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Dwight F . Davis Dwight Filley Davis ( July 5 , 1879 – November 28 , 1945 ) was an American tennis player and politician . He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition . Biography . Davis was born in St . Louis , Missouri on July 5 , 1879 . Davis reached the All - Comers final for the Men ' s Singles title at the US Championships in 1898 and 1899 . He then teamed - up with Holcombe Ward won the Men ' s Doubles title at the championships for three years in a row from 1899 - 1901 . Davis and Ward were also Men ' s Doubles runners - up at Wimbledon in 1901 . Davis also won the American intercollegiate singles championship of 1899 as a student at Harvard University . In 1900 , Davis developed the structure for , and donated a silver bowl to go to the winner of , a new international tennis competition designed by him and three others known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge , which was later renamed the Davis Cup in his honor . He was a member of the US team that won the first two competitions in 1900 and 1902 , and was also the captain of the 1900 team . He participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics . He was eliminated in the second round of the singles tournament . In the doubles tournament he and his partner Ralph McKittrick lost in the quarter - finals . Davis was educated at Washington University Law School , though he was never a practicing attorney . He was , however , politically active in his home town of St . Louis and served as the city ' s public parks commissioner from 1911 to 1915 . During his tenure , he expanded athletic facilities and created the first municipal tennis courts in the United States . He served President Calvin Coolidge as Assistant Secretary of War ( 1923 – 25 ) and as Secretary of War ( 1925 – 29 ) . He then served as Governor General of the Philippines ( 1929 – 32 ) under Herbert Hoover . His first wife , Helen Brooks , whom he married in 1905 , died in 1932 . He married Pauline Sabin in 1936 . He wintered in Florida from 1933 until his death , living at Meridian Plantation , near Tallahassee . Davis died in Washington , D . C . on November 28 , 1945 . Legacy . His daughter Alice Brooks Davis was married to the British Ambassador to the United States Sir Roger Makins . Davis has been honored with a star on the St . Louis Walk of Fame .
53rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 53rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between March and June 10 , 1865 , during the American Civil War . Service . The regiment was organized at Madison , Wisconsin and mustered in during April , 1865 . Right away it was ordered to St . Louis , Missouri . After St . Louis , it then went to Fort Leavenworth , Kansas . On June 10 , 1865 , the regiment was transferred into the 51st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment . During its service the regiment lost eight men to disease .
Edward H . Wolfe Edward H . Wolfe ( September 26 , 1834 – August 17 , 1916 ) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War . During the war , he led the 52nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry . He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13 , 1865 . After the war , Wolfe was Indiana State Auditor from 1881 until 1883 . He died in the same city where he was born , Rushville , Indiana .
Tozama daimyo A was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan . The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period . Edo period . The daimyo who submitted to the Tokugawa shogunate after the Battle of Sekigahara , that is who became Tokugawa vassals only after the battle , were classified as " tozama " . They included both daimyo who fought with the Tokugawa and those who fought against them . Many of the largest fiefs were ruled by " tozama " . The biggest was the Maeda clan of Kaga with a value of 1 , 000 , 000 koku . Others included the Shimazu family of Satsuma , the Mori , the Date , Hachisuka , and the Uesugi . Many , but not all , of these families , had been living in roughly the same regions for centuries before the Tokugawa shogunate . Tokugawa Ieyasu had treated the great " tozama " vassals amicably but later , between 1623 and 1626 , Tokugawa Iemitsu was less tolerant of them . Particularly in western Japan , the " tozama " daimyo heavily profited from foreign trade in the mid 17th century . Their growing success was a threat to the shogunate , which responded by preventing the ports of western Japan and Kyūshū from trading . To keep the " tozama " in check , the shogunate stationed " fudai " daimyo in strategic locations , including along major roads and near important cities . For much of the Edo period , the shogunate ordinarily did not appoint " tozama " to high positions within the government . These went instead to the " fudai " daimyo . However , this began to change in the Bakumatsu era ; one tozama daimyo ( Matsumae Takahiro ) even became a " rōjū " . Tozama daimyo from Satsuma and Choshu ( Shimazu and Mori clans respectively ) were responsible for the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Bakumatsu era . Rallying other tozama to their cause , they fought against the shogunate , Aizu , and the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War of 1868 – 69 . Many people from Satsuma and Choshu dominated politics in the ensuing decades , and well into the 20th century , as part of the Meiji oligarchy .
