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Kitsos Tzavelas [SEP] conflict | Kitsos Tzavelas
Kitsos Tzavelas (; 1800–1855) was a Greek fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later Greek Army General and Prime Minister of Greece.
Early years and Greek War of Independence.
Tzavelas was born in Souli, Epirus in 1800. the son of Fotos Tzavelas and grandson of Lambros Tzavelas, both of whom we... | Photini Tzavela
Photini Kolokotroni–Tzavela (, Corfu, 1809/1811 – Athens, 1890) served as Lady-in-Waiting at the royal court of King Otto. She was the daughter of the chieftain Photos Tzavelas, sister of Kitsos Tzavelas, prime minister of Greece, wife of Ioannis (Gennaios) Kolokotronis, also prime minister and mother o... | 8,900 | zeroshot-train |
Lancelot de Saint-Maard [SEP] conflict | Lancelot de Saint-Maard
Lancelot de Saint-Maard (died 1278) was the fourteenth marshal of France at the time of the Eighth Crusade in 1270.
Eighth Crusade.
Lancelot followed Louis IX to Africa with five knights in that year. He distinguished himself in the assault on Carthage. He conducted the siege and led the charge... | France in 1270
- Lancelot de Saint-Maard (died 1278), Marshal of France in 1270
Direct Capetians Philip III, 1270–1285.
- Ferry de Verneuil (died 1283), Marshal of France in 1272
- Guillaume V du Bec Crespin (died 1283), Marshal of France in 1283
- Jean II d'Harcourt, Viscount of Châtellerault, Lord of Harcourt (died 1... | 8,901 | zeroshot-train |
Lemuel Cook [SEP] conflict | Lemuel Cook
Lemuel Cook (September 10, 1759 – May 20, 1866) was one of the last verifiable surviving veterans of the American Revolutionary War.
Early life and education.
Cook was born in 1759 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, to Henry Cook and his wife Hannah Benham.
Military service.
Enlisting in the Continental Arm... | republished 1968 with additional notes by Wendell Garrett.
- Don N. Hagist, "The Revolution's Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs, Hardcover – April 6, 2015
External links.
- Lemuel Cook: Last Survivor of the Revolutionary War from a Burr/Cook genealogy page
- Burial site of Lemuel Cook at Find a Grave | 8,902 | zeroshot-train |
Louis de Watteville [SEP] conflict | Louis de Watteville
Louis de Watteville (1776–1836), whose name was sometimes germanicised to Abraham Ludwig Karl von Wattenwyl was born in Switzerland but became a major general in the British Army, and fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
Dutch and Austrian service.
His father was an officer in a Swiss ... | him to design the sets and costumes for his play "L'État de Siège" ("The State of Siege", directed by Jean-Louis Barrault). Balthus also designed the sets and costumes for Artaud's adaptation for Percy Bysshe Shelley's "The Cenci" (1935), Ugo Betti's "Delitto all'isola delle capre" (Crime on Goat-Island, 1953) and Barr... | 8,903 | zeroshot-train |
Ludwig Bieringer [SEP] conflict | Ludwig Bieringer
Ludwig Bieringer (1892–1975) was a German general during World War II. A lifelong professional soldier, he served his country as a junior officer in World War I, a staff officer in the inter-war period and a brigade-level commander during World War II.
Biography.
Born on 12 August 1892 in Metz, Ludwig ... | Military
- Basile Guy Marie Victor Baltus de Pouilly (1766–1845), French general
- Wilhelm Baur (1883–1964), German general
- Hans Benda (1877–1951), German admiral
- Theodor Berkelmann (1894–1943), German general
- Julius von Bernuth (1897–1942), German general
- Ludwig Bieringer (1892–1975), German general
- Helmuth ... | 8,904 | zeroshot-train |
Ludwig von Wurmb [SEP] conflict | Ludwig von Wurmb
Ludwig von Wurmb (10 May 1736 – 5 April 1813) was a lieutenant general in the army of Hesse-Kassel during the Napoleonic Wars. In the English-speaking world he is probably best known for his service for the British in North America during the War of American Independence, when, as a lieutenant colonel,... | Friedrich von Wurmb
Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb (2 July 1742 – March 1781) was a German botanist. His official shorthand is „Wurmb“. He was a descendant of the noble family von Wurmb. At some point in time, his elder brother Ludwig and he himself fell in love with the same woman. After a long decision process, h... | 8,905 | zeroshot-train |
Marie François Rouyer [SEP] conflict | Marie François Rouyer
Marie François Rouyer (2 March 1765 – 10 August 1824) was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1783 he joined the army of a German state and became a lieutenant of dragoons within three years. In 1791 he joined the French army as an infantry captain. He fought in the French Revolutionar... | général de brigade")
- Jean-Pascal Rouyer ("général de brigade")
- Jean Victor Rouyer, baron de Saint-Victor ("général de brigade")
- Marie François Rouyer ("général de division")
- Joseph Stanislas François Xavier Alexis de Rovère de Fontvielle ("général de brigade")
R Ru.
- Jean-Baptiste André Isidore Ruault de La Bo... | 8,906 | zeroshot-train |
Martin Wambsgan [SEP] conflict | Martin Wambsgan
Martin Wambsgan (August 19, 1839 – January 17, 1911) was a German born Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major Gen... | -enlisted in February 1864, and mustered out with his regiment in early 1866.
Medal of Honor citation.
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Martin Wambsgan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, wh... | 8,907 | zeroshot-train |
Max Immelmann [SEP] conflict | Max Immelmann
Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) "PLM" was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was actually performed on 15 July 1915 by German ace Kurt Wintgens. He was... | the 8th Cavalry Regiment on 13 December 1914. He transferred to aviation on 20 August 1915. He was posted to FA 4 on 13 December, but soon joined Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann in FFA 62. Indeed, Mulzer and Immelmann often flew together, and were referred to, respectively, as "Bavarian Max" and "Saxon Max" to differe... | 8,908 | zeroshot-train |
Max Manus [SEP] conflict | Juan Manus after living several years in foreign (mainly Spanish-speaking) countries.
Career.
He became renowned as a saboteur during World War II. After fighting as a volunteer for Finland in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939–40, Manus returned to Norway on the day of the German invasion of Norway, 9 April 1940. H... | Max Manus
Maximo Guillermo "Max" Manus DSO, MC & Bar (9 December 1914 – 20 September 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II, specialising in sabotage in occupied Norway. After the war he wrote several books about his adventures and started the successful office supply company "Max Manus AS".
Early... | 8,909 | zeroshot-train |
Max Ritter von Müller [SEP] conflict | Max Ritter von Müller
Max Ritter von Müller (1 January 1887 – 9 January 1918) Orden Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross, Military Order of Max Joseph was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 38 victories. He was the highest scoring Bavarian pilot of the war.
Early life.
Max Müller was one of eight children born in Rot... | Manfred von Richthofen
Ernst Udet
Erich Löwenhardt
Josef Jacobs
Werner Voss
Fritz Rumey
Rudolf Berthold
Bruno Loerzer
Paul Bäumer
Oswald Boelcke
Franz Büchner
Lothar von Richthofen
Heinrich Gontermann
Carl Menckhoff
Karl Bolle
Julius Buckler
Max Ritter von Müller
Gustav Dörr
Otto Könnecke
Eduard Ritter von Schleich
Emi... | 8,910 | zeroshot-train |
Mohamed Boudiaf [SEP] conflict | Mohamed Boudiaf
Mohamed Boudiaf (23 June 1919 – 29 June 1992, ; ALA-LC: "Muḥammad Bū-Ḍiyāf"), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962).
