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Duvalier, Jean-Claude. “Baby Doc”. Haitian dictator 1971-1986, son of Papa Doc. Overthrown, exiled.
Dvaravati. 6-13C. Kingdom in Thailand. Indian culture.
Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.
Eakins, Thomas. 1844-1916. US Realist painter. Clinic of Dr. Gross 1875.
Ealdred. -1069. Anglo-Saxon archbishop of York 1060-: crowned William the Conqueror.
Earl. Third rank of British peerage.
Earth. According to geologists created 4,600,000,000BC. Ussher for Biblical version.
East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.
Eastern Orthodoxy. Branch of Christianity. East-West Schism.
Eck, Johann. 1486-1543. Opposed Luther, Protestantism.
École Polytechnique. 1794-. French college of high repute. Replaced Navarre. Graduates are the “X”.
Economics, Classical. 19C. Followers of Adam Smith.
Eddy, Mary Baker. 1821-1910. US founder of Christian Science Religion. Wrote Science and Health 1875.
Eden, Anthony. 1897-1977. British Prime Minister 55-7. Resigned over Suez Crisis.
Ederle, Gertrude. 1906-. US. First woman to swim the English Channel, 1926.
Edgar. 943-975. English King, 959-. First coronation (Bath) of a king of all England.
Edgar Aetheling. 1050-1130. Anglo-Saxon prince who submitted to William I.
Edgeworth, Richard. 1744-1817. English. Semaphore 1767.
Edinburgh, Treaty. 1560. France and England withdraw from Scotland.
Edington, Battle. 878. King Alfred, Wessex only Anglo-Saxon kingdom to withstand Danes.
Edison, Thomas. 1847-1931. US inventor: imp telephone 1877, phonograph 1877, lightbulb 1878, movies, cast concrete 1907. Menlo Park, first industrial research laboratory.
Edmund I. 921-46. King of England 939-. Recaptured north England from Norse. Monastic revival.
Edward, The Black Prince. 1330-76. Son of Edward III. Victor at Poitiers, 1356. Captured John II of France.
Edward the Confessor, St. c1003-66. Anglo Saxon king 1041-. Founded Westminster Abbey. Conquered Wales. Died without heir, prompting Norman Invasion.