The Quest: A Water Route to the Pacific Ocean
A briliant Russian mathematician Alexander Mikhailovich LYAPUNOV
Alexander Mikhailovich LYAPUNOV, a brilliant Russian mathematician and mechanic, the founder of the theory of steady motion, studied here at the Nizhny Novgorod provincial gymnasium from 1870 to 1876
- nizhny novgorod
- gorky
- minin university
Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
Stump Puller
Robert E. Bush
Russian mathematician professor Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov
Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov 1934-2011 prominent russian mathematician professor at the university of nizhny Novgorod
- nizhny novgorod
Eddy and Ann Knight
Eddy Knight opened Knight Specialties in 1972, originally using his vehicle as an office and his family's garage and backyard for inventory storage. Later, Eddy opened Knight's first official...
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- ull
- oil
- industry
Amédé Ardoin / Dennis McGee
Amédé Ardoin 1898-1942Dennis McGee 1893-1989Proud of his singing, accordionist Amédé Ardoin always carried a lemon in his pocket to keep his voice strong, clear, and true. Among the first...
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- lafayette
- ull
- cajun
- music
- zydeco
Original 1931 Baton Rouge Airport Beacon
This beacon identified Baton Rouge's first Municipal Airport located at Government St. and Lobdell Rd. It was used during the "Golden Age of Aviation" that followed Charles Lindbergh's...
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- btr
- baton rouge
- air
- planes
- airport
Valsin Broussard (Oct 1825 - Mar. 1899)
Founder of the little town of Broussardville (December 13, 1856) and postmaster of Côte Gelée (June 1866-July 1867). On July 24, 1874, he was appointed first postmaster of Broussard, as Côte Gelée...
- louisiana
- early settler
- broussard
- lafayette parish
Julien Poydras
Born April 3, 1740 in Nantes, France Died June 23, 1824 in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA Statesman, Poet and Philanthropist
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- colonial
- new roads
- pointe coupee parish
Commander of the Order of St. George, Captain of the 1st Rank, studied here. CHERKASOV PETER NILOVICH
Here, in Nizhny Novgorod noble institute, in 1892-1894. The commander of the legendary gunboat ''Sivuch'', Commander of the Order of St. George, Captain of the 1st Rank, studied here....
- nizhny novgorod
St. Mark's Baptist Church
St. Mark Baptist Church was erected in 1877 at Chamberlin. St. Mark began as a barge structure for 44 years when pulled from the Mississippi River and taken by wagons to this spot. Over...
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- west baton rouge
- church
- religion
Hero of the Soviet Union Academician YEVGENIY KONSTANTINOVICH FEDOROV
1937 here in the former experimental and demonstration school. V.I.Lenin in 1921-1927 studied here the outstanding polar researcher geophysicist of the first drifting station "North Pole-1". Hero...
- nizhny novgorod
Flight 759 Memorial
In Memory of the Victims of Flight 759 July 9, 1982
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- kenner
- msy
- air disaster
Kennerettes Civic and Social Club, Inc.
Organized in 1957 as the YWCA Kennerettes by a group of young ladies and women from the Kenner / Metairie area. The organization promotes spiritual, educational, recreational, and...
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- kenner
- jefferson parish
Member of the General Council of the First International LOPATIN GERMAN ALEXANDROVICH
Here was born LOPATIN GERMAN ALEXANDROVICH 1845-1918 Member of the General Council of the First International, the first translator into Russian of the fundamental work of K. Marx (Capital).
- nizhny novgorod
Kenner Community Band
Kenner Community Band was organized in 1944 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart and Rodney Jones. Band was under the direction of Maestro Wilson. In 1960, renowned drummer and singer Joseph...
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- kenner
- music
Lehi Public Safety Officers Memorial
Lehi Public Safety Officers MemorialFor of those to whom much is given, much is required. When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each of us - recording whether in...
- utah
- memorial
Swans Club, Inc.
Organized in October of 1952 by a group of educators who worked at Washington Elementary School. The mission of the organization is to provide humanitarian services to enhance community life. The...
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- kenner
- education
- jefferson parish