Whistler, James. 1834-1903. US painter. Use of light and color influenced abstract art. Arrangement in Black and Grey, No 1 (Whistler’s Mother) 1871.

Whitby, Synod. 664. Settled dispute, favoring Roman over Celtic church. Defined Easter date as first Sunday after full moon after vernal equinox. March 22 to April 25. Wilfrid.

White, E. B. 1899-1985. US writer, Charlotte’s Web 1952. Revised Strunk’s Element’s of Style 1959.

White, Patrick. 1912-90. Australian novelist, activist. The Aunt’s Story 1948.

Whiteboys. 1760. Irish peasants harass landlords, tax collectors, Protestant clergy. 1860-85. Secret Ribbonist movement.

Whitefield, George. 1714-70. English evangelist, founder of Calvinistic Methodist Church. Stimulated 18C religious revival.

Whitehall Palace. 1240. By Burgh. Burned 1697.

Whitehead, Alfred. 1861-1947. English mathematician/philosopher. Metaphysical theory of reality. With Russell wrote Principia Mathematica 1913. Process and Reality 1929.

Whitehead, Robert. 1823-1905. British engineer. Torpedo 1866.

White House. 1792 US president’s Neoclassical residence by Hoban. Burned by British, 1814.

White Lotus Rebellion. 1796-1804. China. Buddhists vs Manchu. Suppressed. Showed Ch’ing decline.

White Mountain, Battle. 1620. First battle of Thirty Years War. Catholic League defeats Bohemian nobles.

White Plains, Battle. 1776. Washington retreats before British advance.

White Revolution. 1950-79. Iran land reform movement of Shah ended by Islamic Revolution.

White Terror. 1815. Against Jacobins and Bonapartists.

White Volunteer Army. 1917-18. Unsuccessfully opposed Bolsheviks.

Whitlam, Gough. 1916-. Australian Labour Prime Minister 1972-5. Quit Vietnam War. Dismissed by Governor General. Reduced immigration restrictions. White Australia.

Whitman, Walt. 1819-92. US freedom poet: Leaves of Grass 1855. Democratic Vistas 1871.

Whitney, Eli. 1765-1825. US inventor. Cotton gin, 1793. Mass production with interchangeable parts 1801.

Whittier, John. 1807-92. US Quaker, Abolitionist poet: Maud Muller 1854. Snow Bound 1866.

Whittington, Richard. 1358-1423. London Lord Mayor. Legend of merchant selling his cat for fortune to rat- plagued Moroccan ruler, he marries merchant’s daughter, becomes Lord Mayor.

Whittle, Frank. 1903-96. British. Invented jet aircraft 1930 First flown 1941.

Whymper, Edward. 1840-1911. English climber. First to climb Matterhorn, 1865.

Widerkind. -807. Saxon leader vs Charlemagne 778.

Wieland, Christoph. 1733-1813. German Rococo poet. Oberon 1780.

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