Also important on the Brown & Sharpe scene, at the turn of the century, was Mr. Richmond Viall, Works Superintendent of the company from 1876 to 1910.

The most convincing recent measurement of an anaconda was made in eastern Colombia by Roberto Lamon, a petroleum geologist of the Richmond Oil Company, and reported in 1944 by Emmett R. Dunn.

Virginia declared its secession and was rewarded with the Confederate capital, despite the exposed position of Richmond so close to Union lines.

The campaign's objective was to capture Richmond by moving the Army of the Potomac by boat to the peninsula and then overland to the Confederate capital.

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.

While Crittenden was away in Richmond, Zollicoffer moved his forces to the north bank of the upper Cumberland River near Mill Springs ( now Nancy, Kentucky ), putting the river to his back and his forces into a trap.

Land warfare in the East was inconclusive in 1861 – 62, as the Confederacy beat back Union efforts to capture its capital, Richmond, Virginia, notably during the Peninsular Campaign.

The opposition was appalled, with the Richmond Whig for example, referring to him as " the vilest radical and most unscrupulous demagogue in the Union.

The built heritage was also at the forefront of the growth of member based organizations in the United States for example, founded in 1889, the Richmond, Virginia-based Preservation Virginia ( formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ) was the United States ' first statewide historic preservation group.

Callender, already residing in Virginia and writing for the Richmond Examiner, was indicted under the Sedition Act.

This occurred in 1880, when Lee Richmond and John Montgomery Ward pitched perfect games within five days of each other, although under somewhat different rules: the front edge of the pitcher's box was only from home base ( the modern release point is about farther away ); walks required eight balls ; and pitchers were obliged to throw side-armed.

In 1888, when he was four years old, the family moved to Liverpool, England, and in 1890 to the United States, to Richmond, Virginia.

Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him.

Poe was then taken into the home of John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who dealt in a variety of goods including tobacco, cloth, wheat, tombstones, and slaves.

There was worse to follow, with various Essendon players publicly blaming each other for the poor performance against Richmond, and then, with dissension still rife in the ranks, the side plummeted to an embarrassing 28 point loss to VFA premiers Footscray Football Club in a special charity match played a week later in front of 46, 100 people, in aid of Dame Nellie Melba's Disabled Soldiers ' Fund, purportedly ( but not officially ) for the championship of Victoria.

Finally, the long awaited premiership was Essendon's after comprehensively outclassing Richmond in the grand final, 19. 18 ( 132 ) to 11. 13 ( 79 ).

As well as this, Essendon were the last team to lose to the Western Bulldogs in round 15, and back-to-back defeats to Richmond and West Coast in rounds 21 and 22 respectively ended what was otherwise an improvement from the previous season.

He appointed the Duke of Richmond, a wealthy landowner who was both Chancellor of Aberdeen University and Lord Lieutenant of Banff.

John Finley of Richmond, Indiana, wrote a poem, " The Hoosier's Nest ", which was published in 1833 and was used as the " Carrier's Address " of the Indianapolis Journal, January 1, 1833.

Richmond Hill was decommissioned after the close of 405 line broadcasts, although the 200ft tower remained in use for radio with Manx Radio transmitting on 96. 9 MHz and then 97. 3 MHz until 1989.

Prior to this game, the match against Richmond was abandoned because of rain and the last game was also abandoned.

Twenty-seven years later in 1858 the body was re-interred to the President's Circle at the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Thackeray, an only child, was born in Calcutta, India, where his father, Richmond Thackeray ( 1 September 1781 – 13 September 1815 ), was secretary to the board of revenue in the British East India Company.

Locations featured in the 1990s television cartoon, " Doug ", are named after or inspired by areas in Richmond and nearby counties as creator Jim Jinkins was born and raised in Richmond.

Clive Sinclair was born to George William Carter Sinclair ( known as Bill ) and Thora Edith Ella Marles in 1940 near Richmond, then in Surrey.

He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England to Leonard Turner and Phyllis Gregory, in 1929.

