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1865 In Ireland
Events from the year 1865 in Ireland. Events *23 July – the sets out from Valentia Island on the first attempt to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable. *Work begins on the building of the Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast, as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert. Arts and literature *9 May – International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures opens in Dublin. *23 December – Gustavus Vaughan Brooke concludes a farewell season in Belfast, playing the title role in ''Richard III''. * Augustus Burke paints ''Connemara Girl''. *Samuel Ferguson publishes his collected poems ''Lays of the Western Gael''. Deaths *6 February – Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, astronomer (died 1939). *16 March – Patsy Donovan, Major League Baseball player and manager (died 1953 in the United States). *17 March – Patrick Joseph Sullivan, mayor of Casper, Wyoming and Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming (died 1935 in the United States). *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentia Island
Valentia Island () is one of Ireland's most westerly points. It lies off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A car ferry also departs from Reenard Point to Knightstown, the island's main settlement, from April to October. Another, smaller village named Chapeltown sits at roughly the midpoint of the island, from the bridge. Valentia Island's permanent population is 665 (). It is about long by almost wide, making it the fifth-biggest island off the Irish coast. Name The English name 'Valentia' or 'Valencia' Island does not come from the Spanish city of Valencia. Instead it comes from the Irish name of Valentia Harbour, ''cuan Bhéil Inse'', "harbour-mouth of the island". It was anglicized as 'Bealinche' and 'Ballentia' before evolving into 'Valentia'. It is possible the spelling was influenced by Spanish sailors; there is a grave marker to Spanish sailors lost at sea in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Joseph Sullivan
Patrick Joseph Sullivan (March 17, 1864April 8, 1935) was an American politician. He was the mayor of Casper, Wyoming from 1897 to 1898 and was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming from 1929 to 1930. Biography Sullivan was born on a farm at Kilcrohane, west of Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. He emigrated to America in 1888, landed in New York City, and moved to the Territory of Wyoming where he raised sheep in Rawlins, Wyoming, Rawlins. He moved to Casper in 1892, and became interested in banking, the production of oil, and various other enterprises. He was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1894 until 1896, and from 1898 until 1900. He served as the mayor of Casper from 1897 until 1899. In 1912 and 1916 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Wyoming. He was a member of the Republican National Committee from Wyoming in 1924. On December 5, 1929 he was appointed as a Republican Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacBride
John MacBride (sometimes written John McBride; ga, Seán Mac Giolla Bhríde; 7 May 1868 – 5 May 1916) was an Irish republican and military leader. He was executed by the British government for his participation in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. Early life John MacBride was born at The Quay, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, to Patrick MacBride, a shopkeeper and trader, and the former Honoria Gill, who survived her son.John MacBride . The National Library of Ireland. Retrieved on 23 September 2007. A plaque marks the building on the Westport Quays where he was born (now the Helm Bar and Restaurant). He was educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Westport, and at |
1947 In The United States
Events from the year 1947 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: Harry S. Truman ( D-Missouri) * Vice President: ''vacant'' * Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson (Kentucky) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn ( D-Texas) (until January 3), Joseph William Martin, Jr. ( R-Massachusetts) (starting January 3) * Senate Majority Leader: Alben W. Barkley ( D-Kentucky) (until January 3), Wallace H. White, Jr. ( R-Maine) (starting January 3) * Congress: 79th (until January 3), 80th (starting January 3) Events January–March * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The case is never solved. * February 3 – Percival Prattis becomes the first African-American news correspondent allowed in the United States House of Representatives and Senate press galleries. * February 17 – Cold War: Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the One true church#Latter Day Saint movement, original church founded by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built Temple (LDS Church), temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16.8 million the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, members and 54,539 Missionary (LDS Church), full-time volunteer missionaries. The church is the Christianity in the United States, fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.7 million US members . It is the List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, or simply the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy. Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are apostles, with the calling to be prophets, seers, and revelators, evangelical ambassadors, and special witnesses of Jesus Christ. The quorum was first organized in 1835 and designated as a body of "traveling councilors" with jurisdiction outside areas where the church was formally organized, equal in authority to the First Presidency, the Seventy, the standing Presiding High Council, and the high councils of the various stakes. The jurisdiction of the Twelve was originally limited to areas of the world outside Zion or its stakes. After the apostles returned from their missions to England, Joseph Smith altered the responsibilities of the quorum: it was given charge of the affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles A
