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Joseph Henry Blackburne (10 December 1841 – 1 September 1924) was a British chess player. Nicknamed "The Black Death", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century. Nicknamed "The Black Death", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century.
Battlefield 3 is a 2011 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.. In Battlefield 3 ' s campaign, players take on the personas of several military roles: a U.S. Marine, an F/A-18F Super Hornet weapon systems officer, an M1A2 Abrams tank operator, and a Spetsnaz GRU operative.
The partnership with Birley ended in 1830, and William Henry Hornby brought in new partners. [2] The business grew and prospered. Hornby was a paternalist, an Anglican Tory who supported the Ten Hours Bill. His younger brother John Hornby was elected to parliament for Blackburn in 1841. Elections in Blackburn at that period involved some ...
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Charles Henry "Jack" Blackburn (May 20, 1883 – April 24, 1942) was an American boxer and boxing trainer. Fighting in the first half of his career as a lightweight and later a welterweight , he was known for an exceptional defense and fought many men above his weight class, including six bouts with the great Sam Langford .
Hornby was the fourth son of William Henry Hornby, who had been Mayor of Blackburn and also served as Member of Parliament for the town; his younger brother was 'Monkey' Hornby, the Lancashire and England cricket captain. He had little interest himself in a political career but was proud of his family's record and noted the affection many in ...
A famous portrait of King Henry VIII, long considered lost, has been found after an art historian spotted it in the background of a photo shared on social media.. The painting in question was once ...
Portrait of Samuel Moffatt (attributed to Joseph Blackburn) Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Subject lived 1738–1780. IAP 70880046: Portrait of Sir William Johnson, oil (attributed to Joseph Blackburn) 30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm.) Subject lived 1715–1774. IAP 80970136: Portrait of Thomas Dering, oil (attributed to Joseph ...