Although " 4th of July "' s elagaic tone and lyrical relevance made it a logical thematic choice, Rieley has claimed that it was met with a reception of " glaring envy " by Wilson's bandmates.

However, Houston defensive back J. C. Wilson's interception later set up Mike Renfro's 47-yard touchdown reception to take the lead for good.

Ebby Thacher, Wilson's former drinking buddy and a Grouper who followed the evangelical bent and sought out other alcoholics, presented himself to Wilson telling him he had " got religion " and was sober, and that Wilson could do the same if he set aside objections to religion and formed, instead, a personal idea of God, " another power " or " higher power ".

Wilson's first success came during a business trip to Akron, Ohio, where he was introduced to Dr. Robert Smith, a surgeon and Oxford Group member who was unable to stay sober.

* Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan, earlier ennobled by the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's notorious Lavender List ( 1976 ), was convicted of fraud ( 1980 )

Wilson's was the second attempt at nationalisation, Clement Attlee's Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain having been largely privatised by the Conservative governments of the 1950s.

This reform was eventually carried out by Harold Wilson's government.

In 1966, several rock releases were arguably concept albums in the sense that they presented a set of thematically-linked songs-and they also instigated other rock artists to consider using the album format in a similar fashion: The Beach Boys ' Pet Sounds was a musical portrayal of Brian Wilson's state of mind at the time ( and a major inspiration to Paul McCartney ).

The resulting Treaty of Versailles, due to European allies ' punitive and territorial designs, showed insufficient conformity with these points and the U. S. signed separate treaties with each of its adversaries ; due to Senate objections also, the U. S. never joined the League of Nations, which was established as a result of Wilson's initiative.

" Wilson's concept is a much broader notion of consilience than that of Whewell, who was merely pointing out that generalizations invented to account for one set of phenomena often account for others as well.

With Woodrow Wilson's support, Polish independence was officially endorsed in June 1918 by the Entente Powers, on whose fronts sizable armies of Polish volunteers had been mobilized and fought.

Wilson's number 40 was retired on April 13, 1975.

He was also an outspoken critic of Wilson's League of Nations.

United States President Woodrow Wilson and his adviser Colonel Edward M. House enthusiastically promoted the idea of the League as a means of avoiding any repetition of the bloodshed of the First World War, and the creation of the League was a centrepiece of Wilson's Fourteen Points for Peace.

Despite Wilson's efforts to establish and promote the League, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 1919, the United States did not join.

The Museum was the subject of a book by Lawrence Weschler in 1995 entitled Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, And Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology, which describes in detail many of its exhibits.

A successful early text was Thomas Wilson's The Arte of Rhetorique ( 1553 ), which presents a traditional treatment of rhetoric.

Nonetheless, it was Wilson's book that pioneered and popularized the attempt to explain the evolutionary mechanics behind social behaviors such as altruism, aggression, and nurturence, primarily in ants ( Wilson's own research specialty ) but also in other animals ( bees, wasps and termites ).

His next was at the 1964 General Election when he stood in Harold Wilson's Huyton constituency.

A strong goal line stand by the Redskin defense and was rewarded with Wade Wilson's incomplete pass in the end zone forced by Darrell Green which was intended for Minnesota running back Darrin Nelson on fourth down with 56 seconds left, sealed the victory for Washington.

Ironically, in the 1912 campaign, McDonald was Woodrow Wilson's bodyguard.

Marshall was not offended by Wilson's lack of interest in his ideas, and considered his primary constitutional duty to be in the Senate.

He was pleased with Wilson's strategy to begin a military buildup before the declaration of war, and fully supported the war effort once it had begun.

* August Wilson's 1990 play, The Piano Lesson, contains a reference in Act One, Scene 2 wherein one character, Doaker, in describing his family history during slavery says, " See that?

Bacon has been married to actress Kyra Sedgwick since September 4, 1988 ; they met on the set of the PBS version of Lanford Wilson's play Lemon Sky.

King had long yearned to play a more central political role, and had personal grudges against Wilson ( including Wilson's refusal to propose King for the hereditary earldom that King coveted ).

Hazel Albarn, originally from Lincolnshire, was a theatrical set designer for Joan Littlewood's theatre company at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London and was working on the satirical play, Mrs Wilson's Diary just before Damon was born.

* August Wilson's character, Citizen Barlow, from the play " Gem of the Ocean " is from " down around Opelika.

Robert Anton Wilson's play Wilhelm Reich in Hell ( 1987 ) is partly based on Reich's life.

Aware of Wilson's speed, Buckner tried to rush the play.

Metcalf frequently works in Chicago theater, where she is well known for her performance in the 1983 revival of Lanford Wilson's play Balm in Gilead.

His popularity as a gay-porn star was so great that " Jack Wrangler " was prominently mentioned in playwright Doric Wilson's 1984 play, Forever After.

Balm in Gilead, American dramatist Lanford Wilson's first full-length play, centers on a café frequented by heroin addicts, prostitutes, and thieves.

The current dean / artistic director, James Bundy, has produced notable premieres by David Rabe, Jose Rivera, and Sarah Ruhl, among others, as well as Radio Golf, the tenth play in August Wilson's 20th century cycle.

Recognizing Wilson's talent, Osburn immediately convinced her and her band, Sam-A-Lama, to move to Springfield and play at the Townhouse.

Turney's brother Joe Turney used his political connections to manage a chain gang for financial gain, inspiring a famous blues song, which in turn inspired August Wilson's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone.

The play is often known as the " Buckner play ," and blamed on the first baseman, but Wilson's smart at bat, speed and determination also affected the course of events.

The Piano Lesson is the fourth play in Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle.

Soon after Wilson's death, Strickland, who had previously been the band's drummer, moved to play guitar in place of Wilson.

An exhibit at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at Pittsburgh's Senator Heinz History Center states that Burley was the model for the character Troy in August Wilson's play Fences.

Coleman's final television appearance was in the adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Double Act, where she play the twins ' teacher, Miss Debenham.

The Cort Theatre was also the venue where Wilson's first Broadway play, " Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ", opened in 1984.

Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York produced the play in March 2011 and is the first theatre to produce all ten plays in decade order as " August Wilson's American Century.

In honor of her support of new playwrights and drama, Yale Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Lloyd Richards presented Ms. Lortel with the framed, autographed artwork for the program of August Wilson's Fences, which was the first play to be nurtured by her fund for new drama.

On the big screen, he has tended to play mostly supporting parts, such as DI McCall in Shallow Grave ( 1994 ), Ted in Fever Pitch ( 1997 ), Marius Honorius in King Arthur ( 2004 ), an Israeli arms merchant in Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 ) and Trufflehunter, a badger loyal to Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ( 2008 ).