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Roger Morris (engineer) Dr Roger Morris (March 19 1933—June 15 2001) was a pioneer in railway engineering, having helped develop the rail system for the Channel Tunnel, the hovertrain project as well as a number of the railway systems in Eastern Europe and South America.
Roger Mortimer Roger Mortimer (or Roger de Mortimer) was the name of several Marcher lords, members of a powerful Norman family living on the borders of England and Wales in the 13th and 14th centuries. They intermarried with the local Welsh nobility, gradually becoming Welsh by adoption.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore Roger Mortimer (1231-1282), 1st Baron Wigmore, was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and his wife, Gwladys Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn the Great. He was a famous and honored knight, and a loyal ally of King Henry III of England.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330) became de facto ruler of England after deposing and ordering the murder of King Edward II of England. He had also been conducting an affair with Edward's wife, Queen Isabella.
Roger Nash Baldwin Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21 1884 – August 26 1981) was a noted civil libertarian, pacifist, and social activist who held Communist views in his youth. He was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and its executive director until 1950; many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under his direction.
Roger Neilson Memorial Award The Roger Neilson Memorial Award is awarded annually to the top academic College/University player in the Ontario Hockey League. The award is named in honour of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Roger Neilson, a former high school teacher and coach of the Peterborough Petes.
Roger Niello Roger Niello was elected to the California State Assembly in 2004. He represents the 5th district which includes the Sacramento County cities and towns of Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, Folsom, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Orangevale, Natomas, Sacramento and the Placer County town of Granite Bay.
Roger Nordlund Roger Nordlund (born November 19, 1957) is a politician in the Ă…land Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Roger Nordlund is currently serving as the Premier of the Ă…land Government.
Roger Norrington Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington (born March 16, 1934) is a British conductor best known for performances of Baroque, Classical and Romantic music using period instruments and period style. He is a member of the historically informed performance movement.
Roger Northburgh Roger Northburgh was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1312 to 1316, as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1321 to 1326, and as Lord High Treasurer of England from June to December of 1340.
Roger of Andria Roger, count of Andria and great chamberlain of Sicily, was a claimant for the Sicilian throne after the death of William II in 1189. He is claimed by some to have been a great-grandson of Drogo of Hauteville, but this cannot be proven.
Roger of Salisbury Roger (died 1139), bishop of Salisbury, was originally priest of a small chapel near Caen. The future King Henry I, who happened to hear mass there one day, was impressed by the speed with which Roger read the service and enrolled him in his own service.
Roger of San Severino Roger of San Severino was the bailiff of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1277 to 1282. He was sent to Acre, then the capital of the kingdom, with a small force by the new king Charles I, also King of Sicily, to act as regent.
Roger of Wendover Roger of Wendover (died May 6, 1236), probably a native of Wendover in Buckinghamshire, was an English chronicler of the 13th century. At some uncertain date he became a monk at St Albans Abbey; afterwards he was appointed prior of the cell of Belvoir, but he forfeited this dignity in the early years of Henry III, having been found guilty of wasting the endowments.
Roger Owensby Jr Criminal Trial Roger Owensby, Jr was an unarmed twenty nine year old Black man who died during a scuffle with Cincinnati Police on November 7 2000. His death was the twelfth consecutive Black male who died in custody or confrontations with police since 1995 during which time no Whites died during confrontations.
Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine [Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine]Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, (1634-1705) is probably best known as the husband of Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II's mistresses. However, he was also a noted Catholic writer and courtier.
Roger Patterson Roger Patterson (born 1968, died February 12, 1991) was an American bass player, well known for his work in the Florida death metal band Atheist. His playing style is characterized by its speed, volume, and complexity.
Roger Pavlik Roger Allen Pavlik (born October 4, 1967 in Houston, Texas) was a pitcher with a 7-year career from 1992 to 1998. He played for the Texas Rangers of the American League his entire career, and won 47, lost 39, and had an earned run average of 4.
Roger Peckinpaugh Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 - November 17, 1977) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1910-1913), New York Yankees (1913-1921), Washington Senators (1922-1926) and Chicago White Sox (1927). He managed the Yankees for 20 games in 1914 and was the team captain for the remainder of his time with the club.
Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose, OM, FRS (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is highly regarded for his work in mathematical physics, in particular his contributions to general relativity and cosmology.
Roger Penzabene Roger Penzabene was an songwriter for the Motown label. Among his most notable compositions are "The End of Our Road" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye, and a trilogy of three hits for the Temptations: "You're My Everything", "I Wish It Would Rain", and "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)".
