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Centring Centring, centre, centering, or center is a type of falsework: the temporary structure upon which the stones of an arch or vault are laid during construction. Until the keystone is inserted an arch has no strength and needs the centring to keep the voussoirs in their correct relative positions. A simple center...
UGetMe UGetMe was an interactive comedy/drama series centering on three best friends Joe, Kit and Carly and the radio station they run called "UGetMe". Written by Adrian Hewitt, Stuart Kenworthy and Steve Turner, directed by Otto Bathurst and Maddy Darrall and produced by Billy Macqueen and Maddy Darrall at Darrall Mac...
List of Switched at Birth characters "Switched at Birth" is an American television drama series centering on Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez, who at the age of 15 learn that they were switched at birth. The wealthy Kennish family must struggle with the fact that their biological daughter is deaf from having meningitis a...
Tremors (franchise) The "Tremors" franchise is a monster movie series centering on the vicious attacks of subterranean worm-like creatures known as Graboids. It began in 1990 with the successful release of "Tremors", which spawned four direct-to-video films; three sequels ("", "" and "") and a prequel ("").
Cendrine Wolf Cendrine Wolf (born 1969 in Colmar) is a French children's writer, known for co-writing the "Oksa Pollock" series with Anne Plichota. In 2012 the two announced that they would be collaborating on a new series centering on the character of Susan Hopper.
React (media franchise) React (sometimes stylized in all caps as REACT) is a media franchise used by the Fine Brothers consisting of several online series centering on a group of individuals reacting to viral videos, trends, video games, film trailers, or music videos. The franchise was launched with the YouTube debut ...
House of Cosbys House of Cosbys is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland for the film festival Channel 101. The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds (Jeff Davis), who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite comedian, Bill Cosby. The show stars Davis, Roiland, and a rotating cast of pe...
Fort Worth Teen Scene! Fort Worth Teen Scene! is an extensive compilation album series centering on the burgeoning teen garage rock music scene of Fort Worth, Texas between 1964 and 1967. The series, distributed through Norton Records, helped reveal relatively unknown recordings by groups originating from Fort Worth th...
Butch Patterson: Private Dick Butch Patterson: Private Dick is a Canadian serial comedy television series centering on the seedy exploits of a self-described premature ejaculating, alcoholic, kleptomaniac, sexually deviant private detective played by Canadian actor/comedian Greg Lawrence. The series had a three season ...
Gungrave (disambiguation) Gungrave is a video game and anime series centering on characters created by Yasuhiro Nightow:
Sand and Sorrow Sand And Sorrow: A New Documentary about Darfur is a 2007 American documentary film about the Darfur crisis that is narrated and co-executive produced by George Clooney. The film is directed by Paul Freedman and uses interviews and footage of human rights activist John Prendergast, Harvard professor Sam...
Chandan Ka Palna Chandan Ka Palna is a 1967 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra and Meena Kumari. No joy in the world can equal the happiness a man derives from watching his own child at play. Not all the riches in the world can compensate for the vacuum, the emptiness, created by the want of a child in a home. With a w...
Pity Pity means feeling for others, particularly feelings of sadness or sorrow, and is used in a comparable sense to the more modern words "sympathy" and "empathy". Through insincere usage, it can also have a more unsympathetic connotation of feelings of superiority or condescension.
The Great War for Civilisation The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East is a book published in 2005 by the award-winning English journalist Robert Fisk. The book is a compilation of many of the articles Fisk wrote when he was serving as a correspondent in the Middle East for "The Times" and "The ...
Clogging Clogging is a type of folk dance in which the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible rhythms, usually to the downbeat with the heel keeping the rhythm. The dance style has recently fused with others including African-America...
Sduduzo Ka-Mbili As a performer in S.A., Sduduzo worked in Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina (The Movie), starring Whoopi Goldberg, Poison Musical by David Kramer and Taliep Peterson, Soweto Dance Theatre, directed by late Jackie Semela, Free Flight Dance Company, under the direction of Adele Blank and Christopher Kindo.In 199...
Christian de la Mazière Christian de la Mazière (August 22, 1922 in Tunis – February 15, 2006) was a journalist and member of the Charlemagne Division of the Waffen SS. He is known for discussing his role in the documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" and also wrote a book titled "The Captive Dreamer". At the start of th...
Marcel Ophüls Marcel Ophuls (] ; born 1 November 1927) is a documentary film maker and former actor, best known for his films "The Sorrow and the Pity" and "".
