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Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.
Scythians. 8/7-2C BC. Nomadic conquerors of S Europe, Russia. Conquered by Samaritans. Destroyed 2C AD.
Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.
SEATO. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 1954-77 for defence vs communist infiltration.
Sebastapol, Siege. 1854. 11 mos. Allied Crimean War victory. First trench warfare. Florence Nightingale.
Sebek. Egyptian crocodile god, patron of kings.
SEC. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1934. Founded under New Deal.
Second Front. 1944 Allied attack from west.
Secret Speech. 1956. Khrushchev call for destalinization in USSR leads to Hungarian, Polish uprisings.
Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.
Security Council. UN executive. USA, USSR, China, France, UK, + 10 non-permanent.
Sedan, Battle. 1870. Napoleon III surrenders to Germans. Ends second French Empire.
Sedgemoore, Battle. 1685. James II defeats Monmouth. Monmouth executed.
Seebeck, Thomas. 1770-1831. Russian. Invented thermocouple, 1822.
Seeckt, Hans von. 1866-1936. German general. Secretly rebuilt army after WWI.
Segovia, Andrés. 1894-1987. Spanish classical guitarist.
Segregation. Separation of the races to maintain the advantages of one.
Seguin, Marc. 1786-1875. French inventor of the suspension bridge.
Ségurane, Catherine. Saved Nice by frightening away invading Turks, 1543.
Seleucids. 312-64BC. Hellenistic kingdom founded by Alexander’s general, Seleucus. Syria, Persia, Mesopotamia.
Selim I. 1470-1520. Ottoman sultan 1512-. Conquered Egypt, Syria, part of Persia.
Seljuks. 1075-1242. Turkish dynasty ruled Caliphate Empire. Attacks vs Byzantines led to Crusades. Nucleus for Ottoman Empire.
Selkirk, 5th earl. 1771-1820. Philanthropist. Established Scottish colonies in Canada. Red River.
Selkirk, Alexander. 1676-1721. Sailor marooned 1704-9. Prototype for Robinson Crusoe.
Seminole Wars. 1817-18, 1835-42. Seminole Indians forced out of Florida.