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unusual facts about Harry K. Thomas Jr.



Bataan Day

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshina Urabe expressed "deep apology and a deep sense of remorse to the tragedy", while United States Deputy of Mission Leslie Bassett (representing American Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr.) said their Embassy has provided a total of US$220 million (over 9 billion) to Filipino war veterans.

City Commercial Center

It was the venue for the 20th Mindanao Business Conference, which was held in September 7-9, 2011, with US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas, Jr. as guest of honor.

David M. Thomas Jr.

Carol Rosenberg, reporting in the Miami Herald, wrote that Thomas "brushed aside" concerns that by allowing civilians to view the captives he was violating the clause in the Geneva Conventions that protect captives from the humiliation of public display.

Edward Augustus Conger

During his time as District Attorney, Conger is remembered for his pursuit of murderer Harry Thaw, who in 1906 had shot and killed architect Stanford White on the roof of Madison Square Garden and was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Harry K. Knapp

In 1906, New York Governor Frank W. Higgins appointed him Chairman of the New York State Racing Commission.

Harry K. Thomas, Jr.

In addition to his tenure as Ambassador in Bangladesh, his earlier postings included service in the US embassies in New Delhi, India; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kaduna, Nigeria; and Lima, Peru.

Harry Knapp

Harry K. Knapp (1865–1926), United States financier and horse racing executive

Harry Thomas

Harry K. Thomas, Jr. (born 1956), US Ambassador-designate to the Republic of the Philippines

Tungsten carbide

A criticality accident occurred at Los Alamos National Laboratory on 21 August 1945 when Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a plutonium sphere, causing the subcritical mass to go supercritical with the reflected neutrons.

Walter C. Rollins

Walter Rollins trained for prominent owners such as Norman Kittson, Pierre Lorillard IV, and the Oneck Stable of Harry K. Knapp and his brother, Dr. Gideon Lee Knapp.


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