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2 unusual facts about Claude R. Kirk, Jr.


Bascom N. Timmons

Oddly, like the late Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., of Florida, Timmons himself once sought to run for vice president, but the position is now selected by the presidential nominee of a political party.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Chapter 67-1965 of the Laws of Florida, incorporating the City of Reedy Creek, was signed into law by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, the same day he also signed chapters 67-764 (creating the Reedy Creek Improvement District) and 67-1104 (incorporating the city of Bay Lake).


Alnitak

In the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever, Captain James T. Kirk references Alnitak by pointing it out as "that far left star in Orion's belt—see?"

An American Moment

An American Moment was a widely acclaimed syndicated program, created by James R. Kirk and Neal Spelce.

Banned from Argo

"The Captain" (James T. Kirk) indulging his sexual appetites with "five partners, each of a different world and sex", requiring an escape by transporter to prevent his arrest by the "shore police".

Brian Gross

Gross will portray Captain James T. Kirk from episode 11 in the fan-created series Star Trek: Phase II.

Charles E. Kirk

He received certification for private investigation from Georgia Piedmont Technical College in 1994, and a juris doctorate degree from Hamline Law School in 1999, where he was managing editor for the Hamline Law Review.

Claude R. Canizares

He is also the Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics at MIT and associate director for MIT of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center.

Claude R. McGaughey III

At his induction ceremony, he said: "My deepest debt of gratitude always has been and always will be to the Phipps family" -- "My affiliation with the Phipps family is one of the great highlights of my life. I wouldn't be here without them."

Edward N. Kirk

At the start of the Civil War, Kirk recruited and organized the 34th Illinois Infantry, serving as the regiment's first colonel dating from September 1861.

George W. Clark

He received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award for his work with Professor Claude R. Canizares on the Focal Plane Crystal Spectrometer experiment on the Einstein X-Ray Observatory.

Grayson L. Kirk

Kirk became involved in the formation of the United Nations Security Council, attending the Dumbarton Oaks Conference and the United Nations Conference on International Organization where the United Nations Charter was signed.

John Kirk

John P. Kirk (1867–1952), American politician, mayor of Ypsilanti, Michigan

John P. Kirk

His only son, Bernard Kirk, was an All-American football player who played for both Notre Dame University and the University of Michigan.

Kirk/Spock

Kirk/Spock, also commonly referred to as "K/S" and referring to James T. Kirk and Spock from Star Trek, is a pairing popular in slash fiction, possibly the first slash pairing according to Henry Jenkins.

Paul Kirk

Paul L. Kirk (1902–1970), American chemist, forensic scientist, and Manhattan Project participant

Paul G. Kirk (born 1938), former United States Senator from Massachusetts and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Plashbourne Estate

Grayson L. Kirk (1903–1997) resided at Plashbourne Estate from 1973 until his death.

Randal J. Kirk

In 1998, Kirk and his ownership team sold GIV to Henry Schein, Inc. for approximately $65 million cash, with $25 million in deferred payments.

New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (previously traded on NASDAQ prior to its acquisition by Shire plc in 2007) (Chairman 1996-2007)

Raymond Kirk

Raymond V. Kirk (1901–1947), American Catholic priest and president of Duquesne University

Raymond M. Kirk

This ship was later loaned as RV Calypso to explorer Jacques Cousteau in the 1950s, who used it as a filming base for several films.

Redshirt Blues

As the two search for an energy field, Averson tells Leeds the true nature of redshirts as cannon fodder: "Redshirts die first" and goes on about his opinions on Captain Kirk, Spock, and other fixtures of the show.

Richard Janko

(G.S. Kirk, series editor) The Iliad. A Commentary. 4: Books 13–16 (Cambridge, 1994)

Robert Kirk

Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1860–1862

S.C.I.F.I. World

To reinforce this novelty, the programming schedule was advertised by way of animations depicting it as a theme-park which various science-fiction characters such as James T. Kirk, Duncan MacLeod, and RoboCop inhabited.

Samuli Torssonen

Torssonen himself acts in the Star Wreck adventures as main character James B. Pirk (named after the Star Trek character James T. Kirk), captain of the starship C.P.P. Potkustartti (Kickstart).

Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise is on an exploration mission in the Prometheus Solar System when the ship comes under attack by an unknown entity.

Star Trek: The Rebel Universe

Once in orbit above such a planet, the player could use Kirk's screen to move to the transporter room.

Trip Shakespeare

Matt Wilson originally proposed that the band be named Kirk Shakespeare, after two of his heroes: James T. Kirk and William Shakespeare.


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