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Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah. 1901-89. Iranian Shi’ite Moslem Fundamentalist leader. Exiled 1963-79. Dictator 1979-. Islamic Revolution.
Kickapoo Indians. North America midwest warriors. Fought Americans in American Revolution, War of 1812, Black Hawk War. Resettled in Kansas.
Kielland, Alexander. 1849-1906. Norwegian author. Workers 1881.
Kindl. -c870. Arab philosopher. Translated Aristotle.
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-68. US non-violent black Civil Rights activist. Assassinated.
King George’s War. 1744-8. France vs Britain, War of Austrian Succession in North America. No territorial changes. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748.
King Philip’s War. 1675-6. Bloody conflict of New England colonists vs Indians under Philip.
King’s Law. 1665. Justified Christian V’s Absolute Monarchy in Denmark + Norway.
Kipling, Rudyard. 1865-1936. English/Indian writer. Compelling, emotional, poetic. Jungle Book 1894. Kim 1901. Imperialist:- “White Man’s Burden”.
Kircher, Athanasius. 1602-80. German scientist. Disease caused by microbes. Magic Lantern.
Kissinger, Henry. 1923-. German/US political scientist. US Secretary of State 1973-7. Shuttle Diplomacy.
Kitasato, Shibasaburo. 1852-1931. Japanese. Discovered tetanus antitoxin 1890, plague bacillus 1894.
Kitchen Debate. 1959. Nixon, Khrushchev impromptu debate in model kitchen display.
Klopstock. 1724-1803. German Movement poet. -“love of the Fatherland”. Odes.
Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.
Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.
Know-Nothing Party. 1845-56. Secretive anti-immigrant US party. Fillmore.
Knox, John. 1514-72. Scottish reformer, founder of austere Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1561.
Koch, Robert. 1843-1910. German doctor. Identified bacilli for anthrax 1876, tuberculosis 1882, cholera 1883.
Koguryo. 2C BC-668. Korean kingdom. Overrun by Silla, T’ang.
Kölliker, Rudolph. 1817-1905. German histologist. Discovered cellular structure of tissue. Spermatozoa 1841.
Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.
Korea. 1C BC Koguryo/Silla/Paekche kingdoms. 676 Silla unified. 935 Koryo dynasty. 1259-1368 Mongol. 1392-1910 Yi dynasty. 1592, 97 Japan invades. 1627, 36 China invades. 1904 Japan occupies. 1945 US/USSR occupies. 1948 Divided: Republic of Korea(S)/Democratic Peoples Republic(N).
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.