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1312 matches to Wa
Balewa, Abubakar. 1912-66. First Nigerian Prime Minister 1957-. Assassinated by Ibos.
Balkan League. 1912-13. Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro. Balkan Wars.
Balkan Wars. 1912-13. Balkan League defeats Ottoman Empire. Turkish territory distributed. General dissatisfaction termed the “powder keg of Europe”.
Ball, John. -1381. English priest. Led Peasants Revolt. Executed. Tyler.
Balliol, Edward. -1363. Invaded Scotland 1332. King 1332-56. Ceded crown to ally Edward III.
Balliol, John. c1249-1315. King of Scotland 1292-6. Defeated, deposed by Edward I.
Balthazar. (Belshazzar). -539BC. Babylonian co-regent. Daniel read writing on his wall 539BC.
Baltic Wars of Liberation. 1918-20. Established independent states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
Baltimore Incident. 1891. Chileans attack US seamen; pay reparations to avert war.
Baptism. Purification by water as practised by a wide variety of religions.
Barbados. Arawak. 1518 Portugal discovers. 1627 English settle. 1966 Independent.
Barbara, St. c200. Maiden martyr at father’s hands, who was struck by lightning. Patron St. of artillerymen.
Barbary Piracy. 1518-1830. G. Washington pays $1M to free enslaved seamen 1796. US attacks Tripoli 1815. French sieze Algiers, 1830.
Barnet, Battle. 1471. Yorkist victory in War of Roses.
Baroja y Nessi, Pio. 1872-1956. Basque novelist. Terse style influenced Hemingway. Somber Lives 1900. Generation of ’98.
Barons War. 1264-7. England. Led by Montfort vs Henry III’s spending. Evesham. Oxford Provisions. Ended by Marlborough Statute.
Barrier Treaties. 1709-15. Britain, HRE aid United Provinces vs Spain, France. Spanish Succession.
Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.
Bärwalde, Treaty. 1631. French pay Swedes to fight Hapsburgs.
Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.
Bauer, Sebastian. 1822-75. Invented submarine, 1850. First underwater photography.
Bauhaus. 1919-33. German art institute. ’Arts and sciences should cooperate in architecture’ -Gropius.
Bavarian Succession, War. (Potato War). 1778-9. Prussia stops Austria from taking over Bavarian land ceded to it.
Bayard, Pierre. 1476-1524. French knight in Italian wars. “The fearless and blameless knight.”