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Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Ananias. Early Christian struck dead for lying to Peter.
Bacon, Roger. 1214-94. English Franciscan monk. Advocated scientific experiment, observation. Alchemist. Formulated gunpowder. Magnifying glass 1250. Opus Majus 1266.Telescope.
Barton, Elizabeth. 1506-34. Maid of Kent. Executed for prophesy against Henry VIII marrying Anne Boleyn.
Brinkmanship. Policy of staying at brink of war.
Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.
Bukhari, al. 810-870. Arab scholar. Collected sayings of Mohammed.
Calypso. Nymph who entertained Ulysses, delaying his voyage for seven years.
Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.
Cayley, George. 1773-1857. Flying machine 1796. First manned glider flight 1853.
D-Day. June 6, 1944. Normandy Landing.
Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.
Dollar Diplomacy. Buying a country’s support with loans, aid.
Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.
Erik IX. -1160. King 1150-, Patron Saint of Sweden. Killed trying to convert Finns.
Euterpe. Greek Muse of tragedy and flute playing.
Fabius, Quintus. -203BC. Consul. Saved Rome from Hannibal by delaying battles, allowing army to recover 218-.
Flying Dutchman. Legendary ghost ship of Cape of Good Hope.
French Fury. 1583. Antwerp citizens kill 2,000 occupying French soldiers.
Goering, Hermann. 1893-1946. German WWI flying ace, Nazi Prime Minister. Gestapo. Condemned at Nuremberg. Suicide.
Gothic Architecture. 12-15C. Began with French cathedrals and spread over N Europe. Pointed arches, rib vaulting, flying buttresses. Stability achieved with balance rather than mass. Airy lightness. St. Denis 1140. Notre Dame Cathedral. Tudor.
Harris, Paul. 1868-1947. US lawyer. Founded Rotary International 1905.
Hellenistic Art. c330-50BC. Cosmopolitan culturally diverse period of Alexander’s empire. Sensual, emotional sculpture. Dying Gaul. Laocoön.
Human Rights. Agreed natural rights for all mankind. Stoics. Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789. Bill of Rights 1791. Buisson. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. Amnesty International.
Indochina War. 1946-54. Vietnamese Communists vs French and British occupying forces. =First Vietnam War.