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Armstrong (surname)
Armstrong is a surname of Scottish borders origin. It derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an Anglicization of two Gaelic names from Ulster: ''Mac Thréinfhir'' (meaning "son of the strong man") and ''Ó Labhraidh Tréan'' (meaning "strong O'Lavery"). Clan Armstrong is a clan from the border area between England and Scotland. The Scottish Armstrong is reputed to have been originally bestowed by "an antient (sic) king of Scotland" upon "Fairbairn, his armour-bearer" following an act of strength in battle. In the UK this surname is well represented in North East England, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Scottish Borders, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, and Northern Ireland, and in the US it is well represented in the Deep South, and other southern states. From the name ''Ó Labhraidh Tréan'' (meaning "strong O'Lavery" and sometimes written in Anglo-Irish as "Tréanlámagh") the following surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Scottish Border
The Anglo-Scottish border () is a border separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. The surrounding area is sometimes referred to as "the Borderlands". The Firth of Forth was the border between the Picts, Picto-Gaels, Gaelic Kingdom of Alba and the Angles, Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria in the early 10th century. It became the first Anglo-Scottish border with the History of Anglo-Saxon England#English unification (10th century), annexation of Northumbria by Anglo-Saxon England in the mid-10th century. In 973, Kenneth II of Scotland, Kenneth, King of Scots attended the English king, Edgar the Peaceful, at King Edgar's council at Chester, his council in Chester. After Kenneth had reportedly done homage, Edgar rewarded Kenneth by granting him Lothian. Despite this transaction, the control of Lothian#Lothian under the control of the Angles, Lothian was not finally settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern United States
The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and 36°30′ parallel.The South . ''Britannica.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021. Within the South are different subregions, such as the |
Joe Armstrong (other)
Joe Armstrong may refer to: *Joe Armstrong (football scout) (1894–1975), chief scout of Manchester United F.C. after World War II * Joe Armstrong (footballer) (born 1939), English footballer who played as an inside forward *Joe Armstrong (actor) (born 1978), English actor * Joe E. Armstrong (born 1956), American politician and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives *Joe Armstrong (programmer) (1950–2019), designer and implementer of Erlang programming language * Joe Lee Armstrong (born 1955), gospel singer *Joe Armstrong, character in ''American Ninja ''American Ninja'' is a 1985 American martial arts action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title rol ...'' See also * Joseph Armstrong (other) * Armstrong (surname) {{hndis, Armstrong, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Armstrong (other)
James Armstrong may refer to: Politics * James Armstrong (North Carolina politician) (died 1794), American Revolutionary War officer and politician * James Armstrong (Georgia politician) (1728–1800), Georgia politician and candidate in the United States presidential election of 1789 * James Armstrong (Pennsylvania politician) (1748–1828), American Revolutionary War physician, United States congressman * James Rogers Armstrong (1787–1873), manufacturer and political figure in Upper Canada * James Armstrong (Texas politician) (1811–1879), member of the Second Texas Legislature * James Armstrong (Ontario politician) (1830–1893), Canadian MP from Ontario * James William Armstrong (1860–1928), Canadian politician from Manitoba Sport * James Armstrong (Scottish footballer) (1887–1915), Scottish footballer * James Armstrong (American soccer) (died 1952), American soccer player and coach, in National Soccer Hall of Fame * James Armstrong (footballer, born 1892) (1892– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Armstrong (other)
Ian Armstrong may refer to: * Ian Armstrong (politician) (1937–2020), Australian politician, Deputy Premier of New South Wales * Ian Armstrong (artist) (1923–2005), Australian classical modernist painter and print maker * Ian Armstrong (footballer) (born 1981), English football player {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Armstrong (other)
Harry Armstrong may refer to: * Harry George Armstrong (1899–1983), U.S. Air Force surgeon who first described the Armstrong Limit * Harry Armstrong (politician) (1915–2011), Ohio Senator * Harry Armstrong (footballer) (1885–?), English footballer * Harry Armstrong (composer) (1879–1951), American boxer and composer See also * Harold Armstrong (other) * Henry Armstrong (other) {{hndis, Armstrong, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Armstrong (other)