Early years in the nationalis... | Fatiha Boudiaf
Fatiha Boudiaf (November 28, 1944 in Oran) is an Algerian activist, widow and second wife of former Algerian President Mohamed Boudiaf. After his assassination in 1992, she set up the Boudiaf Foundation to spread her husband's message of peace. She has been an outspoken critic of the conviction of Lambar... | 8,911 | zeroshot-train |
Mortimer Dormer Leggett [SEP] conflict | Mortimer Dormer Leggett
Mortimer Dormer Leggett (April 19, 1821 – January 6, 1896) was a lawyer, school administrator, professor, and a general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Leggett was born in Ithaca, New York, but relocated to Geauga County, Ohio, with his parents when he was fifteen ye... | ), British social entrepreneur and writer
- Kimberley Leggett (b. 1993), Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder
- Maurice Leggett (b. 1986), American football player
- Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821–1896), American Union Army general
- Robert L. Leggett (1926–1997), U.S. Representative from California
- Sidney Leggett, En... | 8,912 | zeroshot-train |
Newton Martin Curtis [SEP] conflict | Newton Martin Curtis
Newton Martin Curtis (May 21, 1835 – January 8, 1910) was a Union officer during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Early life.
Curtis was born in De Peyster, New York. Upon graduating from the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, Curtis became... | Aug – C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
- 30 Aug – Russian Invasion of Czechoslovakia
- 6 Sep – Hubert H. Humphrey & Edmund Muskie
- 13 Sep – Denny McLain
- 20 Sep – Spiro Agnew
- 27 Sep – Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- 4 Oct – Law and Order
- 11 Oct – Dick Martin & Dan Rowan
- 18 Oct – Curtis LeMay & George Wallace
- 25 Oct – Aristotle On... | 8,913 | zeroshot-train |
Oliver Law [SEP] conflict | Oliver Law
Oliver Law (October 23, 1900 – July 9, 1937) was an African-American communist and labor organizer, who fought for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War. He was the commander of the entire Abraham Lincoln Brigade for several days and commander of its Machine Gun regiment for much longer. Oliver Law was the f... | ", by Peter Leeson. "Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence" 28.1 (Jan. 2015): 237-40.
- "Who Rules America?" Rev. of "The New Class Conflict", by Joel Kotkin. "Reason". Reason Foundation, Sep. 20, 2014.
- "In Us We Trust?" Rev. of "The Moral Foundations of Economic Behavior", by David C. Rose. "The Freeman: Ideas o... | 8,914 | zeroshot-train |
Ollie Speraw [SEP] conflict | Ollie Speraw
Ollie Speraw served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Army. | she appeared for two weeks at the American Music-hall (September 16-30). In Late 1918, Ollie appeared at Amsterdam's Grand Gala Theater (Sep.16-30) and Breda's Pergola Theater (Oct.25).
Career Post War Career (1919-1950).
In 1919, after the war ended, she spent time in Amsterdam, appearing at 'T Brouwhuis (Nov.1-7) and... | 8,915 | zeroshot-train |
Otho Holland Williams [SEP] conflict | Otho Holland Williams
Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the New York, New Jersey and Southern theaters, eventually ending his career as a Brigadier General.
Born in r... | to serve as an Associate Justice for Baltimore County.
His health deteriorating, Williams was induced to try the "sea airs" and in 1793 journeyed to Barbados which afforded him some benefits. In 1794 upon reaching Woodstock on his way to Sweet Springs, Virginia Williams became too ill to travel. On Tuesday, July 15, 17... | 8,916 | zeroshot-train |
Otto Lasch [SEP] conflict | Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch (25 June 1893 – 29 April 1971) was a German general in the "Wehrmacht" during World War II who commanded the LXIV Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Career.
After World War I, Lasch served in the "Freikorps" in the East Prussian city of Lyck. H... | " "Reviews in American History", Vol. 8, No. 3, Sep., 1980.
- Westbrook, Robert B. "Christopher Lasch, The New Radicalism, and the Vocation of Intellectuals," "Reviews in American History", Volume 23, Number 1, March 1995.
External links.
- Obituary: The New York Times, The Independent.
- Writings of Christopher Lasch:... | 8,917 | zeroshot-train |
Patrick Edward Connor [SEP] conflict | Patrick Edward Connor
Patrick Edward Connor (March 17, 1820 – December 17, 1891) was a Union General during the American Civil War. He is most famous for his campaigns against Native Americans during the Indian Wars in the American Old West.
Early life and career.
Patrick Edward Connor was born in rural County Kerry, I... | settlers complained, and the federal government ordered the U.S. Army into the Utah Territory in 1858, resulting in full-scale conflict between the U.S. and the Shoshone. There had been escalating conflicts, with the Shoshone and Bannock tribes pitted against the increasing tide of European-American settlers. The latte... | 8,918 | zeroshot-train |
Philip Jones Griffiths [SEP] conflict | Philip Jones Griffiths
Philip Jones Griffiths (18 February 1936 – 19 March 2008) was a Welsh photojournalist known for his coverage of the Vietnam War.
Biography.
Jones Griffiths was born in Rhuddlan in Denbighshire, North Wales, to Joseph Griffiths, who supervised the local trucking service of the London, Midland and ... | Philip Griffiths
Philip Griffiths may refer to:
- Phillip Griffiths (born 1938), American mathematician
- Philip Jones Griffiths (1936–2008), Welsh photojournalist
- Philip Lewis Griffiths (1881–1945), Australian judge
- Phil Griffiths (footballer) (1905–1978), Welsh international footballer
- Phil Griffiths (cyclist) ... | 8,919 | zeroshot-train |
Raffaele Cadorna, Jr. [SEP] conflict | Raffaele Cadorna Jr.
Raffaele Cadorna Jr. (12 September 1889 in Pallanza – 20 December 1973 in Rome) was an Italian general who fought during World War I and World War II. He is famous as one of the commanders of the Italian Resistance against German occupying forces in north Italy after 1943.
Early life.
Cadorna was b... | RAF Woolsington
204. RAF Wormingford
205. RAF Zeals
206. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
207. Rafael Boban
208. Rafael Celestino Benítez
209. Rafael Medoff
210. Rafael Trujillo
211. Raffaele Cadorna, Jr.
212. Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv
213. Raft of the Medusa
214. Ragnar Malm
215. Ragnar Skancke
216. Raid at Cabanatuan
217. Rai... | 8,920 | zeroshot-train |
Raymond Duchamp-Villon [SEP] conflict | New York City that helped introduce modern art to America.
In 1913 he took part in exhibitions at the Galerie André Groult in Paris, the Galerie S. V. U. Mánes in Prague, and in 1914 at Der Sturm Gallery in Berlin. During World War I Raymond Duchamp-Villon served in the French army in a medical capacity, but still work... | Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Raymond Duchamp-Villon (5 November 1876 – 9 October 1918) was a French sculptor.
Duchamp-Villon was born Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp in Damville, Eure, in the Haute-Normandie region of France, the second son of Eugene and Lucie Duchamp. Of the six Duchamp children, four would become successful... | 8,921 | zeroshot-train |
Reuben Lindsay Walker [SEP] conflict | Reuben Lindsay Walker
Reuben Lindsay Walker (May 29, 1827 – June 7, 1890) was a Confederate general who served in the artillery during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Walker was born in Logan, Virginia, (now West Virginia). He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1845. He then became a civil engi... | during the day and continued use, causing the death of some teams of mules and the burning of wagons that could not be moved. As the train moved on to the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, conditions improved. Brigadier General Reuben Lindsay Walker had been moving the reserve artillery column independently of the main bo... | 8,922 | zeroshot-train |
Ricardo C. Binns [SEP] conflict | Ricardo C. Binns
Ricardo C. Binns (R.C.Binns) was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps and a recipient of the Navy Cross for actions in the Battle of Hill 488 of the Vietnam War. Later in life he became an author. Using the name he was most commonly known by, R. C. Binns, he wrote “We Are Not Warmongers”, and “... | 1935), Canadian squash player
- Malcolm Binns (born 1936), British pianist
- Michael Binns (born 1988), Jamaican footballer
- Pat Binns (born 1948), 30th Premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Ricardo C. Binns (born 1945), American marine
- Steve Binns (born 1960), British runner
- Stewart Binns (born 1950), British... | 8,923 | zeroshot-train |
Richard T. Renshaw [SEP] conflict | Richard T. Renshaw
Richard T. Renshaw (March 22, 1822 – March 22, 1879) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Renshaw entered the Navy as a midshipman on January 26, 1838, and was commissioned acting master September 10, 1851. Resigning June 29, 1852, Renshaw reentered the N... | - Graham Renshaw FRSE (1872-1952) British physician and aviculturist
- Jack Renshaw (1909–1987), Australian politician
- Mark Renshaw (born 1982), Australian cyclist
- Matthew Renshaw (born 1996), Australian cricketer
- Richard T. Renshaw (1822–1879), American naval officer
- Samuel Renshaw (1892–1981), American psycho... | 8,924 | zeroshot-train |
Riley Franklin McConnell [SEP] conflict | Riley Franklin McConnell
Riley Franklin McConnell was a United States Navy officer who served during World War I and World War II. McConnell was awarded the Navy Cross for service during World War II. A US Navy destroyer escort was named in his honor in 1943.
