what is the setting of the watsons go to birmingham 1963
Flint , Michigan Birmingham , Alabama
8334993
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (1995) is a historical-fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. First published in 1995, it was reprinted in 1997. It tells the story of a loving African-American family living in the town of Flint, Michigan, in 1963. When the oldest son (Byron) begins to get into a bit of trouble, the parents decide he should spend the summer and possibly the next school year with Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire family travels there together by car, and during their visit, tragic events take place. The
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334993
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (1995) is a historical-fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. First published in 1995, it was reprinted in 1997. It tells the story of a loving African-American family living in the town of Flint, Michigan, in 1963. When the oldest son (Byron) begins to get into a bit of trouble, the parents decide he should spend the summer and possibly the next school year with Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire family travels there together by car, and during their visit, tragic events take place. The
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334997
skips school and is still in 6th grade. He invents a series of "fantastic adventures" which constantly get him into trouble and include playing with matches in the house, abusing his parent's credit at the corner grocery store to buy himself treats, and getting a "conk" hairstyle against his parents' orders. Daniel and Wilona eventually become so frustrated with their inability to "straighten out" Byron that they decide to send him to Birmingham, Alabama to live with Grandma Sands (Wilona's mother) for at least the summer and possibly an entire year. As soon as the school year concludes, the Watsons
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334995
civil rights protests had gained negotiation with white city leaders for integration. KKK members bombed the church on September 15, 1963, killing four girls and injuring many more. In the novel, the incident is depicted as occurring a bit earlier than the historical date, allowing the Watson family to still be on summer vacation in Birmingham when it took place. The bombing was a catalyst for increased activity in the Civil Rights Movement and work on voter registration in Mississippi, during Freedom Summer of 1964. The novel is a first-person account narrated by Kenny Watson, who lives in Flint, Michigan
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
7447494
Christopher Paul Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American writer of children's books. He is known for the Newbery Medal-winning "Bud, Not Buddy" and "The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963". The latter was adapted for a TV movie of the same name, which aired on the Hallmark Channel in 2013. Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, on May 10, 1953, to Dr. Herman Elmer Curtis, a chiropodist and factory worker/supervisor, and Leslie Jane Curtis, an educator. He has set many of his books in Flint. Curtis attended Dewey Elementary, Clark Elementary, Pierce Elementary
Christopher Paul Curtis
17290755
Birmingham riot of 1963 The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted black leaders of the Birmingham campaign, a mass protest for racial justice. The places bombed were the parsonage of Rev. A. D. King, brother of Martin Luther King, Jr., and a motel owned by A. G. Gaston, where King and others organizing the campaign had stayed. It is believed that the bombings were carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan, in cooperation with Birmingham police. In response,
Birmingham riot of 1963
13940013
stations. When Northern states saw Southern violence they were shocked, other blacks that saw it became angered, and it brought enough attention and awareness that carried the civil rights information all the way to the White House. Television had the power to define reality, to create understandings of societal norms, and to shape opinions. As civil rights events were unfolding in American in 1963, the nation had their eyes on many southern states, one of them being Birmingham, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. There was a significant difference between what the press covered in Birmingham versus what the Birmingham's paper covered
Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950–1970
4580018
Dudley Randall Dudley Randall (January 14, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an African-American poet and poetry publisher from Detroit, Michigan. He founded a pioneering publishing company called Broadside Press in 1965, which published many leading African-American writers, among them Melvin Tolson, Sonia Sanchez, Audre Lorde, Gwendolyn Brooks, Etheridge Knight, Margaret Walker, and others. Randall's most famous poem is "The Ballad of Birmingham," written in response to the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in which four girls were killed. Randall's poetry is characterized by simplicity, realism, and what one critic has called the "liberation
Dudley Randall
13358028
Southern Company Services Southern Company Services, Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company. Formed in 1963, as Southern Services, the company provides administrative and operational services to all of Southern Company's operating divisions. The company also provides engineering services to Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power. Southern Services was formed in 1963 as a shared services department for Southern Company's five electric operating divisions. The idea was first conceived by Eugene A. Yates, Southern Company's first President, although not implemented until much later. The division was originally headquartered in what is
Southern Company Services
20162721
Confederate monuments in Alabama. He argued, "What happened in America was horrible, and it’s important we learn how horrible it was." The bill passed the house in May 2017. With his wife Connie, he has four children. He is a Baptist. Mack Butler Mack Butler (born April 27, 1963) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives. Mack Butler was born on April 27, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up in Gadsden, Alabama, and he graduated from the Gadsden State Community College. Butler is an electrician and property investor. Butler was
Mack Butler
9233308
Ben Erdreich Benjamin Erdreich (born December 9, 1938) is a former United States congressman from Alabama. Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle-class family. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1960. He served as editor of the "Alabama Law Review" while attending the University of Alabama law school, graduating in 1963. He passed the bar that year. After law school, he served two years in the United States Army before setting up a private law practice. Between 1970 and 1974, Erdreich served one term as a Democrat in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was elected as a
Ben Erdreich
13064735
died on 6 February 1963 and was cremated in Penang. 1. https://www.facebook.com/PBAsumangalo/ 2. http://dharma-records.buddhasasana.net/texts/ven-sumangalo-01-what-is-practical-buddhism Sumangalo Venerable Sumangalo was a Buddhist monk of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Singapore and Malaysia. (1903—1963) was born as Robert Stuart Clifton in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States in 1903. After receiving his Doctorate in Literature, he lectured on Buddhism in the United States before moving to Asia to further his study of Buddhism. He was ordinated as a monk during 1955 in the temple of "Shin Buddhism" in Japan. In 1957, he joined the Theravada Order in Laos and received the monastic name Sumangalo,
Sumangalo
2323631
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he is the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, succeeding Thad Cochran. He previously served as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Shelby received his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1961. After law school in 1963, he went on to serve as city prosecutor (1963–1971). During
Richard Shelby
8335006
friend of Grandma Sands. Mr. Robert started helping Grandma Sands out around the house after her husband died. It's hinted that Grandma Sands has a crush on Mr. Robert. Mrs. Davidson - is the religious next-door neighbor of the Watsons. Joey goes to church with Mrs. Davidson three times a week. Sometimes Wilona makes Kenny go to Sunday School with Joey. LJ Jones - a former playmate of Kenny who stole lots of Kenny's toy dinosaurs "The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963" was Christopher Paul Curtis's first novel, earning him a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King (wife of
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335001
