Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.

Chanel, Gabrielle (Coco). 1883-1971. French haut couture, perfume doyenne. Simplicity.

Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.

Collins, William. 1721-59. English pre-Romantic lyric poet. Ode to Simplicity.

Coulomb, Charles de. 1736-1806. French naval engineer, defined unit of electricity. Electrical attraction 1785.

Crassus, Lucius. 140-91BC. Roman statesman, orator. Banished non-citizens, causing Social War.

Damascus. c2500BC. World’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria.

Dawes Act. 1887. US law granting citizenship and land rights to individual Indians.

Delft. Dutch city famous 17-18C for pottery.

Delian League. 478-404BC. 140-400 Greek cities allied for mutual protection vs Persia. Basis of Athenian power. Revived 378 as Athenian League.

Deme. Subdivision of a Greek City-State.

Dionysius. c431-367BC. Syracuse tyrant, unites Greek cities, defeats Carthaginians. Syracuse becomes major power.

Dodge City. 1864. Famed US frontier town.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.

Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.

Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.

El Dorado. 16C Legendary city of gold in S America.

Ephesus. Major Greek, Roman city now in Turkey. 133 Bequeathed to Rome by Attale. 263 Goths sacked Temple of Artemis, 7 wonder.

Ephor. 8C BC. Magistrate of Sparta or other Dorian cities.

Eretria. Greek city. Destroyed 490BC by Persia.

Forbidden City. 1421-1911. Peking. Emperor’s fortified palace. Commoners forbidden to enter.

French Fury. 1583. Antwerp citizens kill 2,000 occupying French soldiers.

Ghetto. Jewish area of cities, esp: 1556-1885 Rome; 1239 Valencia; 1462 Frankfurt; 1516 Venice; 1066-1291 Old Jewry, London; 1939 Warsaw.

Gilbert, William. 1540-1603. English scientist. Earth’s magnetic field, 1600. Coined term ’electricity’.

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