Biography.
Riley Franklin McConnell was born 22 July 1884 at... | Riley Matheson (1914–1987), American football player
- Riley Mattson (1938–), American football player
- Riley McCusker (2001–), American gymnast
- Riley Franklin McConnell (1884–1940), American recipient of the Navy Cross
- Riley Nash (1989–), Canadian ice hockey player
- Riley Dobi Noel (1972–2004), American murderer... | 8,925 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Emmett O'Malley [SEP] conflict | Robert Emmett O'Malley
Robert Emmett O'Malley (born June 3, 1943) is a former United States Marine who was the first Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — in the Vietnam War. He received the medal for his actions as a corporal on August 18, 1965, during Operatio... | Bold Emmett Ireland's Martyr
Bold Emmett Ireland's Martyr is an American silent film produced by Sid Films and distributed by Lubin Manufacturing Company. It was directed by Sidney Olcott and played by Valentine Grant, Sidney Olcott and PH O'Malley in the leading roles. Shot in 1914 it was released in 1915.
Cast.
- Val... | 8,926 | zeroshot-train |
Robert M. Blair [SEP] conflict | Robert M. Blair
Robert M. Blair (1836 – 1899) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Blair volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the Union side-wheel... | Donald R. Norland (Embassy closed 24-Mar-1980)
- Jan-1982 May-1983 John Blane (Reopened embassy 15-Jan-1982, as Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
- 27-May-1983 23-Jul-1985 Jay P. Moffat
- 02-Sep-1985 04-Oct-1988 John Blane
- 15-Oct-1988 15-Nov-1989 Robert L. Pugh
- 04-Aug-1990 21-Jul-1993 Richard Wayn... | 8,927 | zeroshot-train |
SS William S. Ladd [SEP] conflict | SS William S. Ladd
SS "William S. Ladd" (MC hull number 2084) was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds and types of dry cargo during the war. She was named for William S. Ladd, an American politician and businessman in Oregon, who twice served... | of Ladd and Reed's farm in Washington County, with the school named in Ladd's honor.
Reed College was built on forty acres of William S. Ladd's land. The site for the college was donated by his son William M. Ladd.
The "SS William S. Ladd" Liberty ship (#2084) honouring his memory was launched on September 13, 1943 and... | 8,928 | zeroshot-train |
Samuel Todd [SEP] conflict | Samuel Todd
Samuel Todd (born 1815, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Background.
Born in 1815 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Todd was still living in that ci... | Franz Ferdinand
- Aug 25: Osher Günsberg
- Sep 1: Neko Case
- Sep 8: Nine Inch Nails
- Sep 15: The Amity Affliction
- Sep 29: The Aints!
- Oct 6: The Screaming Jets
- Oct 13: Tom Morello
- Oct 20: Mojo Juju
- Nov 3: Todd Rundgren
- Nov 10: RÜFÜS DU SOL
- Nov 17: Charli XCX
- Nov 24: Kirkis
Source:
Guest programmers by ... | 8,929 | zeroshot-train |
Silas Casey [SEP] conflict | Silas Casey
Silas Casey (July 12, 1807 – January 22, 1882) was a career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of Major General during the American Civil War.
Early life and military career.
Casey was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1826 (39th out o... | succeeded by his son, Silas III, upon his death. General Casey was also a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States as were all three of his sons.
Casey died of a digestive system ailment in Brooklyn, New York on January 22, 1882, and is buried at Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.
Ca... | 8,930 | zeroshot-train |
Simeon Thayer [SEP] conflict | Simeon Thayer
Simeon Thayer (April 30, 1737 – October 14, 1800) fought in Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War and made a harrowing escape from French-allied Indians. At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Rhode Island assembly appointed him an officer. He quickly raised a company of soldier... | Thayer family
The Thayer family is an American Boston Brahmin family. They are descended from the Pilgrim Fathers and brothers Thomas Thayer (1596–1665) and Richard Thayer (1601–1664).
Notable members.
- Thomas Thayer (1596–1665), Pilgrim.
- Richard Thayer (1601–1664), Pilgrim.
- Simeon Thayer (1737–1800), American Rev... | 8,931 | zeroshot-train |
Stamatis Krestenitis [SEP] conflict | Stamatis Krestenitis
Stamatis Krestenitis (Greek: Σταμάτης Κρεστενίτης) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.
Krestenitis was born in Elis and belonged to the Krestenitis family. He battled in the Battle of Chlemoutsi together with Georgios Sisinis and Charalampos Vilaetis.
References.
... | director
- Stamatis Krestenitis (d. 1823), Greek revolutionary leader
- Stamatis Mercouris (1895-1967), Greek Army officer and politician
- Stamatis Sapalidis (born 1990), Greek professional footballer
- Stamatis Spanoudakis (born 1948), Greek classical composer
- Stamatis Voulgaris (1779-1842), Greek urban planner
Sur... | 8,932 | zeroshot-train |
Stanley Stanger [SEP] conflict | Stanley Stanger
Captain Stanley Stanger was a World War I flying ace credited with 13 confirmed aerial victories scored on the Italian Front. He was also noted for his ingenious escape from being captured by the Austro-Hungarians.
Entry into service.
Stanley Stanger was an investment broker when he volunteered in Toron... | The World, the Flesh, the Devil
The World, the Flesh, the Devil is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen. The screenplay concerns a lawyer who plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance.
Cast.... | 8,933 | zeroshot-train |
Surena [SEP] conflict | Surena
Surena or Suren, also known as Rustaham Suren (died 53 BC) was a Parthian "spahbed" ("general" or "commander") during the 1st century BC. He was the leader of the House of Suren and was best known for defeating the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae. Under his command Parthians decisively defeated a numerically sup... | Surena (robot)
Surena () is a series of Iranian humanoid robots, named after the Parthian General Surena. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has placed the Surena among the five prominent robots of the world after analyzing its performance.
Surena I.
The SURENA I project was carried out at the... | 8,934 | zeroshot-train |
USS Percy Drayton (1863) [SEP] conflict | USS Percy Drayton (1863)
USS "Percy Drayton" (1863) was a sloop captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy’s struggle against the Confederate States of America as a ship’s tender, supporting the Union ships on blockade duty with provisions, ammunition, water, and other needs.
Bl... | Wildman Shute Barrington b. 17 Nov 1849, d. 23 Sep 1901
2. Henry Robert Shute Barrington b. 14 Jun 1852, d. 1919
3. Florina Elizabeth Jane Barrington b. 26 Nov 1853, d. 29 Jul 1912
4. Samuel William Percy Gordon Shute Barrington b. 24 Nov 1855, d. 19 Feb 1931
5. Katherine Caroline Barrington b. 19 May 1861, d. 8 Aug 19... | 8,935 | zeroshot-train |
Vasile Stoica [SEP] conflict | to the Christian Orthodox faith. He attended elementary school in Avrig.
His interest for the politics is proved by his status as one the members of the Romanian National Party of Transylvania and Banat, from 1909.
