Middleton, Thomas. 1570-1627. English satiric dramatist. Changeling 1622. Woman Beware Women 1621.

Midgard. Norse middle earth. Home of the human race.

Midhat Pasha. 1822-83. Turkish Vizier. First Ottoman constitution 1876.

Midianites. Biblical tribe of Arabia. = Ishmaelites.

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig. 1886-1969. German/US Bauhaus architect. Glass and steel. Glass Skyscraper 1921. -“less is more”.

Mihajlovitch, Dragoljub. 1893-1946. Yugoslav royalist WWII leader vs Tito. Executed for collaboration with Germany; exonerated by US.

Milan. 1854-1901. Serbian prince 1868-, king 1882-9. Won independence from Ottomans 1878.

Mile. 1593. English statute mile based on Roman Mille Passus, 1000 paces.

Military Conversations. 1906-14. English, French military staff prepare for war with Germany.

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.

Miller, Arthur. 1915-2005. US playwright. Death of a Salesman 1949. Crucible 1953.

Miltriades. c540-489BC. Victorious commander at Marathon.

Milvian Bridge. 109BC. Over Tiber R. Constantine defeats Maxentius 312.

Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.

Minerva. Roman goddess of wisdom and arts = Athena.

Minimalism. 1960s. US movement of simplified non-expressive art. Kelly. Stella.

Minoans. 3000-1100BC. Cretan civilization. Maritime power. Minos.

Minotaur. Half-man, half-bull killed by Theseus in the Labyrinth on Crete. Fed tribute of children.

Minuit, Peter. 1580-1638. Dutch purchaser of Manhattan for $24, 1626.

Miramon, Miguel. 1832-67. Mexican general. Grand Marshal to Maximilian.

Miranda Decision. 1966. US Supreme Court protects rights vs self-incrimination. Required police warning, “You have the right to remain silent...”.

Mishima Yukio. 1925-70. Japanese writer vs traditional Samurai values. Sea of Fertility 1970.

Missouri Comromise. 1820-54. Simultaneous admission to US of Maine, Missouri, maintaining balance of free, slave states.

Mitchell, Margaret. 1900-49. US novelist. Gone with the Wind 1936.

Mithradatic Wars. 88~63BC. Mithradates defeated. Romans annex Pontus.

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