Theorell, Axel. 1903-82. Swedish biochemist. Enzyme oxidation.

Third Estate. Part of States General 1789. National Assembly. French Revolution.

Third Section. 1826-80. Nicholas I’s secret police, informants.

Thomson, Joseph. 1856-1940. English discoverer that cathode rays are electrons 1897.

Thorvaldsen, Bortel. c1770-1844. Danish Neoclassical sculptor.

Tiffany, Louis. 1848-1933. US art-nouveau decorator. Colored glass works.

Tintoretto. c1518-94. Venetian Mannerist painter. Sought colors of Titian with drawing of Michelangelo. Last Supper 1547. Susanna Bathing c1550.

Tokugawa, Keiki. 1837-1913. Last Japanese Shogun 1867-8. Peaceful Meiji Restoration of Emperor.

Tontine. 1653-1789. Fund, first created by Tonti. Members invest for increasing annuity as others die, with the last receiving the balance.

Tordesillas, Treaties. 1494. Spain, Portugal divide colonies in America and East according to Demarcation Bull of Alexander VI. Spain west, Portugal east of 48.5°W.

Toynbee, Arnold. 1852-83. English economist, social reformer on behalf of the working class. The Industrial Revolution 1884.

Tsushima, Battle. 1905. Russian fleet destroyed by Japan after sailing from Atlantic. Ends Russo-Japanese war. Embarasses Nicholas II. Dogger Bank.

Tutu, Desmond. 1931-. South African Anglican Archbishop. Hope and Suffering 1982. .

Udall, Nicholas. c1505-56. English dramatist.Ralph Roister Doister 1553. First English secular play, comedy.

Umberto II. 1904-83. Last king of Italy 1946.

Undset, Sigrid. 1882-1949. Norwegian novelist: Jenny 1911. Kristin Lavransdatter 1920-2.

United States of America. USA. 40,000-20,000BC Asians settle. 1492-1776 Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Britain colonize. 1776 American Revolution. 1783 Thirteen Colonies independent. Manifest Destiny. 1845 +Texas. 1848 +California. 1867 +Alaska. 1898 +Hawaii, Puerto Rico.

Urey, Harold. 1893-1981. US physicist. Isolated deuterium 1931. Heavy water needed for atomic bomb.

Ursula, St. 4C. Martyred by Huns with 11,000 virgins.

Valmy. Last French navy sailing ship.

Vanderlyn, John. 1775-1852. US Neoclassical artist. Ariadne 1812.

Veblen, Thorstein. 1857-1929. US sociologist. Theory of the Leisure Class 1899-“conspicuous consumption”.

Velasco Agreement. 1835. Santa Anna grants Texas independence.

Verona Congress. 1822. Last Holy Alliance congress. Authorized French intervention in Spanish revolution. British opposed intervention in New Spain. Failure of Congress System.

Viau, Théophile. 1590-1626. French pre-Classical poet, dramatist. Pyramus and Thisbe 1623.

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