De La Tour, George. 1593-1652. French Caravaggist painter. Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds.

De Mille, Cecil B. 1881-1959. US. First US Feature film. Squaw Man 1913. Ten Commandments 1923, 1956. Epics.

De Vries. Mutation laws, 1901.

De Wet, Christiaan. 1854-1922. Boer general. Led 1914 Rebellion.

Deacon. Christian cleric. Lowest rank of Episcopal Holy Orders. Protestant lay official.

Dean, James. 1931-55. US film star. Rebel Without a Cause 1955.

Decadents. 19C. Writers who believed art should be above conventional morality. Mallarmé. Wilde. Verlaine.

Decatur, Stephen. 1779-1820. US naval officer. -“Our country, right or wrong”.

Decembrists. 1825. Conspiracy to overthrow Czar Nicholas I. Betrayed. Established Russia’s revolutionary tradition.

Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. American colonies declare independence from British rule during War of Independence.

Declaration of the 26 Nations. 1942. Washington. First reference to United Nations. Agreement to no separate truce with Axis.

Deere, John. 1804-86. US inventor of steel plow.

Defender of the Faith. 1521. Title conferred by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII. Withdrawn after Act of Supremacy. Reconfirmed by Parliament, 1544 for all succeeding monarchs.

Defenestration of Prague. 1419. Hussites eject aldermen. 1618. Protestants throw regents out window. Begins Thirty Years War.

Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731. English writer: Robinson Crusoe 1719; Moll Flanders 1722. Idea of savings bank, 1697.

DeGasperi, Alcide. 1881-1954. Italian Prime Minister 1945-53. Post-war reconstruction.

DeGaulle, Charles. 1890-1970. Led Free French during WWII. Provisional President 1944-6. President 58-69. Fifth Republic.

Deirdre. Fled Ireland with her lover, who was killed by King Conchobar in old tale.

Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.

Delany, Martin. 1812-85. US black physician. Founded Mystery newspaper for black rights.

Delaroche, Paul. 1797-1859. French portrait and historical painter. Death of Queen Elizabeth. Children of Edward.

Delaware. “First” US state. Owasco, Delaware, Nanticoke, Assateague. 1609 English exploredl. 1631 Dutch. 1638 Swedish. 1655 Dutch. 1664 England.

DeLeon, Daniel. 1852-1914. US Marxist. Founded IWW. Editor The People.

Delian League. 478-404BC. 140-400 Greek cities allied for mutual protection vs Persia. Basis of Athenian power. Revived 378 as Athenian League.

Demagogue. In Greece, leader popular with masses. Now, a politician who plays on popular passions for personal gain.

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