Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...s a list of other Catholic Olympians from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, listing their sport, the year they participated, and any medals won. If any have been left out, please let us know and will add them to our list. If there are any going to the upcoming 2024 Olympics,
Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...Yellow fever deaths, Summer 1798 2. The other item of interest is another list, this one a list of food items requested by military personnel and civilians who were stationed at St. Paul’s Church during the first phase of the Nativist riots in May 1844. After violence had spread from
Parish Mapping Project
...ar boundaries. For instance many of the suburban or ethnic parishes do not list any boundaries at all, while others list the boundary without giving any clear streets or locations, such as "bordered on the north by x parish". This lack of data has required us to dig deeper into
Centennial Exposition
...tured exhibits and displays from numerous countries including Peru, Egypt, Japan, and Switzerland.[6] Other prominent buildings included: Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, United States Building, Memorial Hall, and the Women’s Pavilion. 15 countries and 26 states also constructed their own buildings.[7] Of all the buildings, only two survived to