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- Paavo Nurmi (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) is considered the greatest runner of all time. He was known as “The King of Runners” or the “Flying Finn”. Famous all over the world, Nurmi became an unending source of national pride for the newly independent Finland. Paavo Nurmi was driven by love of running.
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- Cory Monteith, the young actor who played Finn Hudson on the Fox TV show “Glee” was found dead in a hotel room in Vancouver, Canada at noon on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The police reported his death during a press conference that evening.
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Wiley Post Wiley Post with Gatty in Germany, 1931. In 1930 the record for flying around the world was not held by a fixed-wing aircraft, but by the Graf Zeppelin, piloted by Hugo Eckener in 1929 with a time of 21 days.
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Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh II (4 February 1902 – 26 August 1974) was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist who rose to fame after he piloted the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.harles Augustus Lindbergh II (4 February 1902 – 26 August 1974) was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist who rose to fame after he piloted the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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Worldâs largest aircraft is almost ready! Giant fin is attached to the âFlying Bumâ airship ahead of its first flight next month Giant fin is attached to the ‘Flying Bum’ airship ahead of its first flight next month. 1  Airlander 10 was originally developed as part of a US Army project which was then abandoned in 2012. 2  A British company is now converting the aircraft - a cross between an airship and an aeroplane - into civilian use.
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- The true story of an Irish Priest who hid refugees and Allied POWs from the Nazis. The true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck), a courageous Irish priest working in the Vatican during the German Occupation. O'Flaherty devotes all his time and energy to hiding refugees and Allied POWs from the Nazis, building a network of hundreds of people to help him with his efforts.
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Finn Hudson Finn Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and appears in Glee starting with its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Finn was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.inn Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and appears in Glee starting with its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Finn was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.
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- The Flying Finn restarted running at the age of 15. He was inspired by the feats of his compatriot, of Hannes Kolehmainen, who won 3 gold medals in 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics (1500 m, 3000 m and cross-country individual).
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- Frank Bird Linderman (Anglo-American, 1869-1938) who spent much of his adult life in Montana among Native people. His collaborative studies include: Plenty-coups, Chief of the Crows (originally published as American: The Life Story of a Great Indian,....
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Finn Although various other humanoids exist in the Land of Ooo, most have been confirmed by the show's creator, Pendleton Ward, to be mutants, such as Penny, Phil or the Old Man Henchman. According to Pendleton Ward's FAQ page, even Finn is mutated in some way.
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Finnair Finnair (Finnish: Finnair Oyj, Swedish: Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.innair is the fifth oldest airline in the world with uninterrupted existence. With no fatal or hull-loss accidents since 1963, Finnair is consistently on the list of safest airlines in the world (#3 in 2014).
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California approves mattress recycling budget and fee As a result of today’s approval, mattress retailers and other sellers must collect an $11 recycling fee on each mattress or box spring sold to California end-users. The fee will go into effect beginning December 30, 2015, and applies to all sales of new, used and renovated mattresses and box springs.
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Vander Decken IX Vander Decken IX is the former captain of the Flying Pirates on their ship, the Flying Dutchman, and the eighth descendant of the original Vander Decken of legend. He is a Japanese bullhead shark fishman and the secondary antagonist of the Fishman Island Arc.
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- Actor | Producer | Soundtrack. Albert Finney came from the theatre, where he was especially successful in plays of William Shakespeare, to the movies. There he became a leading figure of the young Free Cinema.
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List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck Woody in the Suite Life on Deck episode Parrot Island. Woodrow Woody Fink (Matthew Timmons) from Cleveland, Ohio, is Cody Martin's cabin-mate on the SS Tipton. He is known for being messy, disorganized, gullible, dimwitted, lazy, gluttonous and having bad grades at school.
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- Tweet. Cory Monteith, the young actor who played Finn Hudson on the Fox TV show “Glee” was found dead in a hotel room in Vancouver, Canada at noon on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The police reported his death during a press conference that evening.
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The Pan Am Clippers The era of the flying boat reached its height with the luxurious Boeing B-314 Clipper, with which Pan American Airways inaugurated the first scheduled transatlantic airline service between Europe and America in 1939.
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- The Flying Finn had his revenge against Ritola in the 10000 m Olympic race in 1928. Nurmi sprinted past Ritola on the last home straight and set a new Olympic record. An injured Paavo finished only second in the Olympic 5000 m and in the 3000m steeplechase.
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Wiley Post Winnie Mae a Lockheed Vega aircraft of Wiley Post, when it was on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the period known as the Golden Age of Aviation, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream.
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- Updated June 27, 2011. The Flying Tigers were a group of American fighter pilots that flew for China in the early part of 1942. Led by a controversial American, Colonel Claire Chennault, they were actually called the American Volunteer Group (AVG), and achieved good success in their aerial battles against the Japanese.
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Ceiling Zero Old pals Jake Lee (Pat O'Brien), Tex Clarke (Stuart Erwin) and Dizzy Davis (James Cagney) flew together in the Army during World War I. Almost 20 years later, Jake is the manager of the Newark, New Jersey branch of Federal Airlines, a New York-based airline company.
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- Amelia Earhart. Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/, born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author.[N 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.[N 2] She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment.
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Transatlantic flight What was the name of the man who first flew across the Atlantic ocean?   John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, 2 Englishmen who flew across the Atlantic in 1919, 8 years before Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across.
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- Cory Monteith stole hearts around the world playing 'Glee' lead hunk Finn Hudson. We remember the star through the years, beginning with a shot of Monteith just eight months after the show's wildly successful launch.
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Huckleberry Finn (March 2014) Huckleberry Huck Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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- The Tuskegee Airmen /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/ is the popular name of a group of African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) who fought in World War II.