Virginia Declaration of Rights. 1776. Model for US Bill of Rights.

Voting Rights Act. 1965. US eliminates tests that disqualified black voters.

Warren, Earl. 1891-1974. US Chief Justice 1953-69. Decisions on segregation, accused rights. Led inquiry into John F. Kennedy assassination. Concluded Oswald acted alone.

Wollstonecraft, Mary. 1759-97. English feminist author. Vindication of the Rights of Women 1792. Mother of Mary W Shelley.

Abbeville Treaty. 1258. England returns Normandy to France.

Abd ar-Rahman. -732. Moslem Governor of Andalusia. Def, killed at Poitiers.

Abd ar-Rahman. c1779-1859. Sultan of Morocco/Fez, 1822. Fought French, 1844 in Algeria.

Abd ar-Rahman I. 731-788. Umayyad emir of Cordoba, 755-. Repelled Charlemagne.

Abdul Rahman, Tunku. 1903-90. First Prime Minister of independent Malaya 1957-70. United Malay, Chinese, Indian factions.

Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.

Achaean League. 5-4C BC. Greek towns in common defence against pirates in Gulf of Corinth. 280-146BC. Model for federal government. Created to fight Macedonia. Dissolved by Romans.

Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.

Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.

Adam. Biblical First man. Eve.

Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.

Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.

Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.

Admiral Graf Spee. -1939. German battleship def by British, scuttled at Montevideo.

Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.

Adoptionism. 8C Christian heresy. Christ was born human, became divine after baptism.

Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.

Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.

Aetius, Flavius. -454. Roman general, defeated Attila at Catalonia, 451.

Agadir Crisis. 1911. French/German crisis by German manoevres off Morocco.

Agnes, St. 4C. Roman girl martyred at 13.

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