John Cabot - John Cabot John Cabot (Italian Giovanni Caboto) was an Italian navigator and explorer. He was born Giovanni Caboto, but later made England his base of operations and is best known as John Cabot for his explorations made under the British flag. Most notably, in 1497, he set sail from Bristol on his ship the Mathew looking for a sea route to Asia. He ended up in North America, he and his men being the first Europeans since the Vikings verifiably known to have done so. Cabot was born in Genoa, around 1451, but moved to Venice in his youth, and later became a Venetian citizen. It was probably on hearing of Columbus's discovery of 'the Indies' that he decided to find a route to the west.
John Stevens Cabot Abbott - John Stevens Cabot Abbott John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877), American writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine, on the 18th of September 1805. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. He is best known, however, as the author of a partisan and unscholarly, but widely popular and very readable History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855), in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are treated with some skill in arrangement, but with unfailing adulation. Dr Abbott graduated at Bowdoin College in 1825, prepared for the ministry at Andover Theological Seminary, and between 1830 and 1844, when he retired from the ministry,.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (July 5, 1902 - February 27, 1985) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts, a U.S. ambassador, and a candidate for Vice President of the United States. He was the grandson of famous statesman Henry Cabot Lodge. Elected to the senate as a Republican in 1936, he served until 1944, when he quit to go on active service in the army in World War II, the first senator to do so since the civil war. He served with distinction, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and was elected once again to the Senate in 1946. In 1952 he was defeated in his bid for reelection by Congressman John F. Kennedy, and in 1953, he was named U.S. ambassador.
Francis Cabot Lowell - Francis Cabot Lowell Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 - April 10, 1817) was the American business man for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts is named. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the son of John Lowell (1743-1802) and Susanna Cabot (1754-1777). On November 2, 1798 in Boston, he married Hannah Jackson, daughter of Jonathan Jackson and his wife Hannah Tracy, with whom he had four children. He studied the textile industries of Lancashire and Scotland while visiting the British Isles in 1810-2. On his return to the United States, he joined his brother-in-law Patrick Tracy Jackson and Nathan Appleton to found the Boston Manufacturing Company in Waltham, Massachusetts (1812; factory built 1813-14), the world's first textile mill in which all the operations for converting raw.
USS Cabot - USS Cabot Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Cabot, after the explorer John Cabot. The first Cabot was a 14-gun brig purchased in 1775 and captured by the British in 1777. The second Cabot (CVL-28) was a light aircraft carrier active in World War II, transferred to Spain in 1967 where she served as SNS Dedalo, then returned to the Navy in 1989. Plans to preserve the ship fell through, and after some legal wrangling, the ship was scrapped in 2000..
Cabot Trail - Cabot Trail The Cabot Trail in Canada is a loop of highway, approximately 300 km (185 mi.) long, which winds through the scenic highlands of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. It was named after the explorer John Cabot. Construction was completed in 1932; the highway has been considerably improved since those earlier times. The northern section of the Cabot Trail passes through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The western and eastern sections follow the rugged coastline, providing spectacular views of the ocean. Villages along the Cabot Trail include: Chéticamp, an Acadian fishing village famous for its hooked rugs and unique fiddle music Ingonish, one of the first areas settled on Cape Breton Baddeck, the gateway to the Cabot Trail and the location.
Vermont - highest mountain in the state and Killington furnish two examples. Roughly 77% percent of the state is covered by forest, the rest in meadow, uplands, lakes, ponds and swampy wetlands. Vermont is known for its brief mud season in spring followed by a cool summer and a colorful autumn, and particularly for its cold winters. The northern part of the state, including the rural northeastern section (dubbed the "Northeast Kingdom") is known for exceptionally cold winters, often averaging more than ten degrees (F) colder than the southern areas of the state. Snow is abundant in the winter, giving Vermont some of the East Coast's premier ski areas and cross-country skiing. In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage caused by the Sugar Maple. That this.
