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  2. William Hale Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Mary Walker Wyse. . (m. 1901) . Signature. William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago. Historians rank him among the most unethical ...

  3. Hugh Thompson Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence ...

  4. 1915 Chicago mayoral election - Wikipedia

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    Mayoral elections. v. t. e. In the Chicago mayoral election of 1915, Republican William Hale Thompson defeated Democrat Robert Sweitzer. Five-term incumbent Democrat Carter Harrison Jr. was defeated in the Democratic primary by Cook County Clerk Sweitzer. In the Republican primary, Thompson defeated Harry Olson by a 1.33% margin.

  5. Pioneer Square totem pole - Wikipedia

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    May 5, 1977. Designated CP. June 22, 1970. The Pioneer Square totem pole, also referred to as the Seattle totem pole and historically as the Chief-of-All-Women pole, is a Tlingit totem pole located in Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle, Washington. The original totem pole was carved in 1790 and raised in the Tlingit village on Tongass Island ...

  6. Bill Cosby - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Bill Cosby. Not to be confused with Bill Cobbs, William Cosby, or Bing Crosby. William Henry Cosby Jr. (/ ˈkɒzbi / KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. He performed over a period of decades in film, television, and stand-up comedy, with his longest-running live-action role being ...

  7. Enoch L. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Enoch L. Johnson. Enoch Lewis " Nucky " Johnson (January 20, 1883 – December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City political boss, sheriff of Atlantic County, businessman and crime boss who was the leader of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941.

  8. Two Years Before the Mast - Wikipedia

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    415. Two Years Before the Mast is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946.

  9. Mayor of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    William B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaving "The Fifth Floor" office of the mayor in 2016. The first mayor was William B. Ogden (1837–1838). Forty-six men and two women (Jane Byrne, 1979–1983, and Lori Lightfoot, 2019–2023), have held the office. Two sets of father and son have been elected ...