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Brunel, Isambard. 1806-59. British inventor of transatlantic steamship, 1838; screw propeller, 1845.
Brunel, Marc. 1769-1849. French engineer. Thames tunnel 1825-42.
Brunelleschi, Filippo. 1377-1446. Florentine architect. Dome of Florence Cathedral 1420. Perspective 1415.
Brunhild. 534-613. Visigoth queen of Austrasia. Fued w Fredegund. Def by Neustria. Executed by having her hair tied to tail of wild horse.
Bruno, Giordano. 1548-1600. Italian Copernican philosopher opposed to dogma. Burned as heretic.
Bruno, St. c1035-c1101. Founder of German Carthusian Order 1084.
Brussels, Treaty. 1948. = Western Union. 50 year alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands. 1954 + W Germany, Italy.
Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.
Brute. Descendant of Aeneas, said to have founded New Troy at London..
Brutus, Lucius. Ousted Etruscan Tarquinius to found Roman republic 509BC..
Brutus, Marcus. 85-42BC. Conspired vs Caesar. Commited suicide after Philippi.
Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.
Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.
Buber, Martin. 1878-1965. Austrian/Israeli philosopher. I and Thou 1923. -Man’s relation to God.
Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.
Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.
Bucephalus. -326BC. Alexander the Great’ s horse.
Buchanan, James. 1791-1868. US President 1857-61. Compromise policy failed to avert civil war.
Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.
Buchenwald. 1937-45. Nazi concentration camp. Medical research, slave labour. 52,500 dead.
Buchman, Frank. 1878-1961. English founder of Buchmanism.
Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.
Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.
Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.