Jacob Abbott - at Work, Rollo at Play, Rollo in Europe, &c. (28 vols.)- are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. In them Abbott did for one or two generations of young American readers a service not unlike that performed earlier, in England and America, by the authors of Evenings at Home, Sandford and Merton, and the Parent's Assistant. Of his other writings (he produced more than two hundred volumes in all), the best are the Franconia Stories (10 vols.), twenty-two volumes of biographical histories in a series of thirty-two volumes (with his brother John S. C. Abbott), and the Young Christian, -all of which had enormous circulations. His brother, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, was also an author. His sons, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott.
June 24 - Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce beat Edward II of England. Scotland regains its independence. 1441 - Eton College founded. 1497 - John Cabot lands on North America, either at Newfoundland or Cape Breton; first European discovery of the region since the Vikings. 1509 - Henry VIII crowned King of England. 1534 - Jacques Cartier makes the European discovery of Prince Edward Island. 1535 - The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. 1597 - The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Bantam (on Java). 1662 - Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macao. 1664 - The colony of New Jersey is founded. 1692 - Kingston, Jamaica founded. 1793 - First republican constitution in France adopted. 1812 - Napoleon invades Russia. 1859 - Battle of Solferino.
July 5 - 179 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. 1687 - Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published. 1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). 1811 - Venezuela is the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. 1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin. 1814 - War of 1812: Battle Of Chippawa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario. 1830 - France invades Algeria. 1865 - William Booth founds the Christian.
July 6 - sets sail for the Arctic on the expedition on which he later reaches the North Pole. 1917 - Arabian troops led by T.E. Lawrence capture Aqaba from the Turks. 1919 - The British dirigible R-34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship. 1928 - The then world's largest hailstone falls in Potter, Nebraska. 1939 - Holocaust: The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed. 1957 - Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships becoming the first black athlete to do so. 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet. 1964 - A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film, premieres. 1964 - Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. 1966 - Malawi becomes a republic. 1967 - Biafran War: Nigerian.
July 9 - fire in that area since 1933. 1968 - Official opening of Hayward Gallery on London's South Bank. 1982 - A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 on board and eight on the ground. 1991 - International Human Rights Federation cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec. 1997 - Mike Tyson's boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match. Births 1764 - Ann Radcliffe, writer (+ 1823) 1856 - Nikola Tesla 1819 - Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine (+ 1867) 1900 - Ida Ehre, actress (+ 1989) 1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, romance novelist, step-grandmother of Princess Diana.
Harvard University - making Harvard the oldest post-secondary school in the United States. Originally founded as New College, on March 13, 1639, the college was renamed after one of its biggest early patrons, John Harvard. In 1780, Harvard became a chartered university. Considered to be one of the world's most prestigious universities, Harvard also has the largest endowment of any private university in the world. A faculty of about 2,300 professors serves about 6,650 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students. With an acceptance rate of around 10%, Harvard is among the most selective universities in the United States; its undergraduate and graduate schools are all extremely competitive. Graduate schools include the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Business School, Medical School, Law School, Divinity School, Graduate School of Design, Graduate School of Education, School of.
History of Canada - still operated almost wholly on the tribal level. Some common factors include a shamanistic religion, a lack of all but stone age technology, and all participated in a trading network that spanned the continent. The European arrival Around the year 1000, Leif Ericsson briefly established a colony in Vinland, believed by many to coincide with the Viking colony L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada. The Vikings may have travelled the coast from Labrador to Nova Scotia, and possibly even further south, but they were soon forced to abandon their colony due to attacks from an unknown native group and the poor quality of the soil in the area they settled. It is possible that Basque and Portuguese fishermen visited the coast of Newfoundland in the 15th century, but the first person.
