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38 matches to Ney
Beurse, van der. 14C Brussels moneylender. Led to term, Bourse.
Burney, Fanny. 1752-1840. English Mannerist novelist. Evelina 1778.
Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.
Cuba. Ciboney, Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 1511 Spanish colony. 1517 Slaves brought. 1898 US. Spanish-American War. 1902 Republic. 1957-9 Castro Revolution, Communist dictatorship.
Cummings, e.e. 1894-1962. Eccentric US poet. Tulips and Chimneys 1923.
Daugherty, Harry. 1860-1941. US attorney general. Acquitted in Teapot Dome scandal.
Deakin, Alfred. 1856-1919. Australian Prime Minister 1903~10. First Attorney General 1901. Led federation movement.
Disney, Walt. 1901-1966. US producer of animated cartoons. Mickey Mouse 1928. Snow White 1937. Disneyland 1955.
Flemish. 15-17C school of painting. Technical skill, detail. VanEyck. Bruegel. Rubens.
Friedman, Milton. 1912-. Monetarist economist. Demand is mainly a function of money supply. Keynes. Laissez-faire. Capitalism and Freedom 1962.
Gresham, Thomas. 1519-79. English founder of Stock Exchange 1560. Gresham’s Law-“Bad money drives out good” (mistakenly attributed).
Gurney, Goldsworthy. 1793-1875. British Steam-auto passenger service.
Hearth Tax. 1663-89. English tax on chimneys and hearths.
International Monetary Fund. IMF.1944. Bretton Woods. Lends money to balance foreign exchange deficits and stabilize exchange rates.
Kennedy, Robert. 1925-68. US attorney-general 1961-4. Assassinated while running for presidential nomination.
Keynes, John Maynard. 1883-1946. British economist. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 1935. Demand is more a function of interest rates than of money supply. Bretton Woods.
Legal Tender Act. 1862. US authorizes paper money without gold backing.
Mackenzie, Alexander. c1764-1820. Scottish/Canadian explorer. First transcontinental journey 1793.
May Demonstrations. 1968 Paris student uprising for more money to education, less to defence. General Strike brought 33% increase in minimum wage.
Mellon, Andrew. 1855-1937. US financier. Donated art, money to found National Gallery.
Monte di Pietà. 1463. Italian institute to lend money to poor at low interest.
Naboth. Old Testament. Ahab coveted his vineyard.
Ney, Michel. 1769-1815. Marshal under Napoleon. Shot after second Restoration. “Bravest of the brave”-Napoleon.
Olympics, Modern. 1896 Athens. 1900 Paris. 1904 St. Louis. 1908 London. 1912 Stockholm. 1920 Antwerp. Summer: 1924 Paris. 1928 Amsterdam. 1932 Los Angeles. 1936 Berlin. 1948 London. 1952 Helsinki. 1956 Melbourne. 1960 Rome. 1964 Tokyo. 1968 Mexico City. 1972 Munich. 1976 Montreal. 1980 Moscow. 1984 Los Angeles. 1988 Seoul. 1992 Barcelona. 1996 Atlanta. 2000 Sydney. 2004 Athens. 2008 Beijing. Winter: 1924 Chamonix. 1928 St Moritz. 1932 Lake Placid. 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1948 St Moritz. 1952 Oslo. 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo. 1960 Squaw Valley. 1964 Innsbruck. 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo. 1976 Innsbruck. 1980 Lake Placid. 1984 Sarajevo. 1988 Calgary. 1992 Albertville. 1994 Lillehammer. 1998 Nagano. 2002 Salt Lake City. 2006 Torino. Olympia.
O’Neill, Eugene. 1888-1953. US playwright: Iceman Cometh 1946. Long Day’s Journey into Night 1956.