Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.

Stijl, de. 1917-. Dutch abstract painters. Mondrian.

Suffolk Resolves. 1774. American colonists pledge disobedience to Intolerable Acts. End trade with Britain.

Sugar Act. 1764. British law to end sugar smuggling. A cause of American Revolution.

Sunni. Majority orthodox Moslem sect who follow Sunnah, traditional legal, social practices. Shi’ite.

Suprematism. 20C. Russian school of geometric abstract art.

Syndicalism. 1900-39. Union movement vs capitalistic order by direct action, general strikes. Sorel. IWW.

Taft-Hartley Act. 1947. US act regulating unions, strikes.

Tea Act. 1773. British give British East India Company effective monopoly in North America. Boston Tea Party.

Thespis. 6C BC The founder of Greek tragedy. Created actor to dialog with chorus.

Thimmonier. French tailor. First practical sewing machine 1829. Saint.

Torch, Operation. 1942-3. Anglo-US operations in French NW Africa. Vichy France calls for Axis support in Tunis.

Townshend Act. 1767-70. Reasserted English authority in American colonies. Import duties.

Tractarian Movement. Oxford Movement. 1833- Named after Tracts for the Times. Condemned at Oxford 1841.

Trade Disputes Act. 1906. British unions immune from suits against members’ activities.

Triennial Act. 1640. Charles I agrees to call parliament every 3 years. 1694. New election every 3 years.

Tripartite Pact. 1940. Japan joins German-Italian Axis. Joined by Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, 1940; Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1941.

Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972. US president, 1945-53. Decided to drop A-Bomb. Potsdam. NATO. Korean War. Taft-Hartley. Fair Deal.

Turner, Nat. 1800-31. US slave. Led revolt 1831, killing 51 whites. Repressive laws vs slaves enacted.

Underground Railroad. 1838-65. Northerners help US slaves escape to Canada, defying Fugitive Slave Acts.

Uzbekistan. Bactria. 711 Arabs. 1220 Golden Horde brings Uzbeks. 1494 Shaybanids. 1875 Russia. 1924 USSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Volstead Act. 1919-33. Enforced US Prohibition.

Voting Rights Act. 1965. US eliminates tests that disqualified black voters.

Warren, Earl. 1891-1974. US Chief Justice 1953-69. Decisions on segregation, accused rights. Led inquiry into John F. Kennedy assassination. Concluded Oswald acted alone.

Westinghouse, George. 1846-1914. US inventor/manufacturer. AC electricity distribution 1885.

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