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Tammany Hall

2020-02-21T20:08:34Z

Flyingchiimp12: added his commonly used nickname

[[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]]
The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democrat Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes.

Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William "Boss" Tweed, in the 1860s.

When [[Al Smith]] ran for President in 1928, anti-Catholics across the country attacked his association with Tammany. (Smith was quite honest, but he was endorsed by Tammany Hall.)

By extension, the term "little Tammany" has often been applied to a Democrat Party machine in a smaller city, such as Kansas City in the 1930s.

==See also==
*[[Pork-barrel legislation]]

==Bibliography==
* Kenneth D. Ackerman, ''Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Boss-Tweed-Corrupt-Conceived-Modern/dp/078671686X/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223941064&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]

===Primary sources===
* William L. Riordon, ed. ''Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall'' (2004), highly revealing memoirs of Plunkitt, a district Tammany leader from 1910. [https://www.amazon.com/Plunkitt-Tammany-Hall-William-Riordon/dp/1419141813/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223941064&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]

[[Category:United States Political Organizations]]
[[Category:Gilded Age]]
[[Category:Progressive Era]]
[[Category:New Deal]]
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
[[Category:Corruption]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]

Somme

2020-02-21T02:21:19Z

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The battle of the '''Somme''' was one of the largest battles of [[World War 1]]. In 1916, the [[British]] and [[French]] armies met at the Somme River (in France) and began a massive attack on the [[Germans]] in an attempt to distract them from [[Verdun]]. The fighting was so fierce, that it could be heard across the English Channel in Britain.

First the Allies shelled the Germans and then 100,000 British soldiers charged the enemy. The shelling had not harmed the Germans, who were dug in deeper than the allies anticipated. On July 1, 1916, the Germans killed 20,000 British soldiers and wounded 40,000 others. It was the single worst day for Britain in her history. The battle did not move trench lines at all and involved two million men along a thirty-mile front.

[[Category:World War I]]

Lynne Cheney

2020-02-21T02:03:38Z

Flyingchiimp12: /* Career */

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'''Lynne Anne Cheney''' (née '''Vincent''') is the wife of former U.S. vice president [[Dick Cheney]], and was Second Lady of the United States from 2001 through 2009. She has published several books. The Cheneys have two daughters, [[Liz Cheney|Elizabeth]] and Mary.

==Career==
Lynne Cheney served on [[Lockheed Corporation]]'s board of directors from 1994 to 2001, a $120,000 per year post which she gave up shortly before her husband's inauguration.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2001/01/01/daily19.html] Washington Business Journal: VP's wife steps down from Lockheed board</ref> She served on the board's Finance, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.<ref>[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=5968] Village Voice: USA - Inside Lockheed's $250 Billion Pentagon Connection</ref>

She is the author of the novel ''[[Sisters]]''.

==References==
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[[Category:American Authors]]
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[[Category:Second Ladies]]

Michael Phelps

2020-02-21T01:59:37Z

Flyingchiimp12: He has retired

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'''Michael Phelps''' (born Baltimore, MD, June 30, 1985) is the world record holding Olympic [[swimming]] champion from the United States. Phelps won 8 olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records at the [[Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. Phelps eclipsed [[Mark Spitz]]'s seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405062,00.html Michael Phelps Wins Record-Breaking 8th Gold Medal at Beijing Games], Associated Press, ''Fox News Channel'', August 17, 2008</ref> Phelps won eight Olympic medals (6 Gold, 2 Silver) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Phelps set four individual world records and won seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships to become the most successful athlete in World Championship history. By winning 6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver) in the 2012 Olympics, Phelps became the individual with the most medals won in Olympic events, with 22 (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), although this is only partly due to his greatness and dedication, and partly due to the disproportionate number of medals awarded for often only marginally different swimming events. He has since retired after the 2016 Olympics in Rio.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/12/michael-phelps-swimming-future-2020-tokyo-olympics/88649590/</ref>

==2000 Sydney Olympics==
When he was only 15 years old, Michael Phelps competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, placing fifth in the 200m butterfly.

==2008 Beijing Olympics==
Phelps won 8 Olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records and 1 Olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Date
! Medal
! Individual Time
! Splits <br> ''Position and Time''
! Relay Time <br> ''Record''
|-
| Men's 400m Individual Medley <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM054101.shtml#SWM054101]</ref>
| Aug 10, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 4:03.84 (WR)
|-
| Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73B1/SWM411101.shtml#SWM411101]</ref>
| Aug 11, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 47.51
| (2) 47.51
| 3:08.24 (WR)
|-
| Men's 200m Freestyle <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM012101.shtml#SWM012101]</ref>
| Aug 12, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 1:42.96 (WR)
|-
| Men's 200m Butterfly <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM022101.shtml#SWM022101]</ref>
| Aug 13, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 1:52.03 (WR)
|-
| Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73B1/SWM412101.shtml#SWM412101]</ref>
| Aug 13, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 1:43.31
| (1) 1:43.31
| 6:58.56 (WR)
|-
| Men's 200m Individual Medley <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM052101.shtml#SWM052101]</ref>
| Aug 15, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 1:54.23 (WR)
|-
| Men's 100m Butterfly <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM021101.shtml#SWM021101]</ref>
| Aug 16, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 50.58 (OR)
|-
| Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay <ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73B1/SWM451101.shtml#SWM451101]</ref>
| Aug 17, 2008
| <center>Gold</center>
| 50.15
| (1) 2:42.58
| 3:29.34 (WR)
|}

== External links ==

*[http://www.michaelphelps.com/2004/english.html Official site] Michael Phelps.com
*[http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/900 USA Swimming - Athletes - Michael Phelps], TeamUSA.org

==References==
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[[Category:Olympic Athletes]]

Jeffrey Nachmanoff

2020-02-21T01:52:18Z

Flyingchiimp12: add references

'''Jeffrey Nachmanoff''' is the writer-director of "[[Traitor (film)|Traitor]]", starring [[Don Cheadle]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618680/</ref>

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[[Category:Directors]]

==References==
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Jeffrey Nachmanoff

2020-02-21T01:50:16Z

Flyingchiimp12: source that he is a writer