Long Island Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which (Queens and Kings) are boroughs (Queens and Brooklyn) of New York City, and two of which (Nassau and Suffolk) are mainly suburban. Long_Island
Iolanthe Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh collaboration of the fourteen between Gilbert and Sullivan. Iolanthe was first produced in London at the Savoy Theatre, on 25 November 1882, three days after Patience closed, and ran for 398 performances. Iolanthe
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Abraham Lincoln Brigade refers to volunteers from the United States who served in the Spanish Civil War in the International Brigades. They fought for Spanish Republican forces against Franco and the Spanish Nationalists. Abraham_Lincoln_Brigade
Oakdale, New York Oakdale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 8,075 at the 2000 census. Oakdale is in the Town of Islip. Oakdale,_New_York
St. John's University (New York) St. John's University (STJ) is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university located in New York City, United States. Founded by the Vincentian Fathers in 1870, the school was originally located in the borough of Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. St._John's_University_(New_York)
Dorothy Day Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist, anarchist, and devout Catholic convert. Day became most famous for founding, with Peter Maurin, the Catholic Worker movement, a nonviolent, pacifist, movement which combines direct aid for the poor and homeless with nonviolent direct action on their behalf. She is being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church. Dorothy_Day
Frank Murphy William Francis (Frank) Murphy (April 13, 1890 July 19, 1949) was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District (1920-23), Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit (1923-30). Mayor of Detroit (1930–33), the last Governor-General of the Philippines (1933-35), U.S. Frank_Murphy
Ron Brown (U.S. politician) Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first term of President Bill Clinton. He was the first African American to hold this position. He was killed, along with 34 others, in a 1996 plane crash in Croatia. Ron_Brown_(U.S._politician)
The Woman Warrior The Woman Warrior is a nonfictional memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston, published by Vintage Books in 1975. It is semi-autobiographical, incorporating many elements of fiction. Through the book, Kingston explores ethnicity and gender roles, especially in the context of her experience as a Chinese-American woman. The_Woman_Warrior
Lou Carnesecca Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925 in New York City) is a former basketball coach at St. John's University. He coached the Redmen's basketball program to 526 wins and 200 losses over 24 seasons (1965-70, 1973-92). The colorful "Looie" (as he was popularly known by fans and by the media) reached the post-season in every season he coached the team, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He was selected as the National Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Lou_Carnesecca
Peter J. Tobin Peter J. Tobin is the former Chief Financial Officer of the Chase Manhattan Corporation. He has led the company through several successful mergers and acquisitions in the course of its history. Mr. Tobin graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in 1965. In 2000, the university's College of Business Administration was dedicated and renamed in honor of his contributions to the Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Peter_J._Tobin
Donald J. Harrington Donald J. Harrington, C.M. is the fifteenth President of St. John's University in New York. He became President in 1989. He is a Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Mission. Donald_J._Harrington
Kate O'Beirne Kate O'Beirne is the Washington editor of National Review. Her column, "Bread and Circuses," covers Congress, politics, and U.S. domestic policy. O’Beirne was a regular contributor on CNN's Saturday night political roundtable program, The Capital Gang, along with Al Hunt, Mark Shields, Robert Novak, and Margaret Carlson. Kate_O'Beirne
Lawrence Joseph Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law. Joseph's grandparents, Lebanese Maronite and Syrian Melkite Eastern Catholics, were among the first Arab Americans to emigrate to Detroit, where both Joseph's parents were born. Lawrence_Joseph
John Hollander John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American poet and literary critic. As of 2007, he is Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University. Previously he taught at Connecticut College, Hunter College, and the Graduate Center, CUNY.He attended Columbia University where he studied under Mark Van Doren and Lionel Trilling, and had Allen Ginsberg as one of his classmates. John_Hollander