Rayburn, Sam. 1882-1961. US Democratic Speaker of House. 48 yrs. in House of Representatives.

Republican Party. 1792 Jefferson’s agrarian party. 1820 Whigs. 1854. Anti-slavery party. Lincoln. = Grand Old Party. vs Democratic Party.

Silesia. c300BC Vandal. c4C Slav. 11C Polish. 1163 Divided. 13C German colony/Tatars invade. 1335 Bohemia. 15C Divided. 1526 Hapsburg. 1675 Bohemia. 1694 Austria. 1742 Prussia. 1921 Czechoslovakia/Poland/Germany. 1938/9 German. 1945 Poland/GDR.

Solidarity. 1980. Polish workers movement led by Walesa. Martial Law 1981-83. Democratic elections 1989.

Solon. 630-560BC. Athenian democratic lawgiver, poet. Equality of all citizens before the law. Trial by jury. -“Call no man happy until he is dead.”

Tammany Society. 1789-. Powerful NY Democratic party association.

Veche. 10C-1510. Russian democratic city council abolished by Mongols.

Vietnam War. 1946-54. =Indo China War. 1962-75. Democratic South Vietnam falls to Communists despite US aid to 1973.

Watergate. 1972-4. US political scandal over burglary of Democratic headquarters. Cover up led to Nixon’s resignation.

Whitman, Walt. 1819-92. US freedom poet: Leaves of Grass 1855. Democratic Vistas 1871.

Young Europe. 1834- Conspired to create democratic league of nations by assassination/demonstration.

Zaire. Bantu. 1482 Portugal explores. 1885 Personal holding of Leopold II = Congo Free State. 1908 Belgian Congo. 1960 Independent. 1971 =Zaire. 1997 Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abolitionists. 1774-1868. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Republicans. Radical Republicans.

African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.

Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

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

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

Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.

Bull Moose. 1912-16. Liberal Republicans for Roosevelt in first US Progressive Party.

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

Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.

Cavalier Party. 1660-88. Royalists. Became Tory.

Central Committee. Governing body of USSR Communist Party.

Centre Party. 1871-1933. German Roman Catholic political party.

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