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Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.
Wallis Simpson, later known as the Duchess of Windsor, was an American socialite whose intended marriage to the British king Edward VIII caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.
The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with shareholdings of 20%, 40% and 40% respectively. BAC in turn acquired the share capital of their aviation interests and 70% of Hunting several months later. Its head office was on the top floors of the 100 Pall Mall building in the City of Westminster, London.
Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.
The Maxim gun was a weapon invented by American-born British inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884: it was the first recoil-operated machine gun in production. It has been called "the weapon most associated with the British imperial conquest", and likewise was used in colonial wars by other countries between 1886 and 1914.
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927. The majority of the company was nationalised in the 1960s and 1970s, with the remainder being divested as Vickers plc in 1977.
The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army. The machine gun typically required a six to eight-man team to operate: one fired, one fed the ammunition, the rest helped to carry the weapon, its ammunition, and spare parts. It was in service from before the First World War until the 1960s, with air-cooled versions of it on many Allied World War I fighter aircraft.
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 American historical adventure film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Samuel Bischoff, with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer, from a screenplay by Michael Jacoby and Rowland Leigh, from a story by Michael Jacoby based on the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The music score was by Max Steiner; his first for Warners and the cinematography by Sol Polito. Scenes were shot at the following California locations: Lone Pine, Sherwood Lake, Lasky Mesa, Chatsworth and Sonora. The Sierra Nevada mountains were used for the Khyber Pass scenes.
Vickers Limited was a significant British engineering conglomerate that merged into Vickers-Armstrongs in 1927.
Kipp Emmanuel Vickers is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). Kipp previously played college football at the University of Miami and, at the professional level, for the Indianapolis Colts (1993-1997), the Baltimore Ravens (2000-2001), and twice for the Washington Redskins. Kipp had a total of 72 games played in his career, while only starting in 24 of them.
Kipp was born in Holiday, Florida and played high school football at Tarpon Springs High School. Kipp’s efforts with the Spongers helped take them to the 4A State Championship game in 1986. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, the team lost to the Dillard Panthers of Ft. Lauderdale.
At the University of Miami, Kipp helped secure wins in the 1987 and 1989 national championships.
Darnall is a suburb of eastern Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Darnall is approximately 3 miles (5 km) east-north-east of Sheffield city centre.
The sport of football in the Seychelles is run by the Seychelles Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League.
Hugo Ralph Vickers DL is an English writer, broadcaster and journalist.
Vickers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
McVicker's Theater (1857–1984) was a playhouse in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Built for actor James Hubert McVicker, the theater was the leading stage for comedic plays in Chicago's early years. It often hosted performances by Edwin Booth, who married McVicker's daughter and was once targeted there in an attempted murder. Adler & Sullivan designed a remodel in 1883. Although destroyed in two fires, including the Great Chicago Fire, McVicker's remained an operating theater until 1984. It was demolished the next year
Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers is an American professional association football player who plays as a center back for Swansea City on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Although born in England, he represents the United States at international level.
Joshua Anthony Vickers is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Lincoln City. Vickers was on the books of Arsenal and Swansea City without playing first-team football for either, and made his Football League debut while on loan at Barnet.
Edward Vickers-Willis is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by North Melbourne with their third selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2014 national draft. He made his debut in the five point loss against Fremantle at Domain Stadium in round five of the 2017 season.
