query: who are paul revere's parents?

title: Paul Revere

text: Style calendar then in use, or January 1, 1735, in the modern calendar. His father, a French Huguenot born Apollos Rivoire came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time he married Deborah Hitchborn, a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf, in 1729, Rivoire had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son, Paul Revere, was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving son. Revere grew up in the environment of the extended Hitchborn family, and never learned his father's native

title: Paul Revere Dick

text: Paul Revere Dick Paul Revere Dick, (January 7, 1938, Harvard, Nebraska - October 4, 2014, Garden Valley, Idaho) was an American musician, best known for being the leader, organist and (by dropping his last name to create the stage name) namesake of Paul Revere & the Raiders. The band became notable for a string of hits (they claim 23 straight) from the early 1960's to the early 1970's and thrust Revere into the position of a celebrity. Dick was the "idea man" behind the group. Even before the group, he was convinced there was a place for a combination of

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders are an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits are the songs "Kicks" (1966; ranked No. 400 on "Rolling Stone"s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry" (1966), "Him Or Me – What's It Gonna Be?" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic No. 1 single "Indian Reservation" (1971). Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938, Harvard,

title: Paul Joseph Revere

text: Paul Joseph Revere Paul Joseph Revere (Sept 10, 1832 – July 4, 1863) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the grandson and namesake of Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere. He was one of the three grandsons of Paul Revere who fought for the Union, another being Joseph Warren Revere. He graduated from Harvard University in 1852. In July 1861, he was commissioned a major in the 20th Massachusetts Infantry. In October 1861, at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in Virginia, Revere was wounded

title: Paul Revere

text: Series honors Paul Revere, featuring the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. He also appears on the $5,000 Series EE U.S. Savings Bond. The rock group Paul Revere and the Raiders had considerable popularity from the middle 1960s through the early 1970s. The band's namesake and organist was born Paul Revere Dick, named after Revere. The song "Me and Paul Revere", written by musician Steve Martin and performed with his bluegrass group Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, was inspired by the tale of Paul Revere's ride and told from the point of view of Revere's horse, Brown Beauty. In 1861,

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: which was co-written by Driggs. On May 31, 2017, Driggs died of a heart attack at his home in Miami, Florida, at the age of 67. Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders are an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits are the songs "Kicks" (1966; ranked No. 400 on "Rolling Stone"s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry" (1966), "Him Or Me – What's It Gonna Be?" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic No. 1 single "Indian Reservation"

title: Paul Revere

text: Maria Revere Balestier, wife of American consul Joseph Balestier, is now displayed in the National Museum of Singapore. This is the only bell cast by the Revere foundry that is outside the United States. For a time, it was displayed behind velvet ropes in the foyer of the United States Embassy in Singapore. The communities of Revere, Massachusetts and Revere, Minnesota bear his name, as do Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts, Revere Avenue in The Bronx, New York City, Paul Revere Road in Arlington, Massachusetts, and Paul Revere Apartments in Seattle. A 25-cent 1958 U.S. postage stamp in the Liberty

title: Paul Revere

text: Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S.May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). At age 41, Revere was a prosperous, established and prominent Boston silversmith. He had helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as a Massachusetts militia officer,

title: Joseph Warren Revere (general)

text: Joseph Warren Revere (general) Joseph Warren Revere (May 17, 1812 – April 20, 1880) was a career United States Navy and Army officer. Also serving in the Mexican Army the grandson of Paul Revere is best known for being a Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War who was court-martialed after the Battle of Chancellorsville. Joseph Warren Revere was born 17 May 1812 and was a grandson of Paul Revere. His parents were Dr. John Revere and Lydia LeBaron Goodwin. He was named after General Joseph Warren, the famous doctor and general in the American Revolution who was a

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: Paul Revere Braniff Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897 – June 15, 1954) was an airline entrepreneur. Paul, along with his brother Thomas Elmer Braniff, was one of the original founders of Braniff Airways, Inc. d/b/a Braniff International Airways (after 1948). Paul Revere Braniff was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He grew up during the early era of aviation, and, as a youngster, became fascinated with the new way of transport. His family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1900. Paul Revere Braniff met Marie Agnes Maney and they married on April 29, 1920. Marie Maney was born on May

title: Paul Joseph Revere

text: and captured by the Confederate States Army. He was paroled in February 1862 and officially exchanged in May 1862. In September 1862, Revere participated in the Battle of Antietam, in which he suffered a second wound and Edward Hutchinson Revere, another of Paul Revere's grandsons, was killed. On July 2, 1863, Revere, by now colonel of his regiment, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and died two days later. Paul Joseph Revere Paul Joseph Revere (Sept 10, 1832 – July 4, 1863) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders discography

text: Paul Revere & the Raiders discography Paul Revere & the Raiders are an American rock band from Boise, Idaho. Formed in 1958, the band released their first hit single three years later, "Like, Long Hair", which reached number 38 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Following a few minor charting singles, including a version of "Louie Louie", the band worked with producer Terry Melcher in updating their sound, combining fast-paced, guitar-and-vocal-dominated rock and roll with an intimidating R&B flavor. The result was a string of commercially successful singles, beginning with 1965's "Steppin' Out" and continuing with "Just Like Me",

