Disciples of Christ. c1810-. US Protestant organization urging ancient order of Christianity.

Disputations. 4-18C Compulsory public debates, Jew vs Christian.

Disruption. 1843. Free Church secedes from Church of Scotland.

Divine, Father. 1882-1965. US black leader. Peace Mission Movement.

Dixiecrats. 1948. Org. of S US Democrats.

Djibouti. 1896 =French Somaliland (Afars, Issas). 1977 Independent.

Djilas, Milovan. 1911- Yugoslav Communist dissident.

Dmitri. 1350-89. Moscow prince defeats Golden Horde 1380.

Dmitri. -1591. Murdered heir to Russian throne. Gudunov. Time of Troubles. 1605-12 three “False Dmitris” claim throne.

Dobson, Frank. 1888-1963. English modernist sculptor.

Dodecanese. 12 Aegean islands including Rhodes. 16C Turkey. 1912 Italy. 1947 Greece.

Dodgson, Charles. (Lewis Carroll). 1832-98. English author: Alice in Wonderland 1865.

Doenitz, Karl. 1891-1980. German admiral. Wolf pack U-boat strategy. Authorized German surrender, 1945.

Dogger Bank Incident. 1904. Russians sink British North Sea fishing trawlers believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. Compensation paid. Russo-Japanese War.

Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.

Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.

Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.

Dominic, St. c1170-1221. Spanish monk, founder of the Dominican Order.

Dominica. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1660s French settle. 17C French, British dispute. 1805 British. 1966 Self-governing. 1978 Independent republic.

Dominican Order. 1216. Mendicant preaching friars with severe rule. Thomists.

Dominican Republic. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. Spain 1795 France 1801 Haiti. 1809 Sp. 1822 Haiti. 1844 Independent.

Don Cossacks. 16C-1707. Semi-independent Republic.

Don Quixote. Cervantes’ idealist 16C hero who attacks sheep and tilts at windmills.

Donatello. 1386-1466. Florentine sculptor. Gattamelata 1445- first Renaissance equestrian statue. David- 1st Renaissance free-standing nude. St. George 1416.

Donne, John. 1572-1631. English metaphysicist. Dean of St. Paul’s 1621-31. Elegies, Songs, Sonnets, Devotions. “No man is an island.”

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