Borromini, Francesco. 1599-1667. Italian Baroque architect. S Carlo alle Quattro Fontane 1665-67.

Bosch, Hieronymus. 1450-1516. Flemish allegorical moralist painter. Garden of Earthly Delights 1505.

Boston Tea Party. 1773. Colonials dump tea cargo to protest tax. Led to Intolerable Acts.

Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.

Brandt, Willy. 1913-92. Pragmatic Social Democrat Chancellor of West Germany 1969-74.

Branting, Karl. 1860-1925. Founder of Swedish Social Democratic Party, Prime Minister 1920-4.

Braque, Georges. 1882-1963. French painter. Developed Cubism with Picasso. First living artist in Louvre. Man with Guitar 1911.

Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.

Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Brongniart, Adolph. 1801-76. French father of paleobotany.

Brown, Arthur. 1886-1948. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Alcock.

Brumaire, Coup of 18. Napoleon abolished Directory, est’d Consulate.

Bruno, St. c1035-c1101. Founder of German Carthusian Order 1084.

Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.

Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.

Buber, Martin. 1878-1965. Austrian/Israeli philosopher. I and Thou 1923. -Man’s relation to God.

Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.

Buddha. c566-486BC. Gautama, Siddhartha. Indian prince, Buddhism founder.

Bulow, Friedrich. 1755-1816. Prussian general against Napoleon.

Byzantine Art. 6C-1453. Miniature enamels, mosaics, frescoes.

Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.

Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.

Calamity Jane. (Martha Jane Burke). 1852-1903. US sharpshooter frontierswoman.

Callaghan, James. 1912-. British Labour Prime Minister 1976-9.

Callicrates. Greek. An architect of Parthenon.

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