Roger Petersen Roger Petersen is a Canadian television news reporter. He served as anchor on CityNews (formerly CityPulse) and Breakfast Television on Toronto's CITY-TV (Citytv Toronto) from 1999 until 2004, when he moved to Vancouver's CKVU (Citytv Vancouver) and became that station's lead male anchor with co-anchor Julie Nolin.
Roger Peyrefitte Roger Peyrefitte (August 17, 1907 – November 5, 2000) was a French diplomat and writer. Born in Castres to a wealthy family, Peyrefitte went to Jesuit and Lazarist boarding schools and then studied language and literature in Toulouse.
Roger Pilon Roger Pilon is Vice President for Legal Affairs for the Cato Institute, and an American libertarian legal theorist. In particular, he has developed a libertarian version of the rights theory of his teacher, noted philosopher Alan Gewirth.
Roger Powell (musician) Roger Powell was a member of the rock band Utopia, lead by Todd Rundgren and featuring players Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox, among others. Powell played keyboards and synthesizers for the band from 1974 until its disbanding in 1985, playing, writing, and singing on 10 of the band's 11 albums.
Roger Pratt Sir Roger Pratt (1620–1684) was an English gentleman architect of the 17th century. Following the Great Fire of London, Pratt was one of the three commissioners appointed by King Charles II to oversee the rebuilding of the city.
Roger Price (Australian politician) Leo Roger Spurway Price (born 26 November, 1945), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since December 1984, representing the Division of Chifley, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated at the New South Wales Institute of Technology.
Roger Price (comedy) Roger Price (March 6, 1918–October 31, 1990) was an American comedy writer best known for his collaborations with Leonard Stern on the Mad Libs series. Price and Stern, who met when they were writers on the Tonight show, became partners with Larry Sloan in the publishing firm Price Stern Sloan.
Roger Price (television producer) Roger Damon Price (born 1941), is a British television producer, most notable for producing the science fiction programme The Tomorrow People (both versions), and the Canadian sketch comedy show You Can't Do That on Television.
Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin is a dark ride at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California and Tokyo Disneyland theme park, located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. The ride is based on the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Roger Rager Roger Rager (born September 3, 1948, Mitchell, Indiana), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1979 and 1978-1981 seasons, with 21 combined career starts, including the 1980 Indianapolis 500, which he lead for 2 laps.
Roger Ramjet Roger Ramjet was an animated children's television comedy series created in the United States and first running in 1965, but frequently in syndication since. Starring Roger Ramjet and the American Eagle Squadron, the show was known for its crude animation, and also its frequent references to popular culture, which allowed the show to entertain various age groups.
Roger Raveel Roger Raveel (born Machelen-aan-de-Leie, 15 july 1921) is a contemporary Belgian painter, who was trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze. His painting is often associated with pop art because of the use of trivial everyday objects.
Roger Revelle Roger Revelle (March 7, 1909 – July 15, 1991) was a scientist and scholar who was instrumental in the formative years of the University of California, San Diego and was one of the first scientists to study global warming and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The six-foot-four Revelle was often referred to as a "scientific giant," both literally and figuratively.
Roger Revelle College Roger Revelle College was the first college founded at the University of California, San Diego, and named after oceanographer Roger Revelle (who was instrumental in founding UCSD out of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) in 1964. Of the initial class of 181 undergraduate students, all but 30 were science majors.
Roger Reynolds American composer and teacher at the University of California at San Diego Roger Reynolds was born July 18, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He received an undergraduate degree in engineering physics from the University of Michigan and was a founding member ONCE Group with Robert Ashley.
Roger Rogerson Roger Caleb Rogerson (born January 3, 1941) is a controversial former Detective-Sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force. He was one of the most decorated officers, having received awards for bravery, outstanding policemanship and devotion to duty, including the Peter Mitchell Trophy which is the highest annual police award.
Roger Ruud Roger Ruud (born October 1 1958 is a former Norwegian ski jumper who represented Lensbygda Sportsklubb. He won the New-year competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1982 and finished second overall in the Four Hills Tournament that same year.
Roger Sandall Roger Sandall is an essayist and commentator on cultural relativism and is best known as the author of The Culture Cult. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1933 but has spent most of his career in Australia.
Roger Sarty Roger Sarty (born 27 September, 1952 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is among Canada's leading military historians, specializing in the history of Canada's Navy and coastal defence. His publications include Coast Artillery 1815-1914, Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders, 1880-1918 (with Michael L.