George Armstrong may refer to: Politics and law * George Robert Armstrong (1819–1896), American politician; mayor of Omaha, Nebraska * George Armstrong (New Zealand politician) (1822–1905), Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand * George W. Armstrong (1827–1877), American politician; first state treasurer of Minnesota * George S. Armstrong (1867–1947), Canadian politician; mayor of Edmonton, Alberta * George Armstrong (Manitoba politician) (1870–1956), Canadian politician and labour activist * George C. Armstrong (1872–1950), American newspaper editor, businessman, and Illinois state senator * George Thomas Armstrong (1881–1941), Canadian politician in Manitoba Sports * George Armstrong (cricketer) (1882–1956), Australian cricketer * Mule Armstrong (George Isaac Armstrong, 1885–1954), American baseball player * George Armstrong (baseball) (1924–1993), American baseball player * George Armstrong (ice hockey) (1930–2021), Canadian ice hockey player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Armstrong (other) (born 1966), Scottish rugby union player
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Gary Armstrong is the name of * Gary Armstrong (athlete) (born 1952), British sprinter, participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics * Gary Armstrong (footballer) (born 1958), English association football player * Gary Armstrong (cricketer) (born 1965), Bahamian cricketer * Gary Armstrong (rugby union) Gary Armstrong (born 30 September 1966, in Edinburgh) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played scrum-half for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons and the Border Reivers. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Armstrong (other) ''
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Edward Armstrong may refer to: * Edward Armstrong (cricketer) (1881–1963), Australian cricketer * Edward Allworthy Armstrong (1900–1978), ornithologist and Church of England clergyman * Edward Armstrong (historian) (1846–1928), English historian * Edward H. Armstrong (1880–1938), mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida * Edward Robert Armstrong (1876–1955), Canadian engineer and inventor * Henry Edward Armstrong (1848–1937), English chemist * Edward Frankland Armstrong (1878–1945), English industrial chemist * Dr Edward George Armstrong, character in Agatha Christie's mystery novel, ''And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Armstrong (other)
David or Dave Armstrong may refer to: Politicians * David H. Armstrong (1812–1893), US Senator from Missouri *David L. Armstrong (1941–2017), American lawyer and politician *David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher *David Armstrong (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin state legislator Sportspeople * Dave Armstrong (footballer) (born 1942), English footballer *Davey Armstrong (1956–2021), American boxer *David Armstrong (bobsleigh) (born 1964), British Olympic bobsledder *David Armstrong (footballer, born 1954) (1954–2022), English international footballer *David Armstrong (footballer, born 1987), Northern Irish footballer Theatrical professionals *David Armstrong (director), American theatre director *Dave Armstrong (playwright) (born 1961), New Zealander playwright Others *Dave Armstrong (Catholic apologist) (born 1958), Catholic apologist and writer *Dave Armstrong (producer), Canadian record producer *Dave Armstrong (sportscaster) (born 1957), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Armstrong (other)
Craig Armstrong may refer to: *Craig Armstrong (composer) Craig Armstrong, (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1981, and has since written music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, th ... (born 1959), Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores * Craig Armstrong (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer, turned manager See also * Armstrong (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Craig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Armstrong (other)
Chris Armstrong or Christopher Armstrong may refer to: * Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971), former Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur football player *Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1982), former Sheffield United football player * Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1984), Galway United football player *Chris Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player *Chris Armstrong (Canadian football) (born 1967), former Canadian football player * C. W. Armstrong (1899–1986), Northern Irish politician *Christopher Armstrong Christopher John Armstrong (born 18 December 1947) is a priest in the Church of England, and former Dean of Blackburn. Early life Armstrong was born on 18 December 1947. He was educated at Dunstable Grammar School and the College of the Venera ... (born 1947), current Dean of Blackburn * Chris Armstrong (piper) (born 1980), Pipe Major of the ScottishPower Pipe Band {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
