Gilbert Norman - Gilbert Norman Gilbert Maurice Norman was born 1914 in Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France to an English father and a French mother and was educated in France and England. He joined the army, receiving a commission in the Durham Light Infantry in 1940 and was subsequently recruited into the Special Operations Executive (SOE). In November 1942 he was sent into France to join the newly formed Prosper network, but on June 23, 1943 was arrested by the Gestapo. together with cell leader Francis Suttill and courier Andrée Borrel. Norman was taken to the Paris headquarters of the Sicherheitsdienst at 84 Avenue Foch and tortured for several days. The Germans used Norman's captured wireless set, to transmit their own false messages to SOE Headquarters in Baker Street. Norman attempted to.
Jack Agazarian - be a security risk. On June 16, 1943 he was returned to England and conveyed his fears concerning Dericourt to Nicholas Bodington and Maurice Buckmaster, who were nevertheless unconvinced. Official concerns about the Prosper Network arose when Noor Inyat Khan lost contact with the group and reported the fact to Baker Street in London. The concerns gained weight when SOE's head of codes and ciphers Leo Marks, became convinced that Gilbert Norman, the group's wireless operator, was working under German control. Bodington, still unconvinced, persuaded Buckmaster to allow him and Agazarian to return to France and investigate, which they did on July 22, 1943. Bodington, via Baker Street, arranged a meeting with Gilbert Norman at a pre-arranged address in the rue de Rome near Gare St-Lazare, but it was Agazarian, not.
Victoria of the United Kingdom - was completely devastated by his early death in 1861. Victoria Cartoon of Queen Victoria receiving the imperial crown of India from Disraeli Victoria blamed Bertie, her eldest son, for the death of Prince Albert. She continued to regard him as unfit to take responsibility, even though he was the heir to the throne, and never allowed him the kind of role that would have helped him prepare for kingship. With the extra time on his hands he became an aging playboy, whilst the queen withdrew into semi-permanent mourning and was popularly known as "the widow of Windsor". Her withdrawal from public life increased the profile of her children, most notably, Bertie and his wife Alexandra. She was known to keep dachshund dogs. Mrs Brown As well as being known as the.
John of Salisbury - at Salisbury between the years 1115 and 1120. Beyond the fact that he was of Saxon, not of Norman extraction, and applies to himself the cognomen of Parvus, "short," or "small," few details are known regarding his early life; but from his own statements it is gathered that he crossed to France about 1136, and began regular studies in Paris under Abelard, who had there for a brief period re-opened his famous school on Mont St Genevieve. After Abelard's retirement, John carried on his studies under Alberich of Reims and Robert of Melun. From 1138 to 1140 he studied grammar and the classics under William of Conches and Richard l'Evêque, the disciples of Bernard of Chartres, perhaps at Chartres. Bernard's teaching was distinguished partly by its pronounced Platonic tendency, partly by.
Ichthyology - work described 4,514 species. Albert Günther published his Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Museum between 1859 and 1870, describing over 6,800 species and mentioning another 1,700. The greatest ichthyologist around the beginning of the 20th century is generally considered to be David Starr Jordan, who wrote 650 articles and books on the subject, in addition to serving as president of Indiana University and Stanford University. Journals Copeia Organizations American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Notable ichthyologists The names are followed by their fields of specialization and major contributions: Alexander Emanuel Agassiz Louis Agassiz Peter Artedi William O. Ayres - California Spencer Fullerton Baird Tarleton Bean Pieter von Bleeker - East Indies M. E. Bloch George Boulenger Edward Drinker Cope Georges Cuvier Francis Day - India Bashford Dean Carl H..
