Byrd, Richard. 1888-1957. US aviator, explorer. Flight over North Pole, 1926.

Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.

Cabral, Pedro. 1467-1520. Portuguese navigator. Discovered Brazil 1500.

Cabrini, St. Frances Xavier. 1850-1917. First American saint.

Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.

Cakste, Janis. 1859-1927. Latvian independence leader, First president 1922-.

Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.

Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 1600-81. Spanish dramatist: El divino Orfeo-“Life is a dream” 1635.

Calley, Wm. Convicted of My Lai Massacre.

Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.

Calvinism. New concept of work. Diligence, frugality, beyond satisfaction of material needs. Predestination. Strict Rectitude. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Remonstrants.

Camden, Battle. 1780 British victory. American Revolution.

Camel, Battle of the. 656. Basra. Ali victory in first Moslem Civil War.

Camp David Accords. 1978. Israel-Egypt peace negotiations. Egypt regains Sinai 1982. Begin. Sadat.

Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.

Cannae, Battle. 216BC. Hannibal victory over Rome.

Cano, Juan del. c1460-1526. Spanish. First Circumnavigation 1521. Magellan.

Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.

Carib. Warlike natives of Amazon Basin. 15C conquered Arawak. Cannibals. Decimated by disease. St Vincent.

Carlos, Don. 1788-1855. Claimed Spanish throne 1833, succeeding brother Ferdinand VII. Carlists.

Carnap, Rudolph. 1891-1970. German/US Logical Positivist philosopher.

Carnot, Lazare. 1753-1823. French mathematician. Called “organizer of victory” by Revolutionaries. Member of Directory, Tribunal. Instituted conscription.

Carolingians. French dynasty 751-987. Merovingians. Charlemagne. Holy Roman Empire.

Carr, Emily. 1871-1945. Canadian writer and primitivist painter. Klee Wick 1941.

Carrhae, Battle. 53BC. Failed Roman invasion of Parthia. Crassus killed. End of first triumvirate.

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