Murray, James. 1837-1915. Scottish/English editor of Oxford English Dictionary 1879-.

Mursa, Battle. 351. Roman civil wars. Rebel Magnentius defeated by Constantius II. 54,000 dead.

Murten, Battle. =Morat Battle.

Muscadins. French Royalist youth movement after the Commune.

Muscovy Company. 1555-1698. English company with monopoly on Russian trade. First joint-stock.

Muses. Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne that preside over the areas of knowledge: Calliope-epics, Clio-history, Erato-love poems, Thalia-comedy, Melpomene- tragedy, Terpsichore-dance, Euterpe-music, Polyhymnia-sacred poems, Urania-astronomy.

Muslim Civil War. 656-61 Sunni Muawiya defeats Shi’ite Ali for leadership starting Umayyad dynasty. 683-92 Umayyad put down Syrian rebellion. 809-13 Iraq vs Iran. 1008-31 Moslem Spanish gain autonomy from Umayyad.

Murphy, Gerald and Sara. 1920-33 US expatriates in Paris, Antibes. Parties, salons for artists and writers. Models for Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night.

Muslim League. 1906-71. Indian movement. 1940 Demanded Moslem state. Pakistan 1947.

Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.

Mussolini, Benito. Il Duce. 1883-1945. Italian Fascist dictator 1922-. Seized Abyssinia 1935. Allied with Germany WWII. Shot.

Mussorgsky, Modest. 1839-81. Russian Nationalist composer. Boris Gudunov 1874. Pictures at an Exhibition 1874.

Mutanabbi, al-. 915-65. Arab panegyric poet. Divan.

Mutsuhito. Japanese Emperor 1867-1912.

Mutual Assistance Pact. 1950. USSR supports China, sends arms to N Korea.

Muybridge, Eadweard. 1830-1904. English/US Photographic studies of motion 1872.

My Lai Massacre. 1968. US troops kill all residents of Vietnamese village. Calley.

Myanmar. (Burma). Pyu. Mons. 849 Pagan kingdom. 1287 Mongol. 1303-1605 Split. 1852(S)/1886(N) British under India. 1948 Independent. 1974 Socialist republic. 1988 Military coup, dictatorship. 1989 = Myanmar. 1990 elections nullified. Suu Kyi.

Mycale, Battle. 479BC. Greek navy defeats Persians.

Mycenaeans. c1600-c1100BC. Greek civilization. Time of Homer’s epics. Late Bronze Age. Ended with Dorian invasion.

Mylae, Battle. 260BC. Roman navy defeats Carthaginians in first Punic War.

Myrdal, Gunnar. 1898-1987. Swedish economist/sociologist on racism. American Dilemma 1944.

Myriocephalon, Battle. 1176. Turks defeat Byzantines, hold Anatolia.

Myrmidons. Mythical Thessaly tribe led by Achilles.

Myron. c480-440BC. Greek sculptor. Discobolos.

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