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Grissom may refer to: * Grissom, North Carolina, unincorporated community * Grissom (surname) **Gus Grissom, one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and pilot of ''Gemini 3'' **Gil Grissom, fictional character in the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' Astronomical entities *Grissom (crater), a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon *Grissom Hill, one of the three Apollo 1 Hills on the planet Mars * 2161 Grissom, an asteroid Institutions *Grissom Air Museum, an aerospace museum in Peru, Indiana, United States *Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base, formerly Grissom Air Force Base * Virgil I. Grissom High School, a high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States; named in honor of the astronaut Fictional characters *Carl Grissom, a fictional character and an adversary of Batman in the 1989 ''Batman'' film; played by Jack Palance * Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a fictional character in film ''Con Air'' *Gil Grissom, a fictional character fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grissom, North Carolina
Grissom is an unincorporated community in southern Granville County, North Carolina, United States at the intersection of roads 1710 and 1713, south of Wilton. Grissom is an unincorporated community located in Granville County at latitude 36.072 and longitude -78.596. The elevation is 469 feet. Grissom appears on the Grissom U.S. Geological Survey Map. Granville County is in the Eastern time zone UTC-5 and observes DST. The Allen-Mangum House and John P. Lawrence Plantation were listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1988. References Roadside Thoughts - A visit to Grissom, North CarolinaAbsolute United States - Grissom, North CarolinaGrissom, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Granville Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base
Grissom Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base, located about north of Kokomo in Cass and Miami counties in Indiana. The facility was established as a U.S. Navy installation, Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, in 1942 and was an active Air Force installation, Bunker Hill Air Force Base from 1954 to 1968, and Grissom Air Force Base from 1968 to 1994. Pursuant to a BRAC 1991 decision, the installation was downsized to an Air Force Reserve installation and renamed Grissom Air Reserve Base. Since then it has been a joint-use civil airport/military base. Approximately 1700 acres plus the runway and taxiways comprise the current military installation, with the Grissom Aeroplex comprising the civilian aviation activities providing general aviation and charter service. Originally named Bunker Hill Air Force Base, the base was renamed Grissom Air Force Base in 1968 in memory of astronaut and Indiana native Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, USAF, who, along with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grissom Gang
''The Grissom Gang'' is a 1971 American crime neo noir directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Leon Griffiths. The film is the second adaptation of the 1939 novel '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' by James Hadley Chase; a previous version had been made in Britain in 1948. The cast includes Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing, Irene Dailey, Connie Stevens, Wesley Addy, Joey Faye and Ralph Waite. Plot In 1931, a Missourian meat heiress is robbed by three men, who panic after murdering her boyfriend and kidnap her. At their hideout, the three are ambushed and killed by Eddie Hagan, who happened to witness the crime, and the rest of the notorious Grissom Gang. Barbara Blandish is held captive by the gang, including Slim Grissom, a mentally handicapped thug who falls in love with her. Ma Grissom, the gang's boss, sends a ransom note to the girl's father, John P. Blandish, demanding a million dollars for her return. But she has no intention of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
THUMS Islands
The THUMS Islands are a set of four artificial islands in San Pedro Bay off the coast of Long Beach, California. The THUMS Islands were built in 1965 to tap into the East Wilmington Oil Field. The landscaping and sound walls were designed to camouflage the operation and reduce noise, and they are the only decorated oil islands in the United States. The islands were named for the company who bid for original operating contract, THUMS, a consortium named after its parent companies: Texaco, Humble, Unocal, Mobil, and Shell. Since 1967, they have also been known as the Astronaut Islands, each individual island having been named in honor of an American astronaut who lost their lives in the service of NASA. Island Freeman ( Theodore C. "Ted" Freeman) is named for the first astronaut to perish in active duty (piloting a T-38 Talon jet trainer). Islands Chaffee (Roger B. Chaffee), Grissom ( Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom) and White ( Ed White) are named after the Apollo 1 astronauts killed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Grissom Parkway
Robert M. Grissom Parkway, locally known as Grissom Parkway, is a major four-lane connector highway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The road begins at Harrelson Boulevard near Myrtle Beach International Airport and terminates in Carolina Forest, South Carolina at SC Highway 31 and International Drive. It provides access to Myrtle Beach attractions such as Coastal Grand Mall, TicketReturn.com Field and Broadway at the Beach and is used as an alternative road to U.S. 17 and Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach. It has bike paths and sidewalks for pedestrian traffic. These are part of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long system of trails connecting Maine to Florida. Route description When the road was completed, it replaced Old Socastee Highway (former routing of South Carolina Highway 707) between Pine Island Road and U.S. 501 as well as Central Parkway at Broadway at the Beach between 21st Avenue North and 29th Avenue North. History Robert Grissom Parkway is based on a road p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Air
