If I said I'll meet you Friday at midnight or I'll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. However, there are cases where the first sentence really means the midnight at the start of Friday.
Saint John Paul II - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11) John Paul II was a pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The popes are the leaders of the church. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. He served in the role from 1978 to 2005.
by Bob Blythe. John Paul Jones was America's greatest Revolutionary naval commander and founder of America's naval tradition. He was born simply John Paul, the son of an estate gardener in Scotland in 1747. At the age of 13, John Paul was apprenticed to a ship owner and began his career at sea.