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Festival of Federation. 14 July,1790. Celebration of first anniversary of Storming the Bastille. 300,000 people.
Festival of the Supreme Being. 8 June 1794. Declared by Robespierre and designed by David.
Hambach Festival. 1832. Young Germany demonstration.
Nuremberg Rallies. 1933-8. Annual Nazi festivals followed by Hitler policy speech.
Saturn. Roman god of agriculture and civilization. = Cronus. Saturnalia festival influenced Christmas.
Valentine, St. c270. 2 Christians martyred by Claudius II. Modern celebration derives from Roman Lupercalia fertility festival.
Woodstock. 1969. US Rock festival attended by 300,000.
Aetolian League. 4-2C BC. Confederation of Greek city states, led by Thebes.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.
Alemanni. 3-6C. Confederation of Germanic tribes in Swabia defeated by Clovis, 496.
Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.
Articles of Confederation. 1781-9. First US Constitution.
Austro-Prussian War. 1866. Austria excluded from German Confederation. Austrian influence in Italy ended. Dual Monarchy.
Bar, Confederation of. 1768-72. Polish RC nobles vs Russian hegemony.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Prussia, France exchange Rhine territories.
CAF. Central America Federation.
Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.
Carrera, Rafael. 1814-65. Guatemala revolutionary. Dictator 1840-. Ended CAF, Guatemala independent.
CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.
Central America Federation. 1823-40. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.
Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.
Confederation Group. 19C Canadian nationalistic poets. Carmen.
Constitutional Convention. 1787. Philadelphia. Amended Articles of Confederation. Constitution.
Costa Rica. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1564 Spain settles. 1821 Independent. 1822 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic.