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In Tandy's last years his major project was the revitalization of downtown Fort Worth, his hometown, e.g., the construction of the eight-block Tandy Center. [5] Tandy died of a heart attack in his sleep on 4 November 1978, and was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. [1] [8]
The Edward V. Rickenbacker House is a historic house in the Driving Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.Built in 1895, it was the childhood home of Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973), who at various times in his life was a flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient, race car driver and a pioneer in air transportation.
Tandy's market share—as high as 60% at one time—indeed declined by 1983 because of competition from the IBM PC and lack of third-party products. Tandy adopted the IBM PC compatible architecture with the Tandy 1000 and Tandy 2000 (1983–1984). The 1000 helped Tandy achieve a 25% personal computer market share in 1986, tied with Apple and in ...
In 1969, she married Charles Tandy, the founder of the Tandy Corporation. [1] In the early 1960s, she commissioned Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei to design a new house in their site in Westover Hills, the site of the dumped Crownfield project. Pei's dramatic 19,000 square-foot concrete and marble structure – which took two years to ...
Lance Corporal Henry James Tandey VC, DCM, MM (born Tandy, 30 August 1891 – 20 December 1977) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, [note 1] the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
By 1961, Tandy Leather was operating 125 stores in 105 cities of the United States and Canada and the company name was changed to Tandy Corporation. [6] In 1963, Tandy Corporation acquired management control of the Radio Shack Corporation and, after two years, Charles Tandy had turned the company's $4 million loss into a profit. During that ...
Henry A. Tandy (c. 1853–1918) was an American building contractor and entrepreneur, specializing in decorative stone masonry and brickwork. Of African-American descent, he was born enslaved in Estill County, Kentucky , and rose to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in Kentucky by the early twentieth century.
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and garnered numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as a nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.