query: who fired the first shot at bunker hill

pos: John Simpson (soldier) John Simpson (soldier) Major John Simpson (December 1, 1748 – October 28, 1825) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the shooting in the war began at Lexington and Concord, Simpson joined a company of militiamen under Captain Henry Dearborn. The company marched to Boston and joined the siege of that town. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel John Stark instructed his men of the 1st New Hampshire Regiment to hold

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company of $3.50 per day. The Bunker Hill company employed Pinkerton labor spies to identify union members, who were immediately fired. The Western Federation of Miners launched an organizing drive at the Bunker Hill Mining Company. After declaring that the company would rather "shut down and remain closed twenty years" than to recognize the union, Superintendent Albert Burch fired seventeen suspected union members. He demanded that all other union men collect their back pay and quit. On 29 April 1899, union miners hijacked a Northern Pacific train in Burke and drove it to Wardner, the site of a $250,000 mill of

neg: VMFAT-501 down 16 kamikazes. Major Archie Donahue, the XO, shot down three Vals and two Zekes, thus becoming the first carrier-based Marine "ace-in-a-day" and adding to the nine previous kills that he scored with VMF-112 in 1943. 11 May was pivotal for VMF-451 and the other "Wolf Gang" members of Bunker Hill. It started on a positive note, as First Lieutenant J.S. Norris Jr. shot down a Zeke near Amami, bringing VMF-451’s score to 34 confirmed kills. At 1005 hours, Bunker Hill was struck by two kamikazes, each carrying a bomb that was released prior to impact. Bunker Hill immediately began

neg: Battle of Bunker Hill Seth Read, who served under John Paterson at Bunker Hill, went on to settle Geneva, New York and Erie, Pennsylvania, and was said to have been instrumental in the phrase "E pluribus unum" being added to U.S. coins. George Claghorn of the Massachusetts militia was shot in the knee at Bunker Hill and went on after the war to become the master builder of the USS "Constitution", ""Old Ironsides"", which is the oldest naval vessel in the world that is still commissioned and afloat. John Trumbull's painting, "The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill" (displayed in

neg: Santa Claus Bank Robbery the bookkeeper, "Don't look at me!" By this time, "Santa Claus" had filled his sack and exited the vault. Who fired the first shot is uncertain. Some sources state Ratliff, dressed as Santa, fired first, the bullet striking the bank's plate-glass window, possibly to signal unseen accomplices that the robbery had been accomplished. Other sources say that Hill, seeing someone outside, fired a shot through the window, and a shot was returned, prompting Hill to fire several more shots into the ceiling to show that they were armed. Immediately, Bedford and Carmichael directed cross-fire at the side door and the

neg: 1899 Coeur d'Alene labor confrontation way, and most of the mine and mill workers had fled. The crowd ordered the remaining workers out of the Bunker Hill mine and mill. Once out, they were ordered to run, and some shots fired at them as they ran. James Cheyne was shot in the hip, then union miners shot more bullets into him as he lay on the ground; he died shortly after. One union man, John Smith, also called Schmidt, was mistakenly shot to death by other union men. After carrying three thousand pounds of dynamite into the mill. The blast completely destroyed the mill. The

neg: USS Biloxi (CL-80) with several other escorts, fired on the two attacking "Bunker Hill" and both were shot down. At least four more Judys pounced on the task group later that afternoon but all were shot down by anti-aircraft fire without inflicting any damage. These were but a small portion of the 300 or so Japanese aircraft lost in the battle dubbed the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot." The next day, the American task force discovered the Japanese carrier force had retired west during the night. Late in the day, a sighting report at 16:13 led to a last-ditch 206-aircraft strike. These aircraft caught

neg: History of Massachusetts response to this march. On the 19th, in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where the famous "shot heard 'round the world" was fired, British troops, after running over the Lexington militia, were forced back into the city by local resistors. The city was quickly brought under siege. Fighting broke out again in June when the British took the Charlestown Peninsula in the Battle of Bunker Hill after the colonial militia fortified Breed's Hill. The British won the battle, but at a very large cost, and were unable to break the siege. The British made a desperate attempt by using

neg: Hoddle Street massacre Renata Coldebella, Danny Coldebella and Danny De Luca, followed Stanton down Hoddle Street. Knight, who was by this time beside the southern end of the Clifton Hill railway station buildings, fired a shot at the front of the car. The car stopped and as it reversed back up the street Knight fired two more shots at into it before it crashed into a police car, driven by Constable Dominic Cannizzaro, which had just arrived at the scene. The first shot that Knight had fired into the car had slightly wounded Renata, and the second shot he fired had seriously wounded

neg: Bunker Hill, Illinois Bunker Hill, Illinois Bunker Hill is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,801 at the 2000 census. The original inhabitants of the Bunker Hill area were the Peoria people, Kickapoo people, and Winnebago people. They were forcibly removed from the area by the United States government around 1830. As Euro-Americans arrived in Macoupin County, the site of the future Bunker Hill was settled in 1830. At that time, the area was known as Wolf Ridge, due to the presence of wolves in the vicinity. The first settler was Elijah Lincoln in 1830, who established a

neg: Battle of Bunker Hill less command." While General Putnam was on the scene attempting to direct affairs, unit commanders often misunderstood or disobeyed orders. By 3 p.m., the British reinforcements, which included the 47th Foot and the 1st Marines, had arrived, and the British were ready to march. Brigadier General Pigot's force, gathering just south of Charlestown village, were taking casualties from sniper fire, and Howe asked Admiral Graves for assistance in clearing out the snipers. Graves, who had planned for such a possibility, ordered incendiary shot fired into the village, and then sent a landing party to set fire to the town. The

neg: The Amtrak Wars a Thousand Suns'. The United States and Russia were involved in this nuclear war but who fired the first shot is not known. The resulting war lasted only a few hours, but between the nuclear exchange and the years of nuclear winter that followed, the overwhelming majority of the human race was annihilated. The most organised band of survivors were the Amtrak Federation. Four hundred American citizens survived the nuclear war in a vast underground bunker beneath Houston, Texas. They established additional underground bunker-cities (known as divisional bases) linked by a high-speed subterranean rail network. Ruled by a self-perpetuating dynasty

neg: William Prescott the British ships that fired on Bunker Hill Patriots. The city of Prescott, Arizona, is also named in honor of the scholarly grandson. William Prescott Elementary School, in Scranton, PA, is named in his honor. Built in 1966, their mascot is the Patriots. William Prescott William Prescott (February 20, 1726 – October 13, 1795) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the patriot forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prescott is known for his order to his soldiers, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", such that the rebel troops may shoot