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders discography

title: Paul Revere House

text: Paul Revere House The Paul Revere House (1680) was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. A National Historic Landmark, it is located at 19 North Square, Boston, Massachusetts, in the city's North End, and is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. An admission fee is charged. The original three-story house was built about 1680, making it the oldest house in downtown Boston. It occupied the former site of the Second Church of Boston's parsonage, home to Increase Mather and Cotton Mather, which was destroyed in

title: Paul Revere

text: mission, Israel Bissell being the person to ride the farthest distance of all. Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S.May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). At age 41, Revere was a prosperous, established and prominent Boston silversmith. He had helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep

title: Paul Revere

text: and then harry them all the way back to Boston. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow popularized Paul Revere in "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", a poem first published in 1863 as part of "Tales of a Wayside Inn". Because Boston was besieged after the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere could not return to the city, which was now firmly in British hands. He boarded in Watertown, where he was eventually joined by Rachel and most of his children (Paul Jr., then 15, remained in Boston to mind the family properties). After he was denied a commission in the Continental Army,

title: Joseph Warren Revere (general)

text: Cemetery in Morristown. Joseph Warren Revere (general) Joseph Warren Revere (May 17, 1812 – April 20, 1880) was a career United States Navy and Army officer. Also serving in the Mexican Army the grandson of Paul Revere is best known for being a Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War who was court-martialed after the Battle of Chancellorsville. Joseph Warren Revere was born 17 May 1812 and was a grandson of Paul Revere. His parents were Dr. John Revere and Lydia LeBaron Goodwin. He was named after General Joseph Warren, the famous doctor and general in the American Revolution

title: Paul Revere House

text: flooring, foundation, inner wall material and raftering) is original to 1680, though none of the window glass is original. Its heavy beams, large fireplaces, and absence of interior hallways are typical of colonial living arrangements. The two chambers upstairs contain several pieces of furniture believed to have belonged to the Revere family. Immediately adjacent (across the entry courtyard, the original site of the John Barnard House) is the brick Pierce–Hichborn House, built about 1711 as an early Georgian house, and also operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. In December 2016 the Paul Revere Memorial Association

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: who would eventually become the President of Braniff Airways in 1954. Intending to retire from aviation, Paul Braniff sold the airline to his brother Tom. It was after Paul Revere Braniff left that Braniff International Airways became a major player in United States-South America travel and vice versa, as Braniff International Airways began daily flights to various points in that continent and to Europe after the jet era began, with their distinctive livery that included many colors not seen before on aircraft fuselages. Paul Revere Braniff went to Oklahoma to try to work as a mechanic, and he established the

title: Paul Revere

text: in 1792 he became one of America's best-known bell casters, working with sons Paul Jr. and Joseph Warren Revere in the firm Paul Revere & Sons. This firm cast the first bell made in Boston and ultimately produced hundreds of bells, a number of which remain in operation to this day. In 1794, Revere decided to take the next step in the evolution of his business, expanding his bronze casting work by learning to cast cannon for the federal government, state governments, and private clients. Although the government often had trouble paying him on time, its large orders inspired him

title: Paul Revere Dick

text: band continued its house band position on the ABC Saturday afternoon shows "Happening '68", and later "It's Happening". Lead singer Mark Lindsay and Revere became the hosts of the shows while the rest of the band added slapstick comedy to the show. Revere continued the legacy of the band until mid-2014 when his battle with cancer forced his retirement. He left his son Jamie to continue the legacy. Paul Revere Dick Paul Revere Dick, (January 7, 1938, Harvard, Nebraska - October 4, 2014, Garden Valley, Idaho) was an American musician, best known for being the leader, organist and (by dropping

title: Paul Revere House

text: opened a 3,500 square foot visitor and education center connected to the house by an elevated walkway. Purchased in 2007, $4 million in renovations allow the new education center to provide additional exhibit space on Revere's Midnight Ride, his work as a silversmith and his industrial work after the American Revolution . The renovations permit wheelchair users to access the second floor of the house for the first time while classrooms and a library will allow for expanded research and educational outreach. Paul Revere House The Paul Revere House (1680) was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: as salesman, selling used aircraft parts to customers. Paul Revere Braniff was diagnosed with cancer later in his life, and he went on to spend his last couple of years relatively inactive. Expected to survive his cancer, Mr. Braniff suffered a cold in the summer of 1954, which later turned into a pneumonia. He had surgery to correct the pneumonia, but the surgery aggravated his cancer disease, He died on June 15, 1954, from complications of cancer that his doctors stated was directly connected with his pneumonia and resulting surgery. Paul Revere Braniff Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897 –

title: Operation Paul Revere

text: and was immediately succeeded by Operation Paul Revere II. Total US casualties were 66 killed, while the US had claimed that PAVN losses were 546 killed and a further 68 captured. Operation Paul Revere Operation Paul Revere was a 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation that took place west of Pleiku, lasting from 10 May to 1 August 1966. On 10 May 1966 following sightings of large People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces west of Đức Cơ and Plei Me Camps, the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was deployed to Landing Zone Oasis to sweep the area to the southwest.

title: Paul Revere (song)

text: soundtrack to the film "Wild Wild West". It was covered by Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" as part of their "History of Rap" medley. A cover was done by Zachariah and the Lobos Riders in a country styling on the album "Alcoholiday". A genre-bending cover was played by swing band The Asylum Street Spankers on their album "Mercurial". The Disco Biscuits debuted their cover of Paul Revere on New Year's Eve 2006 to open the second set. They continued to play it several times throughout 2007 and 2008. Paul Revere (song) "Paul Revere" is

title: Paul Revere (song)

text: bounced it to another tape, flipped it around — this is pre-digital sampling — and bounced it back to the multi-track tape,” he said. “The reversed beat basically became ’Paul Revere.’ Yauch saw this thing we couldn’t see — and he killed it.” The song tells a fictional story of how Adrock, Mike D, and MCA first met. Adrock describes riding through the desert on a horse named Paul Revere, also the name of a horse in the musical "Guys and Dolls", while he is on the run from the police. He runs into MCA, who asks him for a

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: Viet Nam, "Paul Revere" received word that had been struck and cut in two by . The stern section of the "Evans" was towed to Subic Bay and was in the floating drydock when "Paul Revere" arrived for upkeep. Toward the end of the deployment, "Paul Revere" participated in a series of "Keystone" operations beginning with Operation Keystone Eagle on 14 July 1969. After an impressive ceremony on the deep water piers in Da Nang Harbor, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines boarded "Paul Revere" and sailed for Okinawa in the first increment of America's withdrawal from South Vietnam. A photograph

