal 1015-c962BC. Killed Goliath, defeated Philistines. Conquered Jerusalem. United Israel. Author of psalms.
David, Louis. 1748-1825. French republican. Neoclassical painter. Oath of the Horatii 1784. Marat 1793. Coronation of Napoleon 1808.
David, St. 6C. Patron saint of Wales.
David I. 1084-1153. King of Scotland 1124-. Introduced feudalism to Scotland.
David II. 1324-71. Scottish King 1329-. Son of Robert the Bruce. Invaded England 1346. Imprisoned 1346-57.
David ap Gaiffudd. -1283. Last native Prince of Wales. Rebelled vs English. Executed.
David d’Angers, Pierre-Jean. 1788-1856. French sculptor.
Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. English popular humanitarian writer and social critic. Created original, colorful memorable characters. Pickwick Papers 1837. Oliver Twist 1838. Christmas Carol 1843. David Copperfield 1850. Great Expectations 1861.
Donatello. 1386-1466. Florentine sculptor. Gattamelata 1445- first Renaissance equestrian statue. David- 1st Renaissance free-standing nude. St. George 1416.
Eliot, George. (Mary Ann Evans). 1819-90. English psychological novelist: Adam Bede 1859; Silas Marner 1861. Translated Strauss.
Enlightenment. 17-18C. Intellectual movement. Rationalism, natural laws vs dogma, authority. J-J Rousseau. Smith. Mendlessohn. Fontenelle. Voltaire. Montesquieu. Hume. Berkeley. Sturm und Drang.
Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.
Festival of the Supreme Being. 8 June 1794. Declared by Robespierre and designed by David.
Garrick, David. 1717-79. English actor, theater manager.
George, David Lloyd. 1863-1945. Lloyd George, David.