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Juan Terry Trippe
Juan Terry Trippe , 1899-1981, pioneering American aviation executive, b. Sea Bright, N.J. A U.S. Navy pilot (1917-18), he graduated (1921) from Yale, and worked briefly on Wall Street. Fascinated with aviation, Trippe founded (1922) a short-lived air taxi service. Two years later he and three frien... Read more
chat
chat name applied to several Old World perching birds, such as the wheatear (see thrush ), the whinchat, and the stonechat, and to a common American warbler . ... Read more
Agustín Pedro Justo
Agustín Pedro Justo , 1876-1943, president of Argentina (1932-38). An army general, he rose to prominence (1922) as minister of war under Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear and later participated in the conservative revolution that overthrew Hipólito Irigoyen (1930). As president he became a l... Read more
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach city (1990 pop. 21,471), Okaloosa co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1941. It is a year-round beach and fishing resort east of Pensacola. Electronic equipment and small boats are made, and military aircraft are modified here. Nearby Eglin Air Force Base contributes signific... Read more
Georgetown University
Georgetown University in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll , chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and about persons important in Americ... Read more
gremlin
gremlin in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft. ... Read more
Oscar George Theodore Sonneck
Oscar George Theodore Sonneck , 1873-1928, American musicologist, b. Jersey City, N.J., educated in Germany. As chief (1902-17) of the music division of the Library of Congress, he developed one of the outstanding music libraries of the world. He edited the Musical Quarterly from its founding in 1... Read more
flamethrower
flamethrower mechanism for shooting a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel at enemy troops or positions. Primitive types of flamethrowers, consisting of hollow tubes filled with burning coals, sulfur, or other materials, came into use as early as the 5th cent. BC Modern flamethrowers were in... Read more
Robert Rutherford McCormick
Robert Rutherford McCormick 1880-1955, American journalist, b. Chicago. He held local public offices, was admitted (1907) to the bar, and practiced law in Chicago. He worked with his brother, Joseph Medill McCormick, in the management of the Chicago Tribune, and, after serving in World War I, he ... Read more
Tuskegee
Tuskegee , city (1990 pop. 12,257), seat of Macon co., SE Ala., in a cotton, corn, and dairy region; settled before 1763, inc. 1843. It has gristmills and plants that make cottonseed oil and fertilizer. A number of antebellum houses remain, and nearby is a national forest. Tuskegee is best known as ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Inc. Pan American World"

Trippe, Juan Terry
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...pioneer of the jet age, made Pan American World Airways the world's largest airline in the...oceans in the 1930s, made Pan American Airways the first airline...travel. By the early 1960s Pan Am planes were flying into...flying. Learning that some World War I (1914 ... Read more
SIC 1479 Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...United States was the world's largest producer of...30 percent), vacuum pan salt (11 percent), and...for 19.6 percent of the world's total production in...overseas: Akzo Nobel Salt Inc., Cargill Salt Co. and...Leslie Salt Co., North American Salt Co., Morton Salt...Salt, Eastern Cargill ... Read more
George Gershwin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography George Gershwin American composer George...colorful eras of American popular music...so-called age of Tin Pan Alley —...business. In Tin Pan Alley (28th...professional world of music, he...hired by Harms, Inc., as a songwriter...1926); and An American in Paris (1928...none ... Read more
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...is a traditional American rags-to-riches adventure...family of Mexican Americans, she became the first...Mexican Food Products, Inc. Early Life Ba ñ...thousands of other Mexican Americans, even though many...Mexican Food Products, Inc. There is some discrepancy...Mexican Food Products, ... Read more
Wong, Anna May
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Monica, California Asian American actress Anna May Wong is...third-generation Chinese American; her father was born in Sacramento...fascinated with the brand new world of movies. She began skipping...village girl who marries an American sailor, Wong captured the...The Alaskan and a Native ... Read more
Buffalo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and the Niagara and Buffalo rivers; inc. 1832. With more than 37 mi (60 km...continued the decline that began after World War II. By 2003 the decline led to...Buffalo in 1882. Here in 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition, President McKinley was... Read more
Irving Berlin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Irving Berlin The American composer Irving...epitomize the mass American sentiments of...hired by a Tin Pan Alley publisher...creation of African-American musicians in the...the Army during World War I he wrote...Irving Berlin, Inc. His most successful...has no place in American ... Read more
Robert Russell Bennett
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...became a student of the Danish-American musician Carl Busch, studying...publishing house of George Schirmer, Inc., where he was hired as a copyist...When the United States entered World War I, Bennett was able to...top music publisher in Tin Pan Alley, the center of Manhattan...the best musical ... Read more
Worcester: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...sculpture. The American Antiquarian Society...materials pertaining to American history and culture...indoor-outdoor zoo. The American Sanitary Plumbing...of the plumbing world. Worcester's "Artworks...Music Worcester, Inc. presents Worcester...chamber ensemble, world music, jazz, ... Read more

