Iron Cross. 1813. Prussian military decoration.

Java Man. First known fossils of Homo Erectus, discovered 1891.

John of the Cross, St. 1542-91. Spanish mystic poet. Founded Discalced Carmelites.

Kalmyks. Nomadic Mongolian peoples. 17C Settled Lower Volga. 1771 Forced back at great loss of life. 1945 Exiled to Siberia. 1957 Restored.

Knossos. 6500-1450BC. Capital of Minoan Empire.

Kossuth, Lajos. 1802-94. Hungarian Revolution leader, 1848-9.

Leakey, Louis. 1903-72. British anthropological archeologist. With wife Mary, discovered homo habilis and other ancient humanoid fossils.

Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.

Lindbergh, Charles. 1902-74. US aviator: first solo non-stop flight across Atlantic, 1927.

Lycia. Mountain district of Anatolia. 43 conquered by Rome. Xanthos.

Magenta, Battle. 1859. France, Piedmont defeat Austria creating Italian Unity. Carnage led to founding of Red Cross. Eponymous dye discovered 1859.

Maipú, Battle. 1818. Spanish loss. Chile Independent.

Malta. c800BC Phoenecia...Carthage. 218BC Rome. 5C Vandal/ Goth. 6C Byzantine. 870 Arab. 1090 Sicily. 1530 Knights of St. John. 1798 French. 1814 British. 1964 Indepependent. 1974 Republic. Population awarded George Cross 1942.

Man, Isle of. 5C Celtic. 9C Norse. 800 Tynwald. 1266 Scotland...England. 1828 Crown possession.

Mann Act. 1910. US law prohibits transport of women across state lines for immoral purposes.

Mannerheim Line. Eastern Finnish fortification. Crossed by Russians 1940.

Mazepa, Ivan. 1644-1709. Cossack. Fought for Ukraine independence from Poland.

McClure, Robert. 1807-73. British naval commander. First Northwest Passage crossing by boat and sledge 1853-4.

Meredith, George. 1828-1909. English manners novelist. Intellectual, witty and poetic. Ordeal 1859. Egoist 1879. Dianna of the Crossways 1885.

Mortimer’s Cross, Battle. 1461. Yorks defeat Lancastrians. Edward IV declares himself king.

Neville’s Cross, Battle. 1346. English defeat Scottish invaders, capture King David II.

New Spain. 1535-1821. Spanish possessions in North, Central America. New Granada.

Oisin. (Ossian). 3C. Gaelic warrior bard. Legends of his father Finn MacCool.

OSS. Office of Strategic Services. 1942-45. Precursor to CIA.

Ossianic Ballads. 11-18C Irish based on 3C themes of Finn MacCool. Oisin.

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