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Mississippi (other)
Mississippi is a state of the United States of America. Mississippi may also refer to: Places * Mississippi River, a river in central United States * Mississippi River System, a system of rivers in the Mississippi River watershed * Mississippi River (Ontario), a river in Canada * Mississippi Lake, a lake in Ontario, Canada * Mississippi Territory, a former territory of the United States * Republic of Mississippi, a former republic of the Confederate States of America * Mississippi-in-Africa, a former settler colony of ex-slaves in West Africa * Mississippi County, Arkansas * Mississippi County, Missouri History * Mississippian culture, a Native American civilization from 800 CE to 1600 CE Film and television * ''Mississippi'' (film), a 1935 musical starring W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby * ''The Mississippi'' (TV series), a 1983–84 TV series starring Ralph Waite Music * '' Mississippi: The Album'', a 2003 album by David Banner * Mississippi (band) an Australian rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income in the United States. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union. By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi declared its secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, and was one of the seven original Confederate States, which constituted the largest slaveholding states in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Phillips (musician)
John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In addition to writing the majority of the group's compositions, he also wrote "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie, as well as the oft-covered " Me and My Uncle", which was a favorite in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead. Phillips was one of the chief organizers of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Early life Phillips was born August 30, 1935, in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father, Claude Andrew Phillips, was a retired United States Marine Corps officer. On his way home from France following World War I, Claude Phillips managed to win a tavern located in Oklahoma from another Marine during a poker game. His mother, Edna Gertrude (née Gaines), who had English ancestry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Mississippi
M/V ''Mississippi'' is a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) towboat operating on the Mississippi River. It is the largest diesel towboat on the river. Working boat M/V ''Mississippi'' is a working towboat for the USACE Memphis District of the Mississippi Valley Division. Ninety percent of the time it is moving barges, equipment and supplies in support of mat sinking operations. It also serves as an inspection boat for the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) during a high- and low-water inspection trip each year. Commissioners hold meetings at river towns in the boat's hearing room, which can seat 115 people. Its dining room has a capacity of 85 people. The boat has 22 staterooms and can handle 150 passengers. The Corps also uses it as a "giant floating ambassador". During the Hurricane Katrina crisis, ''Mississippi'' was moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi and used as a floating command center. Predecessors There have been five USACE vessels of this name. ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSS Mississippi
CSS ''Mississippi'' was a projected ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, intended to be used on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of New Orleans during the American Civil War. Her design was unusual, as she was built according to house-building techniques. Whether this would have proved to be feasible cannot be known, as she was not complete when New Orleans fell to the Union Navy, Union Fleet under Flag Officer David G. Farragut on 25 April 1862. Rather than let her fall into enemy hands, Captain (naval), Captain Arthur Sinclair (CSN), Arthur Sinclair, CSN, ordered her to be hastily launched and burned. Despite the delays in construction that left her unfinished and untried, her mere existence, together with that of , raised thwarted hopes in the defenders of New Orleans, and unfounded fears in Union circles, that affected the strategy of both sides in the campaign on the lower Mississippi. ''Mississippi'' is significant to the Civil War therefore not so much as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mississippi
USS ''Mississippi'', named either for the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River, may refer to: * was a sidewheel frigate that saw action in the Mexican–American War and was lost during the American Civil War * was the lead ship of the of battleships, saw action before World War I and was eventually sold to Greece * was a and saw action during World War II * was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser * is a commissioned in 2012 See also * refers to several United States Army Corps of Engineers towboats * refers to a projected ironclad of the Confederate States Navy *CSS ''Mississippi'' was a projected Confederate ironclad turret ram eventually completed as HMS Wivern (1863) The first HMS ''Wivern'' was an Ironclad warship, ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England. She was one of two sister ships secretly ordered from the John Laird Sons & Company shipyard in 1862 by the Confederate States of America. Her ... * SS ''Mississippi'' refers to several stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi-class Battleship
