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Abernathy (surname)
Abernathy, a chiefly North American variation of the surname Abernethy, may refer to: * Anne Abernathy (born 1953), American luger * Ben Abernathy, American editor * Bob Abernathy (1928–2021), American journalist * Brent Abernathy (born 1977), American baseball player * Charles F. Abernathy (born 1946), American law professor * Constance Abernathy (1931–1994), American architect and jeweller * Donzaleigh Abernathy (born 1967), American actress * Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American castmate on ''MTV's The Real World: San Diego'' *Irvin Abernathy (1852-1925), American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Jack Abernathy (1876–1941), United States Marshall * Juanita Abernathy (1931–2019), American civil rights activist * Kathleen Q. Abernathy (born 1956), Commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission from 2001 to 2005 * Louis and Temple Abernathy, children of Jack Abernathy * Micah Abernathy (born 1997), American foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Q
Kathleen may refer to: People * Kathleen (given name) * Kathleen (singer), Canadian pop singer Places * Kathleen, Alberta, Canada * Kathleen, Georgia, United States * Kathleen, Florida, United States * Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Florida), United States * Kathleen, Western Australia, Western Australia * Kathleen Island, Tasmania, Australia * Kathleen Lumley College, South Australia * Mary Kathleen, Queensland, former mining settlement in Australia Other * ''Kathleen'' (film), a 1941 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet * ''The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics'' (1892), second poetry collection of William Butler Yeats * Kathleen Ferrier Award, competition for opera singers * Kathleen Mitchell Award, Australian literature prize for young authors * Plan Kathleen, plan for a German invasion of Northern Ireland sanctioned by the IRA Chief of Staff in 1940 * Tropical Storm Kathleen (other) * "Kathleen" (song), a song by Catfish and the Bottl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Abernathy (pitcher)
Virgil Woodrow "Woody" Abernathy (February 1, 1915 – December 5, 1994) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned six seasons, including parts of two in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants (1946–1947). Abernathy batted and threw left-handed. Abernathy also played in the minor leagues. Over his career in the minors, Abernathy played for the Class-D Salisbury Bees (1938), the Class-C Fort Smith Giants (1942), the Double-A Jersey City Giants (1945), and the Double-A (later Triple-A) Minneapolis Millers (1945–1948). In the majors, Abernathy went 1–1 with a 3.64 earned run average (ERA), one save and six strikeouts in 16 games, one start. In the minors, he went 43–68 in 133 games. After his playing career, Abernathy was a repairman in Chesnee, South Carolina for 30 years. Professional career Early career In 1939, Abernathy began his professional career with the Class-D Salisbury Bees of the North Carolina State League. The Salisbury team, represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Abernathy (outfielder)
Thomas Woodley "Woody" Abernathy (October 16, 1908 – February 11, 1961) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 13 seasons in minor league baseball. Over that time, Abernathy played for multiple teams in multiple leagues including the Class-D Vicksburg Hill Billies (1928) of the Cotton States League; the Class-B Montgomery Lions (1929–1930) of the Southeastern League; the Class-A Birmingham Barons (1931–1933) of the Southern Association; the Double-A Baltimore Orioles (1934–1937) and the Double-A Buffalo Bisons (1938) of the International League; the Class-A1 Knoxville Smokies (1939) of the Southern Association; and the Double-A Milwaukee Brewers (1940) and the St. Paul Saints (1940) of the American Association. During his career in the minors, Abernathy batted .315 with 1997 hits, 345 doubles, 106 triples and 210 home runs in 1713 games. For college, Abernathy attended Auburn University, where he played football. During his tenure in the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Abernathy
Ted Wade Abernathy (March 6, 1933 – December 16, 2004) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher. He appeared in 681 games in Major League Baseball, 647 as a relief pitcher, for seven different clubs over all or parts of 14 seasons between and , amassed 148 saves, and twice (, ) led the National League in that category. He batted and threw right-handed, stood tall, and weighed . Abernathy was a member of the Washington Senators (1955–57, 1960), Cleveland Indians (1963–64), Chicago Cubs (1965–66, 1969–70), Atlanta Braves (1966), Cincinnati Reds (1967–68), St. Louis Cardinals (1970) and Kansas City Royals (1970–72). He compiled a 63–69 record with 765 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA in 1,147 innings pitched. He gave up 1,010 hits and permitted 592 bases on balls. A native of Stanley, North Carolina, Abernathy was born on March 6, 1933, to Wade and Genora (McGinnis) Abernathy. He graduated from Stanley High School and signed with the Senato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Abernathy