her away from the church and led her home, and she does not even know that a bombing had taken place right after she'd left Sunday school. As soon as they realize that Joetta is safe, the Watsons decide to immediately return home to Flint, trying to avoid explaining the full implications of what has happened to the children. Kenny is unable to process the events in Birmingham and avoids his family and friends over the ensuing weeks, instead spending many hours hiding behind the sofa. Byron eventually coaxes him out and gets Kenny to talk about what happened, which
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335007
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Honor, and the Golden Kite Award. Curtis also wrote the Newbery Award-winning novel "Bud, Not Buddy"; "Elijah of Buxton", and "The Mighty Miss Malone". In 2013, a television film based on the book premiered on the Hallmark Channel, starring Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris, Latanya Richardson, Skai Jackson and David Alan Grier. The movie adapted the story by condensing and trimming events and characters from Flint in the first half of the novel and adding new scenes showing Kenny and Byron helping local youths organize Civil Rights events in Birmingham. The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
3779923
the play. Grier guest-starred in Season 6 of FOX's "Bones". He played Professor Bunsen Jude the Science Dude, the host of a children's TV program. This character was inspired by Bill Nye "the Science Guy". In May 2013, Grier appeared in "Tyler Perry Presents Peeples", playing the role of Virgil Peeples, alongside Kerry Washington and Craig Robinson. Also in 2013, Grier appeared in "The Watsons Go To Birmingham", a Hallmark Channel adaptation of Christopher Paul Curtis' 1995 Newbery Honor-winning novel, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963". Grier appeared on the CBS TV-adaptation of "Bad Teacher", playing the role of
David Alan Grier
8334994
book was adapted for a TV movie of the same name, produced in 2013 and aired on the Hallmark Channel. The book takes place from approximately January to October 1963, a turbulent time during the Civil Rights Movement. The Watson family is fictional, but the characters are based on members of the author's family, including himself, and many of the events in the first half of the book are based on events from the author's childhood and additional personal events. Events later in the story center around the historic 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, soon after the
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335002
finally brings a flood of tears from Kenny. Encouraging his little brother to "keep on stepping", Byron explains that although the world is not perfect, he has to keep moving on. Kenneth Bernard "Kenny" Watson - The main character and narrator of the story, the younger of the two sons of the Watsons. Kenny is ten years old. He is an excellent/intelligent student with many capability, which makes him the target of bullying at Clark Elementary School. t Wilona Sands Watson - Usually referred to as "Momma", she is the wife of Daniel and the mother of the three children.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335003
A native of Birmingham, she slips into a thick Southern accent when mad or excited, and complains about Flint's harsh winters. She is strict and overprotective but loves her kids. Daniel Watson - The husband of Wilona and father of the three children. He's known for having a good sense of humor and is referred to as "Dad". Byron "Daddy Cool" Watson - Older brother of Kenny and Joey. He is considered the "God" of Clark Elementary School. He bullies smaller kids along with his best friend Buphead. He is known for being a terrible student and is also known
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334998
ready their car ("the Brown Bomber") and embark on a roadtrip from Flint to Birmingham to deliver Byron. Kenny had been looking forward to the "battle royal" between his grandma and Byron, but is disappointed when just a few sharp words from the "old, old lady" have Byron speaking respectfully and generally behaving himself, causing Kenny to seek out his own "adventures". Grandma Sands had warned the children to avoid a particular local swimming hole because of a dangerous "whirlpool", which Kenny misheard as "Wool Pooh" due to her thick Alabama accent. Kenny wants to swim there anyway, and is
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335005
Byron, Joey, and Daniel when they arrived in Birmingham. Grandma Sands walks with a cane due to having a stroke. Her husband died before the beginning of the book Rufus Fry - Kenny's new best friend and Cody's big brother. His family moves to Flint from the South. He and his little brother Cody befriend Kenny. Cody Fry - Rufus's little brother. Rufus and Cody come from a poor Southern African-American family. Lawrence "Larry" Dunn - the school bully in Kenny and Rufus's class, until Byron teaches him a lesson for stealing Kenny's winter gloves. Mr. Robert - a dear
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334999
frustrated when Byron and Joetta refuse to go along. Ignoring the warnings of both Grandma Sands and Byron, Kenny jumps into the seemingly tranquil pool and edges deeper and deeper water until he loses his footing and almost drowns. Remembering his grandmother's words, he imagines that a strange monster he thinks is the mysterious "Wool Pooh" swam up from below to grab his ankle and pull him under. Byron returns and jumps in to save Kenny just in time. He later insists that there was nothing else in the water, but Kenny is convinced that the Wool Pooh actually exists.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335004
for breaking the rules and being a rebel. Byron is thirteen. Joetta "Joey" Watson - Younger sister of Byron and Kenny. She follows the rules and is very religious. Joey has a special relationship with Byron. She is five. Buphead - Byron's best friend, who is also an "official delinquent," helps Byron bully many kids, including Kenny, although Byron and Buphead stand up for Kenny and Rufus when they're being bullied by Larry. Grandma Sands - Grandmother of Kenny, Byron, and Joey, mother of Wilona, and mother-in-law of Daniel. She is supposed to be very strict. Seen by Wilona, Kenny,
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8334996
with his parents, Daniel and Wilona Watson, his older brother Byron, and younger sister Joetta. The opening chapters establish Kenny as a very bright and shy 4th grader who has difficulty making true friends until Rufus Fry arrives in town from Arkansas. Rufus is also bullied by the students at Clark Elementary for his "country" clothes and accent, making Kenny reluctant to befriend him at first, but they are soon inseparable. Kenny is alternatively bullied and protected by his 13 year old brother Byron, whom he calls "an official teenage juvenile delinquent". Byron has been retained twice because he often
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
8335000
Shortly afterwards, a bomb goes off at a nearby church where Joetta is attending Sunday school. (This was the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a real historical event.) Kenny wanders into the still-smoking church in the immediate aftermath looking for his sister, but instead sees the Wool Pooh in the smoke clinging to a torn girl's shoe that looks like Joetta's. In shock, he walks back to Grandma Sands' house without anyone noticing that he had been at the church, and he's again shocked and confused to find Joetta already there. She claims that it was Kenny who had called
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
7447497
Senator Donald Riegle, as customer service representative for Mich Con in Detroit, a temporary worker for Manpower in Detroit, and warehouse clerk for Automated Data Processing in Allen Park, Michigan. He has published over 13 books over the years. He started writing children's books, publishing his first book in 1995. Curtis also edited "Bites: Scary Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into," a collection of scary children's stories published in 2010 by Scholastic. The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 Bud, Not Buddy Mr. Chickee's Funny Money Bucking the Sarge Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis (born May
Christopher Paul Curtis
20349707
Nikki Silver Nikki Silver is an American television producer. She has won five Emmy Awards for Reading Rainbow in 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, and 2001. Silver previously ran the company On Screen Entertainmentuntil 2012 when she founded ToniK Productions with her partner Tonya Lewis Lee. ToniK is best known for its films, "The Giver", "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" and the upcoming "Monster". She has been producing film and television for 25 years. She began her career in children’s media producing Reading Rainbow, the award-winning series for PBS, "Reading Rainbow" won the Emmy Award five times, Peabody, and Prix Jeunesse.
