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  2. Patricia Montandon - Wikipedia

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    She later hosted a TV show and became a newspaper columnist for the San Francisco Examiner. [5] In 1979, Montandon conceived the idea of the Napa Valley Wine Auction. She lent her idea to Napa Valley vintners, with her portion of the proceeds benefiting two Napa Valley hospitals. [2]

  3. John Morin Scott (mayor) - Wikipedia

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    John Morin Scott (October 25, 1789 – April 3, 1858) was an American politician who served as a Whig Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1816, and again in 1839. He served several terms in the Common and Select Councils for Philadelphia and as president of the Select Council for Philadelphia from 1826 to 1832.

  4. Lombard Street riot - Wikipedia

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    The Lombard Street riot was a three-day race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1842. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The riot was the last in a 13-year period marked by frequent racial attacks in the city. [ 3 ] [ page needed ] [ 4 ] It started on Lombard Street, between Fifth and Eighth streets.

  5. Nicholas Georgiade - Wikipedia

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    Georgiade married Anita Khanzadian in 1956, [1] whilst he was a senior in college. [7] In 1964, he remarried after meeting New York model, Davee Decker, who was then 28. [8] In 1977, he married Alicia Razaf, who was 18 years his senior.

  6. List of years in television - Wikipedia

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    1940: The American Federal Communications Commission, (), holds public hearings about television; 1941: First television advertisements aired. The first official, paid television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (now WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.

  7. History of Irish Americans in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Lombard Street riot was a three-day race riot in 1842. [22] [23] The riot was the last in a 13-year period marked by frequent racial attacks in the city. [24] [25] It started on Lombard Street, between Fifth and Eighth streets.

  8. Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market - Wikipedia

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    Lombard Street is known for its analysis of the Bank of England's response to the Overend-Gurney crisis. Bagehot's advice (sometimes referred to as "Bagehot's dictum") for the lender of last resort during a credit crunch is summarized by Charles Goodhart [5] as follows: Lend freely. At a high rate of interest. On good banking securities.

  9. George and Vulture - Wikipedia

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    The George and Vulture. The George and Vulture is a restaurant in London. There has been an inn on the site, which is off Lombard Street in the historic City of London district, since 1142. [1]