Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The historical accuracy of many of the aspects of the John Henry legend are subject to debate. [1] [2] According to researcher Scott Reynolds Nelson, the actual John Henry was born in 1848 in New Jersey and died of silicosis, a complication of his workplace, and not due to proper exhaustion of work.
John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851 [1]: 13 – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp. Holliday is best known for his role in the events surrounding and his participation in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona ...
Many of the facts are unclear; some say John Henry is from West Virginia, others say he’s from South Carolina, still others say he’s from New Jersey. But these ambiguities aside, Henry, wielding a steel hammer, faces the onslaught of the Industrial Age as his superhuman strength is challenged in a contest to out-dig an engine. I drew upon ...
Maybe you know him as Chrissy Teigen's husband, or maybe you know him as a rare EGOT (including multiple Grammys, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony) winner. Either way, John Legend is a living legend.
John Henry, an American Legend is a 1965 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats In this book, it shows that John Henry, a hard working miner tries to beat the steam drill. He used a 20-pound hammer against a steam drill.
Patrick Henry's father, Colonel John Henry, was the presiding judge. [19] Patrick Henry Arguing the Parson's Cause by George Cooke. After the evidence was presented proving the facts at issue, Maury's counsel gave a speech in praise of the clergy, many of whom were in attendance.
Henry Paulson (of the Barrington, Ill., Paulsons) was CEO of Goldman Sachs Group from 1999 to 2006 and Treasury secretary from 2006 to 2009. During his last year of public service, Hank was ...
John Henry (c. 1776 – 1853) was a spy and adventurer of mysterious origins. He sold documents called the Henry letters to the United States suggesting treason by Federalists on the eve of the War of 1812 with Great Britain. The Henry letters helped build outrage against Britain which led to the United States declaring war in June 1812.