As president, Jefferson pursued the nation's shipping and trade interests against Barbary pirates and aggressive British trade policies. Starting in 1803, Jefferson promoted a western expansionist policy, organizing the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the nation's land area. To make room for white settlement, Jefferson began a controversial process of Indian tribal removal from the newly acquired territory. As a result of peace negotiations with France, his administration reduced military forces. Jefferson was reelected in 1804. His second term was beset with difficulties at home, including the trial of former vice president Aaron Burr. In 1807, American foreign trade was diminished when Jefferson implemented the Embargo Act in response to British threats to U.S. shipping. The same year, Jefferson signed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves. After retiring from public office, he founded the University of Virginia.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led the country to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
BillHaley was born July 6, 1925 in Highland Park, Michigan, Haley was born William John Clifton Haley. In 1929, the four-year-old Haley underwent an inner-ear mastoid operation which accidentally severed an optic nerve, leaving him blind in his left eye for the rest of his life.
sandman55 said
12:44 AM Jun 4, 2020
Thanks Sheba a quick post before I go to bed. Who is this fella.
No takers??? This man of steel was known as a Teddy Boy in his own country but his heart melted for a little white bull.
ballast2 said
09:32 AM Jun 5, 2020
G'day Sandy. Thanks for the clues. Is he Tommy Steele?
Cheers.
sandman55 said
11:21 AM Jun 5, 2020
Hi Jack you have him over to you for a pic
Tommy Steele, OBE (born Thomas Hicks, 17 December 1936) is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.[1][2] He reached number one with "Singing the Blues" in 1957, and The Tommy Steele Story was the first album by a UK act to reach number one in his native country.
In 2012, Steele was among the cultural icons selected by pop-artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in "Vintage Blake", montage to celebrate Blake's 80th birthday.
Early life
Steele was born in Bermondsey, London, England in 1936.[4] His father Darbo was a racing tipster and his mother Betty worked in a factory.
When a ship Steele was serving on docked in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., he heard Buddy Holly and fell in love with rock and roll, turning his back on the British skiffle craze. He was discovered by freelance photographer John Kennedy, who believed Steele could be Britain's answer to Elvis Presley.[4] Later co-manager Larry Parnes was incorrectly credited with creating the stage name 'Tommy Steele'. It was Steele who adapted the surname of his Scandinavian paternal grandfather, Thomas Stil-Hicks (pronounced Steel-Hicks), adding another E to the spelling.[6][citation needed]
Steele became famous in the UK as the frontman for a rock and roll band, the Steelmen, after their first single, "Rock With the Caveman", reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart in 1956.[4] Steele and other British singers would pick known hit records from the United States, record their cover versions of these songs, and release them in the UK before the American versions could enter the charts. Most of Steele's 1950s recordings were covers of American hits, such as "Singing the Blues" and "Knee Deep in the Blues". Although Steele never proved a serious threat to Presley's popularity in the UK, he did well on the 1950s UK chart and "Singing the Blues" got to Number 1 in the UK before Presley did so.[1]Guy Mitchell was number 1 with "Singing the Blues" on 4 January 1957 and Tommy Steele on 11 January 1957. Steele's 1957 album, The Tommy Steele Story, was the first by a UK-based act to reach No. 1 in the UK.[1]
Only four months after his first chart presence, he was filming his life story.[1] To do so, Steele and his songwriting collaborators, Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, wrote twelve songs in seven days.[7] His first three single releases were issued at a rate of one every three weeks.[8] In 1957 Steele bought a four-bedroomed house in South London for his parents.[9] In August 1959, Steele undertook a three-day concert visit to Moscow.[10]
In late 2009 his greatest hits collection, The Very Best of Tommy Steele, reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart. This was the first UK chart entry, of any kind, that Steele had enjoyed for over 46 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele
Sheba said
09:13 PM Jun 5, 2020
Knew I knew the face, but couldn't drag up the name.
With his uniform I would guess a sea captain, now who?
Tony Bev said
01:03 PM Jun 6, 2020
I take a guess, and ask, is it a young Captain Cook, by any chance, Jack
He has a similar type of mouth
Mobi Condo said
02:39 PM Jun 6, 2020
Sorry for my humour here, but can't be any one else but a captain of the Australian Cricket Team with eyes THAT close together!