Janet J . McCoy Janet J . McCoy ( July 31 , 1916 – August 4 , 1995 ) was an American politician and businesswoman . Born in Saginaw , Michigan , McCoy went to Wayne State University . During World War II , McCoy served in the Women ' s Army Corps as one of the first officer candidates . After the war , McCoy was in the radio , television broadcasting and tourism business in California . McCoy was involved in the Republican Party political campaigns of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan . McCoy served as the last High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1981 - 1986 . McCoy died in Scottsburg , Oregon .
158th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 158th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard . Lineage . Constituted 26 February 1920 as the 1st Battalion , 158th Field Artillery and allotted to the Oklahoma National Guard Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Kingfisher ( Headquarters , 158th field Artillery reconstituted 25 August 1945 and consolidated with the 158th Field Artillery Battalion , 17 June 1946 ) . A Gold color metal and enamel device in height consisting of the shield , crest and motto of the coat of arms . The dominant colors , red and yellow , are for Artillery . The broad arrow - a large missile thrown by machine - was an early version of artillery . The three broad arrowheads represent the recognition awarded the organization for service in Sicily , Naples and Southern France . The green wedge symbolizes mountainous Italy , and the fleur - de - lis is for French and Central European service . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 158th Field Artillery Battalion on 14 January 1952 . It was redesignated for the 158th Artillery Regiment on 2 November 1960 . The insignia was redesignated for the 158th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 July 1972 .
Battle of Bairén The Battle of Bairén was fought between the forces of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , also known as " El Cid " , in coalition with Peter I of Aragon , against the forces of the Almoravid dynasty , under the command of Muhammad ibn Tasufin . The battle was part of the long Reconquista of Spain , and resulted in a victory for the forces of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Valencia . Context . Rodrigo Díaz had conquered the province of Valencia on June 17 , 1094 . El Cid had joined forces with Peter I of Aragon later that year in Burriana to cement an alliance with the end goal of doing battle with the Almoravids . Under this agreement , El Cid departed in December of 1096 with the aid of Aragonese troops to bring weapons , ammunition and general supplies to the castle of Sierra de Benicadell . The castle itself had beed retaken by " El Cid " in October of 1091 to control access to Valencia from the south via the interior route . That action had taken place in the course of the operations for the " reconquista " of Levante that the Cid had undertaken before the arrival of the North African Almoravids . The Battle . Muhammad ibn Tasufin , commander of the Islamic forces , marched to intercept the combined Christian forces at Xàtiva . Throughout January of 1097 , from that position , he threatened and pestered the forces of El Cid and Peter I of Aragon who , nevertheless , managed to reach the castle at Sierra de Benicadell and resupply it . Whilst " El Cid " and the king were marching north , they camped at Bairén , a place situated a few kilometers north of Gandía . The Almoravids managed to take the nearby high ground at Mondúver ( at 841 meters above sea level ) , from where they were able to harass the Christian camp . In addition , General Muhammad had managed to bring a fleet of ships , both Almoravid and Andalusian , onto the nearby seashore from which archers and crossbowmen were able to catch the Christian forces in a crossfire . The situation appeared desperate , but " El Cid " harangued his troops one morning , ordering them to conduct a frontal charge and assault on the Almoravid forces , breaking their center . By mid day , the attack was in full swing . The Almoravids , taken aback by the courage and desperate nature of the attack , broke and fled the field in disarray . The chaotic nature of the Muslim retreat led many Almoravid soldiers to drown in the river which crossed their path of retreat or in the sea as they tried to reach the safety of the Almoravid armada . Aftermath . The Christian army was able to come away from the battle with a great deal of victory spoils after looting the Almoravid camp . After the battle , they were able to continue , in safety , to the city of Valencia .