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) her antiaircraft fire shooting down a few IJN warplanes. During the Battle of the Philippine Sea, about 476 Japanese warplanes were destroyed, nearly all of them shot down by Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters, such as those carried by "Bunker Hill." During September, "Bunker Hill" carried out air raids in the Western Caroline Islands, and then she and her task force steamed north to launch air raids on Luzon, Formosa, and Okinawa, through early November. On 6 November 1944, "Bunker Hill" steamed eastward from the forward area, and went to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, for a period of major overhaul/upkeep

neg: Bunker Hill (film) against which Salem must stand. Willmott produced and directed this film from a script he wrote with Greg Hurd. It was shot in the town of Nortonville, Kansas. Bunker Hill (film) Bunker Hill is a 2008 film written and directed by Kevin Willmott. Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town. The town's militant past is reawakened and forces

neg: Bunker Hill, Kansas Bunker Hill is the setting and namesake of the 2008 film "Bunker Hill". Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Bunker Hill include: Bunker Hill, Kansas Bunker Hill is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 95. J. B. Corbett and Valentine Harbaugh, leaders of a colony from Ohio, founded Bunker Hill at a site on the Kansas Pacific Railway in the summer of 1871. The settlement received its name from a Butterfield Overland Despatch station, built in 1865, that had preceded it on the

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) is slated to be decommissioned in 2019 with 33 years of service and placed in reserve. She will be the first VLS "Ticonderoga" to be decommissioned. USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) USS "Bunker Hill" (CG-52) is a guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy laid down by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 January 1984, launched on 11 March 1985, and commissioned on 20 September 1986. "Bunker Hill" is homeported at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California. "Bunker Hill" was the first "Ticonderoga"-class cruiser to be equipped with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) in

neg: Western Federation of Miners West. Another confrontation in Coeur d'Alene was marked by violence. The profitable Bunker Hill Mining Company at Wardner, Idaho fired seventeen workers believed to be union members. On April 29, 250 angry miners seized a train and rode it to a $250,000 mill at the Bunker Hill Mine in Wardner. The miners then set off three thousand pounds of dynamite in the mill. At Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg's request, president William McKinley sent the military to indiscriminantly round up 1,000 men and put them into bullpens. Emma Langdon, a union sympathizer, charged in a 1908 book that Governor Steunenberg deposited

neg: Coeur d'Alene miners' dispute Miners (WFM) as a direct result of their experiences in Coeur d'Alene. The profitable Bunker Hill Mining Company at Wardner, Idaho had employed Pinkerton labor spies to identify union members. The company fired seventeen union members. On April 29, 250 angry union members seized a train in Burke and rode it to Wardner, and dynamited a $250,000 mill of the Bunker Hill mine. A non-union miner and a union miner were killed. At the Idaho governor's request, President William McKinley sent the U.S. army. One thousand men were herded into an old barn. Conditions remained primitive, and three prisoners died.

neg: Burke Canyon a large number of Swedish immigrants. On July 10, 1892, miners called a strike which developed into a shooting war between union miners and company guards. The first shots fired were exchanged at the Frisco mine in the early morning hours of July 11. The gunfire ignited a stock of dynamite in the Frisco Mill, causing the four-story mill to explode and kill six people. The violence soon spilled over into the community of Gem. From there, union miners who had successfully shut down both the Frisco and the Gem mines travelled west, to the Bunker Hill mining complex near

neg: Bunker Hill, West Virginia Bunker Hill, West Virginia Bunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley on Winchester Pike (U.S. Route 11) at its junction with County Route 26 south of Martinsburg. It is the site of the confluence of Torytown Run and Mill Creek, a tributary of Opequon Creek which flows into Winchester, Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Bunker Hill community has a population of 5,319. At Bunker Hill in 1726, Colonel Morgan Morgan (1687-1766) founded the first permanent settlement of record in the part of Virginia that became West Virginia

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) USS "Bunker Hill" (CG-52) is a guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy laid down by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 January 1984, launched on 11 March 1985, and commissioned on 20 September 1986. "Bunker Hill" is homeported at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California. "Bunker Hill" was the first "Ticonderoga"-class cruiser to be equipped with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) in place of the previous ships' twin-arm Mark 26 missile launchers, which greatly improved the flexibility and firepower of the ships by allowing them to fire RGM-109

neg: 101st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Bailey bridge, but the HAA and LAA guns fired intense concentrations that broke up the attacks and shot down several aircraft; the bridge remained intact. In December, 'A' Troop of 226 HAA Bty took over four 7.2-inch howitzers. Moving these heavy guns through the jungle and Paddy fields into firing positions took enormous labour, and often required extra recovery vehicles and bulldozers. Normally the howitzers went forward at first light to join the infantry, who would identify the target, usually a bunker. This would be engaged over open sights, sometimes after an air strike or field guns had blown away

neg: Bunker Hill, Illinois home to the Soldiers Monument honoring those who fought and died for freedom and liberty. The Monument was erected in 1866. It was damaged during the 1948 tornado but in 1951 three WWII veterans, teamed up to repair it. A special re-dedication ceremony was held on Saturday, 17 September 2016 as part of the 2016 Fall Fest sponsored by the Bunker Hill Chamber of Commerce. The Bunker Hill Historical Museum, operated by the Bunker Hill Historical Society, is located at 114 East Warren Street in the building which was once home to the Bunker Hill Public Library and then later

neg: Pleasant Hill, Iowa School District, while newer portions of the city are in the Southeast Polk Community School District. The Des Moines district's Pleasant Hill Elementary School and Southeast Polk's Four Mile Elementary School and Southeast Polk Junior and Senior High Schools are located in Pleasant Hill. On November 20, 1983, an explosion of an explosives storage bunker just south of Pleasant Hill occurred. Reports were that two teenagers were hunting around the area. One of the teenagers may have shot a bullet from a hill which penetrated the bunker ceiling, which is the probable cause of the explosion. The two teenagers were