Robert Abernathy (1924–1990) was an American science fiction author during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known primarily for his short stories which were published in many of the pulp magazines that flourished during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Many of his stories have been included in anthologies of classic science fiction such as the French ''Les Vingt Meilleurs Récits de science-fiction'' edited by Hubert Juin. Selected stories *"Peril of the Blue World" in ''Planet Stories'', Winter 1942 *"Heritage" in ''Astounding'', June 1942 *"The Canal Builders" in ''Astounding'', January 1945 *"Heritage" (novella) in ''Astounding'', June 1947 *"The Dead-Star Rover" in ''Planet Stories'', Winter 1949 *"Strange Exodus" in ''Planet Stories'', Fall 1950 *"The Rotifers" in '' if'', March 1953 *"Axolotl" (also published as "Deep Space") in ''F&SF'', January 1954 *"Heirs Apparent" (novella) in ''F&SF'', June 1954 *"Pyramid" (novella) in ''Astounding'', July 1954 *"Single Combat" in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Abernathy (baseball)
Robert William Abernathy (July 12, 1917 – September 2, 1997), also listed as James Abernathy, was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played with the Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 ... in 1945, the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns in 1947, and the New York Cubans in 1948. His career ended when he broke his leg in 1948 while trying to break his slide at home plate while scoring from third base. References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsandSeamheads Indianapolis Clowns players Kansas City Monarchs players New York Cubans players 1917 births 1997 deaths Baseball players from Tennessee Baseball outfielders People from Maury County, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Nashville metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph David Abernathy III
Ralph David Abernathy III (March 19, 1959 – March 17, 2016) was an American politician and businessman. Biography Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Abernathy was the son of Ralph Abernathy and Juanita Abernathy, the civil rights activists. He was named "III" after his older brother, Ralph David Abernathy Jr., died in infancy. He received his bachelor's degree in English and Linguistics from Morehouse College in 1981. Abernathy owned Clean Air Industries in Atlanta, Georgia. Abernathy served in the Georgia House of Representatives, as a Democrat in 1988 and then in the Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Legal provisions The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, with the lower house being the Georgia Ho ... in 1992. In 1997, Abernathy was indicted and convicted of smuggling marijuana into the United States from Jamaica, forgery, making a false statemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr. He collaborated with King and E. D. Nixon to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott, and co-created and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He became president of the SCLC following the assassination of King in 1968, where he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., among other marches and demonstrations for disenfranchised Americans. He also served as an advisory committee member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). In 1971, Abernathy addressed the United Nations about world peace. He also assisted in brokering a deal between the FBI and American Indian Movement protestors during the Wound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah Abernathy
Micah Alexander Abernathy (born February 10, 1997) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts of the NFL, the Dallas Renegades of the XFL, and the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). Personal life and high school Micah Abernathy was born on February 10, 1997. He was a four-star recruit of the Class of 2015, as the 233rd prospect and the 25th best cornerback prospect nationally on 247Sports. He committed to the University of Tennessee on October 10, 2014. College career Abernathy played at the University of Tennessee from 2015 to 2018. During his freshman year, he played in all 12 games, playing the nickel position and kick returner. He switched to safety in 2016, starting 10 games for the Volunteers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis And Temple Abernathy
Louis Van "Bud" Abernathy (December 17, 1899 – March 6, 1979) and Temple Reeves "Temp" Abernathy (March 25, 1904 – December 10, 1986) were children from Oklahoma who, without adult supervision, took several cross-country trips. On one trip they rode on horseback from Oklahoma to Manhattan in 1910 when they were 10 and 6 years old. Early years and journeys Louis (sometimes styled Louie) Abernathy was born in Texas in 1899 and Temple Abernathy was born in 1904 in Tipton, Oklahoma. Their father was cowboy and U.S. Marshal Jack Abernathy. In 1909 the boys rode by horseback from Frederick, Oklahoma, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and back. Louis was nine, and Temple was five. When the boys completed their Santa Fe journey, they began planning a cross-country horseback ride to New York City, again by themselves, to meet Theodore Roosevelt when he returned from his trip to Africa and Europe. They made that trip in 1910. They were greeted as celebrities, and rode their horses in a ticker-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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