Norwegian Veterans ' Association for International Operations The Norwegian Veterans ' Association for International Operations ( NVIO ) ( ) , is an organization of Norwegian veteran s of military operations outside Norway , under the command of United Nations and NATO , founded in 1961 . Membership has passed 7200 , and it is the largest of the organizations for veterans in Norway . History . Its first name was ” Norske militære FN - observatørers landsforbund ” ( ) . Later this was changed to ” FN - befalets landforbund " ( ) , and in 1988 it was changed again , this time to ” FN - veteranenes Landsforbund " ( FNVLF ) ( ) also opening up the organization for membership for regular soldiers .
Maynard W . Tollberg Maynard W . Tollberg ( 1904 – 1943 ) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Navy Cross for his actions . Naval career . Tollberg was born at North Branch , Minnesota , on February 17 , 1904 . He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on September 24 , 1923 and was honorably discharged on September 15 , 1927 . After the beginning of World War II , Tollberg reenlisted on June 23 , 1942 with the same rating . He was assigned duty on board the destroyer USS " La Vallette " ( DD - 448 ) . On the afternoon of January 30 , 1943 , during the second day of the Battle of Rennell Island , " La Vallette " was screening the damaged heavy cruiser USS " Chicago " ( CA - 29 ) when 11 Japan ese torpedo plane s attacked . " La Vallette " received a torpedo hit in her forward engine room which killed 22 members of the crew . Watertender Second Class Tollberg , although fatally scalded by high - temperature steam , painfully climbed up the fire room ladder and emerged on the main deck through a hatch which had been blown open by the detonation . Despite severe pain and partial blindness , he expended his dying strength trying to close the control valve through which fuel oil was pouring into the fireroom below , where a number of his helpless shipmates were trapped . Tollberg then collapsed and soon died of his wounds . Awards . Watertender Second Class Tollberg was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously . Commemoration . The U . S . Navy destroyer escort USS " Tollberg " ( DE - 593 ) was named for Watertender Second Class Tollberg . She was converted during construction into the high - speed transport USS " Tollberg " ( APD - 103 ) , and was in commission as such from 1945 to ` 1946 .
USS Cetus ( AK - 77 ) The USS " Cetus " ( AK - 77 ) was a " Crater " - class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II . Named after the equatorial constellation Cetus , it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name . " Cetus " was laid down 21 November 1942 as liberty ship SS " George B . Cortelyou " ( MCE hull 445 ) by Permanente Metals Corporation , Yard No . 2 , Richmond , California , under a Maritime Commission contract ; launched 26 December 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs . N . F . Potter ; acquired by the Navy 4 January 1943 ; and commissioned 17 January 1943 , Lieutenant Commander N . T . Gansa , USNR , in command . " Cetus " ’ s assignment , for which she sailed from San Francisco 1 February 1943 , was carrying cargo among South Pacific bases , and from ports in New Zealand . She arrived at Espiritu Santo , New Hebrides , 24 February , and began her share of the buildup of Solomon and Society Islands bases from which naval forces fought north through the Bismarcks . On 12 July 1944 , she sailed from Guadalcanal for Eniwetok , where she prepared for her support of the invasion of Guam . She put to sea again 23 July , and arrived off Guam 27 July , 6 days after the initial assault . With bitter fighting continuing ashore , " Cetus " offloaded her much needed cargo over reefs and beaches , then returned to the South Pacific . In September and October 1944 , " Cetus " brought cargo , some of which eventually played its part in the liberation of the Philippines , from Espiritu Santo to Ulithi and Manus . " Cetus " lay just outside Manus Harbor 10 November when ammunition ship " Mount Hood " ( AE - 11 ) exploded , but escaped injury . She returned to Auckland and Wellington , New Zealand , to load cargo after brief overhaul , and on 18 March 1945 arrived at Guam to aid in preparations for the invasion of Okinawa , carrying cargo to Saipan , and then to Ulithi . On 26 April she herself arrived off Okinawa , with cargo to support the determined fighting ashore . " Cetus " unloaded under the constant hazard of enemy air and surface suicide attack , but received no injury . She then sailed for San Francisco , arriving on 12 June for a major overhaul which kept her there until after the close of the war . She proceeded on to Norfolk , Virginia , where she was decommissioned 20 November 1945 , and returned to the Maritime Commission the following day . " Cetus " was scrapped in 1972 . " Cetus " received two battle star s for World War II service .