The Sorrow and the Pity The Sorrow and the Pity (French: Le Chagrin et la Pitié ) is a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophüls about the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II. The film uses interviews with a German officer, collaborators, and resistance fighters from Cl...
Botres In Greek mythology, Botres was a Theban son of Eumelus and grandson of Eugnotus. His father venerated the god Apollo devotedly and honored him with generous offerings. One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual was completed...
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway is a named road connecting historic areas that relate to the life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for writing "Little House on the Prairie". The highway was first designated in 1995 as U.S. Route 14 from Lake Benton in southwest ...
Nellie Oleson Nellie Oleson is a fictional character in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was portrayed by Alison Arngrim in the NBC television show "Little House on the Prairie" (1974 to 1983), where her role is much expanded. Three different girls from ...
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the United States who have over a period of years made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature. The bronze medal prize...
A Little House Traveler A Little House Traveler: Writings from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Journeys Across America is a collection of early writings by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House series of children's novels. It consists of three parts: "On the Way Home", a diary originally published in 1962; "West ...
List of Little House on the Prairie books The original Little House books were a series of eight autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper & Brothers from 1932 to 1943. The eighth book, "These Happy Golden Years", featured Laura Ingalls at ages 15 to 18 and was originall...
Wilder Homestead Wilder Homestead, also known as the Boyhood Home of Almanzo Wilder, is a historic home and farmstead near Malone in Franklin County, New York. The farmhouse was built in 1843, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The front facade features a small porch supported by square columns. It...
Laura Ingalls (disambiguation) Laura Ingalls (1867–1957) is the birth name of American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books.
West from Home West from Home is a collection of letters sent by the American journalist Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband Almanzo Wilder in 1915, published by Harper & Row in 1974 with the subtitle "Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915". It was edited by Roger MacBride, the literary executor of their...
Little House on the Prairie (miniseries) Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is a 2005 family western television miniseries directed by David L. Cunningham. It is a six-part adaptation of children's novels "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932) and "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wi...
Laura Ingalls Wilder House The Laura Ingalls Wilder House is a historic house museum at 3060 Highway A in Mansfield, Missouri. Also known as Rocky Ridge Farm, it was the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder from 1896 until her death in 1957. The author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series, Wilder began writing th...
493d Fighter Squadron The 493d Fighter Squadron (493 FS), nicknamed "The Grim Reapers", is part of the United States Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing located at RAF Lakenheath, England. The 493d Fighter Squadron is currently the only USAF squadron flying the F-15C Eagle within the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Major Command a...
No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force) No. 9 Squadron, named the Griffins, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command. The squadron is stationed at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. It was the PAF's first fighter squadron, has been commanded by seven Chiefs of A...
VFAW-3 All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 (VF(AW)-3) was a designation which was used by two separate U.S. Navy aviation squadrons. The first squadron to use the designation was established as Composite Squadron THREE (VC-3) on 20 May 1943, was redesignated All Weather Fighter Squadron THREE (VF(AW)-3) on 1 July 1956 and w...
377th Fighter Squadron The 377th Fighter Squadron is an United States Air Force active duty unit stationed at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. It is an Active Associate Unit administratively assigned to the 495th Fighter Group at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina and integrated operationally with the 100t...
No. 401 Squadron RCAF No. 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron , a.k.a. "City of Westmount" Squadron (originally No. 1 Squadron), is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron based at CFB Cold Lake. During World War II it was a fighter squadron and is notable for having fought in the Battle of Britain. Postwar, the squadron operate...
VF-43 VF-43 was a Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was originally established as Fighter Squadron 74A (VF-74A) on 1 May 1945, it was redesignated Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) on 1 August 1945, redesignated VF-1B on 15 November 1946, redesignated VF-21 on 1 September 1948, redesignated as Attack Squadron 4...
355th Fighter Squadron The 355th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. It is an active-duty associate unit administratively assigned to the 495th Fighter Group and operates aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 301st Fighte...
70th Fighter Squadron The 70th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. The Squadron was constituted on 14 Dec 1940 as the 70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor). This squadron was activated on 1 Jan 1941 and patrolled the airspace around Fiji. After the war, the squadron was declared inactivated ...
RCAF Western Air Command Western Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Home War Establishment responsible for air operations on the Pacific coast of Canada during the Second World War. When Canada declared war against Germany in September 1939 the command consisted of only five squadrons. Four of t...
