Day, Benjamin. 1810-89. US founder New York Sun 1833. Brother Jonathan 1842.

Dayan, Moshe. 1915-81. Israeli general in Arab-Israeli Wars. Cabinet Minister 1967~79.

Daye, Stephen. 1594-1668. First printing press in American colonies 1639.

De Quincey, Thomas. 1785-1859. English essayist. Confessions of an English Opium Eater 1821.

Deacon. Christian cleric. Lowest rank of Episcopal Holy Orders. Protestant lay official.

Deák, Ferenc. 1803-76. Hungarian leader. Ausgleich.

Deakin, Alfred. 1856-1919. Australian Prime Minister 1903~10. First Attorney General 1901. Led federation movement.

Deane, Silas. 1737-89. American Revolutionary. First US foreign diplomat.

Debussy, Claude. 1862-1918. French Impressionist composer. System of harmonic images. Nocturnes. La Mer 1905.

Decadents. 19C. Writers who believed art should be above conventional morality. Mallarmé. Wilde. Verlaine.

Decatur, Stephen. 1779-1820. US naval officer. -“Our country, right or wrong”.

Decembrists. 1825. Conspiracy to overthrow Czar Nicholas I. Betrayed. Established Russia’s revolutionary tradition.

Decius. c201-251. Roman Emperor 249-. First systematic persecution of Christians.

Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. American colonies declare independence from British rule during War of Independence.

Decorated English Architecture. 1250-1375. Introduced lighting and shade effects. York Minster.

Deductive Reasoning. Aristotelian. Derivation of universal truths from prior certainties. Syllogisms.

Defender of the Faith. 1521. Title conferred by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII. Withdrawn after Act of Supremacy. Reconfirmed by Parliament, 1544 for all succeeding monarchs.

Defenestration of Prague. 1419. Hussites eject aldermen. 1618. Protestants throw regents out window. Begins Thirty Years War.

DeHavilland, Geoffrey. 1882-1965. British aviation pioneer, Moth series.

Deirdre. Fled Ireland with her lover, who was killed by King Conchobar in old tale.

Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.

Dekker, Thomas. c1572-1632. English satiric dramatist. Shoemaker’s Holiday 1600.

Delany, Martin. 1812-85. US black physician. Founded Mystery newspaper for black rights.

Delcassé, Théophile. 1852-1923. French statesman. Fashoda. Anglo-French Entente. Treaty of London.

Delft. Dutch city famous 17-18C for pottery.

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