Scott Base - Scott Base Scott Base as it was in 1968/69 - Base Leader, Robin Foubister. Scott Base is a base in Antarctica, owned by New Zealand. It was named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of two British expeditions to the Ross sea area of Antarctica. It is New Zealand's main base which was set up as support to field research and the centre for research into earth sciences. Brief history of Scott's journey in Antarctica. In 1902-03 Scott’s party made the first journey South across the Ross Ice Shelf from their hut at Hut Point. Scott returned to the Antarctic in 1910, and on 17 January 1912 Scott, Wilson, Oates, Bowers, and Evans reached the South Pole only to find that Raold Amundsen’s Norwegian.
Scott Air Force Base - Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the headquarters for the Air Mobility Command and the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM). It is located near Belleville, Illinois. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Scott Joplin - Scott Joplin Scott Joplin (Bowie County, Texas, c1867 - New York City April 1, 1917) remains the best-known ragtime musician and composer, setting the standard for the many who followed. Joplin was born near Linden, Texas to Florence Givins and Jiles Joplin. He was the second of six children. After 1871 the Joplin family moved to Texarkana, Texas and Scott's mother cleaned homes so Scott could have a place to practice his music. By 1882 his mother had purchased a piano. By the late 1880s Joplin had left home to start a life of his own. He joined or formed various quartets and other musical groups and travelled around the midwest to sing. In 1895, Joplin was in Syracuse, New York, selling two songs, Please Say.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska - by population when the license plate system was established in 1922). The county is named after a prominent bluff that served as a monument for 19th-century pioneers traveling along the Oregon Trail. The bluff was named after a fur trapper named Hiram Scott who died near the bluff in 1828. The bluff is now a United States National Park and is called Scotts Bluff National Monument. The town of Gering was founded at the base of the bluff in 1887, and the city of Scottsbluff was founded across the North Platte River from the bluff in 1900. Separated only by the river, the two cities have since grown together and now form the 8th largest urban area in Nebraska. The economy of Scotts Bluff County is based on agriculture, with the.
Scotts Bluff National Monument - where the Great Plains started giving way to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. However, the findings of these traders was lost due to the War of 1812. It wasn't until 1823 that this route to the Rocky Mountains was rediscovered and the bluffs became a regular landmark for fur traders in the region. The most prominent bluff was named after a fur trader named Hiram Scott who died near the bluff in 1828. Fur traders, missionaries, and military expeditions began regular trips past Scotts Bluff during the 1830s. Beginning in 1841, multitudes of settlers passed by Scotts Bluff on their way west on the Oregon Trail, using the bluff as a major landmark for navigation. Use of the Oregon Trail tapered off in 1869 when the trail was made obsolete.
Scott Fischer - Scott Fischer Scott Fischer (1956- May 1996), an American climber and guide, was killed in the worst tragedy in the climbing history of Mount Everest. On May 10, 1996, Fischer, Anatoli Boukreev and Neil Beidelman guided eight of their clients to the summit of Everest. On the descent, the team was caught in a severe snow storm. All the climbers managed to reach camp IV on the South Col (7,900m/25,900'), except Fischer. Fischer, who had reached the summit at around 3:45pm, was having a lot of difficulties on the descent. Fischer was accompanied by sirdar Lopsang Sherpa, but just below the south summit, Fischer was unable to continue and finally coaxed Lopsang to descend. Lopsang did so, with the hopes that he would be able to.
Robert Falcon Scott - Robert Falcon Scott Captain Robert Falcon Scott (June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912) British Naval officer and Antarctic explorer who died on the Antarctic ice cap. He was born in Devonport, England. Scott joined the navy in 1881. He took part in the National Antarctic Expedition which began in 1900 and in the course of which the Ross Sea was explored and "King Edward VII Land" named in honour of the current British monarch. It was while serving in this expedition that Scott encountered his great rival, Ernest Shackleton, with whom he was generally at odds. Inspired partly by the wish to improve his family's fortunes, Scott became obsessed with the idea of being first to the South Pole, which he saw as an important and necessary.
