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71Panama–United States relations — Panama United States relations are bilateral relations between Panama and the United States. Overview The United States cooperates with the Panamanian government in promoting economic, political, security, and social development through U.S. and… …
72Icarus affair — The Icarus affair was an incident involving the murder of two British sailors in Nagasaki, Japan in 1867, leading to increased diplomatic tensions between Britain and the Tokugawa shogunate.On August 5 Robert Foad and John Hutchings, from the… …
73Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …
74Sino-Japanese War — /suy noh jap euh neez , nees , jap euh neez , nees / 1. the war (1894 95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores. 2. the… …
75Algardi, Alessandro — born 1595, Bologna, Papal States died June 10, 1654, Rome Italian sculptor. He trained in Bologna under the Carracci family and in 1625 moved to Rome, where he designed the stucco decorations in San Silvestro al Quirinale. He later became the… …
76Matthisson, Friedrich von — ▪ German poet born Jan. 23, 1761, Hohendodeleben, near Magdeburg, Saxony died March 12, 1831, Wörlitz, Anhalt Dessau German poet whose verses were praised for their melancholy sweetness and pastoral descriptive passages. After… …
77Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite — • Article on the identity of the mysterious Pseudo Areopagite, his writings, and their influence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dionysius the Pseudo Areopagite Dionysius the Pseudo Areopagite …
78Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
79The Church in China — The Church in China † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China Ancient Christians The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …
80Conrad O'Brien-ffrench — Conrad Fulke Thomond O’Brien ffrench, Marquis de Castelthomond Conrad O Brien ffrench c. 1919 Nickname Eagle (Regimental nickname 1921) …
