James L. Farmer - James L. Farmer James Leonard Farmer (January 12, 1920 - July 9, 1999) was a one of the "big three" leaders of the US civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Marshall, Texas, Farmer was an excellent student who skipped several grades in elementary school. At fourteen he attended Wiley College where his father taught. Farmer graduated in 1938, and then attended to Howard University's School of Religion. He graduated from Howard in 1941. When World War II began the pacifist Farmer refused to serve, especially in a segregated army. He opposed war in general, and more specifically objected to serving in the segregated armed forces. Farmer was deferred from the draft because he held a divinity degree. Farmer decided to fight the.
James Hutton - James Hutton James Hutton (3 June 1726-26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, noted for formulating uniformitarianism and the Plutonist school of thought. Considered by many to be the father of modern geology. Trained as both a lawyer and medical doctor, Hutton found himself attracted to the nascent science of geology. While working as a "gentleman farmer" in Berwickshire during his thirties and forties, he hit on a variety of ideas to explain the rock formations he saw around him. Moving to Edinburgh, then in the throes of the Scottish Enlightenment, he fell in with several first-class minds in the sciences including John Playfair and Joseph Black. His new theories placed him into opposition with the then-popular Neptunist theories of Abraham Gottlob Werner, that all rocks.
James Weaver - James Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 - February 6, 1912) was a populist United States politician. Weaver was born in Dayton, Ohio. He served for the Union in the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. After unsuccessfully running for offices as a Republican, he joined the Greenback Party, and served two terms in the House of Representatives. He advocated a populist pro-farmer agenda including soft money and Prohibition of alcohol. He was the Greenback candidate for President in the 1880 election. He again ran for President as the Populist Party candidate in 1892, where he polled a respectable third place with 22 electoral votes and over a million popular votes. He threw his support behind William Jennings Bryan in 1896,.
James Russell Lowell - James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell (22 February, 1819 - 12 August, 1891) was a United States poet, critic, writer, diplomat, and abolitionist. Lowell was born, lived most of his life, and died, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Charles Lowell (1782—1861). On his mother’s side he was descended from the Spences and Traills, who made their home in the Orkney Islands. His great-grandfather, Robert Trail, had returned to Britain on the outbreak of hostilities in 1775. He was brought up near open countryside, and always felt close to nature; he also became acquainted with the work of Edmund Spenser and Sir Walter Scott in childhood, and was taught old ballads by his mother. His schoolmaster was an Englishman, and before he entered Harvard.
James Silk Buckingham - James Silk Buckingham James Silk Buckingham (August 25, 1786 - June 30, 1855), was an English author and traveller. He was born near Falmouth, the son of a farmer. His youth was spent at sea. After years of wandering he settled in India, where he established a periodical, the Calcutta Journal, in 1818. This venture at first proved highly successful, but in 1823 the paper's outspoken criticisms of the East India Company led to the expulsion of Buckingham from India and to the suppression of the paper by John Adam, the acting governor-general. His case was brought before parliament, and a pension of £500 a year was subsequently awarded him by the East India Company as compensation. Buckingham continued his journalistic ventures on his return to.
James Gillray - James Gillray James Gillray (1757 - June 1, 1815), English caricaturist, was born at Chelsea. His father, a native of Lanark, had served as a soldier, losing an arm at Fontenoy, and was admitted first as an inmate, and afterwards as an outdoor pensioner, at Chelsea hospital. Gillray commenced life by learning letter-engraving, in which he soon became an adept. This employment, however, proving irksome', he wandered about for a time with a conmany of strolling players. After a very checkered experience he returned to London, and was admitted a student in the Royal Academy, supporting himself by engraving, and probably issuing a considerable number of caricatures under fictitious names. Hogarth's works were the delight and study of his early years. "Paddy on Horseback," which appeared.
James Ruse - James Ruse James Ruse (1759-1837), pioneer of agriculture in Australia, was born on a farm in Cornwall. In 1782 he was tried at Bodmin Assizes and sentenced to death for "burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Thomas Olive and stealing thereout 2 silver watches, value 5 pounds." He was reprieved and sentenced to transportation for seven years. He was sent on the Scarborough, one of the First Fleet, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. Like the other First Fleet convicts, Ruse would have worked at first under the direction of Governor Arthur Phillip and his subordinates in establishing the rudiments of a new colony at Sydney Cove. But as the supplies the First Fleet had brought with them dwindled, it became.
