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Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
Dragoon. 16-20C. Soldiers trained for infantry and cavalry.
Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.
Dreikaiserbund. League of 3 Emperors. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia. First 1873-78. 2nd 1881-7 (secret).
Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.
Dresden, Battle. 1813. Last major Napoleonic victory in Germany.
Dresden, Treaty. 1745. Prussia gains Saxony. Ends 2nd Silesian War.
Dresden Codex. Pre-Columbian Mayan manuscript.
Drexler, Anton. Founded German Labour Party 1919...National Socialist Party.
Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.
Dreyse, Nikolaus von. Invented needle gun, 1827.
Druon Antigonus. Legendary giant. Cut off enemies’ right hands.
Drury Lane. 1663. Oldest English theatre, London. Rebuilt 1674, 1812.
Dryden, John. 1631-1700. British poet laureate, playwright. Marriage a la Mode 1673.
Du Gange. 1610-88. French scholar. Latin Dictionary.
Dual Alliance. 1879-1918. Austria-Germany...Triple Alliance. 1891-1914. Secret, France-Russia. Caused Germany to declare war on France when attacking Russia. WWI.
Dual Monarchy. 1867. Austrian Empire divided into Austrian, Hungarian kingdoms under one king. Ausgleich.
Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.
Dualism, Religious. Belief in 2 opposed deities, usually good and evil. Gnosticism.
DuBarry, Marie. 1746-93. Mistress of Louis XV. Guillotined.
Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.
Dufay, Guillaume. c1400-74. Burgundian composer. Clever counterpoint, flowing melody. Motets, songs.
Dufy, Raoul. 1877-1953. French Fauvist painter.