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Moscow Olympics. 1980. Boycotted by Western nations opposed to Afghanistan invasion.
Moscow School. 14-16C Icon painting. Curving planes, subtle colors.
Moscow Treaty. 1920 Baltic Liberation. 1921 Turkish frontiers. 1970 W Germany, USSR renounce force.
Moseley, Henry. 1887-1915. English x-ray physicist. Atomic number and charge.
Moses. c14C BC. Hebrew leader who led his people from Egypt to Palestine. Received the Ten Commandments from God. Founded Israel.
Moses, Anna. “Grandma”. 1860-1961. US folk artist. Began painting in her 70s.
Mother Goose. Perrault. Contes de ma mère l’oye 1697. From an old French expression = “old wives’ tales”....Mother Goose’s Melody 1781.
Motherwell, Robert. 1915-91. US Abstract Expressionist painter. Created New York school. Elegy to the Spanish Republic 1949-59.
Mott, Lucretia. 1793-1880. Organized first US women’s rights conference with Stanton, 1848.
Moulin, Jean. 1899-1943. French patriot, founder of National Council of Resistance 1943. Tortured to death by Gestapo.
Moulin Rouge. 1889. Parisian music hall of Belle Epoque immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec.
Mountain Meadows Massacre. 1857. Paiute Indians and Utah Mormons kill 137 Arkansas emigrants en route to California.
Mozambique. 1489 DaGama discovers. 1498 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent People’s Republic.
Mozarabs. 8-11C. Christians who adopted Moslem language and culture in Spain but remained Catholic.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-91. Viennese Classical composer. European tour at age 6. Seemingly effortless compositions of symmetry and melody with emotional feeling. Marriage of Figaro 1786. Don Juan 1787. Magic Flute 1791.
Mugabe, Robert. 1924-. Rebel leader with Nkomo. First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe 1980-.
Mugwumps. 1884. US Republican reform faction. In England, politically neutral voters.
Muhammad ’Ali Pasha. 1769-1849. Egyptian Viceroy 1805-48. Killed Mameluks. Aided Ottomans vs Greeks. Dynasty ruled Egypt to 1952.
Muhammadan Era. Began 622 AD, AH 0 of Islamic Calendar. Dates from Hijrah. Christian Era.
Muhlenberg. German/US family. Founded US Lutheranism 18-19C.
Mujahideen. 1978. Afghan guerilla militia. Supported by US vs Soviet occupation.
Mukden Incident. 1931. Japan takes over Manchuria on pretext of attempted railway sabotage.
Müller, Hermann. 1876-1931. German Weimar leader. Young Plan.
Müller, Paul. 1899-1965. Swiss chemist. DDT as insecticide 1939.