James Cromwell - James Cromwell John Oliver Cromwell, but commonly credited as James Cromwell, is an actor who was born January 27, 1940, in Los Angeles, California, USA. His most notable roles include Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact and Farmer Arthur Hoggett in Babe (1995)..
Frank James - Frank James Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (January 10, 1843 - February 18, 1915) was an American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James. He was born in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James (July 7, 1818 - August 18, 1850) and his wife Zerelda Elizabeth Cole (January 29, 1825 - February 10, 1911), who had moved there from Kentucky. Frank was the first of four children. His younger siblings were: Robert James - (July 19, 1845 - August 21, 1845). Jesse Woodson James - (September 5, 1847 - April 3, 1882). Susan Lavenia James - (November 25, 1849 - March 3, 1889). On April 12, 1850 his father left their farm in Missouri in his wife's care and left for California with.
The Farmer's Daughter - The Farmer's Daughter The Farmer's Daughter is a 1947 movie which tells the story of a small-town girl from Minnesota who moves to Washington, DC to work as a housekeeper for her local Congressman. Taken with her political savvy, the Congressman falls in love with her. It stars Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Agatha Morley, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart, Lex Barker, Keith Andes and James Arness. The movie was adapted by Allen Rivkin and Laura Kerr from the play Juhani Tervapää, by Hella Wuolijoki. It was directed by H.C. Potter. It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Loretta Young) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Charles Bickford). The movie was based on a a Finnish language movie, Juurakon Hulda. In.
January 7 - commercial bank opens (Bank of North America). 1785 - Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Americann John Jeffries travel from Dover, England to Calais, France in a gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air. 1789 - First nationwide United States election. 1894 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. 1896 - Fannie Farmer publishes first cookbook. 1901 - Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for cannibalism. 1904 - The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS." 1911 - Mary Pickford marries Owen Moore. 1924 - George Gershwin completes Rhapsody in Blue. 1926 - George Burns marries Gracie Allen. 1927 - First international telephone call - New York City to London. 1927 - The Harlem.
VIZ - women with huge appetites for sex and chips Johnny Fartpants - a boy endowed with extreme flatulence Norbert Colon - an old miser The Modern Parents - and their long-suffering children Mr Logic - a serious young man with no sympathy for other humans Finbarr Saunders and his double entendres - a boy with a good ear for homophones (he's homophonic - Fnarr fnarr) Farmer Palmer - a paranoid farmer whose catch phrase is "Get orf moi laaaand!" Eight Ace - an alcoholic who drinks 'Ace' beer (eight cans for £1.49) Black Bag - a black bin liner which lives the exciting life of a sheepdog In addition to comic characters, VIZ also includes spoof newspaper articles, advertisements, and letters pages. The comic was acquired by John Brown Publishing (JBP) in.
Jimmy Carter - of Birth: Wednesday, October 1, 1924 Place of Birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Profession: farmer Political Party: Democrat Vice President: Walter Mondale James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the 39th (1977-1981) President of the United States. Since leaving office, he is active in international public policy and conflict resolution. He is also an author and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early years 2 Early political career 3 Presidency 3.1 Foreign policies 3.2 Controversies 4 Post-Presidency 5 Bibliography 6 Related articles 7.
Jim Bolger - Riddell Children: Nine Religion: Roman Catholic Background: Farmer Political Details Electorates: King Country, Taranaki-King Country Order: 35th Prime Minister Political Party: National Party Premiership Predecessor: Mike Moore Term of Office: 2 November 1990 to 8 December 1997 Duration: 7 years, 1 month, 6 days Cause of Departure: Replaced by party Successor: Jenny Shipley James Brendan "Jim" Bolger (born 31 May 1935) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997. Bolger's National government continued the economic and social reforms of the previous Labour government, with Finance Minister Ruth Richardson implementing drastic cuts in public spending, particularly in health and welfare. However, it continued the previous Labour government's anti-nuclear policy. In spite of his party's opposition, Bolger held a referendum on whether or not New Zealand should change from the British.
