Sachs, Julius von. 1832-97. German discoverer of chlorophyll action.

Sakharov, Andrei. 1921-89. Soviet physicist, human rights activist. Hydrogen bomb. Formed Committee for Human Rights 1970.

Samuel, Herbert. 1870-1963. British philosopher, statesman. Practical Ethics.

Sansculottes. 1793-4. Radical French Revolutionaries. Demanded action of Convention vs counterrevolution. Terror.

Schism Act. 1714. Occasional Conformity Act 1719.

Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.

Shaftesbury, 7th earl. 1801-85. English reform politician. Coal Mines Act 1842. Factory Acts. Sponsored schools, housing for poor.

Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. English dramatic poet. Master of language, characters, perception.Titus Andronicus c1593. Romeo and Juliet c1594. Hamlet c1602. Othello c1604. King Lear c1606. Lover’s Complaint c1609. Sonnets 1609. Tempest 1611.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 1890 US. Prohibits monopolies, restraint of trade.

Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 1890-3. US increases silver purchases. Fears of gold standard abandonment started 1893 Panic.

Six Acts. 1819. Suppressed Radicals after Peterloo.

Slater, Samuel. 1768-1835. English/US. First American textile factory. Duplicated Arkwright spinning machines 1793.

Smith Act. 1940. Alien Registration Act.

Smoot-Hawley Act. 1930-37. US tarrifs begin trade war, deepening Depression.

Social Contract. Hobbes political philosophy. Compact between ruler and ruled. Locke.

Sophocles. c495-406BC. Greek tragic poet. Introduced third actor to tragedy. Antigone 442. Oedipus Rex 427.

Stamp Act. 1765. British tax on newspapers and legal documents. A cause of American Revolution. Stamp Act Congress.

Stamp Act Congress. 1765. Issued Declaration of Rights and Grievances vs “taxation without representation”. American Revolution.

Stanislavsky, Konstantin. 1863-1938. Russian director. Founded Moscow Art Theater 1898. Method Acting.

Steel, Pact of. 1939-43. Germany-Italy mutual aid. Axis.

Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.

Stijl, de. 1917-. Dutch abstract painters. Mondrian.

Suffolk Resolves. 1774. American colonists pledge disobedience to Intolerable Acts. End trade with Britain.

Sugar Act. 1764. British law to end sugar smuggling. A cause of American Revolution.

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