Blitzkrieg. 1938-45. German battle tactic. Rapid, deep assault with tanks supported from air.

Bloomer, Amelia. 1818-94. US temperance, women’s rights activist. Wore bloomers.

Blue Laws. US laws that control Sunday activities. 1781 originals on blue paper.

Blues and Greens. 5-9C. Byzantine political factions. Nika Revolt.

Bollandists. 1629-. Belgian Jesuits. Update Acta Santorium, (Lives of Roman Catholic saints).

Bolsheviks. (“Majority”) 1903-52. Revolutionary faction of Social Democratic Workers Party for dictatorship of Proletariat. =Communist. Mensheviks.

Booth, John Wilkes. 1838-65. US actor. Shot Lincoln, 1865.

Bordet, Jules. 1870-1961. Belgian bacteriologist, immunologist.

Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party. 1773. Colonials dump tea cargo to protest tax. Led to Intolerable Acts.

Bowditch, Nathaniel. 1773-1838. US self-educated astronomer, mathematician. New American Practical Navigator 1802.

Bradlaugh, Charles. 1833-91. Radical atheist MP, 1880-. Oath Act, permitting affirmation for swearing in.

Bragg, William. 1862-1942. English discoverer of crystallography by x-ray diffraction. with son Lawrence (1890-1971).

Brancusi, Constantin. 1876-1957. Romanian abstract sculptor. Bird in Space 1919.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Briand-Kellog Pact. Kellogg-Briand.

British North America Act. 1867. Granted Canada self-governing Dominion status.

Buddhism. c528BC. Widely practised in Asia. Nirvana is achieved by following the 8-fold path and 4 Noble Truths. 1C BC Mahayana Sutras. 6C reaches Japan. 12C Zen Buddhism widely practiced in Japan.

Burgundians. French political faction. Fought Armagnacs during 100 Years War. Allied with England, 1420. Treaty of Arras 1435 with Charles VII.

Calvinism. New concept of work. Diligence, frugality, beyond satisfaction of material needs. Predestination. Strict Rectitude. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Remonstrants.

Casablanca, Conference. 1943. Allies agree to fight Axis and Japan to unconditional surrender.

Cat and Mouse Act. Prisoners Temporary Discharge for Health Act. 1913. Released British suffragettes on hunger strikes.

Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.

CENTO. 1955-79. Central Treaty Organization. Based on Baghdad Pact 1955. Turkey, Iran, U.K., Palestine defence.

Chamberlain, Austen. 1863-1937. British Statesman. Locarno Pact.

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