Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.

Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.

Bushrangers. 19C Australian bandits in outback. Kelly.

Calles, Plutarco. 1877-1945. Mexican President. Banned RC church 1924-9.

Canterbury Christmas. 1647. Parliament bans Christmas celebration.

Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.

Cartouche. 1693-1721. Chief of a band of thieves in Paris 1717-.

Castro, Fidel. 1926-. Cuban lawyer. Cuban Revolution. Dictator 1959-.

Catherine II, the Great. 1729-96. Autocratic Empress of Russia, 1762-. Overthrew husband, Peter III. Annexed Crimea, Polish territory.

Chase, Salmon. 1808-73. US. Founded Republican Party. National banking system.

Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.

Chinese Civil War. 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion. 1622- Red Hat Rebellion. 1946-9 Communists rebel vs Kuomintang. People’s Republic established.

Chinese Exclusion Acts. 1882-1943. Banned Chinese immigration to US. Asian 1924-.

Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.

Clotilda, St. c475-545. Converted her husband, Clovis.

Columban, St. c543-615. Irish monk. Missionary to France, Switzerland, Italy.

Commune, Paris. 1871. Revolutionary government formed when Thiers abandoned Paris to Prussians. Crushed 2 months later by McMahon. 20,000 killed.

Crassus, Lucius. 140-91BC. Roman statesman, orator. Banished non-citizens, causing Social War.

Cross, Richard. 1823-1914. British statesman: First urban renewal act.

Cuban Missile Crisis. 1962. Kennedy blockades Cuba to prevent Soviet missile installation.

Cuban Revolution. 1956-9. Castro overthrows Batista.

Damocles. 4C BC. Dionysius suspended a sword by a single hair over his head at a banquet.

Danaïdes. 50 daughters of Danaus. 49 condemed to fill sieves for murdering their husbands. Hypermestra.

Dante Alighieri. 1265-1321. Italian moralist poet. First vernacular. Banquet 1306. Divine Comedy 1321, printed 1472.

Darnley, Lord. 1545-67. 2nd husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Assassinated.

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