King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-68. US non-violent black Civil Rights activist. Assassinated.

King Philip’s War. 1675-6. Bloody conflict of New England colonists vs Indians under Philip.

Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.

Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.

Knights of St John. Hospitallers.

Knights of the Golden Circle. 1859-66. Secret US organization of South supporters during Civil War.

Knights’ War. 1522-3. Failed German rebellion vs Reformation.

Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.

Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty. 1774. Ottomans restore Black Sea ports to Russia. Independent Crimea.

Kulikovo, Battle. 1380. Russia defeats Golden Horde, ending Tatar rule.

Kyi, Aung San Suu. 1945-. Burmese. Leader of nonviolent movement for human rights in Myanmar. House arrest 1989-95.

Labourers, Statute. 1351. Parliament’s freezing of rising wages after plague leads to Peasants Revolt.

Ladislaus I. 1040-95. King of Hungary 1077-. National hero, defeated Poles, Russians, Tatars. Conquered Croats.

Laissez-Faire. Motto of 19C liberals calling for free markets and trade. Smith. “Laissez-faire, laissez-passer, laissez-aller”-Legendre 1680.

Lake Poets. 19C. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey of English Lake District.

Lammenais, Félicité de. 1782-1854. French RC priest. Liberal writer influenced Christian Democrats. Paroles d’un Croyant 1833.

Land, Edwin. 1909-91. US inventor of Polaroid filter 1932, camera 1947, range-finder, anti-aircraft sights during WWII.

Land League. 1879. Irish association to reduce rents. Agitated for Home Rule. Parnell.

Laocoön. Trojan priest, distrusted Trojan Horse. Killed with sons by serpents.

Lapua. 1929-32. Finnish-Estonian Fascist movement. Failed putsch, 1932.

Lasso, Orlando di. c1530-94. Flemish polyphonic Renaissance composer. Motets 1556.

Last Supper. Jesus’ last meal with Discliples.

Latvia. 9C Varangian. 1158 Teutonic Knights. 1561 Poland(S). 1629 Sweden(N). 1721 Russian(N)...1795 Russian(all). 1918 Independent republic. 1934 Ulmanis dictator. 1940 USSR. 1941-45 German occupation. 1991 Independent.

Leary, Timothy. 1920-96. Harvard professor who urged students to “turn on” with LSD, 1964.

Lebanese Civil War. 1975-91. Moslem PLO gain power over Phalangists. Lebanese National Pact. Israeli, Syrian intervention 1978-82.

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