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Tournament medalists at the: 1908 OG – 1908 Olympic Games - Runners-up 1912 OG – 1912 Olympic Games - Runners-up 1948 OG – 1948 Olympic Games - Third place 1960 OG – 1960 Olympic Games - Runners-up
Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (11 January 1918 – 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in ...
Martin Conboy Sr. (1833 – December 21, 1909) was an Irish-born soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Conboy received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor , for his action during the Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia on 5 May 1862.
Martin Thomas Conboy Jr. (August 28, 1878 - March 5, 1944) was a United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, [1] head of New York City Selective Service during World War I and a coordinating advisor to the New York State Selective Service during World War II.
Gunnar Hámundarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʏnːar ˈhauːˌmʏntarˌsɔːn]) was a 10th-century Icelandic chieftain. He lived in Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð and is probably better known as Gunnar of Hlíðarendi ( Old Norse : Gunnarr á Hlíðarenda ).
The White Boy Shuffle is the 1996 first novel of poet Paul Beatty. [1] A satiric coming-of-age tale following the life of poet, basketball star, and self-described “Negro Demagogue” Gunnar Kaufman, it has been noted for its postmodern treatment of African-American gender and sexuality in addition to race.
Campaign 139 (14 September 1969–25 April 1970) was a major military offensive of the People's Army of Vietnam, launched against its Royalist enemies during the Laotian Civil War.
The 1960 Laotian coups brought about a pivotal change of government in the Kingdom of Laos.General Phoumi Nosavan established himself as the strongman running Laos in a bloodless coup on 25 December 1959.