Jesse James - Jesse James Jesse James in 1876 Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 - April 3, 1882), American outlaw, was born in Kearney, Missouri. His father, Robert James, was a Baptist minister who helped found William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. At seventeen, James left his native Missouri to fight as a Confederate guerilla in the American Civil War as part of Quantrill's Raiders, participating in raids in Kansas. He once killed eight men in a single day. After the war, he returned to his home state and lead one of history's most notorious outlaw gangs. He was wounded while surrendering at the end of the war, and later claimed to have been forced into outlawry because his family had been persecuted in the war. With his.
James Meredith - James Meredith James Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. Meredith enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1951 to 1960. He then attended Jackson State College for two years. In 1962 he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi after being barred from entering on September 20. His enrollment, opposed by Governor Ross Barnett, required federal troops to enforce and led to a violent clash which left two people dead, 48 soldiers injured and 30 U.S. Marshals with gun wounds. His actions are regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights. He.
Jesse Owens - Jesse Owens James Cleveland Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader. He was most famous for his participation in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany where he put the lie to Adolf Hitler's claims of German "Aryan superiority" by winning four gold medals and becoming the star of the games. Owens setting the world record in the long jump at the University of Michigan in 1935 () He was born in Oakville, Alabama and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He was given the name Jesse by a Cleveland teacher who did not understand his accent when he said his initials were J.C. In a span of 45 minutes on May 25, 1935 at the Big Ten meet.
Jesse Ventura - Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) was elected the 38th Governor of Minnesota on November 3, 1998, after a career as professional wrestler, actor, mayor and radio talk show host. He ran for the Reform Party and completely unexpectedly beat the major-party candidates: St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman (Republican) and Minnesota Attorney General "Skip" Humphrey (Democrat). He served as governor from January 4, 1999 to January 6, 2003. Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ventura (then known by his legal name of Janos) graduated from Minneapolis's Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1969. He was in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973, serving as a Navy SEAL. He returned to Minnesota and attended North Hennepin Community.
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.
Elmore James - Elmore James Elmore James (January 27, 1918 - May 24, 1963) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Canton, Mississippi and began playing as a teen under the names Cleanhead and Joe Willie James. At this time, he played with traveling musicians like Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson. During World War 2, James joined the Navy and was stationed in Guam. Upon his release, he began recording with Trumpet Records, starting with his characteristic song, "Dust My Broom". It was a surprise hit and turned James into a star. The slide guitar riff from "Dust My Broom" is one of the best known openings in all of blues. It was even transformed into a doo-wop chorus on Jesse Stone's "Down.
Kostya Tszyu - to Vince Phillips, who also took with that, Tzsyu's world championship. He regrouped after that defeat, and came back to beat Ismael Chaves just before year's end. After beating former world champions Calvin Grove (KO2) and Rafael Ruelas (KO9), Tszyu was given another world title try, when the WBC's belt became vacant in 1998 following Oscar De La Hoya's move to the Welterweight division, and Tszyu found himself twice on the canvas in round one of his fight for the vacant belt against Diobelis Hurtado, but recuperated to beat Hurtado by a knockout in five and become world champion once again. He retained the title once in 1999, knocking out former world champion Miguel Angel Gonzalez in ten, and twice in 2000, beating Arizona's fringe contender Ahmed Santos in eight, and.
January 24 - Hungary. 1679 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament. 1742 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. 1848 - California gold rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. 1859 - Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza under the name Romania (see December 1 1918 for the final unification, Transylvania and other regions were still missing at this time). 1888 - Jacob L. Wortman patents the typewriter ribbon. 1908 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement. 1916 - In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax void. 1922 - Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie. 1924 - St. Petersburg, Russia is renamed Leningrad. 1936 - Albert Sarraut becomes Prime Minister of.
Ventura - United States of America: Ventura, California Ventura, Iowa Ventura County, California Jesse Ventura (real name James George Janos) was a wrestler who was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 as a protest against established political parties. 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..
Jefferson Davis - and made a regimental adjutant. 1834 saw his transfer to Fort Gibson. On June 17, 1835, Jefferson Davis married Miss Knox Taylor, daughter of Colonel (later General and President) Zachary Taylor, and on June 30, he resigned from the Army. Marriage, plantation life and politics The marriage proved short. The newlyweds both contracted malaria, and Mrs. Davis died three months after the wedding at the home of Jefferson's sister in Louisiana. Jefferson recovered, sailed for Havana, Cuba, and then to New York City. In 1836, he retired to Brierfield plantation in Warren County, Mississippi. The subsequent years proved uneventful, as Davis supervised the production of cotton at Brierfield, and studied political science. He decided to put his studies to use in 1843, by entering a career in politics. He ran for.
Jerry Douglas - Crowe & the New South, the Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers. Having played on more than 1000 albums, he has defined the sounds of many diverse recordings including discs released by Garth Brooks, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Reba McEntire and Ray Charles to name just a few. At the producer's helm, Douglas has used his warm analog sounds for albums by Maura O'Connell, Jesse Winchester, the Nashville Bluegrass Band and the Del McCoury Band, while having a major hand in shaping such recordings such as Ricky Skaggs' "Don't Get Above Your Raising," Emmylou Harris' "Roses in the Snow," and the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack. In addition, he is a bandleader in his own right and composer and soloist on some of the finest instrumental recordings of the past.
