* 1862 – American Civil War: the Potomac River is crossed at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.

* September 5 – American Civil War: In the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General Robert E. Lee leads 55, 000 men of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River at White's Ford near Leesburg, Virginia, into Maryland.

White's Ford was an important ford over the Potomac River during the American Civil War.

White's studies at Georgetown were interrupted by the American Civil War.

The only " hard " evidence of White's Confederate service consists of the account of his capture on March 12, 1865 in an action in Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish contained in the Official Records of the American Civil War, and his service records in the National Archives, documenting his subsequent imprisonment in New Orleans and parole in April 1865.

In 1786, James White, a Revolutionary War officer, and his friend James Connor built White's Fort near the mouth of First Creek, on land White had purchased three years earlier.

After serving in MI6 during World War II, Austin became White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford.

During an air raid of World War II on 4 / 5 May 1942, the local defences had been fortuitously augmented by the Polish destroyer Blyskawica ( itself built by White's in East Cowes ), which put up such a determined defence that, in 2002, the crew's courage was honoured by a local commemoration lasting several days to mark the 60th anniversary of the event.

White's career was disrupted immediately, as World War II broke out, causing her to join the American Women's Voluntary Services.

The central character in Patrick White's The Twyborn Affair tries to conform to expectations of pre – World War II Australian masculinity but cannot, and instead, post-war, tries out another identity — and gender — overseas.

White's most remarked-upon service for Cecil is his report on his visit with Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1569, during the early years of her imprisonment by Queen Elizabeth.

The main local town bus service is operated by White's Coaches.

During his early service years, he spent leisure time at White's Club, where he was a member, and occasionally travelled, going at least as far as Paris.

It is interesting to speculate that perhaps White accompanied Pruyn during that escape, which would explain White's absence from Port Hudson's prisoner rolls and later service in Pruyn's regiment.

Mullins ' and White's service as directors covers a total of more than 31 years.

Among the other highlights of White's curriculum reform was the introduction of an intensive two-day community service and corporate citizenship boot camp as the kickoff of the MBA program — a first among business schools.

White's Ferry is a cable ferry service operating across the Potomac River.

White's rework of the book was extremely well received, and further editions of the work followed in 1972, 1979, and 1999 ; an illustrated edition followed in 2005.

In 1994 Meave Leakey discovered Australopithecus anamensis, but the find was overshadowed by the news of Tim White's discovery of Ardipithecus ramidus, which pushed back the fossil record to.

T. H. White's novel was adapted into the Lerner-Loewe stage musical Camelot ( 1960 ) and the Disney animated film The Sword in the Stone ( 1963 ); Camelot, with its focus on the love of Lancelot and Guinevere and the cuckolding of Arthur, was itself made into a film of the same name in 1967.

For about 20 years, the Adventist movement consisted of a small loosely knit group of people who came from many churches whose primary means of connection and interaction was through James White's periodical, The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald.

White's book The Once and Future King, which was based on Le Morte d ' Arthur.

White's father, Edward H. White, Sr. was a major general in the Air Force.

White's next assignment after Gemini 4 was as the back-up for Gemini 7 Command Pilot Frank Borman.

White's job in an emergency was to open the hatch, which he apparently tried to do ; his body was found in his center seat, with his arms reaching over his head toward the hatch.

* Eight months after his death, in September 1967, a postage stamp was issued by the United States Post Office, commemorating White's space walk, the first-ever by an American.

The detachment from Dundee was compelled to make an exhausting cross-country retreat to rejoin White's main force.

White's 3. Nc3 was originally analyzed by the American master Stasch Mlotkowski ( 1881 – 1943 ) in the 1916 British Chess Magazine.

As the new theme used similar melodic elements from the original theme, Edward G. White's name was added to the song credits.

The earliest, and most famous Louisiana Zouave unit was r White's Company B ( the " Tiger Rifles ") of Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat's First Special Battalion, Louisiana Volunteers, aka " Louisiana Tigers ".

Within the Bolton settlement was White's Tavern, notable for having housed the staff of General Rochambeau, whose unit camped in the settlement during the revolutionary war.

Based on the evidence presented, Brocius was not charged with White's death.

* Ethel Lina White's The Wheel Spins ( 1936 ) — which was filmed by Hitchcock as The Lady Vanishes ( 1938 ) ( with a changed ending )

This unsuccessful effort represented the earliest attempt at a permanent English colony in the New World, and White's granddaughter Virginia Dare was the first English child born in the New World.

John White's exact date of birth is unknown but it seems likely he was born some time between 1540 and 1550.

White's enthusiasm for watercolor was unusual-most contemporary painters preferred to use oil-based paints.

White's watercolors would soon become a sensation in Europe and it was not long before the paintings were engraved by the Flemish master engraver Theodore de Bry, and through the medium of print, became widely known and distributed ; published in 1590 under the title " America ".

The settlers ' chosen destination was not Roanoke but the Chesapeake Bay but, on reaching Roanoake in late July, and allowing the colonists to disembark, Fernandez refused to let White's men re-board ship.

Eventually the colonists agreed to stand surety for White's belongings and he was prevailed upon to sail, " much against his will ", in order to seek help.

White's patron Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to provide ships to rescue the colony but he was overruled by the Queen.

As the University faculty senate prepared to vote on whether to call for White's removal, he appeared before the group and told them, " I stood behind every admissions denial, no matter who the advocates or how persistent they were.