During the Revolutionary War General George Washington stayed at the Benjamin Williams Tavern on Bay Road, which is now the second oldest existing house in Easton, while on his way to negotiate for cannon balls at the old Perry Foundry in Taunton.

Image: Williams Tavern Restaurant in Washington, AR IMG_1471. JPG | Williams Tavern is now a country restaurant at Historic Washington State Park.

Businesses in Uptown include many restaurants, bars ( such as Aura, Williams Pub, Chino Latino, Roat Osha, Sushi Tango, Stellas, Uptown Tavern & Rooftop, Uptown Cafeteria and Cowboy Slims ), book stores, music stores, cafés, clothing stores, furniture and housewares stores, two indie movie theaters, an improv comedy theater, and several specialty stores.

Lakeshore attractions include Big Foot Beach State Park, Lake Geneva Yacht Club, Chuck's Tavern, Aurora University, George Williams campus, and the Yerkes Observatory.

Films include BUtterfield 8 starring Elizabeth Taylor, Long Day's Journey Into Night ( Katharine Hepburn ), Awakenings ( Robert De Niro and Robin Williams ), Love Is All There Is ( Lainie Kazan and Angelina Jolie ), and A Bronx Tale ( Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri ), which featured the City Island Bridge and one scene which was filmed in the parking lot of Johnny's Reef Restaurant.

In Downey, California, Mary's sister Esther Williams played the organ in The Village Restaurant.

In recent years, the Metrocenter Area lost prominent national and local tenants such as Kmart, Toys R Us, the East Ford auto dealership, Campo's Electronics, Sherwin Williams, Putt Putt Golf, Pizza Hut, Hollywood Video, Rex Appliance Stores, Hoopers Audio Video, The Steake Shoppe, El Chico Mexican Restaurant, Shoneys, Merchants & Farmers Banks, and Hardees.

** Town & Country Restaurant, with Paul R. Williams.

Insider trading, or similar practices, are also regulated by the SEC under its rules on takeovers and tender offers under the Williams Act.

In United States v. Williams, 553 U. S. 285 ( 2008 ), the Court upheld the PROTECT Act of 2003, ruling that prohibiting offers to provide and requests to obtain child pornography did not violate the First Amendment, even if a person charged under the Act did not possess child pornography.

Tender offers in the United States are regulated by the Williams Act.

Barn painter Adolph Petree ( Rhys Williams ), who had completed a job for Katie's father, offers her a ride, but robs her of her money.

Another component to redevelopment was the addition of the David Rubenstein Atrium designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, a visitors ' center and a gateway to the center that offers free performances, day-of-discount tickets, food, and free Wi-Fi.

Washington and Lee is divided into three schools: ( 1 ) The College, where all undergraduates begin their studies, encompassing the liberal arts, humanities and hard sciences, with notable interest among students in pre-health and pre-law studies ; ( 2 ) the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, which offers majors in accounting, business administration, economics, politics, and public accounting ; and ( 3 ) the School of Law, which offers Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degrees.

Williams offers more than a dozen different AP courses, including a course in organic chemistry.

Williams offers a more " traditional " train layout reminiscent of the 1950s.

Both rejected offers from the Red Sox, so the team hired Jimy Williams instead.

Williams also interviews political editor Barry Soper, and offers personal commentary on news issues.

In the United States, tender offers are regulated by the Williams Act.

Williams was the sponsor of the 1968 Williams Act ( named after him ), which regulates tender offers.

When captured, Starr tells the pirate leader, Captain Anton, that his name is Williams ( his alias from David Starr, Space Ranger ), and offers to join the pirates ; whereupon Anton has Starr fight a duel in open space to prove himself worthy.

When Williams failed to agree to one of Paul Martin's initial offers, Reid said that Williams was " making a mistake of historic proportions and he is doing it on the backs of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians ...

Brooks mentioned on a September 2010 episode of The Wendy Williams Show that he turned down basketball scholarships and offers from Ivy League schools in favor of going to USC.

