Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (Meigs, Ohio Estados Unidos, 24 de junio de 1842-Chihuahua, 1914) fue un editor, periodista, escritor y satírico estadounidense. Escribió el cuento An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (El incidente del Puente del Búho) y compiló el léxico satírico, el Diccionario del Diablo.Su vehemencia como crítico y su visión sardónica de la naturaleza humana que mostró …

The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey League (NHL). Founded in 1909 by Ambrose O'Brien, the NHA introduced 'six-man hockey' by removing the 'rover' position in 1911.

The Canadiens were founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien on December 4, 1909, as a charter member of the National Hockey Association, the forerunner to the National Hockey League.It was to be the team of the francophone community in Montreal, composed of francophone players, and under francophone ownership as soon as possible. The founders named the team "Les …

Edwin Frederick O'Brien (born April 8, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He has been a cardinal since 2012 and headed the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from 2011 to 2019.. O'Brien served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2007 to 2011 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, from 1997 to 2007.

William Boyd Rankin (born 5 July 1984) is a former Northern Irish cricketer who played international cricket for Ireland, and briefly also played for England.He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is the brother of fellow cricketer David Rankin.. Born in Derry, Rankin is a tall bowler who stands at 6 ft 8 inches and has a distinctive bouncing action in his bowling.

The 2022 Super2 & Super3 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It was the twenty-third running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.Since joining as a class in 2021 this also marked at the same time as the fifteenth running of the Super3 Series, the third tier of competition in …

In a Grove (藪の中, Yabu no naka), also translated as In a Bamboo Grove, is a Japanese short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa first published in 1922. It was ranked as one of the "10 best Asian novels of all time" by The Telegraph in 2014. In a Grove has been adapted several times, most notably by Akira Kurosawa for his award-winning 1950 film Rashōmon. ...

Maires de New York avant la consolidation. Pendant la période coloniale hollandaise de 1624 à 1664, La Nouvelle-Amsterdam a été gouvernée par le directeur de Nouvelle-Néerlande.Le poste de maire de New York a été créé en 1665 et le titulaire était nommé par les gouverneurs coloniaux jusqu'en 1777.

John O'Brien: 13 August 1979: 11 February 1986: 6 years, 182 days: Chief Judge, Family Law Division: David Selby ED: 20 April 1973: 13 March 1976: 2 years, 328 days: Judge: John Stephen: 5 March 1826: 31 December 1832: 6 years, 301 days: Appointed by Legislative Council 17 August 1825: Sir James Dowling: 6 August 1827: 27 September 1844: 17 ...

The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk.The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 16 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971, followed by 11 years in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982. Repeat episodes are broadcast in the United States by Public …