Roger Säljö Roger Säljö is a Swedish educational psychologist whose research presents a sociocultural perspective on human learning and development. Säljö is a professor of education and educational psychology at Göteborg University and currently the president of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Roger Shepard Roger Newland Shepard (born January 30, 1929 in Palo Alto, California) is a cognitive scientist and author of Toward a Universal Law of Generalization for Psychological Science. He is seen as the father of spatial relations and obtained his Ph.
Roger Sherman Greene Roger Sherman Greene (1840–1920) was a descendant of many of the distinguished families of the Atlantic states, and in his character can be detected some of the strongest virtues of his ancestry. On the maternal side he was the great-grandson of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.
Roger Sherman Greene II Roger Sherman Greene (1881–1947) was a diplomat, foundation official, medical administrator in China and a national leader in affairs relating to East Asia. He was the fourth son and sixth of eight children of Rev.
Roger Shimomura Roger Shimomura (born 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American artist and a retired professor at Kansas University. His works, showcased across the United States, address Asian American sociopolitical issues by the use of racist imagery.
Roger Short Roger Short (December 9, 1944 – November 20, 2003) was a veteran British diplomat who was killed in a truck bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-General in Turkey. The bombing killed at least 27 people and may have been targeted directly at Short and his consul staff because they were representatives of the United Kingdom.
Roger Schneider Since 1981, Roger Schneider led various high tech, entrepreneurial efforts and has succeeded in some of the world’s most challenging and stressful technological environments. His work has been featured in over 100 media stories and he was nominated in 1992 for a prestigious Computer World-Smithsonian Technology Leadership Award.
Roger Simon, 2nd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe Roger Simon, second Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (born 16 October 1913, died 14 October 2002, was a solicitor and left wing journalist and political activist. He was one of the founders of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Roger Smith (tennis) Roger Smith (born January 20, 1964 in Freeport, Bahamas) is a former tennis player from the Bahamas, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Russia's Andrei Cherkasov.
Roger Spottiswoode Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5, 1945) is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.
Roger Stanton Fictional head of the National Security Agency from Day 2 of 24. Roger Stanton appears after Eric Rayburn, tasked with briefing and assisting President David Palmer on the nuclear threat to Los Angeles posed by Second Wave, is arrested for treason (see Day 2 of 24).
Roger Steffens Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist. Roger is perhaps best known for his reggae archives, in particular his archives of Bob Marley.
Roger Sweet Roger Sweet was a lead designer at the toy company Mattel throughout the 1980s. He claims that his most significant work was originating the concept and design for the Masters of the Universe toy line, which went on to become Mattel's most successful toy line of the 1980s and has retained a strong cult following to this day as well as undergoing several revivals.
Roger the Poitevin Roger the Poitevin (Roger de Poitou) was born in Normandy, around the year 1058, and died between 1122 and 1140. He was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat, who possessed large holdings in both England and (in right of his wife) in France.
Roger Tatarian H. Roger Tatarian (1917-1995) was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a world-wide news-reporting service that supplied stories to thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcast outlets.
Roger Taylor (tennis) Roger Taylor is a British tennis player (born October 14, 1941, in Sheffield, England) . He never won a singles title during his career, but he was relatively successful at several Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarter final of the French Open in 1973 and the semi final of Wimbledon during the same year.
Roger Teillet Roger-Joseph Teillet, PC (August 21, 1912 – June 1, 2002) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1959, and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1962 to 1968.
Roger Thomas (American football coach) Roger Thomas is an American football coach, currently commissioner of the NCAA Division II North Central Conference. Thomas was the head coach of the University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Sioux football team from 1986-1998, and the UND athletic director from 1999-2005.
Roger Tory Peterson Roger Tory Peterson (August 28, 1908 – July 28, 1996), was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.
Roger Treat Roger Treat (born 1906, died October 6, 1969) was an American sportswriter and author. He was a vocal critic of segregation polcies in both baseball and football, and was cited by his contemporaries as a key figure in the effort to integrate both sports.
Roger Trezel Roger Trezel (born 1928, died 1986) was a famous French bridge player. With his regular partner Pierre JaĂŻs he was the winner of World team Olympiad in Turin 1960, Bermuda Bowl in Paris 1956, and World Open pairs Championship in Cannes 1962.
Roger van der Weyden Rog(i)er van der Weyden, also known as Rogier de la Pasture or Rogier de Bruxelles, (1399/1400 – June 18, 1464) is, on a par with Jan van Eyck, considered one of the greatest Flemish and Northern European painters of the 15th century.