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: got underway and spent the weekend at sea and even performed an Unrep. "Paul Revere" was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 January 1980, and subsequently sold through the Security Assistance Program to Spain on 17 January 1980, renamed "Castilla" (L-21). The Spanish Navy decommissioned the ship on 6 June 1998, and in 2000 it was scrapped at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, the seaport from which Columbus embarked on his second voyage. USS Paul Revere (APA-248) USS "Paul Revere" (APA/LPA-248) was the lead ship of the "Paul Revere" class of attack transport in the United

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: USS Paul Revere (APA-248) USS "Paul Revere" (APA/LPA-248) was the lead ship of the "Paul Revere" class of attack transport in the United States Navy. She was named for the early patriot, Paul Revere (1735–1818). She later served in the Spanish Navy as "Castillia" (L-21). The ship was originally laid down as Maritime Administration Hull 27 on 15 May 1952 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, and was launched on 11 April 1953 as the SS "Diamond Mariner", sponsored by Mrs. Franklin Ewers. The ship was delivered to MARAD on 22 December 1953, and was operated by

title: Operation Paul Revere IV

text: to a Battalion and spread amongst the 32nd and 88th Regiments. These units typically changed names to confuse Allied intelligence. Estimates of enemy casualties are largely unknown and mostly from battlefield reports and so the true estimates are not known. In a 1980 official history, the PAVN claimed victory in the battles and to have killed 2,400 Allied troops, including 2,000 Americans. Operation Paul Revere IV Operation Paul Revere IV was a United States Army operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the Plei Trap Valley, lasting from 20 October to 30 December 1966. In early October 1966

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: Nebraska – October 4, 2014). The band relocated to Portland, Oregon, when Revere returned from serving in the armed forces in 1962. In his early 20s, Revere owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho, and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon) while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked. The circumstance of their meeting was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere", recorded by the group. Lindsay joined Revere's band in 1958. Originally called the Downbeats, they changed their name to Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1960 on

title: Paul Revere

text: termed "an insolent parade") and a famous depiction of the March 1770 Boston Massacre (see illustration). Although the latter was engraved by Revere and he included the inscription, "Engraved, Printed, & Sold by Paul Revere Boston", it was modeled on a drawing by Henry Pelham, and Revere's engraving of the drawing was colored by a third man and printed by a fourth. Revere also produced a bowl commemorating the Massachusetts assembly's refusal to retract the Massachusetts Circular Letter. (This letter, adopted in response to the 1767 Townshend Acts, called for united colonial action against the acts. King George III had

title: The Paul Revere Pottery

text: full time at the pottery, where her starting salary was $7 a week. She quickly distinguished herself as a decorator with a special talent for floral designs. She also worked as a salesperson and eventually became the manager of the pottery's Washington, D.C. store. Galner stayed on at the pottery until 1921, when she married Morris Bloom. Over 130 ceramic works decorated by Galner are included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Paul Revere Pottery The Paul Revere Pottery was a woman-run pottery founded during the Progressive Era in Boston, Massachusetts in the United

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: band was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Revere announced his retirement from the band in August 2014; the group plans to tour without him as "Paul Revere's Raiders". In October 2014, the band's web site announced that Revere had died "peacefully" on October 4, 2014, at his Garden Valley, Idaho home, a "small estate overlooking a tranquil river canyon", after a battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. On October 10, 2014 at the Los Angeles Forum, Tom Petty performed "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", dedicating it to Paul Revere, acknowledging his passing that week. Volk

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: U.S. in the summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell taking Revere's place on piano. By summer 1962, Revere and Lindsay were working together again in Oregon with a version of the Raiders that featured Mike "Smitty" Smith (born Michael LeRoy Smith on March 27, 1942 in Beaverton, Oregon), a drummer who would spend two extended periods with the band. Around this time, KISN DJ Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band to hire. Hart had a casual conversation with a bank teller who told him about a band called "Paul Revere-something".

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: the crew crossed the equator. Returning briefly to Subic Bay, "Paul Revere" made a hasty run to open water to escape being caught in port during an incoming typhoon. Eventually stopping back at Okinawa. "Paul Revere" continued its '74 WESTPAC north to South Korea and Japan. After Vietnam "Paul Revere" was placed in reserve status, home-ported at Terminal Island, Long Beach, CA and crewed by Naval Reserve personnel. Later in 1974, she took on the men and equipment of the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division at Ft. Lewis, WA and delivered them to the Marine Corps Camp

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: communications hardware to enable the ship to deploy as the flagship for Amphibious Groups I and III on a WestPac cruise in September 1970. The cruise began with "Paul Revere" escorting two new gunboats, and , to Pearl Harbor. During the 1970–71 cruise, under the command of a naval aviator, Captain Charles Lindberg, the ship visited Pearl Harbor, Bangkok, Subic Bay, Okinawa, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Hong Kong and Singapore. On the voyage to Singapore "Paul Revere" crossed the equator and initiated the crew's "pollywogs." In 1972 she participated in the Easter Offensives. Paul Revere (LPA-248) made a WESTPAC cruise Feb. -Sep.

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: USS "Paul Revere" participated in an exercise with several ships and , to test torpedoes on a decommissioned submarine, , which was to be sunk as a target in the SoCal Op Areas. The "Bream", which was operated remotely from the "Paul Revere", was ultimately sunk by naval gunfire from an accompanying cruiser. "Paul Revere" had a dry dock period at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard from November 1969 to April 1970. Other ships at Hunters Point during this period included and a Turkish destroyer. During the time in the yards, she was refitted with modern ECM equipment and additional