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) for a while at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, and in 1986 was installed in a new guided missile cruiser which bears the name USS "Bunker Hill". "Bunker Hill" received the Presidential Unit Citation for the 18 months between 11 November 1943 and 11 May 1945, from the first combat in the Solomon Islands to the day the ship was knocked out of the war by kamikazes. In addition, she received 11 battle stars for service in the following battles: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) USS "Bunker Hill" (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9) was one of 24 s built during World War

neg: HMS Princess Royal (1911) caught. Beatty's battlecruisers turned for home, catching up to "Lion", which was limping along at . "Princess Royal" hit "Derfflinger" once, but only damaged two armour plates and caused a coal bunker to flood. She hit "Blücher" at least twice, including the shot that crippled her, out of a total of 271 shells fired during the battle, a hit rate of only 0.7%. By way of contrast, her sister made four hits out of 243 shells fired, a rate of 1.6%. She also fired two 13.5-inch shrapnel shells at the German airship L5 as its crew attempted to bomb the

neg: Bunker Hill (Waterbury) The Bunker Hill area is accessed by the Route 8 Expressway and CT RT-63. The area contains mostly single family, residential homes. Many of the homes are on the National Historic District. There are 3 schools in Bunker Hill, including Bunker Hill Elementary School. Bunker Hill is supported by the residents who live there. The Bunker Hill Neighborhood Association exists for the purpose to promote the community and discuss matters pertaining directly to the neighborhood. The area is diverse. As many other parts/neighborhoods in Waterbury are identified by their culture; be it Italian in Town Plot and the North End

neg: Bunker Hill Historic District Bunker Hill Historic District The Bunker Hill Historic District is the center of the town of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. Today located on the road called US 11, the town was developed along the Martinsburg, West Virginia - Winchester, Virginia road. Bunker Hill served southern Berkeley County with three stores, six mills and five churches. It was also home to a significant African-American population. Much of the land around Bunker Hill belonged to General Elisha Boyd, who built what amounted to an industrial village, with two mills, a brick-making operation, a cooperage and a store on part of his Edgewood

neg: Castillo San Felipe del Morro supplies were confiscated. The shots ordered by Lt. Marxuach are widely regarded to be the first shots fired by the United States in World War I, although the first actual wartime shot fired by the U.S. came on the day war was declared, during the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran off Guam. During World War II the United States Army added a massive concrete bunker to the top of El Morro to serve as a Harbor Defense Fire Control Station to direct a network of coastal artillery sites, and to keep watch for German submarines which were ravaging shipping in

neg: William Prescott the graves of Pepperell men he led at Bunker Hill". Prescott's likeness was made into a statue for a memorial for the Battle of Bunker Hill. The former town of Prescott, Massachusetts, was named in his honor. The town was disincorporated in 1938 as part of the building of the Quabbin Reservoir, and the land now makes up Prescott Peninsula, which divides the main branches of the reservoir. Colonel Prescott's famous order, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes," is a significant part of the Schoolhouse Rock video and song, "The Shot Heard round the World."

neg: M (1951 film) fellow crooks in order to bring "M" to justice, thereby keeping the police off their own backs. Found guilty by his "peers" and sentenced to death, "M" makes an impassioned plea for his life, explaining that he is unable to stop himself from committing his unspeakable crimes. The film was shot on location in downtown Los Angeles, including the now demolished Victorian neighborhood of Bunker Hill. David Wayne's murderous character lived at an eccentric Victorian mansion on Bunker Hill Avenue known as the Max Heindel house, because Heindel, a famous astrologer in the early twentieth century, had once lived there.

neg: Bunker Hill, Indiana Bunker Hill, Indiana Bunker Hill is a town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 888 at the 2010 census. Bunker Hill was platted in 1851 by James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith. A post office opened in 1859. The Pan Handle Railroad came to Bunker hill in 1868. Bunker Hill is located at (40.659289, -86.101747). According to the 2010 census, Bunker Hill has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 888 people, 366 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The

neg: The Salt Box the two structures had been invaded by vandals and youths who used them for parties since they were relocated. The Salt Box The Salt Box was a house built in the 1880s in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles, California. Designed in the saltbox style that was popularized in New England, it was originally located at 339 South Bunker Hill Avenue. In the late 19th century, Bunker Hill was one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Los Angeles and was the site of many elegant Victorian homes. The "Los Angeles Times" wrote of old Bunker Hill: "Nowhere else in

neg: Bunker Hill, Illinois for children wanting to learn the sport. Bunker Hill is centered at the intersection of Illinois Route 159, a north-south thoroughfare running from Illinois Route 16 in the north to Red Bud, Illinois in the south, and the Bunker Hill Blacktop, running west to Brighton as the Brighton-Bunker Hill Road and east to Staunton and Illinois Route 4 as the Staunton-Bunker Hill Road. The nearest airport is the St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto, Illinois. Bunker Hill is located at (39.041452, -89.950898). According to the 2010 census, Bunker Hill has a total area of , of which (or 98.05%) is

neg: Time signal been fired in Cape Town, South Africa, since 1806. The gun is fired daily from the Lion Battery at Signal Hill. A cannon was fired at one o'clock every weekday at Liverpool, England, at the Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, and also at Perth in Australia to establish the time. The Edinburgh "One O'Clock Gun" is still in operation. A cannon located at the top of Santa Lucia Hill, in Santiago, Chile, is shot every noon. In Rome, on the Janiculum, a hill west of the Tiber since 1904 a cannon is fired daily at noon towards the river as a

neg: Troll (Discworld) Peacemaker). Due to the various forces they are under, the bolts, once fired, quickly become an expanding cloud of high-speed burning wooden shrapnel, resembling less a crossbow and more a blunderbuss. The first time it was fired, it removed several archery targets, the bunker wall behind them, and a flock of seagulls directly above Detritus. Samuel Vimes appreciates its intimidation factor, but otherwise discourages its use except under extreme circumstances. As Vimes himself put it after a single shot from Piecemaker ripped a castle's gates to shreds, "Ye, Gods, Detritus. That's not a weapon. That's a national emergency." Vimes also

neg: Bunker Hill (1778 ship) Cul De Sac Bay, Saint Lucia at night. She had made an error in navigation and thought she was joining up with the French fleet under Count d'Estaing, which was anchored about a league away from the British fleet under Admiral Barrington that had captured St Lucia. In the morning she discovered that she was anchored within cannon-shot of the British. "Bunker Hill" struck and the boats of Barrington's fleet took possession of her before any French vessel could intervene. Barrington decided to take her into service as she was a fast sailer and he had just been informed that

