Showing posts with label Helped. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Helped. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Jane Fawcett, British Decoder Who Helped Doom the Bismarck, Dies at 95

Jane Fawcett, British Decoder Who Helped Doom the Bismarck, Dies at 95


As an eagle-eyed staffer at Bletchley Park, home to Britain’s wartime code-breakers, Ms. Fawcett identified a message that led to the sinking of the fearsome German warship.


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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Tech Mogul Helped Hulk Hogan Take Down Gawker

Tech Mogul Helped Hulk Hogan Take Down Gawker


Peter Thiel’s role in backing the lawsuit against Gawker may have consequences for the rest of the media covering the billionaires of Silicon Valley.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

How Scott Walker helped Bernie Sanders win Wisconsin

How Scott Walker helped Bernie Sanders win Wisconsin













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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

David Baker, Who Helped Bring Jazz Studies Into the Academy, Dies at 84

David Baker, Who Helped Bring Jazz Studies Into the Academy, Dies at 84


Mr. Baker, a performer, composer and educator helped bring jazz studies into the academy at a time when the ivory tower considered the field infra dig.


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Sunday, November 29, 2015

How a Former Fugee Helped Elect the President of Haiti

How a Former Fugee Helped Elect the President of Haiti


The documentary “Sweet Micky for President” follows Prakazrel Michel, known as Pras, as he works to put a Haitian musician into office.


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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi Politician Who Helped Persuade U.S. to Invade, Dies

Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi Politician Who Helped Persuade U.S. to Invade, Dies


Mr. Chalabi is perhaps the single Iraqi most associated with President George W. Bush’s decision to invade the country and topple its longtime dictator, Saddam Hussein.


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Monday, November 2, 2015

Ad Helped Chris Christie Win in Morris County, but Then He Had to Apologize

Ad Helped Chris Christie Win in Morris County, but Then He Had to Apologize


An attack by the future presidential candidate while seeking local office showed his tactics early. There was just one problem: It was inaccurate.


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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Hendo 2.0: the hoverboard that Tony Hawk helped design

Hendo 2.0: the hoverboard that Tony Hawk helped design













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Friday, October 16, 2015

GE Industrial Profit Rises, Helped by Aviation Segment

GE Industrial Profit Rises, Helped by Aviation Segment


General Electric Co said on Friday that its quarterly industrial profit rose 5 percent, as its businesses producing jet engines and power turbines offset declines in its oil and gas segment.










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