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	George Armstrong Custer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by Sitting Bull.
		George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, son of a farmer and flsmith.
		George spent much of his boyhood living with his half-sister and his brother-in-law in Monroe, Michigan, where he attended school and is now honored by a statue in the center of town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer (3102 words)

	William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 – December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire.
		The Armstrong breech-loading gun (field tested during the Chinese Opium Wars) was one of his more successful developments, and in 1882 the works also began building ships.
		The University of Newcastle was originally formed by Lord Armstrong in 1871 as the College of Physical Science, later Armstrong College in 1904.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_George_Armstrong (310 words)

	William George Armstrong
		William George, Baron Armstrong was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire.
		Born in 1810 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Armstrong was originally launched on a career in law.
		Lord Armstrong purchased Bamburgh Castle as one of his residences, and also built the Victorian extravaganza, Cragside[?] (now a National Trust property), further inland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/William_George_Armstrong.html (167 words)

	George Armstrong
		Armstrong claimed that he found out, through his friendship with Klein, that Klein had placed agents in the U.K. Armstrong stated that Klein admitted that he was a Nazi agent, who had worked in the Far East.
		Armstrong claimed to have swapped the steel for another sample, as he figured that if the Germans were interested in it, the steel would be useful for this country.
		Armstrong claimed that Klein had told him that the explosion, which occurred at the German Consulate, or other official offices, in the Empire State building, was engineered to cover up the removal of papers to their Boston Consulate.
	www.stephen-stratford.co.uk /armstrong.htm (1369 words)

	Sir William George Armstrong
		Armstrong was born in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle on the 26 November 1810.
		Young William trained to be a solicitor and although he became a partner in a legal practice he had inherited similar interests to his father, particularly in the field of science and engineering.
		William George Armstrong (later Sir William George Armstrong) submitted to the Duke of Newcastle, then Minister at War, a proposal for a new rifled field-piece, and with the Duke's approval, Armstrong constructed a rifle in 1855.
	www.civilwarartillery.com /inventors/armstrong.htm (1765 words)

	Armstrong, William George - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Armstrong, William George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He developed hydraulic equipment and a revolutionary method of making gun barrels 1855, by building a breech-loading artillery piece with a steel and wrought-iron barrel (previous guns were muzzle-loaded and had cast-bronze barrels).
		By 1880 the 150-mm/16-in Armstrong gun was the standard for all British ordnance.
		Armstrong was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and studied law in London.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Armstrong,+William+George (353 words)

	William Marshall
		William Marshal was the epitome of knighthood and chivalry.
		William Marshal was the main force and impetus for the defeat of Philip II of France, even leading the attack to relieve Lincoln castle in May 1217 though he was seventy years old.
		William Marshal was a man who lived his life according to his sense of honour, and his sense of honour was defined in the laws and customs of feudalism and knighthood.
	www.castlewales.com /marshall.html (2740 words)

	macgregor - pafg209 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		George Edward August Aitchison was born in 1882 in Perth Western Australia.
		Cyril George Dudley was born in 1905 in Subiaco.
		William Henry James Aitchison was born in 1898 in Coolgardie.
	members.iinet.net.au /~lumac1/pafg209.htm (405 words)

	William George Armstrong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William George, Baron Armstrong (1810 - 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of theArmstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire.
		Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Armstrong was originallylaunched on a career in law.
		Lord Armstrong purchased Bamburgh Castle as one of his residences, and alsobuilt the Victorian extravaganza, Cragside (now a National Trust property), further inland.
	www.therfcc.org /william-george-armstrong-68023.html (157 words)

	Armstrong article - Armstrong George Armstrong Custer 1839 1876 Billie Armstrong 1972 Edwin - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armstrong is or was a surname or second name of several people:
		George Armstrong Custer, American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars (1839-1876)
		Armstrong article - Armstrong definition - what means Armstrong
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Armstrong (169 words)

	George A. Custer
		General Winfield Scott gave him dispatches to carry to General Irwin McDowell, then in command of the Army of the Potomac, he was assigned to duty as lieutenant in the 5th cavalry, and participated, on the day of his arrival at tile front, in the first battle of Bull Run.
		Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, in 1839.
		Cavalier in Buckskin : George Armstrong Custer and the...
	www.georgearmstrongcuster.com (2663 words)

