Pinkerton
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Pinkerton may refer to:
- Pinkerton (album)Pinkerton (album)Pinkerton is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996. After finishing tours in promotion of their 1994 album Weezer, the band originally planned to record a space-themed rock opera entitled Songs from the Black Hole...
, a 1996 album by Weezer - Pinkerton, Ontario
- Pinkerton National Detective AgencyPinkerton National Detective AgencyThe Pinkerton National Detective Agency, usually shortened to the Pinkertons, is a private U.S. security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired...
, a detective agency founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton - Pinkerton AcademyPinkerton AcademyPinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. It is the largest independent academy in the United States, serving roughly 3,600 students as the high school for the communities of Derry, Hampstead, Chester and sometimes Auburn...
, a high school in Derry, New Hampshire
People with the surname
- Allan PinkertonAllan PinkertonAllan Pinkerton was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.-Early life, career and immigration:...
(1819–1884), detective and spy - Jay PinkertonJay PinkertonJay Pinkerton is a nationally published humorist and a former editor of both CRACKED.com and Cracked magazine.Prior to joining Cracked, Pinkerton served as the managing editor of NationalLampoon.com, the website of the national comedy and film brand...
(born 1977), humorist - John PinkertonJohn PinkertonJohn Pinkerton was a Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist, historian, and early advocate of Germanic racial supremacy theory....
(1758–1826), Scottish pseudo-historian - Mike PinkertonMike PinkertonMike "Pink" Pinkerton is an American software developer who is known for his work on the Mozilla browsers. He lectures on Development of Open Source Software at George Washington University....
, American software engineer - James PinkertonJames PinkertonJames Pinkerton is a columnist, author, and political analyst. A graduate of Peter Vanleslie High School and Stanford University, he served on the White House staff under both Ronald Reagan and George H.W...
(born 1958), columnist, author, and political analyst - Lieutenant Pinkerton, a character from Madama ButterflyMadama ButterflyMadama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...
See also
- Pinkerton v. United StatesPinkerton v. United StatesPinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640 , is a case in the Supreme Court of the United States. The case enunciated the principle of Pinkerton liability, a prominent concept in the law of conspiracy.-History:...
, 328 U.S. 640 (1946), a U.S. Supreme Court case- Pinkerton liabilityPinkerton liabilityThe Pinkerton liability rule was pronounced in Pinkerton v. United States, a case in the Supreme Court of the United States. Walter and Daniel Pinkerton were brothers who were charged with violations of the Internal Revenue Code. The indictment alleged the Pinkertons committed one conspiracy count...
, a basis of conspiracy liability derived from Pinkerton v. United States
- Pinkerton liability
- Pinkerton National Detective AgencyPinkerton National Detective AgencyThe Pinkerton National Detective Agency, usually shortened to the Pinkertons, is a private U.S. security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired...