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Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.
Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.
Florey, Howard. 1898-1968. British. Isolated Penicillin with Chain,1928. Fleming.
Florian, Jean-Pierre de. 1755-94. French fable writer.
Flowers, Revolution of. 1974. Junta overthrows Caetano in Portugal. 1976 election.
Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Fontana, Domenico. 1543-1607. Italian/Swiss architect. Vatican Library 1587. St. Peter’s Cupola 1588.
Fontenelle, Bernard de. 1657-1757. French pre-enlightenment writer, scientist. Entretiens 1685.
Fontenoy, Battle. 1745. French victory in War of Austrian Succession.
Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.
Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.
Ford, Gerald. 1913-. Only non-elected US President 1974-6. Replaced Agnew as VP, Nixon as President pardoned Nixon.
Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.
Forester, C.S. 1899-1966. English historical novelist. Captain Hornblower 1937-53.
Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.
Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.
Fortunatus. Hero with inexhaustible purse in 15C German lit.
Foster, Stephen. 1826-64. US writer of ballads, minstrel songs. Oh Susanna 1848.
Fouqué, Friedrich. 1777-1843. German Romantic writer. Undine 1811.
Four Forest Cantons. 1291 separated from Hapsburg rule. 1332 formed basis of Switzerland.
Four Freedoms. 1941. Goals of Allies set forth by Roosevelt. Freedom: of expression, worship; from want, fear.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Biblical reference to war, famine, death, and Christ, to come at end of world.