Although previous big-name pitchers, including Bill Swift, Bret Saberhagen, and Darryl Kile, had struggled in Colorado, following the 2000 season O ' Dowd made two very splashy signings in the free-agent market, signing Denny Neagle to a five-year contract worth $ 51 million, followed five days later by signing Mike Hampton to an eight-year, $ 121 million contract.

Two years earlier, Hampton had won 22 games and finished second in voting for the Cy Young Award as a member of the Houston Astros, while Neagle had been a 20-game winner in 1997 for the Atlanta Braves and had won fifteen games in 2000.

Catcher Charles Johnson, who had been acquired along with Wilson in the Hampton trade, was traded to the Boston Red Sox.

Oxford complained that his servant Thomas Hampton had taken advantage of these writs by taking money from the tenants to his own use, and had also conspired with another of Oxford's servants to pass a fraudulent document under the Great Seal of England.

Carson's father, Lindsey Carson, a farmer of Scots-Irish descent, had fought in the Revolutionary War under General Wade Hampton.

In the late 19th century, three European-American middle-class women teachers at Hampton Institute married Native American men whom they had met as students.

The Bears " 46 defense " also had the following impact players: On the defensive line, Pro Bowler and hall of famer Richard Dent led the NFL in sacks for the second year in a row with 17, while Pro Bowler and future hall of famer Dan Hampton recorded 6. 5 sacks, and nose tackle Steve McMichael compiled 8.

While Hume was writing the script, he and producer Robert Papazian, who had great experience in on-location shooting, took several trips to Kansas City to scout locations and met with officials from the Kansas film commission and from the Kansas tourist offices to search for a suitable location for " Hampton.

* December 15 – The Washington Post publishes an article about James Hampton, who had built a glittering religious throne out of recycled materials.

Born in Virginia, she had studied at Hampton Institute and the Massachusetts State Normal School at Framingham.

Washington revealed that Rogers had been quietly funding operations of 65 small country schools for African Americans, and had given substantial sums of money to support Tuskegee and Hampton institutes.

It had been hoped that when James came to power, a reconciliation allowing independence would be possible, but the Hampton Court Conference of 1604 denied substantially all the concessions requested by Puritans, save for an English translation of the Bible.

" However, Sherman himself stated that " f I had made up my mind to burn Columbia I would have burnt it with no more feeling than I would a common prairie dog village ; but I did not do it ..." Sherman's official report on the burning placed the blame on Confederate Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton III, who Sherman said had ordered the burning of cotton in the streets.

In accordance with the Hampton Court Treaty which they had signed with Condé on 20 September 1562, the English sent troops to support the Protestants, and these occupied Le Havre.

In fact, Augusta's due date was earlier and a peculiar episode followed in July in which the prince, on discovering that his wife had gone into labour, sneaked her out of Hampton Court Palace in the middle of the night, to ensure that the King and Queen could not be present at the birth.

) In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more specifically those of the wealthy, which had a high fence or a wall around them ( like the garden of palace't Loo in Apeldoorn, which was the example for the privy garden of William and Mary at Hampton Court ).

Wyatt's army had come from Kent, and with London Bridge barred to them, had crossed the river by what was then the next bridge upstream, at Hampton Court.

James visited Anne only three times during her last illness, though Prince Charles often slept in the adjoining bedroom at Hampton Court Palace and was at her bedside during her last hours, when she had lost her sight.

Captain Trevor Hampton had a dive with one.

* January 14 – The Hampton Court conference is held between James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of the Puritans.

Demonstrations were held daily during the trial and were organized by the Young Lords and the local Black Panther Party led by Chairman Fred Hampton.

** Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, an annual Flower Show held by the Royal Horticultural Society

The auction was held by Bearne's Auctioneers ( now Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood ) at Westpoint Arena in Exeter.

Due to transportation and other considerations which made the site of Jamestown impractical, the celebration was held at Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia, on the harbor of Hampton Roads.

The residence's ownership since 1971 has been held in a private property trust connected to Historic Royal Palaces-the overarching trust covering among others Hampton Court, the Tower of London etc.

Granted in 1765 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, New Hampton was originally known as Moultonborough Addition after then-Colonel Jonathan Moulton, who held the position of town moderator.

What is now Hampton was originally incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature as Junction Borough on February 20, 1895, from portions of both Lebanon Township and Bethlehem Township, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.

Since 1943, Hampton has hosted the annual Hampton County Watermelon Festival held in the third week of June.

The main event of the festival is the parade held on Saturday that runs from Varnville to Hampton.

Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907, at Sewell's Point on Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, Virginia.

For example, though the grand residence Hampton Court on the Thames above London has been a palace where Thomas Wolsey held court as Catholic cardinal ( built after the Italian ideal for a cardinal's palace ) until his fall and its confiscation by Henry VIII and where William and Mary held court, 1689 – 94 — and though it is built round two main courts — the structure itself, however, is no longer the seat of a court in the sense of this article.

Having reunited his forces, Hampton held a council of war.

Hampton was elected at the fourth attempt as the Tory Member of Parliament for Droitwich in 1837, a seat he held until 1874.

Hampton is mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Geoffrey of la Gurche.

On 21 August, at Van Wyk's Vlei, Sergeant Hampton and Corporal Knight held their positions and evacuated wounded mounted Kingsmen under heavy fire, for which they received the Victoria Cross.

The reception was held at the East Hampton village home of her maternal grandparents James T. Lee and Margaret Lee, on Lily Pond.

One of the highlights of the summer is East Hampton Fire Department fireworks display at Main Beach, usually held the Saturday night closest to July 4.

A similar event is held at the University of Idaho, called the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival.

The James River Cup was an annual competition held between the Richmond Kickers and the Virginia Beach Mariners ( formerly Hampton Roads Mariners ) which the team with the most points at the conclusion of all scheduled matches between the two teams would win.

George Hampton had no particular qualifications for the position, and already held a number of other salaried positions.

The Jamestown Exposition held in 1907 at Hampton Roads, featured an extensive naval review, including the Great White Fleet.

The body was cremated, and a memorial service was held in the local Catholic church in East Hampton.