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  Biography of billy jean king
Billy Jean met a man by the name of Larry King who was responsible for showing her that discrimination exists in most sports.
Billy Jean made the statement that winning the Wimbledon was very important and meant the world to her.
Billy Jean King blazed the trail for women’s equity on the tennis court.
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 Media Advisory: Calvin King Scheduled to be Executed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On June 23, 1995, Calvin King was sentenced to death for the capital murder of 21-year-old Billy Wayne Ezell, while in the course of committing or attempting to commit robbery, which occurred in Beaumont, Texas, on Feb. 25, 1994.
King and Johnson sent Williams and Gibbs home in a cab at about 4 a.m., telling them that they were going to sell the crack they had just bought and that the women needed to leave.
On March 31, 1994, King was indicted in the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, for the capital offense of murdering Billy Wayne Ezell while in the course of committing and attempting to commit robbery.
www.oag.state.tx.us /newspubs/newsarchive/2002/20020923kingfacts.htm   (1155 words)

  
 WIC Biography - Billie Jean King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Billie Jean Moffit was born on November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California.
In her early years she was an exceptional softball player; yet, Billie Jean knew that there was no significant future for a woman in softball.
For her contributions to tennis as President of Tennis-America, Billie Jean King was awarded the National Service Bowl.
www.wic.org /bio/bking.htm   (171 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: King Billy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The King of Spain at the time was Charles II, an invalid with no prospect of having children; amongst his closest relatives were Louis XIV (the King of France) and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht, which was agreed to in 1713, Frederick I allowed the King of France, Louis XIV, to take the lands of Orange; William Friso, or William IV, was left with the meaningless title of "Prince of Orange." William IV was also restored to the office of Stadtholder in 1747.
The joint style of William III and Mary II was "William and Mary, by the Grace of God, King and Queen of England, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, etc." when they ascended the Throne.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/King-Billy   (3226 words)

  
 Billie Jean Moffitt King, 1987 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
King won 6 singles, 10 doubles, and 4 mixed doubles between 1961 and 1979, and in 1979 she lengthened another Wimbledon record by appearing in her 27th final, the doubles.
In 1973 Billie Jean engaged in a "Battle of the Sexes" challenge match, defeating 55-year-old ex-Wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in a heavily publicized and nationally televised extravaganza that captured the nation's fancy and drew a record tennis crowd, 30,472, to Houston's Astrodome.
King's most important titles were Wimbledon singles, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, and the U.S, singles at Forest Hills 1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974.
www.tennisfame.org /enshrinees/billiejean_king.html   (1225 words)

  
 King Billy Of Ballarat Page 1
King Billy was given to strolling up and down the streets of Ballarat when that eviscerated city was merely in process of disembowelment, before alluvial mining gave way to quartz-crushing, when the individual had a chance, if a very vague one, of sudden and delightful fortune.
Whether or not King Billy was wise in his generation, and out of the unwritten Scriptures of the somber bush had culled a maxim inculcating the wisdom of making friends of the sons of Mammon, I cannot say, but he was always good to Annie.
Whereon King Billy smiled a smile that was portentous, and showed his teeth to the uttermost recesses of his ample mouth.
www.public-domain-content.com /books/Asia_Stories/C5P1.shtml   (1182 words)

  
 The long journey of Billy Jagar's King Plate :: ABC Far North Qld
Jeanette Singleton had never laid eyes on the King Plate of her great grandfather Billy Jagar, much less traced the crude lettering with her finger or felt the weight of the brass with her own hands.
The crescent-shaped "King Plates" were commonly produced by colonial authorities in Australia and presented to significant Aboriginal elders or leaders, as recognition of their local authority.
Billy Jagar's King Plate had been brought home by their soldier father, one of only two souvenirs he kept from his World War Two service in the Pacific.
www.abc.net.au /farnorth/stories/s1378689.htm   (694 words)

  
 King Billy Of Ballarat Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The mind of King Billy was not a big mind; it would no more have taken in an abstract idea than his gunyah would have accommodated a grand piano.
King Billy hurried into the bush till he came to a water-hole, and, stripping off his rags, he held up the coat.
So Colborn and the king had a corroboree all to themselves in the open space before the house, while the gold commissioner's guests roared with laughter to find out where the missing dress-coat was.
www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Orient/OrientC5P2.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King
In 1973 Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three straight sets after he challenged her to a match where he boasted of his superior male attributes.
King became the first woman to make more than $100,000 a year in tennis.
Billie Jean King rode in on a red velvet litter carried by University of Houston football players in short togas.
ok.essortment.com /billiejeanking_rvwa.htm   (768 words)

