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Tippecanoe, Battle. 1811. US defeat Shawnee Indians. Ends Tecumseh power. Harrison.
Tipu Sahib. 1753-99. Indian Sultan of Mysore. Killed in Mysore War.
Tiradentes. 1748-92. Led Brazilian revolt vs Portuguese.
Tirpitz, Alfred von. 1849-1930. German naval minister 1897-1916. Built fleet to rival Royal Navy.
Tirso de Molina. c1584-1648. Spanish dramatist. El Burlador de Sevilla 1635.
Tissaphernes. -395BC. Persian satrap. Allied with Sparta. Reconquered Greek cities in Asia Minor.
Tisza, István. 1861-1918. Hungarian Prime Minister 1903-5,13-17. Supported alliance with Germany. Assassinated.
Titanic. 1912. “Unsinkable” British ship sank on maiden voyage. 1513 died.
Titans. 12 giant children of Uranus and Gaea. Overthrown by Zeus, other gods.
Tithes. 10% tax paid to church. Implemented by Christians, 4C-9C. Enforced by law 8C; 10C England. Abolished: 1789 France, 1887 Italy, 1871 Ireland. 1836 England converted to rent and reduced; abolished 1936.
Tithonus. Prince endowed with immortality, but not eternal youth. Became grasshopper.
Titian. c1489-1576. Venetian painter of dynamic composition and brilliant color. Assumption of Virgin 1518. Charles V 1548. Rape of Europa 1562. Piéta 1576.
Tito, Josip Broz. 1892-1980. Yugoslav WWII Partisan leader. Led government 1945-. President 1953-, for life 1974-. Defied Stalin 1948.
Titus. 39-81. Roman Emperor. Destroyed Jerusalem and Temple. Built Colosseum, 80.
Tiw. One-handed Germanic god of war.
Tobacco. 1492 Cuba. 1493 Columbus brings to Europe. 1565 Hawkins brings to England. 1586 Raleigh brings to England.
Tocqueville, Alexis de. 1805-59. French liberal historian. Democracy in America 1835. Dangers of Democracy.
Togliatti, Palmiro. 1893-1964. Co-founder, Italian Communist Party. Leader 1926-.
Togo. 17-19C Slave trade. 1884 German protectorate = Togoland. 1920 British(W)/ French(E) League of Nations mandate. 1957 British Togo +Gold Coast = Independent Ghana. 1960 French Togo independent = Togo.
Tojo Hideki. 1884-1948. Japanese general, Prime Minister 1941-4. Pearl Harbor. Hung for war crimes.
Tokugawa. 1603-1868. Japanese Shogun dynasty. =Edo Period. Isolationist. Genroku arts of “floating world”.
Tokugawa Mitsukuni. 1628-1700. Feudal leader, key to History of Great Japan 1658-1906.
Toleration, Act of. 1689. England. Religious freedom for non-conformists.
Toleration, Edict of. 1781. Holy Roman Empire. Freedom of worship.
Tolkien, JRR. 1892-1973. English philologist, fantasy novelist. Lord of the Rings 1954.