The ''Mississippi'' class of battleships comprised two ships which were authorized in the 1903 naval budget: and ; these were named for the 20th and 43rd states, respectively. These were the last pre-dreadnought battleships to be designed for the United States Navy, but not the last to be built, because one more ship of a prior design was completed later under the 1904 naval budget. While the quality and technology of the weaponry and armor were first-rate, these ships included a variety of main, intermediate, secondary, and tertiary gun sizes in a predreadnought configuration which became obsolete before the ships were completed. The first several years of the 20th century were a period of confusion and transition in US naval strategy, tactics, and ship design. The ''Mississippi'' class, along with the preceding , were designed based on lessons learned in the Spanish–American War, but while they were under construction, the Russo-Japanese War, war games, and experimentatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. The Mississippi Legislature chartered the university on February 24, 1844, and four years later it admitted its first 80 students. During the Civil War, the university operated as a Confederate hospital and narrowly avoided destruction by Ulysses S. Grant's forces. In 1962, during the civil rights movement, a race riot occurred on campus when segregationists tried to prevent the enrollment of African American student James Meredith. The university has since taken measures to improve its image. The university is closely associated with writer William Faulkner, and owns and manages his former Oxford home Rowan Oak, which with other on-campus sites Barnard Observatory and Lyceum–The Circle Historic District, is listed on the National Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and has a total research and development budget of $239.4 million, the largest in Mississippi. It enrolls more students than any other college or university in the state. The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degree programs, and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine. Mississippi State participates in the National Sea Grant College Program and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The university's main campus in Stark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi College
Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi. History Founding On January 24, 1826, the college received its first charter, signed by Mississippi Gov. David Holmes. In 1827, the name was changed from Hampstead Academy to Mississippi Academy at the request of the board of trustees. On December 18, 1830, having become a college, the name was changed to Mississippi College. It offered degrees in arts, sciences, and languages. As a private institution in 1831, Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to award a degree to a female student. That year it granted degrees to two women, Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall. In the beginning Mississippi College was not church-related. For a number of years, it was affiliated with the Methodist and Presbyterian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devolver (album)
''Devolver'' is the second studio album from ex-Reuben frontman Jamie Lenman. It was released on 27 October 2017 by Big Scary Monsters. The album has been described as the "most eclectic albums of his career to date" blending together a wide variety of musical styles and elements. The album was announced alongside the release of the single ''Hell in a Fast Car'' as well as the announcement of the all-day festival curated and headlined by Lenman at The Dome, Tufnell Park called 'Lenmania.' Content The album uses a heavier emphasis on electronic instrumentation than Lenman's previous releases. "I've been trying to put electronic blips, beeps and beats into my music ever since the second Reuben album. We were all very big fans of Nine Inch Nails and Soulwax, so we were keen to try and push those influences into our music at the time," Lenman said in an interview with The Independent Many noted Lenman's references to his previous material including the refrain to ''Mississippi'' wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi (Bob Dylan Song)
"Mississippi" is a medium-tempo country-rock song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that appears as the second track on his 2001 album '' Love and Theft''. The song was originally recorded during the '' Time Out of Mind'' sessions (demo sessions in Fall 1996; official album sessions in January 1997), but was ultimately left off the album. Dylan rerecorded the song for ''Love and Theft'' in May 2001. Described as having beauty and gravitas, the song features a pop chord progression and has a riff and lyrical theme similar to "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again".Bill Janovitz (2008). "'Mississippi' review" ''AllMusic''. It has been anthologized on every reissue of ''The Essential Bob Dylan'' since 2010 and frequently places on critics' lists of Dylan's greatest songs. Like much of Dylan's 21st century output, "Mississippi" was produced by Dylan under the pseudonym Jack Frost. Background and Recording "Mississippi" was the last track recorded for ''Love a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drops Of Jupiter
''Drops of Jupiter'' is the second studio album by American pop rock band Train, released in 2001. The album's title is derived from "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", its lead single, which was a hit internationally and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The album contains elements of rock, country and indie rock. Besides "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", two other singles were released from this album: "She's on Fire" and "Something More", both of which also achieved some success on the Adult Top 40 chart. Debuting at #6 in the United States upon its release, it has since been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and 2× Platinum by the CRIA in Canada. It is the band's best-selling album to date. A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on March 26, 2021. Critical reception The album received mixed reviews. AllMusic writer Mark Morgenstein said that "There is nothing cutting edge about Train's Sophomore Effort". He also stated that "Train is a classic rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