neg: Bunker Hill Monument Joseph Warren. Bunker Hill is one of the sites along the Freedom Trail and is part of Boston National Historical Park. The monument underwent a $3.7 million renovation, completed in 2007, that included repairs, handicap accessibility improvements, and new lighting. The Bunker Hill Museum across the street was dedicated in June of that year and includes many exhibits about the battle. No admission charge applies to the museum or monument. The monument was one of the first in the United States. An earlier memorial at the site had been erected in memory of fallen Bunker Hill hero Dr. Joseph Warren,

neg: Bunker Hill, Los Angeles the time, Meredith P. Snyder. The first railways which was established and operational was on Third St, from Hill st. to Olive st. Initially a residential suburb, Bunker Hill retained its exclusive character through the end of World War I. Around the 1920s and the 1930s, with the advent of the Pacific Electric Railway and the construction of the freeway, and the increased urban growth fed by an extensive streetcar system, its wealthy residents began leaving for enclaves Westward in Beverly Hills and Pasadena. Bunker Hill's houses were increasingly subdivided to accommodate renters. Still, Bunker Hill was at this time

neg: Bunker Hill (1778 ship) Bunker Hill (1778 ship) Bunker Hill was a Massachusetts privateer sloop, first commissioned in 1778. She made two cruises, capturing three prizes, but during her second cruise the Royal Navy captured her at Saint Lucia. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS "Surprize". She served in the Caribbean, and was one of the two sloops that captured Essequibo and Demerara in March 1781. She sailed to Britain in late 1782 where the Navy sold her in 1783. The French Navy may have purchased her. If so, they sold her in 1789. "Bunker Hill", under the command of Edward

neg: Bunker Hill Village, Texas Bunker Hill Village, Texas Bunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of metropolitan area. The population was 3,633 at the 2010 census. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities in west Houston known as the Memorial Villages. As of 2010, Bunker Hill Village was the 6th wealthiest place in Texas. Also, Bunker Hill Village is one of Forbes top 25 places to retire rich. While Bunker Hill Village is an independent municipality and not part of the City of Houston, the United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Bunker Hill

neg: Dearborn-Putnam controversy a hasty retreat, many of them unable to escape as the British regulars were on them too quickly, and a bloody hand-to-hand combat ensued. The British continued a merciless fire on the retreating colonials. This is when Joseph Warren, shot in the face at close range, was killed. The British had won a tactical victory but had suffered many more casualties than did the American forces. During the retreat Dearborn came upon Putnam behind the front lines at Bunker Hill who was still tending to the entrenching tools, one in hand, having them sent from Breeds hill before the battle

neg: Gunfighter contrary to many movie adaptations. The gunfight itself did not actually happen in the corral, but in a vacant lot outside of it. The shooting started when Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury cocked their pistols. Both parties simultaneously drew their guns, which added to the confusion of who fired first. It is not known who fired the first shot, but Wyatt's bullet was the first to hit, tearing through Frank McLaury's belly and sending McLaury's own shot wild through Wyatt's coattail. Billy Clanton fired at Virgil, but his shot also went astray when he was hit with Morgan's shot through

neg: Regional Connector Av Arts/Bunker Hill as Bunker Hill or 2nd Place/Hope Street. LACMTA staff analyzed at-grade street-running couplets, transit mall, elevated and hybrid subway/at-grade/elevated alignments along east-west streets such as Temple Street, First Street, Second Street and Third Street and utilizing available grade-separated infrastructure such as the Second Street Tunnel through Bunker Hill (between Hill and Figueroa Streets) or the Third Street Tunnel (between Hill and Flower Streets) to minimize costs, improve operating times and improve the feasibility of constructing the project. In July 2006, the LACMTA Board voted to approve funding and staff to initiate a Major Investment Study (MIS) for

neg: Bunker Hill Military Academy park was part of the old Bunker Hill Military Academy building. Eventually, the Academy grounds were sold to the Ladies Civic League where they maintained a park until after the 1948 tornado. The American Legion then took it over and has continued to maintain a park on the grounds." Bunker Hill Military Academy Bunker Hill Military Academy was a military school located in the town of Bunker Hill, Illinois. The school opened in 1859 as the Bunker Hill Academy (and was at the time non-military) but closed during the American Civil War. From 1862 until 1869, the building housed Bunker

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company Steelworkers of America Local No. 7854 in 1970. At that time, Bunker Hill employed about 2800 employees at its Kellogg complex. Corporate headquarters moved from San Francisco to Kellogg in 1962. On 26 July 1965, the company sold 1,590,000 shares in an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange. That lead Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. to purchase Bunker Hill stock in a hostile takeover bid. On 28 May 1968, Bunker Hill stockholders agreed to the merger ending Bunker Hill's 81 years as an independent company as Bunker Hill was replaced by Gulf Resources Corp. on the exchange.

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) and 2006 which is given when a ship receives five such awards consecutively. In March 2006, it was announced that Lockheed Martin would upgrade the Aegis Combat System on 22 navy vessels; "Bunker Hill" was the first slated to receive the upgrade. In March 2003, "Bunker Hill" was assigned to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 3. "Bunker Hill" went on to fire a total of 31 Tomahawk missiles in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In December 2004 "Bunker Hill" left San Diego again under the command of ESG-5 for a deployment to the Middle East. In December 2004 the ship detoured to the

neg: Bunker Hill (1778 ship) Rolland, departed on her first cruise in mid-June 1778. She returned on 26 September, having captured one vessel, which was possibly the 50-ton (bm) brig "Mary", Thomas Mallowney, master. Commander Nicholas Ogelbe commissioned "Bunker Hill" on 27 October. On 2 December he sailed her from Salem, intending to cruise off Barbados. Two days out of port "Bunker Hill" captured the 100-ton (bm) schooner "Delaware", Thomas Butler, master. She was sailing from Quebec to New York with a cargo of flour. Ogelbe sent her into Salem. Later, "Bunker Hill" captured a second vessel. On 22 December "Bunker Hill" sailed into Grand

neg: Lt. Col. John Robinson Buttrick (who had been designated second in command by Barrett and charged with leading the advance) to march at the head of the American column at Buttrick's side. Recognizing Robinson's superior rank, Buttrick offered command of the column to Robinson, despite the fact that it was not Robinson's regiment. Robinson declined and asked to accompany Buttrick as a volunteer. Buttrick and Robinson led the column, side by side, from a hill near Buttrick's farm down to the North Bridge. The first shot fired by the Regulars splashed into the Concord River, fired either accidentally or as a warning to the

neg: Fort Bunker Hill following armament was assigned to Fort Bunker Hill: The following troops garrisoned at Fort Bunker Hill: A supporting field battery stood a few yards to the North. The site of the fort is bounded by 14th, Otis, 13th, and Perry Streets in Northeast DC. Today, little remains of the fort, and the site is maintained by the National Park Service. A marker by the National Park Service commemorates the Fort: A nearby road was named Bunker Hill Road after the fort, but it was later renamed Michigan Avenue. Fort Bunker Hill Fort Bunker Hill was one of seven temporary earthwork

