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270 matches to Don Pacifico Affair
London Conference. 1933 Failed financial reforms to end Depresion.
London Declaration. 1909. Proposed rules for naval warfare. Not ratified.
London Dock Strike. 1889.
London Gazette. 1665. Oldest publishing newspaper. Official government organ.
London Naval Conference. 1930. US, Britain, France, Japan, Italy, USA agree to limit battleships to 1936.
London Pact. 1914. Britain France Russia agree to no separate peace with Central Powers.
London Protocol. 1830. Established independent Greece as Kingdom. 1832 Set Greek borders.
London Treaty. 1674 Holland, England end War. 1824 Netherlands, Britain for control of Malaya. 1827 Britain, France, Russia to force mediation on Turkey/Greek freedom fighters. 1831 Belgian War of Independence. 1832 Britain, France, Bavaria made Otto I, King of Greece. 1852 Danish Succession. 1867 Luxembourg independence granted. 1871 Ended neutrality of Black Sea. 1913 Ended first Balkan War. 1915 (Secret) Britain-France-Russia grant concessions to Italy for joining WWI allies. Revealed by Bolsheviks 1918.
Londonderry Siege. 1689. 105 days vs James II forces.
Lysimachus. 385-281BC. Alexander’s General. Macedonia satrap 323-.
MacDonald, Flora. 1722-90. Scottish Jacobite. Aided Prince Charles after Culloden defeat.
MacDonald, John A. 1815-91. Key to British North America Act, Conservative. First Prime Minister of Canada 1867~91. Pacific Railway.
MacDonald, Ramsay. 1866-1937. First British Labour Prime Minister 1924~35.
Macdonough, Thomas. 1783-1825. Defeated British in Lake Champlain naval battle 1814.
Macedonia. Greek tribes. 700BC united. 490 Persia. 479 Independent. 359 Philip. 336 Empire. Alexander. 168BC Rome...395 Byzantine Empire 6C Slav. 9C Bulgar. 11C Byzantine. 14C Ottoman. 1878 Independent. 1879 Ottoman. 1913 Greece/ Bulgaria/ Serbia. 1929 Yugoslavia. 1991 Independent.
Macedonian Wars. 214~148BC. 4 Wars vs Rome reduced Macedonia to Roman province.
Macedonianism. 360. Christian heresy. Holy Ghost subordinate to Father and Son.
Mellon, Andrew. 1855-1937. US financier. Donated art, money to found National Gallery.
Merchants of the Steelyards. -1598. German traders in London.
Mermaid Tavern. 15C-1666. London meeting place of Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne et al.
Metaphysical Poets. 17C. Witty English intellectual lyric poets. Donne.
Metellus, Macedonicus. -115BC. Roman censor. Advocated compulsory marriage to increase birthrate 131BC.
Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.
Molière, Jean-Baptiste. 1622-73. French comedy actor, playwright. School for Wives 1662. Tartuffe 1664. Don Juan 1665. Misanthrope. Died in role of Malade Imaginaire.
Moloch. Canaanite deity to whom children were sacrificed. Pseudonym for Yahweh.