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2 unusual facts about Charles B. Gatewood


Charles B. Gatewood

He became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1873 where he earned the nickname Scipio Africanus because of his resemblance to the Roman general of the same name.

In 1879 Gatewood and his Apache scouts were brought from Arizona to the Black Range Mountains of New Mexico to capture the Apache Chief Victorio in the Victorio Campaign.


Ben E. May

He supported the Weizmann Institute; funded the research of Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin; aided the investigations of Paul Dudley White, renowned cardiologist affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts; and helped found a cancer research institute led by Charles B. Huggins, director of oncology research at the University of Chicago.

Bob Osgood

Osgood enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1934 where he ran track under renowned Michigan Track Coach Charles B. Hoyt.

Charles B. Andrews

In 1863 he moved to Litchfield, and became the partner of John H. Hubbard, then in large practice; here he at once took a prominent position at the bar, advancing rapidly till he became its leader.

Charles B. Benedict

He commenced practice in Attica, New York, and was the Justice of the Peace from 1854 to 1860.He organized and was president of the Attica National Bank, also Bank of Attica and the First National bank of Moorhead, Minnesota.

Charles B. Brownson

Brownson was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959) representing Indiana's 11th Congressional District.

Charles B. Cochran

In 1917, he became responsible for the productions of the Oxford Music Hall, including the surprise hit The Better 'Ole, which ran for over 800 performances.

Cochran was also responsible for bringing Nikita Balieff and Balieff's theatre group "Chauve-Souris" to London.

Charles B. DeBellevue

Both DeBellevue and Ritchie, along with Capt Jeffrey Feinstein of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, would become the only USAF "aces" during the Vietnam War.

Charles B. Dolphin

Dolphin was married to Doris Alexandrine LeGendre Stovel had several children (Nancy Jane Dolphin (1937-2002), William Dolphin, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dolphin (d. 1944) and Robert Dolphin).

Charles B. Greul

His designs sold well and were mass distributed through the Hudson's Bay Company retail stores in the 1950s.

Charles B. Hoeven

He served in Congress for 22 years (from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965), in the Seventy-eighth Congress and in ten succeeding Congresses.

Charles B. Kornmann

On January 23, 1995, Kornmann was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota vacated by John Bailey Jones.

Charles B. McClintock

Born in Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio, near Beach City, Stark County, McClintock was educated in the public schools.

McClintock was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress and for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.

Charles B. Moores

Charles Moores was born to John H. Moores and Virginia Lafayette Lamon on August 6, 1849, in Benton, Missouri.

A native of Missouri, he came from a family of politicians including his father John H. Moores, his grandfather Isaac R. Moores, and uncle Isaac R. Moores, Jr. who all served in the Oregon Legislature.

Charles B. Sedgwick

Sedgwick was elected as a Republican to the 36th and 37th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1863.

Charles B. Stone III

Joining the Air Defense Command in February 1946, General Stone assumed command of the 2nd Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Charles B. Stoughton

On July 10, 1863, during the Union army's pursuit of the retreating Army of Northern Virginia, Stoughton was severely wounded in an engagement near Funkstown, Maryland, resulting in the loss of his right eye.

Charles B. Tanksley

During his time in the Senate, Tanksley was the Senate floor leader for Governor Roy E. Barnes from 1998 to 2002, who was a member of the United States Democratic Party and was Tankley’s former law partner.

Charles B. Timberlake

Timberlake was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933).

Charles B. Towns

The third major ingredient was the dried bark or berries of Xanthoxylum americanum, or prickly ash, added to help with diarrhea and intestinal cramps.

Charles B. Ward

Ward was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1925).

Charles B. Warren

During World War I, He served in the U.S. Army on the staff of the Judge Advocate General, ending his service with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel and a Distinguished Service Medal.

Charles Benedict

Charles B. Benedict (1828–1901), U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1877–79

Charles Fulton

Charles B. Fulton (1910–1996), United States federal judge from Florida

Charles McVay

Charles B. McVay III (1898–1968), captain of the USS Indianapolis during World War II

Charles B. McVay, Jr. (1868–1949), admiral in the U.S. Navy during World War I

Charles Ward

Charles B. Ward (1879–1946), American politician, U.S. Representative from New York

Cory's Shearwater

This bird was named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory.

Creature from the Haunted Sea

Screenwriter Charles B. Griffith was asked to rewrite a screenplay that had previously been filmed as Naked Paradise and Beast from Haunted Cave for the new locations, to complete the screenplay in three days, and that Corman would be playing one of the characters, Happy Jack Monahan.

Criminal records in the United States

Congressman Charles B. Rangel proposed the Second Chance Act in 2007, 2009, and 2011, which was intended to "amend the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense".

Dominic Carter

Continuing his penchant for celebrity interviews, Carter's position as host of the news and commentary show Inside City Hall gave him access to a wider array of interviewees, including Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, former President Bill Clinton, South African President Nelson Mandela, Mexican President Vicente Fox, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, and Congressman Charles B. Rangel.

Forbidden Island

Forbidden Island is a 1959 film directed by Charles B. Griffith.

Ghost of the China Sea

Ghost of the China Sea is a 1958 film co-written by Charles B. Griffith set during World War II.

Jolene Koester

In spring 2006, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed and the Board of Trustees completed their its second three-year performance evaluation of President Koester.

Least Bittern

A dark rufous morph, "neoxenus", termed "Cory's Bittern" or "Cory's Least Bittern" was originally described by Cory as a separate species in 1885, from a specimen collected on or near the Caloosahatchee River, near Lake Okeechobee, in southwest Florida; Cory stated that the specimen was "without doubt perfectly distinct from any other known species".

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

For example, the MCC invited Congressman Charles B. Rangel to address members atto hear his priorities in Washington.

Max Neal

According to a June 24, 1922 article in The New York Times titled "Woods Back with 40 Foreign Plays", producers Albert H. Woods and Charles B. Dillingham traveled to Europe to collect plays to re-produce in the States, of which Parquette No. 6 by Max Neal and Hans Gerbeck were one.

Myrtle Vail

After the show ended, Vail became a low-keyed supporting actress in films, best known for roles in the low-budget cult films A Bucket of Blood (1959) and The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), written by her grandson Charles B. Griffith, and directed by Roger Corman, for whom Griffith has written and/or directed several films.

Naked Paradise

Robert Wright Campbell's script was rewritten by Charles B. Griffith, who claimed Corman asked him to reuse his screenplay for Atlas (1960), Beast from Haunted Cave (1960) and Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961).

Ponce High School

In that sense, these are the most representative examples of school building ideas being developed at the time in the United States by architects of renown, such as Haussander and Perkins of Chicago, Snyder of New York, Cooper of Boston and, especially, William B. Ittner of St. Louis.

Special creation

In The Mystery of Life's Origin, Charles B. Thaxton argues for "Special Creation by a Creator beyond the Cosmos", and asserts that special creation holds "that the source that produced life was intelligent".


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