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Known for. Media coverage about her death. Title. Lacrosse coach. Diane Alexis Whipple (January 31, 1967 – January 26, 2001) [ 2] was an American lacrosse player and college coach. She was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco on January 26, 2001. The dogs involved were two Presa Canarios. Paul Schneider, the dogs' owner, is a high-ranking ...
A 2021 study of fatal dog attacks in Europe during the period 1995–2016 placed the United Kingdom (with 56 fatalities) as fourth in the top five countries for number of human fatalities alongside Hungary (#1), France (#2), Romania (#3), and Poland (#5). The study also found that fatal dog attacks have been increasing significantly over time ...
Centenary of the postage stamp 6 May 1940; Victory 11 June 1946; Silver wedding 26 April 1948 (first issue to commemorate a personal Royal occasion rather than a state event, £1 value was the first British stamp designed by a woman and the issue is notable for the omission of the words 'postage' and 'revenue'). Channel Islands Liberation 10 ...
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 468 deaths in the United States from being bitten or struck by a dog between 2011 and 2021. [ 2] This is an average of 43 deaths annually, ranging from a low of 31 deaths in 2016 and a high of 81 deaths in 2021. [ 2] Dogs killed more males than females during the tracking decade ...
Second Soviet Union-issued postage stamp dedicated to Pavlichenko. The American folk singer Woody Guthrie composed a song ("Miss Pavlichenko") as a tribute to her war record and to memorialize her visits to the United States and Canada. [21] [non-primary source needed] It was released as part of The Asch Recordings. [22] [23] [non-primary ...
This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
Owney (dog) / 38.898; -77.0083. Owney (ca. 1887 – June 11, 1897), was a terrier mix [ 1] adopted in the United States as a postal mascot by the Albany, New York, post office about 1888. The Albany mail professionals recommended the dog to their Railway Mail Service colleagues, and he became a nationwide mascot for nine years (1888–1897). [ 2]
Then on 9 April 1948, about 120 Lehi and Irgun fighters, acting in cooperation with the Haganah, attacked and captured Deir Yassin. The attack was at night, the fighting was confused, and many civilian inhabitants of the village were killed. [92] This action had great consequences for the war, and remains a cause célèbre for Palestinians ever ...