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

Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.

Althusius, Johannes. 1557-1638. German jurist. “Father of Federalism”.

Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.

Alvarado, Pedro de. c1486-1541. Spanish conquerer of Guatemala and El Salvador. Conquistador to Mexico.

Alvarez, Luis. 1911-88. US physicist. Linear accelerator, bubble chamber.

Amana Colonies. 1855. Successful Pietist communes in Iowa.

Amanollah Khan. 1892-1960. Amir of Afghanistan 1919-29. Won independence from Britain, 1919.

Amati. 16-17C. Italian family of violin makers-taught Stradivari.

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

American Civil War. 1861-5. Abolitionist North defeats slave-owning South. Britain and France support South, Russia supports North. Union. Confederacy.

American Revolution. 1775-1783. Independence won from Britain, United States of America formed.

America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.

Amethyst Incident. 1949. Escape of British frigate from China.

Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.

Amis, Kingsley. 1922-95. English novelist and poet. Angry Young Men. Lucky Jim 1954.

Amistad Affair. 1841. Slaves mutiny on Spanish ship. Sail to US. Declared free by US court.

Ammianus Marcellinus. 330-395. Wrote 31 volume History of Rome.

Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.

Ampère, André. 1775-1836. Physicist: related magnetism to electric current, 1820. Galvanometer 1824.

Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.

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.

Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.

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