Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.

Fatima. Portuguese site of pilgrimage since sighting of Virgin Mary by Santos1917.

Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.

Fawcett, Millicent. 1847-1929. English non-militant feminist. Suffrage.

Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.

Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.

Fowler, H.W. 1858-1933. English lexicographer. Dictionary of Modern English Usage 1926.

France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.

Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.

Franklin, John. 1786-1847. English explorer. Sought NW Pasage 1819-22.

Freedmen’s Bureau. 1865-72. US agency to help freed slaves during Reconstruction.

French Polynesia. c3C Polynesians settle. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1595 Spanish discover Marquesas. 1767 British discover Tahiti. 1880/81 French colony. 1946 French Overseas Territory.

Frobisher, Martin. 1535-94. British navigator in search of North-West passage 1576.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Fu Hsi. 2800BC. Chinese mythical Emperor. Created I Ching, marriage rites.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

Gaelic. Celtic languages of Scotland and Ireland.

Gage, Thomas. 1721-87. English general, Governor of Massachussets. 1774-5. Siezed munitions at Concord, American Revolution.

Garrick, David. 1717-79. English actor, theater manager.

General Strike. UK 1926, TUC supports miners for 9 days. Belgium 1893, 1902, for male suffrage. Sweden 1909, vs wage freeze for 1 month.

Geoffrey Plantagenet. 1113-51. Count of Anjou. Conquered Normandy for his son Henry II.

George V. 1865-1936. King of UK 1910-. Repopularized monarchy with radio Christmas message.

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