Search results for "1953 World Series" - New World Encyclopedia
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- theater chain was given to Goldenson. In 1953, following the sale of various ... Goldenson assumed ABC operations in 1953, acquiring a minor radio ...8 KB (1,119 words) - 20:12, 25 October 2022
- * 6x World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) ... 1953 World Series Whitey Ford pitched in game four, earning the loss ...20 KB (3,113 words) - 18:40, 4 May 2023
- had been alongside it. He emerged from World War II with a battlefield ... stole American uniforms at that point in World War II and spoke fluent English ...13 KB (1,890 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
- made many starts in the NASCAR Winston Cup series and acted in several Hollywood ... to serve in the United States Navy during World War II. He was stationed ...8 KB (1,289 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the post World War II era, de Kooning painted ... of Gorky, De Kooning embarked on a series of male figures, including ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 15:38, 6 May 2023
- In 1953, Inge received a Pulitzer Prize for Picnic, a play based on ... Picnic had a successful Broadway run from February 19, 1953 to April ...13 KB (2,098 words) - 11:04, 9 May 2023
- made a notable contribution to the world of music while preserving ... quot;titans" of Soviet music, enjoying world-wide reputation as leading ...10 KB (1,319 words) - 21:29, 11 August 2023
- St. Louis Browns (1951 – 1953) Kansas City Athletics (1965) ... Cleveland Indians, he helped them win the world championship. In the Major ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- and measurement instruments. Nikon is the world's largest manufacturer ... Nikon is pronounced differently around the world. The Japanese pronunciation ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- economic policy and planning throughout the world since the middle of the twentieth ... From 1927 to 1930 Leontief worked at the Institute for World Economics ...15 KB (2,137 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2023
- he hit .356 for Santurce in the winter of 1952–1953. ... of the major league scouts, and later in 1953 Al Campanis signed him for ...16 KB (2,464 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- made her the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. It was later ... became escapist fare among GIs fighting in World War II. The image was taken ...18 KB (2,765 words) - 14:44, 23 July 2022
- After World War I started in 1914, Bartlett became the "relief ... in 1945. Bartlett performed this duty until 1953. He was knighted in 1948 for ...9 KB (1,276 words) - 10:25, 11 April 2024
- Dean's first full year in the big leagues showed the baseball ... as they progressed all the way to the 1934 World Series to face off with the ...15 KB (2,466 words) - 16:27, 29 January 2024
- His fame peaked in the 1950s in a series of movies in which he co ... O'Connor was a favorite of millions of people around the world ...17 KB (2,571 words) - 17:21, 30 January 2024
- "the greatest black writer in the world for me". Wright and ... two novels, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953) and Giovanni's Room ...12 KB (1,855 words) - 08:53, 18 March 2024
- Between 1940 and 1953 Sinclair wrote 11 novels about an American named ... Long out of print, the Lanny Budd series have recently been re-issued ...13 KB (1,971 words) - 13:34, 3 May 2023
- In 1886, Funk changed the font size to give his series a more distinctive ... spelling would help make English the world language of the future and ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 19:40, 7 February 2023
- In 1942, Anglin was drafted to fight in World War II and the band was temporarily ... for That Back Street Affair" (1953), an answer song to Webb Pierce ...16 KB (2,471 words) - 23:17, 3 March 2023
- was also the publisher of both the New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ... Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time (1953-1963), this award became the ...15 KB (2,254 words) - 23:45, 2 December 2022
- In addition, Mikan also stunned the basketball world by his unique ... led the Gears to the championship of the World Basketball Tournament, where ...19 KB (3,019 words) - 16:27, 15 August 2021
- and publications in the English-speaking world, a position of great import ... to public morality and in 1932 he gave a series of radio broadcasts on psychoanalysis ...11 KB (1,522 words) - 01:05, 7 September 2023
- It was use by the United States military during World War I that brought ... word jeep. R. Lee Ermey, on his television series Mail Call, disputes this ...24 KB (3,439 words) - 04:31, 31 July 2022
- almost five years in the military during World War II and the Korean War. ... (Williams also hit .400 in 1952 and .407 in 1953, both partial seasons.) ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- #039;s books. Blyton is noted for numerous series of books based on recurring ... She is probably best known for several book series, including those ...16 KB (2,376 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