John Rennie - 4 October 1821) was a civil engineer from East Linton, Scotland. A farmer's son, he worked first as a millwright with noted mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle (inventor of the threshing machine), then attended Edinburgh University (1780-1783) and began work as an engineer with James Watt in 1783. In 1791, he moved to London and set up his own engineering business, having by then begun to expand into civil engineering. His early projects included the Lancaster Canal (started 1792), the Crinan Canal (1794) and the Kennet and Avon Canal (also started 1794). Rennie died in London in 1821 and he was buried in St Paul's Cathedral. His final design project, London Bridge (1824-1831), was to be completed by his son, also known as John Rennie. He built many bridges, canals, docks: Kelso.
John Taylor of Caroline - movements. He was orphaned when he was 10 and adopted by his uncle Edmund Pendleton, a leading Virginia politician. He attended a school sponsored by his uncle with fellow students: James Madison (a distant cousin), George Rogers Clark and John Tyler. Taylor attended the College of William and Mary and then studied law under his uncle. He served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of colonel, and serving under Patrick Henry and General William Woodford, and leading a regiment under the Marquis de Layfayette. After the war Taylor lived as a lawyer, gentleman farmer and part-time politician, serving several partial U.S. Senate terms. He was a leader of the Quids, opposing the election of Madison as President and supporting James Monroe. His estate Hazelwood is on the National.
July 2003 - monster or plesiosaur populating the lake (see Loch Ness Monster). The BBC team stated that it is now conclusively proven that "Nessie" does not exist. [1] 2003 Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins his 5th consecutive Tour de France. July 26, 2003 U.S.-led occupation of Iraq: Three US soldiers are killed while guarding a Baquouba children's hospital northeast of Baghdad, Iraq bringing the number of US troops killed in combat to 161, 14 more than the 1991 Gulf War total. [1] July 24, 2003 The United States' provisional authority in Iraq releases photos of what are presumably the dead bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein in an attempt to show the Iraqi people proof that the two were actually killed in a U.S. military operation.[1] California lieutenant governor Cruz Bustamante announces.
Viggo Mortensen - read J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings before, and he wouldn't have gone if it hadn't been for his son Henry, who had read the books and was extremely enthusiastic about them. After several years of experience in live theater, he began his movie career as an Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness. In spite of his striking looks, he is a highly changeable character actor, who has appeared in Jane Campion's film of Henry James's Portrait of a Lady, Sean Penn's Indian Runner, Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way, Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane and Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon. Mortensen's performance in Bent at the Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, won him a Dramalogue Critics' Award. Mortensen has published two volumes of poetry. His marriage in 1987 to.
Irish fiction - the highest possible standard for Irish writers to come. The next Irish novelist of importance was Laurence Sterne (1713-1768). Stern was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary and was in his mid-forties when he published The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen (1759-1767). This satire on the biographical novel is one of the most innovative and influential novels in English, and its foregrounding of the authorial voice and playful refusal to accept a conventional linear timeframe mark it out as a precursor of such modernist novelists as James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) is a moral tale based on the story of Goldsmith's own family. It is notable for rejecting the florid style of most fiction of the day in favour of a more direct,.
Isaac Newton (in-depth biography) - Light 1.4 Conflict over oratorship elections 1.5 Newton's poverty 1.6 Universal Law of Gravitation 2 Authoring Principia 2.7 Newton's major work—Principia Mathematica 2.8 Conflict between the University and James II 2.9 Illness in 1693 2.10 Initial Election to Parliament 3 Later life -- the Mint and the Royal Society 3.11 Appointment to the Mint 3.12 Fluxions 3.13 Bernoulli's Mathematical Challenge 3.14 End of the Professorship and Presidency of the Society 3.15 Second Edition of the Principia 3.16 The Longitude Problem Early life and achievements Birth and education Sir Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 - March 20, 1727), the English mathematician and scientist, was born at Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the parish of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, about 6 miles from Grantham. His father (also named Isaac Newton) who farmed a small freehold property,.
