Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.

CAF. Central America Federation.

Caffaro di Caschifellone. c1080-1166. Genoese crusader, wrote chronicles.

Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.

Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.

Cagoulards. 1930s. French Fascist terrorists vs Third Republic.

Cahenslyism. 19C European Roman Catholics in US press Pope for pastors and parishes of their nationality.

Caillaux, Joseph. 1863-1944. French pacifist politician. Early supporter of Income Tax.

Caillié, René. 1799-1838. French explorer in Africa.

Cain. Elder son of Adam and Eve. Killed Abel.

Cairo Conferences. 1943. Allies discuss far east policies with Chiang Kai-shek.

Cakste, Janis. 1859-1927. Latvian independence leader, First president 1922-.

Calais. British siege 1346. Six burghers offer their lives to save town. Britain controls -1558.

Calamity Jane. (Martha Jane Burke). 1852-1903. US sharpshooter frontierswoman.

Calatrava, Knights. 1158-1493. Defended Spain vs Moors. Controlled large areas.

Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.

Calder, Alexander. 1898-1976. US sculptor of mobiles.

Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 1600-81. Spanish dramatist: El divino Orfeo-“Life is a dream” 1635.

Caldwell, Erskine. 1903-87. US author. Tobacco Road. God’s Little Acre 1933.

Caleb. Spy sent by Moses to Canaan.

Caledonia. Roman name for north of Britain ≈Scotland.

California. 1542 Spain. 1769 Spanish colonize. Serra. 1822 Mexico. 1848 US. 1850 State.

Caligula, Gaius. 12-41. Ruthless Roman Emperor.

Caliphate Empire. 632-1258. Moslem Empire founded by Muhammad. From Afghanistan to north Africa and Spain. Umayyad. Abbasid.

Callaghan, James. 1912-. British Labour Prime Minister 1976-9.

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