- role as the witch Endora in the television series Bewitched. ... Sorry, Wrong Number also inspired writers of the television series ...19 KB (2,782 words) - 06:45, 16 June 2023
- Thornton, which became a hit for her in 1953. It also became a world-famous ... The duo formed Spark Records in 1953. Their hits during this time ...10 KB (1,625 words) - 08:02, 3 April 2024
- constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional ... and American League arranged to meet in the World Series to determine the world ...21 KB (3,060 words) - 14:46, 11 November 2022
- teaching the younger players the way of the baseball world. ... in 1924 and 1925. He played in three World Series--in 1916, for the ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- Kelly began a series of comic books based on fairy tales and nursery ... Perhaps the most famous quotation to come from this series is, "We ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- * 5x Pro Bowl selection (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) * 10x All-Pro selection (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 ...20 KB (3,076 words) - 04:46, 18 November 2022
- pursuits. He was a war correspondent during World War II. He contributed--the ... to realize that no young artist starts the world all over again for himself ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 07:01, 18 April 2024
- MacNeice died in December 1914 after a series of illnesses including uterine ... service. Dan would return to England in 1953, but went to live permanently ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- Bing Crosby Enterprises (BCE), gave the world's first demonstration ... similar to what RCA had demonstrated in 1953 (see below). CBS, RCA's ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- 27, 1871, Berlin, German Empire – May 21, 1953, Freiburg im Breisgau, West ... centre for mathematical research in the world, where he completed his habilitation ...13 KB (2,116 words) - 21:23, 20 March 2024
- Gielgud was convicted in 1953 of "persistently importuning for ... Caesar (1950) (which he immortalized in the 1953 film), Leontes in The Winter ...34 KB (5,145 words) - 05:10, 3 August 2022
- and highest-paid entertainers during World War II. Other film successes ... the morale of the American public during World War II. Eager to lend their ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 04:43, 14 June 2023
- Past, the wild strawberries trigger a series of flashbacks in which both ... to lose. The game is interrupted by a series of episodes, including the ...15 KB (2,262 words) - 19:23, 5 March 2024
- Walt Disney Productions, and the Disney World and Disneyland entertainment ... magic, and joy to millions throughout the world. The subjects of his films ...23 KB (3,587 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- was a key figure in the eyes of the world in challenging the moral ... Following evacuation in 1941 during the World War II, he graduated in Aşgabat ...11 KB (1,679 words) - 20:10, 26 July 2023
- 1904 – January 20, 1984) was one of the world's best swimmers in the ... On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku's world record ...18 KB (2,678 words) - 14:44, 15 April 2023
- had a substantial impact on the jazz world. One of their first (and ... sub-par record (and re-recorded the tune in 1953 for Verve Records, this time ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- with 150 or more hits (17). He won one World Series ring with the Milwaukee ... Clowns to victory in the 1952 Negro League World Series. Shortly thereafter ...21 KB (3,165 words) - 21:13, 17 January 2024
- Ruth in 1948; Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956; Roger ... ===The World Series=== Since its 1923 opening, 37 of 83 World Series ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 10:12, 22 May 2023
- during the Third Reich. Following the post-World War II division of Germany ... and remained in captivity until the end of World War II. At the end of the ...12 KB (1,816 words) - 19:26, 13 February 2024
- assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and ended on January 1, 1959 ... In the context of the Cold War between the Western world, led by the ...14 KB (2,102 words) - 19:27, 5 June 2020
- WABC-AM 880, to WCBS-AM in 1946. In 1953, WJZ in New York took on the ... time television network service. By mid-1953, Goldenson had begun a two ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 00:51, 9 January 2023
- 1934-1961, was a monumental synthesis of world history, a metahistory based ... of the roles of religious traditions world wide. Rejecting a natural ...29 KB (4,250 words) - 03:54, 15 August 2023
- both in the United States and around the world not just for its financial ... for freedom, peace, and prosperity in a world filled with challenges. ...13 KB (1,938 words) - 18:02, 3 May 2023
- Skelton also helped sell World War II war bonds on the top-rated show ... Skelton was drafted in March 1944, and the popular series was discontinued ...26 KB (3,902 words) - 02:29, 8 December 2022