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: called "Louie Fontaine & the Rockets", and went on the road with them as "Paul Revere & the Raiders", featuring Blair Hill ("Louie Fontaine") as lead vocalist. This configuration even appeared as "Paul Revere's Raiders" without Paul, for a while in 1978. The quintet of Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay, Drake Levin, Phil Volk, and Mike Smith reunited for Dick Clark on national television in 1979 and performed a medley of their biggest hits. The same year "Indian Reservation" was covered by the German group Orlando Riva Sound. The punk rock and new wave eras would see a wave of interest

title: Operation Paul Revere

text: Operation Paul Revere Operation Paul Revere was a 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation that took place west of Pleiku, lasting from 10 May to 1 August 1966. On 10 May 1966 following sightings of large People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces west of Đức Cơ and Plei Me Camps, the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was deployed to Landing Zone Oasis to sweep the area to the southwest. After a week of fruitless searching the Brigade changed its focus to the west to the Chu Pong Massif. On the morning of 24 May a CIDG patrol was ambushed by

title: Paul Revere Park

text: were used as a staging area for the construction of the Zakim Bridge and did not open until 2007. A 690-foot pedestrian bridge under the Zakim Bridge and over the MBTA railroad tracks leading into North Station opened in 2012, connecting the park to North Point Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Paul Revere Park Paul Revere Park is a park located on the Charles River in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The park was the first park to open along the "Lost Half Mile" of the Charles River as mitigation for the taking of planned parkland for the construction of the Big Dig. The

title: Paul Revere Park

text: Paul Revere Park Paul Revere Park is a park located on the Charles River in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The park was the first park to open along the "Lost Half Mile" of the Charles River as mitigation for the taking of planned parkland for the construction of the Big Dig. The park runs along the Charles River between the Freedom Trail on North Washington Street and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. The park features a large oval-shaped lawn, an informal performance area, and a playground. The park first opened in 1999, although the upstream portions of the park

title: Paul Revere (song)

text: Paul Revere (song) "Paul Revere" is a song by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their debut album "Licensed to Ill" (1986). It was written by Adam Horovitz, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Rick Rubin. It was produced by Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys. The song tells a fictional story of how the Beastie Boys met. Adam Horovitz told how the song evolved from an incident when the Beastie Boys were waiting outside a recording studio for Run-D.M.C., when Joseph Simmons ("Run") suddenly came running down the street screaming incoherently. When he reached

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, WA), and delivered them to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base for amphibious operations training. May 1979, the USS Paul Revere served as a training platform for the first Seaman Apprenticeship class to be trained on a US Naval Vessel. Previously to this all sailor's who went to Seaman Apprenticeship training did so on the USS Never Sail at RTC San Diego, CA. At the time, the ship was based out of Long Beach and for two weeks, the students participated in both classroom and OJT instruction. At midpoint in training, the USS Paul Revere

title: Paul Revere House

text: the attic had been removed). Second, a two-story lean-to was added in the ell between the two 17th-century portions of the house (this lean-to was removed by the restoration in 1907–1908). Paul Revere owned this house from 1770 to 1800, although he and his family may have lived elsewhere for periods in the 1780s and 1790s. It is believed that during the Revere occupancy the rear chimney was added (c. 1790) including the kitchen that visitors see in the first room they enter. After Revere sold the house, it became a tenement with its ground floor remodeled for use as

title: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting)

text: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a 1931 painting by the American artist Grant Wood. It depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775. The perspective is from a high altitude as Revere rides through a brightly lit Lexington, Massachusetts. It was inspired by the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Wood used a child's hobby horse as model for Revere's horse. The painting is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, but is not on view as of spring,

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: Glen Campbell, among others. The Raiders's biggest hit of the period, "Indian Reservation", was recorded as a Mark Lindsay solo session, although some sources erroneously credit the lead vocals to Weller, who, around the same time, had recorded "Indian Lake" (a cover of the hit song by the Cowsills). As a promotional gambit, Revere took the unusual step of riding cross-country four times, plugging the song at every market available. His efforts paid off: "Indian Reservation" peaked at No. 1 for one week in July. Paul Revere: "I called the head of Columbia's promotion and told him I was going

text: 2017. The painting belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. Gooch in Memphis, Tennessee from 1931 to 1950, after which it was given to YWCA Memphis as a gift. The same year it was sold for 15,000 dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a 1931 painting by the American artist Grant Wood. It depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775. The perspective is from a high altitude as Revere rides through a brightly lit Lexington, Massachusetts. It was

title: Paul Revere

text: "Loyal Nine"—organizers of the earliest protests against the Stamp Act—he was well connected with its members, who were laborers and artisans. Revere did not participate in some of the more raucous protests, such as the attack on the home of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson. In 1765, a group of militants who would become known as the "Sons of Liberty" formed, of which Revere was a member. From 1765 on, in support of the dissident cause, he produced engravings and other artifacts with political themes. Among these engravings are a depiction of the arrival of British troops in 1768 (which he

title: Revere bells

text: Revere bells Revere bells were cast out of the bell foundry of Paul Revere starting in 1792 in Boston. Revere became known professionally for his foundries and for being one of the few competent bell makers in the United States at the time. Paul Revere opened his bell foundry in the Boston's North End and, between the years 1792 and 1828, the foundry cast a total of 398 bells that varied from 500 to 2500 pounds. The vast majority of Revere's bells have pleasant tones, are long lasting, and served as centerpieces of their communities. They were used in schools,

title: The Paul Revere Pottery

text: Brown, decided to fund the pottery. In 1908, Storrow bought a four-story brick building in the North End, located on Hull Street. The Library Club House, or Hull House as it was often called, was very near to the Old North Church. The iconic church, where Paul Revere had hung his lantern, inspired the pottery’s name: Paul Revere Pottery. The S.E.G. had to seek much of their own funding to support the pottery and maintain themselves through the accomplishments they had cultivated as a group. S.E.G. secured funds through musical performance, reciting dialogues and plays, and poetry readings to wealthy

title: The Paul Revere Pottery

text: The Paul Revere Pottery The Paul Revere Pottery was a woman-run pottery founded during the Progressive Era in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. It emerged as a subgroup of the Saturday Evening Girls Club (S.E.G.). The library group was started and guided by Edith Guerrier, a librarian; her partner, Edith Brown, an artist; and Helen Osborne Storrow, the financial patron of the group. The Saturday Evening Girls Club was established in 1899, and located in Boston's North End. The group aimed to serve as an intellectual and social hub for young immigrant girls that otherwise had very few economic,

