William Pitt,1st Earl of Chatham,was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him Chatham or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son William Pitt the Younger,who was also a prime minister. Pitt was also known as the Great Commoner,because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766.
William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades,including two Academy Awards,two British Academy Film Awards,two Golden Globe Awards,and a Primetime Emmy Award. As a public figure,Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the American entertainment industry.
William Pitt the Younger was a British statesman,the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800 and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left office in March 1801,but served as prime minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer for all of his time as prime minister. He is known as "Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father,William Pitt,1st Earl of Chatham,who had previously served as prime minister and is referred to as "William Pitt the Elder".
The University of Pittsburgh is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus,home to the university's central administration and around 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District,most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece,the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity". It is the second-largest non-government employer in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Richard Grenville-Temple,2nd Earl Temple,,was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt with whom he served in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761. He resigned,along with Pitt,in protest at the cabinet's failure to declare war on Spain.
John Russell,4th Duke of Bedford,was an 18th-century British statesman. Bedford was a leading Whig political figure around the time of the Seven Years' War,and negotiated the Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict in 1763. He was also an early promoter of cricket and a patron of the arts who commissioned many works from artists,most notably Canaletto.
"Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969 as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". It was arranged by Charles Calello,and recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis,Tennessee.
William Clive Bridgeman,1st Viscount Bridgeman,PC,JP,DL was a British Conservative politician and peer. He notably served as Home Secretary between 1922 and 1924. He was also an active cricketer.
William Alleyne Cecil,3rd Marquess of Exeter PC,styled Lord Burghley between 1825 and 1867,was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1866 and 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1867 and 1868.
The University Pitt Club,popularly referred to as the Pitt Club,the UPC,or merely as Club,is a private members' club of the University of Cambridge,with a previously male-only membership but now open to both men and women.
Boconnoc is a civil parish in Cornwall,England,United Kingdom,approximately four miles (6 km) east of the town of Lostwithiel. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 96.
Sports in Pittsburgh have been played dating back to the American Civil War. Baseball,hockey,and the first professional American football game had been played in the city by 1892. Pittsburgh was first known as the "City of Champions" when the Pittsburgh Pirates,Pittsburgh Panthers football team,and Pittsburgh Steelers won multiple championships in the 1970s. Today,the city has three major professional sports franchises,the Pirates,Steelers,and Penguins;while the University of Pittsburgh Panthers compete in a Division I Power Five conference,the highest level of collegiate athletics in the United States,in both football and basketball. Local universities Duquesne and Robert Morris also field Division I teams in men's and women's basketball and Division I FCS teams in football. Robert Morris also fields Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams.
1803 was the 17th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Thomas Howard made his debut in important matches.
Events from the year 1806 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1787 in Great Britain.
The following lists events that happened during 1848 in New Zealand.
Lieutenant General Sir William Draper KB,was a British Army officer and cricketeer who led the expedition which captured Manila in 1762 and was involved in the unsuccessful defence of Menorca in 1782. He was also involved in a key 1774 meeting which agreed on an early set of cricket rules including the leg before wicket rule.
The 1912 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Joseph H. Thompson,the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 113.
The 1942 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 3–6 record under head coach Charley Bowser.
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