Ahimsa. Hindu/Buddhist doctrine: non-injury to all living things. Jainism.

Alden, John. c1599-1687. Pilgrim father. Married Priscilla Mullens.

Amritsar Riot. 1919. British Dyer opens fire on unarmed Indians. 379 dead. 1200 injured.

Andromaque. Wife of Hector, model of conjugal and maternal love.

Angad. 1504-52. Sikh Guru. Created Punjab script.

Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.

Anjala League. 1788-89. Swedish, Finnish officers conspire vs Gustav III to end Russo-Swedish War.

Anjou. Region, former province of western France. Under English 1151-1204, 1360. 1480 France. Angevin.

Aranjuez, Revolt. 1808. Forced abdication of Charles IV (Spain) and dismissed Prime Minister.

Argentina. Tehuelch, Querandi, Puelche, Inca. 1536 Spanish. 1776 Viceroyalty of La Plata. 1816 Independent United Province of La Plata. 1862 =Argentina. 1943 Peron. 1982 Falklands War. 2001 Economic collapse.

Audubon, John. 1785-1851. US ornitholigist, artist. Birds of America.

Austen, Jane. 1775-1817. English novelist: Sense and Sensibility, 1811, Pride and Prejudice, 1813. “the exquisite touch which renders the commonplace interesting”-W. Scott. Emma 1816.

Baker, Benjamin. 1840-1907. English engineer: London Underground 1869. Forth Bridge 1882. Aswan Dam.

Baldwin, James. 1924-87. US writer of black experience. Another Country 1962. Go Tell it on the Mountain 1953.

Balzac, Honoré de. 1799-1850. French novelist of social injustice: Comedie Humaine 1829-48.

Bardeen, John. 1908-91. US developer of transistor 1948 with Shockley. . BCS superconductivity 1957.

Behaviourism. 1913. Actions are response to physical stimuli. Skinner. Watson. Pavlov.

Benjamin. Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. Led 1 of 10 Lost Tribes.

Beria, Laurenty. 1899-1953. Soviet commisar in charge of Stalin’s security police 1938-.

Bertin, Jean. 1917-75. French engineer. Jet silencers; air cushion vehicles.

Bodin, Jean. 1530-96. French political philosopher. Advocated democratic monarchy.

Britten, Benjamin. 1913-76. Influential English composer of operas and symphonies. Paul Bunyan 1941. Billy Budd 1951. War Requiem 1962. Death in Venice 1973.

Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.

Buchanan, James. 1791-1868. US President 1857-61. Compromise policy failed to avert civil war.

Bukharin, Nikolay. 1888-1938. Russian Bolshevik. Shot in Stalin’s Purge. Rehabilitated 1988.

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