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Liberty Poles. 1765-6. Symbolic anti-British poles in US.
Bartholdi, Frédéric. 1834-1904. French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty 1886.
Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.
Henry, Patrick. 1736-99. US revolutionary. “Give me liberty or give me death” 1775. Bill of Rights.
Jacobins. 1789-94. Robespierre-led radical democratic French Revolutionary group. In power 1793-4. -“Holy League against the enemies of liberty”.
Liberalism, Economic. 19C. Striving for personal profits and liberty. Manchester School. Cobden.
Liberty, Statue of. 1886. Bartholdi sculpture. Gift from France.
Liberty Affair. 1768. British sieze Hancock’s sloop ’Liberty’ smuggling wine to Boston.
Liberty Bell. 1753. Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Cracked 1835.
Liberty Party. 1839-48. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Free-Soil party.
Luther, Martin. 1483-1546. German Christian reformer opposed to indulgences. Wittenberg. -’Even if heaven and hell do not exist, education is important’ Justification by faith alone. Melanchthon. 95 Theses 1517. Treatise on Christian Liberty. New Testament translated to vernacular 1522. Catechisms 1529. Canticles 1533. Excommunicated 1520, burns Papal Bull. Choral composer: moral effects of music.
Mill, John Stuart. 1806-73. English Utilitarian Positivist philosopher. Social as well as political freedom is necessary. Tyranny of the majority. Associationism. Political Economy 1848. On Liberty 1859. Utilitarianism 1863. Women’s Right to Vote 1866.
Napoleonic Code. 1804-. French laws standardized. Personal liberty, equality, justice, divorce, marriage, property rights. Still in use.
Zapata, Emiliano. 1879-1919. Mexican revolutionary hero. “Land and liberty!”. Ayala Plan.
Ladislaus I. 1040-95. King of Hungary 1077-. National hero, defeated Poles, Russians, Tatars. Conquered Croats.
Tannenberg, Battle. 1410. Victory of Poles and Lithuanians ends Teutonic Knights’ expansion. 1914. Germans rout 2 Russian armies, crippling them for rest of WWI.
Targowica, Confederation. 1792. Conservative Poles begin war. Second partition 1793.
Vienna, Siege of. 1683. Poles aid Austrians in repelling Turks.
Warsaw Uprising. 1830-1. Czartoryski attempt to oust Russians crushed. 1944. Polish underground army defeats Germans but Soviet delay allows German reinforcements to defeat Poles, destroying potential opposition to later Soviet control.