Nikki Silver
20297934
several projects including "The Watsons Go To Birmingham" which Lewis Lee wrote, "The Giver", "She's Gotta Have It" and "MONSTER". Tonya Lewis Lee was born in Yonkers, New York, the daughter of Lillian Glenn Lewis, a high school biology teacher and George R. Lewis, a finance executive. Lewis Lee has one sister, Tracey Lewis Elligan who is a sociology professor at Depaul University in Chicago. Because of her father’s profession, Lewis Lee and her family moved around during her childhood, growing up in New York, New Jersey, Milwaukee and St. Louis where she graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School.
Tonya Lewis Lee
20297936
Baby Please, Please Puppy Please and Giant Steps to Change the World. She is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling Gotham Diaries and the writer of the script, The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Healthy You Now: Because of her work with the infant mortality awareness raising campaign, A Healthy Baby Begins With You, Lewis Lee began the website HealthyYouNow.com as a platform for women to discover health information and inspiration. Movita: In 2015, Lewis Lee joined forces with Robert Sires to found Movita Organics, a line of organic vitamins for women that are sold through its own
Tonya Lewis Lee
18759041
curricula designed to bridge the narratives of classic children’s books and their motion picture adaptations (See Selman’s crossmedia curricula for The Watsons Go to Birmingham (book by Christopher Paul Curtis) and The Giver (book by Lois Lowry)). With Professor Helen Haste of Harvard University and the University of Bath, Selman is the Co-principal Investigator of a comparative study on New Civics Early Career Scholars funded by the Spencer Foundation. With Harvard professors Helen Haste and Meira Levinson, Selman has also conducted work in civic education, civic development and civic engagement at HGSE, including the Spender Foundation funded Early Career Scholars
Robert L. Selman
17859667
Black Reel Awards of 2014 The 2014 Black Reel Awards, which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films, were announced on Thursday, February 13, 2014. "Fruitvale Station", "The Butler" and "12 Years a Slave" lead the film nominees with 9 nominations apiece. "Pastor Brown", "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" and "Being Mary Jane" lead the television nominees with 6 nominations. This year saw the Breakthrough Performance category split between genders bringing this years total categories to 26. "12 Years a Slave" made Black Reel Awards history by winning 8 awards including Outstanding
Black Reel Awards of 2014
19107518
near Bristol. Scenes were also shot in the cellars of Colston Hall and at Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol, and other locations in Bath, Somerset. Tyntesfield was mainly used as Sir Eustace's house but also the Watsons' London home. The final scene of the episode puts forth a possible concept that all of the series in its modern-day setting are actually playing out from within Victorian Holmes' Mind Palace. Mark Gatiss stated in "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Post-Mortem":By having that scene right at the end, where we go back to Victorian London – Victorian Baker Street – and Sherlock explicitly
The Abominable Bride
3105765
school board. After the Birmingham church bombing on September 15, 1963, which killed four black girls, black students in Selma began sit-ins at local lunch counters to protest segregation; they were physically attacked and arrested. More than 300 were arrested in two weeks of protests, including SNCC Chairman John Lewis. October 7, 1963, was one of the two days that month when residents were allowed to go to the courthouse to apply to register to vote. SNCC's James Forman and the DCVL mobilized more than 300 blacks from Dallas County to line up at the voter registration office in what
Selma to Montgomery marches
18815750
Watsons Bay ferry wharf Watsons Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay. Watsons Bay wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Cross Harbour services operated by SuperCat class ferries. Watsons Bay wharf is also served by Captain Cook Cruises peak hour commuter services to Circular Quay. At other times the Captain Cook Cruises Hop On/Hop Off Sydney Harbour ferry service operates via Watsons Bay wharf. Sydney Harbour Eco Hopper operates Sydney Harbour tourist services via Watsons Bay. State Transit operate three routes from the other side of Robertson Park:
Watsons Bay ferry wharf
18815749
Watsons Bay ferry wharf Watsons Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay. Watsons Bay wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Cross Harbour services operated by SuperCat class ferries. Watsons Bay wharf is also served by Captain Cook Cruises peak hour commuter services to Circular Quay. At other times the Captain Cook Cruises Hop On/Hop Off Sydney Harbour ferry service operates via Watsons Bay wharf. Sydney Harbour Eco Hopper operates Sydney Harbour tourist services via Watsons Bay. State Transit operate three routes from the other side of Robertson Park:
Watsons Bay ferry wharf
13334683
Dr T. B. Watson in 1860, the Hong Kong Dispensary was leased to A. S. Watson and two other doctors, and onwards from 1862, the name A.S. Watson featured prominently at the Hong Kong Dispensary. In 1871, the Watson family leased the company to Dr John David Humphreys and Dr Arthur Hunt, and thereafter trading was executed under the name A.S. Watson & Company. Retail outlets were known as "Watsons the Chemist". The current owners, Hutchison Group, acquired a controlling interest in A.S. Watson & Co., Ltd in 1963. In 1981, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa
Watsons
3292642
was renamed Chiselhurst later that year and closed in 1923. The Watsons Creek Antiques and Cafe is the primary business in the area, specialising in Edwardian and Victorian furniture and china, and also offering B&B-style accommodation. Watsons Creek, Victoria Watsons Creek is a bounded locality in Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Watsons Creek recorded a population of 51 at the 2016 Census. Watsons Creek lies to the north and west of Eltham-Yarra Glen Road. Watsons Creek was named after Sandy Watson, who farmed fat cattle and
Watsons Creek, Victoria
3292641
Watsons Creek, Victoria Watsons Creek is a bounded locality in Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Watsons Creek recorded a population of 51 at the 2016 Census. Watsons Creek lies to the north and west of Eltham-Yarra Glen Road. Watsons Creek was named after Sandy Watson, who farmed fat cattle and sold butter and meat to the miners on the One Tree Hill, Happy Valley and Queenstown diggings. A Watson's Creek Post Office was open in 1903 and 1904. Watson's Post Office opened on 11 September 1911,
Watsons Creek, Victoria
2591026
1933. This void was filled thanks to a campaign started by a letter from a local businessman in the local newspaper setting in motion the formation of Tamworth F.C. Originally playing next to the Jolly Sailor pub, the club moved to their present ground, The Lamb Ground, in 1934. Tamworth began life competing in the Birmingham Combination, before joining the West Midlands League, which was later renamed the Birmingham League, in the 1950s. In the 1960s Tamworth experienced success, winning the league in 1963–64 and 1965–66, as well as lifting the West Midlands League Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup and Staffordshire
Tamworth F.C.
