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Paul V. Mullaney
Paul Vincent Mullaney (November 22, 1919 – November 1, 2017) was an American judge, lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born on November 22, 1919, Mullaney grew up in Main South, at the time a predominantly Irish-Catholic neighborhood in Worcester. He graduated from South High School in 1938. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, graduating in 1942. Between World War II and the Korean War, Mullaney earned a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1948. Military service Upon graduation from Holy Cross, Mullaney enlisted in the United States Marine Corps with the 4th Marine Division as a sergeant. He ended the war as a commissioned first lieutenant, having served in Guam and Tinian. He returned to active duty in 1950, at the onset of the Korean War. He was first injured during the recapture of Seoul. He was injured a second time during the Chosin Reservoir campaign. On November 27, 1950, he was awarded his third Purpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis ( ; born November 3, 1933) is an American politician and lawyer who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew. He was Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1988, nominated by the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party for president in the 1988 United States presidential election, 1988 election, losing to the Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee, Vice President of the United States, Vice President George H. W. Bush. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrants, Dukakis attended Swarthmore College before enlisting in the United States Army. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1971. He won the 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election but lost his 1978 bid fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South High Community School
South High Community School (SHCS) is a high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Demographics According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the demographic profile of South High was as follows in the 2022-23 school year: *Male - 53.4% *Female - 46.6% *Hispanic - 45.4% *White - 23.3% *African American - 17.1% *Asian - 10.1% *Multiracial, non-Hispanic - 3.9% *Native American - 0.1% Notable alumni * Cedric Ball (1986–87) - NBA basketball player with the Los Angeles Clippers * Harvey Ball - artist known for designing the smiley face * Robert Benchley - humorist known for writing for ''The New Yorker'' and writing and starring in the Academy Award-winning short film '' How to Sleep'' * Robert H. Goddard (1904) - engineer, professor, physicist, inventor; credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket * Arthur Kennedy - Tony (1949) and Golden Globe (1955) winning actor with five Oscar nominations * David LeBoeuf ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of The Holy Cross Alumni
This list of College of the Holy Cross alumni includes graduates and non-graduate, former students at the College of the Holy Cross. Since its founding in 1843 and its first commencement in 1849, Holy Cross has graduated 171 classes of students. As of the 2019-20 academic year, Holy Cross had approximately 38,511 alumni. Artists, poets and authors *Vito Acconci 1962, artist and architect * Philip Berrigan 1950, author and activist * Billy Collins 1963, former Poet Laureate of the United States * Leo Cullum 1963, cartoonist best known for his work in ''The New Yorker'' * Michael Earls 1895, Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and Holy Cross administrator * Michael Harrington 1947, socialist historian and author of '' The Other America'', which is believed to have inspired Lyndon Johnson's Great Society social programs * Michael Harvey 1980, author of ''The Chicago Way'' and ''The Fifth Floor''; co-creator of the TV program '' Cold Case Files'' * Jack Higgins 1976, Pulitzer Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston College Law School Alumni
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, including the Boston Massacre (1770), the Boston Tea Party (1773), Paul Revere's midnight ride (1775), the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Bratislava, Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY Iolaire, HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2–January 22, 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation (1918–1919), Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Faisal I of Iraq, Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionism, Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (region), Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph D
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is located in north- central and northeastern Massachusetts. The largest municipalities in the district are Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Billerica (partial), Fitchburg, and Marlborough. Democrat Lori Trahan has represented the district since 2019. Cities and towns in the district As of the 2021 redistricting, the 3rd district contains 35 municipalities: Essex County (3) : Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen Middlesex County (21) : Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Billerica (part; also 6th), Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Marlborough, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford Worcester County (11) : Ashburnham, Bolton, Berlin, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Winchendon, Westminster (part; also 2nd) History of district boundaries After the 2010 census, the third district shifted from cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors And City Managers Of Worcester, Massachusetts
This is an incomplete list of mayors and city managers of Worcester, Massachusetts. City managers See also *Mayoral elections in Worcester, Massachusetts External links List of Mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts from the Worcester Public Library {{Worcester Nav Lists of mayors of places in Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts Lists of managers of places in Massachusetts, Worcester Mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts-related lists, Mayors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Star
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When the medal is awarded by the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, the Combat "V" is authorized for wear on the medal. Officers from the other Uniformed Services of the United States are eligible to receive this award, as are foreign soldiers who have served with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Civilians serving with U.S. military forces in combat are also eligible for the award. For example, UPI reporter Joe Galloway was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device for actions during the Vietnam War, specificall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria, a suburb ** Chelsea railway station, Melbourne Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia, a community * Chelsea, Quebec, a municipality United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency at Westminster until the 1997 redistribution ** Chelsea (London County Council constituency), 1949–1965 ** King's Road Chelsea railway station, a proposed railway station ** Chelsea Bridge, a bridge across the Thames ** Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, a former borough in London United States * Chelsea, Alabama, a city * Chelsea (Delaware City, Delaware), a historic house * Chelsea, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Chelsea, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Chelsea, Iowa, in Tama County * Chelsea, Maine, a town * Chelsea, Massachusetts, a city ** Bellingham Square station, which includes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Changjin (), was an important battle in the Korean War. The name "Chosin" is derived from the Japanese pronunciation "''Chōshin'', instead of the Korean pronunciation. The battle took place about a month after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict and sent the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 9th Corps to infiltrate the northeastern part of North Korea. On 27 November 1950, the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps (United States), X Corps commanded by Major General Edward Almond in the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather soon followed. Between 27 November and 13 December, 30,000 United Nations Command troops, later nicknamed "The Chosin Few", under the field command of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled and attacked by about 120,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shilun, who had been ordered by Mao Zedong to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
