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31Pope Clement VII — Pope Clement VII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement VII (GIULIO DE’ MEDICI). Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de Medici was born a few months after the death of his father, Giuliano, who was slain at Florence in the… …
32War against Nabis — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War against Nabis caption=The Southern Peloponessus date= 195 BC place=Laconia and Argolid territory=Argos to the Achaean League, Laconian coastal cities become independent under Achean protection as Union of… …
33Cochinchina Campaign — Capture of Saigon by the French and Spanish expeditionary forces, by Antoine Léon Morel Fatio …
34Cochinchina campaign — The Cochinchina campaign (1858–62), fought between the French and the Spanish on the one side and the Vietnamese on the other, began as a limited punitive campaign and ended as a French war of conquest. The war concluded with the establishment of …
35GERMANY — GERMANY, country in north central Europe. The Talmud and the Midrash use Germania (or Germamia ) as a designation for northern European countries, and also refer to the military prowess of these peoples and to the threat they posed to the Roman… …
36Imposters — Impostors † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Impostors Under this heading we may notice a certain number of objectionable characters who, while not of sufficient importance to claim separate treatment, have at various epochs so far achieved… …
37Rajput — constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India. They claim descent from ancient royal warrior dynasties of Kshatriyas. They are identified with the word Rajanya found in ancient Indian literature and trace their roots to Rajputana …
38First German Dada Manifesto — ▪ Primary Source Dada, like many other art movements, sprang up at least in part as a reaction to a prevailing artistic style. In the case of Dada, that style was Expressionism. The First German Dada Manifesto was produced largely by… …
39New antisemitism — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …
40cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
