The ABC Powers refers in diplomacy to the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. They have been referred to by this name since the beginning of the 20th century, especially in reference to the diplomatic ABC Powers Conference of 1914: South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1914 the ABC Powers met to mediate diplomatically to avoid a war between the United States and Mexico over the Veracruz Incident. At the conference, the United States was represented by Frederick W. Lehmann (a former United States Solicitor General) and Joseph Rucker Lamar (an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States). 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The United States Navy occupied the Mexican city of Veracruz for over six months in 1914, in response to the April 9, 1914 Tampico Affair, which involved the arrest of U.S. sailors by the regime of Mexican President Victoriano Huerta. ... Frederick W. Lehmann was a prominent American lawyer, statesman, United States Solicitor General, and rare book collector. ... The United States Solicitor General is the individual tasked with arguing for the United States Government in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, when the government is party to a case. ... Categories: People stubs | U.S. Supreme Court justices | Georgia Supreme Court justices | 1857 births | 1916 deaths ... Associate Justice or Puisne (pronounced puny) Justice is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest federal court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law, including the...