I'll shrink slowly away again .....
Cheers - Ian
sandman55 said
07:09 PM Jun 6, 2020
I found this with Google this morning with a search "Olden days famous sea Captain oval Portrait" then selected images and there he was John Paul Jones
You've got him BG over to you for a pic. His death was a sad loss and his killers have been released early.
Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 1936 4 July 1991), was an Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. After completing his medical studies at the University of Sydney and working in St Vincent's Hospital, he trained in the United Kingdom and the United States as a surgeon before returning to Australia. In St Vincent's Hospital, he helped establish the National Cardiac Transplant Unit, the country's leading centre for heart and lung transplants. Chang's team had a high success rate in performing heart transplantations and he pioneered the development of an artificial heart valve.[1]
In 1986, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to international relations between Australia and China and to medical science". In 1991, Chang died after being shot in a failed extortion attempt against him. His legacy includes the creation of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, being voted Australian of the Century at the People's Choice Awards, and the establishment of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building at St Vincent's Hospita
Thanks Sheba, now who is this guy
Captain John Hunter ?
You've got him BG over to you for a pic
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743[a] July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He previously served as the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.
During the American Revolution, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress that adopted the Declaration, drafted the law for religious freedom as a Virginia legislator, and served as the second Governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. He became the United States Minister to France in May 1785, and subsequently, the nation's first secretary of state under President George Washington from 1790 to 1793. Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose the Federalist Party during the formation of the First Party System. With Madison, he anonymously wrote the provocative Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 and 1799, which sought to strengthen states' rights by nullifying the federal Alien and Sedition Acts.
As president, Jefferson pursued the nation's shipping and trade interests against Barbary pirates and aggressive British trade policies. Starting in 1803, Jefferson promoted a western expansionist policy, organizing the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the nation's land area. To make room for white settlement, Jefferson began a controversial process of Indian tribal removal from the newly acquired territory. As a result of peace negotiations with France, his administration reduced military forces. Jefferson was reelected in 1804. His second term was beset with difficulties at home, including the trial of former vice president Aaron Burr. In 1807, American foreign trade was diminished when Jefferson implemented the Embargo Act in response to British threats to U.S. shipping. The same year, Jefferson signed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves. After retiring from public office, he founded the University of Virginia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
Thank you Sandy. Here's one for you :
Winston Churchill.
Spot on Sheba. Over to you.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led the country to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.Thanks BG. Who is this ? Another easy one.
Looks very much like Bill Haley
That's because it is. Off you go Sandy.
Bill Haley was born July 6, 1925 in Highland Park, Michigan, Haley was born William John Clifton Haley. In 1929, the four-year-old Haley underwent an inner-ear mastoid operation which accidentally severed an optic nerve, leaving him blind in his left eye for the rest of his life.
Thanks Sheba a quick post before I go to bed. Who is this fella.
No takers??? This man of steel was known as a Teddy Boy in his own country but his heart melted for a little white bull.
G'day Sandy. Thanks for the clues. Is he Tommy Steele?
Cheers.
Hi Jack you have him over to you for a pic
Tommy Steele, OBE (born Thomas Hicks, 17 December 1936) is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.[1][2] He reached number one with "Singing the Blues" in 1957, and The Tommy Steele Story was the first album by a UK act to reach number one in his native country.
Steele's film credits include Half a Sixpence, The Happiest Millionaire and Finian's Rainbow (musical) and he has made many stage tours in the UK. He is also a songwriter, author, and sculptor.
In 2012, Steele was among the cultural icons selected by pop-artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in "Vintage Blake", montage to celebrate Blake's 80th birthday.
Early life
Steele was born in Bermondsey, London, England in 1936.[4] His father Darbo was a racing tipster and his mother Betty worked in a factory.
Singer
Steele worked in various jobs, including a brief period as a merchant seaman.[4] He was not eligible for national service because, at eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy.[5] In his autobiography, Bermondsey Boy: Memories of a Forgotten World, he reports that he failed the medical because he had flat feet. Whenever not working, he played guitar and banjo and sang in two coffee houses in Soho, the 2i's Coffee Bar and the Cat's Whisker, both as a solo performer and with Wally Whyton's Vipers Skiffle Group.
