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121Lodge Committee — The Lodge Committee was a U.S. Senate committee which held hearings to investigate allegations of war crimes in the Philippine American War. The hearings commenced on January 31, 1902ref|start and adjourned on June 28, 1902.ref|finish They were… …
122Roy Greenhilt — Superherobox caption=Roy Greenhilt, drawn by Rich Burlew. comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Roy Greenhilt real name= publisher=Giant In The Playground debut= The Order of the Stick #1 [cite web | url =… …
123Sinestro Corps — Cover to Green Lantern vol. 4 #21. Art by Ivan Reis. Publication information Publisher DC Co …
124Crusades — 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… …
125international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
126Philippines — /fil euh peenz , fil euh peenz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898 1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq.… …
127Egypt, ancient — Introduction civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… …
128Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
