Sentences with phrase «by civil war general»

Rawlins was founded by Civil War General John A. Rawlins in 1882 and oil drove the local economy for much of its early history.

Rawlins was founded by Civil War General John A. Rawlins in 1882 and oil drove the local economy for much of its early history.

An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens.

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Planned removal of a statue of Civil War General Robert E. Lee sparked protests by white supremacists, which in turn inspired counter protests.

If this speculation has any validity, the dramatic change in attitudes toward the right to die may be part of a more general drift since World War II toward greater tolerance, as evidenced by an increase in respect for the civil liberties of «deviants» of both the «left» and the «right.»

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned that Nigeria is on the verge of another Civil War following the yet - to - be addressed incessant killings of other Nigerians by herdsmen.

Labour has been seized by civil war since Britain voted to leave the EU, with MPs convinced Mr Corbyn would be trounced at a general election seeking to topple him.

Mr McDonnell also welcomed a proposal by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey that the union could broker a peace deal between the leader and his rebel MPs to avoid «civil war» in the party.

Established in 1778, the Office of the Secretary of State is a historically distinguished position that has been held by some of New York's most esteemed public servants, beginning with Revolutionary War General John Scotts, to John Adams Dix, who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary, a Civil War General, and the 24th Governor of New York.

Historically, The Guinea - Bissau Civil War, which was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was ostensibly triggered by an attempted coup led by General Ansumane Mane against the government of President Vieira.

I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

Saad Abu Hammour, secretary - general of the Jordan Valley Authority, told the Jerusalem hearing that the scarcity of water in Jordan has been exacerbated by the arrival of more than 250,000 Syrian refugees into the country since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

Captain America: Civil War will feature appearances by the Avengers cast as well as Ant - Man (Paul Rudd), Agent 13 / Sharon Carter (Emily Van Camp), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), General Thaddeus «Thunderbolt» Ross (William Hurt), Brock Rumlow / Crossbones (Frank Grillo) and as yet to be revealed characters played by Daniel Brühl and Martin Freeman.

One of them, of an economic nature, is represented by the general crisis of the world capitalist system that tends to drive the world economy to depression with the failure of governments, business bankruptcies, mass unemployment and even the outbreak of civil wars and new world conflagration as has occurred in the twentieth century with the 1st and 2nd World War.

One of an economic nature, is represented by the general crisis of the world capitalist system that tends to lead the world economy to depression with the failure of governments, the crash of companies, mass unemployment and even the outbreak of civil wars and new world conflagration as has happened in the twentieth century with the 1st and the 2nd World War.

Other Pulitzer winners include Annette Gordon - Reed, who took the History prize for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (BookPage review here); Douglas A. Blackmon, who won in General Nonfiction for Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II; and W.S. Merwin, whose collection The Shadow of Sirius won the Poetry prize.

Darkest of Days puts you in the role of Alexander Morris, a Civil War soldier serving under General George Custer, who is plucked from the Battle of Little Bighorn by a group of time travelers moments after catching an arrow to the crotch and watching your General die.

«Pickett's Charge» is «named for a watershed moment during the Battle of Gettysburg, marking the Confederacy's deepest penetration into the North and a failed offense, led by Major General George E. Pickett, that historians cite as a turning point in the Civil War,» the newspaper notes.

The ceiling and beams in a second guest room are reclaimed oak, and the bed by Room & Board has a custom - made headboard; an antique armchair, which belonged to Holland's grandmother, is covered in a wool by Holland & Sherry, and the portrait of a Civil War general was found in North Carolina.