USS Eugene F . Price ( SP - 839 ) USS " Eugene F . Price " ( SP - 839 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Eugene F . Price " was built as a commercial fishing trawler of the same name in 1874 . In 1917 , the U . S . Navy purchased her for use during World War I . Assigned the section patrol number 839 , she was commissioned on 29 June 1917 as USS " Eugene F . Price " ( SP - 839 ) with Lieutenant W . S . Durkee , USNRF , in command . Enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve , " Eugene F . Price " was assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England . She carried out patrol and minesweeping duties there for the rest of World War I . Decommissioned after the end of the war , " Eugene F . Price " was stricken from the Navy List on 17 May 1919 and sold in January 1920 .
John J . McVeigh John J . McVeigh ( 1921 – August 29 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions during the Battle for Brest in World War II . Biography . McVeigh joined the Army from his birth city of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in September 1942 , and by August 29 , 1944 was serving as a Sergeant in Company H , 23rd Infantry Regiment , 2nd Infantry Division . During a German counterattack on that day , near Brest , France , he directed his squad ' s fire and , when his position was almost overrun , single - handedly charged the Germans with his only weapon , a trench knife . McVeigh was killed in the attack and , on April 6 , 1945 , posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . McVeigh , aged 22 or 23 at his death , was buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery , Cheltenham , Pennsylvania . Medal of Honor citation . Sergeant McVeigh ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty near Brest , France , on 29 August 1944 . Shortly after dusk an enemy counterattack of platoon strength was launched against 1 platoon of Company G , 23d Infantry . Since the Company G platoon was not dug in and had just begun to assume defensive positions along a hedge , part of the line sagged momentarily under heavy fire from small arms and 2 flak guns , leaving a section of heavy machineguns holding a wide frontage without rifle protection . The enemy drive moved so swiftly that German riflemen were soon almost on top of 1 machinegun position . Sgt . McVeigh , heedless of a tremendous amount of small arms and flak fire directed toward him , stood up in full view of the enemy and directed the fire of his squad on the attacking Germans until his position was almost overrun . He then drew his trench knife , and single - handed charged several of the enemy . In a savage hand - to - hand struggle , Sgt . McVeigh killed 1 German with the knife , his only weapon , and was advancing on 3 more of the enemy when he was shot down and killed with small arms fire at pointblank range . Sgt . McVeigh ' s heroic act allowed the 2 remaining men in his squad to concentrate their machinegun fire on the attacking enemy and then turn their weapons on the 3 Germans in the road , killing all 3 . Fire from this machinegun and the other gun of the section was almost entirely responsible for stopping this enemy assault , and allowed the rifle platoon to which it was attached time to reorganize , assume positions on and hold the high ground gained during the day .
Is This the Way to Armadillo Is This the Way to Armadillo is a spoof video of the song " Is This the Way to Amarillo " produced by the Royal Dragoon Guards stationed in Iraq . The video was emailed so frequently on 13 May 2005 it crashed a server at the Ministry of Defence . The " Peter Kay " character is credited as " Lucky Pierre " , an obscure sexual reference . Spin - offs . The video became so popular that servicemen from other countries from around the world created their own versions :
Chandragiri Fort , Kerala Chandragiri Fort , built in the 17th century , is in Kasargod District of Kerala , south India . This large squarish fort is above sea level and occupies an area of about seven acres by the side of the river Payaswini . The fort is now in ruins . The fort has an eventful history . In earlier days , the river was considered to be the border of two powerful kingdoms - Kolathunadu and Thulunadu . When Thulunadu was captured by the Vijayanagara Empire , the Kolathunadu kings lost the Chandragiri region to them . During the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire , the area was administratively looked after by the Keladi Nayaka s of Ikkeri . When the Vijayanagara Empire fell in the 16th century , Vengappa Nayaka declared independence . Later Shivappa Nayaka took over the reins . He built a chain of forts of which Chandragiri is part .
