James White (fighter pilot) - James White (fighter pilot) Captain James Butler White, DFC (July 7, 1893 - January 2, 1972) was a World War I RNAS fighter ace. He was born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. He served with 8 Naval Squadron RNAS which was renamed 208 Squadron RAF after the Royal Naval Air Service was mergered with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force. He achieved 12 victories in total, his first on January 24 1918 and his last two on October 3 1918. All of his victories were scored while flying a Sopwith Camel. The citation for his DFC (published in the London Gazette on December 3, 1918) read in part: A fine fighting pilot who has accounted for eight enemy aeroplanes. He has led.
James White - James White This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page. James White (author) (1928-1999), author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels James White (politician) (1749-1809), Member of United States Congress James White (fighter pilot) (1893-1972), WW1 RNAS fighter ace James White (theologian), Consultant on the NASB committee See also: Jimmy White.
Henry John Lawrence Botterell - 1896 - January 3 2003) last living Great War fighter pilot. Henry John Lawrence Botterell was born in Ottawa on November 7 1896 to Henry and Annie Botterell. He was the son of a civil servant and attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute before beginning a career in banking. His father died of pneumonia when Botterell was a young boy. In 1916 Botterell was a 20 year old clerk at the Bank of North America (now the Bank of Montreal) when he joined the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) as a civilian flying trainee. His sister Edith worked in the office of Admiral Charles Kingsmill and had helped facilitate his entry. He was sent to England for training. At around this time his older brother Edward, who played football for the Toronto Argonauts,.
USS Wasp (CV-18) - March; and reached Pearl Harbor on 4 April. Following training exercises in Hawaiian waters, Wasp steamed to the Marshall Islands and at Majuro Rear Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery's newly formed Task Group 58.6 of Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 58). On 14 May, she and her sister carriers of TG 58.6, Essex (CV-9) and San Jacinto (CV-30), sortied for raids on Marcus and Wake Islands to give the new task group combat experience; to test a recently devised system of assigning - before takeoff - each pilot a specific target, and to neutralize those islands for the forthcoming Marianas campaign. As the force neared Marcus, it split, sending San Jacinto north to search for Japanese picket boats while Wasp and Essex launched strikes on the 19th.
Deaths in 2003 - Michael Hegstrand, "Road Warrior Hawk", 46 years 19 Alija Izetbegovic, former President of Bosnia Herzegovina 18 Preston Smith, former governor of Texas 18 Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish writer 16 Stu Hart, patriarch of wrestling family, 88 years 16 László Papp, Hungarian boxer 16 Avni Arbas, Turkish artist 14 Ben Metcalfe, Greenpeace activist and co-founder 13 Bertram Brockhouse, 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,.
1987 - ruling was overturned by the Israeli Supreme Court. February 20 - Unabomber: In Salt Lake City, Utah a bomb explodes in a computer store. February 23 - Supernova 1987a is observed, the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604. February 26 - Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes American President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff. March 6 - The Herald of Free enterprise ferry capsizes off of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 189 March 10 - Reproductive rights: The Vatican condemns the practice of surrogate motherhood along with test-tube babies and artificial insemination. March 12 - Les Misérables opens on Broadway. March 17 - An Iraqi F-1 Mirage fighter fires two exocet missiles at the USS Stark while patrolling the Persian Gulf, killing 37 sailors, wounding 62 others. March 19 -.
August 19 - The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States, that there is a gold rush in California (although the rush started in January). 1862 - Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way. 1895 - American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. 1919 - Afghanistan gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1929 - The radio comedy show Amos and Andy makes its NBC debut starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. 1934 - The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio. 1942 - World War II:.
Biggles - Biggles Major James Bigglesworth, known to all as "Biggles", is a fictional character created by W. E. Johns. He first appeared in the story "The White Fokker", published in the first issue of Popular Flying magazine. The first collection of Biggles stories, The Camels are Coming, was published in 1932. In his first appearances, Biggles was a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Later stories told of his adventures after the War's end, his return to service in World War II, and further adventures in peace time; others filled in his equally adventurous childhood in India and the story of how he came to join the RFC. Biggles' greatest opponent is the German spy officer Erich von Stalhein. They first meet when Biggles.
Columbus, Ohio - States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 550.5 km² (212.6 mi²). 544.6 km² (210.3 mi²) of it is land and 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.07% water. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 711,470 people, 301,534 households, and 165,240 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,306.4/km² (3,383.6/mi²). There are 327,175 housing units at an average density of 600.8/km² (1,556.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 67.93% White, 24.47% African American, 0.29% Native American, 3.44% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. 2.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 301,534 households out of which 28.0% have children under the age of.