U.S. presidential election, 1960 - Pct Party Running Mate (Electoral Votes) John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts(W) 303 34,227,096 Democrat Lyndon Johnson of Texas (303) Richard M. Nixon of California 219 34,107,646 Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr of Massachusetts (219) Harry F. Byrd of Virginia 15 independent Strom Thurmond of South Carolina (14), Barry Goldwater of Arizona (1) Other Total 100.0% Other elections: 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register The election was held on November 8, 1960. Independent candidate Harry F. Byrd received 15 electoral votes; 14 from unpledged Democratic electors and one from an elector pledged to Nixon. A crucial factor in this election was the first televised presidential debate. Nixon refused television makeup and was feeling sick, having injured his knee on the way to the studio..
U.S. presidential election, 1964 - 1968, 1972, 1976 Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register The assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 created a unique climate for the 1964 elections. Voters were saddened by the loss of the charismatic president, and opposition candidates were put in a very awkward situation. The new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, capitalized on this situation, using a combination of the national mood and his own political savvy to push Kennedy's agenda; most notably, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. By the time of the nomination, Johnson was unassailable, and easily won the Democratic nomination. The Republican Party had a more difficult time. Richard Nixon, who had been beaten by Kennedy in a close election, and subsequently lost an election for Governor of California, decided not to run. That left Nelson.
Gor - the Counter-Earth, is the alternate world setting for John Norman’s "Chronicles of Gor," a series of 26 already published novels that combine reactionary philosophy, soft science fiction, and BDSM erotica. Real-life followers of the philosophies outlined in the books are called Goreans. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Series Summary 2 Books 3 General Notes 4 Current State 5 External Links Series Summary Gor is an intricately detailed world in terms of flora, fauna, and customs. Norman also delights in ethnography, populating his planet with the equivalents of Roman, Native American, Viking, and other races. The Gorean humans have advanced architectural and medical skills (including life extension), but are primitive in the fields of transportation and weaponry -- at approximately the level of Classical Mediterranean civilization. Action, both strategic and tactical/logistical, borrows.
Grammy Awards of 1975 - American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1974. Record of the Year John Farrar (producer) & Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You" Album of the Year Stevie Wonder (producer & artist) for Fulfillingness' First Finale Song of the Year Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) for "The Way We Were" performed by Barbra Streisand Best New Artist Marvin Hamlisch Children's Best Recording for Children Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway & Paul Winchell for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Classical Best Classical Performance - Orchestra Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Leontyne Price for Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss Best Opera Recording Richard Mohr (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Judith Blegen, Montserrat Caballe, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill.
Grand Banks - The area also supports large colonies of sea birds such as Northern Gannets, shearwaters and sea ducks and various sea mammals such as sealss, dolphins and whales. Map: Grand Banks Basque fisherman are known to have fished these waters in the 15th century. However, it was not until John Cabot reached the New World in 1497 that the existence of these fishing grounds became generally known in Europe. Ships from France, Spain, Portugal and England came to fish these waters. These fish stocks were also important for the early economies of eastern Canada and New England. On November 18 1929, a major earthquake on the Grand Banks caused extensive damage to transatlantic cables and generated a rare Atlantic tsunami which struck the Burin peninsula of Newfoundland and claimed 27 lives. Technological.
Family Affair - well-to-do bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempts to raise his brother's orphaned children. Davis' butler (Cabot) also has adjustments to make as he is usually saddled with the responsibility of caring for the children, 15 year-old Cissy (Garver) and 6 year-old twins, Jody (Whitaker) and Buffy (Jones). The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. The Cast Bill Davis, Brian Keith Giles French, Sebastian Cabot Cissy Davis, Kathy Garver Jody Davis, Johnny Whitaker Buffy Davis, Anissa Jones Miss Faversham, (Giles' friend), Heather Angel Nigel French (Giles' brother), John Williams Emily Turner (Bill's maid), Nancy Walker Ted Gaynor (Bill's partner), Philip Ober, John Hubbard Miss Lee (Bill's secretary), Betty Lynn Scotty (the doorman), Karl Lucas External Link An unofficial Family Affair web page.