  
 SIXERS: Billy King Bio
The 37-year-old King joined the 76ers on June 2, 1997, as vice president of basketball administration, a role in which he served as the point person for basketball operations.
King was an outstanding defensive player on Duke's highly ranked teams in the late 1980s, and he received the Henry Iba Corinthian National Defensive Player of the Year award at the end of his senior season.
King was honored as the Sports Executive of the Year at the Rainbow Sports Awards in July 2000, reflecting not only his accomplishments in the sports industry, but also the grace, dignity, commitment and humanity that he exemplifies.
www.nba.com /sixers/news/billy_king.html   (594 words)

  
 SIXERS: Billy King
Named team president on May 26, 2003, Billy King enters his eighth season with the Philadelphia 76ers, marking his second complete season as the president and general manager of the organization.
King, born Jan. 23, 1966, joined the 76ers on June 2, 1997, as vice president of basketball administration, a role in which he served as the point person for basketball operations.
King helped the Blue Devils to a 112-27 record, an average of 28 wins per season as Duke went to the Final Four twice, won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship and two ACC Tournament titles.
www.nba.com /sixers/front_office/billy_king.html   (697 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Is Billy Graham Passing the Torch? - December 21, 2000
KING: Nancy, there are so many things that we've -- so many times we've seen Billy at the White House, and pictures of him, and at tragedies, we remember him from Oklahoma City and other areas.
Billy Graham is home and he's going to be on crusades again; and we'll be taking your phone calls as well.
KING: That was the funeral of the late president Richard Nixon, attended by the four living presidents, and Gerald Ford, I believe, was also there but not on our camera shot.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0012/21/lkl.00.html   (6829 words)

  
 Smallmouth King Billy Westmorland dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His syndicated fishing TV show, Billy Westmorland's Fishing Diary hit its zenith in the mid 1980's but he still was a hot item at boat shows and tournaments all over the country.
He was the king of short, one-piece rods, light weight line, ultra-light rods.
Billy was a quiet gentleman who ha a God-given talent for catching fish.
www.yamamoto.baits.com /forum/forum.pl?read=8946   (979 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
KING: We were looking at the records as to how many people -- you have brought your message to 185 countries, 210 million people.
I was there for a checkup, and I fell, and had a wonderful lady doctor that operated on me at midnight, and then cup was getting better from that, beginning to walk with a walker, and I fell again, and broke my pelvic bone in three places, and that has taken me the longest.
KING: Speaking of Nancy, she fell in London, apparently is OK, was released.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0506/16/lkl.01.html   (5468 words)

  
 Re: Smallmouth King Billy Westmorland dies
Billy never used the drag, he always back reeled due to the light line.
I had breakfast with Billy each of those mornings and he loved his biscuits with gravy and jelly (pronounced Jilly by the waitress).
I had breakfast with Billy > each of those mornings and he loved his biscuits with gravy and > jelly (pronounced Jilly by the waitress).
www.yamamoto.baits.com /forum/forum.pl?read=9094   (632 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
They are Billy Hirtz, the brother of Rebecca Hargon, the mother, and Lee Anne Crow, the first cousin of Michael Hargon, the father, the daughter of Judy Hargon.
Billy Hirtz, the brother of Rebecca Hargon, Lee Anne Crow, the first cousin of Michael Hargon.
KING: You'd agree your company, unlike other companies, is sort of a loved company by the public.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0402/20/lkl.00.html   (6323 words)

  
 CAIN: Rolston, Bill. Contemporary Murals in Northern Ireland - Loyalist Tradition
For most of the rest of the twentieth century loyalist murals were painted each July as part of the annual ritual celebrations of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, when King William III (‘King Billy’) defeated King James I in a struggle over the English crown.
Consequently, the main image in the murals was of King Billy on his white horse crossing the River Boyne.
There was a brief revival of King Billy murals in 1990, the tercentenary of the Battle of the Boyne.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /bibdbs/murals/slide1.htm   (172 words)

  
 Sid King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sid King and his band were often credited as being the first to create, record and play rockabilly music...the first sounds of rock and roll (1952).
Sid King, one of rock and roll's true innovators, has influenced such great artists as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Johnny Carroll.
Sid King and the 5 Strings were early featured artists, who later transitioned from Western Swing to Rockabilly as we know it today.
www.rockabillyhall.com /SidKing1.html   (215 words)