From September same year, Vasile Stoica followed the courses of Literature at Budapest University, until ... | Vasile Stoica
Vasile Stoica (, also known as Basil Stoica; 1889–1959) was a Romanian political writer, diplomat, and close assistant of European statesmen Tomáš Masaryk and Ion I.C. Brătianu.
Early life and education.
Stoica was born in a family that originated from Transylvania (then in the Hungarian half of Austria-H... | 8,936 | zeroshot-train |
Walter Lehweß-Litzmann [SEP] conflict | Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (5 June 1907 – 16 September 1986) was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war he served in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic and worked for the East German airline Interflu... | well as energy and environmental technology companies. An engineering school founded in 1949, was an integral part of mechanical engineering in the region before 1990. In 1991 the federal state of Brandenburg founded the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau. In 2013 Wildau acquired the title of city and now ... | 8,937 | zeroshot-train |
Walter Lovell [SEP] conflict | Walter Lovell
Walter Lovell (September 9, 1884 – September 10, 1937) was a World War I volunteer pilot and an American serviceman. He was born in Newton, Massachusetts to Wallace D. and Josephine (Hastings) Lowell. Walter attended Newton High School (now Newton North High School) and graduated from Harvard College with... | - 1987 to 1988 Ray Parker
- 1988 to Jan-92 Hugh Stinson
- Jan-92 to Mar-92 Andy Woolford (caretaker)
- Mar-92 to Feb-95 John Ryan
- Feb-95 to Sep-96 Steve Lovell
- Sep-96 to Mar-99 Alan Walker
- Mar-99 to Jan-01 Hugh Stinson
- Jan-01 to Sep-01 John Roles
- Oct-01 to Nov-04 Mark Beeney
- Nov-04 to Mar-05 Steve Nolan
- M... | 8,938 | zeroshot-train |
Walter X. Young [SEP] conflict | Walter X. Young
Walter X. Young (1918–1942) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps during World War II who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions.
Biography.
Walter Xavier Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 October 1918. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 6 January ... | Jim McMahon, Sep. 29, 1985; Nick Foles, Feb. 4, 2018
- Only player with 2 touchdown passes and 20 rushing attempts in the same game: Walter Payton, Sep. 18, 1983
- Only player with 15 receptions and 15 rushing attempts in the same game: Rickey Young, Dec. 16, 1979
- Only players with 500 yards passing and 1 rushing tou... | 8,939 | zeroshot-train |
Werner Mölders [SEP] conflict | Werner Mölders
Werner Mölders (18 March 1913 – 22 November 1941) was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot, wing commander, and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. He became the first pilot in aviation history to claim 100 aerial victories—that is, 100 aerial combat encounters resulting in the dest... | many of the lessons learned in time to use them.
The Spanish Civil War also provided an opportunity for updating fighter tactics. One of the innovations to result from the aerial warfare experience this conflict provided was the development of the "finger-four" formation by the German pilot Werner Mölders. Each fighter... | 8,940 | zeroshot-train |
William B. Poole [SEP] conflict | William B. Poole
William B. Poole (1833–1904) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Poole was born in Maine in 1833. On June 19, 1864, he was serving as a quartermaster on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He was... | - Brigadier William Donovan Stamer (Nov 1941 – May 1942)
- Brigadier Francis E.C. Hughes (May 1942 – Jul 1942)
- Lieutenant-Colonel D Barker (Jul 1942 – Jul 1943)
- Brigadier Dermot Warren (Jul 1943 – Sep 1944)
- Brigadier Robert G.C. Poole (Sep 1944 – Mar 1945)
- Brigadier E.H.W. "Harry" Grimshaw CB CBE DSO (Mar 1945 ... | 8,941 | zeroshot-train |
William Beauchamp-Proctor [SEP] conflict | William Beauchamp-Proctor
Admiral Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 3rd Baronet (14 October 1781 – 14 March 1861) was an officer in the British Royal Navy, who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Biography.
Beauchamp-Proctor was born at Langley Hall, Loddon, Norfolk, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Be... | , spotted, brown, collared, or.
- Motto: Toujours fidele (Always Faithful)
- Seat: Langley Park, Norfolk.
Beauchamp-Proctor baronets of Langley Park.
- Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 1st Baronet (1722–1773)
- Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor, 2nd Baronet (1756–1827)
- Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 3rd Baronet (1781–1861)
... | 8,942 | zeroshot-train |
William Thomas Ponder [SEP] conflict | William Thomas Ponder
Lieutenant William Thomas Ponder was an American World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
World War I.
William Thomas Ponder joined the French air service in the fall of 1917. He was originally assigned to Escadrille SPA 67, then Escadrille SPA 163. While with this unit, he used ... | - Unimproved Land:
- Cash value of plantation: $48,000
- Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $1500
- Cash value of farm animals: $6,125
- Number of slaves: 99
- Bushels of corn: 8,500
- Bales of cotton: 206
The owner.
G.W. Ponder was one of two absentee planters in northeast Leon County. Originally from Thomas Cou... | 8,943 | zeroshot-train |
William Thomas Ward [SEP] conflict | William Thomas Ward
William Thomas Ward (August 9, 1808 – October 12, 1878) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, a United States Congressman from the U.S. state Kentucky, and member of the Kentucky Legislature.
Biography.
William T. Ward was born in Amelia County, Virginia. H... | Michael D. Ward
Michael Don Ward (born August 24, 1948) is an American political scientist and academic. He is professor emeritus of political science at Duke University, an affiliate of the Duke Network Analysis Center, and the principal investigator at Ward Lab, a website that creates conflict predictions using Bayes... | 8,944 | zeroshot-train |
William Westerhold [SEP] conflict | William Westerhold
William Westerhold (January 21, 1836 – May 12, 1910) was a sergeant in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He received a Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, for his actions at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864... | Colonel Henry M. Karples
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Freudenberg - commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg until wounded on July 2, 1863, while in temporary command of the brigade
- Major Edward Venuti - commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg until killed in action
- Captain William Scherrer - commanded at the Battle ... | 8,945 | zeroshot-train |
10th Mountain Division [SEP] conflict | , only to be reactivated and redesignated as the 10th Infantry Division in 1948. The division first acted as a training division and, in 1954, was converted to a full combat division and sent to Germany before being deactivated again in 1958.
Reactivated again in 1985, the division was designated the 10th Mountain Divi... | Para-Commando Battalion. In addition to supporting the Para-Commando unit, the CST assisted the 10th Mountain Division, and provided security for meetings with Somali leaders. Following the ethnic conflict in Rwanda, 10th Group deployed to Entebbe airfield, Uganda. The group assisted the displaced persons in returning ... | 8,946 | zeroshot-train |
Abram Duryée [SEP] conflict | Abram Duryée
Abram Duryée (; April 29, 1815 – September 27, 1890) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, the commander of one of the most famous Zouave regiments, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was New York City Police Commissioner.
Birth and early years.
Duryée was born in New Y... | '" Duryée defended the police's use of force: "It was the most glorious sight I ever saw the way the police broke and drove the crowd. Their order was perfect as they charged with their clubs uplifted."
In 1884, Duryée served as dockmaster.
Abram Duryée died in New York and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
F... | 8,947 | zeroshot-train |
Adam Nieniewski [SEP] conflict | Adam Nieniewski
Colonel Adam Nieniewski (19 May 1886 - 25 April 1947) was a Polish military commander, an officer of the Polish Army and a veteran of World War I, Polish–Soviet War, Polish–Lithuanian War and World War II.
Biography.
Adam Nieniewski was born May 19, 1886, in Zawady, Kalisz Governorate to a family of Sta... | 4th Cavalry Brigade (Poland)
The IV Cavalry Brigade (Polish "IV Brygada Kawalerii") was a unit of the Polish Army during the Polish-Bolshevik War and later in the inter-war period. It was commanded by major Feliks Jaworski and then by colonel Adam Nieniewski.
