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2167 matches to Gog and Magog
Sistine Chapel. 1473. Vatican. Walls by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio; ceiling by Michelangelo 1508-12. Last Judgement 1534-41.
Sitter, Willem de. 1872-1934. Dutch radio astronomer. Expanding universe.
Siva. 4 armed 3 eyed Hindu god of destruction and restoration.
Six Articles, Statute. 1539-1547. Henry VIII’s statement of Church of England doctrine. Persecuted both adamant Catholics and Protestants.
Smith, Adam. 1723-1790. Scottish economist. Doctrine of free exchange. Natural law of supply and demand. Wealth of Nations 1776. -“Labour is source of all wealth”.
Snow, C.D. 1905-80. English writer. Strangers and Brothers series.
Soane, John. 1753-1837. English Neoclassical architect, collector. Bank of England 1792-1833.
Soccer War. 1969. Honduras vs El Salvador. Triggered by football game and economic conditions.
Social Contract. Hobbes political philosophy. Compact between ruler and ruled. Locke.
Socialism, Utopian. Saint-Simon’s concept of government redistributing wealth according to capacity and performance.
Socialist Party. 1901-30. US party advocating socialism based on earlier Social Democratic and Social Labor (1876) Parties. Ideas applied to New Deal.
Socinianism. 1550-19C Unitarian-like religious sect. Christ divine by function, not nature. 1658 Poland.
Socrates. c470-399BC. Greek philosopher. Knowledge is the key to influencing destiny. Ignorance leaves one subject to fate. Socratic method of teaching by dialog. Dialectic. Condemned for impiety and corrupting the young - drank hemlock. “Know thyself”.
Solemn League and Covenant. National Covenant.
Solvay, Ernst. 1838-1922. Belgian chemist and philanthropist.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. 1918-2008. Russian novelist. Expelled 1974. Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 1962. Gulag Archipelago 1973.
Somalia. 1960 Independent union of British Somaliland + Italian Somaliland.
Sophia Alekseyevna. 1657-1704. Regent of Russia 1682-9 for Ivan V and Peter I.
Sophists. 5-4C BC. Wandering Greek philosophers who taught rhetoric and logic for a fee. Protagoras.
Sorel, George. 1847-1922. French advocate of revolutionary syndicalism. Reflection on Violence 1908 justified violence and general strikes. Influenced Mussolini.
Sosigenes of Alexandria. 1C BC. Astronomer. Julian calendar.
South Africa. 1910 Britain unites possessions: Cape of Good Hope + Natal + Orange Free State + Transvaal = Union of South Africa. Constitution included white supremacy. 1920 +German South-West Africa by mandate. 1948 Apartheid. 1961 = Republic of South Africa; left Commonwealth. 1990 -Namibia 1994 ANC gains power.
South Sea Bubble. 1711-20. England sold trade monopolies to reduce National Debt. Their resale at speculative prices led to financial ruin for thousands. George I implicated. Walpole.