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Paul Revere was an American silversmith,engraver,early industrialist,Sons of Liberty member,and Patriot. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord,as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem,"Paul Revere's Ride".
Bernard Francis Law was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church,known largely for covering up the serial rape of children by Catholic priests. He served as Archbishop of Boston,archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore,and Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna,which was the American parish in Rome until 2017,when the American community was relocated to San Patrizio.
Ralph Adams Cram was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings,often in the Gothic Revival style. Cram &Ferguson and Cram,Goodhue &Ferguson are partnerships in which he worked. Cram was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
King's Chapel is an American independent Christian unitarian congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association that is "unitarian Christian in theology,Anglican in worship,and congregational in governance." It is housed in what was for a time after the Revolution called the "Stone Chapel",an 18th-century structure at the corner of Tremont Street and School Street in Boston,Massachusetts. The chapel building,completed in 1754,is one of the finest designs of the noted colonial architect Peter Harrison,and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for its architectural significance. The congregation has worshipped according to a Unitarian version of the Book of Common Prayer since 1785,currently in its ninth edition.
Charles Sheeler was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings,commercial photography,and the avant-garde film,Manhatta,which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand. Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art.
Paul Richard Shanley was an American Roman Catholic priest who became the center of a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. Beginning in 1967,the archdiocese covered up numerous allegations of child sexual assault against Shanley and facilitated his transfers to other states.
Kent Taylor was an American actor of film and television. Taylor appeared in more than 110 films,the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s,although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases,including Merrily We Go to Hell (1932),I'm No Angel (1933),Cradle Song (1933),Death Takes a Holiday (1934),Payment on Demand (1951),and Track the Man Down (1955). He had the lead role in Half Past Midnight in 1948,among a few others.
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Paul Charles Zamecnik was an American scientist who played a central role in the early history of molecular biology. He was a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a senior scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Zamecnik pioneered the in vitro synthesis of proteins and helped elucidate the way cells generate proteins. With Mahlon Hoagland he co-discovered transfer RNA (tRNA). Through his later work,he is credited as the inventor of antisense therapeutics. Throughout his career,Zamecnik earned over a dozen US patents for his therapeutic techniques. Up until his death in 2009 he maintained a lab at MGH where he studied the application of synthetic oligonucleotides for chemotherapeutic treatment of drug resistant and XDR tuberculosis in his later years.
George Martin Lott was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield,Illinois,United States. Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners:John Hennessey in 1928;John Doeg in 1929 and 1930;and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934. At the U. S. championships singles in 1928,Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg before losing to Frank Hunter in the semifinals. In 1931 Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semi finals before losing to Ellsworth Vines in the final. In 1934 Lott became a touring professional,thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. In 1929 and 1930 he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by A Wallis Myers;No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930;and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.
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Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull,Massachusetts. It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation,administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. The shore has fine,light gray sand and is one of the busiest beaches in Greater Boston. At low tide,there are acres of tide pools.
Charles Henry Graham,known as "Uncle Charlie",was an American baseball catcher,manager and team owner. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m),190 lb.,Graham batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Santa Clara,California.
Paul Clement Kemp was an American football player,coach,and scout. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson State College—now known as Dickinson State University—in 1956 and at the Boston University from 1973 to 1976,compiling a career college football record of 20–26–1. From 1951 to 1953,Kemp played quarterback at the University of Iowa,where he was a member of the Iowa Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles,found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bore into dead wood and generally have a long life span of 2 or more years. The adults are generally nocturnal.
Paul Grattan Kirk was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
The 1931 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1931 college football season. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston. The team finished with a record of 6–4.
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