Allsup lost a coin toss to Ritchie Valens for his seat on the plane, while Jennings gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold and complaining about how uncomfortable a long bus trip was for a man of his size.

Buddy Holly's bass player, Waylon Jennings, was scheduled to fly on the plane, but gave his seat up to the Big Bopper, who was suffering from influenza.

William Jennings Bryan gave the church its nickname during a visit in 1912.

Future country star Waylon Jennings was scheduled to be on the plane, but instead gave his seat up to The Big Bopper.

Finishing the season with a 42 – 20 – 11 record and a team record 10 shutouts, he was named a first team all-star and awarded the Vezina Trophy, as well as the William M. Jennings Trophy for being the goaltender on the team that gave up the fewest goals in during the season.

Early state historians, like Jacob Piatt Dunn and William Woollen, gave Jennings high praise and credited him with the defeat of the pro-slavery forces in Indiana and with laying the foundation of the state.

This gave Jennings a great sway in influencing the body, and allowed him and his allies to have their way in the writing of the constitution.

Following his death, Tipton sold Jennings ’ farm and gave the proceeds as a gift to Jennings ’ widow.

He is a pioneer of the country rock, Americana, and alternative country sounds, and also a vital force behind the ' outlaw movement ' that gave support to the careers of Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. and more.

Jennings gave orders that all the ship's available boats should be lowered, those on the starboard side were burnt, and the crew abandoned the ship in the port boats, whilst the Master, Chief Engineer, Chief Officer and three others remained on board.

One of the producers, Jennings Lang, recalled the film Destination Gobi that gave him the idea to turn the idea into a half hour comedy with Borgnine's PT Boat.

McKinley's opposing candidate, William Jennings Bryan, gave over 600 speeches and traveled many miles all over the United States to campaign, but McKinley outdid this by spending about twice as much money campaigning.

But Jennings gave up his seat to the sick J. P. " Big Bopper " Richardson, only to learn later of the plane's demise.

One tempest was stirred up last March when Udall announced that an eight-and-a-half-foot bronze statue of William Jennings Bryan, sculpted by the late Gutzon Borglum, would be sent `` on indefinite loan '' to Salem, Illinois, Bryan's birthplace.

Bandmate Waylon Jennings had given up his seat on the plane, causing Holly to jokingly tell Jennings, " I hope your ol ' bus freezes up!

The anti-evolutionary legislation was not challenged again until 1965 and in the meantime William Jennings Bryan's cause was taken up by a number of organizations including the Bryan Bible League and the Defenders of the Christian Faith.

Holly jokingly told Jennings, " I hope your ol ' bus freezes up !".

In 1998, Jennings teamed up with Bare, Jerry Reed and Mel Tillis to form The Old Dogs.

Jennings claimed to have spent US $ 1500 daily to satisfy his addiction, draining his personal finances and leaving him bankrupt with debt of up to US $ 2. 5 million.

Modern American creationism arose out of the theological split over modernist higher criticism and its rejection by the Fundamentalist Christian movement which promoted Biblical literalism and, post 1920, took up the anti-evolution cause led by William Jennings Bryan.

When Holly learned that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said in jest, " Well, I hope your ol ' bus freezes up.

Taft and Masu confront Jennings and string him up, dropping him into the oil, effectively drowning him in his own wealth.

* Brewster Jennings & Associates, a front company set up by the CIA

The Jennings family pursued the even tenor of its way and helped by their exertion and example in building up the county and driving the native Americans from its borders.

Jennings FD regularly backs up Northeast Ambulance & Fire Protection District on mutual-aid calls.

Detroit manager Hughie Jennings, as a courtesy, allowed Speaker to sit out the second inning while his face was sewn up.

Felix currently studies at the University of Surrey, along with the prestigious trumpet player Paul Jennings and the up and coming opera star James Johnson.

The team finished in second place and the strain caught up with Jennings, who suffered a nervous breakdown when the season ended.

Newer artists, such as Robert Earl Keen Jr., Ryan Bingham, Cory Morrow, Roger Creager, Kevin Fowler, Shooter Jennings, Wade Bowen, Jimmy Aldridge, Jesse Brand and groups such as Randy Rogers Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, and Eli Young Band, who grew up during the original outlaw movement, have recently been re-energizing the Outlaw Movement and keeping with the " outlaw spirit ".

Harriers proved a rich source of young quality players picked up by professional football clubs at this time, those moving to bigger clubs including full back Billy Blake ( Crystal Palace ), winger Fred Leedham ( transferred to West Bromwich Albion for £ 300 ), Dennis Jennings ( to Huddersfield Town for £ 600 ) and forward Norman Brookes ( to Walsall for £ 70 ).

In the wake of the tremendous success of the disaster-suspense film Airport ( 1970 ), Universal Studios began working with executive producer Jennings Lang to come up with a new idea that would work within the same " disaster-suspense " genre.

Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas, the seat of Lamb County, the son of Lorene Beatrice ( née Shipley ) and William Albert Jennings.

Richardson had developed a case of flu during the tour and asked Waylon Jennings for his seat on the plane.

The parish seat is Jennings.

As the county seat of Jennings County, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana.

Jennings is a small city in and the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles.

Jennings stepped away from the network anchor seat as well in April 2005, after he announced that he had lung cancer and would undergo chemotherapy.

He rather began a two-year campaign for the state's other Senate seat, which was expected to be vacated by the aging Jennings Randolph in 1978.

Randolph immediately left for the Indiana territory to launch a new campaign for the seat, but the motion was ultimately defeated in the full house and Jennings was permitted to take his seat.

He made an arrangement with the wealthier congressman William Hendricks in which he would support Hendricks bid for the governorship in the upcoming election if Hendricks would resign from Congress and support Jennings in the special election for the seat.

Jennings was elected Governor of Indiana in the first election leaving his congressional seat vacant.

In 1822 Hendricks ran unopposed for the position of Governor of Indiana and succeeded Jonathan Jennings ; Jennings in turn succeeded Hendricks in his congressional seat.

He was a candidate for Congress again in 1817, hoping to be elected to Jennings now vacant seat in Congress, but overwhelming defeated by William Hendricks.

Waylon Jennings was a guitarist for Buddy Holly's band and initially had a seat on the ill-fated aircraft on The Day the Music Died.