  
 William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughter of King Charles I of England.
Finally, after the birth of a son to James in 1688, he was invited to England by seven important nobles.
www.bartleby.com /65/wi/Will3Eng.html   (706 words)

  
 Loyalists myths: King Billy, the 12th of July and the Pope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nationalists, on the other hand, see the Orange Parades as nothing more than a coat-trailing exercise designed to keep the Catholic population in their place and to pound forward the message that Northern Ireland is an Orange state and that nationalists are and will always remain second class citizens in that state.
The Pope and King Billy were in fact political buddies engaged in a bitter European power struggle in which Ireland's people - both Catholic and Protestant - were mere sacrificial pawns.
It is a period of Irish history which the history books portray variously as a war between Protestantism and Catholicism or as one between the English King Billy and Irish patriots supported by King James II and the French.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/talks/king_billy.html   (2183 words)

  
 Billy and Cindy Foote : I Have A River CD
Billy's song writing abilities, along with Cindy's dynamic voice present legitament reasons for their fans to start a movement requesting that once we get to Heaven, where time is not an issue, that Billy and Cindy present a concert that last for about a thousand years.
Billy and Cindy are awesome individuals as well as the best praise and worship leaders that I have ever listened to, and that's among Michael John Clement and Chris Davis, which are top notch as well...
Billy and Cindy are awesome worship leaders, we had them at our church in Moss Bluff and they just prepared our hearts for the preaching of the word.
www.independentbands.com /cd/billyandcindyfoote/ihaveariver.html   (5565 words)

  
 Knitting Circle Billy Jean King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She acknowledged an affair with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett, in 1981 after Barnett had sued King, alleging that the latter had promised to support her for life.
"Billie Jean King was the most influential feminist figure in post-war women's sport." "Her passion for the advancement of women also saw her start womenSports magazine.
"King, now 55, began playing tennis as a teenager on public courts in Long Beach, California, where she was brought up.
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 BBC NEWS | N Ireland | Search for new King Billy
The king is dead - long live the king.
The victory of William of Orange in the 1690 Battle of the Boyne over Catholic King James II is celebrated every year on 12 July.
Brian Blair has dressed up as King Billy in events for the Carrickfergus Historical Re-enactment Group in County Antrim.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/2164432.stm   (385 words)

  
 Biography: Billy King
If this were Billy King and not Shakespeare himself being interviewed, and the interviewer perhaps not Touchstone the clown but Rolling Stone magazine, the replies might be similar.
Born and raised in a secluded part of southern Michigan’s Irish Hills, homeschooled rather than ‘learned,’ and with a ‘pretty wit’ which has applied itself not only to pleasing and thoughtful lyrics, but to rich, sometimes almost extravagant melodies and flawless productions, it is tempting to compare.
And if the Bard of Stratford was faced with the challenge (and opportunity) of inventing the medium for his art and genius, Billy seems to be approaching the popular music scene in the same spirit.
members.aol.com /hollersnds/bio.html   (185 words)

  
 ipedia.com: William III of England Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Willem III, William Henry, Prince of Orange, also known as King William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was a Prince of the House of Orange-Nassau, and Dutch Stadtholder and King of England, Sc...
After the end of the Puritan Commonwealth, the restored king of England, Charles II arranged the marriage of Mary, the daughter of his younger brother, the Duke of York, to her cousin William in 1677.
This settled the intense 17th century conflict between Crown and Parliament in England, and was a major step in the development of that nation's political institutions.
www.ipedia.com /william_iii_of_england.html   (1105 words)

  
 Kirksanton: The King William IV
The King 'Billy', as it is known locally, is a 200 year old English pub situated next to the village green in Kirksanton on the edge of the Lake District.
There is a warm and friendly atmosphere which is ideal for relaxing after an active day - walking on the fells, playing on the beach or sightseeing in the Lake District.
Contact your hosts Pete and Karen Rodger at the King William IV, Kirksanton, Cumbria, LA18 4NN.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~mentor01/kingbilly.htm   (266 words)

  
 TheOneRing.net™ | Scrapbook | Wellington World Premiere of The Return of the King - Billy Boyd
On December 1st 2003 the city of Wellington was host to the world premiere of The Return of the King.
This image is part of the group Wellington World Premiere of The Return of the King.
For related images, see also the Return of the King, Billy Boyd and Film Premieres sections.
www.theonering.net /scrapbook/view/10350?g=1   (233 words)

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