Kenesaw Mountain Landis - Kenesaw Mountain Landis Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1886-1944) was a U.S Federal judge and the first commissioner of Major League Baseball. He was born in Millville, Ohio and died in Chicago, Illinois. His name comes from a variant spelling of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia, the site of a battle during the American Civil War. Landis dealt with several cases of historical significance during his career as a US federal judge. In 1907, he presided over a Standard Oil antitrust trial fining them $29 million for accepting rail freight rebates, although the verdict was later set aside. In 1918, he held the trial of a number of union leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World for violating the Espionage Act. After his judicial career, Landis was the.
History of baseball - by such legendary pitchers as Walter "The Big Train" Johnson, Cy Young and Christy Mathewson, to the extent that the period 1900-1919 is commonly called the Dead Ball Era. The term also accurately describes the condition of the baseball itself. Baseballs cost three dollars apiece, a hefty sum at the time, and club owners were reluctant to spend much money on new baseballs if not necessary. It was not unusual for a single baseball to last an entire game. By the end of the game, the ball would be dark with grass, mud and tobacco juice, and would be misshapen and lumpy from contact with the bat. Balls were only replaced if they were hit into the crowd and lost, and many clubs employed security guards expressly for the purpose of.
Baseball Commissioner - in the sport following the Black Sox Scandal, establish the office of Commissioner of Baseball. Commissioners of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1920-1944) Albert Happy Chandler (1945-1951) Ford Frick (1951-1965) William Eckert (1965-1968) Bowie Kuhn (1969-1984) Peter Ueberroth (1984-1989) Bart Giamatti (1989-1989) Fay Vincent (1989-1992) Bud Selig (1992-1998) (as acting Commissioner) Bud Selig (1998-present).
Black Sox scandal - to stand up and the Reds were only one game from winning the series. Game Six Game Six was held back in Cincinnati. Dickie Kerr, staring for the White Sox, was not as dominant as in Game Three. Aided by three errors, the Reds jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Chicago fought back, tying the game at 4-4 in the sixth, which remained the score into extra innings. In the top of the tenth Gandil drove in Weaver to make it 5-4, and Kerr closed it out to record his, and Chicago's, second win. Game Seven Despite the rumors that were already circulating over Cicotte's prior performances, Chicago coach Kid Gleason showed faith in his ace for Game Seven. This time, the knuckleballer did not let him down. Chicago scored.
November 20 - - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war (in 1995 localized fighting resumed). 1998 - A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regards to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. 1999 - The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft. 2001 - In Washington, DC, US President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday. 2003- Several bombs are detonated in Istanbul, Turkey destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Holdings and the British consulate. 2003- Michael Jackson is arrested.
November 25 - Births 1562 - Félix Lope de Vega, playwright (d. 1635) 1609 - Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland through her marriage to Charles I (d. 1669) 1817 - John Bigelow, American statesman, author (d. 1911) 1830 - Lina Morgenstern, writer (d. 1909) 1835 - Andrew Carnegie, industrialist, philanthropist (d. 1919) 1844 - Karl Benz, engineer (d. 1929) 1846 - Carry Nation, temperance advocate (d. 1911) 1874 - Joe Gans, American boxer (d. 1910) 1881 - Pope John XXIII (d. 1963) 1893 - Joseph Krutch, American naturalist, author (d. 1970) 1895 - Ludvík Svoboda politician and Czechoslovakia President (d. 1979) 1896 - Virgil Thomson, composer, music critic (d. 1989) 1913 - Lewis Thomas, physician, essayist (d. 1993) 1914 - Léon Zitrone, animator 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, baseball player (d..
2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9 - O'Grady (Australia) +0:00 General classification: 1. Jean-Patrick Nazon 12:25:59 2. Bradley McGee +0:08 3. David Millar +0:12 4. Baden Cooke +0:12 5. Haimar Zubeldia +0:14 6. Jan Ullrich +0:14 7. Jann Kirsipuu +0:15 8. Robbie McEwen +0:18 9. Victor Hugo Peña +0:18 10. Tyler Hamilton +0:18 Points classification: 1. Robbie McEwen 86 2. Erik Zabel 74 3. Alessandro Petacchi 72 Mountains classification: 1. Christophe Mengin 15 2. Walter Beneteau 10 3. Frederic Finot 8 Stage 4 (Joinville to Saint-Dizier, July 9) Stage 4 was a team time trial - the riders ride per team, and the time of the fifth rider counts. This is considered by the riders to be one of the most difficult parts of road cycling. Winner of the stage was the US Postal team of favorite Lance.
