Karl Guthe Jansky - astronomy. Jansky was born in Norman, Oklahoma, and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1927. In 1928 he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, New Jersey. Bell Labs wanted to investigate using "short waves" (wavelengths of about 10-20 meters) for transatlantic radio telephone service. Jansky was assigned the job of investigating the sources of static that might interfere with radio voice transmissions. He built an antenna designed to receive radio waves at a frequency of 20.5 MHz (wavelength about 14.5 meters). It was mounted on a turntable that allowed it to rotate in any direction, earning it the name "Jansky's merry-go-round". By rotating the antenna, one could find what the direction was to any radio signal. After recording signals.
Kåre Willoch - Willoch Kåre Willoch (born October 3, 1928) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986. Preceded by: Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister of Norway Succeeded by: Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Vertical take-off and landing - a very few aircraft; helicopters are not considered VTOL. In 1928, Nikola Tesla received patents for an apparatus for aerial transportation. It is one of the earliest example of VTOL aircraft. In the late 1950s and early 1960s almost all fighter aircraft designed included some VTOL features. This was a response to the worrying possibility that a first-strike against airfields by nuclear armed bombers would leave a country open to attack by following bombers. The "solution" was to use VTOL fighters that could be moved to open fields around the countryside, making them immune to widespread destruction. In reality the costs of VTOL performance were huge, and while it turned out to be fairly easy to move the plane, moving the support equipment and fuel was not so easy. By the.
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference - United States, tracing its history to 1890, The conference has undergone many name changes through the years: Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890-1928) Kansas College Athletic Conference (ca. 1902-1923) Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (1923-1928) Kansas College Athletic Conference (1928 to mid-1970’s) Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (mid-1970’s to present) Members Bethany College Bethel College Friends University Kansas Wesleyan University McPherson College Ottawa University Saint Mary College Southwestern College Sterling College Tabor College The KCAC sponsors athletic competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s football, women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s volleyball..
Kazoku - representatives from their ranks to the House of Peers. Titles passed according to primogeniture, although kazoku houses frequently adopted sons from collateral branches of their own houses and other kazoku houses to prevent their lines from dying out. A 1904 amendment to the 1889 Imperial Household Law, allowed minor princes (ō) of the imperial family to renounce their imperial status and become peers (in their own right) or heirs to childless peers. Initially there were 11 non-imperial princes or dukes, 24 marquis, 76 counts, 324 viscount, and 74 barons, for a total of 509 peers. By 1928, through promotions and new creations there were a total of 954 peers: 18 non-imperial princes or dukes, 40 marquis, 108 counts, 379 viscounts, and 409 barons. Rank distribution for kazoku houses of kuge descent.
Karl Wallenda - Great Wallendas were noted throughout Europe for their four-man pyramid and cycling on the high wire. The act moved to the U.S. in 1928 and began an association with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Later they performed as free-lancers. In 1947 they developed the unequaled three-tier seven-man pyramid. Tragedy was not unknown to the troupe. On January 30, 1962, in Detroit, Wallenda's son-in-law Richard Faughnan and nephew Dieter Schepp were killed and an adopted son Mario was paralyzed from the waist down when the pyramid collapsed. Wallenda's sister-in-law Rietta fell to her death in 1963, and his son-in-law Richard ("Chico") Guzman was killed in 1972 after touching a live wire in the rigging. Karl himself, who at age 73 attempted a walk between two hotels in San.
Karl Oskar Medin - (August 14 1847 – December 24 1928) was a Swedish paediatrician. He was born on Axberg, Örebro and died in Stockholm. He is most famous for his study of poliomyelitis, an illness often known as the Heine-Medin disease, named after Medin and another physician, Jakob Heine. He has also influenced the study of meningitis and tuberculosis. Medin received his doctorate in 1880 from the University of Uppsala. He was appointed extraordinary professor at the Karolinska Institute in 1883 and went on to become professor of paediatrics the following year. He became professor emeritus in 1914. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Yalobusha - in their control until the war ended. After the war, the railroad shops were built at Water Valley, bringing a large influx of new residents to the town. In 1867, Yalobusha County's first manufacturing industry, Yacona Mills was the largest manufacturer of twine anywhere in the world. The Reconstruction Legislature in Mississippi created a number of new counties. Grenada County was formed in 1870 and included nearly two tiers of townships which had formerly been the southern part of Yalobusha County. In March, 1873, Yalobusha County was divided into two judicial districts, and Water Valley was named the county seat of the second judicial district. Because the town overlapped the Yalobusha-Lafayette County line, the legislature gave Yalobusha a two-mile strip of land from the southern portion of Lafayette County. The town.
