Teapot Dome Scandal. 1922. Exclusive oil rights granted by Fall for personal “loans”. Discredited Harding administration.

Tecumseh. 1768-1813. American Shawnee Indian chief. Fought US in War of 1812.

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. 1881-1955. French Jesuit philosopher. Man is evolving toward final spiritual unity.

Tejada Law. 1856. Mexico confiscates church property, French buy land.

Telemann, Georg. 1681-1767. German Baroque composer of vitality, wit and color.

Teleological Argument. God exists as master planner, because universe exhibits purpose. Duty derives from what is good as end to be achieved. Aristotle. Kant.

Telephone, Wireless. 1926 London-New York.

Tell, William. 13-14C/Legendary Swiss hero of Altdorf. Shot apple off son’s head on orders of Austrian governor, Gessler.

Teller, Edward. 1908-. Hungarian/US physicist. Manhattan project. Supported H-bomb.

Telstar. 1962. First satellite TV between North America, Europe. First public telephone by satellite.

Temperance Movement. 1808 Begun in NY by women and churches. 1874 WCTU. 1890 Carry Nation. 1893 Anti-Saloon League. Prohibition.

Templars. 1119-1312. Founded by Baldwin II and 9 knights in the Holy Land to protect pilgrims. Created International banking system, 9,000 commanderies, and owned 1/4 of Paris when dissolved by Philip IV, 1307; and Edward II, 1308. Council of Vienne.

Temple, William. 1628-99. English diplomat. Arranged Triple Alliance, marriage of William and Mary.

Temporary Rules. 1882-1912. Russian anti-Jewish restrictions after pogrom 1881.

Ten Commandments. Decalogue. Laws God gave Moses on stone tablets. Fundamental to Judaism/Christianity/Islam. No other gods, idols, swearing. Remember the sabbath. Honor parents. Do not kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, covet.

Ten Years’ War. 1868-78. Failed Cuban rebellion vs Spain. Virginius Affair.

Tencin, Claudine de. 1682-1749. French writer. Influential patron.

Tennis. 12C French game. 1870 English invent lawn tennis. 1877 First Wimbledon.

Tennis Court Oath. 1789. French Third Estate vows to obtain constitution. Declaration of authority of National Assembly.

Tenzig Norgay. c1914-86. Sherpa. Climbed Everest with Hillary, 1953.

Terence. c185-159BC. Roman dramatist. Adapted Greek works. Adelphi 160.

Tereshkova, Valentina. 1937-. Russian. First woman in space 1963.

Terman, Lewis. 1877-1956. Introduced IQ tests to US school system.

Teschen Treaty. 1779. Austria, Prussia end War of Bavarian Succession.

Tessin, Nicodemus, the Elder. 1615-81. Swedish architect. Drottningholm 1662.

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