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Necho. -595BC. Egyptian pharaoh 610-. Aided Assyria vs Babylonians. Expedition sailed around Africa.
Neerwinden. 1693 Victory of Luxembourg over William of Orange.
Negeri Sembilan. 14C Sumatrans settle. 1773 Confederation of 9 states. 1889 British protectorate. 1895 «Federation of Malay States...1948 Malayan Federation.
Nemesis. Greek goddess of retribution.
Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir. 1858-1943. Russian author/director. Founded Moscow Art Theater with Stanislavsky.
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.
Neptune. Roman god of the Sea = Poseidon. Trident.
Nerchinsk, Treaty. 1689. Russia-China trade agreement. China recognizes Russia.
Nero. 37-68. Cruel, licentious Roman Emperor 54-. Persecuted Christians. Killed mother, wife. Blamed for fire, 63. Golden House.
Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade
Nesselrode, Count. 1780-1862. Russian foreign minister 1822-56. Supported Holy Alliance.
Netherlands. Celts, Germans. 1C Rome. 400 Franks...Carolingian. 9C HRE. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1581 Independent(N) = United Provinces. 1795 France. Batavian Republic. 1806 Kingdom of Holland. 1810 «France. 1815 United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1830 -Belgium. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Neuilly, Treaty. 1919. Bulgaria and Allies. Bulgaria cedes land and pays WWI reparations, loses outlet to Mediterranean.
Neumann, Balthasar. 1687-1753. German Baroque architect. Residenz in Würzburg 1719-44.
Neumann, John von. 1903-57. Hungarian/US mathematician. Computer theory; serial process. Assisted H-bomb development. Minimax theorem 1928.Theory of Games 1944.
Neva, Battle. 1240. Swedish invasion of W Russia defeated.
Neville, Ralph. 1364-1425. Aided Henry IV vs Richard II. Grandfather of Edward IV and Richard III.
Neville’s Cross, Battle. 1346. English defeat Scottish invaders, capture King David II.
New Deal. 1933-9. Roosevelt’s economic policy vs Depression. TVA, CWA, WPA.
New Hebrides. Melanesians, Polynesians. 1606 de Quiros discovers. 1768 Bougainville rediscovers. 1774 Cook charts. 1887 Joint French/English admin. 1980 -Vanuatu.
New Model Army. 1645. English parliamentary army replaced private armies. Won Civil War.
New Orleans, Battle. 1815 Andrew Jackson, unaware, devastates British 2 weeks after War of 1812 ends.
New Sweden. 1638-55. Swedish colony in North America captured by Dutch. «Delaware.
New Thought. 19-20C. US philosophy. Idealism, mind healing.