Kameiros - middle terrace, consisting of a grid of parallel streets and residential blocks. On the lower terrace are found a Doric Temple, probably to Apollo; the Fountain House, with the Agora in front of it; and Peribolos of the Altars, which contained dedications to various deities. During the prehistoric period the area was inhabited by the Achaeans. The city itself was founded by the Dorians. The temple foundations were begun at least as early as the eighth century B.C. The earthquake of 226 B.C. destroyed the city and the temple. The earthquake of 142 BC destroyed the city for the second time. The Acropolis was excavated by Biliotti and Salzmann between 1852 and 1864. In 1928 the Italian Archaeological School began a systematic excavation of the area..
Kellogg-Briand Pact - USA and France outlawing war between the two countries. Frank B. Kellogg, the United States Secretary of State, responded with a proposal for a general pact against war. After negotiations it was signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by eleven states - the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Irish Free State, Italy, New Zealand, and South Africa. Four states added their support before it was proclaimed - Poland (in March), Belgium (in March), France (in March), and Japan (in April). It was proclaimed to go into effect on July 24, 1929. Sixty-two nations ultimately signed up to the pact. The pact never made any real contribution to international peace and quickly proved to be meaningless, especially after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931.
Kentucky Derby - Meridian 1912 Worth 1913 Donerail 1914 Old Rosebud 1915 Regret 1916 George Smith 1917 Omar Khayyam 1918 Exterminator 1919 Sir Barton* 1920 Paul Jones 1921 Behave Yourself 1922 Morvich 1923 Zev 1924 Black Gold 1925 Flying Ebony 1926 Bubbling Over 1927 Whiskery 1928 Reigh Count 1929 Clyde Van Dusen 1930 Gallant Fox* 1931 Twenty Grand 1932 Burgoo King 1933 Broker's Tip 1934 Cavalcade 1935 Omaha* 1936 Bold Venture 1937 War Admiral* 1938 Lawrin 1939 Johnstown 1940 Gallahadion 1941 Whirlaway* 1942 Shut Out 1943 Count Fleet* 1944 Pensive 1945 Hoop, Jr 1946 Assault* 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation* 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back.
Kennedy political dynasty - He was assassinated. He married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Rosemary Kennedy (born 1918) Always mentally challenged, she was rendered incapable of caring for herself by a lobotomy requested by her father, Joe Sr. She is currently living in a residental care facility in Wisconsin. Kathleen Agnes Kennedy (1920 - 1948) Kathleen married twice and was killed in a plane crash in Europe. She was known as "Kick." Eunice Mary Kennedy (born 1921) Eunice is best known as the founder of the Special Olympics, an organization she began in honor of her sister, Rosemary. She married Sargent Shriver, later a 1972 vice-presidential candidate, and together they had five children. Patricia Kennedy (born 1924) She married Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford and had four.
Kentucky Oaks - 1891 Miss Hawkins 1892 Miss Dixie 1893 Monrovia 1894 Selika 1895 Voladora 1896 Souffle 1897 White Frost 1898 Crocket 1899 Rush 1900 Etta 1901 Lady Schorr 1902 Wainamoinen 1903 Lemco 1904 Audience 1905 Janeta 1906 King's Daughter 1907 Wing Ting 1908 Ellen-a-Dale 1909 Floreal 1910 Samaria 1911 Bettie Sue 1912 Flamma 1913 Cream 1914 Bronzewing 1915 Waterblossom 1916 Kathleen 1917 Sunbonnett 1918 Viva America 1919 Lillian Shaw 1920 Lorraine 1921 Nancy Lee 1922 Startle 1923 Untidy 1924 Princess Doreen 1925 Deeming 1926 Black Maria 1927 Mary Jane 1928 Easter Stockings 1929 Rose of Sharon 1930 Alcibiades 1931 Cousin Jo 1932 Suntica 1933 Barn Swallow 1934 Fiji 1935 Paradisical 1936 Two Bob 1937 Mars Shield 1938 Flying Lee 1939 Flying Lill 1940 Inscolassie 1941 Valdina Myth 1942 Miss Dogwood 1943 Nellie L..
