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Tatarstan. 8C Bulgars settle. Tatars. 13C Golden Horde. 1552 Russia. 1991 Independent Republic within Russian Federation.
Tawney, Richard. 1880-1962. British critic of affluent society. Acquisitive Society.
Taxation. On Income 1193. On Cooking Oil: 1000BC Egypt. Foreigners: 400BC Greece. Imports 1CBC Rome. Property: 453BC Greece, 1642 England. Sales: 49BC Rome. 1973 UK VAT. Inheritance: 23BC Rome. Salt: 1286-1790 France. Hair Powder: 1795-1869 Hearths: 1663-89. Cards: 1615. Whiskey. Eisphora. Boadicea. Godiva. Danegeld. Domesday Book. Tithes.
Tay Son Rebellion. 1771-88. Vietnam. Tay Son brothers take power. 1788-93. Defeat invading Chinese. Social reforms.
Taylor, Brook. 1685-1731. English mathematician. Theorem of Differential Calculus 1715.
Taylor, Frederick. 1856-1915. US engineer, created efficiency methods. Principles of Scientific Management 1911.
Taylor, Maxwell. 1901-87. US WWII air commander.
Taylor, Richard. 1826-79. US Confederate general. Red River Campaign.
Taylor, Zachary. 1784-1850. US Mexican War hero. President 1849-. “Old Rough and Ready”. Last slave owning- president.
Tchaikovsky, Peter. 1840-93. Russian composer of operas and ballets with emotional appeal. Swan Lake 1877. Sleeping Beauty 1890. Nutcracker 1892.
Tea. c2700BC China. 6C Europe. 1657 England.
Tea Act. 1773. British give British East India Company effective monopoly in North America. Boston Tea Party.
Teapot Dome Scandal. 1922. Exclusive oil rights granted by Fall for personal “loans”. Discredited Harding administration.
Technocracy. 1931- US movement advocating reorganization of society on technological principles.
Tecumseh. 1768-1813. American Shawnee Indian chief. Fought US in War of 1812.
Tegh Bahadur. 1621-75. 2nd Sikh martyr.
Tehran Conference. 1943. Allies coordinate strategy.
Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. 1881-1955. French Jesuit philosopher. Man is evolving toward final spiritual unity.
Tejada Law. 1856. Mexico confiscates church property, French buy land.
Telegraph. 1794 France Semaphore. 1795 England Shutter. 1835 Morse. 1851 London-Paris. 1901 Transatlantic.
Telemachus. Greek son of Odysseus and Penelope. Mentor.
Telemann, Georg. 1681-1767. German Baroque composer of vitality, wit and color.
Teleological Argument. God exists as master planner, because universe exhibits purpose. Duty derives from what is good as end to be achieved. Aristotle. Kant.
Telephone, Wireless. 1926 London-New York.