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Bull Run, First Battle of
Bull Run, First Battle of (July 21, 1861) American
Civil War conflict, fought near Manassas, Virginia. Under-trained Union troops led by General Irvin McDowell, at first successful, were eventually routed by Confederate troops under General P. G. T.
Beauregard, reinforced by General Thomas J.
Jackson, who earned his nickname ‘Stonewall’ at the battle.
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Top bulls, riders to battle at Eugene Pro Rodeo.(Sports)(The event's four-night run begins tonight at the Oregon Horse Center)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/1/2006; 515 words
; ...Horse Center, begins its four-day run today with the first round of...more is that the case than in bull riding, where an 8-second stay on the back of a 1-ton bucking bull can seem like an eternity. Thus...will feature some of the best bull riders in the country throughout...
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Donnybrook; the battle of Bull Run, 1861.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2006; 108 words
; 9780156031431 Donnybrook; the battle of Bull Run, 1861. Detzer, David. Harcourt 2004 554 pages $16.00 Paperback...the first great battle of the Civil War took place at Bull Run. In this text Detzer draws upon primary source material...
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The long run: the indicators indicate that the market should fall - which has the experts apologizing.(Dances with Bulls)
Magazine article from: National Review; 4/21/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...little-noted side effect of this unprecedented bull market is the elaborate theories that...commonplace is testimony to the fact that this bull market has risen further and lasted longer...reached today's level of 53 to 1. All prior bull markets have ended at ratios no higher...of record corporate ...
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American Civil War: "The Fatal Blunder of the Day".(artillery deployment at Bull Run)
Magazine article from: FA Journal; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Artillery Fight at the First Battle of Bull Run It was at this time that McDowell...American Civil War, the Battle of Bull Run (also referred to as Manassas), the...organized their armies for the Battle of Bull Run. Both sides simply sprinkled their...
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Dissonance; the turbulent days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2006; 96 words
; 9780151011582 Dissonance; the turbulent days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Detzer, David. Harcourt 2006 371 pages $27.00 Hardcover E472 Using diaries, letters and newspapers, Detzer (history, Connecticut...
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Bromberg to battle Bull Run.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 10/2/2008; 271 words
; ...Bromberg and his band will perform at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Bull Run in Shirley, with Angel Band as the opening act. His performances...biggest numbers that night was the stirring The Battle of Bull Run, which perhaps he will reprise tomorrow, given the name...
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Dollar weakness is strength for African bourses: after two years of spectacular bull runs during which some of Africa's stock exchanges outperformed the best in the world, growth this year will be more modest. This analysis is by Frank Senyo Dewotor of databank securities.(An African Business Special Report)
Magazine article from: African Business; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...markets in Africa as they consolidate their two-year long bull run in the first quarter of this year. African stock markets...Another important factor behind Africa's two years old bull market is the rising prices for some of h
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No blues for Bromberg fans at Bull Run.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 11/13/2007; 596 words
; ...fantastic two-hour show Sunday at The Bull Run that found warmth and humor in some...Massachusetts created a packed house at The Bull Run, and he stoked that crowd with a selection...bearish Bromberg began his set with a run through woman-done-him-wrong blues...
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Bull run.(John Quinn and Bill Urquhart participated in bullfight)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/25/2005; ; 137 words
; ...watched as thousands of people from around the world lined up to race ahead of the formidable beasts. Urquhart dropped out of the run after police forced the three attorneys away from their planned starting point. But Quinn and Rosenberg took part. The people...
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Winner's short run dirt pretty.(Rodeo)(Allen Helmuth's 94 points are enough to win the Firecracker Bull Ride on the final day of the Eugene Pro Rodeo)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/7/2008; 457 words
; ...ride in the short run, scoring a weekend-high of 94. As the bull jumped out of its...when you're on a bull. On the next ride of the short run, Cross turned out...spot in the short run. But Ford accepted...option because his bull fell down in the...
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Bull Run, First Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Bull Run, First Battle of (1861).The first major land battle of the Civil War occurred at Bull Run Creek (near the town of Manassas, Virginia...deployed his force along a stream called Bull Run; it was crossable only at a number of fords...
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Bull Run, Second Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Bull Run, Second Battle of (1862).On 26 June 1862...Confederates, Jackson moved north of the old Bull Run battlefield and hid his men in an abandoned...death of Maj. Gen. Philip Kearney. The Second Bull Run campaign marked the emergence of Lee as an...
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Bull Run
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...National Battlefield Park (est. 1940). First Battle of Bull Run The first battle of Bull Run (or first battle of Manassas) was the first major...attacked the Confederates near the stone bridge over Bull Run and drove them back to the Henry House Hill. There...
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Bull Run, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Bull Run, Battle of (1861).The first major battle of the Civil War occurred on 21 July 1861 at Bull Run (or Manassas), Virginia, some thirty miles...of twenty thousand along a stream called Bull Run. On 18 July, the Confederate general Joseph...
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Sitting Bull
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sitting Bull The American Indian Sitting Bull (ca. 1834-1890), a Hunkpapa Sioux medicine man and chief...Custer massacre and during the Sioux War of 1875-1876. Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River in South Dakota. He gained some...territory during the Black Hills gold rush in 1875, Sitting Bull ...
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