Branch Rickey - player-manager, and in 1926, his first full year as manager, he led the Cardinals to their first World Series championship. Branch rewarded Hornsby by trading the fiery leader and star second baseman to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch. Frisch would spend a decade anchoring second for the Cards. By 1930, Rickey's Cardinals, known as the Gashouse Gang, were the class of the National League. They won 101 games in 1931 and won the World Series in 7 games. The star of the Series that year was rookie Pepper Martin, one of the first Cardinal stars that came from Branch's minor league system. Soon, other minor league graduates joined the team, among them future hall of famers Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick, and Dizzy Dean's brother Paul. The Deans and.
Nebula Award for Best Novel - of the Earth by Michael Swanwick 2001: The Quantum Rose by by Catherine Asaro Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip Declare by Tim Powers Passage by Connie Willis 2000: Darwin's Radio by by Greg Bear A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold Crescent City Rhapsody by Kathleen Ann Goonan Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint 1999: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh Mockingbird by Sean Stewart A Deepness in.
List of battles 1801-1900 - Mesa January 9 - Kearny defeats Mexicans in climactic battle of Californian campaign 1847 Battle of the Sacramento River February 28 - US forces under Alexander Doniphan defeat Mexican force near Chihuahua 1847 Battle of Buena Vista February 22-23 - Taylor's outnumbered men trounce Santa Anna's Mexicans 1847 Battle of Vera Cruz March 27 - Scott takes port city 1847 Battle of Cerro Gordo April 18 - Scott defeats Santa Anna 1847 Battle of Contreras August 20 - Scott's forces storm Mexican position defending Mexico City 1847 Battle of Churubusco August 20 - Another US force storms other main Mexican position defending capital 1847 Battle of Molino del Rey September 8 - Scott defeats Mexican force defending fortification in hard-fought battle 1847 Battle of Chapultepec September 12 - Scott takes fortified.
List of cities in North Carolina - Y 24 Z 25 See also A Aberdeen Ahoskie Alamance Albemarle Alexander Mills Alliance Andrews Angier Ansonville Apex Arapahoe Archdale Arlington Asheboro Askewville Atkinson Atlantic Beach Aulander Aurora Autryville Avon Ayden B Badin Bailey Baskerville Bald Head Island Banner Elk Bath Battleboro Bayboro Beargrass Beaufort Beech Mountain Belhaven Belmont Belville Belwood Benson Bessemer City Bethania [[Bethel, North CarolinaBethel] Beulaville Biltmore Forest Biscoe Black Creek Black Mountain Bladenboro Blowing Rock Boardman Bogue Boiling Spring Lakes Boiling Springs Bolivia Bolton Boone Boonville Bostic Brevard Bridgeton Broadway Brookford Brunswick Bryson City Bunn Brugaw Burlington Burnsville Buxton C Cajah Mountain Calabash Calypso Cameron Candor Canton Cape Carteret Carolina Beach Carrboro Carthage Cary Casar Cashiers Castalia Caswell Beach Catawba Cedar Point Centerville Cerro Gordo Chadbourn Chapel Hill Charlotte Cherryville Chimney Rock China Grove Chocowinity Claremont Clarkton.
Kenesaw, Nebraska - Kenesaw, Nebraska Kenesaw is a village located in Adams County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 873. Geography \nKenesaw is located at 40°37'18" North, 98°39'25" West (40.621679, -98.657029)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 873 people, 318 households, and 232 families residing in the village. The population density is 396.5/km² (1,022.0/mi²). There are 345 housing units at an average density of 156.7/km² (403.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.20% White, 0.00% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific.