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) Tomahawk missiles. After commissioning in Charlestown, MA in the shadow of , "Bunker Hill" entered the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal and began short notice work-ups to deploy to the U.S. Seventh Fleet. She made her first deployment in July 1987, nearly one year ahead of schedule. During READIEX 87-5, "Bunker Hill" first operated with Battle Group Sierra which consisted of Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1, the battleship , cruiser , destroyer , frigate , and supply vessel . She deployed as part of Battle Group SIERRA (Task Group 30.7). Following an upkeep period at Subic Bay in the Philippines,

neg: Bunker Hill, Kansas Bunker Hill, Kansas Bunker Hill is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 95. J. B. Corbett and Valentine Harbaugh, leaders of a colony from Ohio, founded Bunker Hill at a site on the Kansas Pacific Railway in the summer of 1871. The settlement received its name from a Butterfield Overland Despatch station, built in 1865, that had preceded it on the site. County commissioners declared Bunker Hill the county seat in 1872, but, two years later, a popular vote moved the seat to nearby Russell. Many Bunker

neg: John Burgoyne in Boston in May 1775, a few weeks after the first shots of the war had been fired. He participated as part of the garrison during the Siege of Boston, although he did not see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, in which the British forces were led by William Howe and Henry Clinton. Frustrated by the lack of opportunities, he returned to England long before the rest of the garrison, which evacuated the city in March 1776. In 1776, he was at the head of the British reinforcements that sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and relieved Quebec

neg: Operation Miracle fighters who entered the city, although he did not engage in combat himself. While observing the mission from atop a nearby hill, he was shot and killed. A Saudi commander from Medina who was greatly disturbed by the ongoing Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims, Abu Omar al-Harbi led a six-man team whose goal was to capture three Bosnian Serb bunkers. However, the first bunker sat in front of an open field which didn't offer any cover to the team, and the Serbs immediately began firing on them as they struggled to get their rocket-propelled grenade in position. al-Harbi began sprinting

neg: Bunker Hill Military Academy Bunker Hill Military Academy Bunker Hill Military Academy was a military school located in the town of Bunker Hill, Illinois. The school opened in 1859 as the Bunker Hill Academy (and was at the time non-military) but closed during the American Civil War. From 1862 until 1869, the building housed Bunker Hill's public school. In 1883, the military academy was established in the ageing building by Congregational clergyman Reverend Samuel L. Stiver, offering strict instruction to local children as well as the cadets. Reverend Stiver remained head of BHMA for the next 27 years. Between 1883 and 1910, a total

neg: Bunker Hill Gazette-News Hill Gazette-News", "The Southwestern Journal", the "Madison County Chronicle", and the "Mount Olive Herald". The free circulation paper is the "Southwestern Advertiser" with a circulation of 8600. Bunker Hill Publications offices are located in Bunker Hill, Brighton, and Worden. It has a circulation of 1,650. Bunker Hill Gazette-News The "Bunker Hill Gazette-News" is a weekly newspaper that is part of the Bunker Hill Publications group. John Galer is the publisher and Courtney Wood the editor. The "Gazette" has served the Bunker Hill community since 1866. The "Gazette" has a circulation of 1650, covering the communities of Bunker Hill, Shipman, Dorsey,

neg: Hungerford massacre to Hill's car and attempted in vain to apply first aid, but Hill died in his arms. After shooting Hill, Ryan shot his way into a house further down Priory Road and killed the occupants. Jack Gibbs was killed instantly as he attempted to shield his wheelchair-bound wife, Myrtle, from Ryan with his own body. Myrtle succumbed to her injuries two days later. Ryan also fired shots into neighbouring houses from the Gibbs' house, injuring Michael Jennings at 62 Priory Road and Myra Geater at 71 Priory Road. Ryan continued down Priory Road where he encountered 34-year-old Ian Playle, who

neg: Bunker Hill (San Bernardino, California) Bunker Hill (San Bernardino, California) Bunker Hill is a bluff in the City of San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California. Bunker Hill trends northwest-southeast from through the campus of San Bernardino Valley College on the northeast to where it overlooks Lytle Creek on the southeast. Its tallest point is over 1080 feet at the top of a ridge marking its southwest facing edge at the top of a ridge, just south of Grant Avenue, that overlooks the southern parking lot of the college. Bunker Hill gives its name to the neighborhood of the city of San Bernardino in the

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company zinc-lead-silver mines in the Pine Creek District, which they developed from an extension of the Kellogg tunnel. In 1924, while incorporating in the state of Delaware, the company set aside 300,00 shares of preferred stock for employees. Bunker Hill stock was listed on the New York Curb Exchange in 1926. By 1926, the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Company was Idaho's largest employer. During the Great Depression, Bunker Hill kept production at pre-depression levels to keep its workers employed at the same wages, even if it meant an operating loss for the company. During WWII, Bunker Hill added an antimony

neg: Bunker Hill School Bunker Hill School The Bunker Hill School is a historic school at 68 Baldwin Street in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1866, it is a prominent local example of Second Empire architecture, and a surviving example of the city's school planning in the post-Civil War period. Now housing residential condominiums, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The former Bunker Hill School is located in the densely built Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, on the west side of Baldwin Street at its junction with Bunker Hill Street. It is a 3-1/2 story brick

neg: Wally Bunker for the Rookie of the Year honors. That year, the Orioles fell short of the American League pennant, finishing in third place; the New York Yankees won their fifth consecutive pennant, finishing one game ahead of the Chicago White Sox and two games ahead of the Orioles. So popular had Bunker become in his rookie season that Baltimore mayor Theodore McKeldin, prior to a June 17 game at Memorial Stadium, proclaimed the mound "Baltimore's Bunker Hill"—even christening it with a handful of earth from the actual Bunker Hill. Bunker then defeated the then-first place White Sox 6-1, the victory putting

