Queen Charlotte (or Queen Charlotte City) is a village in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located in the south end of Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii group of islands. It is on Skidegate Inlet.
The population of Queen Charlotte was 944 in 2011. The town was first established 1908 when the first sawmill in the islands began operating. The villagers worked to help supply Allied war planes with lumber during World War II. Within the year, three general stores, a drug and clothing store, two hotels, a pool hall, a boarding house, a barbershop and the local newspaper started operating in the village. The town gained a stable economy from the quick growth in the timber industry during the Great Depression.
Bob Vila
Robert Joseph Vila (also Bob Vila; born 20 June 1946) is an American home improvement television host. He hosted "This Old House" (1979-89), "Bob Vila's Home Again" (1990 to 2005) and "Bob Vila" (2005 to 2007). Vila has written ten books.
Vila was born in Miami, Florida.
Paz Vega
Paz Vega (also Paz Campos Trigo; born January 2, 1976) is a Spanish actress. In the 2009 movie "Triage", she played Elena. In the 2004 movie "Spanglish" she played Flor Moreno.
Paz Vega was born in Seville, Andalusia.
Janick Gers
Janick Robert Gers (born 27 January 1957 in Hartlepool, England) is an English guitarist. He currently plays for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden where he is one of three guitarist along with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith.
He uses the Fender Stratocaster and the Marshall JMP-1 preamp through a Marshall 9200 power amp.
He first started playing for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal band White Spirit. He then joined the band Gillan which was formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan. When Gillan broke up, Gers joined Gogmagog in 1985. During the recording of the song "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter", he was asked to join Iron Maiden in place of Adrian Smith. Since then, he has remained with the band even when Smith rejoined the band in 1999.
Rachel Blanchard
Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She played Hannah in the 2001 movie "Sugar & Spice". She also played Maureen in the 2005 erotic movie "Where the Truth Lies".
Blanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Emmanuelle Vaugier (born 23 June 1976) is a Canadian actress, musician and fashion model. She played Detective Jessica Angell on "". She also played Mia on "Two and a Half Men". She has also been in some movies.
The actress was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kate Mara
Kate Mara (born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She played Alma Del Mar Jr. in the movie "Brokeback Mountain". She also played Jessica Chandler for "Random Hearts" in 1999. She has also performed on stage. In 2017, she starred as Mary Jo Kopechne in "Chappaquiddick". She played Zoe Barnes on "House of Cards".
Mara was born in Bedford, New York.
Hop
Hop or hops can mean several things:
Battle of Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also called the "Bull Run of the West", was a battle of the American Civil War. It was the first battle that took place west of the Mississippi River. Nathaniel Lyon, the Union general, was the first general killed in the Civil war.
During the summer of 1861, the Union and Confederate Armies were both trying to control Missouri. By the second week of July 1861, the Union Army of the West commanded by Brigadier general Nathaniel Lyon, camped at Springfield, Missouri. In total, he had about 5,400 soldiers in his command.
About 75 miles to the southwest of Springfield, the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard were camped. They were under the command of Major general Sterling Price. Price was joined by Confederate generals Benjamin McCulloch and Nicholas Bartlett Pearce. Combined their forces numbered about 12,000. In late July both forces started moving closer to together, each army trying to learn what they could about the other. There was a skirmish at Dug Springs, Missouri on August 2. This is near present-day Clever, Missouri. The Union forces won but this is when Lyon realized the Confederates had more than twice the forces he had. The Union forces retreated back to Springfield.
On August 9, 1861, Lyon marched his troops from Springfield to where the Confederates were now camped at Wilson Creek. His plan called for Colonel Franz Sigel to do a flanking maneuver on the Confederates and attack them from their rear. The rest of Lyon's forces would attack from the north.
On August 10, Sigel's flanking maneuver surprised the Confederate army. It allowed the Union army an early advantage. The two armies fought fiercely in the fields and hills around Wilson's Creek. After six hours of fighting and numerous casualties on both sides, the Union forces withdrew. Siegel's attack had at first proved very successful, but fell apart when he mistook the Confederate 3rd Louisiana for federal troops and allowed them to get too close without being challenged.
Three times the confederates attacked the Union line and failed to break through all three times. During the battle, Lyon was killed and Major Samuel D. Sturgis replaced him. Meanwhile, Sigel's mistake had cost him the advantage and his forces were routed. After the third attack at about 11:00 am, the Confederates withdrew. With his ammunition running low and his men exhausted he withdrew to Springfield. Too disorganized to follow, the Confederate army did not pursue. Technically, it was a victory for the Confederate Army since the Union Army left the field. However, it can be considered a victory for the Union since they still kept control of Missouri. The Confederate army called the battle of Wilson’s Creek, the Battle of “Oak Hill(s)”.
Five Union Soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their parts in the battle. They were:
Philadelphia Brigade
The Philadelphia Brigade was a brigade in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It got its name because its soldiers came from the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was part of the Army of the Potomac.
Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 - June 10, 2016) was an American pianist, musician and singer. She has performed cover versions of songs by Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. She released an extended play, "Find Me", in June 2011. Her studio album "With Love" was released in 2013. A second EP, "Side A", was released in 2016.
Grimmie was born and raised in New Jersey. She was shot dead in Orlando, Florida at age 22 at her concert.
Bianca Ryan
Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer. She was the winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent" in its first season. Her first album, "Bianca Ryan", was released in autumn 2006. In 2012, Ryan joined the cast of the independent movie "We Be Kings". She played a teenaged musician who is guided by an angel to an ancient blues musician frozen in a blizzard.
Ryan was born and raised in Philadelphia.
Jodelle Ferland
Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She played Sharon and Alessa in the thriller movie "Silent Hill" (2006). She also played Mary Jensen in the miniseries "Kingdom Hospital" (2004) and Bree Tanner in the movie "" (2010). She began acting at age two.
Ferland was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Dean Spielmann
Dean Spielmann (born 26 October 1962) is a lawyer from Luxembourg. He is the President of the European Court of Human Rights. He has been a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Luxembourg since 2004. He was made President of the Fifth Section of the Court in 2011. He was made Vice-President and then later President in 2012.
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