Sand Creek Massacre. 1864. Settlers ignore truce flag, kill Cheyenne Indians. = Chivington Massacre.

Sandburg, Carl. 1878-1967. US poet of the people. Chicago 1914.

Sandinistas. 1962-. Nicaraguan Communist guerilla group vs Somoza. Governed 1980-89, despite US Funded Contra rebellion.

Sandwich, Montagu, 4th earl. 1718-92. British politician. Invented sandwich 1762.

Sandys, Edwin. 1561-1629. English parliamentarian. His ideas helped overthrow Charles I.

Sangallo, Antonio da, the Younger. 1483-1546. Florentine architect. Rome’s Palazzo Farnese 1534-46.

Sanger, Margaret. 1883-1966. US feminist. Jailed for birth control clinic 1916.

Sanhedrin. -70. Jerusalem council of Jewish elders.

Sannazzaro, Jacopo. 1456-1530. Italian humanist, poet. Arcadia 1504.

Sansculottes. 1793-4. Radical French Revolutionaries. Demanded action of Convention vs counterrevolution. Terror.

Sanskrit. Ancient, now sacred Hindu language.

Sansovino, Jacopo. 1486-1570. Florentine sculptor, architect. Introduced High Renaissance to Venice. Library of St. Mark’s.

Santa Anna, Antonio de. 1794-1876. Mexican general, president 1833~47. Defeated at San Jacinto, Mexican War.

Santa Fe Trail. 1820-80. Major migration route from Missouri to New Mexico.

Santander, Francisco. 1792-1840. Ally of Bolivar. President of New Granada 1833-7.

Santayana, George. 1863-1952. Spanish/US philosopher. Life of Reason 1905-6.

Santiago, Battle. 1898. Final Cuban victory over Spain, Spanish American War.

Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 1496- Oldest continuous European settlement in western Hemisphere.

Santos, Lucia dos. 1907-. Saw visions of Virgin Mary at Fátima.

Santos-Dumont, Alberto. 1873-1932. Brazilian aviator in Europe, 1906. Monoplanes 1909.

Sao Tomé and Principe. 1470 Portugal discovers. 15C Convicts, exiled Jews settle. Important in slave trade. 1951 Portugal Overseas Province. 1975 Independent.

Sapir, Edward. 1884-1939. Polish/US linguist. Studied North American Indian languages.

Sappho of Lesbos. 7-6C BC. Greek poetess.

Saracens. Moslems in the Middle Ages. Caliphate Empire.

Saracoglu, Sükrü. 1887-1953. Turkish Prime Minister 1942-6. Atatürk ally.

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