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Three Wise Men. Magi visited Jesus in Bethlehem. Guided by star.
Thresher. 1963. US submarine sinks with all aboard.
Throckmorton, Francis. 1554-84. Led failed conspiracy vs Elizabeth I to restore Roman Catholicism.
Thucydides. 5C BC. Greek historian of Peloponnesian Wars. Objective historical science.
Thugs. Indian religious sect suppressed by British. Killed travellers to offer to goddess Kali.
Thule. Northern island discovered by Greeks 4C BC. Iceland, Shetlands or Norway?
Thurber, James. 1894-1961. US humorist. Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1942. New Yorker Cartoons 1931-40.
Thutmose I. Egyptian king c1525-12BC. First tomb in Valley of Kings.
Thutmose III. -1450BC. Egyptian king 1504BC-. Conqueror. Peak of Egyptian Empire.
Tiananmen (Tienanmen) Square. 1989 student demonstrations for increased freedom crushed by Chinese army.
Tiberius. 42BC-37 AD. Second Roman Emperor 14-.
Tibet. 7C-838 Buddhist kingdom. 9C Divided. 1247 Mongol. 14C Yellow Hats established. 1642 5th Dalai Lama becomes ruler. 1715 Chinese suzerainty. 1792 Closed to foreigners. 1951 Autonomous within China. 1959 China crushes revolt. 1987~9 Riots vs Chinese rule.
Tibetan Buddhism. Yellow Hats. Dalai Lama.
Tibullus, Albius. c55-19BC. Roman elegist.
Ticonderoga, Battle. 1775. Green Mountain Boys defeat British, capture Fort Ticonderoga.
Tientsin, Treaty. 1858. British, French concessions established.
Tientsin Massacre. 1870. 20 French killed. China apologizes. End of China/Western co-operation.
Tiepolo, Giovanni. 1696-1770. Italian painter of color and light. Frescoes.
Tiffany, Louis. 1848-1933. US art-nouveau decorator. Colored glass works.
Tiglath-pileser III. -727BC. Assyrian king c745-. Expanded empire to Persia, Babylon.
Tigranes I. the Great. c104-55BC. King c95-. Armenia becomes strongest Eastern Roman state.
Tigris-Euphrates. SW Asian river system. Assyrian, Chaldean civilizations.
Tilak, Bal. 1856-1920. Indian leader. United Hindus, Moslems vs British 1916.
Tillich, Paul. 1886-1965. German/US Christian philosopher. Courage To Be 1952. Systematic Theology 1951-63..
Tilly, Graf von. 1559-1632. Flemish commander of Catholic League in Thirty Years War.