title: Operation Paul Revere IV

text: Operation Paul Revere IV Operation Paul Revere IV was a United States Army operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the Plei Trap Valley, lasting from 20 October to 30 December 1966. In early October 1966 United States intelligence reported a buildup of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units near Plei Djereng and Đức Cơ Special Forces Camps southeast of the Plei Trap Valley near the Vietnam-Cambodia border. On 20 October the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division deployed to Plei Djereng and began to sweep northwest towards the southern Plei Trap and the Cambodian border engaging platoon-sized units

title: Paul Revere

text: house along the route. The Charlestown colonists dispatched additional riders to the north. Riding through present-day Somerville, Medford, and Arlington, Revere warned patriots along his route, many of whom set out on horseback to deliver warnings of their own. By the end of the night there were probably as many as 40 riders throughout Middlesex County carrying the news of the army's advance. Revere did not shout the phrase later attributed to him ("The British are coming!"): his mission depended on secrecy, the countryside was filled with British army patrols, and most of the Massachusetts colonists (who were predominantly English

title: Paul Revere House

text: was typical. As the Revere House was set quite close to neighbors, its double casement windows were installed in the rear elevation rather than the more common placement in a gable. Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the Paul Revere House went through two major renovations. First, the roofline facing the street was raised substantially to bring the house in line with the Georgian architectural style that had become prevalent at that time (the roofline was returned to its original pitch, albeit without a gable, by the restorers in 1907–1908, which gave rise to a commonly held misconception that

title: Samuel Adams and Paul Revere time capsule

text: the time capsule. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere time capsule The Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule is a time capsule located in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House. It is believed to have been buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. It is the oldest known time capsule in the United States. The time capsule is a metal container measuring , and weighing about . It was first removed from its location in 1855, at which time its contents were cleaned and documented. Additional items were added to it at that time, and it

text: Samuel Adams and Paul Revere time capsule The Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule is a time capsule located in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House. It is believed to have been buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. It is the oldest known time capsule in the United States. The time capsule is a metal container measuring , and weighing about . It was first removed from its location in 1855, at which time its contents were cleaned and documented. Additional items were added to it at that time, and it was resealed in

title: Paul Revere

text: of 1765 resulted in a further downturn in the Massachusetts economy. Business was so poor that an attempt was made to attach his property in late 1765. To help make ends meet he even took up dentistry, a skill set he was taught by a practicing surgeon who lodged at a friend's house. One client was Doctor Joseph Warren, a local physician and political opposition leader with whom Revere formed a close friendship. Revere and Warren, in addition to having common political views, were also both active in the same local Masonic lodges. Although Revere was not one of the

title: Paul Revere

text: buried in the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street. After Revere's death, the family business was taken over by his oldest surviving son, Joseph Warren Revere. The copper works founded in 1801 continues today as the Revere Copper Company, with manufacturing divisions in Rome, New York and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Revere's original silverware, engravings, and other works are highly regarded today, and can be found on display in museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Revere Bell, presented in 1843 to the Church of St. Andrew in Singapore by his daughter, Mrs.

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: of the ship loading Marines appeared in "Newsweek" magazine. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 9th Marines were transported to Okinawa in two subsequent trips. "Paul Revere" was relieved of duty with ARG "Bravo" (TG 76.5) by on 29 August 1969 at Subic Bay. During the homecoming sea and anchor detail the crew observed the San Diego–Coronado Bridge, under construction for three years, had been completed. In an awards ceremony at Naval Station San Diego, Captain Mitchell Karlowicz was awarded the Bronze Star for commanding "Paul Revere" in support of combat operations against the enemy. On 7 November 1969,

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: service from 17 August to 11 November 1967 during sustained amphibious operations against communist insurgent forces in the Republic of Vietnam, "Paul Revere" was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the first ship of her type to receive the award. During 1968 she participated in training cruises for Naval Reservists and Midshipmen, including a special familiarization cruise for Sea Cadets. She also continued her upkeep and training preparations for her next coming deployment in January 1969. Having been redesignated LPA-248 on 1 January 1969, "Paul Revere" deployed on 30 January, departing San Diego as part of ARG "Bravo" (TG 76.5) in

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: lift support for Marine units in Vietnam through March and then returned to San Diego on 19 April. Personnel aboard "Paul Revere" were eligible for hostile fire pay for the months of November 1965 as well as January and February 1966. "Paul Revere" resumed coastal operations on her return, until May 1967 when she again deployed to the Far East. As a unit of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) off the coast of Vietnam she engaged in operations "Belt Drive", "Fortress Sentry", "Formation Leader", and "Knox". She returned to San Diego on 16 December and commenced coastal operations. For meritorious

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: 1963 saw her complete a successful WestPac deployment and another rigorous schedule of training operations. Departing San Diego on 28 January 1964 for her fourth WestPac deployment en route to Pearl Harbor "Paul Revere" participated in "Coco Palm", a merchant convoy sailing exercise. From Pearl Harbor she sailed to Buckner Bay in preparation for one of the largest amphibious operations since the end of World War II. This exercise, called "Back Pack", involved over 50,000 American and Nationalist Chinese personnel and over 125 ships. It was conducted off the southwestern coast of Taiwan and terminated on 12 March. "Paul Revere"

title: USS Paul Revere (APA-248)

text: the Prudential Steamship Corp. for MARAD until placed in the Maritime Reserve Fleet on 24 July 1954. She was acquired by the US Navy on 14 September 1956, classified APA-248 and named "Paul Revere" on 4 June 1957, converted by Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, and commissioned at Long Beach, California on 3 September 1958, Capt. Robert Erly in command. After shakedown, "Paul Revere" spent the next full year participating in a series of amphibious training operations: "Rocky Shoals" at San Diego in November 1958, "Twin Peaks" at Camp Pendleton in February 1959, "PACNAMIDLEX" at Del Mar,

title: Revere bells

text: a partnership with his son, Joseph Warren Revere, to share equally in the work and profits of the bell making venture. This partnership lasted until 1811, when it was disbanded and replaced by a new partnership, "Paul Revere and Son," between Joseph Warren Revere and Paul Revere's grandsons Paul 3rd and Thomas Eayres Jr. Joseph Warren Revere took the primary role in the bell foundry and continued the business after his father's death in 1818. The last bell listed in the official stock books of Revere & Son is dated in 1828, the same year when the company was incorporated

