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5 unusual facts about John Young


Hello Stranger

The arrangement by Riley Hampton - then working with Etta James - featured a signature organ riff provided by keyboardist John Young.

Red River Rebellion

In Ottawa, the Governor General Lord Lisgar had, at Macdonald's behest, proclaimed an amnesty on December 6 for all in Red River who would lay down their arms.

Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railway Bridge

The first railway bridge over the St. Croix River at this location was opened in October 1871 by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Governor General of Canada Lord Lisgar on the completion of the European and North American Railway (E&NA) between Bangor, Maine and Saint John, New Brunswick.

Upper Nepean Scheme

By 1867, Sydney was outgrowing the water supply available from Botany Swamps and the Governor (Sir John Young) appointed a Commission to recommend a future water supply.

Vanceboro, Maine

This line was opened by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Governor General of Canada Lord Lisgar during a ceremony at the border in October 1871.


Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph

The experiment was placed on the Descartes Highlands region of lunar surface where Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke landed in April 1972.

STS-6

After Skylab, Weitz became the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office under Chief Astronaut John Young.


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Big Indian Farms

John Young and many of his followers moved on to McCord and eventually became part of the Forest County Potawatomi.

John Young Wai

John Young Wai (1847 – 21 June 1930) was an Australian Chinese community leader, Presbyterian lay leader and Presbyterian minister.

Lost Nigger Gold Mine

In 1909, an Oklahoman named Wattenberg traveled to Alpine, Texas, with a map that he claimed showed the mine to be in Mexico itself; a pioneer named John Young went so far as to enter into partnership with Wattenberg and secure a mining permit from Porfirio Díaz, only to spend years fruitlessly trying to find it.

Walter James Young

Walter James Young was the son of John Young, a pastoralist, and was born at Moonta, South Australia.