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A 19th-century view showing the abbey, the old bridge and the tower. Claregalway friary was founded circa. 1240, [1] and was definitely in extant prior before 1250. [2] Though some sources attribute the founding of the friary to John de Cogan II, it was in fact founded by his father, John de Cogan I. [3]
Terry Gene Bollea [8] [9] (/ b ə ˈ l eɪ ə /; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler.He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s and one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
Charles G. "Chuck" Cogan (January 11, 1928 – December 14, 2017) [1] was an American academic and intelligence officer who served in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1954 to 1991. [ 2 ] Background
The initial fire badly burned the two railroad employees present, one of whom later died from his burns. The burning propane gas escaping from the valve connection on the rail car quickly heated the liquid propane inside, increasing the tank pressure. This in turn increased the leak and fire, further heating the tank car. [1]
Cogan's Trade is a 1974 crime novel by George V. Higgins. The novel was Higgins's third novel centered on crime in Boston neighborhoods, [1] following The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Digger's Game. In Cogan's Trade, Cogan is a hitman who targets the person responsible for a card-game heist. The person is identified through a second heist and ...
On February 19, 1969, the firm changed its name to Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt (CBWL), with the arrival of Marshall Cogan and Arthur Levitt. The firm was often referred to jokingly by Wall Street peers as Corned Beef With Lettuce. [11] [12] The firm brought in $19 million in 1969 (equivalent to $120 million in 2023 [2]). [5]
On Saturday, June 5, 1976, at 7:30 am MDT, a muddy leak appeared, suggesting sediment was in the water, but engineers did not believe there was a problem. By 9:30 am, the downstream face of the dam had developed a wet spot, which began to discharge water at 20 to 30 cubic feet per second (0.57 to 0.85 m 3 /s) and the embankment material began ...
The 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 44th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1976. This year the FIA introduced its new Group 5 and Group 6 regulations and the race was now open to nine distinct classes, although it was still not part of the World Championship seasons.