Donation of Pepin. 756. Land exchanged for Pope’s recognition. Basis of Papal States.

Donne, John. 1572-1631. English metaphysicist. Dean of St. Paul’s 1621-31. Elegies, Songs, Sonnets, Devotions. “No man is an island.”

Doppler, Christian. 1803-53. Austrian physicist. Effect of relative motion on frequency, 1851.

Dordrecht Confession. 1632. Mennonite doctrine.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Douglas, Gawin. c1474-1522. Scottish poet. First English translation of Aeneid.

Douglass, Frederick. 1817-95. US ex-slave abolitionist leader.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.

Dozsa Rebellion. 1514. Unsuccessful revolt of 100,000 Hungarian peasants vs taxes and oppression.

Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.

Dragoon, Operation. = Operation Anvil.

Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.

Drexler, Anton. Founded German Labour Party 1919...National Socialist Party.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Du Gange. 1610-88. French scholar. Latin Dictionary.

Dualism. Cartesian division of world into mind and matter.

Dualism, Religious. Belief in 2 opposed deities, usually good and evil. Gnosticism.

Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.

Duer, William. 1747-99. American Revolution financier. Imprisoned for debt causing 1792 panic.

Dufour, Henri. 1787-1875. Swiss General with Napoleon. Led 1864 Geneva Convention.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

Duluth. 1636-1710. French explorer of Lake Superior area.

Duma. 1906-17. Russian parliament created by Nicholas II after Revolution.

Dunbarton Oaks Conference. 1944. UN organizational meeting. Yalta. San Francisco.

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