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Name: William Sowden Sims
Birth Date: October 15, 1858
Death Date: September 28, 1936
Place of Birth: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: military leader

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Biography of William Sowden Sims
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American admiral William Sowden Sims (1858-1936) commanded United States naval forces in European waters during World War I. William Sims was born in Port Hope, Ontario, on Oct. 15, 1858. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1880, he served...


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William Sims Information
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William Sowden Sims (October 15, 1858 – September 25, 1936) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who sought during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the Navy. During World War I he commanded all United States naval forces...


News and Journals
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HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
Sims joins Zenith to realign electronics. (William Sims)(Brief Article)
04/29/1996: 326 words, approx. 1 pages
NEW YORK--With the recent disclosure of Jerry McCarthy's imminent retirement as president of Zenith Sales Co., and the appointment of William Sims, former JVC consumer video division vice president, to succeed McCarthy, it is clear Zenith is rethinking its position in consumer electronics....
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Sea Classics
Admiral William S. Sims: He taught the Navy how to shoot
08/01/2002: 1,651 words, approx. 6 pages
Appalled by the poor state of gunnery accuracy evidenced by the sea battles of the Spanish-American War, President Teddy Roosevelt gave Bill Sims the daunting task of teaching the U.S. Navy how to shoot! The end of the Civil War marked the beginning...
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Investor's Business Daily
LED Maker Tries To Make The World Brighter And More Colorful
5/23/2007: 970 words, approx. 3 pages
A month ago, two companies installed test lights to illuminate the exterior of the Empire State Building. There were solid patterns, vibrant stripes, strobe effects and other sequences called Fourth of July, New Year's Eve and fireworks.Color Kinetics CLRK is one of the companies vying...
 


 

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