Christopher Hibbert Christopher Hibbert MC ( 5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008 ) , born Arthur Raymond Hibbert , was an English writer , historian and biographer . He has been called " a pearl of biographers " ( " New Statesman " ) and " probably the most widely - read popular historian of our time and undoubtedly one of the most prolific " ( " The Times " ) . Hibbert was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books , including " The Story of England " , " Disraeli " , " Edward VII " , " George IV " , " The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici " , and " Cavaliers and Roundheads " . Life and career . In 1924 Arthur Raymond Hibbert was born in Enderby , Leicestershire , the son of Canon H . V . Hibbert ( died 1980 ) and his wife Maude , and was educated at Radley College , before he went up to Oriel College at the University of Oxford . He was awarded the degrees of B . A . and later MA . He left Oriel College to join the Army , where a sergeant major referred to Hibbert as Christopher Robin based upon his youthful looks . The name " Christopher " subsequently stuck . Hibbert served as an infantry officer in the London Irish Rifles regiment in Italy during World War II , reaching the rank of captain . He was wounded twice and awarded the Military Cross in 1945 . Hibbert became the personal assistant to General Alan Duff . From 1945 to 1959 he was a partner in a firm of land agents and auctioneers , and began his writing career in 1957 . Hibbert was awarded the Heinemann Award for Literature in 1962 for " The Destruction of Lord Raglan " , and the McColvin Medal of the Library Association in 1989 . Christopher Hibbert was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographical Society , and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the University of Leicester . Hibbert was a member of the Army and Navy Club and the Garrick Club . He lived at Henley - on - Thames , Oxfordshire . He was married to Susan Piggford with three children , his daughter and literary executor Kate Hibbert , television writer James Hibbert and music journalist Tom Hibbert . He died on 21 December 2008 in Henley - on - Thames from bronchial pneumonia at the age of 84 . He was cremated after a humanist ceremony in Oxford on 2 January 2009 , and was survived by his wife and their three children . Publications . Hibbert ' s books include : References . Corunna , B . T . Batsford Ltd . , 1961
Vivian Dykes Brigadier Vivian Dykes ( 1898 - 29 January 1943 ) , was the Director of Plans , War Office between 1939 and 1941 and became the first Chief Combined Secretary British Joint Staff Mission Washington in 1942 . He was described as being ' at the heart of allied military policy making ' . In the winter of 1940 - 41 , before the USA had formally entered the war , Dykes was selected for an unusual , but important mission : to escort Colonel William Joseph Donovan , soon to become head of the Office of Strategic Services ( forerunner to the CIA ) and head of US intelligence , on a fact - finding tour of the Mediterranean . Dykes died in 1943 on approach to RAF Talbenny on a flight from Casablanca . On hearing the news Winston Churchill sent a telegram to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal asking him to send his condolences to his relatives . His war time diaries were edited by Alex Danchev and published under the title ' Establishing the Anglo - American Alliance : The Second World War Diaries of Brigadier Vivian Dykes ' in 1990 . Family . Uncle to Michael Swann former chairman of the BBC and Hugh Swann , cabinet maker to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
35th Sikhs The 35th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . They could trace their origins to 1887 , when they were raised as the 35th ( Sikh ) Bengal Infantry . The regiment took part in the Siege of Malakand in 1897 AND World War I . During World War I the regiment was part of the 2nd ( Rawalpindi ) Division stationed on the North West Frontier dealing with numerous incursions by Afghan tribes . In 1919 , they took part in the Third Afghan War After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments . In 1922 , the 35th Sikhs now became the 10th Training Battalion , 11th Sikh Regiment . The regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army on independence .