''Con Air'' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centers on a prison break aboard a Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System aircraft, nicknamed "con air". It features Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Chappelle, Rachel Ticotin, Danny Trejo, and Monica Potter in supporting roles. ''Con Air'' was released theatrically on June 6, 1997, by Buena Vista Pictures through Touchstone Pictures and was a box office success, grossing over $224 million against a production budget of $75 million. The film received mixed reviews, though the cast, the score and action sequences were praised. The film gained a strong cult following among Nicolas Cage's aficionados. It received Oscar nominations for Best Sound and Best Original Song for "How Do I Live", performed on the soundtrack by Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Grissom
''Batman'' is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Directed by Tim Burton, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial ''Batman'' film series. The film was produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime and depicts his conflict with his archenemy The Joker. After Burton was hired as director in 1986, Steve Englehart and Julie Hickson wrote film treatments before Sam Hamm wrote the first screenplay. ''Batman'' was not greenlit until after the success of Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). The tone and themes of the film were partly influenced by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's '' The Killing Joke'' and Frank Miller's ''The Dark Knight Returns''. The film primarily adapts and diverts from the "Red Hood" origin s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil I
Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the ''Eclogues'' (or ''Bucolics''), the ''Georgics'', and the epic ''Aeneid''. A number of minor poems, collected in the ''Appendix Vergiliana'', were attributed to him in ancient times, but modern scholars consider his authorship of these poems as dubious. Virgil's work has had wide and deep influence on Western literature, most notably Dante's ''Divine Comedy'', in which Virgil appears as the author's guide through Hell and Purgatory. Virgil has been traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets. His ''Aeneid'' is also considered a national epic of ancient Rome, a title held since composition. Life and works Birth and biographical tradition Virgil's biographical tradition is thought to depend on a lost biography by the Roman poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grissom Air Museum
The Grissom Air Museum is a military aviation museum at Grissom Air Reserve Base near Peru, Indiana with over twenty aircraft on display. History The museum's origins date to 1981, when the Grissom Air Force Base Heritage Museum Foundation was formed by John Crume and other military veterans to preserve the aircraft located at the base. The Grissom Air Museum was started in 1987 when aircraft were moved to an area outside the northern main gate from a location on base. The indoor museum was completed in 1991. Its fortunes began to decline in 1992, when the Air Force announced that six airplanes at the museum would be transferred to other sites. Less than a year later, a feasibility study suggested that the museum needed new leadership and additional funding. After another year the situation had improved, with enough money being raised to keep the airplanes on location. In 1995, the museum was transferred from the United States Air Force Museum system to the Indiana State Museum a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grissom (surname)
Grissom is a surname. People bearing it include: * Barry Grissom (born 1954), a former U.S. Attorney * Clayton Holmes Grissom (born 1978), American pop singer Clay Aiken, made famous by ''American Idol'' * David Grissom (fl. from 1978), American session guitarist * Gus Grissom (1926–1967), the second American astronaut to fly in space; killed in the Apollo 1 accident * Lee Grissom (1907-1998), a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, active 1934-1941 * Marquis Grissom (born 1967), a former Major League Baseball player; currently coach for the Washington Nationals * Marv Grissom (1918-2005), a former pitcher in Major League Baseball * Steve Grissom (born 1963), a NASCAR Busch Series driver and the 1993 Busch Series champion * Vaughn Grissom (born 2001), American baseball player Fictional characters * Carl Grissom, a character and crimelord in ''Batman'' * Gil Grissom Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2161 Grissom
Year 161 ( CLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Aurelius (or, less frequently, year 914 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 161 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * March 7 – Emperor Antoninus Pius dies, and is succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who shares imperial power with Lucius Verus, although Marcus retains the title Pontifex Maximus. * Marcus Aurelius, a Spaniard like Trajan and Hadrian, is a stoical disciple of Epictetus, and an energetic man of action. He pursues the policy of his predecessor and maintains good relations with the Senate. As a legislator, he endeavors to create new principles of morality and humanity, particularly favoring women and slaves. * Aurelius reduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grissom Hill
The Apollo 1 Hills are three hills on Mars named to memorialize the crew of Apollo 1. The three hills were some of the first landmarks sighted following the January 7, 2004, landing of the ''Spirit'' rover on Mars. Background NASA astronauts Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White perished in a flash fire which engulfed their command module on January 27, 1967, while training for the first of the crewed Apollo missions, initially designated as Apollo Saturn-204 (AS-204). Their capsule stood atop the Saturn-1B rocket which was at the time docked to the launchpad gantry at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 34, while they performed an in- capsule training for what was to be a low Earth orbit shake-out mission for the United States' Apollo Space Program.''Apollo 1 50th Anniversary M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