5150271
Watsons Bay, New South Wales Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. Watsons Bay sits on the end of the South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchorage on its western side, in Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). It provides views across the harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Gap is an ocean cliff on the eastern side with views to Manly
Watsons Bay, New South Wales
5150283
Day (January 26), where men and their dogs team up on the same stand-up paddle board and race other dog lovers. Many of the participants dress up in matching dog and owner costumes. Watsons Bay, New South Wales Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. Watsons Bay sits on the end of the South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchorage on
Watsons Bay, New South Wales
5150282
views of the Gap along South Head make Watsons Bay a popular tourist attraction in Sydney. The Sydney Harbour Pilot Boat Station was located on the bay, and the naval training base HMAS "Watson" is located nearby at South Head. Watsons Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Watsons Bay has a large number of heritage buildings, with the following buildings listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate: Many buildings and structures are also listed as heritage items by Woollahra Council. Every Man and His Dog is an annual event held in Watsons Bay on Australia
Watsons Bay, New South Wales
5150279
Watsons Bay. On the night of 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines attempted to enter Sydney Harbour in what became known as the Attack on Sydney Harbour. One of the Japanese midget submarines became entangled in the boom net; and, after unsuccessful attempts to free the submarine, the crew detonated charges within the sub, killing themselves and destroying their sub in the process. During this period, Nielsen Park was used as an anti-aircraft base. The base had its own interim wooden barracks, searchlights and anti-aircraft guns. In Gap Park, a gun emplacement for a small calibre gun, which was
Watsons Bay, New South Wales
7354594
Watsons Water Watsons Water (屈臣氏蒸餾水) is a producer and distributor of bottled distilled water based in Tai Po Industrial Estate New Territories East Hong Kong. The company has production plants in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Their product is consumed across the Asia-Pacific region, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Source water > Sand filtration > Activated Carbon > Microfiltration > Softening > Purified Water > Distillation > Sterilization > Watsons distilled water Watson's has been a sponsor for numerous teams and drivers at the Macau Grand Prix. They made their debut in 1985 when Gianfranco Brancatelli won the Guia
Watsons Water
5796258
education. In 1955 Dorridge Junior School was built and by 1963 an Infant School was built. These were joined by the Catholic School of St. George and Teresa. The secondary education is mainly provided by Arden School in nearby Knowle, which now also has a sixth form centre. The sixth form buildings were completed in 2007 with additions being made every year. A considerable number of children go to private schools in Solihull, Warwick or Birmingham or to grammar schools in Birmingham or Stratford. When coming to Dorridge today, a visitor would be surprised to know that there was significant
Dorridge
4402881
what a setting for a drama." Rose received an Emmy for his teleplay and an Oscar nomination for its 1957 feature-length film adaptation. Rose wrote for all three of the major broadcast networks of the 1950-80 period. He created and wrote for "The Defenders" in 1961, a weekly courtroom drama spun off from one of Rose's episodes of "Studio One"; "The Defenders" would go on to win two Emmy awards for dramatic writing. His teleplay "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" was the basis for an episode of "The Twilight Zone" in 1963 starring Pat Hingle, Nan Martin, and Ruth
Reginald Rose
10761569
"Mother". Walton's support for Birmingham was lifelong. He was a guest of the club for the official opening of the St Andrew's ground on Boxing Day 1906, and helped clear snow from pitch and terraces so that the match could go ahead. He attended both of the FA Cup Finals involving Birmingham, in 1931 and 1956, and visited St Andrew's regularly until not long before his death. He died in Dudley Road Hospital, Winson Green, Birmingham, at the age of 91. Billy Walton William Howard T. Walton (6 August 1871 – 10 February 1963) was an English footballer who played
Billy Walton
11733508
Birmingham in April of that year "bewildered" critics, leading to what Jackson happily called "a national and worldwide controversy". Modern dress Modern dress is a term used in theatre and film to refer to productions of plays from the past in which the setting is updated to the present day (or at least to a more recent time period), but the text is left relatively unchanged. For example, Baz Luhrmann's film "Romeo + Juliet" uses a relatively unaltered text of Shakespeare's play but updates the setting to contemporary America. The first performances of Shakespeare in modern dress were produced by
Modern dress
11768646
series include "The Bite" (1963), "Love and Violence" (1965), and" Baby, It's Alright" (1963). "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" (1966) was inspired by a newspaper photo of Bull Connor, the police chief who instigated the Birmingham race riot of 1963, leading a group of white supremacists. The figures advance towards the viewer dressed in black suits against a stark white background. The painting, with a title taken from an American popular song, acts as an ironic commentary on the racial violence of her time. Similar in composition and intent is the painting "F.B.I." (1964) that both glamorizes
Rosalyn Drexler
9602147
a friendship with Jackson and consequently wrote The Apple Cart for the festival's first season. Initially the festival was primarily to showcase the work of Shaw, however the two of them soon began to develop the festival into what it remains to this day. Correspondence between the two is now held in Birmingham City Archives. The actors and production staff who toured at Malvern from Birmingham found the setting and the work enjoyable and worthwhile. The festivals, however, were costly and were not, in Jackson's opinion, received gratefully by the people of Malvern. He directed the Malvern Summer Festivals from
Barry Jackson (director)
8162214
The Watsons The Watsons is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen. She began writing it c. 1803 and probably abandoned it after her father's death in January 1805. It has five chapters, and is less than 18,000 words long. Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged to return to her father's house. There she is chagrined by the crude and
The Watsons
20228634
Kenrick, a prominent Birmingham businessman and MP for Birmingham North. Kenrick died at The Grove, aged 88 in 1919. The house and grounds were bequeathed to Birmingham City Council, the house was demolished in 1963, after which the grounds became a public space. A panelled anteroom of the drawing room at The Grove was saved from destruction and acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The room was used to display Kendrick's collection of blue and white ceramics. Grove Park, Birmingham Grove Park is a public park in Birmingham, England, created in 1963 and managed by Birmingham City
Grove Park, Birmingham
18325374