Vere Gordon Childe - other books on archaeological theory. He was multi-talented, being an accomplished linguist, and by 1927 had been appointed Professor of Archaeology at Edinburgh, a post which he held until 1946. His excavation of Skara Brae took place in 1928, when he was summoned to supervise the work which had begun as a result of storm damage uncovering previously undiscovered structures in addition to those already exposed. After leaving Edinburgh, Childe worked at the University of London for ten years, until his retirement in 1956. He returned to Australia, but died in 1957 in the Blue Mountains. He fell to his death in circumstances which may have been an accident; however, in view of his personal circumstances, it is thought more likely that he committed suicide. Childe had been involved in left-wing.
Kenneth Clark - Jane Martin in 1927. He had three children: Alan Clark was born 1928 and became a Conservative MP, while twins Collete and Colin were born in 1932. Works: Another Part of the Wood (1974) Civilisation (1969) Landscape into Art (1949) Leonardo da Vinci (1939) The Nude (1956) The Other Half (1977) Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance (1966) See also: Kenneth Clarke.
Kentucky Futurity - Etowah 1914 - Peter Volo 1915 - Mary Putney 1916 - Volga 1917 - The Real Lady 1918 - Nella Dillon 1919 - Periscope 1920 - Arion Guy 1921 - Rose Scott 1922 - Lee Worthy 1923 - Ethelinda 1924 - Mr McElwyn 1925 - Aileen Guy 1926 - Guy McKinney 1927 - Iosola's Worthy 1928 - Spencer 1929 - Walter Dear 1930 - Hanover's Bertha 1931 - The Protector 1932 - The Marchioness 1933 - Meda 1934 - Princess Peg 1935 - Lawrence Hanover 1936 - Rosalind 1937 - Twilight Song 1938 - McLin Hanover 1939 - Peter Astra 1940 - Spencer Scott 1941 - Bill Gallon 1946 - Victory Song 1947 - Hoot Mon 1948 - Egan Hanover 1949 - Bangaway 1950 - Star's Pride 1951 - Ford Hanover.
Kerikeri - need to store goods and provisions there. It was considered a folly at the time, but one that blesses Kerikeri today. Over the years, the Stone Store has suffered cumulative effects of adjacent traffic movements and the ravages of fair wear and tear. Costly remedial work was required and now we have entered the 21st century there are firm plans to divert traffic to protect the building for posterity. The building has been restored to its original state, but does not include the tower on the roof -- containing the clock removed from the chapel further up the hill -- which was removed as a safety measure a long time ago. Rewa's Village Rewa's Village was constructed opposite the Stone Store in 1969 as a community effort to faithfully recreate a.
Keio Hachioji Station - Onan Electric Railway, which opened in 1925. After Onan was merged into Keio, service from Hachioji to Shinjuku began in 1928. The station was renamed in 1963 and moved to its present underground location on April 2, 1989..
Khalil Gibran - Smile, 1914) The Madman (1918) al-Mawakib (The Processions, 1919) al-'AuasiJ (The Tempests, 1920) The Forerunner (1920) al-Bada'i' waal-Tara'if (The New and the Marvellous ,1923) The Prophet, 1923 - his best known work Sand and Foam (1926) Jesus, The Son of Man (1928) The Earth Gods (1929) The Wanderer (1932) The Garden of The Prophet (1933) External Links http://leb.net/gibran.
Kim Philby - British diplomat, explorer, author, Arabist and converted Muslim Harry St. John Philby, at one time an adviser to King Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia. After leaving Westminster School in 1928, Philby went on to Trinity College, Cambridge. While a student there Philby was introduced to, and came to admire, the ideals of Communism. He was not exactly 'recruited' as a spy - he volunteered. He asked one of his tutors, Maurice Dobb, how he could serve the Communist movement. Dobb passed him on (possibly not knowing what it would lead to) to a Communist front organisation, which passed him on to the Comintern underground in Vienna. He was recruited by the Soviet intelligence service itself (at that time known as the OGPU) on the strength of his work for the Comintern..
