Biron, Charles. 1562-1602. French marshal, beheaded for treason.

Birth Control Clinic. 1881 Amsterdam. 1921 London. 1916-23 US.

Biruni, al-. 973-1048. Arab scholar. Chronology of Ancient Nations.

Bischoff, Theodor. 1807-82. Ger: periodic fertility, 1844.

Bishop, Henry. 1786-1855. English song composer: Home Sweet Home 1821.

Bishops’ Wars. 1639. Scots vs Charles’ Anglicanism. 1640. Covenanters force Charles to call Long Parliament.

Bismarck, Otto von. 1815-98. Prince. Prussian Prime Minister 1862-90. Founded German Empire; First Chancellor 1871-90. Provoked Franco-Prussian War. Ems Dispatch. Schleswig.

Bizet, Georges. 1838-75. French composer: Carmen 1875.

Bjorko Treaty. 1905. Unimplemented military alliance between German Wilhelm II and Russian Nicholas II.

Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne. 1832-1910. Norwegian poet, novelist: Kongen 1877, National anthem.

Bjørnsson, Sveinn. 1881-1952. First President of Iceland Republic, 1944-.

Black, Joseph. 1728-99. French/Scottish chemist. Latent heat 1757. CO2.

Black and Tans. 1920-22. Brutal British police sent to suppress Irish unrest. Irish Free State.

Black Code. 1685. Louis XIV edict on treatment of slaves in French colonies.

Black Codes. 1865-6. Strict US local laws to control blacks based on slave codes. Freedmen. Jim Crow.

Black Friday. Sept 24, 1869. Fisk corners gold. US market collapses.

Black Hand. 19-20C. Sicilian criminal secret society.

Black Hand. 1911-17. (Unity or Death) Serbian secret society assassinated Francis-Ferdinand 1914.

Black Hawk War. 1832. US decimates Sauk/Fox tribes. Illinois, Iowa Indians flee west.

Black Hole of Calcutta. 1756. Small cell in which 123 of 146 British alledgedly died after being imprisoned by Bengalis.

Black Hundreds. 1905-9. Russian movement. Opposed revolution. Persecuted Jews-50,000 dead.

Black Muslims. 20C US movement to apply Islam to Black life. Malcolm X.

Black Nationalism. 1960-73. US political movement for economic power.

Black Panthers. 1966-80. Revolutionary US political party. Bobby Seale. Huey Newton.

Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.

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