and if a poll had been taken immediately following the dispatch of troops to Little Rock I believe the majority would have been for the Old South.

Now and then, the President would call for `` Little Jack, Master of the Hounds '', which was his nickname for a messenger who had worked in the White House since Teddy Roosevelt's administration, and discuss the welfare of some one of the animals.

`` Little Rock is, without any flattery, one of the dullest towns in the United States and I would not have remained two hours in the place, if I had not met with some good friends who made me forget its dreariness ''.

Even though it was known that the Luftwaffe in the north was now being directed by the young and energetic General Peltz, the commander who would conduct the `` Little Blitz '' on London in 1944, a major raid on Bari at this juncture of the war was not to be considered seriously.

Little could Abd al-Rahman have known that as he set off to settle matters in that northern city, his hopes of warring against Baghdad would be indefinitely put on hold.

Little is known about their first impressions of each other, but Arthur did write to his parents-in-law that he would be " a true and loving husband " and told his parents that he was immensely happy to " behold the face of his lovely bride ".

Among his early favorites were Winsor McCay ( mostly known for Little Nemo ) and Frederick Burr Opper ( mostly known for Happy Hooligan ) but he would later study any style that managed to draw his attention.

( Opper ’ s Happy Hooligan would provide the visual inspiration for Gelsomina in Fellini's 1954 film La strada ; McCay ’ s Little Nemo would directly influence his 1980 film City of Women.

* The Little Yellow Chicken: An animated little yellow chicken who would always mistake anything and everything for an egg.

In 1973, Gelman would publish a collection of Little Nemo strips in Italy.

The film would not see a US release until 1992, two years after the game's Japanese release, so the game is often thought to be a standalone adaptation of Little Nemo, not related to the film.

As the Australian and Otago ( eastern South Island ) Little Penguins seem to be a distinct species to which the specific name minor would apply, the White-flippered birds indeed belong to a distinct species, although not exactly as originally assumed.

The following year, Pickford's film Little Lord Fauntleroy would also be a success, and in 1923, Rosita grossed over $ 1, 000, 000 as well.

Later that year, Chinese media reported that Miyazaki's final film project would be I Lost My Little Boy, based on a Chinese children's book.

Compared to climate change for the past millennium, even the smallest exchange modeled would plunge the planet into temperatures colder than the Little Ice Age ( the period of history between approximately A. D. 1600 and A. D. 1850 ).

Led by the Primitive Calculators, Melbourne's Little Band scene would further explore the possibilities of post-punk.

Little was released regarding story line, interface, et cetera, although there was speculation that the game would introduce a multiplayer aspect.

Griese, Csonka, Warfield, Langer, Bob Kuechenberg, Nick Buoniconti and Little would all eventually be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

At the end of each adventure, they would say bye-bye to each other and to the Little Weed-" Babap ickle Weed "-to which the Weed would inevitably reply with tremulous cadence " Weeeeeeeeeeed ".

In April, Emilio Segrè discovered that plutonium made in reactors would not work in a gun-type plutonium weapon like the " Thin Man ", which was being developed in parallel with a uranium weapon, the " Little Boy " that was dropped on Hiroshima.

This was one of many quotations in the Little Red Book that the Red Guards would later follow as a guide, provided by Mao.

His early influences included blues and R & B singers Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Brook Benton, as well as Elvis Presley, whom Jones idolized and with whom he would later become good friends.

One of the songs from 24 Hours, " Give a Little Love ", would later be featured in the first trailer for Little Fockers.

The two cities have the examples of Little Rock and New Orleans to hold up as warnings against resorting to violence to try to stop the processes of desegregation.

Although it was at the Battle of The Little Horn, about which more words have been written than any other battle in American history, that the 7th Cavalry first made its mark in history, the regiment was ten years old by then.

Little geeing and hawing have been necessary ''.

Little is known of the personality of Agnes, beyond the remarkable influence which she seems to have exercised over Philip II.

Little is known of Andreas Capellanus's life, but he is presumed to have been a courtier of Marie of Troyes, and probably of French origin ; he is sometimes known by a French translation of his name, André le Chapelain.

His work in engraving seems to have had an intimidating effect upon his German successors, the " Little Masters " who attempted few large engravings but continued Dürer's themes in small, rather cramped compositions.

Some old characters, like The Three Bears and Little Plum, have more recently made a return.

Four of these have been previously canonized as saints, namely William of Norwich, Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Simon of Trent ( Simon was decanonized in the 20th century ), and Gavriil Belostoksky who remains canonized in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Large marine vessels may also enter Bras d ' Or Lake through the Great Bras d ' Or channel whereas small craft have the additional use of the Little Bras d ' Or channel or St. Peters Canal.

When the ground became redeveloped, with the standing terraces replaced in 2003-4 ( during Fulham's exile to Loftus Road ) the club applied for a licence to have a designated neutral area, in the rows closest to the Cottage, ( affectionately nicknamed ' Little Switzerland ').

Jones, whose work had been nominated eight times over his career for an Oscar ( winning thrice: For Scent-imental Reasons, So Much for So Little, and The Dot and the Line ), received an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for " the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters whose animated lives have brought joy to our real ones for more than half a century.

The Great Belt Fixed Link ( opened in 1997 ) connecting the islands of Zealand and Funen and the New Little Belt Bridge ( opened in 1970 ) connecting Funen and Jutland have improved the traffic flow across the country on both motorways and rail.

A later book also claiming to have been written by Solomon was originally written in Greek during the 15th century, where it was known as the Magical Treatise of Solomon or the Little Key of the Whole Art of Hygromancy, Found by Several Craftmen and by the Holy Prophet Solomon.

Similarly, gnomes are contrasted to elves, as in William Cullen Bryant's Little People of the Snow ( 1877 ), which has " let us have a tale of elves that ride by night, with jingling reins, or gnomes of the mine " ( cited after OED ).

The Little Ice Age may have reduced the population of the Great Auk by exposing more of their breeding islands to predation by Polar Bears, but massive exploitation for their down drastically reduced the population.

Over the years, Lee's keyboards have featured synthesizers from Oberheim ( Eight-voice, OB-1, OB-X, OB-Xa ), PPG ( Wave 2. 2 and 2. 3 ), Roland ( Jupiter 8, D-50, XV-5080, and a Fantom X7 starting on the Snakes & Arrows Tour ), Moog ( Minimoog, Taurus bass pedals, Moog Little Phatty ), and Yamaha ( DX7, Yamaha KX76 ).

Many modern horror and fantasy writers, including Stephen King, Bentley Little, Joe R. Lansdale, Alan Moore, Junji Ito, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Neil Gaiman, have cited Lovecraft as one of their primary influences.

Several works of literature have been translated into Ido, including The Little Prince and the Gospel of Luke.

* The very small Little Spotted Kiwi, Apteryx owenii is unable to withstand predation by introduced pigs, stoats and cats, which have led to its extinction on the mainland.

Little is known about Viking compasses, but remains have been found of Viking sun compasses.

110 of the most famous strips have been reprinted in their original size and colors in the 2005 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, So Many Splendid Sundays ( ISBN 978-0-9768885-9-8 ), a 16x21 inch hardcover book from Sunday Press Books and its sequel the 2008 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, Volume 2 ( ISBN 978-0976888550 ) with 110 more images.