Vaisnavism. 7C BC Hindu sect. Worship Vishnu as Krishna and Rama.

Vanuatu. New Hebrides. 1980 Independent.

Vedanta. Philosophy of Hinduism from 6C BC Upanishads. Developed by Sankara 7C and Ramanuja 11C.

Velázquez, Diego. 1599-1660. Spanish Naturalist court painter. Old Woman Frying Eggs 1618. Coronation of the Virgin 1641. Philip IV 1644. Surrender of Breda. Borrachos. Venus and Mirror 1655.

Velikovsky, Immanuel. 1895-1979. Russian/US writer of controversial scientific theories. Worlds in Collision 1950.

Venus. Roman goddess of love and beauty. =Aphrodite.

Venus de Milo. 150BC Greek statue found on Milos, 1820.

Vico, Giambattista. 1668-1744. Italian cultural philosopher: Scienzo Nuova 1720.

Victor-Emmanuel II. 1820-78. First king of united Italy, 1861-. Peace of Milan, 1848. Cavour.

Victor Emmanuel III. 1869-1947. Last Italian king 1900~46. Supported Mussolini. Abdicated.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 1798,9. States protest Alien +Sedition Acts limiting freedoms. Nullification.

Vishnu. Hindu god. Preserver of world and moral order.

Waksman, Selman. 1888-1973. Ukraine/US Streptomycin 1943.

Walesa, Lech. 1943-. Polish Solidarity leader instrumental in forcing decline of Communist rule. President 1990-96.

Watches. 15C invented in Germany. Nuremberg Eggs.

Watson, James. 1928-. US discoverer of DNA structure 1953 with Crick.

Western European Union. 1948. Britain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg. 1954 +Italy, Germany. 50 year treaty. NATO. European Defense Community.

Westinghouse, George. 1846-1914. US inventor/manufacturer. AC electricity distribution 1885.

White, Patrick. 1912-90. Australian novelist, activist. The Aunt’s Story 1948.

Wiesel, Elie. 1928-. Romanian Holocaust victim, author. After the Darkness 2002. Foundation for Humanity. .

Wilson, Charles. 1869-1959. Scottish physicist. Cloud Chamber 1911.

Wilson, Woodrow. 1856-1924. US president 1913-21. Idealist. Advocated League of Nations. Prohibition. Women’s vote. Attempted to mediate WWI 1917.

Wöhler, Friedrich. 1800-82. German. Synthesized urea 1828. Aluminum 1827.

Yeats, William. 1865-1939. Irish nationalist poet/dramatist: Wild Swans 1917. Deirdre. Tower 1928. Winding Stair 1933. Modernism.

Yukawa Hideki. 1907-81. Japanese physicist. Predicted mesons 1935.

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