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Nanyehi (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ), known in English as Nancy Ward (c.1738 – c.1823), was a Beloved Woman and political leader of the Cherokee. She advocated for peaceful coexistence with European Americans and, late in life, spoke out for Cherokee retention of tribal hunting lands. She is credited with the introduction of dairy products to the ...
21 August – A house fire in Bradford, England, killed four people, including three children, and injured one other. [407] 22 August – A fire at a hotel in Bucheon, South Korea, killed seven people and injured 12 others. [408] 26 August – Freshwater Road fire. A fire at a block of flats in Dagenham, London. [409]
Nancy Ward, whose Cherokee name was Nanyehi, was a notable Ghigau who was born in the Cherokee town of Chota. She was thought to be the daughter of a Cherokee woman named Tame Doe, of the Wolf Clan. Tame Doe's brother was Attakullakulla. [5] In 1755, the Cherokee fought against the Muscogee Creeks.
A fire broke out in Manhattan’s famed Bryant Park holiday market Winter Village Friday morning, according to New York City Fire Department officials. At around 9:23 a.m. local time, firefighters ...
Units from the New York Fire Department responded to the popular attraction at around 9.30 a.m. on Friday morning following reports of a fire in the Manhattan park next to the citys main library.
A man waters the roof to protect his house as the Line fire burns in the San Bernardino Mountain foothills, forcing evacuations on Sept. 7, 2024. The fire started Sept. 5, 2024, and spread with ...
In 1975, Forman was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year by World Press Photo for the Fire Escape Collapse, a photograph depicting a young woman, Diana Bryant, and her goddaughter, Tiare Jones, falling from a collapsed fire escape during a fire. As he found out later, the child survived because she was cushioned by the body of her godmother.
The district's dominant structures are the Presbyterian Church (1830), Fire Tower (1902), Wyoming Inn (1838), Bryant Fleming House (1910) [3] and Village Hall (1902). The historic Middlebury Academy has been listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.