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Four Aces (Wild Cards)
Four Aces may refer to: * ''Four Aces'' or ''Tribe of the Four Aces'', a soldier of The 82nd Airborne Division who has deployed with the Division and wears an 82nd patch on both arms of their uniform. * Four Aces (passenger liners), a series of 1929–1931 American cruise ships, later converted to World War II military transport * Four Aces (''Wild Cards''), a team of superheroes in the ''Wild Cards'' shared universe * The Four Aces, an American male pop music quartet from 1950 * The Four Aces Club, a pioneering music venue in Dalston, London * Four Aces (casino), a casino in South Dakota * Four Aces (bridge), a 1930s American contract bridge team led by David Burnstine (later to become David Bruce) * ''The Four Aces'', a nickname for Peruvian Navy members Miguel Grau, Lizardo Montero, Aurelio García and Manuel Ferreyros. * A variety of card trick involving the four aces ACeS (PT Asia Cellular Satellite) was a regional satellite telecommunications company based in Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areasSof, Eric"82nd Airborne Division" ''Spec Ops Magazine'', 25 November 2012. Archived from thoriginalon 1 September 2017. with a U.S. Department of Defense requirement to "respond to crisis contingencies anywhere in the world within 18 hours".82nd Airborne Division Army.mil, dated 16 May 2018, last accessed 11 September 2018 Based at , the 82nd Airborne Division is part of the . The 82nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Aces (passenger Liners)
The 4 Aces were the quartet of passenger-cargo liners ''Excalibur'', ''Exochorda'', ''Exeter'', and ''Excambion'', originally built for American Export Lines by New York Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey between 1929 and 1931. AEL placed the "4 Aces" in service between the US and the Mediterranean, offering cruises of up to 40 days. During World War II, all four vessels were taken over by the U.S. Navy, renamed, and designated as AP- and APA-class troop transports. ''Excambion'' became USS ''John Penn'' (APA-23), ''Excalibur'' became USS ''Joseph Hewes'' (AP-50) and ''Exeter'' became USS ''Edward Rutledge'' (AP-52). These three of the original (pre-war) 4 Aces were ultimately lost to enemy action. The pre-war ''Exochorda'' was converted to military transport USS ''Harry Lee'', later sold to Turkish Maritime Lines and renamed ''Tarsus''. After World War II, American Export Lines purchased four C3-class ''Windsor'-class attack transports built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Aces (Wild Cards)
Four Aces may refer to: * ''Four Aces'' or ''Tribe of the Four Aces'', a soldier of The 82nd Airborne Division who has deployed with the Division and wears an 82nd patch on both arms of their uniform. * Four Aces (passenger liners), a series of 1929–1931 American cruise ships, later converted to World War II military transport * Four Aces (''Wild Cards''), a team of superheroes in the ''Wild Cards'' shared universe * The Four Aces, an American male pop music quartet from 1950 * The Four Aces Club, a pioneering music venue in Dalston, London * Four Aces (casino), a casino in South Dakota * Four Aces (bridge), a 1930s American contract bridge team led by David Burnstine (later to become David Bruce) * ''The Four Aces'', a nickname for Peruvian Navy members Miguel Grau, Lizardo Montero, Aurelio García and Manuel Ferreyros. * A variety of card trick involving the four aces ACeS (PT Asia Cellular Satellite) was a regional satellite telecommunications company based in Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Aces
The Four Aces are an American male traditional pop quartet popular since the 1950s. Over the last half-century, the group amassed many gold records. Its million-selling songs include " Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", " Three Coins in the Fountain", " Stranger in Paradise", " Tell Me Why", and "(It's No) Sin". Other big sellers included " Shangri-La", "Perfidia", and " Sincerely". The original members, responsible for every song made popular by the group, included Al Alberts, Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. Career Alberts went to South Philadelphia High School and Temple University and served in the United States Navy, where he met Mahoney. Originally, Alberts sang with Mahoney playing behind him, and later they added Vaccaro on trumpet and Silvestri on drums. They played locally in the Philadelphia area, and Alberts started his own record label, Victoria Records, when they could not find a distributor to release their first record, "(It's No) Sin". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Aces Club
The Four Aces Club was a pioneering music and recreational space on Dalston Lane in London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London. Based in a building that had formerly been the North London Colosseum and Amphitheatre and then a cinema, in the 1960s and 1970s the club became one of the first venues to play black music in the United Kingdom. It was credited with playing a significant "role in the evolution of reggae into dance music, from ska, to rocksteady, to Dub music, dub, to lovers rock, lovers, to dancehall and the evolution of Oldschool jungle, jungle." Many notable Afro-Caribbean musicians appeared at the Four Aces, which was often referred to as "the jewel in Dalston's crown". As well as reggae and dub artists, its clientele over the years including stars such as Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and Jimmy Cliff.Emma Bartholomew"Film about The Four Aces Club shows in Stoke Newington on Wednesday" ''Hackney Gazette'', 16 October 2010. In the early 1990s, it became home to the early i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Aces (casino)
Four Aces may refer to: * ''Four Aces'' or ''Tribe of the Four Aces'', a soldier of The 82nd Airborne Division who has deployed with the Division and wears an 82nd patch on both arms of their uniform. * Four Aces (passenger liners), a series of 1929–1931 American cruise ships, later converted to World War II military transport * Four Aces (''Wild Cards''), a team of superheroes in the ''Wild Cards'' shared universe * The Four Aces, an American male pop music quartet from 1950 * The Four Aces Club, a pioneering music venue in Dalston, London * Four Aces (casino), a casino in South Dakota * Four Aces (bridge), a 1930s American contract bridge team led by David Burnstine (later to become David Bruce) * ''The Four Aces'', a nickname for Peruvian Navy members Miguel Grau, Lizardo Montero Juan Lizardo Montero Flores (1832 in Piura, Peru – 1905) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who held the provisional Presidency of Peru from 1881 to 1883, replacing President Francisco Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casinos In South Dakota ...
