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John Rosselli (8 June 1927, Florence – 16 January 2001, Cambridge) was an Italian-born British historian, academic, journalist, music critic, and writer on music.He earned degrees in history from Swarthmore College in the United States and the University of Cambridge in England; studying under Herbert Butterfield at the latter institution from 1948 through 1951.
John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 7, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was a mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization exert influence over Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. Roselli was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel ...
Lazarus developed or was an early adopter of many shopping innovations such as "one low price" (no bargaining necessary, earlier implemented by the John Wanamaker Store [3]), first department store escalators in the country, first air-conditioned store in the country, and Fred Lazarus Jr. successfully lobbied President Franklin Roosevelt to ...
Gertz was a New York-based department store, headquartered in Jamaica, Queens. Founded in 1918 by Benjamin Gertz, along with his five sons, [1] the company was acquired by Allied Stores in 1941. [2] [3] Gertz department store in Mid-Island Plaza in Hicksville, New York in 1957
Northland Mall was a shopping mall located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio, at the intersection of Morse Road and Karl Road.It opened in 1964 as an open-air shopping center.
The Queens Community Board 12 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Park, Rochdale Village, South Jamaica. [3] Queens Community Board 12 is the second largest Community Board in Queens, covering the largest area of the borough.
Spanish police on Monday said they had arrested three "extremely dangerous" suspected mafia members wanted in Italy for crimes including attempted murder, weapons trafficking and money laundering.
Baisley Park Houses is a housing project in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, completed on April 30, 1961.The development consists of five, 8-story buildings with 386 apartment units for an estimated 1,057 people.