a , ON 803, with 4-cylinder Ford-based Parsons Marlins and in 1963 a programme of re-engining s and other boats with Parsons Porbeagles began. This 4-cylinder engine was adopted for the 37 ft from 1964 onwards. The 6-cylinder version was small and light enough to replace the 4-cylinder Ferry VE4 engines and, after a trial installation in ON 803 in 1963, a programme of re-engining some s began in 1965. This was extended to the 46 ft 9in Watsons and in 1965 two boats (ON 852 and ON 908 ) were re-engined with these 6-cylinder Ford-based Parsons Barracuda diesels. Rated
46ft 9in Watson-class lifeboat
7911688
many tunnels, catacombs and underground rooms. Watsons Bay sits on the end of the South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchorage on its western side, in Port Jackson. It provides some of the best views across the harbour to the city of Sydney and the Harbour Bridge. The Gap is an ocean cliff on the eastern side with views to Manly, North Head, and the Pacific Ocean. Watsons Bay is a mostly residential area with some recreational areas and beaches, including one legal nude beach. Some restaurants, cafes and the Watsons Bay Hotel are
Tourism in Sydney
4336638
and played 100 minutes as Birmingham overturned a 2–1 deficit to win the semi-final 4–3 on aggregate. Roger Johnson flicked on Larsson's corner for Žigić to give his team an unexpected lead in the final at Wembley against firm favourites Arsenal. Though Robin van Persie equalised, Obafemi Martins scored an 89th-minute winner to give Birmingham their first trophy since 1963 in what the "Daily Mail" described as "the biggest upset at Wembley since Wimbledon beat Liverpool to the 1988 FA Cup." Larsson took advantage of a defensive mix-up to open the scoring as Birmingham beat Sunderland 2–0 at St Andrew's
Sebastian Larsson
10624595
1963 Football League Cup Final The 1963 Football League Cup Final, the third to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between local rivals Birmingham City and Aston Villa over two legs. Aston Villa had won the inaugural competition in 1960–61, and had beaten Birmingham 4–0 in their most recent League meeting, while Birmingham were seeking to win their first major trophy. Birmingham won 3–1 on aggregate, with all the goals coming in the first leg. The first leg took place on 23 May 1963 at Birmingham's home ground, St Andrew's. Birmingham took the lead when Harris fed Auld
1963 Football League Cup Final
13334681
Watsons Watsons () is the largest health care and beauty care chain store in Asia. It is a subsidiary of and the flagship health and beauty brand of the A.S. Watson Group, majority owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. It operates over 6,800 stores and 1,500 pharmacies in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia. Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson (1815–1860), from Scotland, was the first member of the Watson family to arrive in the Far East, where in 1845 he set up a private practice in Macau, on the southwest coast of
Watsons
15753367
A.S. Watson becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. According to Ngai, the ownership gave Watsons the finances needed to expand its operations. At the end of the 1980s, the company grew rapidly by entering Taiwan in 1987, Macau and Singapore in 1988, and re-opening in China in 1989, all under the name Watsons' The Chemist. Fortress joined the A.S. Watson Group in 1990. 1994 saw the company open a new water factory in Beijing and further expand Watsons The Chemist to Malaysia, by 1996 Watsons The Chemist had entered Thailand and in 1997 A.S. Watson Group had acquired Shanghai Sparkling Drinking
A.S. Watson Group
13334684
Ltd. At this time, the group had 75 retail outlets. Watsons Watsons () is the largest health care and beauty care chain store in Asia. It is a subsidiary of and the flagship health and beauty brand of the A.S. Watson Group, majority owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. It operates over 6,800 stores and 1,500 pharmacies in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia. Dr. Thomas Boswell Watson (1815–1860), from Scotland, was the first member of the Watson family to arrive in the Far East, where in 1845 he set up
Watsons
18404548
take a leap into space in the company of Gustav Holst, Strauss, György Ligeti and Stanley Kubrick, with two concerts, a free digital installation and family activity day. The exhibition took place over three weeks, showing what it is like to be part of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and provided a chance for people of any ability to have a go at conducting The Planets through an interactive installation. This gave the chance to explore the orchestra from the inside out using touch screens, movement-based interaction and planetarium-style full-dome projections. Birmingham Municipal Bank headquarters The former headquarters of the Birmingham Municipal
Birmingham Municipal Bank headquarters
15753372
Asia with its first store opening in the Philippines in September. Rossmann celebrated its 2000th store milestone in 2009, while Watsons opened its 500th store in Mainland China. COOL bottled water was revamped and re-branded to refresh its image. During 2010, Watsons card membership was reaching the 15 million mark. 2011 saw DC Ukraine re-branded as Watsons and Watsons China opened its 1000th store. In March 2014, Hutchison Whampoa sold an almost 25 per cent stake in A.S. Watson to Temasek Holdings, for HK$44 billion. The proposed share sale of A.S. Watson Group has been put in hold, announced towards
A.S. Watson Group
1820795
good and clever woman. Both the Watsons and Dixons belonged to the early school of Methodists, who did not renounce their membership in the church of England, so that there was no feeling that Dixon had been disloyal to their communion when he prepared for orders in the church. He was born on 5 May 1833 at Islington, and educated, under Dr. Gifford, at King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he had for school friends Edwin Hatch and Edward Burne-Jones. In June 1851, he matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford, and when in the Christmas term of the same year Edward Burne-Jones
Richard Watson Dixon
5150281
2011, Woollahra Council voted to confirm the heritage status of the house. It is now listed on the council's heritage list. In the 2016 Census, there were 850 people in Watsons Bay. 64.6% of people were born in Australia and 78.0% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.8% and Catholic 19.2%. Watsons Bay is a mostly residential area with some recreational areas and beaches, including Camp Cove and a legal nude beach located at Lady Bay. Some restaurants, cafes and a hotel are located here. The coastal walk with ocean
Watsons Bay, New South Wales
5205214
minute of play. The Bulls would win 12-2 in what was dubbed by the newspaper as "The Thanksgiving Day Massacre." This was the only one of the three WHA Birmingham Bulls team to qualify for the WHA playoffs. Facing Bobby Hull and The Winnipeg Jets, who would go on to win the championship, they were eliminated in the first round. During Sonmor's tenure as General Manager of the Bulls he successfully negotiated the first ever "cross league" player trade with the NHL in a deal with The Detroit Redwings. John Brophy, who would later go on to coach the Leafs,
Birmingham Bulls
6359150
– the Coalbrookdale line being the first to go in July 1962, that to Market Drayton and Nantwich following in September 1963 and the Stafford line almost exactly a year later under the Beeching Axe in 1964. Services to Birmingham Snow Hill via Wolverhampton Low Level finally ended in March 1968 (a year after the ending of through trains to London Paddington via this route), with trains henceforth diverted to the ex-LNWR High Level station at Wolverhampton and onwards to Birmingham New Street over the Stour Valley line. The town of Wellington was designated as part of the new town
