National Assembly. 1789-91. French legislature of Third Estate. 1946-. Lower house of French parliament. Rights of Man. Legislative Assembly.

Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.

Nernst, Walther. 1864-1941. German scientist: Third law of thermodynamics. Physical chemistry.

Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade

Newfoundland. Beothuk, Inuit. 10C Norse discover. 1497 Cabot rediscovers. 1583 Britain claims. 17-18C British, French dispute. 1713 British sovereignty recognized. 1855 Self-governing. 1934 Crown Colony. 1949 Canadian province.

Nicaea, Council. 325. Debate of Athanasius and Arius resolved Nicene Creed, not Easter dates. 787. Temporarily resolved Iconoclasm.

Nobel Prize. Nobel legacy funded. Peace Prize and prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature. 1969 +Economics. . Declined: Le Duc Tho, Pasternak, Sartre.

Nonjurors. 1689. Clergy refusing to take oath of Allegiance to William and Mary.

Northcliffe, Viscount. 1865-1922. English publisher. Daily Mail 1896. Daily Mirror 1903. Times 1906.

Northern War, First. 1655-60. Sweden vs Poland and allies. Sweden wins Danish territory. Poland renounces claim to Swedish throne.

Northwest Passage. Attempts 1497- to find a sea route around Canada to Asia. Amundsen succeeded 1903-6. McClure 1853.

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. 1968. USSR, US, UK, +59 others. Effective 1970.

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 1963. US, UK, USSR, + 100 signatories. No atmospheric, underwater, or space tests. France, China decline, continue testing.

Observatory, Paris. 1667-72. Claude Perrault. Dimensions of the solar system 1672, meridians of longitude. Sets Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Occitan. Langue d’Oc. Romance language of southern France. Dialects include Provençale, the language of the troubadours. Oil.

Octavia. -11BC. Octavian’s sister. Antony’s wife 40-30BC before Cleopatra.

Octavia. 42-62. Claudius’ daughter, Nero’s wife. Executed by Nero.

Octavian. 63BC-14AD. 27BC Declared himself Emperor Augustus.

Odets, Clifford. 1906-63. US playwright of social protest. Waiting for Lefty 1935. Golden Boy 1937.

Oldenburg, Claes. 1929-. Swedish/US Pop art sculptor.

O’Neill, Eugene. 1888-1953. US playwright: Iceman Cometh 1946. Long Day’s Journey into Night 1956.

O’Neill, Shane. c1530-67. Irish chief rebelled vs England, slain by rival clan.

Orestes. Electra’s brother. Killed mother and her lover to avenge death of his father, Agamemnon.

Oriental Canon Law. 880. Ecclesiastical laws of Eastern Christian churches.

Otto, Nikolaus. 1832-91. Built 4 Cycle engine 1876.

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