Kruger Telegram. 1896. Wilhelm II congratulates Kruger on defeating Jameson Raid, angering British.

Ladd, William. 1778-1841. US pacifist writer. Founder of US Peace Society 1828.

Lake Poets. 19C. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey of English Lake District.

Langland, William. 1330-1400. English Christian allegorical poet. Piers Ploughman 1362.

Laud, William. 1573-1645. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45. Supported Charles I. Beheaded.

Lewis, Merriwether. 1774-1809. US explorer with Clark overland to Pacific NW, 1804-6.

Longchamp, William. -1197. English Chancellor. Ruled in Richard I’s absence 1190-1. Arranged ransom 1193 ending John’s rebellion.

Mackenzie, William Lyon. 1795-1861. Led failed revolt vs Family Compact in Upper Canada 1837.

Macready, William. 1793-1873. English actor. Rivalry with Forrest caused NY Opera House Riot, 1849.

Marlowe, Christopher. 1564-93. English dramatist: Tamerlane 1586. Dr. Faustus 1588-92. Edward II. May have written some of Shakespeare.

Mayo, Charles. 1865-1939, William 1861-1939. Founded clinic, medical research foundation, 1915.

McAdoo, William. 1863-1941. Founded US Federal Reserve Board 1913. Raised $18B for war effort.

McKinley, William. 1843-1901. US President 1897-. Spanish American War. Gained Hawaii. Assassinated by anarchist.

Melville, Lord. 1742-1811. British minister under Pitt. Impeached, 1805; acquitted.

Mermaid Tavern. 15C-1666. London meeting place of Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne et al.

Merritt, William. 1793-1862. Upper Canada trade promoter. Welland Canal 1824-9.

Miller, William. 1782-1849. US founder of Adventists. Predicted Christ’s 2nd Coming for 1843.

Modernism. Early 20C literary movement. Lawrence. Eliot. Yeats.

Morris, William. 1834-96. English poet, craftsman opposed to 19C ugliness and social inequality. Founder of Socialist League. Wallpaper, fabrics 1861.

Morton, William. 1819-68. US dentist. Advocated ether anaesthesia 1846.

NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 1909-. For US black civil rights. Niagara Movement. Du Bois.

Narrative Art. Late 19C. Pictures should tell a story. Hogarth.

Neerwinden. 1693 Victory of Luxembourg over William of Orange.

Nonjurors. 1689. Clergy refusing to take oath of Allegiance to William and Mary.

O’Brien, William. 1803-64. Irish revolutionary. 1848 Insurrection. Led Young Ireland. Banished.

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