	Armstrong - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy
		The late Louis Armstrong was one of the world's leading jazz musicians, and on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, as Commander of Apollo 11, became the first man to set foot on the moon.
		William George Armstrong, inventor of the 'Armstrong guns' was given the title of Lord in 1887, and also received an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin.
		Canon Armstrong was headmaster of Cork Grammar from 1914 to 1919 and was Warden of St. Columba's College, Rathfarmham, Dublin from1920 to 1933.
	www.irishmidlandsancestry.com /content/family_history/families/armstrong1.htm (673 words)

	Chapter Bessemer steel: the armstrong controversy of Autobiography by Sir Henry Bessemer
		William George Armstrong (afterwards Lord Armstrong), dated February 11th, 1857, being two years less sixteen days after the patent of Captain Blakeley, which is dated, 27th February, 1855.
		PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William George Armstrong at the Office Of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th February, 1857.
		Armstrong differs from the invention set forth in Captain Blakeley's prior patent, by substituting a wrought-iron internal tube for a steel one.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/9/71/118/21374/6.html (473 words)

	british monarchy - mong21 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William George I of the Hellenes Oldenburg King of Greece [Parents] was born on 24 Dec 1845 in Copenhagen.
		Olga married William George I of the Hellenes Oldenburg King of Greece in 1867.
		George Philip Windsor Earl of St Andrews [Parents] was born on 26 Jun 1962 and was christened on 14 Sep 1962 in Buckingham Palace.
	freepages.history.rootsweb.com /~wakefield/monarchy/mong21.htm (483 words)

	Armstrong, William H. -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		William Howard Armstrong was born on Sept. 14, 1914, in Lexington, Va. He studied at the Augusta Military Academy from 1928 to 1932 and received a bachelor's…
		Armstrong, Edwin H. American inventor who laid the foundation for much of modern radio and electronic circuitry, including the regenerative and superheterodyne circuits and the frequency modulation (FM) system.
		William H. Gray, III, was born on Aug. 20, 1941, in Baton Rouge, La. He graduated from college in 1963 and became a Baptist minister.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=9309929&query=william (737 words)

	Mundelein, George William -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In 1926 it was renamed in honour of Cardinal George Mundelein, archbishop of Chicago (1915–39), who was host to the Eucharistic Congress held at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary (opened in 1921),...
		George was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
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	Custer Michigan Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Commanding was Colonel William D'Alton Mann (pictured), who was born in Sandusky Ohio on September 27, 1839.
		William claimed to be educated as an engineer, although he would never state where.
		His family had moved to Adrian, Michigan in 1855, but three years later William was living comfortably in New York City although his source of income was unknown.
	www.bufordsboys.com /CusterMon.htm (964 words)

	Adam Armstrong - 1829 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jessie Alice Armstrong was born in Fremantle, W.A. 7 June 1853.
		George William Armstrong was born in Fremantle, W.A. 25 March 1855.
		Mary Matilda Armstrong was born in Fremantle, W.A. 20 September 1859.
	users.hunterlink.net.au /~ddgda/arminaus/adam1829/d0/i0001879.htm (120 words)

	George Armstrong Custer - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		George Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio and graduated last in his class from West Point in 1861.
		George Custer's younger brother, Tom (1845 - 1876), fought in the early campaigns of the Civil War while at a very young age.
		George Custer has been played in the movies by Francis Ford (1912 twice), Ned Finley (1916), Dustin Farnum (1926), John Beck (1926), Clay Clement (1933).
	smartybrain.com /index.php/George_Armstrong_Custer (1257 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - George Armstrong Custer
		PBS - THE WEST - George Armstrong Custer
		Flamboyant in life, George Armstrong Custer has remained one of the best-known figures in American history and popular mythology long after his death at the hands of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
		In 1876, Custer was scheduled to lead part of the anti-Lakota expedition, along with Generals John Gibbon and George Crook.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/a_c/custer.htm (818 words)

	george armstrong nhl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		George "Chief" Armstrong, a young man born in Skead Ontario on July 6, 1930, started his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs...
		George Armstrong Center Born Jul 6 1930 -- Skead, ONT Height 6.01 -- Weight 204 -- Shoots R...
		George "Chief" Armstrong had a 21 year successful career in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
	www.getnhlinfo.com /45/george-armstrong-nhl.html (155 words)

