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Rags
Rag, rags, RAG or The Rag may refer to: Common uses * Rag, a piece of old cloth * Rags, tattered clothes * Wash rag, a small cloth used for bathing * Rag (newspaper), a publication engaging in tabloid journalism * Rag paper, or cotton paper Arts and entertainment Film * Rags (1915 film), ''Rags'' (1915 film), a silent film * Rags (2012 film), ''Rags'' (2012 film), a modernization of the ''Cinderella'' fairy tale Music * Rag, a piece of ragtime music * Rags (musical), ''Rags'' (musical), a 1986 Broadway musical * Ruhrpott AG, a German hip hop group * Rags, a former name of the band Tin Huey * Rags (EP), ''Rags'' (EP), by EarthGang, 2017 Other uses in arts and entertainment * Rags (novel), ''Rags'' (novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * Rags, a dog character in TV show ''Spin City'' Businesses and organisations * RAG AG, a German coal mining corporation * RAG Austria AG, a gas storage operator in Austria * RAGS International, later Messiah Foundation International, a spiritual or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rags (dog)
Rags ( – March 6, 1936) was a mixed breed terrier who became the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's dog-mascot in World War I. He was adopted into the 1st Division on July 14, 1918, in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. Rags remained its mascot until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 1936. He learned to run messages between the rear headquarters and the front lines, and provided early warning of incoming shells. Rags achieved great notoriety and celebrity war dog fame when he saved many lives in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by delivering a vital message despite being bombed, gassed, and partially blinded. His adopted owner and handler, Private James Donovan, was seriously wounded and gassed, dying after returning to a military hospital at Fort Sheridan in Chicago. Rags was adopted by the family of Major Raymond W. Hardenbergh there in 1920, moving with them through several transfers until in Fort Hamilton, New York, he was reunited with members of the 18th I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |