WebThe Newbery Medal was established on June 22, 1921, at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA). Proposed by Publishers Weekly editor Frederic G. Melcher, the proposal was well received by the children's librarians present and then approved by the ALA Executive Board. The award was administered by the ALA from the …

WebThe Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals …

WebMaj. Gen. Franklin C. Sibert: October 1942 – August 1944 Maj. Gen. Edwin Davies Patrick † August 1944 – March 1945 Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hurdis: March 1945 – April 1946 Col. George M. Williamson Jr. April 1946 – June 1946 Maj. Gen. Albert E. Brown: June 1946 – September 1946 Brig. Gen. John T. Pierce: September 1946 – October 1946

WebDonald Woods Winnicott FRCP (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology.He was a leading member of the British Independent Group of the British Psychoanalytical Society, President of the British Psychoanalytical …

WebLesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II.He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War II, and received a posthumous promotion to general.. A Minnesota native and 1904 graduate of the United …

WebPeter Mark Roget LRCP FRS FRCP FGS FRAS (UK: / ˈ r ɒ ʒ eɪ / US: / r oʊ ˈ ʒ eɪ /; 18 January 1779 – 12 September 1869) was a British physician, natural theologian, lexicographer and founding secretary of The Portico Library. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related …

WebWorld War I. The First Expeditionary Division, later designated the 1st Infantry Division, was constituted on 24 May 1917, in the Regular Army, and was organized on 8 June 1917, at Fort Jay, on Governors Island in New York harbor under the command of Brigadier General William L. Sibert, from Army units then in service on the Mexico–United States border …

WebThe Battle of Mindanao (Filipino: Labanan sa Mindanao; Cebuano: Gubat sa Mindanao; Japanese: ミンダナオの戦い) was fought by the Americans and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese forces on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines as part of Operation VICTOR V. It was part of the campaign to liberate the Philippines during World …

WebWilla Sibert Cather (/ ˈ k æ ð ər /; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia.In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I.. Willa Cather and her family …

WebGeneral Wade Hampton Haislip (July 9, 1889 – December 23, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II, where he led the XV Corps in the campaign in Western Europe from 1944 to 1945. He later became a four-star general, serving as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1949 to 1951.