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White, Byron Raymond
(Encyclopedia) White, Byron Raymond, 1917–2002, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–93), b. Fort Collins, Colo. An All-America football player nicknamed “Whizzer” who later starred as a…Haywood, William Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Haywood, William Dudley, 1869–1928, American labor leader, known as Big Bill Haywood, b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He began work as a miner at 15 years of age. In 1896 he joined the newly…Lasorda, Tommy
(Encyclopedia) Lasorda, Tommy, 1927-2021, American baseball pitcher and manager, b. Norristown, Pa., as Thomas Charles Lasorda. Lasorda first pitched…Walker, Madam C. J.
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…smog
(Encyclopedia) smogsmogsmŏg [key] [smoke+fog], dense, visible air pollution. Smog is commonly of two types. The gray smog of older industrial cities like London and New York derives from the massive…Rove, Karl Christian
(Encyclopedia) Rove, Karl Christian, 1950–, U.S. political consultant and government official, b. Denver, Colo. Politically active in high school, he joined College Republicans while at the Univ. of…Kerry, John Forbes
(Encyclopedia) Kerry, John Forbes, 1943–, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from…Pei, I. M.
(Encyclopedia) Pei, I. M. (Ieoh Ming Pei)Pei, I. M.pā [key], 1917–2019, Chinese-American architect, b. Guangzhou, China. Pei immigrated to the United States in 1935 and studied at the Univ. of…2008 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers
From the U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Campaign 2008 Where Conventions Have Been Held History of Party…Karl Cortlandt SCHUYLER, Congress, CO (1877-1933)
Senate Years of Service: 1932-1933 Party: Republican SCHUYLER Karl Cortlandt , a Senator from Colorado; born in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 3, 1877; attended the Colorado Springs public…Trending
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