Jon Bon Jovi - Hurley on April 28, 1989 in the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He fathered one daughter, Stephanie Rose Bon Jovi (May 31, 1993), and two sons, Jesse James Louis Bon Jovi (February 19, 1995) and Jacob Hurley Bon Jovi (May 7, 2002). Jon Bon Jovi is an credited actor in the movies 'Moonlight and Valentino', 'The Leading Man', 'Destination Anywhere', 'Homegrown', 'Little City', 'No Looking Back', 'Row Your Boat', 'U-571'. TV series apperances include 'Sex and the City' and 'Ally McBeal'. Jon Bon Jovi has recorded two solo albums: 'Blaze of glory' (1990) and 'Destination anywhere' (1997) and sold over 90 million albums with the band Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi has worked on behalf of Special Olympics, the American Red Cross, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and.
July 21 - Bull Run - At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins (Confederate victory). 1865 - In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots Dave Tutt dead in what is regarded as the first true western showdown. 1873 - At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American West (US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express). 1877 - A day after bloody rioting in Baltimore from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of 9 rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia - Pittsburgh then erupts into widespread rioting. 1925 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee,.
Harvey (movie) - Mary Chase, working with Oscar Brodney, based on her Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play of the same name, which was first produced on November 1, 1944. Cast: Elwood P. Dowd: James Stewart Veta Louise Simmons: Josephine Hull Miss Kelly: Peggy Dow Dr. Lyman Sanderson: Charles Drake Dr. Willie Chumley: Cecil Kellaway Myrtle Mae Simmons: Victoria Horne Marvin Wilson: Jesse White.
Hector Camacho Jr. - the middle 1990s. As a professional, he has beaten boxers like Rocky Martinez and former world champion Philip Holiday, and he had a no contest against former world champion Jesse James Leija, the Leija fight being filled with controversy because of the scoring of the fight, as the judges had initially given the fight to Camacho Jr on a technical decision in five rounds, but Leija's camp protested the result, resulting in the fight being called a no-contest. In 2002, Camacho Jr. lost for the first time, to Argentine Omar Weiss, by a decision in ten rounds. Camacho recovered with a 12 round win by decision against an unknown Mexican boxer in California. A constant HBO Boxing star, he sports a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 no contest,.
History of Missouri - also started. 1849, the gold rush began and St. Louis, Independence, Westport, and St. Joseph became departure points for those heading to California earning Missouri the nickname, "Gateway to the West". Kansas City was incorporated a year later in 1850 on the banks of the Missouri River. 1860, the Pony Express began its run from St. Joseph to Sacremento, California. Civil War Early before the Civil War began, Missourians voted overwhelmingly against seceeding from the Union, however Lincoln received only a small percentage of the votes, mostly from St. Louis. Sympathies ran for both sides, the Confederacy and the Union, and it was in St. Louis where the first blood was spilled in the "Camp Jackson Massacre". Because of the mixed sympathies, Missouri was the only state in the Union that.
U.S. presidential election, 1988 - W. Bush of Texas (W) 426 47,946,000 Republican James Danforth Quayle of Indiana (426) Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts 111 41,016,000 Democrat Lloyd Bentsen of Texas (111) Lloyd Bentsen of Texas 1 Democrat Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts (1) Ron Paul 432,179 Libertarian Andre V. Marrou Lenora B. Fulani 217,219 New Alliance Other Total 91,591,486 100.0% Other elections: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register The election was held on November 8, 1988. The 1988 presidential election was a wide open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbant president, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-Second Amendment. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Democratic Primary 2 Republican Primary 3 General Election 4 Results Democratic Primary Having been badly.
Houston, Texas - heart of Downtown Houston and home to many skyscrapers and to headquarters of various multinational businesses and financial institutions. There are two Chinatowns of Houston. The orginal one is in Downtown in the shadow of the George R. Brown Convention Center, while the larger one resides primarily near Bellaire, Texas in southwest Houston. Midtown Houston is an area near southwest to Downtown and is a recently redeveloped area with many newly constructed and trendy apartments and flats. It is also home to Little Saigon, the center of Vietamese commerce and businesses. River Oaks is a very trendy and upscale area. It is the wealthiest neighborhood in Texas. Located between Downtown and Uptown, it is home to many celebrities and political figures. Near and partially blending into River Oaks, the areas of.
Hope Lange - Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination.. This success was followed by three seasons on the "The New Dick Van Dyke Show." Dedicated to her craft, over the years Lange earned the respect of audiences and peers alike. For more than fifty years she appeared in numerous motion pictures, made-for-television movies, a variety of television shows, as well as making a 1977 return to the Broadway stage where her acting career began. In 1986 she married theatrical producer, Charles Hollerith with whom she remained until her passing in December of 2003 as a result of an intestinal infection. Filmography: Bus Stop (1956) Peyton Place (1957) The True Story of Jesse James (1957) The Young Lions (1958) In Love and War (1958) The Best Of Everything (1959) Wild In The Country.
United States Postmaster General - March 6, 1841 W. H. Harrison, Tyler Charles A. Wickliffe September 13, 1841 Tyler Cave Johnson March 6, 1845 Polk Jacob Collamer March 8, 1849 Taylor Nathan K. Hall July 23, 1850 Fillmore Samuel D. Hubbard August 31, 1852 Fillmore James Campbell March 7, 1853 Pierce Aaron V. Brown March 6, 1857 Buchanan Joseph Holt March 14, 1859 Buchanan Horatio King February 12, 1861 Buchanan Montgomery Blair March 5, 1861 Lincoln William Dennison September 24, 1864 Lincoln, A. Johnson Alexander W. Randall July 25, 1866 A. Johnson John A. J. Creswell March 5, 1869 Grant James W. Marshall July 3, 1874 Grant Marshall Jewell August 24, 1874 Grant James N. Tyner July 12, 1876 Grant David M. Key March 12, 1877 Hayes Thomas L. James March 5, 1881 Garfield, Arthur Timothy.
