John Henry Towers CBE (January 30, 1885 – April 30, 1955) was a highly decorated United States Navy four-star admiral and pioneer naval aviator. He made...
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English Independent minister John T. Towers (1809–1855), mayor of Washington, D.C from 1854 to 1856 John Henry Towers (1885–1955), United States Navy...
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action in the Vietnam War. The ship was named in honor of Admiral John Henry Towers. Towers keel was laid down on 1 April 1958 at Seattle, Washington, by...
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Wichita Falls and was the organist at the Towers' church. She was five years his senior. John and Lou Tower had three children during their years in Wichita...
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White Tower was the castle's strongest point militarily, provided accommodation for the king and his representatives, and housed a chapel. Henry III ordered...
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between the two towers. It was similar to, although slightly smaller than, that also built by Henry III at Winchester Castle. Near Wakefield Tower was a postern...
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Alton Towers Resort (UK: /ˈɒltən/ OL-tən) (often shortened to Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village...
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footballer, played for Darlington John Towers (minister) (c. 1747–1804), English Independent minister John Henry Towers (1885–1955), United States Navy...
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Wilkinson – The Princes in the Tower (2013) John Ashdown-Hill - The Mythology of the "Princes in the Tower" (2018) Nathen Amin - Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders;...
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lead a resistance to Edward, Henry was captured by Edward's forces in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Henry was restored to the throne by...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Hancock Tower. John Hancock Tower at Structurae library-towers John Hancock Tower Architecture Week When Bad Things...
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of 169 miles, flown in a Curtiss flying boat piloted by Lieutenant John Henry Towers, Naval Aviator No. 3, from the Washington Navy Yard in Washington...
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Foster, John. "Carlton Towers Yorkshire" (PDF). Ingilby History. Photographed by Mr Grahame E. Davidson on 29 July 2002 HHA. "Carlton Towers". Historic...
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Mentmore Towers, historically known simply as "Mentmore", is a 19th-century English country house built between 1852 and 1854 for the Rothschild family...
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artist; and socialite Elizabeth Haseltine "Lily" Carstairs, (aka Mrs. John Henry Towers, Mrs. Martin Brown Saportas; 2 November 1892-April, 1977). Carstairs...
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Louise Thaden (1999) Lowell Thomas (1992) Paul W. Tibbets (1996) John Henry Towers (1966) Juan Terry Trippe (1970) Sean D. Tucker (2008) Roscoe Turner...
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was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, and founder...
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Henry IV (c. April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt,...
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World Trade Center (1973–2001) (redirect from Twin towers)
the Twin Towers, including the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) at 1,368 feet (417 m), and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) at 1,362...
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Irish round towers (Irish: Cloigtheach (singular), Cloigthithe (plural); literally 'bell house') are early medieval stone towers of a type found mainly...
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Cushing Read - U.S. commander of the first transatlantic flight (1919) John Henry Towers - U.S. Naval Aviator No. 3 Daily people. February 2, 1911. Kites Fly...
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in the grounds of Alton Towers at the end. The Chetwynd-Talbots' main home was Ingestre Hall and they only lived at Alton Towers while Ingestre was being...
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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his...
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Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later...
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House of Lancaster (section Reign of Henry IV)
who was also called Henry, gave loyal service to Edward's son King Edward III. The second house of Lancaster was descended from John of Gaunt, who married...
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Catherine and William was Sir John Bourchier, a regicide of King Charles I of England, who was the Great-great-nephew of King Henry VIII. Alison Weir, Britain's...
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in 1405. John was the son of King Henry III and his wife, Catherine of Lancaster, a granddaughter of King Peter; Peter had been ousted by Henry III's grandfather...
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of the area. Wheatley, Henry Benjamin; Cunningham, Peter (1891). "Tower Hill". London Past and Present. Vol. 3. London: John Murray. pp. 400–402. Map...
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Pontefract Castle (redirect from Gascoigne Tower)
century, Richard II banished John of Gaunt’s son Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, from England. Following the death of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster...
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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham KG (4 September 1455 – 2 November 1483) was an English nobleman known as the namesake of Buckingham's rebellion...
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