* In 1896 Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo from Norway became the first people to ever row across the Atlantic Ocean.

* The Tin Woodman from L. Frank Baum's Oz books ( at least before he became entirely metal ).

Jones became a director ( or " supervisor ", the original title for an animation director in the studio ) himself in 1938 when Frank Tashlin left the studio.

Meanwhile, Columbia University's liberal faculty members became disenchanted with the university president's ties to oilmen and businessmen, including Leonard McCollum, president of Continental Oil ; Frank Abrams, chairman of Standard Oil of New Jersey ; Bob Kleberg, president of King Ranch ; H. J. Porter, a Texas oil producer ; Bob Woodruff, president of Coca-Cola ; and Clarence Francis, General Foods chairman.

A. Allen, Frank Chapman, and Jonathan Dwight, the society concentrated on taxonomy and later became a clearing house for bird banding and sight records.

He became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1920, taking the name Frank Russell Capra.

The new team quickly became a powerhouse, appearing in the playoffs 7 out of 10 seasons from 1976 to 1985, including one World Series championship and another pennant, led by stars such as George Brett, Frank White, Willie Wilson and Bret Saberhagen.

In 1940, under the pen-name " Cato " he and two other Beaverbrook journalists ( Frank Owen, editor of the Standard, and Peter Howard of the Daily Express ) published Guilty Men, a Left Book Club book attacking the appeasement policy of the Chamberlain government that became a run-away best-seller.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, writers like Frank Herbert, Samuel R. Delany, Roger Zelazny, and Harlan Ellison explored new trends, ideas, and writing styles, while a group of writers, mainly in Britain, became known as the New Wave for their embrace of a high degree of experimentation, both in form and in content, and a highbrow and self-consciously " literary " or artistic sensibility.

In 1981, the Giants became the first National League team to hire a black manager, Frank Robinson.

It became Sondheim's most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1973 and Judy Collins's version charted in 1975 and 1977.

The rise of militancy became apparent to Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings — who had worked in homophile organizations for years and were both very public about their roles — when they attended a GLF meeting to see the new group.

It later became associated with the Impressionistic and Social Realist techniques that would dominate the later years of the period in the work of artists such as Walter Sickert and Frank Holl.

Originally a hit for Frank and Nancy Sinatra, the song became Williams ' fifth number one hit in the UK.

He became close friends with Frank Sinatra, Billy Graham and Bob Hope, and consorted with leaders around the globe.

In 1969, the veteran reporter became the co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, first with Frank Reynolds, then the following year with another CBS alumnus, Harry Reasoner.

Seeking a way out, he borrowed money from his black foster mother Virginia Prentiss, bought the sloop Razzle-Dazzle from an oyster pirate named French Frank, and became an oyster pirate.

Frank Quinn rode with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, then later moved to Los Angeles and became an assistant cameraman at a movie studio.

Norm Hiscock, Gary Campbell, and Frank Van Keeken were co-members and later became writers on the show.

Frank Gray, who became famous for inventing the signaling method that came to be used for compatible color television, invented a method to convert analog signals to reflected binary code groups using vacuum tube-based apparatus.

This became the first time Nielsen reprised a character since his appearances as Frank Drebin.

That season Frank Watt became secretary of the club, and he was instrumental in promotion to the First Division for the 1898 – 99 season.

Lenox products also became well known in the US thanks to Frank Graham Holmes, chief designer from 1905 to 1954, who won several artistic awards such as the 1927 Craftsmanship Medal of the American Institute of Architects and the 1943 silver medal of the American Designers Institute.

While attending Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, Van Vliet became close friends with fellow teenager Frank Zappa, the pair bonding through their interest in Chicago blues and R & B.

He became shadow Attorney-General under the leadership of Frank Wilkes, but when Wilkes lost the 1979 election to the Liberal premier, Dick Hamer, Cain challenged him for the leadership, becoming leader in September 1981.

This all changed on January 30, 2011, when the Pacers relieved Jim O ' Brien of his coaching duties and named assistant coach Frank Vogel interim head coach.

The Pacers removed the interim tag and named Frank Vogel their permanent head coach.

Assistant Frank Hamblen was named interim head coach to replace Tomjanovich for the remainder of the season.

* Frank Vogel ( born 1973 ), current interim head coach of the Indiana Pacers.

Pelini was defensive coordinator at Nebraska in 2003 and was interim head coach for the 2003 Alamo Bowl game, replacing former head coach Frank Solich.

Technical Director Frank Klopas was named interim head coach.

In 1994, after superintendent Frank Petruzielo left the district, the school district voted 6-1 to make Yvonne Gonzalez the interim superintendent ; the school district board members described this as a " symbolic " motion as Gonzalez was the first Hispanic interim superintendent.

Head coach Frank Mattiace left the team in mid-season and was replaced on an interim basis by Kevin Guy, a former defensive back / wide receiver who had played two full seasons with the Red Dogs.

Following Wong's death, councillor Doug Craig served as interim chair until he was succeeded by Frank Mazzuca, a former mayor of Capreol, in a 1998 by-election.

In January 2007 he was appointed as Minister of Finance, Sugar Reform Public Enterprise and National Planning in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama, following another coup.

Following the December 2006 coup that ousted Qarase, Chaudhry accepted the post of Minister of Finance in the interim government formed under Frank Bainimarama in January 2007.

* Frank Proto ( December 21, 2007-February 21, 2009, interim )

Following the coup d ' état of 5 December 2006, he was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade in the new interim government of Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on 8 January 2007.

Nailatikau served as interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Civil Aviation under Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, beginning in January 2007.

The coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama reached an agreement with deposed president Ratu Josefa Iloilo whereby Iloilo would be reinstated as president and Bainimarama sworn in as interim prime minister.

In April 2007 the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an " interim government " which came to power through a military coup in December 2006.

Fiji's Commodore Frank Bainimarama has stepped down on 10 April 2009 as interim prime minister, after the country's court of appeal ruled the removal of the democratic government during his 2006 military coup was unlawful.

This report recommended, among other things, the reconstitution of the body as the Australia Soccer Association ( ASA ) with an interim board headed by prominent businessman Frank Lowy.

John Frank Stevens was the principal engineer on the interim switchback route ( opened in 1893, with grades up to 4 percent ) and the first Cascade Tunnel.

In the interim period between the band's split and the reformation, Edgar Riley Jr had worked with Frank Zappa and had also played with several unidentified bands in the Southern states of America and Teddy Mueller had got involved in the publishing industry.

Frank Hadden, the head coach of Edinburgh Gunners ( previously a PE teacher at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh ), was appointed interim coach for the 2005 summer internationals against the Barbarians and Romania, winning two from two and instilling confidence in the national side again.

After resuming his career and teaming with forwards Frank Nighbor and Cy Denneny, he starred for the Senators ( which in the interim had joined the NHL ) for six more seasons, playing for three Stanley Cup champions.

On February 18, 2008, Apartment 3G artist Frank Bolle again took over art chores for Gil Thorp on an interim basis.

A month later Frank Woody, who would later become Missoula's first mayor, was named ad interim, and he would lengthen the name to the Montana Pioneer.