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Music Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...28th Street, dubbed Tin Pan Alley by the newspaper...flat rate per song, Tin Pan Alley firms issued thousands...United States and the world. Victor eventually won...marginalized consumers. African American and southern white vernacular...material through the American Society of ... Read more

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Delta's big buy-out: the carrier's acquisition mean new connections for Utah. (Delta Air Lines Inc.'s acquisition of Pan American World Airways Inc.)
Magazine article from: Utah Business; 11/1/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...huge portion of Pan American World Airways. One carrier...s New Strength Pan American World Airways, now a...what was once the world's largest airline...such as United, American and Delta were...spoke systems, Pan Am rebid primarily... Read more
Four-year dispute at Pan Am ends. (Pan American World Air Ways Inc., Developments in Industrial Relations)
Magazine article from: Monthly Labor Review; 2/1/1991; ; 426 words ; Ending a prolonged dispute, Pan American World Airways and the Teamsters signed a 39-month labor contract, covering 6,800 workers (reservations and passenger service employees...payments; restoration of vacation and sick leave benefits to their pre-1988 levels for full time employees; an agreement to permit ... Read more
Retired Air Force Brigadier General William T. Seawell, 87, a Pine Bluff native who became commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy and later the chairman and CEO of Pan American World Airways of Portsmouth, N.H., died May 20.(Business Briefs)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 5/30/2005; 80 words ; ...commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy and later the chairman and CEO of Pan American World Airways of Portsmouth, N.H., died May 20. A graduate of the United States...Inter-Continental Hotels Corp., McDermott International and McGraw-Hill Inc. Read more
Pan American Clippers; the golden age of flying boats.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 6/1/2009; 138 words ; 9781550464764 Pan American Clippers; the golden age...look back at the era of the Pan American Airways Clipper flying boats...and cargo transports during World War II. The relatively fast...Books. ([c]2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) Read more
The History of J@pan*Inc.
Magazine article from: Japan Inc.; 12/1/2002; 349 words ; ...Japan Incorporated against the world. In the mid 1960s, consultant...new magazine, we hit upon J@pan Inc. We were just trying to take...time to say sayonara to Japan Inc. Not the country, but the cliche. Coming next month in J@pan*Inc The Year Ahead--We ask some...your speed. Leave ... Read more
Exclusive interview: Michel Lachaussee; J@pan Inc talks to the President of the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan.(French Chamber of Commerce in Japan)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Japan Inc.; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...the chamber here in Japan is one its most important in the world; Japan is a major market for many French companies. There are...have two Japanese board members, as well as many European or American members, so we are a good bridge between foreign and domestic... Read more
Inside out: the realities of virtual business; J@pan Inc's column concerning business possibilities outside of Japan.(Business in Second Life)(Column)
Magazine article from: Japan Inc.; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...in SL including some of the world's biggest brands from Adidas...For the majority of real world companies involved in SL...the marketing consultancy world, and predictions fly around...number of users actually is. American Apparel who opened up in SL...Markus Breuer of the virtual world's ... Read more
Sony PSX.(The pulse 2: the best of J@pan Inc's newsletters)
Magazine article from: Japan Inc.; 7/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...important to remember that it comes at a time when Sony, the world's largest consumer electronics company, is on the ropes. For...first time. The thinking behind the PSX, which should be on American shelves early next year, is to package into one sleek box...Sony believes will one day be perched near every TV ... Read more
AMERICAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF, INC.
Magazine article from: Palaestra; 9/22/1999; 329 words ; ...competitive United States Teams at the Deaf World Games. The spirit of the USADSF incorporates...more. U.S. Teams and Athletes Shine at Pan-Am Games for the Deaf in Cuba Paced by...teams, a trio of wrestlers with Deaf World Games' (DWG) experience or potential...combination of veterans and rookies, the ... Read more
Culinary professionals and their favorite recipes: today, more than ever, African-Americans are entering into unique culinary professions--from winemaking to managing mega food changes. In recognition of Black History Month, we are featuring four professionals who will be making history in the culinary world. (Date With a Dish).
Magazine article from: Ebony; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...bring elements of the culinary world into the lives and living...million of viewers around the world. She has played an integral...in journalism and African American Studies, Brown echoed the...has worked with some of the world's greatest culinary personalities...operations of Walt Disney ... Read more