During the Battle of Warsaw it fought in the ranks of the 4t... | 8,948 | zeroshot-train |
Adolf Schulte [SEP] conflict | Adolf Schulte
Leutnant Adolf Schulte (24 December 1894—12 April 1917) IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His short gallant career would end in a fatal midair crash with his enemies.
Early life.
Adolf Schulte was born in Ludenscheit, Germany on 24 December 1894.
World War I.
Schu... | Julius Schulte-Frohlinde
Julius Schulte-Frohlinde (1894 - 1968) was one of Adolf Hitler's architects.
Schulte-Frohlinde was trained by Paul Bonatz and was part of his Stuttgart school. On the recommendation of Albert Speer, in 1934 Schulte-Frohlinde went to work under Robert Ley's German Labour Front (popularly known ... | 8,949 | zeroshot-train |
Al Schmid [SEP] conflict | Al Schmid
Al Schmid (20 October 1920 – 1 December 1982) was a United States Marine awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the Battle of the Tenaru (Ilu River) during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II. Credited with killing over 200 Japanese attackers during a night-long assault, he was blinded in action by a ... | Panel and was first held at Withers Collection Museum and Gallery in Memphis on Sep 29, 2018.
Early life.
TM Garret was born as Achim Schmid in Mosbach, Germany and raised in a small nearby town. He was raised by his mother, a cook, after his parents divorced. His father, a boatman, died later when Garret was 8 years ... | 8,950 | zeroshot-train |
Albert Burton [SEP] conflict | Albert Burton
Albert Burton (1838 – unknown) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Immigrating from his native England, Burton volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy and... | - BG Benjamin B. Talley, 1952-1954
- COL Frederick Frech, 1950-1952
- BG George J. Nold, 1948-1949
- BG Beverly C. Dunn, 1946-1948
- COL Charles L. Hall, 1945-1946
- COL Albert H. Burton, 1944-1945
- BG John Neal Hodges, 1940-1944 [Deployed to North Africa May 21, 1942 - Sep 22, 1943]
- MG Francis Bowditch Wilby, 1938-... | 8,951 | zeroshot-train |
Albert Desbrisay Carter [SEP] conflict | Albert Desbrisay Carter
Albert Desbrisay Carter DSO & Bar (2 June 1892 – 22 May 1919) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 28 victories.
Early life and career.
Albert Desbrisay Carter was born in Point de Bute, New Brunswick. Nicknamed "Nick", Carter was student at Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.... | a patrol leader."
Text of citations Bar to Distinguished Service Order.
"Maj. Albert Desbrisay Carter, D.S.O., New Brunswick R., and R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as a fighting pilot. In three and a half months he destroyed thirteen enemy machines. He showed the utmost determination, keenness an... | 8,952 | zeroshot-train |
Alberto Bayo [SEP] conflict | Alberto Bayo
Alberto Bayo y Giroud (March 27,1892 in Camagüey –August 4,1967 in Havana) was a Cuban military leader of the defeated left-wing Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. He was also a poet and essayist.
He was born in Cuba and studied in the United States and Spain. Bayo's most significant action during the Spa... | and references.
- Cubaliteraria: Albert Bayo "(Spanish)"
- wannadoo: Alberto Bayo "(Spanish)"
- El Ejército Popular Republicano "(Spanish)"
- España en Guerra "(Spanish)" "(.pdf)"
- Alberto Bayo: Gerilla Nedir? "(Turkish)" | 8,953 | zeroshot-train |
Albin Francisco Schoepf [SEP] conflict | Albin Francisco Schoepf
Albin Francisco Schoepf (; March 1, 1822 – May 10, 1886) was a European-born military officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known as the commanding officer of Fort Delaware, a wartime camp for Confederate prisoners of war.
Early life.
Schoepf was born ... | - Bernard Offen, Holocaust survivor, author, lived here
- Poldek Pfefferberg, Holocaust survivor, taught at the Kościuszko Gymnasium as a professor
- Albin Francisco Schoepf, born here
- Mike Staner, Holocaust survivor, author, born here
- Roman Polanski, Polish film director, Holocaust survivor, lived here during Worl... | 8,954 | zeroshot-train |
Alessandro Buzio [SEP] conflict | Alessandro Buzio
"Tenente Colonnello" Alessandro Buzio was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories, four of them shared.
Early life and service.
Alessandro Buzio was born in Pavia on 13 January 1893. He studied accounting in school. On 13 December 1913, he reported for his reserve officer t... | , St. Nicholas of Tolentino (also called "San Niccolò" or "Nicolò da Tolentino").
History.
The interior was refurbished during 1614–1620 by Carlo Buti and Martino Longhi, supported by patronage by the Pamphilj family. The Milanese architect Francesco Buzio was also involved in the redesign. Starting in 1654, again with... | 8,955 | zeroshot-train |
Alessandro Resch [SEP] conflict | Alessandro Resch
Tenente-colonnello Alessandro Resch was an Italian World War I flying ace credited with five confirmed aerial victories (though there is historical evidence of a sixth). After surviving World War I, he would become a pioneering airline captain, flying 500,000 miles between 1928 and 1935. He would retur... | January 1919. At some point, he left the military, but
returned to service in 1927. However, he went to work for Avio Linee Italian Airlines as chief pilot and captain on 1 September 1928. He flew half a million miles over the next 7 years. In 1935, he returned once more to military service, this time as a maggiore. By... | 8,956 | zeroshot-train |
Alexander Hays [SEP] conflict | Alexander Hays
Alexander Hays (July 8, 1819 – May 5, 1864) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness.
Early life and career.
Hays was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel Hays, a member of Congress and general in the Pennsylvania militia. He studied at Alleg... | of Hays. Thousands of construction workers, surveyors, and early settlers retreated from the west to the weeks-old settlement of Rome. October construction east of Hays City brought the end-of-track just a few miles short of the future Yocemento site.
This situation was the context of the October 1867 photographs of th... | 8,957 | zeroshot-train |
Andrew Boyd Cummings [SEP] conflict | Andrew Boyd Cummings
Andrew Boyd Cummings (22 June 1830 – 18 March 1863) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War who was killed in action off the coast of Louisiana. Two naval ships, USS "Cummings", have been named in his honor.
Biography.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cummings was ... | Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd may refer to:
- Andrew Boyd (bishop) (1566–1636), Bishop of Argyll
- Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1825–1899), Scottish minister and writer
- Andrew Hunter Boyd (1849–1935), Maryland jurist
- Andrew Boyd (fencer) (1910–2002), American Olympic fencer
- Andrew Boyd (author) (born 1962), American ... | 8,958 | zeroshot-train |
Anne Bailey [SEP] conflict | Anne Bailey
Anne Bailey (1742 – November 22, 1825) was a British-born American story teller and frontier scout who served in the fights of the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. Her single-person ride in search of an urgently needed powder supply for the endangered Clendenin's Settlement (present-... | Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
- Whites, Lee Ann. " The Civil War as a Crisis in Gender: Augusta, Georgia, 1860–1890" (2000) excerpt and text search
Further reading Primary sources.
- Bailey, Anne J. and Walter J. Fraser. "Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Georgia in the Civil War" (1996)
- Myers, Robert Mans... | 8,959 | zeroshot-train |
Anton Irv [SEP] conflict | Anton Irv
Anton Irv VR I/2, VR II/2, VR II/3 (17 September 1886 – 27 April 1919) was a highly decorated Estonian combat soldier and military officer during World War I and in the Estonian War of Independence.
