• The James Watt Street fire on Monday, 18 November 1968, was a fatal factory fire in Glasgow, Scotland leading to a large loss of life, with 22 employees...
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    James Watt FRS, FRSE (/wɒt/; 30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved...
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  • service and 5 salvage corps personnel. This fire was overshadowed only by a similar fire in James Watt Street (also in Glasgow) on 19 November 1968, when...
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  • traditions of the Glasgow Fire Service. Fire services in Scotland Cheapside Street whisky bond fire, 1960 James Watt Street fire, 1968 Alderson, Reevel (25...
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    Street whisky bond fire in Cheapside Street, Anderston (1960, 19 killed); the James Watt Street fire (1968, 22 killed); and the Kilbirnie Street fire...
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  • premieres at the Apollo Theatre in the West End. 18 November – James Watt Street fire: a warehouse fire in Glasgow kills 22 people. 21 November – The Cyril Lord...
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    Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is an American soul and funk band. Formed in the early 1960s, they had the most visibility from 1967...
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    low-income, high-crime area, following the Watts riots and the increasing influence of street gangs. Watts has become a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood...
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    Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen...
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    led to increased trade and the need for a more organized market space. James Watt, a British District Commissioner, played a key role in establishing a...
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  • Scotland, Dunbar–Innerwick–Spott, East Lothian. 18 November – James Watt Street fire: A warehouse fire in Glasgow kills 22. Bluevale and Whitevale Towers, 298 ft...
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    his man-on-the-street interviews, featured in his segment "Watters' World", which became its own show in 2015. In January 2017, Watters' World became weekly...
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    The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los...
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    Grape Street Watts Crips which has been described by gang experts as "the most violent and long lasting feud between two gangs that are in the Watts area"...
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  • John Mitchell and Robert Martin Watt were a pair of New Zealand architects who designed numerous buildings, primarily educational buildings, several of...
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    Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is a Grammy-winning American jazz and R&B saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has...
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    "LeBron James Is Toasting the Tequila Market". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2021. Streeter, Kurt (March 22, 2021). "LeBron James Leads a...
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    source suggests "Crips" may have evolved from "Cripplers", a 1970s street gang in Watts, of which Washington was a member. The name had no political, organizational...
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  • Till You Get Enough (category Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band songs)
    written by Al McKay, Charles Wright, James Gadson, John Rayford, and Melvin Dunlap and performed by the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The song was produced...
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    Club disbanded in 1994, and Eitzel focused on his solo career, releasing 60 Watt Silver Lining in 1996. Also in 1996, Eitzel contributed to the AIDS benefit...
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    St James's Square is the only square in the St James's district of the City of Westminster and is a garden square. It has predominantly Georgian and Neo-Georgian...
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    Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American music band formed in 1969. Their music spans the multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul...
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    Watts Warehouse is a large, ornate Victorian Grade II* listed building standing on Portland Street in the centre of Manchester, England. It opened in 1856...
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  • rocks the street. This causes the viaduct above to be partially destroyed, with a tram derailing and smashing into the corner shop and setting fire to the...
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    in William Street, which incorporates a commemorative statue. The Finnart Campus of the local college was until 2014 known as the James Watt College. Wetherspoons...
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    business was renamed Watt & Grant, Home Furnishing Department, in 1972; closed following a fire in 1976. The store was at 367-369 Union Street) Aberdeen, Reid...
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    East Broadway between Essex and Jefferson Streets in the east, to West Street between Watts and Spring Streets in the west. It runs through the neighborhood...
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    him. However, these were stolen in 1878, after Watts lent the collection to the James Williams Street Christian Lay Church for an exhibition at its annual...
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    Angeles. He was a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang, a Bloods subset based out of Watts, Los Angeles, California. Thomas was convicted of perjury...
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  • 61st Street is an American legal drama television series created by Peter Moffat that premiered on AMC on April 10, 2022. A second season was produced;...
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