List of United States military bases - Barracks 3.2 Bases 3.3 Camps 3.4 Facilities 3.5 Fields 3.6 Forts 3.7 Points 3.8 Posts 3.9 Stations By Name Cavite Naval Base Clark Field Cunningham Field Camp David Fort Dearborn Del Monte Field Fort Detrick U.S. Navy Base Diego Garcia - British Indian Ocean Territory Camp Dodge Fort Douglas Fort Drum Edwards AFB Eglin AFB Elgin AFB Elmendorf AFB Fort Frank Camp Foster Camp Gonsalves Guantanamo Base - Cuba Hanscom AFB Camp Hansen Camp Hay Fort Hughes Hurlburt Field Camp Kinser MCAGCC 29 Palms Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point MCB Camp Lejeune Camp Lester Nellis AFB Marine Corps Air Station, New River MCB Camp Pendleton Post of Limay Lindberg Field Post of Manila - Philippines Camp McGrath Fort McKinley Fort Mills Nichols Field Nielson Field Olongapo Naval Station MCB Camp.
List of U.S. Air Force bases - Force bases and airfields indexed by the IATA Airport Code. ADW Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland BAB Beale Air Force Base, California (website) BED Hanscom Air Force Base Massachusetts (website) BFK Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado (website) or is it ANG? COF Patrick Air Force Base, Florida CVS Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico (website) DLF Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas (website) DMA Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (website) DYS Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (website) EDF Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (website) EDW Edwards Air Force Base, California EFD Ellington Field (owned by the city of Houston), Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas United States (This airport is also used by NASA, the United States President, and by Continental Express for civilian purposes) EIL Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (website).
List of AL Gold Glove Winners at First Base - of AL Gold Glove Winners at First Base List of AL Gold Glove Winners at First Base Gold Glove AL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF NL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF Year Player Team 1957 Gil Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers 1958 Vic Power Kansas City Athletics/Cleveland Indians 1959 Vic Power Cleveland Indians 1960 Vic Power Cleveland Indians 1961 Vic Power Cleveland Indians 1962 Vic Power Minnesota Twins 1963 Vic Power Minnesota Twins 1964 Vic Power Minnesota Twins/Los Angeles Angels/Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees 1966 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees 1967 George Scott Boston Red Sox 1968 George Scott Boston Red Sox 1969 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees 1970 Jim Spencer California Angels 1971 George Scott Boston Red Sox 1972 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers 1973 George.
List of AL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base - of AL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base List of AL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base Gold Glove AL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF NL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF Year Player Team 1957 Frank Malzone Boston Red Sox 1958 Frank Malzone Boston Red Sox 1959 Frank Malzone Boston Red Sox 1960 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1961 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1962 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1963 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1964 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1965 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1966 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1967 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1968 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1969 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1970 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1971 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1972 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1973 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1974 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles.
List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base - of NL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Third Base Gold Glove AL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF NL: P C 1B 2B SS 3B OF Year Player Team 1957 Frank Malzone Boston Red Sox 1958 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 1959 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 1960 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 1961 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 1962 Jim Davenport San Francisco Giants 1963 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 1964 Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 1965 Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 1966 Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 1967 Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 1968 Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 1969 Clete Boyer Atlanta Braves 1970 Doug Rader Houston Astros 1971 Doug Rader Houston Astros 1972 Doug Rader Houston Astros 1973 Doug Rader Houston Astros 1974.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - Service. The memorial site consists of a 90-acre park along the Mississippi River on the site of the original city of St. Louis; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse which saw the origins of the Dred Scott case; the Museum of Westward Expansion; and the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the city's emblem. The Gateway Arch In 1947, a group of civic leaders held a national competition to select a design for the main portion of the Memorial space. A young Finnish-American architect named Eero Saarinen won this competition with plans for a 590-foot catenary arch to be placed on the banks of the Mississippi. However, these plans were modified over the next 15 years, placing the arch on higher ground and adding 40.
Harold Macmillan - the European Economic Community (EEC) as well as exploring the possibility of a European Free Trade Area (EFTA). In terms of the Empire Macmillan continued the divestment of the colonies, his "wind of change" speech (February 1960) indicating his policy. Ghana and Malaya were granted independence in 1957, Nigeria in 1960 and Kenya in 1963. However in the Middle East Macmillan ensured Britain remained a force - intervening over Iraq in 1958 and 1960 as well as becoming involved in Oman. He led the Conservatives to victory in the October 1959 general election, increasing his party's majority from 67 to 107 seats. The election campaign had been based on the economic improvements achieved, the slogan "Life's Better Under the Conservatives" was matched by Macmillan's own remark, "most of our people have.