This is a list of casinos in South Dakota. List of casinos Gallery Bullock Hotel.jpg, Bullock Hotel See also *List of casinos in the United States *List of casino hotels References External links * {{South Dakota * South Dakota Casinos Casinos may refer to: * Casinos, Valencia, municipality in Spain * David Casinos (born 1972), Spanish Paralympian athlete * The Casinos, an American popular music group See also *Casino (other) A casino is a facility that houses and accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Aces (bridge)
The Four Aces was a contract bridge team which dominated tournament play in the mid-thirties. History David Burnstine (later David Bruce and to become an ACBL Hall of Fame member) was a member of the successful Four Horseman team captained by P. Hal Sims but left in 1932 to establish his own team composed of himself, Richard Frey, Howard Schenken and Charles Lockridge. Known as the Bid-Rite team, they were named for the Bid-Rite Playing Card Co., the first manufacturer of four-colored cards. The team was defeated by the Sims team in the 1932 Vanderbilt and Burnstine made roster changes, replacing Lockridge with Oswald Jacoby, whom he recruited from Sims, and adding Michael T. Gottlieb. Being a five-man team, they were referred to as the Four Aces and a Joker. Membership varied over the years: Frey left to join Ely Culbertson's many bridge enterprises in 1935 and was replaced by Sherman Stearns; Gottlieb retired in 1936 and was replaced by Merwyn Maier; other experts participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy ( es, link=no, Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations. The ''Marina de Guerra del Perú'' celebrates the anniversary of its creation in 1821 on October 8 and also commemorates the decisive Battle of Angamos, the final part of the naval campaign of the War of the Pacific between Peru and Chile at the end of 1879. History 19th century The ''Marina de Guerra del Perú'' was established on 8 October 1821 by the government of general José de San Martín. Its first actions were undertaken during the War of Independence (1821–1824) using captured Spanish warships. The Peruvian Naval Infantry was also formed during the war w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Grau
Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the naval battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). He was known as ''el Caballero de los Mares'' (Spanish for "Gentleman of the Seas") for his kind and chivalrous treatment of defeated enemies and is esteemed by both Peruvians and Chileans. He is an iconic figure for the Peruvian Navy, and one of the most famous merchant marine and naval military leaders of the Americas. Early life Miguel Grau was born in Paita on 27 July 1834 in the house of Dr. Alexander Diamont Newel with the assistance of the midwife Tadea Castillo, also known as "The Morito," both prominent figures in Paita. His father was Juan Manuel Grau y Berrío, a Colombian who came to Peru with Bolivar in the fight for independence from Spain. Later, Juan bought property in Paita and worked at the Customs Office. His mother, Luisa Seminario y del Castillo, motivated Grau to love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizardo Montero
Juan Lizardo Montero Flores (1832 in Piura, Peru – 1905) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who held the provisional Presidency of Peru from 1881 to 1883, replacing President Francisco García Calderón, during the Chilean occupation of Peru that took place as a result of the War of the Pacific. He was also Mayor of Lima for a brief period, in 1879. Montero was a friend and comrade-in-arms of Miguel Grau, Manuel Ferreyros and Aurelio García y García, all of whom were known as the Four Aces of the Peruvian Navy. Biography Lizardo Montero joined the Peruvian Navy in the decade of 1850. Seven years later, aboard the frigate ''Apurímac'', he supported Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco's coup. Between 1858 and 1862 he travelled to Spain. In 1865, he supported General Mariano Ignacio Prado in his coup d'état against General Juan Antonio Pezet. He was then promoted to the rank of corvette captain and was in command of the Peruvian squad during the conflict with Spain in 1866. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio García Y García
Aurelio García y García (November 28, 1836 — June 25, 1888) was a Peruvian marine, diplomat and politician. García was a friend and comrade-in-arms of Miguel Grau, Manuel Ferreyros and Lizardo Montero, all of whom were known as the Four Aces of the Peruvian Navy. He was also elected Mayor of Lima in 1877. He was also a man of wide culture, who was fully fluent in the English language and who had scientific inclinations. Biography His parents were José Antonio de Abad Marcelo García y González and Josefa García Urrutia. He studied at the Real Convictorio de San Carlos and then went on to the Military Naval School where he graduated as a midshipman (1852). Like other sailors of his time, he served both the navy and the merchant navy. He was promoted to ensign of a frigate in 1854 and sent to the United Kingdom to be part of the crew sent to bring the war transport ''Tumbes''. Back in Callao, he was promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to the ''Ucayali'' steamer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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