Stephen F. Austin was born in the mining regions of southwestern Virginia ( Wythe County ), in what is now known as Austinville some west of Richmond, Virginia .< ref >

She was born at Richmond Palace.

In 1536 his first son, Thomas ( later 4th Duke of Norfolk ), was born, Anne Boleyn was executed on charges of adultery and treason, and the Duke of Richmond died at the age of 17 and was buried at one of the Howard homes, Thetford Abbey.

Richard Wayne " Rich " Mullins ( October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997 ) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana.

The Richmond Whig in 1862 proclaimed that " the master race of this continent is found in the southern states ", and in 1863 the Richmond Examiner stated that " there are slave races born to serve, master races born to govern "

* Richmond Flowers, Sr., former Attorney General of Alabama and strident opponent of segregation, was born and raised in Dothan.

Infamous cult founder Jim Jones was born near and spent many of his formative years in Lynn, though he attended high school in nearby Richmond, Indiana.

Fox was born at 9 Conduit Street, London, the second surviving son of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland and Lady Caroline Lennox, a daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond.

He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, as Roland Charles Colman, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser.

Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia, the first of the eight children of Robert and Mary Pickett, a prominent family of Old Virginia of English origins, and one of the " first families " of Virginia.

Hosea Ballou was born in Richmond, New Hampshire, to a family of Huguenot origin.

* Major Harris ( born Major Harris III, February 9, 1947, Richmond, Virginia ) ( from 1971 to 1974 )

D ' Angelo was born Michael Eugene Archer, in Richmond, Virginia on February 11, 1974, to a Pentecostal preacher father, and a mother he described as powerful.

Frank Remnant was born in Richmond, Surrey in 1894, and is claimed as the illegitimate son of Prince Francis of Teck, who was born in 1870 and died unmarried in 1910, by a seamstress at White Lodge, Richmond Park.

The peddler came bawling his wares and told them of the convention in Wheeling, Which had formed a new state government by declaring the government at Richmond in the east illegal because they were traitors.

Occasionally gay young blades would write vividly to boon companions at home about their amorous exploits in Richmond, Petersburg, Washington, or Nashville.

Another debutante, Miss Virginia Richmond, will also be the honoree this Wednesday at luncheon at which Mrs. John Dane, will be hostess entertaining at a downtown hotel.

Miss Katherine Vickery, who attends Sweet Briar College in Virginia, will rejoin her father, Dr. Eugene Vickery, at the family home in Richmond pl. Wednesday for part of the Carnival festivities.

With harvests in full swing, you can enjoy festivals for grapes at Sonoma, Calif. ( Sept. 22-24 ), as well as for cranberries at Bandon, Ore. ( Sept. 28 thru Oct. 1 ), for buckwheat at Kingwood, W. Va. ( Sept. 28-30 ), sugar cane at New Iberia, La. ( Sept. 29 thru Oct. 1 ) and tobacco at Richmond, Va. ( Sept. 23-30 ).

Under Lincoln's leadership, the Union set up a naval blockade that shut down the South's normal trade, took control of the border slave states at the start of the war, gained control of communications with gunboats on the southern river systems, and tried repeatedly to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia.

He also suffered a broken knee cap at Pocono Raceway when he flipped after contact with Tim Richmond.

During the 1984 and 1985 seasons, Earnhardt visited victory lane six times, at Talladega, Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol ( twice ), and Martinsville, where he finished fourth and eighth in the season standings, respectively.

Earnhardt also enjoyed strong second-place runs at Richmond and Martinsville, tracks where he'd struggled through the late ' 90s.

Current League Champions and the first Irish side to reach the group stages of a European competition: 2011 – 12 UEFA Europa League group stage Shamrock Rovers play at Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin, play at Richmond Park, and play their home games at the UCD Bowl in Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown, while is based at Tolka Park.

* Earlham School of Religion at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, United States

She died on 24 March 1603 at Richmond Palace, between two and three in the morning.

In May 1974, a controversial half time all-in-brawl with Richmond at Windy Hill and a 1975 encounter with Carlton were testimony of the era.