69th Fighter Squadron The 69th Fighter Squadron (69 FS) is a United States Air Force Reserve fighter squadron. It is assigned to the 944th Operations Group, stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Andy Hessenthaler Andrew Hessenthaler (born 17 August 1965 in Dartford, Kent) is an English football manager and former player. He began his career in non-league football and did not turn professional until he joined Watford at the age of 26. In 1996, Hessenthaler joined Gillingham and spent the next ten years at the c...
Football Manager (1982 series) Football Manager is a video game series published and developed by Addictive Games, the label set up by the game's creator Kevin Toms. The first game was released in 1982. It was then ported to most home computers during the 1980s and spawned several sequels: "Football Manager 2" (1988) a...
2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team The 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In 2014, the Huskies played their first official season of collegiate football (the seven game 2013 season was technically an exhibition seaso...
2017 Los Angeles Chargers season The 2017 Los Angeles Chargers season is the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 58th overall and the first under head coach Anthony Lynn. It will also be the Chargers' first season in Los Angeles since their inaugural 1960 season, when they were in the AFL...
1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season Huddersfield Town's 1994-95 campaign was Town's first season in their new stadium, the Alfred McAlpine Stadium. After playing at Leeds Road for 86 years, Town moved to the new stadium with a then capacity of around 20,000. Under the leadership of Neil Warnock, Town finished in 5t...
Scarborough Athletic F.C. Scarborough Athletic Football Club is an English association football club representing Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The club was formed on 25 June 2007 following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club. After spending their first ten seasons groundsharing at Bridlington Town, the club mo...
Eddie Howe Edward John Frank Howe ( ; born 29 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer and manager. A defender before retirement who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he was the youngest manager in the Football League when appointed Bournemouth manager in January 2009. Howe rescued Bournemouth...
David Parker (football manager) David Parker (born 27 April 1984) is an English football manager. He was the manager of Birmingham City Ladies in the FA Women's Super League from 2011 to 2016. Aged 26 he became the youngest manager in English football and one of the youngest ever to hold the FA – UEFA A Licence.
Carl-Benz-Stadion Carl-Benz-Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Mannheim, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SV Waldhof Mannheim. In 2008, it also hosted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the first half of that club's first season in the Bundesliga, until Hoffenheim's new stadi...
2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers looked to continue on the success of the 2011 season, in which they made it all the way to the Grey Cup game. However, the team slipped to 3rd...
8 Spruce Street 8 Spruce Street, originally known as Beekman Tower and currently marketed as New York by Gehry, is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, between William and Nassau Streets, in Lower Manhattan, just south of City Hall Park an...
Bank of Searcy The Bank of Searcy is a historic bank building at 301 North Spruce Street in downtown Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story buff brick structure, whose main entrance is flanked by Doric columns supporting a segmented arch. The building has other vernacular elements of the Classical Revival, including segme...
SNCI Tower The SNCI Tower is a planned apartment skyscraper in New York City, New York. The building is planned to rise 289.6 metres (950 ft) in the city's TriBeCa district, with 57 floors. The building was proposed in mid-2011. The SNCI Tower was designed by the solus4 architectural firm and LeMessurier Consultants.
Cemindo Tower Gama Tower is a skyscraper at Jalan H R Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It was named as "Rasuna Tower" and "Cemindo Tower" during construction period, but finally named as "Gama Tower". It is a 289-meter roof tall & 310-meter tip tall skyscraper with 69 floors above and 4 floors below the ground. L...
37th Street station (SEPTA) 37th Street station, also known as the 37 Street/Spruce Street/Woodland Avenue station, is a SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines trolley station in Philadelphia. It is the last station in the tunnel before the 40th Street Portal and carries Subway-Surface Trolley Routes 11, 13, 34, & 36. The entrance...
Dock Street Market The Dock Street Market was Philadelphia’s wholesale produce market. It was located on Dock Street in Society Hill. Dock Street is three blocks long, and runs from Sansom Street to Spruce Street, and between Third and Front Streets. The market was busiest between midnight and eight in the morning when...
William Street (Manhattan) William Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It runs generally southwest to northeast, crossing Wall Street and terminating at Broad Street and Spruce Street, respectively. Between Beaver Street and Broad Street, the street is known as South William ...
Kirya Tower Kirya Tower (also known as the HaYovel Tower) is a skyscraper in Tel Aviv, Israel. At 158 m (42 floors), it is the sixth tallest building in Israel. Construction was completed in 2005 on land previously belonging to the IDF HaKirya base. The tower is located near the Tel Aviv's tallest skyscraper cluster, t...
EP 07 Tower One Park Avenue (EP 07 Tower) or East Park 07 Tower is a supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Dubai, UAE. The building will stand 600 m tall with 125 floors. The tower will be energy efficient, and will use green building elements, for example by pumping air from the cooler top floors down to t...