Harvard University - School, St. Paul's School, Milton Academy, and Phillips Academy, Andover, though most undergraduates come from public schools across the United States and globe. Harvard has traditionally had close ties to Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States, founded in 1635. Early incoming Harvard classes were predominantly from Latin; even today over a dozen students each year matriculate to Harvard from this inner-city public school. Harvard contains many world-famous departments, ranked as the top in their respective fields. For example, the Department of African and African-American Studies is widely recognized as the foremost program in the field of Afro-American studies, notwithstanding the recent departure of Cornel West for Princeton University. Concentrations Majors at Harvard College are known as concentrations. As of 2003, Harvard College offered 41 different concentrations:.
Holocaust - identify prisoners in the camps according to their "offense", they were required to wear colored triangles on their clothing. Although the colors used differed from camp to camp, the colors most commonly were: Yellow: Jews -- two overlaid to form a Star of David, with the word "Jude" (Jew) inscribed Red: political dissidents, including communists Green: common criminals Purple: Jehovah's Witnesses Blue: immigrants Brown: Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) Black: Lesbians and "anti-socials" Pink: Gay men Historical Interpretations As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what, exactly, happened, and why. Among the major questions historians have sought to answer are: how many people were killed in the Holocaust? who was directly involved in the killing? who authorized the killing? who knew about the killing? why did people directly participate.
Gettysburg Union Order of Battle - G. Grover 76th New York: Maj Andrew J. Grover, Capt John E. Cook 84th New York ("14th Brooklyn"): Col Edward B. Fowler 95th New York: Col George H. Biddle, Maj Edward Pye 147th New York: Ltc Francis C. Miller, Maj George Harney 56th Pennsylvania (9 companies): Col J. William Hofmann - rowspan=2 Second Division: BG John C. Robinson 1st Brigade: BG Gabriel R. Paul Col Samuel H. Leonard Col Adrian R. Root Col Richard Coulter Col Peter Lyle Col Richard Coulter 16th Maine: Col Charles W. Tilden, Maj Archibald D. Leavitt 13th Massachusetts: Col Samuel H. Leonard, Ltc N. Walter Batchelder 94th New York: Col Adrian R. Root, Maj Samuel A. Moffett 104th New York: Col Gilbert G. Prey 107th Pennsylvania: Ltc James MacThomson,.
Gloucester Cathedral - the separate see was then constituted, with John Wakeman, last abbot of Tewkesbury, as its first bishop. The diocese covers the greater part of Gloucestershire, with small parts of Herefordshire and Wiltshire. ''Gloucester Cathedral from a photo ca. 1920 '' The cathedral consists of a Norman nucleus, with additions in every style of Gothic architecture. It is 420 feet long, and 144 feet wide, with a beautiful central tower of the 15th century rising to the height of 225 ft. and topped by four graceful pinnacles, a famous landmark. The nave is massive Norman with Early English roof; the crypt, under the choir, aisles and chapels, is Norman, as is the chapter house. The crypt is one of the four apsidal cathedral crypts in England, the others being at Worcester, Winchester.
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Awards of 1997 David Arnold for Independence Day Grammy Awards of 1996 Hans Zimmer for Crimson Tide Grammy Awards of 1995 John Williams for Schindler's List Grammy Awards of 1994 Alan Menken for Aladdin performed by various artists Grammy Awards of 1993 Alan Menken for Beauty and the Beast performed by various artists Grammy Awards of 1992 John Barry for Dances With Wolves Grammy Awards of 1991 James Horner for Glory performed by James Horner & the Boys Choir of Harlem Grammy Awards of 1990 Dave Grusin for The Fabulous Baker Boys 1980s Grammy Awards of 1989 David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto for The Last Emperor Grammy Awards of 1988 Ennio Morricone for The Untouchables Grammy Awards of 1987 none Grammy Awards of 1986 Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith.
Exeter Cathedral - Bishop Leofric as his seat, but services were often held out of doors, close to the site of the present cathedral building. In 1107, William Warelwast, a nephew of William the Conqueror, was appointed to the see, and this was the catalyst for the building of a new cathedral in the Norman style. Its official foundation was in 1133, after Warelwast's time, but it took many more years to complete. Following the appointment of Walter Bronescombe as bishop in 1258, the building was already recognised as outmoded, and it was rebuilt in the Decorated Gothic style, following the example of nearby Salisbury. However, much of the Norman building was kept, including the two massive square towers and part of the walls. It was constructed entirely of local stone, including Purbeck marble..
