Ile de la Cité, Paris. Originally Lutetia 250BC. Renamed by Clovis, 506, when he made it his capital.

Lutetia. Original name for Ile de la Cité, Paris, when settled in 250BC.

ABC Powers. 1905. Argentina, Brazil, Chile.

Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.

Aiken, Conrad. 1889-1973. US poet, short story writer. Silent Snow, Secret Snow 1934.

Alarcos, Battle. 1195. Moslems defeat Christians in Spain, go on to conquer Castile.

Alberti, Leon. 1404-72. Italian Renaissance Man. Artist, poet, geographer, mathematician.

Alcaçovas, Treaty. 1479. Portugal renounces claim to Castile.

Alcalá Zamora, Niceto. 1877-1949. President, Spanish Republic, 1931-6. Died in exile.

Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.

Aljubarrota, Battle. 1385. Confirmed Portugal’s independence from Castile.

Allen, Ethan. 1738-89. Led Green Mountain Boys in American Revolution. Failed to take Montreal, 1775.

Allende, Salvador. 1908-73. Marxist president of Chile 1970-3.

Amboise Conspiracy. 1560. Failed Huguenot plot to kidnap French king. Led to massacre of 1200 Huguenots.

Amin, Idi. c1926-. Uganda dictator 1971-9. Exile to France.

Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.

Anaximenes. -c570BC. Miletan (Gr) philosopher: quantitive differences of substances. All matter is air.

Andalusia. Region of S Spain. 9C BC Phoenecia. 210BC Rome. 5C Vandal, Visigoth. 8C Moslem. 14C Christian. 1492 Castile.

Aragon. 2C BC Rome. 711 Moors. 1035 Independent kingdom. 1076 +Navarre. 1134 -Navarre. 1137 +Catalonia. 1238 +Valencia. 13C +Balearics, Murcia. 1479 +Castile =Spain. Ferdinand.

Araucanian Wars. 1530-1870. Chile, Argentina. Natives forced onto reservations.

Aristocracy. Gov’t by a privileged class.

Austrian Succession, War. 1740-48. Jenkins Ear and King George’s Wars. Maria Theresa recognized. Francis I becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Prussian power shown. Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty. Silesian War.

Autumn Harvest Uprising. 1927. Failed Chinese peasant revolt led by Mao.

Awami League. 1954-71. For Bangladesh independence. Rahman.

Babylonian Captivity. 586-538BC. “70 Years” of Jewish exile by Nebuchadnezzar.

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