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Doolittle (surname)
Doolittle is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Amos Doolittle (1754–1832), American engraver and silversmith *Benjamin Doolittle (1825–1895), New York politician *Bev Doolittle (born 1947), American painter *Bill Doolittle (1923–2014), American football player and coach *Charles Doolittle (1832–1903), American Civil War general *Dorothy Doolittle (born 1946), American marathon runner *Ducky DooLittle (born 1970), American sex educator and performer *Dudley Doolittle (1881–1957), American congressman from Kansas *Eliakim Doolittle (1772–1850), American composer *Eliza Doolittle (singer) (born 1988), British singer *Emily Doolittle (born 1972), Canadian composer *Ford Doolittle (born 1941), American biochemist *Franklin M. Doolittle (1893–1979), American radio pioneer *Henry C. Doolittle (1850–1926), American judge *H.D., Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961), American poet and novelist known by her initials, H.D. *Isaac Doolittle (1721–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Doolittle
Amos Doolittle (May 18, 1754 – January 30, 1832) was an American engraver and silversmith, known as "The Revere of Connecticut." His engravings included portraits and maps, made in his New Haven, Connecticut studio. He became famous for his four engravings depicting the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were based on his first-hand reconnaissance of the battlefield. Life and work Born in Cheshire, Connecticut on May 18, 1754, Doolittle became skilled in copper engraving through self-teaching and apprenticeship. His first published experiment with the medium began when he enlisted in the New Haven company of the Governor's Guards in 1775. Under the leadership of Captain Benedict Arnold, the company arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts ten days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the start of the Revolutionary War. Upon arriving in Cambridge, Doolittle took leave to inspect the site of the battle accompanied by Ralph Earl. Doolittle interviewed colonial milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Doolittle
James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raid on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop and flight-test instrument flying. Raised in Nome, Alaska, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1925, the first issued in the United States. In 1929, he pioneered the use of "blind flying", where a pilot relies on flight instruments alone, which later won him the Harmon Trophy and made all-weather airline operations practical. He was a flying instructor during World War I and a reserve officer in the United States Army Air Corps, but he was recalled to active duty during World War II. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Doolittle
Sean Robert Doolittle (born September 26, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Nationals. He won the 2019 World Series with the Nationals, earning a save in game one. The Athletics selected Doolittle in the first round in the 2007 MLB draft, as a first baseman and outfielder. He made his MLB debut in 2012 as a pitcher. He was an All-Star in 2014 and 2018. Early life Doolittle grew up in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey. He lived close to the baseball field and often went there to practice. He played Babe Ruth Baseball as a pitcher. Doolittle attended Shawnee High School in Medford, New Jersey, where he was a stand-out pitcher. Doolittle led Shawnee to a state championship. Doolittle played for the University of Virginia as both a starting pitcher and first baseman. He formerly held the record for wins in a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Doolittle
Russell F. Doolittle (January 10, 1931 – October 11, 2019) was an American biochemist who taught at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Described as a "world-renowned evolutionary biologist", Doolittle's research primarily focused on the structure and evolution of proteins. Highlights of Doolittle's decades of research include his role in co-developing the hydropathy index and determining the structure of fibrinogen. Early life and education Doolittle was born on January 10, 1931, in New Haven, Connecticut. Doolittle earned a B.A. in biology from Wesleyan University in 1952, and an M.A. in education from Trinity College in 1957. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Harvard University in 1962 with research in blood clotting. Doolittle later conducted postdoctoral research in Sweden funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Career Doolittle notably co-developed the hydropathy index, and was instrumental in determining the structure of fibrinogen. Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Doolittle
Robyn Doolittle (born 13 September 1984) is a Canadian investigative reporter for ''The Globe and Mail''. At the ''Toronto Star'', she gained notoriety for coverage of Toronto mayor Rob Ford's political and personal life, which led to her authoring the biography '' Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story'' (2014). At ''The Globe'', her focus has been on sexual assault cases deemed "unfounded" by police in Canada. Early life and education Doolittle was born in 1984 in Sarnia, Ontario, and grew up in Forest, Ontario, where her mother worked in human resources and her father worked for Eaton's building window displays. As a high school student, Doolittle was actively involved in numerous extracurricular activities and wrote a column for the ''Sarnia Observer''. Though she originally intended to study theatre, Doolittle has traced her desire to work in journalism from an experience at her high school prom where she felt that the police unfairly profiled her First Nations boyfriend. Doolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rilus Doolittle
Rilus Doolittle (April 15, 1900 – February 11, 1983) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1900 births 1983 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing 20th-century American people {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Doolittle
Melinda Marie Doolittle (born October 6, 1977) is an American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to her appearance on ''American Idol'', Doolittle worked as a professional back-up singer for, among others, Michael McDonald, Kirk Franklin, Aaron Neville, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Alabama, Jonny Lang, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Carman, and Anointed. Personal life Doolittle was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Steve and Marguerite Duke Doolittle but considers Brentwood, Tennessee to be home; her Homecoming was held there after she made the Top 3 on ''American Idol'' season 6. She graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1995. When Doolittle told her mom that she wanted to sing at a youth group talent show, her mom searched for the right words that were honest yet not going to crush her daughter's dreams. "The first thing my mom said was, ‘Baby, you’re going to have to pray – HARD,'" says Doolittle, "and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Salisbury Doolittle
Lucy Salisbury Doolittle (October 7, 1832 – February 6, 1908) was an American philanthropist and clubwoman. She was the first woman trustee of the Unitarian Church, was one of the founders of the Twentieth Century Club and president at one time of the board of children's guardians. In all her work for the poor and needy of Washington, D.C., she showed great executive ability and marked business talent. Early life and education Lucy Salisbury was born in Farmersville, New York, October 7, 1832. On both sides, she came of New England stock, both families having moved to western New York in the early days of settlement. Not long after her birth, her parents moved to Castile, New York, where, with the exception of a few months, her early life was spent. She was eight years old when her mother died, and afterwards lived with her grandmother's sister. She had a good home, but was obliged to work hard and had little time for recreation. George Salisbury, who became a judge at Fort Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Doolittle
The Rev. Lucius Doolittle, Church of England priest; born 23 May 1800, died 18 May 1862. After receiving an Bachelor of Arts, B.A. and honorary Master of Arts, M.A. from the University of Vermont, Doolittle founded Bishop's College School in 1836 (as Lennoxville Classical School with Cambridge-Graduate Edward Chapman (educator), Edward Chapman) and co-founded Bishop's University in 1843 in Quebec, Canada. He also acted as the Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of Sherbrooke, the third-largest city in Quebec and the borough of Lennoxville.Collections Online: British Museum BCS Medal. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2020, from https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG252404 Bishop's College School is currently the fifth-oldest functioning private school in Canada. References 19th-century Canadian Anglican priests 19th-century Canadian philanthropists School founders 1800 births 1862 deaths {{US-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal ( he, ליגת ווינר סל), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Eilat B
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Doolittle
Kristian Doolittle (born October 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. High school career Doolittle played basketball for Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma. In his freshman season, he played with his future college teammate Jordan Woodard and won the Class 6A state title. As a sophomore, Doolittle averaged 14.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In his junior season, he averaged 17.5 points and a Class 6A-high 12 rebounds per game, earning first-team all-conference, ''The Oklahoman'' Super Five and Class 6A all-state honors. As a senior, Doolittle averaged 24 points, 13 rebounds and five assists per game and led Memorial to the Class 6A state quarterfinals. He was named to the ''USA Today'' All-USA Oklahoma first team. Doolittle finished his career as his school's all-time leader in points, rebounds and games played. A four-star recruit and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
