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Airy, George Biddell. 1801-92. English astronomer: Greenwich Observatory.
Allen, Ethan. 1738-89. Led Green Mountain Boys in American Revolution. Failed to take Montreal, 1775.
Blues and Greens. 5-9C. Byzantine political factions. Nika Revolt.
Borlaug, Norman. 1914-. US wheat scientist responsible for Green Revolution.
Denmark. 6C Viking. 9C Large kingdom + NE England. 10C United; + Norway. 1013-1042 + England. 12C + N Germany. 13C Civil war. 1340 Re-united. 1380 + Norway. 1388 -1523 + Sweden. 1720 Colonized Greenland. 1814 -Norway. 1815-64 +Schleswig, Holstein. WWI Neutral. 1920 +N Schleswig. WWII German occupation. 1944 -Iceland.
Erik the Red. Norwegian explorer, discovered Greenland c985. Established First colony.
European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.
Green, Hetty. 1835-1916. US miser. World’s richest woman.
Green Mountain Boys. 1770. Ethan Allen’s Vermont militia in American Revolution.
Green Revolution. 20C. Increased food production in developing countries based on new plant breeds. Borlaug.
Greenbacks. US banknotes issued to support Civil War not backed by gold.
Greene, Graham. 1904-91. English cinematic thriller writer: Man Within 1929. Power and the Glory 1940. Third Man 1949. Quiet American 1955.
Greene, Robert. c1558-92. English dramatist. Friar Bacon and Friar Burgay c1591.
Greenland. 986-1482 Scandinavian. colony. 1721 Denmark. 1979 Home rule.
Greenwich Meridian. 1884.
Gretna Green. 1754-1940. Scottish border village popular for runaway marriages.
Gringo. 1847. Mexican pejorative for American. From “Green grow the rushes, oh”, sung during Mexican War.
Haakon IV. 1204-63. Norwegian king 1217-. Added Greenland and Iceland 1262. Patron of Arts.
Jones, Inigo. 1573-1652. English architect who introduced Palladian style. Greenwich House 1616. Whitehall Banquet Hall 1619.
Montgomery, L.M. 1874-1942. Canadian Romantic children’s novelist. Anne of Green Gables 1908.
Standard Time. 1884. Standardized one hour divisions from Greenwich. Fleming.
Ticonderoga, Battle. 1775. Green Mountain Boys defeat British, capture Fort Ticonderoga.
Vikings. Scandinavians who raided Europe 530-12C. Discovered Greenland, 982, North America, 10C. Norsemen. Varangians.
Wren, Christopher. 1632-1723. English architect. Anglicized Classicism based on French and Dutch influence. Rebuilt 50 churches after 1666 London fire. St. Paul’s 1675. Greenwich Observatory 1675. Associated with craftsmanship of Tijou, Gibbons, Thornhill, Cibber. Sheldonian Theatre 1662. Trinity College Library 1676.