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Northern War, First. 1655-60. Sweden vs Poland and allies. Sweden wins Danish territory. Poland renounces claim to Swedish throne.
Norton, Thomas. 1532-84. First English tragedy with Sackville, in blank-verse. Gorboduc 1561.
Norway. 872 United by Harald Fairhair. 1130- Civil wars. 1397 Danish. 1814 Swedish. 1905 Independent. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Notables, Assembly. French deputies of states appointed by king.
Notre-Dame. 12-13C School of early polyphonic music. Léonin.
Notre-Dame. Paris Cathedral. 1163-1345. Restored 1841. Prototype of all Gothic cathedrals.
Nova Scotia. Micmac. 10C Norse discover? 1497 Cabot discovers. 1605 French settle = Acadia. 1614 English. 1667 French. 1689 English. 1697 French. 1710 English. 1848 First British colony with Responsible Government. 1867 Canada.
Novotny, Antonin. 1904-75. Stalinist Czech leader 1953-68. Deposed.
Noyes, John. 1811-86. Founded Utopian Oneida community.
Noyon, Treaty. 1516. France cedes Naples to Spain.
Nubia. 8C BC-c300 AD. NE African kingdom conquered Egypt. Sudan.
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.
Nullification. US states’ rights to remedy federal abuse of power locally. Calhoun.
Numa Pompilius. c715-673BC. Second king of Rome. Organized the ceremony of state.
Numidia. 3C BC-428. Country in N Africa. 46BC Rome. 428 Vandal. ≈Algeria.
Nuremberg Eggs. 1510. First watches-by Peter Henlein.
Nuremberg Rallies. 1933-8. Annual Nazi festivals followed by Hitler policy speech.
Nureyev, Rudolph. 1938-93. Russian ballet dancer. Defected 1961.
Nyerere, Julius. 1922-99. First Tanganyika Prime Minister 1961, President 1962. Union with Zanzibar. President Tanzania 1964.
Nystad, Treaty. 1721. Russia/Sweden. Russia gains window on Baltic. Ends Great Northern War.
Nyx. Greek personification (female) of night.
Oakley, Annie. 1860-1926. US marksperson.
OAS. Organisation de l’Armée Secrète. 1961-9. Right-wing terrorist anti-Gaullist group founded by Salan. Failed revolt in Algeria 1961.