Along with captain Karl Parts, he was the leader of Estonian armored trains in the Estonian War of Independenc... | Tammsaare"; 1878–1940), Estonian writer
- Anton thor Helle (1683–1748), Baltic German clergyman and translator
- Anton Holban (1902-1937), Romanian novelist
- Anton Hysén (born 1990), British football player
- Anton Irv (1886–1919), Estonian military commander
- Anton Janša (1734–1773), Slovenian beekeeper and painter
... | 8,960 | zeroshot-train |
Anton Sztáray [SEP] conflict | Anton Sztáray
Anton Sztáray de Nagy-Mihály (, 1732 or 1740, Kassa, Hungary, Habsburg Empire – 23 January 1808, Graz, Styria, Austrian Empire) was a Hungarian count in the Habsburg military during Austria's Wars with the Ottoman Empire, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
He commanded an autonomous c... | they thought to be an isolated Austrian division under Feldmarschall-Leutnant Anton Sztáray. Jourdan's plan was to attack Sztáray with the divisions of Generals of Division Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte and Jean Étienne Championnet, leaving the divisions of Generals of Division Jacques Bonnaud and Paul Grenier in reserve. H... | 8,961 | zeroshot-train |
Armin Faber [SEP] conflict | Armin Faber
Oberleutnant Armin Faber was a German "Luftwaffe" pilot in World War II who mistook the Bristol Channel for the English Channel and landed his Focke-Wulf 190 (Fw 190) intact at RAF Pembrey in south Wales. His plane was the first Fw 190 to be captured by the Allies and was tested to reveal any weaknesses tha... | - 2009, UK, Canongate Books, , 3 Sep 2009, hardcover, 304pp
- 2009, USA Faber & Faber, , 1 Sep 2009, hardcover, 288 pp
External links.
- Official book website
- Enhanced Editions iPhone App
- Listening to Nick Cave read The Death of Bunny Munro Audiobook review | 8,962 | zeroshot-train |
Arnold Meri [SEP] conflict | Arnold Meri
Arnold Meri (1 July 1919 – 27 March 2009) was a Soviet Red Army veteran of World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union who was charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of Estonians to the inhospitable regions of the USSR. He was the cousin of President of Estonia, Lennart Meri. At the time of his... | Maaney Na Ye Dil
- Ishq Gumshuda
- Malaal
- Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
- Aey Zindagi
- Dil-e-Jaanam
- Phir Wohi Mohabbat
Television Geo TV.
- Ek Nazar Meri Taraf
- Meri Behan Maya
- Meri Adhoori Mohabbat
- Dil Hai Chota Sa
- Jal Pari
- Uraan
- Nok Jhonk (Tele Film Sep 2015)
- Tum Se Hi Talluq Hai
- Dil Kiya Karay
Televisi... | 8,963 | zeroshot-train |
Arthur Sinclair [SEP] conflict | Arthur Sinclair
Commodore Arthur Sinclair (28 February 1780 – 7 February 1831) was an early American naval hero, who served in the U.S. Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and in the War of 1812. His three sons also served in the Navy; they resigned in 1861, however, to serve in the Confederate... | Huxley) - Apr 1923
- "The Great Woods" (poem) (Arthur Davison Ficke) - Sep 1923
- "On Cornell" (article) (Hendrik Willem van Loon) - May 1922
- "Carnival" (poem) (Robert Hillyer) - Mar 1924
- "I’m a Stranger Here Myself" (short story) (Sinclair Lewis) - Aug 1916
- "Spoof River Anthology" (poem) (Gordon Seagrove) - Mar ... | 8,964 | zeroshot-train |
Augustus Williams [SEP] conflict | Augustus Williams
Augustus Williams (1842 – unknown) was a seaman in the U.S. Navy stationed aboard the during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Emigrating from his native Norway, Williams volunteered for... | , William Wyndham Malet (29 Sep 1803 - 12 Jun 1885), Lt Col George Grenville Malet (07 Mar 1805 - 09 Dec 1856), Arthur Malet (07 Nov 1806 - 13 Sep 1888), Hugh Poyntz Malet (13 Aug 1808 - 10 Mar 1904), Octavius Warre Malet (7 May 1811 - 11 Dec 1891) and Alfred Augustus Malet (29 Aug 1814 - 21 Mar 1898).
He also had thre... | 8,965 | zeroshot-train |
Bernard Artigau [SEP] conflict | Bernard Artigau
Sous Lieutenant Bernard Artigau (28 August 1894 – 3 May 1968) was a French World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He later became an airline pilot in South America, and returned to serve his nation again in World War II.
Early life.
Bernard Artigau was born in Licq-Athérey, France... | , during a particularly active day, Barcat and "Adjudant" Bernard Artigau shot down a Rumpler two-seater reconnaissance aircraft, which crashed north of Thory. On 19 May Barcat was taking "Maréchal-des-logis" Arrault, a newly arrived pilot, out on a training patrol, when they encountered and attacked an enemy scout, fo... | 8,966 | zeroshot-train |
Burnside carbine [SEP] conflict | Burnside carbine
The Burnside carbine was a breech-loading carbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War.
Design.
The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote himself full-time to working on the weapon. The carbine used a special brass... | Army, and was appointed commander of the Rhode Island state militia with the rank of major general. He held this position for two years.
After leaving the Regular Army, Burnside devoted his time and energy to the manufacture of the famous firearm that bears his name: the Burnside carbine. President Buchanan's Secretary... | 8,967 | zeroshot-train |
Carley V. Porter [SEP] conflict | Carley V. Porter
Carley V. Porter served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Army. | Porter v. Nussle
Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court settled an intercircuit conflict regarding civil procedure for prisoners seeking redress. The court held that prisoners alleging assaults by prison guards must meet §1997e(a)'s exhaustion requirement before ... | 8,968 | zeroshot-train |
Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby [SEP] conflict | Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby
Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby (December 1599– March 31, 1664), born Charlotte de La Trémoille, is famous for her robust defence of Lathom House during the English Civil War.
Early life.
Charlotte, born at the chateau of Thouars, Poitou, in France, was the daughter of the Fren... | - Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby (1599–1664), English noblewoman famous for her role against the siege of Lathom House
- Elizabeth Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (1753–1797), English peeress
- Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby (–1829), wife of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
- Mary Catherine Stanley,... | 8,969 | zeroshot-train |
Clair Goodblood [SEP] conflict | Clair Goodblood
Clair Goodblood (September 18, 1929 – April 25, 1951) was a soldier in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on 24-5 April 1951.
Goodblood joined the Army from Burnham, Maine in 1947.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S... | (28 May 1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- John Essebagger, Jr. (25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles L. Gilliland (25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- Clair Goodblood (24 & 25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- John S. Guthrie, Major General
- Harold K. Johnson, General, Army Chief of Staff, 1964... | 8,970 | zeroshot-train |
Daniel Lakin [SEP] conflict | Daniel Lakin
Daniel Lakin (born 1834 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American sailor who served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. For his actions at the Joint Expedition Against Franklin while serving aboard the , Lakin was promoted from seaman to master's mate and received the Medal of Honor on 3 April 1... | boy named Eli, and his father forbids the two from ever seeing each other again, a conflict arises between the two families. This results in a battle between the families, with the victor determining Meg and Eli's ultimate fate.
The episode was written by Mark Hentemann and directed by John Holmquist. It received mostl... | 8,971 | zeroshot-train |
David Southard [SEP] conflict | David Southard
David Southard (1845 – May 6, 1894) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Sailors Creek
Civil War Service.
He enlisted in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry in the summer of 1861, and... | ", by Peter Leeson. "Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence" 28.1 (Jan. 2015): 237-40.
- "Who Rules America?" Rev. of "The New Class Conflict", by Joel Kotkin. "Reason". Reason Foundation, Sep. 20, 2014.
- "In Us We Trust?" Rev. of "The Moral Foundations of Economic Behavior", by David C. Rose. "The Freeman: Ideas o... | 8,972 | zeroshot-train |
David Wooster [SEP] conflict | David Wooster
David Wooster ( – May 2, 1777) was an American general who served in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cities, schools, and public places were named after him. He has been called "a largely forgotten h... | West: The Snake Conflict, 1864–1868", 360 pages, Caxton Press, 2007, .
