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2 unusual facts about Halsey


Halsey

USS Halsey, the name of more than one United States Navy ship

Isaac Homer Van Winkle

Van Winkle was born in Linn County, Oregon, near the community of Halsey, to Isaac Newton Van Winkle and Elizabeth Ann Pearl.


1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic

Pus from Halsey's skin eruptions was used to inoculate approximately thirty Native American women and several white men living in or around the fort.

A.W. Hill

Halsey took on her "first new client in years" and introduced the writer to those in her circle, including Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik, with whom Hill developed the memoir Code Name God, and Laura Huxley, with whom he briefly collaborated on a film adaptation of her late husband's novel, The Island.

Admiral William Halsey Leadership Academy

The principles of Stephen R. Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People serve as the foundation for the Halsey Leadership Academy program; peer leadership, community service, and student government activities are emphasized.

The Admiral William F. Halsey Leadership Academy was established in 2009 named after Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., Commander of the South Pacific Area and the Third Fleet during World War II, who was born in Elizabeth.

Battle of Leyte Gulf

To this end, the US Navy provided most of the information to the publication Popular Mechanics to publish an article on the battle showing the American public that the battle had gone exactly as Halsey had planned.

Boys and Girls High School

A new building was planned on the east side of Nostrand Avenue between from Halsey and Macon Streets, designed by Superintendent of Buildings James W. Naughton, but by the time it opened in 1886, enrollment had increased to the point where it was decided to use this building as the girls' high school and to and build a separate building for the boys.

Bridgehampton Sports Car Races

The course ran counterclockwise on an approximately 3-mile (4.8-km) rectangle, beginning on Montauk Highway, then turning left onto Halsey Lane, left onto Pauls Lane, left onto Ocean Boulevard, and left back onto Montauk Highway.

Bruce Chadwick

His first American Civil War book, Brother Again Brother: The Lost Civil War Diary of Lt. Edmund Halsey (Citadel Press, 1997), was followed by the dual biography of the Civil War’s leaders, Two American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, 1861 1865 (Citadel, 1999), a finalist for the Lincoln Prize.

David D. Stern

Kunstverlag, Berlin/Munich 2011* Karen Wilkin and Lance Esplund in David Stern: The American Years (1995–2008), New York: Yeshiva University Museum (2008/2009); Tulsa, OK: Alexandre Hogue Gallery(2008); Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix College (2010); Charleston, SC: William Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (2010), ISBN 978-0-615-21645-4

Flipper's New Adventure

He flees by motorboat to the Bahamas, where he witnesses a vacationing British family of Sir Halsey Hopewell (Tom Helmore), being taken hostage by some recently escaped convicts.

James Smith House

James Alexander Smith and Elmarion Smith Barn and Lame-Smith House, Halsey, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Oregon

Jehiel H. Halsey

Halsey was elected as a Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831.

Jim Halsey

Halsey has guided the careers of such illustrious personalities as Roy Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Minnie Pearl, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakum, The Judds, Lee Greenwood, Hank Thompson, Woody Herman, James Brown, Roy Orbison, Leon Russell, Ricky Nelson, The Righteous Brothers, and many others.

Halsey is the father of director/producer Sherman Halsey and is married to Minisa Crumbo, daughter of American Indian artist Woody Crumbo.

Halsey is the co-creator of the Billboard/Starmaker Worldwide Song Contest which is entering its 19th year, and is co-sponsored by Sonicbids, Disc Makers, Casio, GoGirlsMusic.com, D'Addario Strings, TAXI, Indie Band Manager and BluBlocker Sunglasses.

John S. McCain, Sr.

Halsey was infuriated (not recognizing the final phrase as padding, chosen for the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade, until a communications officer shortly thereafter explained and cleared it up for him.) and sent McCain's Task Group 58.1 (TG 58.1) to assist.

Lionel Halsey

During the battles Halsey wore the Māori piupiu over his uniform, setting a tradition followed for the duration of the war.

Neal Halsey

Measles control has been an interest of Halsey's, and he supports ongoing measles and polio eradication efforts.

Ridgewood Savings Bank

The building architects were Halsey, McCormack and Helmer, Inc. and the general contractors were Stamarith Construction Corporation.

Robert Williams Daniel

On December 6, 1923, Daniel married Mrs. Margery Durant Campbell, daughter of William C. Durant, an automobile manufacturer in the Halsey Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey.

Romance in Manhattan

So Karel goes to attorney Halsey J. Pander (Arthur Hohl), who asks for $50 and promises to make him a citizen right away.

Simon Halsey

Halsey has also been involved with numerous recordings, including a live recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the CBSC and the Vienna Philharmonic, under Simon Rattle.

Thomas Halsey

Sir Thomas Halsey, 3rd Baronet (1898–1970), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer, grandson of Sir Thomas Frederick Halsey


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