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In February 1941, he was promoted to ( wartime ) temporary rank of brigadier general ( bypassing the rank of colonel ) ( this rank was made permanent in September, 1943 ).
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In the Dunn-Atherton memorandum of February 4, 1942, the State Department had expected to be able to hold Russia in check by withholding agreement to her 1941 boundaries.
* Alfonso XIII ( 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941 ).
Alfonso XIII ( Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Austria-Lorena ; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941 ) was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931.
President Roosevelt authorized the Bronze Star Medal by Executive Order 9419 dated 4 February 1944, retroactive to 7 December 1941.
The name Angola was finally immortalized by Mestre Pastinha at February 23, 1941, when he opened the Centro Esportivo de capoeira Angola ( CECA ).
At the 18th Party Conference ( 15 – 20 February 1941 ) it was concluded that the abolition of the Central Committee Department on Industry had led to the neglect of industry.
In February 1941, Swansea was bombed by the Luftwaffe in a " three nights ' blitz ".
* 1941 – February Strike: In occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increasing anti-Jewish measures instituted by the Nazis.
* 1941 – Lee Redmond, owner of the longest fingernails until February 10, 2009
Eleven eventually appeared and Orwell's The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius was the first and was published on 19 February 1941.
Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay was officially established February 1, 1941.
In World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed Labour politician Tom Johnston as Secretary of State for Scotland in February 1941 ; he controlled Scottish affairs until the war ended.
Katherine Hillyer's article was published nationally on February 20, 1941, and included a picture of the vehicle with the caption:
On February 1941 Johnston Atoll was designated as a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation.
* Eight Orders of Lenin (№ 880-23 February 1935, № 3582-22 February 1938, № 14851-3 February 1941, № 26411-21 February 1945, № 128065-3 February 1951, № 313410-3 February 1956, № 331807-3 February 1961, № 340967-22 February 1968 )
Nevertheless this civilian transport was adapted to the long-range reconnaissance and anti-shipping roles and, between August 1940 and February 1941, Fw 200s sank 85 vessels for a claimed total of 363, 000 Grt.
In February 1941, Beria became Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, and in June, following Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, he became a member of the State Defense Committee ( GKO ).
By the third week in February 1941, 680, 000 German troops were stationed on the Romanian-Soviet border.
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The final issue of the Englishman, No. 57 for February 15, ran to some length and was printed as a separate pamphlet, entitled The Englishman: Being the Close of the Paper So-called.
After Thompson came to London to live, he received a letter from Katie, which was dated February 8, 1897.
The queen agreed on December 17, a warrant was signed on January 27, and the Exchequer paid Quiney his expenses on February 27, 1598/9.
Blackman was to be in New York by February 2, because they were sailing at 12:01 next morning.
February's volume was 1 per cent above January's for the first pickup since last October, although it's still 1.5 per cent off from February 1960.
When I looked up the actual date of his birth and found it to be March 15th, I realized that Roy was born under the right zodiacal sign for a watercolorist: the water sign of Pisces ( February 18 thru March 20 ).
This medication was continued until February, 1958.
In 1932 Dorset received its own exchange, which made business easier for the Manchester office, but it was not until February 1953 that area service was extended to include Manchester and Dorset.
The latter now furnishes the area with electricity distributed from a modern sub-station at Manchester Depot which was put into operation February 19, 1930 and was improved in January 1942 by the installation of larger transformers.
This trade was subject to a tariff of 7.5 per cent after February 1835, but much was smuggled into Assiniboia with the result that the duty was reduced by 1841 to 4 per cent on the initiative of the London committee.
It was a vivid, sharp February morning that Johnnie first made his appearance in my back yard, bringing some stuff Dad had ordered.
Abraham Lincoln ( February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 ) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln ( née Hanks ), in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky ( now LaRue County ).
" Willie " Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862.
On February 23, 1861, he arrived in disguise in Washington, D. C., which was placed under substantial military guard.
