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The Orteig Prize Tim Brady [email protected]
Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research Volume 12 Article 9 Number 1 JAAER Fall 2002 Fall 2002 The Orteig Prize Tim Brady [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/jaaer Scholarly Commons Citation Brady, T. (2002). The Orteig Prize. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.15394/ jaaer.2002.1595 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Aviation/ Aerospace Education & Research by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Brady: The Orteig Prize The Orteig Prize THE ORTEIG PMZE Tim Brady Science, fieedom, beauty, adventure: What more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all of the elements I loved. There was science in each curve of an airfoiil . There wasfieedom in the unlimited horizon. A pilot was surrounded by beauty of earth and sky... Adventure lay in each pufof wind' Charles A. Lindbergh It can be reasonably argued that, apart from the Wnght brothers' epic flight of 1903, which ushered the world into gviation, the sm@e most important flight made in the twentieth century was the transatlantic flight made by Charles A. Lindbergh in May 1927. The economic impact of this solo flight was whose GNP had plummeted 45% in a raging depression. astonishing. For example, in the three-year period The average annual income dropped from $1,350 in 1929 following the flight, the number of passengers carried to $754 in 1933. -
Fighting for France's Political Future in the Long Wake of the Commune, 1871-1880
University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations 2013 Long Live the Revolutions: Fighting for France's Political Future in the Long Wake of the Commune, 1871-1880 Heather Marlene Bennett University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations Part of the European History Commons Recommended Citation Bennett, Heather Marlene, "Long Live the Revolutions: Fighting for France's Political Future in the Long Wake of the Commune, 1871-1880" (2013). Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 734. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/734 This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/734 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Long Live the Revolutions: Fighting for France's Political Future in the Long Wake of the Commune, 1871-1880 Abstract The traumatic legacies of the Paris Commune and its harsh suppression in 1871 had a significant impact on the identities and voter outreach efforts of each of the chief political blocs of the 1870s. The political and cultural developments of this phenomenal decade, which is frequently mislabeled as calm and stable, established the Republic's longevity and set its character. Yet the Commune's legacies have never been comprehensively examined in a way that synthesizes their political and cultural effects. This dissertation offers a compelling perspective of the 1870s through qualitative and quantitative analyses of the influence of these legacies, using sources as diverse as parliamentary debates, visual media, and scribbled sedition on city walls, to explicate the decade's most important political and cultural moments, their origins, and their impact. -
Federal Files on the Famous–And Infamous
Federal Files on the Famous–and Infamous The collections of personnel records at the National Archives available. Digital copies of PEPs can be purchased on CD/DVDs. include files that document military and civilian service for The price of the disc depends on the number of pages contained persons who are well known to the public for many reasons. in the original paper record and range from $20 (100 pages or These individuals include celebrated military leaders, less) to $250 (more than 1,800 pages). For more information or Medal of Honor recipients, U.S. Presidents, members of to order copies of digitized PEP records only, please write to pep. Congress, other government officials, scientists, artists, [email protected]. Archival staff are in the process of identifying entertainers, and sports figures—individuals noted for the records of prominent civilian employees whose names will personal accomplishments as well as persons known for their be added to the list. Other individuals whose records are now infamous activities. available for purchase on CD are: The military service departments and NARA have Creighton W. Abrams, Grover Cleveland Alexander, identified over 500 such military records for individuals Desi Arnaz, Joe L. Barrow, John M. Birch, Hugo L. Black, referred to as “Persons of Exceptional Prominence” (PEP). Gregory Boyington, Prescott S. Bush, Smedley Butler, Evans Many of these records are now open to the public earlier F. Carlson, William A. Carter, Adna R. Chaffee, Claire than they otherwise would have been (62 years after the Chennault, Mark W. Clark, Benjamin O. Davis. separation dates) as the result of a special agreement that Also, George Dewey, William Donovan, James H. -
