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275 matches to Lebanese National Pact
Bibliothèque Nationale. French National Library begun by Charles V collection now houses 20M works. 7M Books.
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne. 1832-1910. Norwegian poet, novelist: Kongen 1877, National anthem.
Black Nationalism. 1960-73. US political movement for economic power.
Blanc, Louis. 1811-82. French Utopian Socialist. Theory of equal wages. National Workshops. Organization du Travail 1839.
Blood Purge. 1934. Hitler’s murder of 74 Nazi radicals.
Bourguiba, Habib. 1903-2000. Tunisian Nationalist president 1956-87. Moderate socialist.
Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.
Buchenwald. 1937-45. Nazi concentration camp. Medical research, slave labour. 52,500 dead.
Burns, Robert. 1759-96. Scottish national poet: Auld Lang Syne, Comin’ Through the Rye. Kilmarnock Edition 1786.
Cahenslyism. 19C European Roman Catholics in US press Pope for pastors and parishes of their nationality.
Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.
Chase, Salmon. 1808-73. US. Founded Republican Party. National banking system.
Chetniks. 1907-45. Serbian nationalist guerillas.
Chivalry. 12-15C. International brotherhood of knights and their code of conduct.
Christian X. Danish king 1912-47. Symbol of Danish Resistance. Imprisoned by Nazis 1943-5. Women’s vote 1915. Independent Iceland 1918.
Church of England. 1534. Anglican Church. National English church, founded by Henry VIII. Redefined by Elizabeth I, 1559. Act of Supremacy.
Church of Scotland. National Church of Scotland. Reformation led by Knox. 1560 Abolished pope. 1689 Presbyterian.
CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.
Comédie-Francaise. Oldest National theatre. Founded by Louis XIV in 1680. Molière.
COMINTERN. Third International 1919-43.
Commune. 1789-94. Paris council. Overode the National Assembly by controlling administration.
Concentration Camps. 1862-65 USA. 1899-1902. British internment of Boers in South Africa. 1922-91. USSR. 1933-45 Nazi prisons for extermination and slave labour. Buchenwald. Auschwitz. Dachau. 1942-6 US Relocation Centers. 1942-46 Canada. 1950’s Kenya. 1973 Chile.
Confederation Group. 19C Canadian nationalistic poets. Carmen.
Copyright ©. 1518 Pynson, king’s printer. 1710 Britain. Copyright Act. 1789 Ramsey in US. 1831 US Act. 1838 International. 1886 Berne Convention. 1952 Universal Copyright Convention. 1988 US joins Berne. 1998 US Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Cortes. Spanish National Assembly.