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Catholic League

(Encyclopedia)Catholic League, in French history: see Holy League. ...

Nonpartisan League

(Encyclopedia)Nonpartisan League, in U.S. history, political pressure group of farmers and workers organized in 1915 and led by a former socialist, Arthur C. Townley, who believed that the solution to the farmers' ...

League City

(Encyclopedia)League City, city (1990 pop. 30,159), Galveston co., SE Tex.; inc. 1961. The aeronautics industry is of prime importance; NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is nearby. There is also diversified lig...

Iroquois League

(Encyclopedia)Iroquois League: see Iroquois Confederacy. ...

Land League

(Encyclopedia)Land League: see Irish Land Question. ...

Five Nations

(Encyclopedia)Five Nations: see Iroquois Confederacy. ...

Six Nations

(Encyclopedia)Six Nations: see Iroquois Confederacy. ...

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

(Encyclopedia)Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organization established by the Bangkok Declaration (1967), linking the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Subsequent...

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