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173 matches to PLO
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.
Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.
Caillié, René. 1799-1838. French explorer in Africa.
Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.
Cameroon. 1472 Portugal explores. 16-19C Slave source. 1884 Germany. 1916 France(E)/Britain(W). 1960 Independent. 1961 NW to Nigeria; SW =Cameroon Republic.
Camões, Luis de. c1524-80. Portuguese poet: Os Lusiadas, about Portugal’s explorations.
Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.
Cartier, Jacques. 1491-1557. French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River 1534.
Catesby, Robert. 1573-1605. Planned Gunpowder Plot.
Cato St. Conspiracy. 1820. Thistlewood plot to assassinate cabinet ministers.
Cavour, Count. 1810-61. Founding editor Il Risorgimento, 1847-. First Prime Minister of united Italy 1852-. Plombieres.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Chang Ch’ien. -114BC. Chinese explorer to India, Bactria.
Chevreuse, Duchesse de. 1600-79. Plot vs Richelieu. Important role in the Fronde.
Chicherin, Georgi. 1872-1936. Russian diplomat. Won recognition for Communist government.
Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.
Clark, William. 1770-1838. US explorer of Pacific NW with Lewis.
Comoros. 8C Moslem. 1527 Europeans explore. 1886 France. 1975 Independent.
Congo. 1482 Portugal explore. 1880 French settle(N). 1885 Belgium(S). 1910 «French Equatorial Africa. 1960 Independent. 1971 =Zaire. 1997 =Democratic Republic of Congo. Mobutu.
Congress System. 1815-25. Diplomacy by regular meetings of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.
Cook, James. 1728-79. English explorer. Sailed to Tahiti to see transit of Venus, 1768. Charted New Zealand 1769. Claimed Australia 1770.
Coronado, Francisco de. 1510-54. Spanish explorer. Grand Canyon, 1540.