Duchy of Lancaster - Thomas Heneage 1590-1595 in commission 1595-1597 Sir Robert Cecil 1597-1599 in commission 1599-1601 Sir John Fortescue 1601 in commission 1601 Sir John Fortescue 16601-1607 Sir Thomas Parry 1607-1616 Sir John Dacombe 1616-1618 in commission 1618 Sir Humphrey May 1618-1629 Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh 1629-1644 Francis, Lord Seymour (for the king) 1644-1645 William, 1st Lord Grey of Warke and William Lenthall (for parliament) 1645-1648 Sir Gilbert Gerrard 1648-1649 John Bradshaw 1649-1653 John Bradshaw and Thomas Fell (commissioners) 1653-1654 Thomas Fell 1654-1658 John Bradshaw 1658-1660 William Lenthall 1660 Sir Gilbert Gerrard 1660 Francis Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Trowbridge 1660-1664 Sir Thomas Ingram 1664-1672 Sir Robert Carr 1672-1682 Sir Thomas Chicheley 1682-1687 in commission 1687 Robert Phelipps 1687-1689 Robert Bertie, Lord Willoughby of Eresby 1689-1697 Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl Stamford.
Deaths in 2003 - Nobel Prize-winning Canadian physicist [1] 13 Joan B. Kroc, philanthropist, widow of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc 12 Willie Shoemaker, Hall of Fame jockey 12 Jim Cairns, Australian politician 11 Fredy Knie, Sr, Swiss circus director 10 Eugene Istomin, American pianist 9 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American academic and author 7 Frank Roe, former President of the Irish Circuit Court 7 Eleanor Lambert, U.S fashion pioneer 7 Izzy Asper, Canadian press baron [1] 7 Felicitas Corrigan, Benedictine nun 6 Mildred O'Neill, widow of former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill 5 Neil Postman, media critic 5 Elena Slough, oldest American, aged 114 5 Denis Quilley, British actor 5 Dan Snyder, Atlanta Thrashers hockey player 4 Sid McMath, former governor of Arkansas 4 James Forlong, former British reporter for Sky News,.
1937 - "living space" for the German people. December - The Marijuana Tax Act is signed, killing the US hemp industry just as it was about to benefit from a mechanised brake and compete with cotton and wood pulp. December 13 - Battle of Nanjing ended as the Japanese took the city and began 3 months of atrocities December 28 - New Irish Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann comes into force. The Irish Free State becomes Éire. Eamon de Valera becomes the first Taoiseach (prime minister) of the new state. A Presidential Commission (made up the Irish Chief Justice, the Speaker of Dáil Éireann and the President of the High Court) assumes the powers of the new presidency of Ireland pending the election of the first president in June 1937. Japan invades Manchuria. (Some.
1957 in music - Hill" - Fats Domino "You Send Me" - Sam Cooke "Dark Moon" - Gale Storm "Rock And Roll Music" - Chuck Berry "Lucille" - Little Richard "Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues" - Brenda Lee "Young Love" - Tab Hunter "Searchin' " - The Coasters "Young Blood" - The Coasters, a two-sided hit with "Searchin"' "Little Darlin' " - Diamonds, a parody cover of a rhythm and blues hit "Come Go With Me" - Dell-Vikings, one of the first integrated groups "Black Slacks" - Joe Bennett Published popular songs "According To My Heart" w.m. Gary Walker "An Affair To Remember" w. Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey m. Harry Warren "After School" w.m. Dick Wolf & Warren Nadel "All Shook Up" w.m. Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley "All The Way" w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen "Almost Paradise" m. Norman.