October 2003 - Relations, Chris Patten has questioned Israel's commitment to a two-states resolution to the conflict with the Palestinians. [1] Space exploration: The People's Republic of China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei returns to earth safely aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft, Shenzhou 5. During the 21-hour trip, he circled the planet 14 times. [1] Apple launches its iTunes Music Store, an online download music store, for the Microsoft Windows platform. The iTunes software can be downloaded from apple.com for free. October 15, 2003 2003 occupation of Iraq: US concessions to proposals from Russia, the People's Republic of China and Pakistan ensure their support for a UN Security Council resolution to provide greater international legitimacy to the occupation force and the Iraq Interim Governing Council. The resolution draft, legitimizing US military and political control over Iraq's.
List of English people - James Brindley, (1716-1772), engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (1806-1859), engineer Sidney Camm, engineer William Tierney Clark, (1783-1852), civil engineer Geoffrey de Havilland, (1882 - 1965), aeronautical engineer John Ambrose Fleming, (1848-1945), electrical engineer R.J. Mitchell, (1895-1937), aeronautical engineer Samuel Morton Peto, (1809-1889), railways, harbours Henry Royce, (1863-1933), engineer Nevil Shute, (1899-1960), aeronautical engineer and author George Stephenson, (1781-1848), engineer Richard Trevithick, (1771-1833), engineer Barnes Wallis, (1887-1978), engineer Frank Whittle, (1907-1996), co-inventor of the jet engine Joseph Whitworth, (1803-1887), engineer Entrepreneurs Richard Branson, (born 1950) Abraham Darby, (c. 1678-1717), ironmaster William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (1877-1963) Josiah Wedgwood, (1730-1795), industrialist Filmmakers Roy Boulting Humourists John Cleese Ben Elton Michael Palin Inventors Christopher Cockerell, (1910-1999), inventor of the hovercraft Abraham Darby, (c. 1678-1717), ironmaster James Hargreaves, (1720-1778), weaver and inventor John Harrison, (1693-1776),.
List of people by name: Be - showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Bea 2 Beb 3 Bec 4 Bed - Bek 5 Bel 5.1 Bela - Belk 5.2 Bell 5.3 Belm - Belz 6 Bem - Ben 6.4 Bena - Benm 6.5 Benn 6.6 Beno - Benz 7 Beo - Beq 8 Ber 8.7 Bera - Berf 8.8 Berg 8.9 Berh - Berm 8.10 Bern 8.11 Bero - Berq 8.12 Berr 8.13 Bers - Berz 9 Bes - Bez Bea Beach, Amy, (1867-1944), composer Beach, Sylvia, (born 1887), publisher Beagle, Peter S, (born 1939), US fantasy author Beals, Jennifer (born 1963) US actress Beamon, Bob, (born 1946), athlete Bean, Alan, (born 1932), astronaut Bear, Greg, (born 1951), US science fiction author Beard, Charles A, (born 1874), historian Beard, James, (1903-1985), chef, cookbook writer Beard, Stephanie, Canadian radio and television personality, voice.
List of people by name: Bo-Bp-Bq - Bode, Johann Elert, (1747-1826), astronomer Bodelschwingh, Friedrich von, (1831-1910), theologian Bodewig, Kurt, (2000-2002), German government minister Bode, Wilhelm von, (1845-1929), art historian Bodhidharma, (440-528), buddhist saint Bodine, Geoff, (born 1949), automobile racer Bodley, Seóirse, member of Aosdána Bodmer, Johann Jakob, (1698-1783) Bodmer, Karl, (1809-1893), US painter of the American West Boeckler, Hans, (1875-1951), unionist and politician Boehm, Gottfried, architect Boehm-Bawerk, Eugen von, economist Boeing, William, (born 1881), engineer Boelcke, Oswald, (1891-1916), World War I fighter ace Boerhaave, Herman, (1668-1738), physician Boerigter, Marc, athlete Boétie, Etienne de La, philosopher and politician Boëthius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, (AD 480-524 or 525), philosopher Boethius, of Dacia, scholastic philosopher Boezeman, Ko, (died 1941), Dutch resistance fighter Boff, Leonardo, (born 1938), theologian Bofill, Ricardo, (born 1939), architect Boganda, Barthelemy, (died 1959), first President of the Central African.