King under the Mountain - King under the Mountain The term King under the Mountain was used in a good deal of Celtic mythology (and later fairy tales) to refer to the ruler of the supernatural creatures particular to a given location, particularly the sidhe. In J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth, the King under the Mountain is the title of the Dwarf ruler who resides at the Lonely Mountain. In The Hobbit, the dragon Smaug held this title. Thorin was in line to be the King under the Mountain..
Kings Mountain, North Carolina - Kings Mountain, North Carolina Kings Mountain is a city located in North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,693. Geography \nKings Mountain is located at 35°14'39" North, 81°20'33" West (35.244105, -81.342544)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 9,693 people, 3,821 households, and 2,674 families residing in the city. The population density is 458.1/km² (1,187.1/mi²). There are 4,064 housing units at an average density of 192.1/km² (497.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 74.85% White, 21.55% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and.
King in the mountain - King in the mountain A king in the mountain, also known as a sleeping hero, is a repeated motif that appears in a number of folktales. The basic motif is that in a cave in a remote, high mountaintop, a legendary hero dwells sleeping, along with a body of his armed retainers. The hero is usually a historical figure of some military consequence in the history of the nation where the mountain is located. The presence of the hero is unsuspected, until some herdsman wanders into the cave, typically looking for a lost animal, and sees the hero. The stories almost always mention the detail that the hero has grown a long beard, indicative of the long time he has slept beneath the mountain. Drawing from an.
James M. Landis - James M. Landis During the New Deal, James M. Landis (James McCauley Landis, 1899-1964) served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (1933-1934), as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1935), and then as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1935-1937). While dean of the Harvard University Law School (1937-1946), Landis also served as the regional director of the United States Office of Civil Defense (1941-1942) and then as the director of American Economic Operations and minister to the Middle East. Friends with the Kennedy family for years, he served as Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy in 1961. While Eliot Ness was chairman of the Diebold Corporation in Canton, Ohio, Ness formed a venture with Dan T. Moore and Landis. The.
Jessie Royce Landis - Jessie Royce Landis Jessie Royce Landis (25 November 1904 - 2 February 1972) was an American actress. She was born Jessie Royce Medbury in Chicago, Illinois. Landis was a stage actress for much of her career. In the 1950s, she began appearing in movies as a character actress, most notably in North By Northwest and To Catch a Thief. She appears in both of these films with Cary Grant. In North By Northwest she plays his mother and in To Catch a Thief she plays Grace Kelly's mother. In real life she was 10 months younger than Grant. She married three times. Her autobiography, titled You Won't Be So Pretty (But You'll Know More) was published in 1954. Landis died of cancer in Danbury, Connecticut..
Yan Song - skilled in poetry and whose works are in The Collection at Ling Mountain House (鈐山堂集 Lingshandang Ji). He was the subject of the Chinese opera called Beating Yan Song (打嚴嵩 Dǎ Yán Sōng). Stub.
Vermont - Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Green Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Montpelier Largest City Burlington Area - Total - Land - Water - % water Ranked 45th 24,923 km2 23,974 km2 949 km2 3.8% Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 49th 608,827 24.4/km2 Admittance into Union - Order - Date 14th March 4, 1791 Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Latitude Longitude 42°44'N to 45°0'43"N 71°28'W to 73°26'W Width Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest 130 km 260 km 1,339 meters 305 meters 29 meters ISO 3166-2: US-VT Vermont is the 14th state of the United States, famous for its beautiful scenery, dairy products, maple syrup and progressive politics. USS Vermont was named in honor of this state. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Law and Government.
Karpacz - town in southwestern Poland and one of the most important centres of mountain hiking and skiing. Its population is about 8.000 citizens. Karpacz belongs to the Dolnoslaskie voivodship, within Karkonosze mountains - a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps. Karpacz is located at 480-885 metres above sea level. South of Karpacz on the border to the Czech Republic there is Mt. Sniezka (1602 m). In Karpacz Górny there is the Norwegian style wooden church "Wang". Karpacz is first mentioned in 1599 because of lead and iron minings. Since the construction of Karpacz's first railway connection in 1895 history was connected with the development of metallurgy industries and with the progress of tourism. Nowadays it became one of Poland's and Europe's most progressive mountain tourist resort.\n.