Wellington railway station (Shropshire)
8162216
marriage proposal from Lord Osborne, and was eventually to marry Osborne's virtuous former tutor, Mr. Howard. Several attempts have been made to finish the novel. According to the BBC World News on 14 July 2011, Sotheby's sold Austen's original manuscript to the Bodleian Library for £850,000. A Bodleian Library source said that this was the last Jane Austen MS still in private hands. Before the actual auction, Sotheby's had estimated the MS's value at £200,000-£300,000. The Watsons The Watsons is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen. She began writing it c. 1803 and probably abandoned it after her father's death
The Watsons
16435362
1963–64 Birmingham City F.C. season The 1963–64 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 61st in the Football League and their 37th in the First Division. They finished in 20th position in the 22-team division, only one point above the relegation places. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to Port Vale in the third round proper of the 1963–64 FA Cup and to Norwich City in the second round of the League Cup. Although Birmingham maintained their First Division status, the board of directors asked Gil Merrick to resign as manager. He had been
1963–64 Birmingham City F.C. season
6906862
at Villa Park, with the home side 3–0 ahead with eleven minutes to go, Blues scored three times in a dramatic final spell to draw the match. The following year, Aston Villa made headlines with the signing of Tom 'Pongo' Waring, and his first appearance was for the reserves against Birmingham City's reserves, which famously drew a crowd of 23,000. Waring scored three times in the match. The most significant clash was the final of the 1963 League Cup, which was staged not long after Aston Villa had beaten Birmingham City 4–0 in the league. Blues won 3–1 on aggregate
Second City derby
4586458
the invitation of Ayala Corporation, Mercury Drug opened its second branch in May 1963 at a developing commercial center in Makati now known as the Ayala Center. In 1965, Mercury Drug established its landmark branch by Plaza Miranda, Quiapo, Manila, which is notable for its large outdoor LED screen. In 2001, then Trade secretary Mar Roxas described Mercury drug as a "near monopoly" and said it has 70 percent share of the domestic market (hence, it is now facing competition from mentioned-above South Star Drug - which the latter eventually acquired by Robinsons Retail in 2012 - and SM-owned Watsons
Mercury Drug
5041604
King preached to the crowd inside the church while teargas seeped in from outside, telling them that they would "remain calm" and "continue to stand up for what we know is right." In 1963 President John F. Kennedy appointed Nash to a national committee to promote civil rights legislation. Eventually his proposed bill was passed as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Shocked by the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham that killed four young girls, Nash and James Bevel committed to raising a nonviolent army in Alabama. Their goal was the vote for every black adult in Alabama, a radical
Diane Nash
4441917
protested the strategy, telling King: "Let those kids stay in school. They don't know nothing." King replied, "Brother Gaston, let those people go into the streets where they'll learn something." The demonstrations continued. Because of his stance as a negotiator, Gaston often faced challenges by proponents from both sides of the civil rights issue. Gaston remained disaffected from Dr. King, urging him to stay away, in a statement released in September 1963, after Dr. King announced plans to return to Birmingham to resume demonstrations. On May 11, 1963, four people probably associated with the KKK attempted to blow up the
A. G. Gaston
7354595
Race in a Tom Walkinshaw Racing Rover 3500 and then the following year when Andy Wallace won the Formula Three event. Watson's won again in 1987, with the Mr. Juicy brand, thanks to a great drive by Ireland's former Formula One driver Martin Donnelly in the typhoon affected race. In 1989, Tim Harvey brought the team more success with his Guia Race win in a BMW. In the 2000s, Watson's Water has sponsored other winning teams and drivers including Duncan Huisman who won the Guia Race four times. Watsons Water Watsons Water (屈臣氏蒸餾水) is a producer and distributor of bottled
Watsons Water
2390470
received its debut performance at Birmingham Cathedral. Catherine Ogle, the Dean of Birmingham, said, "This is a most wonderful gift Tony offered to the cathedral." In his autobiography, Tony writes that his parents were Catholics but weren't regular churchgoers. He continues, 'I hardly go to church either. I wouldn't know what to do there. I actually do believe in a God, but I don't feel that I have to press the point.' Tony Iommi is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. In 2005, "Metal Hammer" magazine ranked him number 1 on the poll
Tony Iommi
1129726
45 farming families included the Dennys, Dwyers, Conways, McCutcheons, McKnights (all Irish), Litzsinger, Schraders, Spoedes, Luedloffs, Muellers, Seigers Per 1868 Pitzman map of St. Louis</ref>, as well as 1878 and 1909 maps of St. Louis County </ref> (all German), LaDues (French), Warsons, Lays, Barnes, Prices, and Watsons (all English). Once automobiles replaced horse and wagon as the primary mode of transportation, farmers in the area began selling portions of their land to city workers who wished to live outside of the urban setting. Three small villages (Village of LaDue, Village of Deer Creek, and the Village of McKnight) merged in
Ladue, Missouri
20802611
titles acquired from Heinit reverted to Temerson's new company Et-Es-Go Magazines (likely named after Temerson's younger sisters Ethel, Esther, and Goldie), which soon transitioned to Continental Magazines. Pioneering female publisher, editor, and cartoonist Ray Herman started her career as an assistant to Temerson in 1943. Other titles published by Temerson in the period 1943–1946 were "Suspense Comics" and "Terrific Comics". Some sources indicate Temerson was behind Continental Publications in 1950. Temerson died in 1963 at age 73, buried in Knesses Israel Cemetery in Birmingham. Frank Z. Temerson Frank Z. Temerson (1890–1963) was a comic book publisher from the Golden Age
Frank Z. Temerson
7124094
order, even though Alabama Governor George Wallace told President Kennedy that state and local forces were sufficient. Martin Luther King Jr. returned to Birmingham to stress nonviolence. Outgoing mayor Art Hanes left office after the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled that Albert Boutwell could take office on May 21, 1963. Upon picking up his last paycheck, Bull Connor remarked tearfully, "This is the worst day of my life." In June 1963, the Jim Crow signs regulating segregated public places in Birmingham were taken down. Desegregation in Birmingham took place slowly after the demonstrations. King and the SCLC were criticized by
Birmingham campaign
7124061
mass arrests of campaign supporters. To build morale and to recruit volunteers to go to jail, Ralph Abernathy spoke at a mass meeting of Birmingham's black citizens at the 6th Avenue Baptist Church: "The eyes of the world are on Birmingham tonight. Bobby Kennedy is looking here at Birmingham, the United States Congress is looking at Birmingham. The Department of Justice is looking at Birmingham. Are you ready, are you ready to make the challenge? I am ready to go to jail, are you?" With Abernathy, King was among 50 Birmingham residents ranging in age from 15 to 81 years