St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 309 Spruce Street in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1892, and is a one story, rectangular, gable roofed Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a hipped roof three sto...
Siège social Siège social (French, usually translated Head Office) is a concept in international law for determining the nationality of companies. It is essentially based on effective nationality as opposed to “paper nationality”. The paper nationality is where the company has been incorporated, but the effective natio...
Parasite (See You Next Tuesday album) Parasite is the debut album by See You Next Tuesday. It was released on April 3, 2007 on the indie label Ferret. The artwork on this cover was done by Dutch artist Dennis Sibeijn, who has also done album cover artwork for Job for a Cowboy and Chimaira. All the song titles (excludin...
Through My Dog's Eyes Through My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath. The album's concept was conceived by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog. The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt, who has done artw...
Crestfallen "Crestfallen" is a track on The Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 album, "Adore". Originally scheduled as the third single from the album, the song was instead released as a promotional CD in the US. It received moderate play on modern rock stations but did not chart. The single's artwork is by Yelena Yemchuk.
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross ( ; born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries "Marvels", on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a ...
List of Kanokon characters The following is a list of characters from the series Kanokon. The characters appear in multi-media formats each done by a separate artist. The first format released was a light novel series where "Koin" provided the illustrations. The second format was a manga adaptation which was also relea...
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden A Gift From a Flower to a Garden is the fifth album from British singer-songwriter Donovan, and marks the first double album of his career and one of the first box sets in rock music. It was released in the US in December 1967 (Epic Records L2N 6071 (monaural) / B2N 171 (stereo)) and in...
Sangeet Verma Sangeet Verma (born 1971) is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. Sangeet Verma started as a writer and later became a photographer and a film maker. He has written regularly for "The Organiser Weekly", a New Delhi publication. He is a freelance photographer, and works on nationalist issues. Specia...
Moroccan nationality law Moroccan nationality law is the subject of the Moroccan Dahir (decree) of September 6, 1958, official Bulletin Number 2394. In general, Moroccan nationality is transmitted by filiation (father and mother) or birth in Morocco. However, it gives the right to Moroccan males to transmit citizenship...
Added art Added Art uses an existing piece of artwork for its canvas, just as traditional graffiti uses the wall of a building for the canvas. It is essentially the graffiti of artwork. Added Art is a merging of high and low art, using the concepts of graffiti, in a high art environment. Adding to someone else’s work h...
Thriller (Michael Jackson album) Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records. The follow-up to Jackson's successful previous studio album, "Off the Wall", it explores genres similar to those...
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honor of Michae...
Venice Commission The Venice Commission is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law. It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, at a time of urgent need for constitutional assistance in Central and Eastern Europe. The Commission's offic...
The Beat Goes On (Cash Cash album) The Beat Goes On is the third full-length album by electronic music group Cash Cash. The full-length version was only licensed in Japan and the EP version was self-released worldwide on Cash Cash Music. Both formats contained the two songs "Michael Jackson (The Beat Goes On)" and "I L...
Dangerous (Michael Jackson album) Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson, released on November 26, 1991 by Epic Records. It was his fourth studio album released under the Epic label, and his first since 1975's "Forever, Michael" not to be produced by longtime collaborator Quin...
Andraé Crouch Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals, Crouch was known for his compositions "The Blood Will Never Lo...
Don't Be Messin' 'Round "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The song was originally recorded in 1986 during initial recording sessions for Jackson's seventh studio album, "Bad", but was never finished and was left off the album. Jackson reportedly revisited the track for hi...
Billie Jean "Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It is the second single from the singer's sixth studio album, "Thriller" (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. There are contradictory claims on the meaning of the song's lyrics. One suggests that ...
Chase Child Life Program The Chase Child Life Program addresses the social, emotional and developmental needs of children dealing with the stress of illness and hospitalization. child life specialists provide opportunities for children of all ages to master the healthcare experience by preparing and supporting them thr...
Chicago (Michael Jackson song) "Chicago" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The song was originally recorded during the "Invincible" recording sessions under the name "She Was Lovin' Me". A reworked version of the song was included in Jackson's posthumous album "Xscape".
T.I. discography American rapper T.I. has released nine studio albums, one remix album, five extended plays (EPs), 13 mixtapes, 110 singles (including 61 as a featured artist) and 11 promotional singles. He has also released one music video album and over 60 music videos, the details of which are included in his videog...