List of Amiga games - -- 1st Personal Pinball -- 3001 - O'Connors Fight -- 3D Soccer -- 4 Soccer Simulations -- 4D Sports Boxing -- 4D Sports Driving -- 4x4 Off Road Racing -- 5th Gear -- 7 Gates of Jambala -- 9 Lives A A Prehistoric Tale -- A.G.E -- A.P.B. - All Points Bulletin -- Aargh -- Abandoned Places 1 -- Abandoned Places 2 -- Academy: Tau Ceti II -- Act of War -- Action Cat -- Action Fighter -- Action Service -- Action Stations -- Addams Family, The -- Adidas Championship Football -- Advanced Destroyer Simulator -- Adventures of Robin Hood, The -- African Raiders -- After the War -- Afterburner -- Agony -- Air Bucks -- Air Force Commander -- Air Supply -- Air Support -- Air Warrior -- Airball --.
History of Canada - not support the revolution, preferring British protection under the Quebec Act to certain assimilation under an American government. The Americans took the towns of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Montreal and laid siege to Quebec City. An attempt to take the city on the night of New Year's Eve 1775 failed, and the Americans were driven from Quebec in 1776. The American Revolution also led to the arrival of thousands of Loyalists (referred to as "Tories" in the United States) who, as their name suggests, remained loyal to Britain and fled north to more securely-held British territory. However, they did not want to live under French law, and the colonies of Ontario and New Brunswick were created for them. The rights of English and French Canadians were set out in the Constitutional Act of.
1964 - precipitate a major international crisis and result in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. January 11 - United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous for one's health. First such statement from US government. January 12 - The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels. A U.S. destroyer evacuates 61 Americans. January 13 - I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles released in the United States. It will become their first American hit and the beginning of Beatlemania. January 16 - Hello Dolly opens in New York City's St. James Theatre. January 16 - John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, resigns from the space program and announces the next day that he will seek the.
Academy Award for Best Story - San Francisco - Robert Hopkins Three Smart Girls - Adele Commandini 1937 A Star Is Born - Robert Carson, William Wellman Black Legion - Robert Lord In Old Chicago - Niven Busch The Life of Emile Zola - Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg One Hundred Men and a Girl - Hans Kraly 1938 Boys Town - Eleanore Griffin, Dore Schary Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin Angels with Dirty Faces - Rowland Brown Blockade - John Lawson Mad About Music - Marcella Burke, Frederick Kohner Test Pilot - Frank Wead 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Lewis Foster Bachelor Mother - Felix Jackson Love Affair - Mildred Cram, Leo McCarey Ninotchka - Melchior Lengyel Young Mr. Lincoln - Lamar Trotti 1940 Arise, My Love - Benjamin Glazer, John Toldy Comrade X.
Anno-Dracula series - for the new regime: Jack the Ripper stalks Whitechapel, murdering vampire prostitutes. Charles Beauregard, a (non-vampire) agent of the British secret service, is sent to track the murderer down, and finds himself enmeshed in a plot to free England from Dracula's rule. Anno-Dracula has won the Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award, the Lord Ruthven Assembly's Fiction Award, and the International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel, and was short-listed for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. The Bloody Red Baron World War I. Dracula sides with Germany against the English, but vampires, now a part of everyday life, fight on both sides. The Red Baron of the title is the historical ace fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen, who in this altered history leads a squadron of monstrous flying.
April 2003 - being the head of the Fluffi Bunni computer cracker ring, is arrested in London. [1] Quebec premier-elect Jean Charest is sworn in and names his cabinet. [1] April 28, 2003 The World Health Organization announces that SARS has peaked in all affected countries except the People's Republic of China. These countries include Canada, Singapore, and Vietnam, as well as Hong Kong. [1] [1] SARS is made only the fourth disease, after plague, yellow fever, and cholera, that countries are required to report to the World Health Organization. [1] Apple computer revealed a new online music store, entitled the iTunes Music Store, for its iTunes and iPod products. Each song can be downloaded for 99 cents and there is no subscription fee. A Mexicana de Aviacion jet is forced to land at.
October 5 - I of Bulgaria becomes Tsar 1910 - Portugal overthrows the monarchy 1921 - The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. 1930 - British Airship R101c crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage. 1944 - Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German Jet fighter over France 1947 - In the first televised White House address, President Harry S Truman urged Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Sundays to help starving people in other countries. 1953 - Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. 1962 - The Beatles released their first hit, "Love Me Do," in Britain. 1966 - Near Detroit, Michigan a sodium cooling system malfunction caused a partial core.
