Coles was born on December 15, 1786 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He studied at The College of William & Mary. Coles was married to Sally Logan Roberts from 1809 until his death in 1868. They had no children. Coles died on July 7, 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from natural causes, aged 81.
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard Buell Ogilvie (February 22, 1923 – May 10, 1988) was the 35th Governor of Illinois. He was governor from 1969 to 1973. Obilvie was wounded in World War II. In the 1960s, before becoming governor, he became known as the mafia-fighting sheriff of Cook County, Illinois.
Ogilvie was born on February 22, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied at Yale University. Ogilvie was married to Dorthy Shriver. They had no children. Ogilvie died on May 10, 1988 from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois, aged 65.
Samuel H. Shapiro
Samuel Harvey Shapiro (born Israel Shapiro; April 25, 1907 – March 16, 1987) was the 34th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1968 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Shapiro was born on April 25, 1907 in Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He was young when he immigrated to the United States. Shapiro was never married and had no children. Shapiro died on March 16, 1987 from a heart attack in Kankakee, Illinois, aged 79.
List of governors of Illinois
This is a list of the governors of Illinois. Illinois is a state in America. Illinois became a state in 1818.
It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state. From March to June, 1809, Territorial Secretary Nathaniel Pope was the acting governor. Edwards' arrival in Illinois ended Pope's brief administration.
The table below shows who the state governors have been.
, five former governors were alive. The most recent death of a former governor was that of James R. Thompson (1977–1991), who died on August 14, 2020.
Luís Bullido Arroyo
Luis Bullido Arroyo (born October 9, 1978 in Toledo) is a track and field athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he cannot see. He became blind when he was 18 years old. He is B1/T11 type athlete. He raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He was not one of the three fastest athletes in the 400 metre race. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the 400 metre race and the 400 metre T11 - T13 relay. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the 200 metre race and third in the 100 metre race.
Cesar Carlavilla Cubillo
Cesar Carlavilla Cubillo (born March 9, 1977 in Madrid) is a track and field athlete from Spain. He has a disability: he cannot see. He is B2/T12 type athlete. He raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the 1500 metre race. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. He finished first in the 800 metre race and the 1500 metre race. He finished second in the 4 X 400 metre T11 - T13 race.
Francisca Bazalo Gallego
Francisca Bazalo Gallego (born May 5, 1962 in Málaga) is a wheelchair fencing athlete from Spain. She has a disability: she uses a wheelchair. She fenced at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. She did not finish in the top 3. She fenced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. She finished third in the foil and third in the sabre. She fenced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. She did not finish in the top 3.
Ana Belen Bernardo Zamora
Ana Belen Bernardo Zamora (born March 20, 1976 in Aviles) is a swimmer from Spain. She has a disability where she is missing or cannot use an arm or leg below the elbow or knee, and is an S10 type swimmer. She raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. She finished in third in the 100 meter Butterfly race and third in the 4 x 100 Relay swimming race. She finished 8th in the 100 meter Freestyle race. She finished fifth in the 400 meter Freestyle race.
Luisa Regina Cachan Muñoz
Luisa Regina Cachan Muñoz (born January 21, 1979 in Aviles) is a swimmer from Spain. She has a disability where she cannot use her legs and can only use some of her arms and hands, and is an S4 type swimmer. She raced at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. She did not finish as the first, second or third swimmer. She raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. She did not finish as the first, second or third swimmer. She raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She did not finish as the first, second or third swimmer. She raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She finished second in the 4 x 50 meter 20pts Relay.
Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard
The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard happened June 10, 1991 near South Lake Tahoe, California, United States. Dugard (born May 3, 1980) was 11 years old at that time and was abducted from a street while walking home from a school bus stop. She remained missing for over eighteen years. She was held prisoner by a married couple. She was rescued in August 2009. The kidnappers pleaded guilty to kidnapping and other charges and were sentenced to many years in prison.
Cyclone Sidr
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr was an incredibly powerful and devastating tropical system. It resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh history. Between 3,000 and 10,000 people died because of this extremely powerful cyclone and damage totaled around $1.7 billion (USD). The cyclone happened in November 2007.
The New Art Gallery Walsall
The New Art Gallery Walsall is an art gallery. It is in Walsall, England. It displays modern art.
The gallery cost £21 million. That includes £15.75 million which was donated by the UK National Lottery. It also includes money from the European Regional Development Fund.
The Gallery is funded by Walsall Council and Arts Council England. It also gets money from grants and from its shop. Admission is free. Its first Director was Peter Jenkinson. In May 2005, Stephen Snoddy was appointed as Director.
The building was designed by the architects Caruso St John. It opened in January 2000. Before that, the artworks were in the town's old gallery The New Art Gallery's building won several architectural awards. Over 237,000 people visited it in its first year. In 2000 the gallery was shortlisted for the Sterling Architecture Prize.
The Gallery is home to the Garman Ryan Collection of sculptures and paintings by modern masters. These include a large selection of work by Jacob Epstein. It also includes many significant works by European artists including Van Gogh, Monet, Turner, Corot, Renoir and Constable. There are prints, sketches, drawings, paintings and sculptures. The collection was donated to the people of Walsall in 1973 by Epstein's wife Kathleen Garman (Lady Epstein) and her friend Sally Ryan.
In 2006 the gallery bought the Epstein Archive. The archive is a collection of photographs, documents and sketches by Jacob Epstein. It also includes letters between Jacob and his family and friends. There are letters between Epstein and the people who bought and sold his work.
The gallery also has works by more recent artists. These include Gavin Turk, Hew Locke, Mike Nelson, Yoshihiro Suda, Dorothy Cross, Laura Ford, Darren Lago, Estelle Thompson, Richard Woods, Yinka Shonibare and Rose Finn-Kelcey.
It also holds exhibitions of work borrowed from other galleries. Those exhibitions are temporary.
The New Art Gallery has Wi-Fi in every room. Visitors can use this Wi-Fi for free.
The Gallery has an Art Library. Anyone can visit the library. In the library, people can read books about art history.
There is a Costa Coffee on the ground floor.
Waltz (music)
Waltz music is written in 3/4 time (three beats per bar). The music is both dance music and art music. The Strauss family were perhaps the most famous of all waltz composers: notably Johann Strauss I, and Johann Strauss II the composer of the famous "The Blue Danube".