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Bill Morton (other)
Bill Morton may refer to: * Bill Morton (SQA), former chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority * Bill Morton (racing driver), former NASCAR Cup Series driver in 1965 Virginia 500 * Bill Morton (American football) (1909–1987), American college football player and American Express executive * Billy Morton, alias of Billy Porter (criminal) William O'Brien (1850 – unknown), better known as Billy Porter but also known by the alias William or Billy Morton, was an American burglar and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He and partner Johnny Irving ... (1850–unknown), American burglar and underworld figure See also * * * William Morton (other) {{hndis, Morton, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morton (SQA)
The introduction in Scotland of the reformed examinations system in 2000 was criticised in the press and by the Government after a series of administrative and computer errors led to several thousand incorrect Higher and Intermediate certificates being sent out by post. The crisis took several months to resolve, and several management figures including the Chief Executive, Ron Tuck, resigned or lost their jobs as a result. Timeline *26 June 2000 The Scottish Qualifications Authority announces 'teething problems' with the marking system, but promises that students will receive their results on time. *9 August 2000 The Scottish Qualifications Authority publicly admits that pupils sitting Higher Grade examinations may not receive the correct results. *10 August 2000 Thousands of students across Scotland receive incomplete or inaccurate exam results. Schools are left in disarray as 5% of all schools have not been sent ''any'' results at all, accurate or otherwise. *12 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morton (racing Driver)
Bill Morton may refer to: * Bill Morton (SQA), former chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority * Bill Morton (racing driver), former NASCAR Cup Series driver in 1965 Virginia 500 * Bill Morton (American football) (1909–1987), American college football player and American Express executive * Billy Morton, alias of Billy Porter (criminal) William O'Brien (1850 – unknown), better known as Billy Porter but also known by the alias William or Billy Morton, was an American burglar and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He and partner Johnny Irving ... (1850–unknown), American burglar and underworld figure See also * * * William Morton (other) {{hndis, Morton, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Virginia 500
The 1965 Virginia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 25, 1965, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Fred Lorenzen, the winning driver of this race, would become the only driver to win four consecutive Martinsville races. Background Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races. The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is long. The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence and Sam Rice per Virginia House Joint Resolution No. 76 on the death of H. Clay Earles. (Whereas Clay Earles and his partners, Sam Rice and Henry Lawrence, opened the Martinsville Speedway in 1947 on a 30-acre site, one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morton (American Football)
William Hanson Morton (September 17, 1909 – April 11, 1987) was an American football player and business executive. He played college football for Dartmouth from 1929 to 1931, and later was an executive with American Express. Morton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Biography Morton attended New Rochelle High School in his hometown in New York state, where he played football, baseball, and ice hockey; he graduated in 1927. One of his teammates was Vincent dePaul Draddy. Morton attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he played for the Dartmouth Indians football team, as it was then known. He was a member of the varsity team for the 1929–1931 seasons, where he played quarterback and was nicknamed "Air Mail" Morton. The team had an aggregate record of 19–6–2 for those three seasons. He also played on the Dartmouth men's ice hockey team, and earned All-America honors in both sports. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1932. In Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Porter (criminal)
William O'Brien (1850 – unknown), better known as Billy Porter but also known by the alias William or Billy Morton, was an American burglar and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He and partner Johnny Irving were longtime members of the Dutch Mob along with Little Freddie and Michael "Sheeny Mike" Kurtz. He was present during the 1883 gunfight at Shang Draper's saloon in which Irving was shot and killed by rival John "Johnny the Mick" Walsh. O'Brien then killed Walsh and was himself gunned down by Shang Draper. Although surviving his wounds, he was tried for, and acquitted of, Walsh's death. Like many of the Dutch Mob, O'Brien was also associated with the infamous bank robber George Leonidas Leslie and his gang. Nearly a year after the Walsh murder trial, he was among those suspected of Leslie's murder in 1884. He was among those profiled in Thomas F. Byrnes's ''Professional Criminals of America'' (1886). Biography William O'Brien was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |