Abel, Frederick. 1827-1902. English inventor of military explosive cordite with Dewar, 1889.

Abercrombie, Patrick. 1879-1957. British architect: Greater London town plan, 1943.

Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.

Abydos, Table. 14C BC List of Egyptian. kings. Discovered Temple of Seti,1817.

Academy. c387BC-529. Greek school founded by Plato dedicated to exploration of science and philosophical truth. Closed by Justinian.

Ader, Clement. 1841-1926. French aviation engineer. 1890 first plane.

Adler, Alfred. 1870-1937. Austrian psychiatrist. Split with Freud, 1911.

Adrianople, Battle. 378. Visigoths defeat Rome, kill Valens.

Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.

African Colonization. 1840-1920. 15C Portuguese exploration. 1884-1920 Africa divided by European powers. 1950- anti-colonial mvmts.

Agora. Greek open-air market/meeting place.

Alaska. 1741 Bering explores. 1799 Russian America. 1867 US buys for $7.2M. 1959 State.

Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).

Albee, Edward. 1928-. US playwright. Pulitzer-Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1962.

Algerian Revolutionary War. 1954-62. Plebiscite granted independence from France, 1962.

Ali. 4th Caliph, 656-661. Son-in-law of Muhammad. Succession led to Sunni/Shi’ite split. Moslem Civil War.

Alphonsine Tables. 1252. Incorrect astronomical data on planets, based on geocentric system.

Alvarez Quintero, Joaquin. 1873-1944, + Serafin 1871-1938. Spanish playwrights.

Amboina Massacre. 1623. 20 British and Japanese merchants executed by Dutch for plotting overthrow.

Amboise Conspiracy. 1560. Failed Huguenot plot to kidnap French king. Led to massacre of 1200 Huguenots.

Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.

Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.

Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.

Amyot, Jacques. 1513-93. French humanist and Plutarch translator.

Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.

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