Reassessing Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Command in a Coalition War 91 Command in a Coalition War: Reassessing Marshal Ferdinand Foch Elizabeth Greenhalgh* Marshal Ferdinand Foch is remembered, inaccurately, as the unthinking apostle of the offensive, one of the makers of the discredited strategy of the “offensive à outrance” that was responsible for so many French deaths in 1914 and 1915. His acceptance of the German signature on the armistice document presented on behalf of the Entente Allies in 1918 has been overshadowed by postwar conflicts over the peace treaty and then over France’s interwar defense policies. This paper argues that with the archival resources at our disposal it is time to examine what Foch actually did in the years be- tween his prewar professorship at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre and the postwar disputes at Versailles. I The prewar stereotype of the military leader was influenced by military and diplomat- ic developments on the island of Corsica during the eighteenth century that resulted in the Genoese selling the sovereignty of the island in 1768 to France. This meant that Carlo Buonaparte’s son would be a Frenchman and not Italian, thus altering the face of Europe. The achievements of France’s greatest of “great captains” thus became a benchmark for future French military leaders. A French family from the southwest corner of France near the Pyrenees saw service with Napoleon Bonaparte, and in 1832 one member of that family, named Napoleon Foch for the general, consul and empe- ror, married Mlle Sophie Dupré, the daughter of an Austerlitz veteran. Their second surviving son was named Ferdinand. -
Policy Notes for the Trump Notes Administration the Washington Institute for Near East Policy ■ 2018 ■ Pn55
TRANSITION 2017 POLICYPOLICY NOTES FOR THE TRUMP NOTES ADMINISTRATION THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY ■ 2018 ■ PN55 TUNISIAN FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA AARON Y. ZELIN Tunisia should really open its embassy in Raqqa, not Damascus. That’s where its people are. —ABU KHALED, AN ISLAMIC STATE SPY1 THE PAST FEW YEARS have seen rising interest in foreign fighting as a general phenomenon and in fighters joining jihadist groups in particular. Tunisians figure disproportionately among the foreign jihadist cohort, yet their ubiquity is somewhat confounding. Why Tunisians? This study aims to bring clarity to this question by examining Tunisia’s foreign fighter networks mobilized to Syria and Iraq since 2011, when insurgencies shook those two countries amid the broader Arab Spring uprisings. ©2018 THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY ■ NO. 30 ■ JANUARY 2017 AARON Y. ZELIN Along with seeking to determine what motivated Evolution of Tunisian Participation these individuals, it endeavors to reconcile estimated in the Iraq Jihad numbers of Tunisians who actually traveled, who were killed in theater, and who returned home. The find- Although the involvement of Tunisians in foreign jihad ings are based on a wide range of sources in multiple campaigns predates the 2003 Iraq war, that conflict languages as well as data sets created by the author inspired a new generation of recruits whose effects since 2011. Another way of framing the discussion will lasted into the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution. center on Tunisians who participated in the jihad fol- These individuals fought in groups such as Abu Musab lowing the 2003 U.S. -
BRAZILIAN Military Culture
BRAZILIAN Military Culture 2018 Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy | Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center By Luis Bitencourt The FIU-USSOUTHCOM Academic Partnership Military Culture Series Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy (FIU-JGI) and FIU’s Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (FIU-LACC), in collaboration with the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), formed the FIU-SOUTHCOM Academic Partnership. The partnership entails FIU providing research-based knowledge to further USSOUTHCOM’s understanding of the political, strategic, and cultural dimensions that shape military behavior in Latin America and the Caribbean. This goal is accomplished by employing a military culture approach. This initial phase of military culture consisted of a yearlong research program that focused on developing a standard analytical framework to identify and assess the military culture of three countries. FIU facilitated professional presentations of two countries (Cuba and Venezuela) and conducted field research for one country (Honduras). The overarching purpose of the project is two-fold: to generate a rich and dynamic base of knowledge pertaining to political, social, and strategic factors that influence military behavior; and to contribute to USSOUTHCOM’s Socio-Cultural Analysis (SCD) Program. Utilizing the notion of military culture, USSOUTHCOM has commissioned FIU-JGI to conduct country-studies in order to explain how Latin American militaries will behave in the context -
Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY GENERAL AVIATION STUDY COMMISSION
Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY GENERAL AVIATION STUDY COMMISSION LOCATION: Committee Room 16 DATE: March 27, 1996 State House Annex 10:00 a.m. Trenton, New Jersey MEMBERS OF COMMISSION PRESENT: John J. McNamara Jr., Esq., Chairman Linda Castner Jack Elliott Philip W. Engle Peter S. Hines ALSO PRESENT: Robert B. Yudin (representing Gualberto Medina) Huntley A. Lawrence (representing Ben DeCosta) Kevin J. Donahue Office of Legislative Services Meeting Recorded and Transcribed by The Office of Legislative Services, Public Information Office, Hearing Unit, State House Annex, CN 068, Trenton, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Dennis Yap DY Consultants representing Trenton-Robbinsville Airport 2 John F. Bickel, P.E. Township Engineer Oldmans Township, New Jersey 24 Kristina Hadinger, Esq. Township Attorney Montgomery Township, New Jersey 40 Donald W. Matthews Mayor Montgomery Township, New Jersey 40 Peter Rayner Township Administrator Montgomery Township, New Jersey 42 Patrick Reilly Curator Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum 109 Ronald Perrine Deputy Mayor Alexandria Township, New Jersey 130 Barry Clark Township Administrator/ Chief Financial Officer Readington Township, New Jersey 156 Benjamin DeCosta General Manager New Jersey Airports Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 212 APPENDIX: TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page “Township of Readington Resolution” submitted by Barry Clark 1x mjz: 1-228 (Internet edition 1997) PHILIP W. ENGLE (Member of Commission): While we are waiting for Jack McNamara, why don’t we call this meeting of the New Jersey General Aviation Study Commission to order. We will have a roll call. Abe Abuchowski? (no response) Assemblyman Richard Bagger? (no response) Linda Castner? (no response) Huntley Lawrence? Oh, he is on the way. -
Chapter III 1927 – Year for Heroes and Headlines
Chapter III 1927 – Year for Heroes and Headlines The year 1927 was called a time of Ballyhoo and Ford and the Hamilton, “fireproof, you know;” they Hoopla and Wonderful Nonsense, a time when stared at the new Stinson, “built right here in everything was bigger and crazier and publicized Northville;” they tugged at the taut wires of the with more headlines than anything that ever sturdy Wacos and peered inside the cabin of the happened before. yellow painted Ryan, said to be just like Lindy’s, It was a time for Home Run Kings and Flagpole except this one was all fixed up with blue mohair Sitters, Beauty Queens and Talking Movies, Race seats like a fine automobile. Riots and Lynchings and Chicago Gang Wars, The spectators watched the airplanes run through Mississippi Floods and Big Radio Broadcast Hook- their takeoff and landing tests and they talked of Ups and Record Airplane Flights. People called one newsreel pictures they’d seen: of transatlantic another Sheiks, and Shebas; they said things like record seekers struggling to take off; “make their “You’re darned tootin,” and “he knows his onions.” getaway,” as the papers called it, dangerously Flaming Youth drove their Whoopies down the overloaded with hundreds of gallons of “high Main Drag and picked up Daring Flappers who test gasoline.” wore their skirts Two Inches Above the Knee and And the tour officials, mindful of all this scare smoked Tailor-Mades and drank Bootleg Hooch talk, changed the rules to eliminate the full-throttle from Hip Flasks just like their Boy Friends did. -
RS His II Ch 19 NB 2016
REVIEW SHEET CHAPTER 19 PROGRESSIVISM NAME____________________ CHAPTER 16 & 18 – 2 POINTS EACH 1. .Among Latin Americans, U.S. actions related to the Panama Canal created: (#15) A) a long-lasting economic depression. B) calls for Roosevelt’s impeachment. C) ill will toward the United States. D) long-lasting economic growth. 2. People in foreign lands turned against the U.S. when it: (#17) A) closed its doors to immigrants. B) insisted on “liberty for all.” C) refused to sell manufactured goods. D) supported unpopular governments. 3. Some expansionists, such as Henry Cabot Lodge and Frederick Jackson Turner, argued that a quest for empire would: (#19) A) make the United States as strong as Great Britain. B) open Latin America to invasion from Europe. C) restore the country’s pioneer spirit. D) turn into a military disaster. 4. 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine where the U.S. asserted its right to intervene in Latin American nations: (#28) A) Banana Republic B) Dollar Diplomacy C) Open Door Policy D) Roosevelt Corollary E) Sphere of Influence 5. Republican President who signed the Sherman Antitrust Act eliminating monopolies and during the Battle of Wounded Knee between the U.S. army and Native Americans: (#6) A) Grover Cleveland B) Benjamin Harrison C) William McKinley D) Theodore Roosevelt E) William Taft 6. U.S. Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867: (#29) A) Albert J. Beveridge B) George Dewey C) Henry Cabot Lodge D) William Seward E) Frederick Jackson Turner 7. Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1861 – 1917, led the surprise attack in the Philippines during the Spanish – American War that destroyed the entire Spanish fleet: (#30) A) Albert J. -
