Massey, Vincent. 1887-1967. First Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada 1952-9.

Mastaba. First Dynasty Egyptian tombs. Inspired pyramids.

Master of the Revels. 1300-1737. English court official who arranged festivities, acted as censor.

Materialism. All nature is describable as moving particles. Mind is the result of physical activity in the brain. Büchner. Diderot. Hobbes. Marx. Epicureans.

Mathura. Indian city sacred to Hindu as birthplace of Krsna.

Matsushita, Konosuke. 1894-1989. Japanese industrialist; began 5-day workweek, guaranteed lifetime employment.

Mauriac, François. 1885-1970. French Roman Catholic author of sombre novels. Thérèse 1927.

Maurice of Nassau. 1567-1625. Prince of Orange 1618-. Dutch military leader. Fought Spanish 1590s.

Mauritania. Bafours. ~1C BC Sanhadja, Zenet, Teda. Ancient Ghana. 7/8C Moslem. 11C Almoravid. 13-17C Moqil invade. 15C = Shinqit. 19C «French West Africa. 1958 Autonomous. 1960 Independent.

Maurras, Charles. 1868-1952. French political theorist. Founded Action Française 1899.

Maury, Matthew. 1806-73. US oceanographer. Physical Geography of the Sea 1855.

Mausolus. Persian Satrap c377-353BC. Tomb at Halicarnassus was one of Seven Wonders.

Maxim, Sir Hiram. 1840-1916. US inventor, machine gun, 1884 in Britain.

Maxim, HiramPercy. 1869-1936. US inventor. Powered tricycle 1895. Columbia automobile. Gun silencer. ARRL 1914.

Maximilian. 1832-67. Austrian archduke, Emperor of Mexico 1864-7. Francis-Joseph’s brother.

Maxwell, James Clerk. 1831-79. Scottish physicist: theory of electromagnetic radiation, 1873.

May Demonstrations. 1968 Paris student uprising for more money to education, less to defence. General Strike brought 33% increase in minimum wage.

Mazepa, Ivan. 1644-1709. Cossack. Fought for Ukraine independence from Poland.

McAdam, John. 1756-1836. Scottish inventor of Macadam gravel road 1810...Tarmac.

McAdoo, William. 1863-1941. Founded US Federal Reserve Board 1913. Raised $18B for war effort.

McCrae, John. 1872-1918. Canadian physician/poet. In Flanders Fields.

Mediterranean Agreements. 1887-92. Britain, Spain, Italy, Austria-Hungary. To preserve status quo.

Megaera. Megaeia. Fury of jealousy.

Mein Kampf. 1925-27. Hitler’s manifesto. “Bible” of Nazism.

Meir, Golda. 1898-1978. Israeli Labour Prime Minister 1969-74.

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