Bennett, Richard B. 1870-1947. Canadian Conservative Prime Minister 1930-5. Advocated Empire Free Trade. Imperial Conference 1932.

Beresteczko, Battle. 1651. Poland defeats Ukraine Cossacks who then ally with Russia.

Berlin Congress. 1878. Bulgaria divided, independence for Romania, Serbia. Turkey gains Macedonia. Russia gains Armenia. Britain gains Cyprus. Revised San Stefano treaty.

Berlin Decree. 1806. Napoleon announces Continental System blockading Britain.

Bernstein, Eduard. 1850-1932. German anti-militant Socialist. Founded Fabians.

Bernstein, Leonard. 1918-90. US conductor/ composer. West Side Story 1957.

Bessemer, Henry. 1813-98. English inventor of economical steel making process, 1856.

Bhascara. 1114-85. Hindu mathematician/astrologer. First user of decimal system.

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

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.

Blood, Thomas. 1628-80. Attempted to steal British crown jewels 1671.

Bloomsbury Group. 1907-30. Agnostic English intellectuals searching for good, true, beautiful. Forster, Woolf, Keynes, Russell, Huxley, et.al.

Blow, John. 1649-1708. Westminster organist. First English opera, Venus and Adonis 1685.

Blum, Léon. 1872-1950. French Socialist Prime Minister 1936-7. 40 hr. week.

Bonaparte, Louis. 1778-1846. King of Holland 1806-10. Forced to abdicate after opposing Continental System. Napoleon’s brother.

Borden, Lizzie. 1860-1927. US. Acquitted of father’s and stepmother’s axe murders 1892.

Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.

Botha, Louis. 1862-1919. First Prime Minister 1910- of South Africa.

Boulanger, Georges. 1837-91. French popular war minister. Conspired coup 1889. Banished.

Brahmin. Highest Hindu caste.

Braithwaite. 1829. First steam fire engine.

Branting, Karl. 1860-1925. Founder of Swedish Social Democratic Party, Prime Minister 1920-4.

Brearly, Harry. English. Stainless steel 1913.

Breasted, James. 1865-1935. US Egyptologist. Ancient Records 1906.

Brehon Laws. (Feinechus) 8-17C. Irish legal system.

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