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Messerschmidt, Willy. 1898-1978. German plane designer and manufacturer, WWII.
Montanism. 156-9C. Montanus’ ascetic Christian movement of illuminati expecting the Millenium.
Nagy, Imre. 1896-1958. Hungarian premier 1953~56. Executed after Hungarian Uprising. Rehabilitated 1989.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
New Hebrides. Melanesians, Polynesians. 1606 de Quiros discovers. 1768 Bougainville rediscovers. 1774 Cook charts. 1887 Joint French/English admin. 1980 -Vanuatu.
Pan-American Conferences. 1826- US, South American states. Pan-American Union, OAS.
Pan-American Union. 1890-1948. Commercial, cultural exchanges.
Planudes Maximus. 1260-c1310. Byzantine monk. Edited Greek Anthology of prose and poetry 1302.
Polish Uprising. 1863. January Insurrection.
Popol Vuh. 16C manuscript on Mayan culture.
Poznán Riots. 1956. Polish workers strike for bread and freedom. 53 killed by Russian troops. Led to new regime, Hungarian Uprising.
Quezon, Manuel. 1878-1944. First Philippine president 1935-.
RákóczI II, Ferenc. 1676-1735. Transylvanian prince. Led Hungarian Uprising 1703.
Rákosi, Mátyás. 1892-1971. Stalinist Hungarian leader 1945-56. Fled before 1956 uprising.
Ramanuja. 1017-1137. Hindu leader of Vaishnava sect.
Regiomontanus. 1436-76. German astronomer. First modern exposition of trigonometry. Decimals 1467.
Sardinia. 6C BC Carthage. 238BC Rome. 435 Vandal. 534 Byzantine Empire. 10C Saracen. 1016 Pisa. 1189 Hohenstaufen +Piedmont. 1326 Aragon. 1713 Austria. 1720 Savoy Kingdom. 1796 France. 1815 +Genoa. 1861 Italy. Sardinian Victor-Emmanuel became king of Italy.
Scipio Africanus Major. 236-183BC. Roman general. Pushed Carthaginians from Spain. Defeated Hannibal at Zama 202.
Scipio Africanus Minor. 185-129BC. Roman Consul, censor, general. Conquered, destroyed Carthage.
Secret Speech. 1956. Khrushchev call for destalinization in USSR leads to Hungarian, Polish uprisings.
Solferino, Battle. 1859. Victor-Emmanuel gains Lombardy during Risorgimento. Carnage leads to Red Cross.
Soranus. 1-2C. Greek gynecologist. Described contraception. Dominated medicine 1500 years.
SPQR Senatus Populusque Romanus. = The Senate and People of Rome.
Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.
Strauss, Johann. 1825-99. Austrian composer of 150 waltzes. Blue Danube 1867. Operettas. Die Fledermaus 1874. “Waltz King”.