Frederick Joseph Horne Papers 1893-1967 (bulk 1900-1945)

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Darrow, Clarence S. (Clarence Seward), 1857-1938

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Clarence Seward Darrow, prominent Chicago trial lawyer, was born in Kinsman, Ohio on April 18, 1857. He attended Allegheny College, after which he studied one year at the University of Michigan Law School. He then worked as a lawyer in Youngstown, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1878. He practiced in Ohio for nine years, before moving to Chicago, where he practiced privately before being appointed assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago. For four years he served as Chi...

Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

Horne, Frederick Joseph, 1880-1959

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Naval officer. From the description of Frederick Joseph Horne papers, 1893-1967 (bulk 1900-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979788 Biographical Note 1880, Feb. 14 Born, New York, N.Y. 1898 Participated in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Cuba ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Ayres, William Augustus, 1867-1952

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William Agustus Ayres was born in Illinois on April 19, 1867. He moved with his parents to Sedgwick County, Kansas, in 1881. He attended Garfield University (now Friends University) in Wichita, Kansas and was admitted to the bar in 1893. He practiced law in Wichita and was clerk of the Court of Appeals of Kansas from 1897-1901. Ayres served as the Prosecuting Attorney of Sedgwick County from 1906-1910. He was elected as a Democrat to the 64th, 65th, 66th, 68th, 69th, 70t...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Taishō, Emperor of Japan, 1879-1926

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Emperor Taishō (Personal Name: Yoshihito, b. 31 August 1879, Tokyo, Japan-d. 25 December 1926, Hayama, Japan) was the 123 Emperor of Japan, reigning from 1912-1926. He married Kujō Sadako in 1900 and had 4 children. He succeeded his father, Emperor Meiji in 1912 Having always suffered from ill health, he was not a charismatic ruler and eventually appointed his son, Prince Hirohito, regent in 1921. He is considered the first Tokyo emperor since first to live in Tokyo, not Kyoto....

United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

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United States Naval Academy

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Taffinder was born on March 18, 1884, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906, attained the rank of Vice Admiral, retired from the Navy in 1947, and died in 1965. From the description of Diploma, June 14, 1906. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 704931343 Founded in 1845, the United States Naval Academy trains students in a four-year Officer Development Program, preparing them for assignments as midshipmen after graduation. The courses focus on moral...