	George Armstrong Custer - Biocrawler definition:George Armstrong Custer - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		George Armstrong Custer (December 6, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by Sitting Bull.
		George Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio and attended school in Monroe, Michigan (where he is honored by a statue in downtown).
		As a staff officer, his daring and energy, and in particular a spirited reconnaissance on the Chickahominy River, brought him to the notice of General George McClellan, who made him an aide-de-camp with the rank of Captain.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/George_Armstrong_Custer (1275 words)

	The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
		On their examination at Sir John Fielding 's, George said he had given that key to his wife which was then produced by Simmons or Smith; that key opened the padlock that was found upon the door.
		Bond that the prisoners were at the public house; we went to the house; there we saw the youngest of the Armstrong's and Cotterell; we secured them; we found these six pieces of handkerchiefs (producing them) in the box by Cotterell and Armstrong; they were all three singing when we went in.
		Armstrong for the key of the padlock; we went to Shurbut's house on Monday night by his direction, and brought away 79 pieces more.
	www.oldbaileyonline.org /html_units/1770s/t17730113-47.html (1774 words)

	COLLECTION OF THE TRADE BINDINGS OF MARGARET ARMSTRONG
		Armstrong would live and work in the house and a small adjoining studio for the rest of her life.
		In their invaluable reference Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings, Charles Gullans and John Espey call Armstrong's handling of typography "eccentric, pleasing, and as recognizable as handwriting." It was during this period that the designer also began to incorporate her monogram (MA) into many covers and illustrations.
		In her later years, Armstrong often spent time in Santa Fe, but she was back home in New York when she died in 1944 at the age of seventy-six.
	www.rarebook.com /margaret.htm (884 words)

	Armstrong Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
		Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Avis Armstrong, who was on record in Connecticut in 1660; Edward Armstrong, who recieved a land patent in Maryland in 1666; Addam Armstrong, who came to Virginia in 1691.
		We have researched the Armstrong family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
		In the Armstrong coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Armstrong/Armstrong_family_Crest/Armstrong_coat_of_arms/qx/Armstrong.htm (498 words)

	BBC - Tyne - Local Quiz - Armstong
		William George Armstrong (1810 - 1900) by was an ‘allrounder’.
		Around 1846 Armstrong's interests shifted from Hydro Electricity to Hydraulics and he persuaded wealthy Newcastle men to back him in the development of hydraulic cranes.
		Following the Crimean War in the 1850s Armstrong became increasingly involved with the manufacture of armaments and his 18lb breach loading gun was one of many weapons recognised as the best in the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/tyne_quizzes/celebrity_pages/armstrong.shtml (200 words)

	William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26 1810 – December 27 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire.
		The article about William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong contains information related to William George Armstrong and 1st Baron Armstrong.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/William_George_Armstrong (230 words)

	Armstrong, William George Armstrong, Baron -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Armstrong abandoned his Newcastle law practice in 1847 to devote full time to scientific experimentation.
		In 1999 cyclist Lance Armstrong became the second American ever to win the Tour de France, the sport's most prestigious race, and the first to win for a U.S. team (three-time winner Greg LeMond had raced with European teams).
		Armstrong won the race again in each of the next five years, becoming the first rider in history to win six Tour de France titles.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9009551 (707 words)

	William Armstrong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If George Stephenson was primarily associated with steam engineering then William George Armstrong (1810-1900) by comparison was a `Jack of All Trades'.
		This was constructed with the knowledge gained following the accidental discovery of a discharge of static electricity from a colliery boiler by an engineman at a Northumberland coalmine.
		Following the Crimean War in the 1850s Armstrong became increasingly involved with the manufacture of armaments and his eighteen pound breach loading gun was one of many Armstrong weapons recognised as the best in the world.
	www.btinternet.com /~philipr/Willarms.html (510 words)

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