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Doolittle may refer to: Places * Doolittle, Missouri Doolittle is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population was 564 at the 2020 census. History The town is named for Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle of World War II fame who bombed Tokyo in a daring raid, which helped to turn th ..., United States, a town * Doolittle, Texas, United States, a census-designated place * Doolittle Massif, Churchill Mountains, Antarctica * Doolittle Bluff, Victoria Land, Antarctica Other uses * Doolittle (surname) * ''Doolittle'' (album), a 1989 album by Pixies * Doolittles, a former Irish sandwich making company * Doolittle (BART station), a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that will be constructed in Oakland, California See also * Doolittle Raid, a World War II bombing raid on Tokyo led by Jimmy Doolittle * Dolittle (other) * Doctor Dolittle (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle, Missouri
Doolittle is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population was 564 at the 2020 census. History The town is named for Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle of World War II fame who bombed Tokyo in a daring raid, which helped to turn the tide of the war in the Pacific. The settlement was originally called Centertown because it was halfway between Rolla and Newburg. This name, coined by a local man named Monroe Ramsey, caught on over the years. The town boomed in the spring of 1941 when construction of Fort Leonard Wood, 20 miles away, began in earnest due to the war effort. Thousands of workers poured in and slept anywhere they could. In some places, it was said beds never got cold because different shifts shared occupancy. So the two mile stretch which was unofficially called Centertown grew and boomed and a local businessman, Lou Hargis, felt it was time for an incorporated city. The idea of naming the new city after General Doolittle was well-received, along with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle, Texas
Doolittle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,061 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Doolittle is located at (26.364570, -98.121522). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics Doolittle first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census. 2020 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,358 people, 543 households, and 508 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 599 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.48% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 50.81% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.97% of the population. There were 543 households, out of which 68.5% had children under the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle Massif
Doolittle Massif () is a compact group of mountain heights in the northwest Churchill Mountains between Zeller Glacier and Sefton Glacier where the glaciers enter the larger Byrd Glacier. The feature is 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and rises to in Mount Rainbow. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after General James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle United States Air Force, an American aviator and hero who visited McMurdo Station in 1962. In 1942 then Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle initiated heavy aircraft operations from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ''Hornet'' leading to carrier-based R4D operations from the carrier ''Philippine Sea'' during Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America (exploration b ... in January 1946. References Mountains of Oa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle Bluff
Doolittle Bluff () is the large rock bluff at the head of Suess Glacier, on the north side of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. From the Suess Glacier névé, the bluff rises to a summit area at . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1997) after John H. (Jack) Doolittle, an American physicist who was: Station Science Leader at Siple Station, winter party 1977; Research Scientist at the Lockheed Martin Palo Alto Research Laboratory, Space Physics Laboratory, from 1983; and Staff Physicist there from 1993; a continuous participant as a South Pole co-investigator in auroral studies since 1983; and made 20 working visits to Antarctica (McMurdo, Siple and South Pole Station South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...s) from the 1975–76 season. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle (surname)
Doolittle is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Amos Doolittle (1754–1832), American engraver and silversmith * Benjamin Doolittle (1825–1895), New York politician * Bev Doolittle (born 1947), American painter *Bill Doolittle (1923–2014), American football player and coach Colt Doolittle * Charles Doolittle (1832–1903), American Civil War general * Dorothy Doolittle (born 1946), American marathon runner * Ducky DooLittle (born 1970), American sex educator and performer * Dudley Doolittle (1881–1957), American congressman from Kansas *Eliakim Doolittle (1772–1850), American composer *Eliza Doolittle (singer) (born 1988), British singer *Emily Doolittle (born 1972), Canadian composer *Ford Doolittle (born 1941), American biochemist * Franklin M. Doolittle (1893–1979), American radio pioneer *Henry C. Doolittle (1850–1926), American judge * Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961), American poet and novelist known by her initials, H.D. *Isaac Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle (album)
''Doolittle'' is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies (band), Pixies, released on April 17, 1989, on 4AD. The album was an instant critical success and became the band's breakthrough album. ''Doolittle'' was especially well received in Europe, where the British music weeklies ''Melody Maker'' and ''Sounds (magazine), Sounds'' named it their album of the year. Pixies' main songwriter and lead vocalist Black Francis wrote the idiosyncratic lyrics, which allude to surrealism#Surrealist films, surrealist imagery, biblical violence, and descriptions of torture and death. The album is praised for its "quiet/loud" dynamic, which was achieved through subdued verses that are founded on Kim Deal's bass patterns and David Lovering's drums. The peaks in tone and volume were achieved through the addition of distorted guitars by Francis and Joey Santiago. This technique influenced the development of early-1990s grunge music; Kurt Cobain said ''Doolittle'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittles
Doolittles was an Irish sandwich making company, headquartered in Laghey, County Donegal. Originally operating as a coffee shop selling its own products, the company later manufactured prepacked sandwiches for sale in retail outlets. Founded in 2001, at its peak it was the "third-largest pre-packed sandwich producer in Ireland .employing 32 people". It closed in 2009. History In 2001, Jenni Timony opened Doolittles in the "New Row" area of Donegal. The company began to manufacture sandwiches for retail outlets and expanded throughout Ireland. In 2006 the company won the Ulster Bank Invoice Finance/ Irish Independent Business Achievers Award. Aer Arann served Doolittles sandwiches as part of its buy on board programme. The company was liquidated Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end. The assets and property of the business are redistributed. When a firm has been liquidated, it is sometimes referred to as wound-up or dissolved, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doolittle (BART Station)
The Doolittle Maintenance and Storage Facility (also known as the Wheelhouse) is the operations management center for the BART Oakland Airport Connector. The building is used for storage and maintenance of the Cable Liner cars, and is also the powerhouse for the system's drive wheels. It was initially planned to also be a passenger station; that was cut due to lack of funding but may be added as an infill station in the future. Vehicles stop at the structure in both directions to switch cable loops, but do not allow passengers to disembark. History The Final Environmental Impact Report for the Oakland Airport Connector automated guideway transit (people mover) system, released in 2002, called for two intermediate stations on the line at Doolittle Drive and Edgewater Drive. Those stations were intended to support the City of Oakland's plans to improve development along Hegenberger Road – an area largely occupied by airport hotels and industrial businesses. A November 2006 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolittle (other)
Dolittle may refer to: * ''Dolittle'' (film), a 2020 film * Dolittle (programming language), a Japanese programming language See also * Doctor Dolittle Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 '' The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in th ..., a fictional character * Doolittle (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
