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Patriots In The American Revolution
A patriot is a person with the quality of patriotism. Patriot may also refer to: Political and military groups United States * Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American Revolution * Patriot movement, a small-government or anti-government conservative movement in the United States * Christian Patriot movement, a far-right conservative movement in the United States Elsewhere * Patriot Party (other), various parties * Patriots (Dutch Republic), a Dutch group that was opposed to the prinsgezindheid in the United Provinces in the 18th century * Patriots (Ethiopia) or ''Airbegnoch'', Ethiopian resistance, 1939–1941 * Patriote movement, those who supported independence for what is now Québec, Canada, during the Lower Canada Rebellion * Hunter Patriots, in the Canadian Rebellions of 1836–1841 * Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, a political party in Kurdistan Arts and media Film and television * ''Patriot'' (TV series), a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotism
Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects. It encompasses a set of concepts closely related to nationalism, mostly civic nationalism and sometimes cultural nationalism. Some manifestations of patriotism emphasize the "land" element in love for one's native land and use the symbolism of agriculture and the soil – compare ''Blut und Boden''. Terminology and usage An excess of patriotism in the defense of a nation is called chauvinism; another related term is '' jingoism''. The English word 'Patriot' derived from "Compatriot," in the 1590s, from Middle French "Patriote" in the 15th century. The French word's "Compatriote" and "Patriote" originated directly from Late Latin Patriota "fellow-countryman" in the 6th century. From Greek Patriotes "fellow countryman," f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot (comics)
Patriot is the name of four superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These include the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day characters Eli Bradley and Rayshaun Lucas. All three incarnations have made appearances in Marvel-related media, with Jeffrey Mace and Eli Bradley appearing in live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Jason O'Mara in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and Elijah Richardson in ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' respectively. Fictional character biography Patriot (Jeffrey Mace) The first Patriot, Jeffrey Mace, created by writer Ray Gill and artist Bill Everett, debuted in '' The Human Torch'' # 4 (Spring 1941; numbered #3 on cover). He was a reporter who became a costumed adventurer after seeing Captain America in action, and was later a member of the World War II superhero team the Liberty Legion. The Patriot himself became the third Captain America. Patriot (Eli Bradley) The se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville Patriots
The Fayetteville Patriots were an NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it. Franchise history In 2001, the Fayetteville Patriots became one of the National Basketball Development League's eight charter franchises. They played their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The league would later re-brand as the NBA Development League (or D-League) in 2005. The Fayetteville Patriots finished last in the D-League in 2005–06 season with a 16–32 record. They got a lift in late February and early March, with the acquisition of Amir Johnson and Alex Acker from the Detroit Pistons. On May 2, 2006, The D-League decided to no longer field a team in Fayetteville. The announcement came a day after the league decided the same fate for the Roanoke Dazzle franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paso Patriots
El Paso Patriots was an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference. The team played its home games at the soccer-specific Patriot Stadium, where they played since 2005 until 2012, when they played their last season (2013) home schedule at the SAC. The team's colors were red, navy blue and white. Prior to their stadium being completed in 2005, the Patriots played at the Sun Bowl Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso, and at Dudley Field, the former home of the El Paso Diablos baseball team. They were one of the more long-serving franchises in American soccer, having previously played in the first division A-League until 2003. History Founded in 1989 as the El Paso Sixshooters and owned and coached by Dan Guard, the team competed in the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot Place
Patriot Place is an open-air shopping center owned by The Kraft Group built around Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. It is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The first phase opened in fall 2007, which included the construction of a small strip mall. The second phase is built on what were parking lots for Gillette Stadium, which in turn were previously the site of the now-demolished Foxboro Stadium. Phase two of Patriot Place is also home to one of the first locations for Showcase Cinemas' Cinema de Lux brand. Tenants Bass Pro Shops built their first New England location at the Patriot Place; it was among the first stores to be announced and opened in the complex. It includes an animatronic shooting range and overlooks a small swamp that was once part of a larger one that the store was built over with land reclamation. Many events are held there as well. Patriot Place has various restaurants, such as CBS Sporting Club, which fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot, Ohio
Patriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45658. Patriot is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Patriot is provided by the Gallia County Local School District The Gallia County Local School District is a public school district headquartered in an unincorporated portion of Springfield Township with a Gallipolis, Ohio (USA) mailing address. It is one of two public school districts in Gallia County. Th .... Patriot was laid out in 1828. A post office called Patriot has been in operation since 1839. William J. Thornton (1878-1951), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in Patriot.'Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952, Biographical Sketch of William J. Thornton, pg. 218-219 References Unincorporated communities in Gallia County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{GalliaCou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot, Indiana
Patriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 209 at the 2010 census. Geography Patriot is located at (38.838215, −84.827764). It is the easternmost settlement in Indiana. According to the 2010 census, Patriot has a total area of , of which (or 84.62%) is land and (or 15.38%) is water. History Patriot was originally called Troy, and under the latter name was platted in 1812. The Patriot post office has been in operation since 1827. Patriot has suffered several calamities in its history. A 1924 fire destroyed a large portion of its downtown. The town was again devastated in the Ohio River flood of 1937. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 209 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot Rail Company
Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot Rail) is a holding company for a number of shortline railroads across the United States. In June 2012, Patriot Rail was acquired by SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners (SteelRiver). On August 8, 2022 Patriot Rail announced its intention to acquire Pioneer Lines. Holdings Active railroad operations. * Kingman Terminal Railroad *Tennessee Southern Railroad * Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway * Utah Central Railway * Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway *Sacramento Valley Railroad *Louisiana and North West Railroad * Temple and Central Texas Railway * DeQueen and Eastern Railroad/Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern RailroadAcquired from Weyerhaeuser in 2010. *Golden Triangle Railroad *Columbia and Cowlitz Railway/Patriot Woods Railroad *West Belt Railway *Georgia Northeastern Railroad Former holdings * Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad. This line was acquired from Weyerhaeuser in 2010, but due to issues about a damaged bridge on a connecting rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot Memory
Patriot Memory is an American designer and manufacturer of PC-based USB flash drives, memory modules, solid state drives and gaming peripherals. Patriot Memory is based in Silicon Valley and designs, develops, manufactures and assembles computer components locally. History PDP Systems was founded in 1985 and named after its founders Paul Jones, Doug Diggs and Phil Young. Jones, Diggs, and Young were high school classmates at Awalt High School in Mountain View, CA. Jones and Young went on to UC Davis, while Diggs graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles. PDP Systems started during Jones's time as a student at UC Davis as an OEM builder of computer memory chips into DRAM modules for many of the major PC manufacturers. Starting in 2003 PDP Systems released their own branded Patriot Memory line of DDR SDRAM to be sold in the retail and online market. Unlike the SDRAM manufacturers that released their SDRAM as bare modules, the Patriot Memory modules featured a blad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation was a coal-mining company based in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. The company is a spin-off of most of the Eastern U.S. operations of Peabody Energy. Patriot is the second largest coal miner east of the Mississippi River. The company's operations are made up of 16 mining complexes. Thirteen of these complexes are located in West Virginia and three are located in Kentucky. In 2007, Patriot sold 22.1 million tons of coal. The company controls 1.9 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. Patriot is the largest producer of thermal coal in the Eastern United States. It is also a leading producer of metallurgical coal. Approximately 80% of its coal is sold to domestic utilities and 20% is sold to domestic and international steel producers. Patriot Coal's stock started trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX on November 1, 2007. On July 23, 2008, Patriot acquired Magnum Coal Company. At the time, Magnum was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius XM Patriot
SiriusXM Patriot is a conservative talk radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 125 and XM Satellite Radio channel 12 The channel features exclusive hosts such as Cam & Company froNRANews(until June 2018), David Webb, and Andrew Wilkow. It also features popular syndicated programs including Sean Hannity and Mark Levin. The station is the result of a merger between former channels SIRIUS Patriot and America Right. Hourly news updates (aired at the top of each programming hour) are produced by Townhall. History of Sirius Patriot SIRIUS Patriot was initially launched in July 2004 as a companion to the now defunct SIRIUS Right, which was dropped in 2006 in favor of the Fox News Talk channel. ''Patriot'' launched with a lineup including Geoff Metcalf, Laura Ingraham, Bob Dornan, Cam Edwards, Joseph Farah’s Worldnet Daily, Michael Reagan, and The Pentagon Channel overnights. The following year, Sirius added exclusive hosts Mike Church to late mornings and Andrew Wilkow to af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Patriot
The Iron Patriot is a patriotism-themed exoskeleton used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The concept of the Iron Patriot, which is meant to evoke Iron Man and Captain America, first appeared in ''Dark Avengers'' #1 (March 2009) and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato. Fictional history Norman Osborn Norman Osborn donned the original Iron Patriot armor during the '' Dark Reign'' storyline to exert his authority as "commander" of H.A.M.M.E.R. and the Dark Avengers while using Oscorp's resources.''Dark Avengers'' #1 However, the Iron Patriot's star-shaped Uni Beam projector had a less powerful output. Unsurprisingly, Osborn's activities as the Iron Patriot have been jeopardized by the original Avengers: Osborn gets tricked into attacking Tony Stark, and when the New Avengers led by Captain America used the Iron Patriot's tracking device on Luke Cage as a trick to destroy his own hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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