Grant's contract expired at the end of the 1952 NFL season and the Eagles refused to pay him what he thought he was worth.

Perceiving Grant's actions as a snub, Herzog left the Mets to accept the first managerial assignment of his career when he signed a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers on November 2, 1972.

Rogers tells him he can avoid bankruptcy, but only if he does not honor his overly-generous contract to publish Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs.

In the spring of 1863, Lincoln was optimistic about upcoming campaigns to the point of thinking the end of the war could be near if a string of victories could be put together ; these plans included Hooker's attack on Lee north of Richmond, Rosecrans ' on Chattanooga, Grant's on Vicksburg, and a naval assault on Charleston.

Johnston's army was finally in position within a mile or two of Grant's force, and undetected, by the evening of April 5, 1862.

In his first and last speech in the Senate, Johnson spoke eloquently in opposition to Grant's military intervention between rival governments in Louisiana, when the gubernatorial election was disputed and Democratic supporters ousted the winning Republican side with armed force in New Orleans.

Grant's desire to widen her audience was frowned upon by the confines of the popular definitions of ministry at the time.

The track " Baby Baby " ( written for Grant's newborn daughter, Millie, whose " six-week-old face was my inspiration ,") became a pop hit ( hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ), and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world.

Ironically, it is also in the Reeve films that Clark Kent's persona has the greatest resemblance to Woody Allen, though his conscious model was Cary Grant's character in Bringing up Baby.

The show was responsible for the phrases " Say the secret woid and divide $ 100 " ( that is, each contestant would get $ 50 ); and " Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?

Union General Ulysses S. Grant's campaigns bore down on Lee in 1864 and 1865, and despite inflicting heavy casualties, Lee was unable to force back Grant.

This was also Kangaroos ' veteran Shannon Grant's last AFL game, and he was given a standing ovation by both Swans and Kangaroos players as he represented both clubs throughout his career ( although it was at North Melbourne where Grant really made his mark in the game ) Their only clash in 2009 ( Round 14, which the Swans won by 15 points to end a four-game losing streak ) was aired into both the Sydney and Brisbane markets rather than the live vs. match which was a high-rating television match around the rest of the country.

Grant's reputation as president by 1875 was at an all-time high for his previous veto of the Inflation Bill, the passage of the Resumption of Specie Act, and Secretary Bristow's successful raids that shut down the Whiskey Ring.

Grant's response to the Panic of 1873 and the severe depression that followed was ineffective.

In 1876, Grant's reputation was damaged by his White House deposition defending his personal secretary Orville Babcock, indicted in the Whiskey Ring graft trials, and his Secretary of War William W. Belknap's resignation, impeachment by the House, and trial in the Senate over receiving profit money from the Fort Sill tradership.

His father-in-law was a prominent Democrat in St. Louis, a factor that helped derail Grant's bid to become county engineer in 1859, while his own father was an outspoken Republican in Galena.

Grant's initial 15, 000 troop strength was increased by 10, 000 reinforcements.

Lincoln was also alarmed at the level of casualties, and queried Halleck as to Grant's potential responsibility for them ; Grant was criticized for his decision to keep the Union Army bivouacked rather than entrenched.

This order expelled Jews, as a class, from Grant's military district, in reaction to illicit activities of overly aggressive cotton traders in the Union camps, which Grant believed was interfering with military operations.

Grant's first action was to open up a supply line to the Army of the Cumberland trapped in Chattanooga.

Grant's fame increased throughout the country, and he was promoted to Lieutenant General, a position that had previously been given to George Washington and given to Winfield Scott as a brevet promotion.

General Ulysses S. Grant's victories at the Battle of Shiloh and in the Vicksburg campaign impressed Lincoln and made Grant a strong candidate to head the Union Army.

Lincoln then made an extended visit to Grant's headquarters at City Point, Virginia.

Grant's vigor in disrupting the Klan made him unpopular among many whites, but Frederick Douglass praised him.

President Lincoln again sent Charles Dana to keep a watchful eye on Grant's alleged intemperance ; Dana eventually became Grant's devoted ally, and made light of the drinking.

Forney forged ahead with an editorial reviewing Grant's record with the recommendation for his nomination ; he made a point of getting Grant's personal review before publication.

There were two previous film versions of Arthur Richman's play on which this film was based, a 1925 silent version from independent Peninsula Studios, San Mateo, California with Warner Baxter in Grant's role, and a little-known early talkie made in 1929 with Henry Daniell and Ina Claire.

At a time when investment banks were anxious for more capital for their enterprises, President Ulysses S. Grant's monetary policy of contracting the money supply ( again, also thereby raising interest rates ) made matters worse for those in debt.

Roche was made co-heir of Grant's estate.

Mourinho reportedly told Grant not to interfere in team affairs but with Abramovich's backing, Grant's profile at the club rose after he was made a member of the board.

Halleck, by nature a cautious general, but also judging that Grant's reputation for alcoholism in the prewar Army made him unreliable, rejected Grant's plans.

Pierrepont stated that Grant's opponent Horace Greeley had pointed out that Grant had made a better President then expected and that his second term would be better then his first.

Grant's conservationism and fascination with zoological natural history made him very influential among the New York elite who agreed with his cause, most notably Theodore Roosevelt.

The Greeley electors were not able to coordinate their votes before meeting, but their action made no difference in the face of Grant's electoral college landslide.

The questions were made easy in hopes that nobody would answer incorrectly, and included such examples as " Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?

At the same time other black artists also made inroads into AOR radio — Prince's " Little Red Corvette ", Eddy Grant's " Electric Avenue " and " Beat It " all debuted on Billboards Top Tracks chart the same week in April 1983.

Smith's experience, dignity, and unselfish character made him Grant's mainstay in the early days of the war.

During Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant's Overland Campaign in 1864, Butler made several unsuccessful attempts at Petersburg and Richmond.

In this letter, made public in 1891 — several years after Grant's death — Rawlins wrote, " I find you where the wine bottle has been emptied, in company with those who drink, and urge you not to do likewise.

Grant's father organized a volunteer regiment and was made colonel.

Born as Violet McNaughton, she worked primarily on stage but also made several film appearances late in her career, most notably as one of Cary Grant's dotty old aunts in Arsenic and Old Lace, a role she originated on Broadway.