Roger van Hamburg Roger van Hamburg (born April 5, 1954 in CardĂłn, Venezuela) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his home country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 400m Individual Medley, and as a member (third swimmer) in the 4x100m and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
Roger Vadim Roger Vadim, born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (January 26, 1928 – February 11, 2000) was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman. The scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema.
Roger Wagner Roger Wagner (January 16, 1914 - September 17, 1992) was a driving force in choral music, one of the giants who for five decades championed and refined the art and propelled it forth around the world. His musical and personal impact was profound.
Roger Walsh Roger Walsh (MD) is a professor of Psychiatry, Philosophy and Anthropology at University of California College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Irvine. Walsh is respected for his views on the psychoactive drugs and altered states of consciousness in relation with the religious/spiritual experience.
Roger Warren Roger Warren is a former miner who was convicted of 9 counts of second-degree murder in connection to the 1992 Giant Mine bombings near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Warren was convicted (in 1995) largely due to his confession to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which some groups, particularly those connected with organized labour, have claimed was false.
Roger Williams (playwright) Roger Williams (born in 1974 at Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter working in both English and Welsh. His work often examines aspects of modern Welsh life, such as the place of minority languages, the plight of declining industrial communities and the Cardiff gay scene.
Roger Williams (theologian) Roger Williams (December 21, 1603–April 1, 1684) was an English theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans, founder of the City of Providence, Rhode Island and co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams National Memorial Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island by Roger Williams in 1636. Bounded by North Main, Canal, Smith, and Haymarket Streets, the memorial commemorates the life of the co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom.
Roger Williams Park Zoo The Roger Williams Park Zoo of Providence, Rhode Island houses over 1000 animals representing 139 species, including polar bears, snow leopards, Asian black bears, giraffes, and African elephants, in naturalistic settings. It is also the nations third oldest zoo and is currently expanding.
Roger Williamson Roger Williamson (born February 2, 1948 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire – died July 29, 1973 at Zandvoort Circuit, Netherlands) was a talented racing driver from England who was killed during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix.
Roger Wilson (folk musician) Roger Wilson is an English folk singer, fiddler, guitarist, and songwriter. A former graphic designer, he became a full-time musician in 1986, and is now a widely-respected performer on the folk and acoustic music scene.
Roger Wolff Roger Francis Wolff (April 10, 1911-March 23, 1994)- Right-handed knuckleball pitched seven seasons from 1941-1947, three seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, three seasons with the Washington Senators, and split the 1947 season between the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Career win-loss record is 52-69 with an E.
Roger Wright Roger Wright (born Roger Robinson Wright III on April 1, 1974) is an American classical concert pianist. Besides the high acclaim he has earned as a musician, Wright (participating under his nickname "Trey" Wright) has garnered national recognition for his achievements in the world of competitive Scrabble.
Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. He won the Nebula award three times and the Hugo award six times, including twice for novels: the novella ...
Rogerenes The Rogerenes were a religious community which started during colonial times in Connecticut. It was founded in New London in 1674 by John Rogers (1648-1721), who was influenced by the Seventh Day Baptists and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and who opposed the Established Puritan church.
Rogerio Hyndman Lobo Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo, CBE (çľ…äżť, born 15 September 1923), also Rogerio Lobo and Roger Lobo, is a businessman of Portuguese and Scottish descent and has been an active philanthropist and politician in Hong Kong. He has been concurrently a member of the Urban Council, Executive Council and Legislative Council.
Rogerius (physician) Rogerius (before 1140-ca. 1195), also called Rogerius Salernitanus, Roger Frugard, Roger Frugardi, Roggerio Frugardo, RĂĽdiger Frutgard and Roggerio dei Frugardi, was a Salernitan surgeon who wrote a work on medicine entitled Practica Chirurgiae ("The Practice of Surgery") around 1180 (sometimes dated earlier to 1170; sometimes later, to 1230).
Rogerline Johnson Rogerline Johnson (born 1927 in Columbus, Arkansas - died 1996 in Helena, Arkansas) was an American photographer, best known for his photos of African-American life in the Arkansas Delta in the 1950s and 1960s.
Rogernomics The term Rogernomics, a portmanteau of Roger and economics, was created by analogy with Reaganomics to describe the economic policies followed by New Zealand Finance Minister Roger Douglas from his appointment in 1984. In addition to cutting agricultural subsidies and trade barriers, and privatising public assets, the policies included the control of inflation through measures rooted in monetarism and were therefore regarded in some quarters of Douglas's own New Zealand Labour Party as a betrayal of traditional Labour ideals.
