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1181 matches to Walther von der Vogelwelde
Carthage. 814BC Phoenician colony. Dido. 574BC Independence after Tyre falls. 480BC Republic. 264-146BC Punic Wars. Hannibal. 146BC Rome razes, rebuilds. 439 Vandals plunder. 533 Byzantine. 705 Moslem. Tunis.
Carthusians. 1084. Strict order of monks founded by St Bruno. Inventors of Chartreuse liqueur.
Cartwright, Alexander. “Father of American baseball”. Established rules for modern game.
Casablanca, Conference. 1943. Allies agree to fight Axis and Japan to unconditional surrender.
Cassander. c354-297BC. Macedonian King. Fought for control after Alexander’s death. Diadochi.
Catesby, Robert. 1573-1605. Planned Gunpowder Plot.
Catt, Carrie. 1859-1947. US feminist leader. 19th Amendment.
Caudillo. Latin US term for military-backed leader.
Cayley, George. 1773-1857. Flying machine 1796. First manned glider flight 1853.
CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.
Celsius, Anders. 1701-44. Swedish physicist: centigrade temperature scale 1742.
Celts. Central European peoples who settled Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor 3000BC, and invaded Great Britain c3C BC. Plundered Rome 390BC. Thrived in Britain. after Romans. Invaded Greece 279-276BC. Forced to Wales by Invasions 5C. = Roman “Gauls”.
Central America Federation. 1823-40. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.
Champ-de-Mars. Garden under the Eiffel Tower. Originally Gabriel’s parade ground for École Militaire.
Chanson de Roland. 12C French epic poem. Roncesvalles. Roland.
Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.
Charlie, Bonnie Prince. 1720-88. Scottish Stuart pretender to the English throne. Unsuccessful revolt 1745. Exiled.
Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.
Chiang Kai-shek. 1887-1975. Chinese Kuomintang leader 1928-. In Taiwan 1949-.
Childeric III. Last Merovingian King of France -751.
Chkheidze, Nikolai. 1864-1926. Russ. Menshevik leader.
Chopin, Fréderic. 1810-49. Polish/French composer of emotional expressiveness and pianist of great technical ability. Sand.
Chou En-lai. 1898-1976. Chinese moderate Communist Prime Minister 1949-.
Chu Teh. 1886-1976. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Red Army. Long March.