- Stannard, David. "American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World" Oxford, 1992
- Tucker, Spencer, ed. "The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, 1607-1890: A Political, Social, and Military History" (3 vol 2012)
- Wooster, Ro... | 8,973 | zeroshot-train |
Dietrich von Müller [SEP] conflict | Dietrich von Müller
Dietrich von Müller (16 September 1891 – 3 January 1961) was a German general during World War II. Just before the end of World War II he was promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
On 19 April 1945 he was taken prisoner by members of ... | (26 Nov 1942 – 30 Nov 1942)
- General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff (30 Nov 1942 – 6 May 1943)
- General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz (6 May 1943 – 30 Aug 1943)
- General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff (30 Aug 1943 – 30 Sep 1943)
- General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz (30 Sep 1943 – 21 ... | 8,974 | zeroshot-train |
Earle B. Hall [SEP] conflict | Earle B. Hall
Earle B. Hall (1919–1941) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Air Medal.
Biography.
Earle Boitnott Hall was born at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on 25 December 1919. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938.
During World War II, Aviation Machinist's Mate... | tow at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek at Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was berthed alongside "Earle B. Hall". There "Kirwin" underwent reactivation, with "Earle B. Hall"s crew readying her for recommissioning. On 15 January 1965, after almost 19 years in reserve, "Kirwin" was recommissioned and "Earle B. Hall" was ... | 8,975 | zeroshot-train |
Eberhard Godt [SEP] conflict | Eberhard Godt
Eberhard Godt (15 August 1900 – 13 September 1995) was a German naval officer who served in both World War I and World War II, eventually rising to command the Kriegsmarine's U-boat operations.
Biography.
Godt joined the "Kaiserliche Marine" in summer 1918 as an officer cadet and served on board the . Aft... | formed part of the division of Naval Communications, which in turn formed one of the six numbered Naval Operation Departments.
- 1/SKL Operations Commanded by Rear Admiral Hans Karl Meyer
- 2/SKL U-Boat Operations Commanded by Rear Admiral Eberhard Godt
- 3/SKL Intelligence Commanded by Otto Schulz
- 4/SKL Communicatio... | 8,976 | zeroshot-train |
Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen [SEP] conflict | Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen
Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen (Versailles, 11 November 1767 - 1 September 1813; also spelled Vander Maesen) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was killed in action while leading his troops to safety after the Battle of San Marcial in the Peninsular War.... | as a very heavy rainstorm began. By the time the retreating divisions reached the Bidassoa, the river was rising dangerously. The first brigades of both Taupin and Darmagnac got across but the second brigades became stranded on the far bank with Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen's division. Vandermaesen marched upstream to the ... | 8,977 | zeroshot-train |
Ellis Spear [SEP] conflict | Ellis Spear
Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. On April 10, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed President Andrew Johnson's February 24, 1866 nomination of Spear for appointment to the grade of ... | Bobby Ellis
Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries.
Biography.
Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attended the Alpha Boys School which is famous for its musical alumni. Whil... | 8,978 | zeroshot-train |
Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith [SEP] conflict | Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith
Sergeant First Class Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (July 27, 1935 – February 16, 1967) was a United States Army soldier, of Hispanic-Asian descent, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Despite being severely wounded, Smith inspired his men to beat bac... | musician
- Jessica Sanchez, singer
- Harry Shum Jr., actor
- Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith, United States Army soldier
- Jasmine Villegas, singer
See also.
- Asian Americans
- Punjabi Mexican Americans
- Latino
- Hispanic
- List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
- White Hispanic and Latino Americans
- Black Hispanic and Lat... | 8,979 | zeroshot-train |
Field Eugene Kindley [SEP] conflict | Field Eugene Kindley
Captain Field Eugene Kindley (13 March 1896 – 2 February 1920) was an American aviator and World War I flying ace credited with twelve confirmed aerial victories.
Early life.
Field Eugene Kindley was born at Prairie Grove in northwestern Arkansas. Kindley's mother died when he was two years old and... | 20 September 1918
- Foucaucourt Aerodrome, Lorraine, 6 November 1918
- Grand Airdrome, 15 February 1919
- Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, 15 April 1919
- Le Mans, France, 4–19 May 1919
- Mitchel Field, New York, 31 May-16 Jun 1919
- Mather Field, California, 20 Sep 1921 – 28 Jun 1922
- Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 1 ... | 8,980 | zeroshot-train |
Friedrich Marnet [SEP] conflict | Friedrich Marnet
Friedrich Marnet (22 January 1882 – 3 October 1915) was a German World War I officer and pilot. He also was one of the first German pilots to fly a Gotha G.
Background.
Friedrich Marnet was born into a military family in Metz, one of the strongest fortress of the German Empire. After leaving school, Ma... | On 16 July 1915, Friedrich Marnet transferred to Feldflieger-Abteilung 8b. Soon after, on 9 August 1915, Marnet was promoted "Hauptmann". On 21 August 1915, Marnet transferred to Feldflieger Abteilung 6b, then based near Bühl.
In October 1915, while Hauptmann Marnet was flying toward Strasbourg, with a mechanic and an ... | 8,981 | zeroshot-train |
Fritz Albrecht [SEP] conflict | Fritz Albrecht
Fritz Albrecht (23 December 1905 – 29 April 1977) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations.
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 October ... | Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Gerd Albrecht, Capriccio
- Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", Sep. 1994, Bayerischen Staatsoper conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, EMI Classics
- Mendelssohn: "Antigone", Jan. 1995, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Stefan Soltesz, Capriccio
- Hayd... | 8,982 | zeroshot-train |
Fyodor Drizen [SEP] conflict | Heinrich von der Osten-Driesen moved his family from Brandenburg Prussia to the Russian Empire, where he would receive his position as governor. It was in this period that, beginning in 1797, the young Driesen would establish himself in the Russian military. Accordingly, Driesen's military career began with his appoint... | Friedrich Wilhelm von Driesen
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Driesen (, Fyodor Vasilyevich Drizen; 10 August 1781 – 30 September 1851) was a Baltic German General Officer of the Imperial Russian Army. Driesen was born in 1781 to the military officer and future Governor of Courland, , and his wife, Henrietta Albertina v... | 8,983 | zeroshot-train |
Georg Hartog Gerson [SEP] conflict | Georg Hartog Gerson
Georg Hartog Gerson (25 August 1788 – 3 December 1844) was a medical doctor and surgeon in the King's German Legion during the Napoleonic Wars.
Dr. Gerson was born in Hamburg. He came from a family of doctors who had been living and working in Hamburg and Altona since the 17th century. His grandfath... | ), Dutch author
- Lori Den Hartog (born 1980), American (Idaho) politician
- Kristen den Hartog (born 1965), Canadian fiction and memoir writer
- Nils den Hartog (born 1994), Dutch football goalkeeper
Surname Hartogs.
- Friedrich Hartogs (1874–1943) - German mathematician
- (born 1969), Dutch ice hockey player
Given na... | 8,984 | zeroshot-train |
George Johnstone Hope [SEP] conflict | George Johnstone Hope
Rear-Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope, KCB (6 July 1767 – 2 May 1818) was a British naval officer, who served with distinction in the Royal Navy throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including service at the Battle of Trafalgar. A close personal friend of Admiral Nelson, he rec... | officer George Johnstone (1730–1787).
Another brother, Patrick, died in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
In 1765 Johnstone married Elizabeth Caroline Keene, daughter of a Colonel Keene from Northamptonshire, and niece of the diplomat Sir Benjamin Keene. They had one son and daughter. His son, James Raymond Johnstone of Alva... | 8,985 | zeroshot-train |
George Price Hays [SEP] conflict | George Price Hays
George Price Hays (September 27, 1892 – August 7, 1978) was a United States Army general who served during World War I and World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor as a young artillery officer during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I. During World War II, he commanded the 10th Mountain D... | George Hays
George Hays may refer to:
- George P. Hays (college president) (1838–1897), president of Washington & Jefferson College
- George Washington Hays (1863–1927), Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas
- George Price Hays (1892–1978), United States Army general
- George Hays (American football) (1924–2007), form... | 8,986 | zeroshot-train |
George R. Klare [SEP] conflict | George R. Klare
George R. Klare (1922–2006) was a World War II veteran and a distinguished professor of psychology and dean at Ohio University. His major contribution was in the field of readability. From the beginning of the 20th century, the assessment of the grade level of texts for different grades of readers was a... | effort came both in his critical reviews of the studies and his participation in original research.