Theodore Roosevelt and the United States Battleship Maine
Theodore Roosevelt and the United States Battleship Maine Kenneth C. Wenzer The USB Maine exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898.1 Interest in this ship has endured for over 100 years and has, at times, provoked controversy. Apparently, some people still believe that a mine, surreptitiously planted by Spanish authorities, Cuban rebels, or other saboteurs, caused the initial detonation.2 A literary cottage industry of publications advocating different theories have muddied the waters, most notably Remembering the Maine published in 1995 and an article by National Geographic three years later.3 Under the auspices of Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, a team of seasoned researchers in the mid-1970s Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore proved in How the Battleship Maine Roosevelt, 1897–1898 Kenneth C. Wenzer is a historian who is affiliated with the Naval History and Heritage Command (Spanish-American War and World War I Documentary History Projects), Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC. The opinions and conclusions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Navy or any other agency of the U.S. government. 1 The Maine was an armored cruiser and a second-class battleship. A gun from the Maine (now undergoing restoration) at the Washington Navy Yard has an inscribed plaque on the turret: “6 INCH- 30 CALIBER GUN FROM U.S. BATTLESHIP “MAINE” SUNK IN HAVANA HARBOR FEBRUARY 15, 1898.” Additionally, the “U.S.S.” prefix designation did not become official until 1907 by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Jesse Davidson's Spirit of St. Louis
The Plane that Flew to Paris The Plane That Flew to Paris THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW CHARLES LINDBERGH PREPARED AND FLEW THE "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS" FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS TEN YEARS AGO— HOW TO BUILD A SCALE MODEL OF LINDY'S PLANE By Jesse Davidson ON MAY 20-21 the entire aviation world commemorates the tenth anniversary of Charles A. Lindbergh's solo flight from New York to Paris. MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS also celebrates this anniversary by presenting plans and instructions for building a replica of this historic plane. * * * Ten years ago a mortal became a god— the god of the skies. Winging his solitary way from New York to Paris on May 20-21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh gave to aviation the momentum it had been waiting for, the impetus which only daring, courage and success can give. At the same time there came to a disillusioned people, spiritually starving on a post-war diet of sensationalism and rapidly changing morals, a manna of old fashioned virtue and character which Charles A. Lindbergh embodied, and to this young man a jaded, cynical, money-mad people gave heartfelt thanks for redeeming virtues it had discarded, and made of him a god. Aviation throughout the world was making normal progress during the post-war period when suddenly, it was jerked out of its horse-and-buggy pace. In 1926, Rene www.ualberta.ca/~khorne 1 Model Airplane News — June, 1937 The Plane that Flew to Paris Fonck, a Frenchman announced his intention of flying from New York to Paris to claim the $25,000 prize offered by a hotel proprietor. -
I Historia De La Presidencia Del Consejo De Ministr Os
TOMO I 1820-1956 DEL CONSEJO DE MINISTROS HISTORIA DE LA PRESIDENCIA HISTORIA HISTORIA DE LA PRESIDENCIA DEL CONSEJO DE MINISTROS DEMOCRACIA Y BUEN GOBIERNO TOMO I (1820-1956) JOSÉ FRANCISCO GÁLVEZ MONTERO ENRIQUE SILVESTRE GARCÍA VEGA Lima, 2016 Historia de la Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros Democracia y Buen Gobierno Enrique Silvestre García Vega José Francisco Gálvez Montero ISBN: 978-87-93429-87-1 (versión e-book) Digitalizado y Distribuido por Saxo.com Perú S.A.C. www.saxo.com/es yopublico.saxo.com Telf: 51-1-221-9998 Dirección: Av. 2 de Mayo 534 Of. 304, Miraflores Lima-Perú Portada: Retratos de los ministros José María Raygada, Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos, Antonio Arenas y Alfredo Solf y Muro. Alegoria. Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú N° 2016-07290 Editado por: Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S.A. Supervisión de diseño y diagramación: Daniel Chang Llerena Diseño de portada: Claudia del Pilar García Montoya Corrección de estilo: Jorge Coaguila Impreso en los talleres de la Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S.A. 2016 Queda prohibida la reproducción total o parcial de esta obra. Ningún texto o imagen de esta edición puede, sin autorización de los autores, ser reproducido, copiado o transferido por cualquier medio impreso o electrónico, ya que se encuentra protegido por el Decreto Ley 822, Ley de los Derechos de Autor de la legislación peruana, así como normas internacionales vigentes. CONTENIDO TOMO I (1820-1956) Introducción 7 Metodología 9 CAPÍTULO I EL MINISTRO DE ESTADO ENTRE LA CONVICCIÓN