Scriblerus Club. 18C English literary club. Satirized contemporary writing. Swift. Pope.

Scrofula.(King’s evil). Tuberculosis. Once thought cured by king’s touch.

Scutage. -14C. Payment by vassal to Lord in lieu of military service.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

Se Ami. Japanese No dramatist. Offering of the Flowers 1395.

Sea Lion, Operation. Battle of Britain.

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.

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.

Seebeck, Thomas. 1770-1831. Russian. Invented thermocouple, 1822.

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.

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.

Sempach Battle. 1386. Swiss confederates defeat Austrian Duke Leopold, ensuring independence.

Senanayake, D.S. 1884-1952. “Father” of Independent Ceylon. Prime Minister 1947-.

Senate. 509BC. Roman governing body. 401BC Plebians admitted. 44BC lost most power to Caesar.

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