After declining earlier offers, Williams signed a recording contract with the label Reunion Records ( a division of Sony / BMG music ) at age 17.

Williams College offers a scholarship in his name.

Williams ' contract was due to expire in 2005 and he reportedly received several lucrative offers to attempt to lure him away from the Bulldogs, with the largest rumoured to be about $ 3 million from Super League club St Helens in the UK.

Hank Williams III's bass players ( Joe Buck and Zach Shedd, most notably ) have used upright basses for recording as well as during the country and Hellbilly sets of Hank III's live performances before switching to electric bass for the Assjack set.

Vermont historian Samuel Williams called it " an act which for its savage barbarity is probably without parallel in the legislation of any civilized country ".

The importance of setting is noted in a London review of the Castle of Otranto, “ He describes the country towards Otranto as desolate and bare, extensive downs covered with thyme, with occasionally the dwarf holly, the rosa marina, and lavender, stretch around like wild moorlands … Mr. Williams describes the celebrated Castle of Otranto as “ an imposing object of considerable size … has a dignified and chivalric air.

For example, the intense backlash against country band the Dixie Chicks, for remarks critical of President George W. Bush onstage in London in 2003, was described by newspaper columnist Don Williams as the price for freely speaking political views disapproved by supporters of the Iraq War.

Deal's musical background was folk music and country ; she had formed a country-folk band with her sister in her teenage years, and played covers of artists such as The Everly Brothers and Hank Williams.

A thatching | thatched country pub, The Williams Arms, near Braunton, North Devon, England

The pregame show held before the game featured country music singer Hank Williams, Jr., who performed his theme song for Monday Night Football, which was based on his single " All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight ".

For Williams ' fortieth birthday, MacArthur sent him an oil painting of himself with the inscription " To Ted Williams — not only America's greatest baseball player, but a great American who served his country.

** Hank Williams, Jr., American country singer

* September 17 – Hank Williams, American country musician ( d. 1953 )

Several years later Williams turned down work with Orson Welles in America because he did not like the country and had no desire to work there.

When the single was released in late 2002, it became Williams ' biggest international hit, going number one in countries like The Netherlands and Italy, as well as reaching the top ten in almost every single European country.

Jennings ' music had a major influence on several neo-traditionalist and alternative country artists, including Hank Williams Jr., The Marshall Tucker Band, Travis Tritt, Steve Earle, John Anderson, his son, Shooter Jennings and Hank Williams III.

The oldest church in the country, the Cook Islands Christian Church in Arutanga, was built by Papeiha ( Bora Bora ) and Vahapata ( Raiatea ), two LMS teachers Williams had left behind.

Jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole, country singer Hank Williams, blues singer Big Mama Thornton, Melvin Franklin of The Temptations, and guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx are among the many musicians to get their start in Montgomery.

Such country music legends as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff, the Carter family, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and Minnie Pearl became regulars on the Opry's stage ( although Williams was banned in 1952 due to frequent drunkenness ).

Top-charting country music acts performed there during the Ryman years, including Roy Acuff, called the King of Country Music, Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Martha Carson, Lefty Frizzell, and many others.

Brett's batting average was at or above. 400 as late in the season as September 19, and the country closely followed his quest to bat. 400 for an entire season, a feat which has not been accomplished since Ted Williams in.

" His father's record collection exposed him to various musical genres, such as the blues of Muddy Waters ; the gospel of Mahalia Jackson ; the jazz of Charlie Parker ; the folk music of Woody Guthrie ; and country music from Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers, while the first record he ever bought was by blues musician Sonny Terry.

Another favourite was Kenneth Williams ' country character, Arthur Fallowfield, who was based on Dorset farmer Ralph Wightman, a regular contributor to the BBC radio programme " Any Questions?

Country music historian Bob Millard wrote that JMI had pioneered the country music video concept by " producing a 3-minute film " to go along with Williams ' song.

Williams started a music publishing business with violinist / bandleader Armand J. Piron in 1915, which by the 1920s was the leading African-American owned music publisher in the country.