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John Glover Roberts Jr
John Glover Roberts, Jr. 1955-, American public official, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2005-) b. Buffalo, N.Y., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1976, J.D. 1979). He clerked (1980-81) for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist before serving in the Reagan administration as special assistant to... Read more |
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Jacques Ignace Hittorff
Jacques Ignace Hittorff , 1792-1867, French architect. He became a leading exponent of the classical revival in France, and his chief work is the Neo-Greek Church of St. Vincent de Paul, in Paris, which he built (1824-44) with his father-in-law, J. B. Lepère. Hittorff was appointed (1833)... Read more |
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Chief of Naval Operations
NAVAL OPERATIONS, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, CHIEF OF. The post of chief of naval operations (CNO) was established on 3 February 1915 to give the navy a military chief "charged with the operations of the Fleet and with the preparations of plans for use in war." Legally, the CNO was only an... Read more |
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial: 1935 Defendant: Bruno Richard HauptmannCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyer: Edward J. ReillyChief Prosecutor David T. WilentzJudge: Thomas W. TrenchardPlace: Flemington, New JerseyDates of Trial: January 2-February 13, 1935Verdict: ... Read more |
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Arthur William Tedder 1st Baron Tedder
Arthur William Tedder Tedder, 1st Baron 1890-1967, British air marshal. He saw service in the infantry and the Royal Flying Corps in World War I. After 1919 he held important positions in the Royal Air Force and the air ministry. Tedder was sent to the Middle East in 1940 and, as air chief there... Read more |
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Sir Anthony Saint Leger
St Leger, Sir Anthony (c.1496–1559). Lord deputy of Ireland. Of a Kentish family, St Leger married the niece and heiress of Warham, archbishop of Canterbury, and rose under the patronage of Thomas Cromwell. In 1537 he was leader of a commission to report on Irish affairs and was knighted... Read more |
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Folquet de Marseille
Folquet de Marseille , 1150-1231, Provençal troubadour. He took orders, rose to be archbishop of Toulouse, and became notorious as the chief prosecutor in Provence of the Albigensian Crusade. Dante awarded him a place in Paradise.... Read more |
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United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States ¦ JOSEPH PATTERSON HYDER The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the United States is a six-member committee that advises the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council on military affairs. A chairman, ... Read more |
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National Security Council
National Security Council (NSC), federal executive council responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the defense policies of the United States and also exercising direction over the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Created in 1947 by the National Security Act (amended in 1949), the... Read more |
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