Hey Mama! (song) "Hey Mama" is the debut single by EXO-CBX, the first official sub-unit of the South Korean boy group EXO. It was released on October 31, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as the title track of their debut extended play "Hey Mama!". The Japanese version of the song was released on May 24, 2017 along with their...
Roses Are Red (band) Roses Are Red (originally called Nobody Cares) was a rock band formed in Rochester, New York. The band was signed to Trustkill Records.
Alkaline Trio discography The discography of Alkaline Trio, a Chicago-based punk rock band, consists of nine studio albums, two compilation albums, one split album, four EPs, one video album, sixteen singles, one demo, nine digital releases, and thirteen music videos. Alkaline Trio formed in 1996 with an initial lineup...
Americana (The Offspring video) Americana is a video album (released in VHS and DVD formats) by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It contains videos of the band performing stunts along with other extreme sport professionals, and also several music performances by the band. Homemade music videos for the songs "...
Butthole Surfers discography The discography of American rock band Butthole Surfers consists of eight studio albums, four extended plays (EP), two live albums, three compilation albums, one video album, and eight singles. Formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas, the group signed with the Alternative...
Kelly Clarkson videography American singer Kelly Clarkson has released two video albums and has appeared in thirty-seven music videos. In 2002, she made her debut music video appearance for the video "Before Your Love", which was immediately released after winning the premiere season of the television series competitio...
List of songs recorded by TVXQ South Korean pop duo TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki (東方神起 , Tōhōshinki ) in Japanese releases, have released 7 Korean studio albums, 8 Japanese studio albums, one Korean EP, three Japanese compilations albums, 22 official Korean singles, and 43 official Japanese singles. They have collaborated...
Nobody for Everybody Nobody for Everybody is the Japanese debut EP / video album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The title song is the same album name,"Nobody" ～あなたしか見えない～ (ノーバディ , Nōbadi ) , taken from their third Korean mini-album, "". This is the fourth language that "Nobody" has been released in following ...
The Dillinger Escape Plan discography The discography of The Dillinger Escape Plan, an American mathcore band, consists of six studio albums, six extended plays (EPs), two split EPs, eight singles, one video album, 15 music videos and seven other appearances. Formed in Morris Plains, New Jersey in 1997, the band origin...
Chapmantown, California Chapmantown (originally called Chapman's Addition, Kenyan Oaks, and also Chapmanville) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 207 feet (63 m). It is a working class residential neighborhood. The neighborhood is named after Augustus Chapman an 1860 ...
Allen Parkway Allen Parkway is an arterial road west of Downtown Houston, Texas. It has a distance of approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km), running from Interstate 45 west to Shepherd Drive, where it becomes Kirby Drive. Originally known as Buffalo Parkway, it was later named after John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman All...
Ben Pronsky Ben Pronsky (born November 15, 1978) is an American actor and voice actor. He is a direct descendant of Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen, the founders of Houston, Texas. Ben studied regularly at the Larry Moss Studio and was founder and director of the Edgemar Film Festival in Santa Monica. He cu...
Augustus Chapman Allen Augustus Chapman Allen (July 4, 1806 – January 11, 1864), along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen, founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. He was born on July 4, 1806, in Canaseraga Village, New York (the present day hamlet of Sullivan in the Town of Sullivan, New York), ...
Allen's Landing Allen's Landing is the birthplace of the city of Houston—the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas. In August 1836, just months after the Republic of Texas won its independence from Mexico, two brothers (and real estate developers) from New York—John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen—purchased 6,...
Charlotte Baldwin Allen Charlotte Baldwin Allen (July 14, 1805 – August 3, 1895) is known in Texan history as the "mother of Houston". She was the wife of Augustus Chapman Allen, who used her inheritance to finance the founding of this city.
Merchants and Manufacturers Building The One Main Building, formerly the Merchants and Manufacturers Building (commonly referred to as the M&M Building), is a building on the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown. The building is recognized as part of the National Register of Historic Places, is a Recorded Texas...
Wards of Houston When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders—John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen—divided it into political geographic districts called "wards". The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool of the early 19th ce...
Inheritance Fund (Sweden) Swedish Inheritance Fund (Swedish: "Allmänna arvsfonden" ) is a Swedish State fund, established in 1928 when the Riksdag decided to abolish the right of inheritance for cousins and more distant relatives. When a person in Sweden dies without a written will and no living spouse or close family,...
Market Square Park Market Square Park is a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is bounded by Travis, Milam, Congress and Preston streets. It has remained a geographic centerpiece of Downtown Houston since the arrival of the city's founders, John Kirby and Augustus Chapman Allen in 1836.