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Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt 1814-62, American inventor, b. Hartford, Conn. In 1835-36, he patented a revolving-breech pistol and founded at Paterson, N.J., the Patent Arms Company, which failed in 1842. An order for 1,000 revolvers from the U.S. government in 1847 in the Mexican War made possible the... Read more |
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colt
colt, in the old days of the Royal Navy a short piece of rope with a knot in the end used by petty officers, with varying degrees of brutality, to urge men on to work. Its use was officially forbidden by the Admiralty in 1809, though it persisted in some ships for a few years longer. See also... Read more |
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Derby
Derby , English horse race, instituted (1780) by the 12th earl of Derby and held annually at Epsom Downs, near London. The race is open only to three-year-old colts and fillies that must be entered when yearlings. The original course is still used; it is one yard longer than one and one-half miles.... Read more |
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Man o War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time... Read more |
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Don Shula
Don Shula 1930- American football coach The winningest coach in professional football, Don Shula compiled an unparalleled record of 347-173-6 over thirty-three seasons coaching in the National Football League (NFL). On November 14, 1993, as coach of the Miami Dolphins, Shula broke the record... Read more |
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Paterson
Paterson city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, Paterson was a planned attempt to promote industrial independence in the newly... Read more |
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Pat Barker
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World fairs
WORLD'S FAIRS WORLD'S FAIRS, sometimes called international expositions, originated with the 1851 London Crystal Palace Exhibition. The success of that venture in trumpeting the causes of industrialism, nationalism, and imperialism to an audience in excess of six million inspired the builders of... Read more |
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