Dreyse, Nikolaus von. Invented needle gun, 1827.

Drinkwater, John. 1882-1937. English dramatist: Abraham Lincoln 1918.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Druids. Celtic priests and teachers.

Drunken Parliament. 1661. Scotland.

Druon Antigonus. Legendary giant. Cut off enemies’ right hands.

Drury Lane. 1663. Oldest English theatre, London. Rebuilt 1674, 1812.

Druze. Small Middle East Shi’ite sect worshipping al-Hakim.

Dryden, John. 1631-1700. British poet laureate, playwright. Marriage a la Mode 1673.

Du Bois, William. 1868-1963. US writer. Founded Niagara movement, NAACP 1909.

Du Gange. 1610-88. French scholar. Latin Dictionary.

Du Maurier, Daphne. 1907-89. English author. Rebecca 1938.

Dual Alliance. 1879-1918. Austria-Germany...Triple Alliance. 1891-1914. Secret, France-Russia. Caused Germany to declare war on France when attacking Russia. WWI.

Dual Monarchy. 1867. Austrian Empire divided into Austrian, Hungarian kingdoms under one king. Ausgleich.

Dualism. Cartesian division of world into mind and matter.

Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.

Dualism, Religious. Belief in 2 opposed deities, usually good and evil. Gnosticism.

DuBarry, Marie. 1746-93. Mistress of Louis XV. Guillotined.

Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.

Dubois, Eugène. 1858-1940. Dutch discoverer of Java Man 1891.

Duchamp, Marcel. 1887-1968. French/US Dada artist.

Dudley. Leicester, Earl of.

Duer, William. 1747-99. American Revolution financier. Imprisoned for debt causing 1792 panic.

Dufay, Guillaume. c1400-74. Burgundian composer. Clever counterpoint, flowing melody. Motets, songs.

Dufour, Henri. 1787-1875. Swiss General with Napoleon. Led 1864 Geneva Convention.

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