Slovakia. <400 Slavs settle. 9C Moravian Empire(SW). 906 Hungary. 1918 Czechoslovakia. 1969 Local autonomy. 1993 Independent republic.

Slovenia. Balkans. 6C Slovenes settle. 748 Franks dominate. 9C Franks split...German kingdom. 1335 Hapsburg. 1918 Yugoslavia. 1991 Independent.

Sluis, Battle. 1340. French fleet destroyed by English.

Sluter, Claus. c1345-1406. Flemish sculptor at Dijon. Wheel of Moses 1395-1404.

Smetana, Bedrich. 1824-84. Czech Nationalist opera composer. Bartered Bride 1866. “-Father of Czech music”.

Smirke, Robert. 1781-1867. Architect. British Museum 1823.

Smith, Adam. 1723-1790. Scottish economist. Doctrine of free exchange. Natural law of supply and demand. Wealth of Nations 1776. -“Labour is source of all wealth”.

Smith, Edmund. 1824-93. Last Confederate general to surrender 1865.

Smith, Ian. 1919-. S.Rhodesian Prime Minister 1964-79. Unilateral Declaration of Independence. 1965. Fought black rights.

Smith, John. c1580-1631. English adventurer saved by Pocahontas. Founded Jamestown.

Smith, Joseph. 1805-44. US Founder of Mormonism. Wrote Book of Mormon by divine revelation 1830. Murdered.

Smith Act. 1940. Alien Registration Act.

Smithson, James. 1765-1829. English scientist. Left fortune to found Smithsonian Institution.

Smog Disasters. London. 1952: 4000 dead. 1962: 750 dead.

Smolensk. Victories of Napoleon 1812, Germans 1941.

Smollett, Tobias. 1721-71. Scottish humorous novelist. Peregrine Pickle 1751.

Smoot-Hawley Act. 1930-37. US tarrifs begin trade war, deepening Depression.

Smuts, Jan. 1870-1950. Boer general, Prime Minister of South Africa 1919~48.

Smyrna. =Izmir. 3000BC Greek city in Turkey. 600BC Lydian. 4C Greek 1425 Ottoman. 1920-2. Greeks occupy, massacre.

Smyth, John. -1612. Founded Baptist Church.

Snellman, Johan. 1806-81. Finnish nationalist. Established national language.

Snow, C.D. 1905-80. English writer. Strangers and Brothers series.

Soane, John. 1753-1837. English Neoclassical architect, collector. Bank of England 1792-1833.

Sobieski. Polish king. Saved Vienna 1683.

Sobrero, Ascanio. 1812-88. Italian. Nitroglycerine 1846.

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