Drexler, Anton. Founded German Labour Party 1919...National Socialist Party.

Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.

Drinkwater, John. 1882-1937. English dramatist: Abraham Lincoln 1918.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Du Bois, William. 1868-1963. US writer. Founded Niagara movement, NAACP 1909.

Dual Alliance. 1879-1918. Austria-Germany...Triple Alliance. 1891-1914. Secret, France-Russia. Caused Germany to declare war on France when attacking Russia. WWI.

Dubois, Eugène. 1858-1940. Dutch discoverer of Java Man 1891.

Dufour, Henri. 1787-1875. Swiss General with Napoleon. Led 1864 Geneva Convention.

Dufy, Raoul. 1877-1953. French Fauvist painter.

Duke. Highest rank of Peerage.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

Dumas, Alexandre (Père). 1802-70. French writer. Three Musketeers 1844. Count of Monte Cristo.

Dunbarton Oaks Conference. 1944. UN organizational meeting. Yalta. San Francisco.

Duncan, Isadora. 1877-1927. US modern dancer.

Dundee, Viscount “Bonnie”. c1649-89. Killed leading revolt vs William of Orange for James II.

Dunes, Battle. 1658. England, France defeat Spanish. Fronde.

Dunkirk, Evacuation. 1940. 340,000 Allied troops from N France.

Dunstable, John. c1380-1453. Early English polyphonic choral composer.

Dupleix, Joseph François. 1696-1763. French Administrator in India, failed to establish French Empire.

Duquesne, Abraham. 1610-88. French defeat Spanish, Dutch fleets.

Durand, Asher. 1796-1886. US painter. Founded Hudson River school.

Durand Line. 1893. Divided Afghanistan from British India.

Durant, Will. 1885-1981, Ariel 1898-1981. US historians. Story of Civilization.

Durant, William. 1861-1947. US founder GM 1908, Chevrolet 1911.

Dürer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. German painter, pioneer engraver. Apocalypse 1498. Grand Passion 1501. St Jerome 1513. 4 Apostles 1526.

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