San Juan Boundary Dispute. 1846-72. Britain/US. San Juan islands to US.

Sandinistas. 1962-. Nicaraguan Communist guerilla group vs Somoza. Governed 1980-89, despite US Funded Contra rebellion.

Sarapis. Greco-Egyptian god. Originally of underworld, later of sun.

Sargon of Akkad. Mesopotamian king c2334-2279BC. Conquered Sumer, founded First Semitic dynasty.

Sarnoff, David. 1891-1971. Russian/US radio-TV pioneer. Founded RCA 1921, NBC 1926.

Savoy. 1048 Duchy founded by Humbert I. 1056 +Piedmont. 1720 +Sardinia -Sicily = Kingdom of Sardinia. 1792 French. 1814 Sardinia. 1815 +Genoa. 1860 France.

Saxony. 843 «East Frankish Kingdom. 919-1024 Ruled HRE. 1180 Divided. 1697 Elector (King) of Poland. 1785 Fürstenbund. 1806 Napoleon creates Kingdom. 1815 Half to Prussia. 1815 German Confederation. 1835 Zollverein. 1867 North German Confederation. 1871 German Empire. 1918 Abolished monarchy. 1920 Republic. 1933 Germany.

Scaliger, Joseph. 1540-1609. Classical scholar. Founded science of chronology.

Schütz, Heinrich. 1585-1672. Founded German church music with Italian style. Wrote first German opera, Dafne 1627.

Scientology. 1955-. Religious/scientific movement founded by Hubbard.

Scopes Trial. 1925. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in Tennessee high school. Bryan. Darrow.

Scripps, Edward. 1854-1926. US publisher. Founded United Press news service 1907.

SEC. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1934. Founded under New Deal.

Seleucids. 312-64BC. Hellenistic kingdom founded by Alexander’s general, Seleucus. Syria, Persia, Mesopotamia.

Semiramis. Assyrian queen, goddess. Founded Babylon.

Sforza, Francesco I. 1401-66. Founder of Milanese dynasty 1450-1535.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. 1792-1822. English lyric poet. Advocated freedom of thought. Prometheus Unbound 1820.

Shinran. 1173-1262. Japanese Buddhist. Founded True Pure Land sect.

Ships. Iron- Foss 1777. Clipper 1832. Paddle- Charlotte Dundas 1801. Screw- Archimedes 1839. Nuclear- Nautilus 1955.

Shostakovich, Dmitri. 1906-75. Russian. Composed complex profound intense personal works. Rebuked by Stalin. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk 1934.

Shot Heard Around the World. 1775. Battle of Lexington and Concord beginning American Revolution.

Sigismund I. The Old. 1467-1548. King of Poland 1506-. Acquired Prussia 1525.

Sigismund III. Vasa. 1566-1632. King of Poland 1587-, Sweden 1592-99. Captured Moscow 1610-12.

Sigismund. 1368-1437. King of Hungary 1387-, Germans 1411-, Lombardy 1431-, HRE 1433-. Helped end Schism. Executed Huss.

Simcoe, John Graves. 1752-1806. First Lt Governor of Upper Canada. Founded Toronto 1793.

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