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: They performed at Rolling Thunder's Memorial Day event in Washington D.C. in 2001 for POW-MIA's of the Vietnam era. A steady touring schedule kept Paul and his "new Raiders" in the public eye. Keith Allison, who played in the Raiders from 1968 to 1975, has since gone into acting, and appeared in the film "Gods and Generals". On October 13, 2007, Paul Revere & the Raiders were officially inducted, along with their Manager Roger Hart, into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. In attendance were Mark Lindsay, Phil "Fang" Volk, and Roger Hart to accept their awards. In 2010, the

title: Joseph Warren Revere (general)

text: Or. His name appears but lined through in the 1 June 1880 U.S. Federal Census for his family in the City of Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. His bachelor sons Paul Revere (28 September 1856 – 10 November 1901) and Augustus Lefebvre Revere (8 August 1861 – 20 May 1910) and wife Rosanna Duncan (Lamb) Revere (16 April 1819 – 26 July 1910), daughter of Benjamin Waldo Lamb, survived him and their daughter Frances Jane Revere (26 March 1849 – 25 September 1859) and two additional children who died in their infancy. His entire family are buried at Holy Rood

title: Paul Revere

text: and corporate merger, into a large corporation, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc. During his earlier days as an artisan, especially when working with silver products, Revere produced "bespoke" or customized goods. As he shifted to ironworking, he found the need to produce more standardized products, because this made production cheaper. To achieve the beginnings of standardization, Revere used identical molds for casting, especially in the fabrication of mass-produced items such as stoves, ovens, frames, and chimney backs. However, Revere did not totally embrace uniform production. For example, his bells and cannons were all unique products: these large objects required extensive

title: Paul Revere

text: Robert Morris and John Dickinson asking Eve to "Chearfully & from Public Spirited Motives give Mr. Revere such information as will inable him to Conduct the business on his return home." Eve showed Revere around the mill, but refused to give him detailed drawings unless he was first paid a substantial bribe. Despite this chilly reception, Revere was able to discern useful information from the visit. He also acquired, through the work of Samuel Adams, plans for another powder mill. This information enabled Revere to set up a powder mill at Stoughton (present-day Canton). The mill produced tons of gunpowder

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: "Braniff Engineering Corporation". That company was the first one to introduce the Lennox Air Conditioners and heating systems in Oklahoma. Then 44 years old, Paul R. Braniff was re-called into military service as the United States entered World War II, in 1941. Paul Revere Braniff would fly aircraft, this time with the Army's ninth air troop carrier command, in England. But, after his second service in the military was over, so was his flying career. He later worked as an advisor for the Douglas Company in Los Angeles. He decided to move to Oklahoma, where he worked another aviation-related company

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: has ever been reported). In November of that year, Paul R. Braniff, Inc., had merged with Universal Airlines, to become a real airline company, acquiring that airline's planes and setting up headquarters in St. Louis. In April, 1929 the company was sold to Aviation Corporation of America or AVCO, the predecessor of American Airlines, Inc. Paul Revere Braniff remained in Mexico until 1930. While in Mexico, he gained airline industry expertise. He returned to the United States with innovative ideas for a new Braniff, including the use of faster aircraft that he knew would help the airline by bringing quicker

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: helping convince Tom Braniff and other investors to bring money and form the Oklahoma Aero Club, in 1927. Reserved for use of the six investors, the company was registered as the Paul R. Braniff, Inc., thus marking the first birth of Braniff Airways. Paul Revere Braniff flew the company's first flight on June 20, 1928, from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, Oklahoma in a 5-passenger single engine Stinson Detroiter aircraft. Records indicate that there were flights between the two cities prior to the June 20 date. However, company records began recording flights on that date. Charles Lindbergh's monumental 1927 Atlantic crossing

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: July 6, 1917. He went to France, becoming a corporal, then a temporary sergeant. In France, he learned to shoot, becoming an avid gunman, although he never used this ability other than for warfare. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he joined brother Tom in an insurance company that carried the family's name. Paul Revere, however, kept dreaming about aviation all along and received his pilot's license in 1917. He obtained Transport License Number 690 from Orville Wright. In 1924, Mr. Braniff was able to buy his own aircraft. Paul Braniff founded his own flying company soon after, eventually

title: Paul Revere

text: Concord was the main target. The Lexington men dispatched riders to the surrounding towns, and Revere and Dawes continued along the road to Concord accompanied by Samuel Prescott, a doctor who happened to be in Lexington "returning from a lady friend's house at the awkward hour of 1 a.m." Revere, Dawes, and Prescott were detained by a British Army patrol in Lincoln at a roadblock on the way to Concord. Prescott jumped his horse over a wall and escaped into the woods; he eventually reached Concord. Dawes also escaped, though he fell off his horse not long after and did

title: Paul Revere

text: the "Dartmouth" and two other ships into the harbor. From December 1773 to November 1775, Revere served as a courier for the Boston Committee of Public Safety, traveling to New York and Philadelphia to report on the political unrest in Boston. Research has documented 18 such rides. Notice of some of them was published in Massachusetts newspapers, and British authorities received further intelligence of them from Loyalist Americans. In 1774, his cousin John on the island of Guernsey wrote to Paul that John had seen reports of Paul's role as an "express" (courier) in London newspapers. In 1774, the military

title: Revere High School (Ohio)

text: a community organization (Revere Turf Committee) along with the Revere Administration and the Revere Board of Education. The Stadium also received an expanded playing surface, new fencing, a new all-weather track, new paving around the stadium, and play clocks on both sides of the field. In 2008 with the Revere Board of Education (BOE) identifying the need to replace the deteriorating track at Joseph F. Pappano Stadium, a group of Revere parents proposed raising funds to replace the natural grass field with an artificial surface. This group of parents then formed the Revere Turf Initiative which sought to fundraise in