Birmingham campaign
11428267
Birmingham Science Park Aston Birmingham Science Park Aston, formerly known as Aston Science Park, is a science park located in Birmingham City Centre, United Kingdom. It is located adjacent to Aston University and the Eastside area. Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA) was founded in 1982 and as such is the UK’s third oldest science park. Located in its urban setting within central Birmingham, it offers 250,000 sq ft of accommodation over 14 acres. BSPA is wholly owned by Birmingham City Council. To give the Park a new dimension, provide clarity and pave the way for a £35 million development zone,
Birmingham Science Park Aston
6392863
at Watsons Bay. The line reached Edgecliff in 1894, and Watsons Bay in 1909. In 1949 the line from Rose Bay to Watsons Bay closed, but reopened in 1950 due to public protest. This then lead to policy being adopted that when a line was closed, infrastructure such as overhead wires and tracks had to be removed within 24 hours after the last tram to prevent services being reinstated. In 1950, the line down King Street to Erskine Street closed and a new terminus constructed at Queens Square. The remainder of the line closed in 1960. This line had its
Trams in Sydney
16481565
played a league match in Seville only 48 hours earlier and the players were not machines. The home side had three good chances: Ramallets dived at Hooper's feet, Weston ran the ball out of play when under no pressure, and a "sliding tackle from nowhere by Gensana turned away what looked like a certain goal", again for Weston. The "Times"' correspondent's fears that Birmingham had missed their opportunity – "here was a setting that favoured Birmingham's particular style, and they did not win" – were realised in the second leg. In a one-sided match in front of a crowd of
1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season
2202269
from city leaders to the majority of demonstrators' demands, were met with fierce resistance in Birmingham. In the weeks following the September 4 integration of public schools, three further bombs had been detonated in Birmingham. Other acts of violence followed the settlement, and several staunch Ku Klux Klansmen were known to have expressed frustration at what they saw as a lack of effective resistance to integration. The 16th Street Baptist Church was a known and popular rallying point for civil rights activists, and had become an obvious target. In the early morning of Sunday, September 15, 1963, four members of
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
17620575
wide range of different styles, and incorporating emcees, singers, DJs, Producers and session musicians. Popular music of Birmingham Birmingham's culture of popular music first developed in the mid-1950s. By the early 1960s the city's music scene had emerged as one of the largest and most vibrant in the country; a "seething cauldron of musical activity", with over 500 bands constantly exchanging members and performing regularly across a well-developed network of venues and promoters. By 1963 the city's music was also already becoming recognised for what would become its defining characteristic: the refusal of its musicians to conform to any single
Popular music of Birmingham
17620440
Popular music of Birmingham Birmingham's culture of popular music first developed in the mid-1950s. By the early 1960s the city's music scene had emerged as one of the largest and most vibrant in the country; a "seething cauldron of musical activity", with over 500 bands constantly exchanging members and performing regularly across a well-developed network of venues and promoters. By 1963 the city's music was also already becoming recognised for what would become its defining characteristic: the refusal of its musicians to conform to any single style or genre. Birmingham's tradition of combining a highly collaborative culture with an open
Popular music of Birmingham
9333378
shall think proper so to do hoping the said worthy Governors will receive the same as a testimony of the high estimation in which I hold that most Excellent Charity and that they will allow it to be hung up in the Hall of their Hospital as holding out a most usefull Lesson to Youth." The school's Committee of Almoners accepted the painting in 1819. In 1963 it was purchased from Christ’s Hospital by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Watson married Helen Campbell in 1760. Her father was Colin Campbell, a goldsmith working in Edinburgh. The Watsons had
Brook Watson
3242222
officer (COO) effective in October 2000. Palmisano was promoted to CEO in March 2002 and named chairman effective January 1, 2003, succeeding the retiring Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. after the Dot-com bubble bust. While his predecessor had saved the company from bankruptcy by downsizing the work force and cutting costs, and then leading IBM's resurgence with systems integration and services consulting (such as e-commerce), Palmisano's goal was to reestablish IBM as a standard-setting company. He was influenced by the Watsons, the company founders who "always defined I.B.M. as a company that did more than sell computers; they believed that it
Samuel J. Palmisano
4365574
film. The project never came to fruition, however, and no further developments have been made since. In the US adaptation of the 1963 "Tetsujin 28" series, which was done by Fred Ladd, all of the character names were changed, and the wartime setting removed. Shotaro Kaneda became Jimmy Sparks, Dr. Shikishima became Dr. Bob Brilliant, Inspector Otsuka became Inspector Ignatz J. Blooper, and Kenji Murasame became Dick Strong. The series' setting was pushed forward to the year 2000. The 1980 television series was also exported to America in 1993, retitled as "The New Adventures of Gigantor", with most of Fred
Tetsujin 28-go
2262214
"Times" chose not to publish it. Extensive excerpts from the letter were published, without King's consent, on May 19, 1963, in the "New York Post Sunday Magazine". The letter was first published as "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in the June 1963 issue of "Liberation", the June 12, 1963, edition of "The Christian Century", and in the June 24, 1963, issue of "The New Leader". The letter gained more popularity as summer went on, and was reprinted in the July "Atlantic Monthly" as "The Negro Is Your Brother". King included a version of the full text in his 1964 book "Why
Letter from Birmingham Jail
18333549
history. The twin screw layout proved to be superior and from the fifth boat onwards this was the layout adopted. The 45ft 6in Watsons were long lived and most survived at their original stations into the 1950s when most were replaced by 46ft 9in and, later in the decade, 47ft Watsons. Many boats spent their final years in the reserve fleet with five of the later boats serving until 1969 and one, ON759, continuing in the reserve fleet until 1972. During their service, 45ft 6in Watsons launched on service 2,587 times and are credited with saving 2,613 lives. The single
45ft 6in Watson-class lifeboat
15753370
