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His successful practice in New Britain led to his election as the second, was born at New Britain, May 22d, 1825. ... He was elected mayor of the city of New Britain in 1872, and held that office for five consecutive years from date of first election. mayor (1872–77). Republican: 1877: 1877: David Nelson Camp (1820-1916) Republican: 1879: ...
An experiment takes place at Lord's to study the effects of covering the pitch before the start of a match, the first time this is known to have been tried. [4] England. Most runs – W. G. Grace 1,485 @ 57.11 (HS 170*) Most wickets – James Southerton 169 @ 13.07 (BB 8–20)
John Hulley (19 February 1832 – 6 January 1875) was an English gymnastics and athletics entrepreneur who encouraged public participation in physical education to improve health and well-being, and was one of the instigators of the Olympic movement in Britain.
Sir George Stuart Robertson KC FSA (25 May 1872 in London, England – 29 January 1967 in London, England) was a British barrister, public servant, athlete, tennis player, and classical scholar. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1] [2] [3]
Great Britain's only stripped medal in Winter Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Alain Baxter tested positive for a banned substance, resulting from Baxter using a branded inhaler product bought in Salt Lake City which, unknown to him, contained different chemicals in the United States ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass will be presented with the Olympic flag by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday in a historic handover that will officially begin the ...
Robert Reach (August 28, 1843 – May 19, 1922) was an American professional baseball player born in Brooklyn, New York. [1] He played shortstop in three games during a two season span in the National Association, from 1872 to 1873. [1]
OKC Mayor David Holt describes what he learned from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and what he's brought back home to prepare for the 2028 Olympic plans.