In 1846 Matthew B. Goodwin, jeweler and watchmaker, became the town's first telegrapher in a dwelling he built for himself and his business `` two doors north of the Equinox House '' or `` one door north of the Bank, Manchester, Vermont ''.

But it soon became clear that the search for eighteenth-century furniture ( which Mrs. Kennedy feels is the proper period for the White House ) must be pursued in places other than government storage rooms.

Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was mostly self-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1840s.

Taking the title " Margrave of Brandenburg ", he pressed the " crusade " against the Wends, extended the area of his mark, encouraged German migration, established bishoprics under his protection, and so became the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, which his heirs — the House of Ascania — held until the line died out in 1320.

Young and Duke visited a large boulder, taller than a four-story building, which became known as ' House Rock '.

" This was farsighted, because when the House of Hanover ascended the British throne they would retain the territories that became the Kingdom of Hanover ( situated in modern-day Germany's Lower Saxony ).

During this period the Muslim world became an intellectual centre for science, philosophy, medicine and education as the Abbasids championed the cause of knowledge and established the " House of Wisdom " ( Arabic: بيت الحكمة ) in Baghdad.

She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1987 general election as member for the constituency of Maidstone ( which became Maidstone and The Weald in 1997 ).

By Otto's marriage to Eilika, daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony, the Ascanians became heirs to half of the property of the House of Billung, former dukes of Saxony.

The emblem of the House of Ascania, red eagle and bear, became the heraldic emblems of Berlin.

During the deposition for the Jones lawsuit, which was held at the White House, Clinton denied having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky a denial that became the basis for the impeachment charge of perjury.

In 1994, Olson became chief investigative counsel for the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The bequest of a collection of books, engraved gems, coins, prints and drawings by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode in 1800 did much to raise the Museum's reputation ; but Montagu House became increasingly crowded and decrepit and it was apparent that it would be unable to cope with further expansion.

" In 1977 the Commodores scored a ballad hit with " Easy ", which became the group's biggest hit yet, reaching No. 4 in the U. S., followed by the funky favorite " Brick House ", also Top 5, both from their landmark album " The Commodores ", as was the utopian album favorite " Zoom ".

* then to Henry III of Navarre, who became Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.

* Capetian House of Anjou ( initially ruling house of Sicily, then of Naples, became ruling house of Hungary ) ( 1247 – 1382 )

** House of Bourbon – La Marche branch ( became Vendôme branch ) ( 1356 – 1836 )

**** House of Bourbon – de Paula branch or Alfonsine branch ( 1819 – present ) ( became Anjou branch in 1933 )

In 1990 Alston's bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. became the first image of an African American displayed at the White House.

In 1990 Alston's bronze bust of Martin Luther King Jr. ( 1970 ), became the first image of an African American displayed in the White House.

Other influential DJs and remixers who helped to establish what became known as the " disco sound " included David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Shep Pettibone, Larry Levan, Walter Gibbons, and Chicago-based " Godfather of House " Frankie Knuckles.

The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as " The House That Doak Built " due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s.

He had a small, basic golf facility installed at Camp David, and became close friends with the Augusta National Chairman Clifford Roberts, inviting Roberts to stay at the White House on several occasions ; Roberts, an investment broker, also handled the Eisenhower family's investments.

* 1918 – Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

Although both it and Leinster House were intended to be temporary, they became the permanent homes of parliament from then on.

He was posted to the battleship HMS Centurion in the Reserve Fleet in 1926 and became Assistant Fleet Wireless and Signals Officer of the Mediterranean Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Roger Keyes in January 1927.

He became a permanent major on 1 August 1917 and was again promoted acting lieutenant-colonel, this time confirmed as Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion Irish Guards, on 15 October.

In 1947, Chief Petty Officer Maurice Fargues became the first diver to die using an aqualung while attempting a new depth record with the GERS near Toulon.

In 1976, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1991.

As a Lieutenant Commander, Mustin established Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, the Navy ’ s first permanent airstation together with a flight school in January 1914, and became its first Commanding Officer.

After his release he became the commander of the second Palmach battalion and rose to the position of Chief Operations Officer of the Palmach in October 1947.

During the war between Austria, France and Italy in 1859, he became Chief Medical Officer in the military.

When Leonard Nimoy finally agreed to reprise Spock, his Vulcan replacement as Science Officer became Commander Sonak, and appeared briefly in the film ; after only a few lines of dialogue, he was killed in a transporter accident.

In 1979, a Jamaican, Maria Ziadie-Haddad, became one of the first women in the Western Hemisphere to become a commercial jet airline pilot when she was hired by Air Jamaica 1968 Ltd as a B727 Second Officer.

Jean Reiter, Bizet's elder son, had a successful career as press director of Le Temps, became an Officer of the Legion of Honour, and died in 1939 at the age of 77.

After university she became an administration trainee at the Home Office ( 1976 to 1978 ), and then a Race Relations Officer at the National Council for Civil Liberties ( 1978 to 1980 ).

Key architect Greg Papadopoulos later became Sun Microsystems, Inc .' s Chief Technology Officer.

In 1971, he became the Education Officer for the Town and Country Planning Association.

He enlisted as a mess attendant and then became a Petty Officer Third Class in the rate of Steward, one of the few rates open to African Americans at that time.

From 1965 to 1973 Scheyville became the home of the Officer Training Unit.

In 2008 Jena K. Hargrove became the first female Police Officer to complete the Police Academy under the age of 21 who is from the City of Ville Platte.

* Admiral Frank B. Kelso II ( 1933-), who later became Chief of Naval Operations, served as Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Nuclear Power School at the nearby U. S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge from 1969-1971.

In January, 2000, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada.

After Disney's acquisition of Pixar in 2006, Pixar executive producer John Lasseter became Chief Creative Officer at both Pixar and Disney, with a plan to reintroduce two-dimensional animation, starting with The Princess and the Frog in 2009.

His stepson was Continental Army Officer Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb of the 9th Connecticut Regiment-later consolidated into the 2nd Connecticut Regiment which became part of the 3rd Connecticut Regiment which became the 1st Connecticut Regiment

The authority to act as a law enforcement officer by nature of their office was removed in 1984, at which time they became subject to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council requirements.

He became a major star that year with the film American Gigolo, followed by the romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman, which grossed almost $ 130 million in 1982.

Amerike became a wealthy and important merchant and dignitary, holding the post of King's Customs Officer three times and becoming the High Sheriff of Bristol in 1497.