neg: John Larkin (Deacon of Charlestown) at the request of Samuel's son, Deacon John Larkin, and was never returned to the owner." During the Battle of Bunker Hill, some British troops marched through the Boston suburb of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where the Larkin families lived. John's brother, Ebenezer Larkin (1740-1794), fired a musket from a window of his home at the British troops, who in reprisal, burned the Larkin homes to the ground. John Larkin and his family fled, unscathed, to Cambridge, where they lived in a house once occupied by General Washington and later by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. John Larkin was the son of Samuel Larkin

neg: Stephen Clancy Hill by a SWAT team in a residence located around Azul Drive in West Hills. Hill climbed a nearby hill area and was brandishing a sword which he threatened to use to kill himself. Video recording shows that Hill was first shot near the right shoulder by a policeman, most likely with a non-lethal gun. Hill, cornered, went closer to the edge of the cliff. A second shot was fired by another policeman. Then Hill got even closer to the edge, and only then attempted a jump that eventually killed him. The police described the action as a "less than lethal

neg: 1961 Masters Tournament first international champion at the Masters. Player made an up and down from the bunker on the final hole but thought he had lost the tournament, after carding a disappointing 40 (+4) on the back nine. In the final pairing with a one-shot lead, Palmer needed a par on the final hole for the win. From the fairway, his approach shot also landed in the bunker right of the green. With a poor lie, Palmer's bunker shot went past the hole and off the green and down a hillock. Using his putter from off the green, he failed to get

neg: Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (1997). Kent Mackenzie made a film in 1956 called "Bunker Hill" about the displacement of the residents who had to make way for construction. Another film by Mackenzie that was set in the area —his neo-realist and semi-documentary feature "The Exiles" (1961) — depicts the lives of a tribe of urban Indians on Bunker Hill in the late 1950s. Bunker Hill was a destination of many local artists and photographers, some in its heyday, others as it was being demolished and rebuilt. Among the latter was the Los Angeles photographer Ray McSavaney. Angels Flight and its Third Street neighborhood, c.

neg: Center Township, Russell County, Kansas from 25 to 44, 38.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males age 18 and over. Center Township lies within unified school district 407, Russell County Schools. Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40 run concurrently east–west through Center Township, interchanging with Bunker Hill-Luray Road, a paved north–south county road, less than a mile south of Bunker Hill. South of I-70, Bunker Hill-Luray road becomes Bunker Hill-Hoisington Road.

neg: Bunker Hill Gazette-News Bunker Hill Gazette-News The "Bunker Hill Gazette-News" is a weekly newspaper that is part of the Bunker Hill Publications group. John Galer is the publisher and Courtney Wood the editor. The "Gazette" has served the Bunker Hill community since 1866. The "Gazette" has a circulation of 1650, covering the communities of Bunker Hill, Shipman, Dorsey, Prairietown, Moro, Dorchester, Woodburn, and Royal Lakes. The paper is published every Thursday with a deadline of Monday by 5:00 pm CST. Bunker Hill Publications, headquartered in Hillsboro, Illinois, publishes four weekly subscription papers and a free circulation paper. The subscription papers are the "Bunker

neg: 305th Air Refueling Squadron the 305th Bombardment Wing was moved in June 1959 to operate Bunker Hill Air Force Base (which was renamed Grissom Air Force Base]] in 1968), Indiana, the 305th AREFS was not part of the Wing. Later that same year, the first KC-135 Stratotankers were assigned to the Wing. At this time the 68th Air Refueling Squadron was assigned to Bunker Hill. Two years later in 1961, B-58s began replacing the B-47s for the bomber squadrons. On 25 March 1965 the 305th AREFS was again assigned (replacing the 68th AREFS) to the 305th BW at Bunker Hill where it remained until

neg: 68th Air Refueling Squadron but was apparently not manned before being inactivated seven weeks later. It was reactivated toward the end of 1953 and equipped with Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker aircraft to support the Boeing B-47 Stratojet medium bombers of the 68th Bombardment Wing. In September 1957, the squadron moved to Bunker Hill Air Force Base when SAC assumed responsibility for the base from Tactical Air Command. It was the first operational SAC unit at Bunker Hill. In 1959 the squadron upgraded to the jet Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in anticipation of the arrival of the 305th Bombardment Wing at Bunker Hill and the wing's conversion

neg: 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot Quebec. Twenty years after its founding, the regiment saw active service in the American War of Independence, from 1774 to 1778. The 52nd was shipped to America from Canada, arriving in Boston, and fought in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill in 1775. Major-General William Howe led the main assault at Bunker Hill with Brigadier Robert Pigot leading the 52nd and 43rd Foot in support. This was the first occasion that the 52nd fought alongside the 43rd. They suffered heavy casualties at Bunker Hill, and in their grenadier company, only 8 men were left unwounded. In August, 1778, the

neg: Bunker Hill (1778 ship) French may have purchased her with her becoming the "Surprise", which was broken up at Rochefort in 1789. Citations References Bunker Hill (1778 ship) Bunker Hill was a Massachusetts privateer sloop, first commissioned in 1778. She made two cruises, capturing three prizes, but during her second cruise the Royal Navy captured her at Saint Lucia. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS "Surprize". She served in the Caribbean, and was one of the two sloops that captured Essequibo and Demerara in March 1781. She sailed to Britain in late 1782 where the Navy sold her in 1783. The

neg: Bunker Hill, Illinois Fred Dabel (Bunker Hill, IL), Herman Heuer (Dorsey, IL), James Lawrence (Carlinville, IL), James Pocklington (Carlinville, IL), John Brandenburger (Bunker Hill, IL), E.S. Williams (Bunker Hill, IL), and August Kardel (Upper Alton, IL). Captain Clinton was also present for the dedication. A plaque mounted on the statue's base reads: The statue also includes Lady Liberty kneeling at the base, etching the words "with malice toward none." The Lincoln Statue rests in the middle of the intersection of North Washington (IL Route 159) and Fayette Streets. The Bunker Hill City Cemetery, located in the 600 block of East Warren Street, is

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company the Bunker Hill mine. The miners set off three thousand pounds of dynamite, destroying the mill. Two men were killed, one of them a non-union miner, the other a union man accidentally shot by other union miners. Fire also destroyed the company offices. Governor Frank Steunenberg declared martial law, and federal troops took over on 4 May 1899. Over 700 men were arrested, and three People's Party commissioners and sheriff, were impeached and removed from office. A new and more efficient mill was in operation in 3 months, with a greater capacity. Additionally, miners were required to take an oath

