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    William Cannon (1755 – 1854) was among the first pioneers in the Oregon Country and the only recorded American Revolutionary War soldier buried in Oregon...
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  • William Cannon (writer), TV show writer (Going Bananas) William Cannon (pioneer) (1755–1854), Oregon Country pioneer William Ragsdale Cannon (1916–1997)...
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  • A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black...
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    William Howard Taft, Cannon was an obstacle to the progressive policies advanced by Roosevelt and later abandoned by Taft. A revolt against Cannon's authority...
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    James Patrick Cannon (February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974) was an American Trotskyist and a leader of the Socialist Workers Party. Born on February 11...
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  • The history of cannon spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. The cannon first appeared in China sometime during the 12th and...
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    A steam cannon is a cannon that launches a projectile using only heat and water, or using a ready supply of high-pressure steam from a boiler. The first...
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    Cannon operation required specialised crew and gunners, who were first enlisted by the Spanish in the 14th century. The nature of cannon operation often...
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    television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon. A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood after serving in World...
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    Clarissa Cordelia ("Clara") Moses Cannon (April 21, 1839 – August 21, 1926) was a Mormon pioneer and a member of the first-ever general presidency of the...
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    the V-3 cannon of Mimoyecques Accelerating gun (1881) by James Richard Haskell Accelerating gun by Lyman and Haskell (1883). Multi-charge cannon by Haskell...
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  • The Pioneer Fund is an American non-profit foundation established in 1937 "to advance the scientific study of heredity and human differences". The organization...
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    Archive Will Adams Memorial "Adams, William" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. "Adams, William (pioneer)" . New International Encyclopedia....
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    led by John Sullivan again raided the fort, this time seizing numerous cannons, later used in the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill. The incident is significant...
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    Bill Erwin (redirect from William L. Erwin)
    Drama-Logue Awards, Gilmore Brown Award for Career Achievement, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' Diamond Circle Award, and Distinguished Alumnus Award from...
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    William Gillis (c. 1797 – July 18, 1869), sometimes spelled Gilliss, was an American fur trader, real estate developer and pioneer who was one of the original...
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    The Mormon pioneers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as Latter-day Saints, who migrated beginning...
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    William Shatner OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk...
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    fort, this time seizing with greater effort of numerous heavy artillery of cannon, ammunition and supplies for the rebel cause. Following the Revolution,...
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  • City: Cannon & Sons, 1892). Esshom, Frank Ellwood (1913), "Jefferies, William", Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book...
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    (Spring 1977). "'Likenesses taken in the most approved style': William Shew, Pioneer Daguerreotypist". California Historical Quarterly. 56 (1): 4–5....
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  • Brown, Theodore M.; Fee, Elizabeth (October 2002). "Walter Bradford Cannon: Pioneer Physiologist of Human Emotions". American Journal of Public Health...
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    attacking cannon' as depicted in the Huolongjing. Chains are attached to the cannon to adjust recoil. An "awe-inspiring long range cannon" (威遠砲), from...
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    William Paul Thurston (October 30, 1946 – August 21, 2012) was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and...
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    Naval artillery (redirect from Cannon Types)
    with ship mounted cannons as anti-ship weapons. King John II of Portugal, while still a prince in 1474, is credited with pioneering the introduction of...
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    Artillery (redirect from Artillery Cannon)
    engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern...
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    Sapper (section Pioneers)
    sappers or instructed troops. When an army was defending a fortress with cannons, they had an obvious height and therefore range advantage over the attacker's...
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    Rodman gun (redirect from Rodman cannon)
    Daniel, Larry J.; Gunter, Riley W. (1977), Confederate Cannon Foundries, Union City, Tennessee: Pioneer Press Gibbon, John (1863), The Artillerist's Manual...
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    were Mary Alice Cannon (Lambert), Ann Cannon (Woodbury), Angus M. Cannon, David H. Cannon, and Leonora Cannon (Gardner). In 1842, the Cannon family set sail...
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  • Mitch Lyden (category Prince William Cannons players)
    Mitchell Scott Lyden (December 14, 1964), is an American former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1993...
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