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: Martinez (drums and vocals since 1972), Doug Heath (guitarist for the Raiders since 1973), Ron Foos (bass, Allison's replacement in 1975), and lead vocalist Carlo Driggs (who replaced Michael Bradley). Occasional new record releases included the self-produced "Special Edition" in 1983, with Michael Bradley on vocals, and "Paul Revere Rides Again", released in 1983 through Radio Shack stores. They also recorded a home video for MCA Universal in 1996 titled "The Last Madman of Rock 'N' Roll". Revere's son Jamie joined the band on guitar for several years in the 1990s, featured on "Generic Rock & Roll" (1992) and "Generic

title: The Paul Revere Pottery

text: which were more popular and produced in greater abundance were expressed from molds. Every pottery piece is signed with “S.E.G.” on the bottom, signifying the reading group, followed by the initials of the young woman artist who made or finished the form. On occasion, multiple initials were present on the forms. In addition to making pottery vessels and objects, Paul Revere Pottery also made several ceramic tile friezes, usually depicting people interacting in wholesome environments with idyllic, romantic interactions occurring amongst characters and animals. The pottery's artistic director, Edith Brown (September 10, 1872 - August 27, 1932), was born in

title: Revere Bell

text: peoples of Singapore and the United States. Revere Bell The Revere Bell was a gift to Singapore by Mrs. Maria Revere Balestier, the daughter of Paul Revere and wife of the first American Consul to Singapore, Joseph Balestier. Cast by the Revere Copper Company in Boston, Massachusetts, it is the only Revere bell outside the United States. The bell is in height and in diameter with a clapper underneath. Maria Revere presented the bell to the first Church of St. Andrew in 1843 on condition that it be used to sound a curfew for five minutes at 8:00 pm every

title: Revere Bell

text: Revere Bell The Revere Bell was a gift to Singapore by Mrs. Maria Revere Balestier, the daughter of Paul Revere and wife of the first American Consul to Singapore, Joseph Balestier. Cast by the Revere Copper Company in Boston, Massachusetts, it is the only Revere bell outside the United States. The bell is in height and in diameter with a clapper underneath. Maria Revere presented the bell to the first Church of St. Andrew in 1843 on condition that it be used to sound a curfew for five minutes at 8:00 pm every night. The curfew bell rang until 1855

title: Paul Revere

text: to spur advances. By accessing the knowledge of other nearby metal workers, Revere was able to successfully explore and master new technologies throughout his career. One of the biggest changes for Revere in his new business was organization of labor. In his earlier days, Revere primarily utilized the apprenticeship model standard for artisan shops at this time, but as his business expanded he hired employees (wage laborers) to work for his foundry. Many manufacturers of the era found this transition from master to employer difficult because many employees at the onset of the Industrial Revolution identified themselves as skilled workers,

title: Paul Revere

text: enemy position. Revere at first resisted, but eventually complied, and Wadsworth told him to expect formal charges over the affair. The incident separated Revere from his men. Moving overland, he eventually managed to regroup most of his troops, and returned to Boston on August 26. A variety of charges were made against Revere, some of which were exaggerated assignments of blame made by enemies he had made in his command at Castle William. The initial hearings on the matter in September 1779 were inconclusive, but he was asked to resign his post. He repeatedly sought a full court-martial to clear

title: Paul Revere

text: General Solomon Lovell opted for a siege instead. After further disagreements on how to proceed between Lovell and fleet commander Dudley Saltonstall, Lovell decided to return to the transports on August 12, a decision supported by Revere. Late the next day British sails were spotted. A mad scramble ensued, and on the 14th the fleet was in retreat heading up the Penobscot River. Revere and his men were put ashore with their stores, and their transports destroyed. At one point Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth ordered Revere to send his barge in an attempt to recover a ship drifting toward the

title: Paul Revere

text: not complete the ride. Revere was captured and questioned by the British soldiers at gunpoint. He told them of the army's movement from Boston, and that British army troops would be in some danger if they approached Lexington, because of the large number of hostile militia gathered there. He and other captives taken by the patrol were still escorted east toward Lexington, until about a half mile from Lexington they heard a gunshot. The British major demanded Revere explain the gunfire, and Revere replied it was a signal to "alarm the country". As the group drew closer to Lexington, the

title: Paul Revere

text: language. At 13 he left school and became an apprentice to his father. The silversmith trade afforded him connections with a cross-section of Boston society, which would serve him well when he became active in the American Revolution. As for religion, although his father attended Puritan services, Revere was drawn to the Church of England. Revere eventually began attending the services of the political and provocative Jonathan Mayhew at the West Church. His father did not approve, and as a result father and son came to blows on one occasion. Revere relented and returned to his father's church, although he

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: October 4, 2014, aged 76. His funeral, held at the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise, Idaho, was attended by, amongst others, former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne. Carl "Carlo" Driggs, Paul Revere & the Raiders' longest-serving lead singer (a 20-year-plus span), was formerly lead vocalist for Kracker, a band that toured Europe as an opening act for (and had their albums distributed outside America by) the Rolling Stones. He followed this with his tenure in the Latin/disco group Foxy, who scored a No. 1 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (No. 9 on "Billboard" Hot 100) with "Get Off",

title: Lawrence Revere

text: Lawrence Revere Lawrence Revere (born Griffith K. Owens; November 5, 1915 – April 23, 1977) was an author, casino pit boss, and professional blackjack player best known for his book "Playing Blackjack as a Business". Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Speck" Parsons and Paul Mann. Revere had a degree in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska. He died on April 23, 1977 of cancer. Revere promoted the following card counting strategies developed with Julian Braun, which were detailed in "Playing Blackjack as a Business": Revere Point Count was highly popular in the early days of counting and is

title: Revere, Missouri

text: Revere, Missouri Revere is a village in Clark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 79 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Revere is located at (40.495144, -91.677021). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Founded on October 22, 1887 by the Santa Fe Railroad, Revere was "probably named in honor of Paul Revere." During the period prior to 1900, Revere flourished as an intermediate stop for the railroad. In 1898, J.H. Talbott of