store openings for Watsons as the company launched its third-generation store, Watsons Water celebrated its centennial anniversary and launched its "Year of Hong Kong Creativity". Fortress launched a new identity in Hong Kong and Nuance-Watson opened duty-free stores at Hong Kong International Airport. Drogas Health and Beauty Retail Chain was acquired by A.S. Watson in 2004, taking the group into the Baltics, Watsons also acquired Apex Pharmacy Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. The Group purchased a 40% stake in Rossmann, Germany adding 786 stores to the group's portfolio. TASTE food galleria launched in November 2004 and Watson's Wine launched a new
A.S. Watson Group
19423017
In June 1963, CAY won a major $1 million grant to combat juvenile deliquency from the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime. GCAF made a $100,000 matching grant to CAY to allow CAY to win the federal monies. By the end of 1963, the GCAF board had fulsome praise for Norton's leadership. During 1963, GCAF developed a grant decision-making process that later would become standard among community foundations. First, GCAF sought to build consensus around what the problem was and what the solutions should be. Second, grants focuses on coordinating efforts among existing groups, rather than a go-it-alone
Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation
18314300
station at in January 1956. Unfortunately, on 10 December 1956, the boathouse at Thurso caught fire and both it and the lifeboat inside were destroyed. No further 47 ft Watsons were built during 1956 and production of the 46 ft 9in Watson continued during that year. Production of the new type resumed in 1957, with the first being a replacement boat for Thurso, still "Civil Service no.31", but named "Pentland". Production continued until 1963 when large displacement hull development turned to the self-righting 48 ft 6in Oakley and later . Compared to the preceding , the new boats had a
47ft Watson-class lifeboat
8526658
After Juliet After Juliet is a play written by Scottish playwright Sharman Macdonald. It was commissioned for the 1999 NT Shell Connections programme, in which regional youth theatre groups compete to stage short plays by established playwrights. The basic premise of the play, following on from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is "What happened to the Capulets and Montagues after Romeo and Juliet died". The setting of "After Juliet" is described as "Verona. Or it could be Edinburgh, Dublin, Birmingham, New York City, or Liverpool. It could be 1500, 1900, 2000, or 3000". The only place that "After Juliet" cannot be
After Juliet
16249862
2012, the hon. secretary is Dr Peter Jarvis. Birmingham Natural History Society Birmingham Natural History Society is a learned society for the study of the natural history of Birmingham, England, and in the surrounding midlands region, and beyond. It was founded in 1858, and is a registered charity. The Society has had various names, e.g. in the 1870s it was called the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, and from 1894 to 1963 the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society. The Society was founded in 1858. For a considerable part of its early life, it was called the Birmingham Natural
Birmingham Natural History Society
11733507
Modern dress Modern dress is a term used in theatre and film to refer to productions of plays from the past in which the setting is updated to the present day (or at least to a more recent time period), but the text is left relatively unchanged. For example, Baz Luhrmann's film "Romeo + Juliet" uses a relatively unaltered text of Shakespeare's play but updates the setting to contemporary America. The first performances of Shakespeare in modern dress were produced by Barry Jackson at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, England from 1923. The production of "Cymbeline" that opened in
Modern dress
16896558
Bentley, AC); and chassis work in the basement. The second-hand car stock had overflowed from the Renshaw Street premises into an old German church next door. Watsons had showrooms and workshops at Chester, Colwyn Bay and Birkenhead. During World War II, Watsons repaired Anson fuselages, then became principal repairers of Mosquito aircraft, and in Bootle undertook assembly and repair work for the US armed forces. Watsons became a public limited company in 1953 and in 1957 acquired Slack & Mickle in Crewe. When William Watson died in 1961 he was still responsible for the destiny of his firm, which had
William Watson (motoring pioneer)
13305870
of Birmingham to withdraw support from King's demonstrations. Responding to the April 12, 1963, Call for Unity, King, incarcerated in the city jail after being arrested for his part in the Birmingham campaign, wrote an open letter on April 16, 1963, known as The "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Addressing the eight authors of the Call for Unity as "My Dear Fellow Clergymen", and acknowledging that they were "men of genuine good will" and that their criticisms were sincere, King attempted to explain why he had come to Birmingham (he had been invited by one of the SCLC's local affiliates, the
Milton Grafman
12295955
Why We Can't Wait Why We Can't Wait is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. about the nonviolent movement against racial segregation in the United States, and specifically the 1963 Birmingham campaign. The book describes 1963 as a landmark year in the civil rights movement, and as the beginning of America's "Negro Revolution". The seed of the book is King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail". The letter became nationally known and received interest from the New York publishing world, which Stanley Levison relayed to King in May 1963. Soon after, Levison made a deal with New American Library publisher
Why We Can't Wait
16435364
and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Forward Mike Hellawell played in 42 of the 44 first-team matches over the season, and Bertie Auld finished as leading goalscorer with 10 goals, all scored in league competition. General Specific 1963–64 Birmingham City F.C. season The 1963–64 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 61st in the Football League and their 37th in the First Division. They finished in 20th position in the 22-team division, only one point above the relegation places. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to Port Vale in the third round proper of
1963–64 Birmingham City F.C. season
5183876
office, Arrington Children’s Plant Adventure Zone, and a restaurant. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens began as an idea prior to 1960. The Birmingham mayor of that time, James W. Morgan, led an effort to establish the gardens on a portion of unused city property east of the Birmingham Zoo on the side of Red Mountain. The garden officially opened in 1963. The Birmingham Botanical Society, now known as the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, was established in 1964 with a mission of helping the city to support and improve the garden. Birmingham Botanical Gardens (United States) The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is
Birmingham Botanical Gardens (United States)
18329559
Weyburn CE4 4-cylinder petrol engines, but the fourth, ON 787, was fitted with two 40 bhp Ferry VE4 4-cylinder diesels, making it the first RNLI lifeboat to be built with diesel engines. The diesels became standard from the sixth boat on. In the mid sixties, seven boats were re-engined with 65 bhp Ford-based Parsons Barracuda 6-cylinder diesels after experiments with ON 803 which had been fitted with 47 bhp Parsons Marlin diesels in 1961 and then re-engined with Barracudas in 1963. The 46 ft Watsons were long lived, most reaching more than thirty years service and some topping forty years.
46ft Watson-class lifeboat