Rogers Commission Report The Rogers Commission Report was created by a Presidential Commission charged to investigate the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on its 10th mission, STS-51-L. The comprehensive 225-page report documented the technical and managerial factors that contributed to the accident.
Rogers Drums Rogers Drums, created in 1849 and based in Covington, Ohio, is a drum company, which many consider the "Mercedes-Benz" of the drum world. Their drums were embraced by musicians from the dixieland movement to the classic rockers of the 60s and 70s.
Rogers Field (Washington State) Rogers Field was a stadium in Pullman, Washington. It was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the Washington State University football team between 1926 and 1969, prior to a fire, that is believed to have been arson, that destroyed the stadium on April 4, 1970.
Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby (April 27, 1896 in Winters, Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois), nicknamed "The Rajah", was a Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. Hornsby's unique first name, Rogers, was given to him in honor of his mother's maiden name.
Rogers Island (Connecticut) Rogers Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. Also known as Yon Comis Island, Rogers bears a 27-room Tudor mansion, with tennis and basketball courts and a caretaker's residence on a 7.
Rogers Island (New York) Rogers Island is an island on the Hudson River, in Washington County, New York, that once formed part of the third largest city in colonial North America, and is considered the "spiritual home" of the United States Special Forces, particularly the United States Rangershttp://www.rogersisland.
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works was a 19th century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives based in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey in the United States. They built more than six thousand steam locomotives for railroads around the world.
Rogers McKee Rogers Hornsby McKee (born September 16, 1926 in Shelby, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943 and 1944. As a 16-year-old rookie in 1943, he was the youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.
Rogers Park, Chicago Rogers Park or more appropriately East Rogers Park is the northernmost of the Chicago community areas in Chicago, Illinois. It is bound by the City of Evanston at Juneway/Howard Street to the north, Ridge Boulevard to the west, Devon Avenue to the south and the shores of Lake Michigan to the east.
Rogers Peet Rogers Peet was a men's clothing company founded on November 6, 1874. Rogers Peet introduced several innovations into the men's wear business: they attached tags to garments giving fabric composition, they marked garments with price tags (the established practice was to haggle), they offered customers their money back if not satisfied, and they used illustrations of specific merchandise in their advertising.
Rogers State University Rogers State University, also known as RSU, is a public, co-educational university with its main campus in Claremore, and full service campuses in Bartlesville, and Pryor Creek. Since it began offering bachelor's degrees in 2000, it has outpaced the growth of all other public universities in the Oklahoma.
Rogers Video Rogers Video is the largest Canadian-owned chain of video stores, and 5th largest in North America. A division of the Rogers Cable subsidiary of Rogers Communications, it operates over 300 stores, second only to Blockbuster Canada (which has over 400).
Rogers Wireless Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. Rogers purchased Fido in November 2004, creating Canada's largest wireless carrier, which surpasses Bell Mobility in subscriber volume, and is Canada's only GSM Network.
Rogers' Hybrids Rogers' Hybrids are a group of 45 grape seedlings, thirteen of them named as cultivars, developed by Edward Staniford Rogers of Salem, Massachusetts, in the mid-1800s. Although mostly gone from cultivation now, their success, along with that of the Concord grape, inspired many amateurs to try grape breeding, resulting in massive proliferation in the number of grape cultivars in the eastern United States and Canada.
Rogers' Rangers Rogers' Rangers was an Independent Company of Rangers attached to the British Army during the French and Indian War. The unit was informally trained by Major Robert Rogers as a rapidly deployable Light Infantry force tasked with reconnaissance and conducting special operations against distant targets.
Rogers-Ramanujan identities In mathematics, the Rogers-Ramanujan identities are a set of identities related to basic hypergeometric series. They were discovered in 1894 by Leonard James Rogers and subsequently rediscovered by Srinivasa Ramanujan in 1913 as well as by Issai Schur in 1917.
Rogers, Virginia Rogers is an unincorporated community of Montgomery County, Virginia south of the county seat of Christiansburg. It is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Montgomery County, Virginia and the Virgina cities of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford for statistical purposes.
Roggeveld Mountains The Roggeveld Mountains (Roggeveldberge), are a mountain range in South Africa. The range does not even appear on many maps of the region, and is in a remote part of the Northern Cape that is seldom visited by tourists.
Rogneda (opera) Rogneda (Рогнеда in Cyrillic), is an opera in five acts, composed by Alexander Serov during 1863-1865. The scenario, by the composer, was based on the novel Askold's Grave (Аскольдова могила, 1833) by Mikhail Nikolaevich Zagoskin and the poem Rogneda (ca.

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