1947 in music - Mack David, Jerry Livingston & Al Hoffman "Cigarettes, Whisky, And Wild, Wild Women" w.m. Tim Spencer "Civilization" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman "Clancy Lowered The Boom" w.m. Hy Heath & Johnny Lange "Come To Me, Bend To Me" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Come To The Mardi Gras" w. (Eng) Ervin Drake & Jimmy Shirl (Port) Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera m. Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera "Confess" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss "Cuanto Le Gusta" w. Ray Gilbert m. Gabriel Ruiz "Don't Smoke In Bed" w.m. Willard Robison "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman" w.m. Al Stewart & Tex Williams "Down By The Station" adapted from a children's song by Lee Ricks & Slim Gaillard "Down The Old Spanish Trail" Kenneth Leslie-Smith & Jimmy Kennedy "The Dream Of Olwen" w. Winifred May m. Charles.
1931 in music - "I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart" Fisher, Unger, Stern "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby" w. Alex Hill m. Fats Waller "I'm Gonna Get You" w.m. Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias & Jules Lemare "I'm Good For Nothing But Love" Ballard, Maltin "I'm Through With Love" w. Gus Kahn m. Matty Malneck & Fud Livingston "It's The Darndest Thing" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh "It's The Girl" w. Dave Oppenheim m. Abel Baer "It's You!" Razaf, Waller "I've Got Five Dollars" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Jazz Nocturne" m. Dana Suesse "Just One More Chance" w. Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston "Kicking The Gong Around" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen "Lady Of Spain" w.m. Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell & Henry J. Tilsley "Life Is Just.
Academy Award for Best Picture - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Sam Zimbalist A Streetcar Named Desire - Feldman, Warner Bros. - Charles K. Feldman 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth - DeMille, Paramount - Cecil B. DeMille High Noon - United Artists - Stanley Kramer Ivanhoe - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Pandro S. Berman Moulin Rouge - United Artists - John Huston The Quiet Man - Argosy, Republic - John Ford and Merian C. Cooper 1953 From Here to Eternity - Columbia - Buddy Adler Julius Caesar - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - John Houseman The Robe - 20th Century-Fox - Frank Ross Roman Holiday - Paramount - William Wyler Shane - Paramount - George Stevens 1954 On the Waterfront - Horizon-American, Columbia - Sam Spiegel The Caine Mutiny - Kramer, Columbia - Stanley Kramer The Country Girl - Perlberg-Seaton, Paramount - William Perlberg.
Academy Award for Film Editing - Toko-Ri - Alma Macrorie Oklahoma - Gene Ruggiero, George Boemler The Rose Tattoo - Warren Low 1956 Around the World in 80 Days - Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax The Brave One - Merrill G. White Giant - William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan Somebody Up There Likes Me - Albert Akst The Ten Commandments - Anne Bauchens 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai - Peter Taylor Gunfight at the O. K. Corral - Warren Low Pal Joey - Viola Lawrence, Jerome Thoms Sayonara - Arthur P. Schmidt, Philip W. Anderson Witness for the Prosecution - Daniel Mandell 1958 Gigi - Adrienne Fazan Auntie Mame - William Ziegler Cowboy - William A. Lyon, Al Clark The Defiant Ones - Frederic Knudtson I Want to Live - William Hornbeck 1959 Ben-Hur.
Canadian federal election, 2004 - is considering running for the NDP, as she may not be able to run as a Liberal candidate in her riding. Quebec MP André Bachand, elected as a Progressive Conservative, confirms he will sit as an Independent and not run again. January 9 - The new Conservative Party of Canada announces its new caucus officers, dividing the positions equally between the former Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative caucuses. Grant Hill is the new interim Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons until the party's leadership race in March. 2003 December 18 - Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent announces he will be running in the riding of Ottawa South to represent the NDP in the upcoming election. December 12 - Paul Martin, Jr is sworn in as Canada's 21st Prime.