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1954 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Lord Wakehurst * Prime Minister - Basil Brooke Events * 6 April – Flags and Emblems (Display) Act (Northern Ireland) is introduced, making it illegal to interfere with the display of a Union Flag and giving the Royal Ulster Constabulary the right to remove any other flag or emblem if it is thought that it might lead to a breach of peace. * 12 June – An Irish Republican Army unit carries out a successful arms raid on Gough Barracks in Armagh signalling the renewal of IRA activity following a long hiatus. * 17 August – Ocean liner SS ''Southern Cross'' is launched by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. * The Republican political party Fianna Uladh is formed by Liam Kelly as the political wing of Saor Uladh. * Roselawn Cemetery opens in Belfast. Arts and literature * John Hewitt's ''The Bloody Brae: A Dramatic Poem'' (1936) is first broadcast on the BBC Northern Ireland Home Service. Sport Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under-Secretary For Ireland
The Under-Secretary for Ireland (Permanent Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) was the permanent head (or most senior civil servant) of the British administration in Ireland prior to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The Under-Secretary's residence was at Ashtown Lodge in Phoenix Park, also known as the Under Secretary's Lodge. Among the best-known holders of the office was Thomas Henry Burke, who was assassinated along with the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Frederick Cavendish, in the so-called Phoenix Park Killings on Saturday, 6 May 1882. In April 1887 Colonel Edward Robert King-Harman was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, but he died on 10 June 1888 and no further appointments were made. Under-Secretaries for Ireland * Thomas Waite 1747–1774 * Sackville Hamilton 1780–1795 * Lodge Morres 1795 * Sackville Hamilton 1795–1796 * Edward Cooke 1796-1801 * Alexander Marsden 1801-1806 * James Traill 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macmahon
James Macmahon PC (Ire) (20 April 1865 – 1 May 1954) was an Irish civil servant and businessman.Obituary, ''The Times'', 3 May 1954 Macmahon was born in Belfast and raised as a Roman Catholic. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh and Blackrock College in Dublin. He joined the Irish Post Office, being promoted to Assistant Secretary in 1913 and Secretary in 1916. In 1918, he became Under-Secretary for Ireland. There was a need to decode the coded messages sent to the Dublin Castle administration from London. Macmahon appointed GPO worker Nancy O'Brien due to her dedication and purported lack of interest in politics. However, O'Brien was a second cousin of Michael Collins, and each day, between 2:30 and 3:30, she would pass any salient information she acquired to either Joe McGrath, Liam Tobin or Desmond FitzGerald. Macmahon was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1920 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable". He remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In The United States
Events from the year 1935 in the United States. Incumbents Federal government * President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D- New York) * Vice President: John Nance Garner ( D-Texas) * Chief Justice: Charles Evans Hughes ( New York) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. ( D-Tennessee) * Senate Majority Leader: Joseph Taylor Robinson ( D-Arkansas) * Congress: 73rd (until January 3), 74th (starting January 3) Key Events Of 1935 January–March * January 3 – The trial of Richard Hauptmann, accused of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., begins in Flemington, New Jersey. * January 4 – Dry Tortugas National Park is established in the Florida Keys, United States. * January 11 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. * January 16 – The FBI kills the Barker Gang, including Ma Barker, in a shootout. * January 19 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first men's briefs, as "j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in the 2020 United States census, Wyoming is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, least populous state despite being the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 10th largest by area, with the List of U.S. states by population density, second-lowest population density after Alaska. The state capital and List of municipalities in Wyoming, most populous city is Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne, which had an estimated population of 63,957 in 2018. Wyoming's western half is covered mostly by the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half of the state is high-elevation prairie called the High Plains (United States), High Plains. It is drier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
