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The term "Hampton Roads" is a centuries-old designation that originated when the region was a struggling English outpost nearly four hundred years ago.. The word "Hampton" honors one of the founders of the Virginia Company of London and a great supporter of the colonization of Virginia, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
Gussie Nell Davis (1906–1993), physical education teacher who founded the Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team; Kelli Finglass (born 1964), dancer, director of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress, Firefly; Chachi Gonzales (born 1996), dancer; Nathalie Krassovska (1918–2005), ballerina, ballet teacher [5]
The 1917 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in several editions of The London Gazette in January and February.