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Scopes Trial. 1925. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in Tennessee high school. Bryan. Darrow.
Scotism. Philosophy of Duns Scotus.
Scotland. c4000BC Inhabited. c1800BC Beaker people. c300BC Celts (Picts). Caledonia. c500 AD Scots (Celts from Ireland) settle. 832 MacAlpin unifies. 945 + Cumbria + Strathclyde. c1016 + Lothian. 1328 Independence acknowledged by England. 1603 James VI becomes James I of England. 1707 Great Britain. 1801 United Kingdom.
Scotland Yard. Site of Palace where Scottish kings stayed. 1829- HQ, London Metropolitan Police.
Scots Confession. Knox’s Calvinist doctrine, adopted by Scottish parliament 1560.
Scott, George. 1811-78. English Gothic Revival architect: Oxford Martyrs’ Memorial 1841. Albert Memorial 1863-72.
Scott, Robert. 1868-1912. English Antarctic explorer. Died returning from the South Pole.
Scott, Walter. 1771-1832. Prolific Scottish Romantic historical novelist. Lady of the Lake 1810; Waverley 1814; Ivanhoe 1819.
Scriabin, Aleksandr. 1872-1915. Russian composer uniting music with philosophy: Prometheus 1911. Musical symbolism.
Scriblerus Club. 18C English literary club. Satirized contemporary writing. Swift. Pope.
Scripps, Edward. 1854-1926. US publisher. Founded United Press news service 1907.
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.
Scythians. 8/7-2C BC. Nomadic conquerors of S Europe, Russia. Conquered by Samaritans. Destroyed 2C AD.
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.
Sebastian, St. -288. Martyr. Survived arrows...beaten to death.
Sebek. Egyptian crocodile god, patron of kings.
SEC. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1934. Founded under New Deal.
Second Front. 1944 Allied attack from west.