she also went to Washington and appealed to Senator George William Norris of Nebraska, the Fighting Liberal, from whose office a sympathetic but cautious harrumphing was heard.

), George Jean Nathan and Alexander Woollcott were honored in odd quarters, and the whole Booth Tarkington, Willa Catheter ( sic ), ) Pearl, Buck,, Amy Lowell, William Lyon Phelps atmosphere lay thick as Los Angeles smog

The first directors of the Manchester Light and Power Company were John Marsden, M. L. Manley, William F. Orvis, George Smith, and John Blackmer.

The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, choreography by Peter Gennaro, scenery, costumes and lighting by William and Jean Eckart, musical direction by Jack Elliott, and the production was directed by Mr. Abbott.

George William Brown, the Mayor of Baltimore, and other suspect Maryland politicians were arrested and imprisoned, without a warrant, as Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

Due to his western successes, Ulysses S. Grant was given command of all Union armies in 1864, and organized the armies of William Tecumseh Sherman, George Meade and others to attack the Confederacy from all directions, increasing the North's advantage in manpower.

* 1776 – The Battle of Long Island: in what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

The site of the colony's capital was surveyed and laid out by Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia, through the design made by the architect George Strickland Kingston.

William Baker Ashton was appointed Governor of the temporary goal in 1839, and in 1840 George Strickland Kingston was commissioned to design Adelaide's new Gaol.

George Stubbs, William Blake, John Martin, Francisco Goya, Sir Thomas Lawrence, John Constable, Eugène Delacroix, Sir Edwin landseer, Caspar David Friedrich, JMW Turner

Such an anagram may be a synonym or antonym of its subject, a parody, a criticism, or praise ; e. g. George Bush = He bugs Gore ; Madonna Louise Ciccone = Occasional nude income or One cool dance musician ; William Shakespeare = I am a weakish speller, Roger Meddows Taylor = Great words or melody.

* George Finlay ( 1854 ), History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from 1057 – 1453, Volume 2, William Blackwood & Sons

On March 5, 1868, the impeachment trial began in the Senate and lasted almost three months ; Reps. George S. Boutwell, Ben Butler and Thaddeus Stevens acted as managers ( prosecutors ) for the House and William M. Evarts, Benjamin R. Curtis and Attorney General Henry Stanberry served as Johnson's counsel ; Chief Justice Chase served as presiding judge.

His uncle, George Lauder, whom he referred to as " Dod ", introduced him to the writings of Robert Burns and historical Scottish heroes such as Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, and Rob Roy.

Famous people who have studied the Alexander Technique include writers Aldous Huxley, Robertson Davies and Roald Dahl, playwright George Bernard Shaw, actors Judy Dench, Hilary Swank, Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Paul Newman, Mary Steenburgen, Robin Williams and Patti Lupone, musicians Paul McCartney, Madonna, Yehudi Menuhin and Sting, and Nobel Prize winner for medicine and physiology Nikolaas Tinbergen.

* Cox, William T. with Latin Classifications by George B. Sudworth.

This oath was imposed under William III, George I and George III.

Frederick William, known as the " Great Elector ", who had succeeded his father George William as ruler in 1640, initiated a policy of promoting immigration and religious tolerance.

However, in July 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor George Pataki, and Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announced the final approval for the New York City Housing Trust Fund derived from $ 130 million in Battery Park City revenues.

* George F. Luger, William A. Stubblefield: AI Algorithms, Data Structures, and Idioms in Prolog, Lisp and Java, Addison Wesley, 2008, ISBN 0-13-607047-7, PDF

One of the earliest rifled cannon was the breech-loading Armstrong Gun — also invented by William George Armstrong — which boasted significantly improved range, accuracy, and power than earlier weapons.

* 1811 – A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.

Dublin has a world famous literary history, having produced many prominent literary figures, including Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett.

Photo of Victoria Cross recipient George William Chafer, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission.

* Find-A-Grave profile for George William Chafer

Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC KCB KCIE is a fictional character created by George MacDonald Fraser ( 1925 – 2008 ), but based on the character " Flashman " in Tom Brown's Schooldays ( 1857 ), a semi-autobiographical work by Thomas Hughes ( 1822 – 1896 ).

* William George ' Billy ' Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars ( 1894 – 1930 ), LCOL, 201 Squadron, RAF.

* George Fraser Kerr, VC, MC & Bar, MM ( 1895 – 1929 ), CAPT, 3rd battalion ( Toronto ) Central Ontario Regiment, CEF.

Opened in November 2010 the gallery exhibits the museum's Victoria Cross ( VC ) and George Cross collection, alongside the private VC collection amassed by Michael Ashcroft, 241 medals in total.

* George Raymond Dallas Moor ( 1896 – 1918 ), VC recipient

** Major General William George Walker, VC, CB ( attended Haileybury College, Colvin House, 1876 – 1881 )

** Brigadier General George William St. George Grogan, VC, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar ( attended United Services College, 1890 – 1893 )

* Brigadier General George William St. George Grogan, VC, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar ( attended United Services College 1890-1893 )

When an individual was entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, KP appeared before all others, except " Bt " and " Btss " ( Baronet and Baronetess ), " VC " ( Victoria Cross ), " GC " ( George Cross ), " KG " ( Knight of the Garter ) and " KT " ( Knight of the Thistle ).

*** George Randolph Pearkes VC, PC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD

Charles George Bonner VC, DSC ( 29 December 1884-7 February 1951 ), born in Aldridge, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

When an individual is entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, " KT " or " LT " appears before all others, except " Bt " or " Btss " ( Baronet or Baronetess ), " VC " ( Victoria Cross ), " GC " ( George Cross ) and " KG " or " LG " ( Knight or Lady of the Garter ).

* Private Richard George Masters VC.

Recognising the inequality of this, the Governor of New Zealand of the time, Sir George Bowen, announced a new medal of equivalent rank to the VC.

* William George Barker VC

It also has a tribute to Herbert George Columbine, who won the VC and after whom the local leisure centre is named, and a tribute to those lost in World War I in HMS Conquest.

Zebra herd, 2010: Stopper, Reviver, Survivor, and Dasher, ( named after the " Driver Reviver " stop at the Kevin Wheatley | Kevin " Dasher " Wheatley Victoria Cross | VC roadside stop where they were first installed ; and the new baby zebra, George.

* George Richardson ( VC )

The regiment was permitted to perpetuate the history of the 10th Battalion, CEF, and inherited that units battle honours ( granted in 1929 ) as well as inheriting the memory of two Victoria Cross holders, Acting Sergeant Arthur George Knight and Private Harry Brown, both of whom were awarded the VC posthumously in the last year and a half of the Great War.

Holland & Holland purchased the rights to the Paradox gun from the inventor, Col George Vincent Fosbery VC.

Frankie Frisch, a member of the VC, also shepherded the selections of teammates Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, and Jim Bottomley in 1974.

* George Strong ( VC ) ( 1833 – 1888 ), British recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War