title: Revere, Minnesota

text: Revere, Minnesota Revere is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 95 at the 2010 census. Revere was platted in 1886. It was named after Paul Revere, a patriot in the American Revolution. Revere was organized in 1900. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Revere is located along U.S. Highway 14 between Walnut Grove to the west and Lamberton to the east. As of the census of 2010, there were 95 people, 34 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population

title: Paul Revere & the Raiders

text: "Promised Land", the Cowsills' "Indian Lake", as well as "These Are Not My People" and "Another Night of Love" for Columbia during this time while with the Raiders, as well as after leaving the Raiders. (Freddy's stint was 1967-73.) In a memorable event, Revere married for the second time on July 4, Bicentennial Year 1976 onstage at a Raiders show. Revere announced his retirement from the music business at the end of 1976, but was back on the road by 1978 with a new cast of Raiders. Along with guitarist Doug Heath, Revere linked in this period with a group

title: Pauline Revere Thayer

text: W. Husband to review policy related to welfare of immigrants. Thayer represented Massachusetts as a delegate in the 1924 Republican National Convention and the 1928 Republican National Committee, with Louis K. Liggett. She died on September 29, 1934, in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Pauline Revere Thayer Pauline Revere Thayer (1862-1934) worked to improve immigrant conditions in Massachusetts and the US; represented Massachusetts in Republican party activities; and founded the Chilton Club in Boston in 1910. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1860 to Paul Revere III, she was a direct descendant of Paul Revere, and in that capacity performed civic and honorary duties

title: Pauline Revere Thayer

text: Pauline Revere Thayer Pauline Revere Thayer (1862-1934) worked to improve immigrant conditions in Massachusetts and the US; represented Massachusetts in Republican party activities; and founded the Chilton Club in Boston in 1910. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1860 to Paul Revere III, she was a direct descendant of Paul Revere, and in that capacity performed civic and honorary duties in his memory. She married businessman Nathaniel Thayer in 1887. Throughout her life, she pursued charitable endeavors. In 1896 she was treasurer of the Committee of Women of the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association, contributing to efforts benefitting American soldiers in the

title: Lawrence Revere

text: of composition-dependent strategy and floating advantage. And he trained many of the early counters, some of whom use his strategies to this day. Lawrence Revere Lawrence Revere (born Griffith K. Owens; November 5, 1915 – April 23, 1977) was an author, casino pit boss, and professional blackjack player best known for his book "Playing Blackjack as a Business". Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Speck" Parsons and Paul Mann. Revere had a degree in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska. He died on April 23, 1977 of cancer. Revere promoted the following card counting strategies developed with Julian Braun,

title: Revere bells

text: first centennial, and rings every Sunday and the past two centennials. The bell was purchased for $407.69 and was rung for the first time in November 15, 1811 marking it as the first church bell rung in Needham. First Parish Church of 1836 as painted by Timothy Newell Smith, Jr. in 1863. The tower was added to accommodate the Revere bell. Revere bells Revere bells were cast out of the bell foundry of Paul Revere starting in 1792 in Boston. Revere became known professionally for his foundries and for being one of the few competent bell makers in the United

title: Revere, Minnesota

text: family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,519. There were 33.3% of families and 34.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 42.1% of under eighteens and 14.8% of those over 64. Revere, Minnesota Revere is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 95 at the 2010 census. Revere was platted in 1886. It was named after Paul Revere, a patriot in the American Revolution. Revere was organized in 1900. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city

title: Joseph Warren Revere (businessman)

text: Joseph Warren Revere (businessman) Joseph Warren Revere (April 30, 1777 – October 11, 1868) was the co-founder of the Revere Copper Company in Canton, Massachusetts in 1801 with his father, Paul Revere. He became president of the company when his father retired in 1811. He was largely responsible for the success of the business, in which he pioneered the technique of rolling copper into large sheets. Son of Paul and Rachel (Walker) Revere, he was born April 30, 1777 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Mary Robbins, daughter of Edward Hutchinson and Elizabeth (Murray) Robbins, on April 16, 1821 in Milton,

title: Paul Revere

text: in ethnic origin) still considered themselves British. Revere's warning, according to eyewitness accounts of the ride and Revere's own descriptions, was "The Regulars are coming out." Revere arrived in Lexington around midnight, with Dawes arriving about a half-hour later. They met with Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were spending the night with Hancock's relatives (in what is now called the Hancock–Clarke House), and they spent a great deal of time discussing plans of action upon receiving the news. They believed that the forces leaving the city were too large for the sole task of arresting two men and that

title: Revere (band)

text: digital remix EPs entitled "Revere: Reworked #'s 1-4". In November 2011, Revere toured the UK with Malian kora player and 2-time Grammy Award winner Toumani Diabaté. Toward the end of the tour, Revere and Diabaté recorded several tracks together, including a cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". In early 2012, Stephen Ellis returned to The Southbank Centre to accompany Vieux Farka Touré on the track "All The Same" (originally performed by Dave Matthews). In February 2012, Revere won Channel 5's "Send Us Your Music" competition; their prize was a video for their new song "Keep This Channel

title: Paul Revere House

text: shops, including at various times a candy store, cigar factory, bank and vegetable and fruit business. In 1902, Revere's great-grandson, John P. Reynolds Jr. purchased the building to prevent demolition, and restoration took place under the guidance of architect and historic preservationist Joseph Everett Chandler. In April 1908, the Paul Revere House opened its doors to the public as one of the earliest historic house museums in the United States. Despite the substantial renovation process which returned the house to its conjectured appearance around 1700, ninety percent of the structure (including two doors, three window frames, and portions of the

title: Paul Revere Braniff

text: for air tour usage. The Tour was operated again in 1929, but the onslaught of the Depression ended any further air races. At the time, the "airline" was very involved with the "National Transcontinental" air race. In April, 1929 the company was sold to Aviation Corporation of America or AVCO, the predecessor of American Airlines, Inc. In 1929, Paul Revere Braniff left the United States to go to Mexico to help someone build a struggling Mexican airline company (apparently this person was Alberto Braniff, but no evidence of this, nor of Alberto Braniff being related to the American Braniff brothers,