John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
John Gillespie Magee, Junior (June 9, 1922 - December 11, 1941) was an Anglo-American aviator and poet who died as a result of a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire during World War II. He was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, which he joined before the United States officially entered the war. He is undoubtedly most famous for his poem High Flight. (more)
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Helmingham:
Helmingham is a village near Stowmarket, Suffolk. It is best known for its manor house Helmingham Hall. Its village church of St Mary's was first built as the estate church for the Hall. The village was the birthplace of Faith Emmeline Backhouse, mot
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John Magee (missionary):
John Gillespie Magee (1884 - 1953) was an American Episcopalian priest who came from a wealthy Pittsburgh family. He went to school at Yale University and then on to divinity school in Massachusetts. A missionary in China, he was the minister at an E
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Scopwick:
Scopwick is small village 10km south of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The main road runs parallel to a narrow beck which lends a scenic charm to the street scene. The parish also includes Kirkby Green, a hamlet to the east of Scopwick. The villag
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Arlington National Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis
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Rugby School:
Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country.
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster:
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster took place on January 28 1986 when Challenger, a Space Shuttle operated by NASA, broke apart 73 seconds into its flight leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlan
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Avon Old Farms:
Avon Old Farms is a single-sex boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut. It was founded by Theodate Pope Riddle, an RMS Lusitania survivor and a master architect. It opened in 1927 and closed for a period during World War II to serve as
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She of Little Faith:
"She of Little Faith" is the 6th episode from The Simpsons' 13th season. It first aired on Fox on December 16, 2001. This episode marked a watershed event in Lisa's life, as she converted from Christianity (a religion Mr. Burns commercialized, to her
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Pennsylvania:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( ), often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation) by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States of America. Pennsylvania has been kn
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Ontario:
Ontario ( ) is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. (Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are larger but are not provinces.) Ontario is bordered by the provinces
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