When a ship Steele was serving on docked in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., he heard Buddy Holly and fell in love with rock and roll, turning his back on the British skiffle craze. He was discovered by freelance photographer John Kennedy, who believed Steele could be Britain's answer to Elvis Presley.[4] Later co-manager Larry Parnes was incorrectly credited with creating the stage name 'Tommy Steele'. It was Steele who adapted the surname of his Scandinavian paternal grandfather, Thomas Stil-Hicks (pronounced Steel-Hicks), adding another E to the spelling.[6][citation needed]
Steele became famous in the UK as the frontman for a rock and roll band, the Steelmen, after their first single, "Rock With the Caveman", reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart in 1956.[4] Steele and other British singers would pick known hit records from the United States, record their cover versions of these songs, and release them in the UK before the American versions could enter the charts. Most of Steele's 1950s recordings were covers of American hits, such as "Singing the Blues" and "Knee Deep in the Blues". Although Steele never proved a serious threat to Presley's popularity in the UK, he did well on the 1950s UK chart and "Singing the Blues" got to Number 1 in the UK before Presley did so.[1]Guy Mitchell was number 1 with "Singing the Blues" on 4 January 1957 and Tommy Steele on 11 January 1957. Steele's 1957 album, The Tommy Steele Story, was the first by a UK-based act to reach No. 1 in the UK.[1]
Only four months after his first chart presence, he was filming his life story.[1] To do so, Steele and his songwriting collaborators, Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, wrote twelve songs in seven days.[7] His first three single releases were issued at a rate of one every three weeks.[8] In 1957 Steele bought a four-bedroomed house in South London for his parents.[9] In August 1959, Steele undertook a three-day concert visit to Moscow.[10]
In late 2009 his greatest hits collection, The Very Best of Tommy Steele, reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart. This was the first UK chart entry, of any kind, that Steele had enjoyed for over 46 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele
Knew I knew the face, but couldn't drag up the name.
G'day Sandy. Thanks. OK all who is this?
Cheers.
With his uniform I would guess a sea captain, now who?
He has a similar type of mouth
I'll shrink slowly away again .....
Cheers - Ian
I found this with Google this morning with a search "Olden days famous sea Captain oval Portrait" then selected images and there he was John Paul Jones
G'day Sandy, thats him. Who do you have for us?
Cheers.
Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Paris, France
Captain (Continental Navy)
Rear Admiral (Imperial Russian Navy)
Congressional Gold Medal
Order of St. Anne
Thanks Jack, now who is this guy
Doctor Victor Chang
You've got him BG over to you for a pic. His death was a sad loss and his killers have been released early.
Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 1936 4 July 1991), was an Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. After completing his medical studies at the University of Sydney and working in St Vincent's Hospital, he trained in the United Kingdom and the United States as a surgeon before returning to Australia. In St Vincent's Hospital, he helped establish the National Cardiac Transplant Unit, the country's leading centre for heart and lung transplants. Chang's team had a high success rate in performing heart transplantations and he pioneered the development of an artificial heart valve.[1]
In 1986, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to international relations between Australia and China and to medical science". In 1991, Chang died after being shot in a failed extortion attempt against him. His legacy includes the creation of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, being voted Australian of the Century at the People's Choice Awards, and the establishment of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building at St Vincent's Hospita
Early life and education
Chang was born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents. He grew up in Hong Kong, where he attended primary school in Kowloon Tong and spent two years in St. Paul's College.[2] Chang's father Aubrey sent him and his younger sister to Sydney, Australia, in 1951 to stay with extended family. Chang attended Belmore Boys' High School in Belmore and completed his secondary education at Christian Brothers' High School in Lewisham. On 7 April 1948, Chang's mother died from breast cancer at the age of 33, prompting him to consider a career in medicine at the age of 12.[3] He undertook his tertiary education at the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science with First-Class Honours and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1962.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Chang
Thank you Sandy. Yes, he was a great man. Now who is this ?
If I knew who she was I would definitely remember, I guess the photo is from the 60's
As soon as I made that reply I wondered if she is a young Anne Margaret
The 50s actually Sandy !! She is 88 now !! Not Ann Margaret...
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Tuesday 9th of June 2020 03:14:57 PM
Angie Dickinson.
-- Edited by Sheba on Tuesday 9th of June 2020 10:39:14 PM