Falkland Is. 1592 Davis discovers. 1764 British settle. 1774-1811 Spanish. 1829 Argentina claims (Malvinas). 1833 British.

Falklands, Battle. 1914. British destroy German fleet.

Falklands War. 1982. Britain defeats Argentine invasion. Falklands remain British.

Fall, Albert. 1861-1944. US senator convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.

Falla, Manuel de. 1876-1946. Spanish composer influenced by folk music, Debussy. Nights in the Garden of Spain 1916.

Fallen Timbers, Battle. 1794. US defeat NW Confederation Indians, ending resistance.

Falloux, Frédéric. 1811-56. French politician. Sponsored Law on Education: Loi Falloux.

Family Compact. 1733,43,61. Spanish Bourbons support French wars.

Family Compact. Small conservative group dominates government of Upper Canada leading to 1837 Rebellion. Mackenzie.

Family Pact. 1863. Maximilian renounces claims to Austrian throne to be Emperor of Mexico.

Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.

Faraday, Michael. 1791-1867. English physicist: electromagnetic induction. Ether effect 1818. Electric motor 1821. Dynamo 1831. Electrolysis 1833. Faraday effect 1845.

Fargo, William. 1818-81. Founded American Express 1850, Wells Fargo 1852.

Farinelli, Carlo. 1705-82. Italian castrato soprano.

Farmers-General. 17C French financiers who bought right to collect taxes for a fixed fee.

Farnese, Alessandro. 1545-92. Italian/Spanish governor of Netherlands. Quelled rebellion.

Farouk I. 1920-65. Egyptian king 1936-52. Vs Wafd. Coup by Nasser-led Free Officers.

Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.

Fascism. 1919-45. Totalitarian movement combining Socialist theories and Nationalism. State as highest value. Mussolini. Falange. Nazism.

Fashoda Incident. 1898. British/French dispute over Sudan. French renounce claims. Entente Cordiale 1904.

Fates. Three goddesses who determines the birth, life, and death of a man.

Fatima. c606-33. Daughter of Mohammad. Matriarch of Fatimids. Wife of Ali, Shi’ite leader.

Fatima. Portuguese site of pilgrimage since sighting of Virgin Mary by Santos1917.

Fatimid. 909-1171. N African, Middle East Shi’ite Empire.

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.

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