Hitting for the cycle - four hits and the unusual combination of a home run and a triple, both rare in their own right. The accomplishment is held in high enough esteem, however, that players needing a single to "complete the cycle" have been known to "hold up" at first base on balls hit in the alley. Listed below are the 241 occurrences of players "hitting for the cycle" in Major League Baseball (multiple occurrences denoted into parentheses): Date Player Team 05-25-1882 Curry Foley Buffalo NL 06-16-1884 Jim O'Rourke Buffalo NL 06-13-1885 George Wood Detroit NL 09-28-1885 Mox McQuery Detroit NL 05-24-1886 Fred Dunlap St. Louis NL 08-21-1886 Jack Rowe Detroit NL 05-02-1887 Fred Carroll Pittsburgh NL 07-28-1888 Jimmy Ryan Chicago NL 08-25-1888 Mike Tiernan New York NL 08-08-1889 Jack Glasscock Indianapolis NL 08-15-1889 Larry Twitchell.
HMS Vanguard - of Quebec in 1759 under Admiral Charles Saunders. In 1762, under the command of Sir George Rodney she took part in the capture of Martinique. Vanguard was sold in 1774. General Characteristics Displacement: 1419 tons HMS Vanguard (1787) The fifth HMS Vanguard, 74, was a third-rate built in 1787 at Deptford. She saw much action before being broken up in 1821; see HMS Vanguard (1787) for details. HMS Vanguard (1835) The sixth HMS Vanguard, 78, was a second-rate built in 1835 at Pembroke Dock. She saw little action in her career, but one moment of controversy stands out of her record. On the night of January 30, 1838, Vanguard was at Malta under the command of Captain Sir Thomas Fellowes. The ship's First Lieutenant, C.M.M. Wright, ordered the Assistant Surgeon, Robert.
Houston Grand Opera - presented 28 world and six American premieres. In 1976, HGO revived George Gershwin Porgy and Bess and helped secure its place in the American operatic repertoire. It was also the first opera company in America to present Scott Joplin's Treemonisha. HGO's home base is the Wortham Theater Center, which opened in October 1987. The state-of-the-art facility, housing both the 2,363-seat Brown and 1,065-seat Cullen theaters, was built entirely with private funds. The Wortham's opening events included a new production of Verdi's Aida with Mirella Freni and Plácido Domingo; the world premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China, directed by Peter Sellars; and an updated staging of Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio. The company tours regularly, having taken productions to Japan, Italy, Egypt, Scotland and France. HGO won a Tony (Porgy.
Georgia (U.S. state) - European colonization of the Americas, Cherokee and Creek Indians lived in what is now Georgia. Though it is unknown exactly who was the first European to sight Georgia, it is possible that Juan Ponce de Leon sailed along the coast during his exploration of Florida. In 1526, Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon attempted to establish a colony there, possibly near St. Catherine's Island. Over the next few decades, a number of Spanish explorers visited the inland region, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local moundbuilder culture, described by Hernando de Soto in 1540, had completely disappeared by 1560. The conflict between Spain and Britain over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the British, moving south from their Carolina colony in present-day South Carolina met the Spanish.
George McClellan - to his Commander in Chief. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early career 2 The Civil War 3 Civilian career Early career Born in Philadelphia, McClellan first attended the University of Pennsylvania, then transferred to West Point, graduating second in his class of 1846. Originally assigned to the engineers, he served under Winfield Scott in Mexico, then transferred to the cavalry in 1855. Dispatched to study European armies, he observed the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. He then adapted a saddle used in Prussia and Hungary into the "McClellan Saddle," which became standard issue for as long as the U.S. horse cavalry existed. McClellan resigned his commission January 16, 1857, and got into the railroad business, becoming chief engineer of the Illinois Central and then the Ohio & Mississippi. He.
United States Marine Corps - include "jarhead" (apparently referring to the shape of a hat formerly worn by Marines), "gyrene" (perhaps a combination of G.I and Marine), and "leatherneck". Famous Marines Don Adams Paul Arizin F. Lee Bailey Carmen Basilio, world champion boxer Hank Bauer, baseball player Patty Berg, LPGA player Blackbear Bosin Gregory Pappy Boyington, WWII pilot ace Smedley Butler, Medal of Honor recipient Enrique Camarena, murdered Mexican DEA official Rod Carew, baseball player Drew Carey, comedian David Carradine, Hollywood star James Carville, political strategist and manager Roberto Clemente, baseball player Jerry Coleman, baseball player, announcer Chuck Connors, television star, basketball player Bill Cowan, hostage rescuer Sarah Deal Pedro Del Valle Brian Dennehy, Hollywood actor Lou Diamond David Dinkins, Mayor of New York City Art Donovan Terry Downes, world boxing champion Buster Drayton, world boxing.
