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Justinian. 483-565. Eastern Roman Emperor, conquered Africa and Italy. Codified Roman law 529. Closed all non-Christian schools, beginning Dark Ages. Nika Riot. Corpus Juris Civilis. Hagia Sophia. Digest 553. Ulpian.
Nika Riot. 532. Constantinople. Revolt vs Emperor Justinian. 30,000 executed.
Blues and Greens. 5-9C. Byzantine political factions. Nika Revolt.
Salonika Campaign. 1915-18. Allies take Serbia, Romania. Force Constantine I to abdicate.
Amritsar Riot. 1919. British Dyer opens fire on unarmed Indians. 379 dead. 1200 injured.
Aryans. 2000BC. Nomads from Steppes spread to India. Founded Indus Civilization, 3240-2750BC. Hyksos Empire in Syria, 1720-1550BC. Introduced horse chariots. Basis for all Indo-European languages.
Blériot, Louis. 1872-1936. French aviator. First plane to cross Channel, 1909.
Bloody Sunday. 1887. Police kill 2 Socialists in Trafalgar Square Riot. 1905. Slaughter of petitioners to Winter Palace of Nicholas II leads to Russian Revolution. 1972. 13 killed in Londonderry riot.
Boccioni, Umberto. 1882-1916. Italian artist. Founded Futurism. Riot in the Gallery 1909.
Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.
Bristol Riots. 1831. For British parliamentary reform.
Cairo Riots. 1919, 30, 52. vs British rule. Egypt.
Chartists. 1836-58. British workers’ reform movement. Petitions 1838,40,48 for universal male suffrage, ballot vote led to riots 1839. Lovett.
Daughters of the American Revolution. 1890-. Patriotic organization of revolutionaries’ descendants.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
Eistedfodd. 6C-. Congress of Welsh bards and minstrels to foster patriotic spirit.
Evil May Day. 1517. London apprentices riot.
Gandhi, Mohandas. 1869-1948. Indian patriot and non-violent philosopher. Home Rule. Opposed Partition. Assassinated.
Gordon Riots. 1780. NoPopery Riots led by Lord Gordon to demand Catholic Relief Act repeal.
Gracchus, Tiberius. c163-133BC. Roman tribune 133, reformer. Killed in riot. Scipio.
Haymarket Riot. 1886. Anarchist bomb kills 7 police at Chicago labour demonstration.
Hyksos. Semitic invaders of Egypt on horse and chariot. Ruled 1675-1550BC.
Judas Iscariot. c30. Apostle who betrayed Jesus. Suicide.
Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.