WebConstruction. Talladega was laid down 3 June 1944, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCV hull 556, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2, Richmond, California; launched on 17 August 1944, sponsored by Miss Marie Tomerlin; and commissioned on 31 October 1944.. Service history World War II period. Following her …

WebIn North America, a busser, more commonly known as a busboy or busgirl, is a person who works in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, refilling and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. Speakers of British English may be unfamiliar with the terms, which are translated in British English as …

WebWilliam Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first "General" (1878–1912).His 1890 book In Darkest England and The Way Out outlining The Salvation Army social campaign became a best-seller. The fundamentalist Christian evangelical …

Web1931 – Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879) 1940 – Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880) 1941 – Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (b. 1913) 1942 – Jock Delves Broughton, English captain (b. 1883) 1946 – Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1872)

WebSS Vachel Lindsay: Vachel Lindsay: 2100 standard 12 August 1943: 6 September 1943: Scrapped 1972 SS Van Lear Black: Van Lear Black: 2416 standard 21 December 1943: 21 January 1944: To U.S. Navy as Allegan, sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 SS Vernon L. Kellogg: Vernon Lyman Kellogg: 1691 standard 20 June 1943: 15 July 1943: Sold private …

WebThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no …

WebUSNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) (originally named USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145)) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor.She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in …

WebIn 1839, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, often referred to as Mormons, created a settlement they named Nauvoo.By 1840 church leadership envisioned Nauvoo as an economic, cultural and spiritual center—a religious utopia guided by church leaders. The city, situated on a prominent bend along the Mississippi River, quickly grew …

WebVachel Lindsay helped maintain the tradition of poetry as spoken art in the early twentieth century. Robert Frost also spoke well, his meter accommodating his natural sentences. Poet laureate Robert Pinsky said, "Poetry's proper culmination is to be read aloud by someone's voice, whoever reads a poem aloud becomes the proper medium for the poem." "Every …

WebOrigins. Mumbo Jumbo is a West African word often cited by historians and etymologists as deriving from the Mandinka word "Maamajomboo", which refers to a masked male dancer who takes part in religious ceremonies. In the 18th century Mumbo Jumbo referred to a West African god. Mungo Park's travel journal Travels in the Interior of Africa (1795) describes …