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Drinkwater, John. 1882-1937. English dramatist: Abraham Lincoln 1918.
Duchamp, Marcel. 1887-1968. French/US Dada artist.
Duquesne, Abraham. 1610-88. French defeat Spanish, Dutch fleets.
Durham Report. 1839. Advocated colonial independence from Britain, BNA Act.
Eastern Crisis. 1839-41. British suppression of Muhammed Ali’s Egyptian expansion.
Emancipation Proclamation. 1863. Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederacy.
Evesham, Battle. 1265. Montfort defeated and killed. End of Barons War.
Fatima. c606-33. Daughter of Mohammad. Matriarch of Fatimids. Wife of Ali, Shi’ite leader.
Federalist Party. 1787-1825. US first party founded by A. Hamilton for strong central government. In power 1791-1801.
Formigé. Designer of gardens in Champ-de-Mars 1908.
Fredrikshamn, Peace. 1809. Sweden cedes Finland to Russia.
Gabriel. Archangel. God’s messenger. Made Annunciation to Mary, and revealed Koran to Muhammad.
Gabriel, Jacques-Ange. 1698-1782. French Architect: École Militaire 1752. Champ-de-Mars. Place de la Concorde 1755. Petit Trianon 1762.
Garcia Iñiguez, Calixto. 1836-98. Cuban leader. Ten Years War. Spanish-American War.
Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.
Gettysburg. 1863. Lincoln’s address given to dedicate Civil War cemetery. “Four score and seven years ago...Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
Gotham. English villagers, to avoid expense of entertaining King John, pretended to be fools.
Graham, Billy. 1918-. US evangelist.
Granada. 745-1492 Moors. Last Moslem kingdom in Spain. Alhambra.
Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.
Greene, Graham. 1904-91. English cinematic thriller writer: Man Within 1929. Power and the Glory 1940. Third Man 1949. Quiet American 1955.
Gresham, Thomas. 1519-79. English founder of Stock Exchange 1560. Gresham’s Law-“Bad money drives out good” (mistakenly attributed).
Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.
Hamas. 1987-. Militant terrorist movement for elimination of Israel and establishment of a Palestinian state. Denounced 1993 peace agreement. PLO.