The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the "Britannia" Class, is a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed under Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed traffic duties. Fifty-five were constructed between 1951 and 1954. The design employed results from the 1948 locomotive exchanges undertaken in advance of further locomotive classes being constructed. Three batches were constructed at Crewe Works, before the publication of the 1955 Modernisation Plan. They were numbered 70000–70054.
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak
The November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak was a natural disaster in the United States on November 15, 2008.
On November 14, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning for severe weather during the early hours of November 15. A tornado watch was issued at 12:25 a.m. ET. The first tornado report was in South Carolina, with seven more tornadoes hitting North Carolina. The final tornado was reported at 4:36 a.m. ET and the tornado watch expired at 8:00 a.m. ET.
2 fatalities were reported, including a 11-year-old boy, and six others were injured.
I-94 derecho
The I-94 derecho was a wind storm that occurred on July 19, 1983, with Minnesota and Wisconsin in its axis.
It began as a storm system in Montana and hit North Dakota at 7 a.m. CDT. Minot reported winds up to 70 mph.
The storm then moved into Minnesota. Winds up to 100 mph were recorded at the Alexandria Airport. It arrived in Minneapolis at 4 p.m. CDT and left 250,000 people without power.
The derecho then moved into Wisconsin. A meteorologist working at the University of Wisconsin-Madison saw the derecho's approach. Windows were blown out at the campus.
The derecho moved into Illinois at 9 p.m. CDT. Chicago had winds gusting to 70 mph and dropped 14°F (from 83°F at 9:30 p.m. to 68°F at 9:50 p.m.). The storm died in northwestern Indiana at midnight on July 20.
Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is the Chair of the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). She was Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning.
After three terms in the New York State Senate, she was the first woman to be elected as President of the New York City Council, a position she held until her unsuccessful bid for Mayor of New York in 1985. She was the second to last person to hold this position.
In Japan, she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 2006.
Havre, Montana
Havre ( ) is the county seat and largest city in Hill County, Montana, in the United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France.
As of the 2010 census the population was 9,310, and in 2016 the estimated population was 9,846.
Havre was incorporated in 1893. It was founded mainly as a railroad service center for the Great Northern Railway.
A buffalo jump, named the Too Close for Comfort Site, is just outside of town. The Milk River is also nearby.
Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda, county seat of Deer Lodge County, is located in southwestern Montana of the United States. It is located at the foot of the Anaconda Range. As of the 2010 census the population of the city was 9,298.
Miles City, Montana
Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,410 at the 2010 census. at an altitude of 2369 feet (722 m).
It is here the Tongue River flows into the Yellowstone River.
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician. She serves as a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives representing the District of Columbia. Norton may serve on committees as well as speak on the House floor; however, she is not allowed to vote on the final passage of any legislation.
Antonio Toledo Corro
Antonio Toledo Corro (1 April 1919 – 6 July 2018) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Toledo Corro was born in Escuinapa de Hidalgo. He served as mayor of Mazatlan from 1959 to 1962. He was Secretary of the Agrarian Reform of Mexico during the term of President José López Portillo, a personal friend, from 1978 to 1980. Toledo was Governor of Sinaloa from 1981 to 1986.
Toledo Corro died in Mazatlan on 6 July 2018 from a cerebral infarction complicated by pneumonia at the age of 99.
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university. It is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in business, law and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the twenty-five oldest in the country.
Thomas Hardiman
Thomas Michael Hardiman (born July 8, 1965) is an American Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated by President George W. Bush. He began active service on April 2, 2007 and serves in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a United States District Judge.
In 2017, Hardiman was a finalist to replaced Antonin Scalia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, but Neil M. Gorsuch was nominated by President Donald Trump instead. The next year, following Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court, Hardiman was once again considered a front-runner to fill the vacant seat.
Winchester, Massachusetts
Winchester is a small town near downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States in Middlesex County. It is the seventh richest settlement in Massachusetts. The population was 21,374 at the 2010 United States Census.
Amritlal Vegad
Amritlal Vegad (3 October 1928 – 6 July 2018) was an Indian writer and poet. He was born in Madhapar, India. He wrote in Gujarati and Hindi from Jabalpur. Amritlal Vegad was awarded in 2004 with Sahitya Akademi Award for his travelogue – "Saundaryani Nadi Narmada" and also Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sahitya Award & Rashtrapati Award for his various works. He was best known for his novel "Narmada-ki-pari-krama" written in Hindi language and "Saundaryani Nadi Narmada" (travelogue) & "Parikramā Narmadā maiyānī" in Gujarati language.
Vegad died on 6 July 2018 from respiratory failure at the age of 89.
Alan Gilzean
Alan John Gilzean (22 October 1938 – 8 July 2018) was a Scottish professional football player. He was active in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur. He also appeared in 22 international games for Scotland.
His son Ian also became a professional football player.
Gilzean died on 8 July 2018, having been diagnosed with brain cancer a few weeks earlier, aged 79.
M. M. Jacob
Mundakkal Mathew Jacob (9 August 1927 – 8 July 2018), popularly known as M. M. Jacob, was an Indian politician. He worked in Indian National Congress. He was appointed Governor of Meghalaya in 1995 and again in 2000 for a second term. He also discharged the function of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh as well for some time in 1996.
Jacob died in 8 July 2018 in Meghalaya, India from cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 90.
Frank Ramsey (basketball)
Frank Vernon Ramsey, Jr. (July 13, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 1970–1971 season. He was born in Corydon, Kentucky.
Ramsey died on July 8, 2018 in Madisonville, Kentucky from cardiac arrest complicated by an aneurysm surgery at the age of 86.
Logan Paul