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2160 matches to Castor and Pollux
Nobel Prize. Nobel legacy funded. Peace Prize
and prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature. 1969 +Economics.
. Declined: Le Duc Tho, Pasternak, Sartre.
Nobiles. 3C- Roman ruling aristocracy. Patricians and office holding Plebeians.
Nod. Biblical land where Cain fled.
Noncooperation Movement. 1920-22. Ghandi’s non-violent protest in India. Amritsar Massacre.
Nonjurors. 1689. Clergy refusing to take oath of Allegiance to William and Mary.
Nordic Council. 1953-. Denmark, Norway, Sweden. 1955 +Finland. Promotes cultural unity, reciprocal rights.
Norman Conquest. 1066. Brought Norman laws, customs, feudal system to England. Hastings.
Normandy. Rome. 911 Norse(Rollo). 1066 + England. 1204 French. 1420 English. 1450 French.
Normandy Invasion. 1944. Eisenhower’s D-Day assault of Allies on German-occupied France. WWII turning point.
Normans. 9C. Norsemen who settled in northern France, Sicily, Naples, Albania, Thessaloniki.
Norsemen. Danes, Norwegians and Swedes who colonized Britain, France, Russia, 9-11C. Also called: Northmen, Vikings, Varangians. Beseiged Paris 885.
North Africa Campaign. 1940-3. Montgomery, Alexander defeat Rommel’s Afrikan Korps.
Northern Ireland. Ireland. 17C Protestants settle. 1801 United Kingdom. 1920 Ireland divided. 1922 Civil War. 1922 Direct rule. IRA.
Northern War, First. 1655-60. Sweden vs Poland and allies. Sweden wins Danish territory. Poland renounces claim to Swedish throne.
Northern War, Great. 1700-21. Sweden vs Russia and allies. Ends Sweden’s power, begins Russia’s.
Northumbria. Anglo-Saxon kingdom. c605 Bernicia + Deira = Northumbria. 9C Danish. 944 +England.
Northwest Rebellion. 1885. Saskachewan natives and Métis for land rights. Defeated. Riél.
Nostradamus. 1503-66. French astrologer. Prophesied Napoleon and Hitler.
Novgorod School. 12-16C. Russian icon and mural painting.
Numidia. 3C BC-428. Country in N Africa. 46BC Rome. 428 Vandal. ≈Algeria.
Nuremberg Laws. 1935. German Jews lose citizenship and rights.
OAS. Organization of American States. 1948. Western Hemisphere organization for peace, security, and economic cooperation. Cuba expelled 1962.
OAU. Organization of African Unity. 1963. Formed to improve living standards and eliminate colonialism.
Obed. Biblical son of Ruth and Boaz. Grandfather of David.