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) kamikaze penetrated to the pilots' ready room, and 22 members of VF-84 lost their lives in the attack. "Bunker Hill" was heavily damaged but was able to steam at 20 knots to Ulithi, where the Marine pilots of VMF-221, who had been aloft during the kamikaze attack and were diverted to other carriers, rejoined their ship. The carrier returned home by way of Pearl Harbor, and was sent to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard for repairs. She was still in the shipyard when the war ended in mid-August 1945. On 27 September 1945, "Bunker Hill" sailed from Bremerton to report for

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company of non-union membership in order to get a permit to work. The eight-hour day had been a major issue for the Western Federation of Miners throughout the West. In 1900, after the Western Federation of Miners had been crushed in Coeur d'Alene, the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mine operated with a ten-hour shift, seven days a week. Years later Harry Orchard, who had assassinated former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg, claimed to have helped to light the dynamite charges at the Bunker Hill mill. However, two Coeur d'Alene residents testified that Orchard was with them in Mullan, Idaho playing poker when

neg: Bunker Hill Community College Latino. More than half of BHCC's students are women and the average age for all students is 27 years of age. Additionally, the college enrolls more than 800 international students who come from approximately 100 countries and speak more than 75 languages. Bunker Hill Community College's main campus is situated on in the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Inaugurated in 1973, BHCC's campus is located at the site of the former Charlestown State Prison, which closed in 1955. Adjacent to an MBTA Orange Line rapid transit station called Community College, BHCC lies within the vicinity of Bunker Hill, site

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company covering half the costs. In the 1950s, the company bought out the Hecla Mining Co.'s interest in the Sullivan Mining Co., changed its name to the Bunker Hill Company, and moved its headquarters into the Bunker Hill Building at 660 Market Street (San Francisco). On 29 March 1955, John D. Bradley, Frederick's son, took over as company president. In 1956, the Bunker Hill Co. bought Northwest Lead Company and Associated Lead & Zinc, which became their chemical products division. After a 7-month strike, Northwest Metal Workers took over representation of the 1800 Bunker Hill workers in 1960, before becoming United

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) February 2011, "Bunker Hill" along with the destroyer broke up a pirate attack on a tanker while patrolling the Gulf of Oman. The ships chased away two skiffs, eventually sinking both after they had returned to their mothership. In 2011–2012 the ship deployed with Carrier Strike Group One. On 22 October 2012, "Bunker Hill" began a five-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance period at the BAE Systems Inc. shipyard in San Diego, California. In October 2017, "Bunker Hill" deployed from San Diego as part of Carrier Strike Group Nine to the Western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf. "Bunker Hill"

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) in Kuwait. "Bunker Hill" acted as Air Defense Commander for the ARG where she designed and implemented innovative procedures for CG integration into an ARG. Following the attack on the destroyer , "Bunker Hill" sortied from Bahrain to provide support and protection to seven United States Navy and United States Naval Ships (auxiliary vessels) based there and subsequently remained at sea for 67 consecutive days. "Bunker Hill" returned from deployment in February 2001. Since her commissioning, "Bunker Hill" has deployed six times to the Persian Gulf and has earned fifteen Battle "E" Awards, including the Golden Battle "E" in 1996

neg: Bunker Hill Village, Texas In 1962 the city had 2,216 people. By 1966 Bunker Hill Village became affluent and had two public schools and two churches. In 1981 4,442 people lived in Bunker Hill Village. In 2008, Forbes.com selected Bunker Hill Village along with Sugar Land and Hunters Creek Village as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs to Live Well" of Houston. Bunker Hill Village is located at (29.767058, -95.535969). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,654 people, 1,226 households, and 1,085

neg: Henry Burbeck on his head by the British. Burbeck joined his father in Cambridge where they made ammunition used at the Battle of Bunker Hill and also participated in the battle. Henry served as a lieutenant in the Battle of Bunker Hill and his commission was signed by General Joseph Warren on May 19, 1775. Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, Burbeck married Abigail Webb on August 12, 1775, in Boston. He was assigned as a lieutenant of artillery to the Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Richard Gridley, the Continental Army's first Chief Engineer and artillery commander, in 1775. In 1777, he

neg: Mike Reid (golfer) bunker. Cook's bunker shot finished 20 feet away and Reid's bunker shot finished six inches from the hole. Cook missed his par putt that would have won the championship. On the first playoff hole Reid holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the title. Reid's victory at The Tradition tournament meant that he joined a prestigious small group of players, including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, whose first two wins on the Champions Tour were in major championships. He is married to wife Randolyn and has six children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

neg: Bunker Hill (San Bernardino, California) vicinity of this feature. Bunker Hill was the location of Politana, the first Spanish settlement in the San Bernardino Valley. Politana was a mission chapel and supply station of the Mission San Gabriel in the a rancheria of the Guachama Indians that lived on the bluff. The Bunker Hill feature marks the location and trend of a huge tilted section of underlying bedrock between the San Gabriel Mountains on the northwest and the mountains to the southeast, that forms the southwestern side of the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin. This bedrock formation prevents the ground water in the basin from flowing

neg: Bunker Hill, Los Angeles to the plan made by the CRA. The top of Bunker Hill was cleared of its houses and then flattened as the first stage of the Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project to populate Bunker Hill with modern plazas and buildings. When the height limit of buildings for Los Angeles was finally raised (previously buildings were limited to 150 feet), developers built some of the tallest skyscrapers in the region to take advantage of the area's existing dense zoning. In approving such projects, the city sought to project a modern, sophisticated image. The project is the longest redevelopment project in Los Angeles

neg: Bunker Hill Monument prior to the construction of the Washington Monument. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and was included in the Monument Square Historic District in 1987. Bunker Hill Monument The Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was among the first major battles between British and Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War, fought there June 17, 1775. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by

neg: Bunker Hill Monument Bunker Hill Monument The Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was among the first major battles between British and Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War, fought there June 17, 1775. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by a trip by barge. There are 294 steps to the top. An exhibit lodge built adjacent to the monument in the late 19th century houses a statue of fallen hero Dr.

