Nashe, Thomas. 1567-1601. English anti-Puritan satirist, imprisoned on Isle of Dogs with Jonson.

Nashville, Battle. 1864. US. Union defeats Confederates.

Nasmyth, James. 1808-90. Scottish inventor of steam hammer, 1839.

Nasrids. 1238-1492. Last Moslem dynasty in Spain.

Nassau. German family which controlled the Rhine from 12C. One branch was House of Orange.

Nassau Agreement. 1962. US-British agreement on Polaris missiles for Royal Navy caused DeGaulle to veto British entry to EEC.

Nasser, Abdel. 1918-70. Egypt. Led coup vs Farouk 1952. Prime Minister 1954-6, president 1956-8. UAR president 1958-. Modernized. Suez Crisis.

Natal. Bantu. 1497 DaGama discovers. 19C Zulu. 1838 Boer. 1843 British. 1910 South Africa.

Nataraja. Hindu god Siva as cosmic dancer.

Nation, Carry. 1846-1911. US temperance crusader 1890-. Smashed saloons with hatchet.

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

National Communism. Means of attaining communism are dictated by conditions in each country. Tito.

National Conservatory of Music. 1795 Paris.

National Convention. 1792-5. French legislature after Legislative Assembly.

National Covenant. 1638. Oath to maintain Scottish Presbyterianism against Charles I episcopacy. 1638-90. Presbyterians persecuted in Scotland. 1643-67 Solemn League allied with Parliament in Civil War. 1647-supported Charles. 1661 illegal.

National Defense, Gov’t of. 1870-71. France. Fall of Empire until recall of National Assembly.

National Gallery. England 1824.

National Gallery of Art. (US) 1937. Funded by Mellon.

National Geographic Society. 1888. World’s largest scientific and educational society.

National Guard. 1789-1870 France. 1880s US.

National Health Service. 1948-. British system of socialized medicine.

National Insurance. 1911 Britain. Unemployment, health insurance. Social Security.

National Liberation Front. 1960- Vietcong organization for unification of Vietnam. 1969 Provisonal government. 1975 Conquered South Vietnam. 1976 Joined National United Front.

National Party. 1914. South African Afrikaaner pro-Apartheid, anti-Commonwealth party. In power 1948-94.

National Party. 1931-45. English political party.

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