The 84th Academy Awards, honoring films in 2011, was held at the Dolby Theatre on February 26, 2012.
Gen. Beauregard arrived at Johnston's headquarters at Bowling Green on February 4, 1862 and was given overall command of Polk's force at the western end of Johnston's line at Columbus, Kentucky.
Andy Warhol ( August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987 ) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
April was the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.
( Despite common belief, he did not take a day from February ; see the debunked theory on month lengths ) According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.
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On February 18, 2010, it was announced that Shapiro ( following the end of the 2010 season ) would be promoted to team President, with current President Paul Dolan becoming the new Chairman / CEO, and longtime Shapiro assistant Chris Antonetti filling the GM role.
Mountbatten attended the funeral of King George VI in June 1952 and, having been promoted to the substantive rank of full admiral on 27 February 1953, he attended the coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
He was promoted temporary captain on 15 November 1914 and permanent captain in the newly-raised 2nd Battalion on 7 February the following year.
Alexander was then in February 1928 promoted to colonel ( backdated to 14 May 1926 ) and was the next month appointed Officer Commanding the Irish Guards Regimental District and 140th ( 4th London ) Infantry Brigade in the Territorial Army a post he held until January 1930, when he again returned to study, attending the Imperial Defence College for one year.
Jellicoe was promoted to Rear-Admiral in February 1907 during his tenure as Director of Naval Ordnance.
He was promoted to colonel in April 1988, and became the Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in February 1989.
Because of its popularity and recognition, the campus was visited by President Barack Obama on February 10, 2011, where he praised the development in wireless technology and promoted a National Wireless Initiative to bring high-speed Internet to 98 % of the U. S. by 2016.
Henry Smith ( born 1876 ) was an African-American who was tortured and murdered at a public, heavily attended and promoted lynching on February 1, 1893 at the Paris Fairgrounds in Paris, Texas.
Clemente was promoted to the team's starting lineup the following season and batted. 288 as the team's leadoff hitter, and by season's end, on February 19, 1954, Zorilla had signed Clemente to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers ' Triple-A affiliate, the Montreal Royals.
MacArthur was promoted to captain in February 1911 and was appointed as head of the Military Engineering Department and the Field Engineer School.
Faced with repeated suicides, the company promoted Stephane Richard to chief executive officer on 1 February 2010, while Didier Lombard will remain as chairman.
He retired from that post in February 1795, to be replaced by the Duke of York, and was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal on 2 August 1796.
He was promoted to lieutenant general just before his retirement on 29 February 1948 in recognition of his leadership of the bomb program.
He was promoted to lieutenant general just before his retirement on 29 February 1948 in recognition of his leadership of the Manhattan Project.
project, promoted as a World Premiere Toons on February 26, 1995.
Then in February 1863 Dahlgren was promoted to Rear Admiral and took command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
In late 1983, Prince Andrew transferred to RNAS Portland, was trained to fly the Lynx helicopter, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 February 1984, whereupon the Queen appointed him as her personal aide-de-Camp.
On 19 February 2010, his 50th birthday, he was promoted to Honorary Rear Admiral.
He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1805, and fought bravely and obstinately at the battles of Eylau ( 7 February 1807 ), Heilsberg ( 11 June 1807 ) and Friedland ( 14 June 1807 ).
On February 24, 1920, he was promoted to colonel.
Casey was promoted to major on 1 February 1940.
He was promoted to colonel effective February 1, 1944, and by the end of the month had been named commander of the 1st Marine Regiment.
After returning to the front, he was promoted to Lieutenant General in April 1917 ( the promotion was backdated to February 1915 ), and took command of the 6th Cavalry Corps in the summer of 1917.
Prince Alfred, therefore, remained in the navy, and was promoted lieutenant on 24 February 1863, serving under Count Gleichen on, and captain on 23 February 1866, being then appointed to the command of the frigate.
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