Early life.
George R. Klare was born April 17, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, son of George C. Klare, and Lea L. (Launer) Klare. He served as senior class president in North Bend High School in North Bend, Nebraska and... | 8,987 | zeroshot-train |
Giovanni Nicelli [SEP] conflict | Giovanni Nicelli
"Sergente" Giovanni Nicelli was an Italian World War I flying ace. He was credited with eight or nine confirmed aerial victories (sources vary), and died in service to his nation on 5 May 1918.
Early life.
Nicelli was born on 27 October 1893 in Lugagnano Val d'Arda, Province of Piacenza, the Kingdom of... | Venice-Lido Airport
Venice-Lido Airport (, ) is an aerodrome located east of Venice ("Venezia"), a city in the Veneto region in Italy. It is situated on the north end of the island of Lido di Venezia. It is also known as Giovanni Nicelli Airport and was formerly known as Venice-San Nicolò Airport.
The aerodrome is oper... | 8,988 | zeroshot-train |
Gordon Granger [SEP] conflict | Gordon Granger
Gordon Granger (November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Early life.
Granger was born in Joy, Wayne County, New York, in 1821 to Gaius Granger and Catherine Taylor. He grad... | Gordon Granger occupied Franklin within a few weeks The Union Army, fearful of local unrest and Confederate guerrillas, began planning and construction of an artillery position to protect the Nashville railroad line nearby. Construction of Fort Granger, named for Major General Gordon Granger, began in 1863, and was ove... | 8,989 | zeroshot-train |
Gordon W. Duffy [SEP] conflict | Gordon W. Duffy
Gordon W. Duffy served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Navy. | methods brought him into conflict with Reading-based bootlegger Max Hassel. Along with Waxey Gordon, Hassel controlled a number of breweries in Pennsylvania and Northern New Jersey. The aggressive Duffy forced his way into the lucrative Jersey territory forcing Hassel to hand over a brewery to him.
Duffy earned such gr... | 8,990 | zeroshot-train |
Harris George Rogers [SEP] conflict | Harris George Rogers
Major Harris George Rogers (August 31, 1891 – July 28, 1977) was a farmer and a soldier in both World War I and World War II and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1962.
Military career.
Rogers joined the Canadian Forces and served in World War I from 1914 - 1918 with the Overseas... | Mississippi, was a native of Georgia. He did not live in San Saba, but his daughter, Fannie, married one of Rogers' officers, George Harris, who moved there in 1880. A former county judge, Harris served as a commander of Rogers Camp, named for his father-in-law. The veterans' organization lasted until the early 1930s.
... | 8,991 | zeroshot-train |
Hartmann Grasser [SEP] conflict | Hartmann Grasser
Hartmann Grasser (23 August 1914 – 2 June 1986) was a World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace. He was credited with shooting down 103 Allied aircraft. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Grasser was born on 23 August 1914 in Graz, Steiermark, Austria. After he re... | of the German armed forces to be so honored. The presentation was made by Hitler at the Wolf's Lair, Hitler's headquarters in Rastenburg on 22 September 1943. Three other Luftwaffe officers were presented with awards that day by Hitler, "Major" Hartmann Grasser and "Hauptmann" Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein were a... | 8,992 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Falcott [SEP] conflict | Henry Falcott
Henry Falcott (1835 – December 2, 1910) was a French-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He was one of thirty-four men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in several battles against the Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory from August to Octo... | unknown.
San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Notable monuments.
- A monument dedicated to the unknown dead buried in the cemetery. Erected in 1912.
Notable interments.
- Medal of Honor recipients
- Private David B. Barkley, for action in World War I.
- Private F... | 8,993 | zeroshot-train |
Henry M. Fox [SEP] conflict | Henry M. Fox
Henry M. Fox (November 15, 1844 – March 3, 1923) was a Union soldier during the American Civil War, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
He enlisted in company M, 5th Michigan Cavalry on August 12, 1862, at Coldwater, Michigan for a period of three years.
Mustered August 30, 1862, Fox was promoted to corporal A... | R.D. Mitchell (brother in law), & Anna Maria Dore
Children
1- Charles James Fox (Ramsgate, London, 2 Jun 1829 – Gravenhurst, Canada, 12 Dec 1895 (Overdose chloroform) married 1st Elizabeth Anna Carkeit 2 Sep 1853; 2nd ca 1890 Agatha Fulker
2- Francis Fox (Bef 1833-Bef 1871), never married, dsp
3- Gardiner Guion Joseph ... | 8,994 | zeroshot-train |
Hermann Frommherz [SEP] conflict | Hermann Frommherz
Generalmajor (Major General) Hermann Frommherz (10 August 1891 – 30 December 1964) Military Order of St. Henry, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, began his military career in World War I as an ace fighter pilot. He was credited with 32 victor... | Hans von Keudell: 5 February 1917 – 15 February 1917
2. Lieutenant Erich Wieland: 22 February 1917 – 17 May 1917
3. Lieutenant Hermann Göring: 17 May 1917 – 28 July 1918
4. Lieutenant Hermann Frommherz: 29 July 1918 – 11 November 1918
Aces.
The following aces served in Jasta 27, with the number of victories credited du... | 8,995 | zeroshot-train |
Horatio Collins King [SEP] conflict | Horatio Collins King
Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. lawyer, politician and author.
Biography.
Born in Portland, Maine, King graduated at Dickinson College in 185... | ), Postmaster General of the United States 1861. Father of Horatio Collins King.
- Horatio Collins King (1837–1918), New York Secretary of State 1895, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1897, candidate for Comptroller of New York 1912. Son of Horatio King.
- Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), New York Assemblyman... | 8,996 | zeroshot-train |
Hubertus Hitschhold [SEP] conflict | Hubertus Hitschhold
Hubertus Hitschhold (7 July 1912 – 10 March 1966) was a German general and ground-attack pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hitschhold joined the military service in the Reichswehr in 1930 and was selected for flight... | He was put in charge of diver-bomber training at the unit leadership school for bomber pilots () at Foggia in Italy. For his previous achievements as a pilot accumulated during roughly 250 combat missions, Peltz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ()on 31 December 1941. The 46th member of t... | 8,997 | zeroshot-train |
Ilya Wolston [SEP] conflict | Ilya Wolston
Ilya Wolston was an American citizen who enlisted the U.S. Army in World War II and served as a Russian interpreter.
References.
- Boris Morros, "My Ten Years as a Counter-Spy", London: Werner Laurie (1959).
- John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, "Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America", New Haven: Yal... | (video game series)
106. IL-2 Sturmovik (video game)
107. Il Cuore nel Pozzo
108. Ilag
109. Ilarie Voronca
110. Ilija Pantelić
111. Ilija Trifunović-Birčanin
112. Ill Met by Moonlight
113. Ilmari Juutilainen
114. Ilse Koch
115. Ilse Weber
116. Ilya Wolston
117. Ilyushin Il-10
118. Ilyushin Il-2
119. Ilyushin Il-4
120. ... | 8,998 | zeroshot-train |
Jacob C. Higgins [SEP] conflict | Jacob C. Higgins
Jacob C. Higgins (1826–1893) was a native commander of Pennsylvania troops who participated in both major military conflicts of his time, the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Among his Civil War commands, he guided the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment under heavy fire during the 'Bl... | New York: Guilford.
- Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (Eds.), (1995). "The social context of cognition. Special issue of Social Cognition". New York: Guilford.
Selected publications Journal articles and book chapters (Representative).
- Webb, C. E., Coleman, P. T., Tomasulo, L. R., Rossignac-Millon, M., & Higgins, E. T... | 8,999 | zeroshot-train |
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