neg: Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex He installed the first electric hoist in 1894, and replaced the haulage horses with a locomotive. In 1897, work started on a tunnel connecting the mine with Kellogg. Then, in 1898, he gained control of the ASARCO lead smelter in Tacoma, Washington, when Bunker Hill Co. and Alaska Treadwell purchased a controlling interest. For years Bunker Hill, like other mines in the region, was the site of intense struggles between regional miners' unions and mine owners/managers. The owners of the Bunker Hill mine organized with other mine owners to form the Mine Owners Protective Association in order to fight the

neg: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) Efficiency Award. In November 1990, "Bunker Hill" sailed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm and served as the multinational Air Warfare Commander (AAWC) and as one of the first ships to launch a Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile against Iraqi targets. Following the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War, "Bunker Hill" participated in organizing and establishing Operation Southern Watch, the complex enforcement of the United Nations established no-fly zone over southern Iraq. "Bunker Hill" made a historical visit to the Russian city Vladivostok in 1993, and then one year later she made a port visit to

neg: Bunker Hill (1778 ship) the French had captured . Admiral Barrington renamed "Bunker Hill" "Surprize" in recognition of the manner of her capture. The Royal Navy commissioned "Surprize" on 25 December 1778 with Barrington promoting Lieutenant James Brine, first lieutenant of into her as master and commander. Barrington paid £1017 7s 1¾d for "Bunker Hill" on 6 January 1779. He manned "Surprize" with 125 men. He also arranged an exchange of prisoners, the crew of "Bunker Hill" for the crew of "Ceres". On 3 April 1779 "Surprize" captured the "Elizabeth". In December 1779, Commander George Day replaced Brine. He sailed her to the Leeward

neg: Bunker Spreckels estimates spent in the region of $50m) Bunker enjoyed the freedom it gave him to do things he hadn’t been able to do before, including travel. It also led to him developing an expensive drugs habit – which is believed to have led eventually to his death. A lifestyle of excess is described by Art Brewer who, in 1974, travelled with Bunker to Los Angeles, London, South Africa and Paris “to surf and to photograph their experiences”. He explains the rule of the trip as being very simple: “If I was fired I’d receive a first class return ticket home;

neg: The Hill Fights the PAVN. A flareship arrived overhead and the Marines on Hill 881S could see approximately 200 PAVN forming up to attack Company E from the west and fired over 100 rounds of recoilless rifle fire to break up this fresh assault. At dawn reinforcements were flown in to support Company E while Company H, 2/3 Marines attacked the PAVN from the rear. The last bunker was cleared at 15:00, 27 Marines were killed and 84 wounded in the attack, while claiming the PAVN had lost 137 killed and 3 captured. Prisoner interrogations revealed plans for another attack on the Marine

neg: Woodburn, Illinois Woodburn, Illinois Woodburn is an unincorporated community in Bunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The village of Woodburn is situated at the crossroads of the Brighton-Bunker Hill Road and the old Alton-Springfield stagecoach road (currently known as Woodburn Road south of town and Shaw Road north of town). Surrounding communities include Bunker Hill east, Brighton west, Shipman northwest, Royal Lakes northeast, Fosterburg southwest, and Dorsey south. The current size and sleepy nature of the village of Woodburn belie its rich history. Throughout much of its first 50 years it was one of the most important communities in the

neg: Robert L. Howard complete disregard for his safety, Sergeant Howard crawled toward the emplacement and killed a North Vietnamese sniper who was firing at him as he maneuvered. He then charged the bunker, eliminating its occupants with rifle fire. A second machine gun position unleashed a savage barrage. Sergeant Howard moved his troops to a covered location and directed an air strike against the fortified bunker. While assessing the bomb damage, Sergeant Howard was fired upon by North Vietnamese soldiers in the bunker who had survived the blasts. Pinned down directly outside the strongpoint with a blazing machine gun barrel only six inches

neg: Battle of Mount Longdon fired along the ridge at Support Company, killing three Paras, including Private Peter Heddicker, who took the full force of a 105 mm anti-tank round, three others were also wounded. Major Carrizo-Salvadores abandoned his command bunker on 'Full Back' only when a MILAN missile smashed into some rocks just behind him. In the command bunker Major Collett found 2,000 cigarettes which he gave to the smokers in his company. The swearing in English on the part of the conscripts, and the discovery of several dead Argentine Marine conscripts dressed in camouflaged uniforms at first led the Paras to believe they

neg: Bunker Hill Mining Company the mining inspector during the period 1893 to 1909 was occupied by men who were closely identified with the industry. A cave-in on 23 Feb. 1894, at the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine took the lives of three men, shortly after the first state mining inspector took office in 1893. A coroner's jury investigated the incident and issued a report which stated, in part, We earnestly and emphatically call upon Mine Inspector Haskins to visit these mines immediately and demonstrate that he is willing to enforce the law if there should be any infraction thereof, and that he wears not

neg: Bunker Hill Community College from the United States Department of Education to boost graduation rates among first-time, full-time students. BHCC was recently awarded an "Achieving the Dream" grant from the Lumina Foundation which will dedicate up to $450,000 toward supporting student success at the college. The college was featured in the movie "Good Will Hunting", as the location where Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) teaches. BHCC behavioral science chairperson, John P. Reeves, served as a model for Williams’ Maguire. On July 1, 2013, Dr. Pam Y. Eddinger became BHCC's seventh president, replacing Dr. Mary L. Fifield who retired after 16 years. Bunker Hill Community

neg: United Kingdom–United States relations the colonists by passing what the colonials called the Intolerable Acts in 1774. This course of events ultimately triggered the first shots fired in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the beginning of the American War of Independence. A British victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 agitated tensions even further. While the goal of attaining independence was sought by a majority known as Patriots, a minority known as Loyalists wished to remain as British subjects indefinitely. When the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in May 1775, deliberations conducted by notable figures such

neg: USS Washington (BB-56) "Bunker Hill," and light carrier "Monterey". 11 destroyers screened the capital ships. The group first steamed south and west of Ocean Island to take position for the scheduled air and surface bombardment of the island of Nauru. Before dawn on 8 December, the carriers launched their strike groups while the bombardment force ("Washington", "Massachusetts", "North Carolina", "South Dakota", "Indiana", and ) formed in column; 135 rounds of 16-inch fire from the six battleships were fired at the Japanese installations on Nauru; and, upon completion of the shelling, the battleships' secondary batteries took their turn; two airplanes from each battleship spotted

neg: Shooting of Anthony Hill for seven years, was dispatched to the scene and found him in the parking lot of the complex. Olsen waited in his car for several minutes, possibly for backup, when Hill began approaching from about away. Olsen exited the car and began moving backward. Hill, apparently unarmed, ran toward Officer Olsen, who stepped back and called to him to stop. When Hill charged Olsen and failed to comply with orders to stop, Olsen shot him twice. They were three to five feet apart when the shots were fired. Hill died at the scene. Olsen had also been carrying a Taser