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unusual facts about Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom


Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom

One leader of the pogrom, Valerian Trifa, became a cleric and emigrated to the United States but was stripped of his United States citizenship in 1982 and left the United States rather than be deported.


1965 in Israel

31 May - Jordanian Legionnaires fired on the neighborhood of Musrara in Jerusalem, killing two civilians and wounding four.

1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak

The 1976 Legionnaires Disease outbreak also known as Legion Fever, refers to the first known cases of infection by Legionella pneumophila in the United States.

1989 French Grand Prix

Éric Bernard replaced Yannick Dalmas at Larrousse after it was discovered that Dalmas was still suffering the effects of Legionnaires' disease.

David Sencer

That year, Legionnaires' disease, then unidentified, killed 29 attendees of a Philadelphia American Legion conference.

Earthwar

As the Khunds approach Legion Headquarters, the only ones remaining to defend the complex are the four Legionnaires who were forced to retire upon marriage: Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel.

Element Lad

The reincarnated Garth is able to use both the Element Lad and Lightning Lad powers in his new crystalline body, but his relationship with other Legionnaires (including former love Saturn Girl) is strained due to his outward resemblance to the Progenitor.

Hélie de Saint Marc

During that time; legionnaires from the French Foreign Legion acquired their parade song "Non, je ne regrette rien", a 1960 Edith Piaf song that NCOs, Corporals and Legionnaires song while leaving their barracks for re-deployment following the Algiers putsch of 1961.

Induction cut

In the French Foreign Legion this form of haircut, used by all recruits and many légionnaires, is termed "boule à zéro" (zero ball).

Legionella

A team of French scientists reviewed the details of an epidemic of Legionnaires' disease that took place in Pas-de-Calais, northern France, in 2003–2004.

Pontiac fever

After the 1976 Legionnaires' outbreak in Philadelphia, the Michigan health department reexamined blood samples and discovered the workers had been infected with the newly identified Legionella pneumophila.

Princeton Reunions

Classes celebrating a major reunion (multiples of five—-5th, 10th, and so on) often wear themed costumes, which have ranged from Dutch boys and Roman legionnaires to firefighters and Uncle Sam look-alikes.

Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

This was not the first such incident as bacteria causing Legionnaires has been discovered in the water system of the complex after a number of officials reported in ill.


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