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December Temperature Extremes

The highest temperature ever recorded for the month of December occurred on December 8, 1938, in La Mesa, Calif. (elevation 539 ft), where the temperature reached 100°F. The lowest…

Eldon Dean RUDD, Congress, AZ (1920-2002)

RUDD Eldon Dean , a Representative from Arizona; born in Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Ariz., July 15, 1920; graduated from Clarkdale High School, Clarkdale, Ariz., 1939; B.A., Arizona State…

Steven T. KUYKENDALL, Congress, CA (1947)

KUYKENDALL Steven T. , a Representative from California; born in McAlester, Okla., January 27, 1947; attended Exeter Academy; B.S., Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1968; M.B.A.,…

Arthur Melin 2002 Deaths

Arthur MelinAge: 77 entrepreneur who cofounded Wham-O, the toy company responsible for the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee, and the SuperBall. Died: Costa Mesa, Calif., July 8, 2002Bill McCutcheonM -…

Sara Teasedale: Night in Arizona

Night in ArizonaThe moon is a charring ember Dying into the dark;Off in the crouching mountains Coyotes bark.The stars are heavy in heaven, Too great for the sky to hold— What if…

Robert N. Noyce

Robert N. Noyce Born: 1927Birthplace: Iowa Semiconductor device-and-lead structure—Noyce, as research director of Fairchild Semiconductor, was responsible for the initial development of silicon mesa…

Thomas Fisher RAILSBACK, Congress, IL (1932)

RAILSBACK Thomas Fisher , A Representative from Illinois; born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., January 22, 1932; attended the public schools of Moline, Ill.; B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell,…

Glenn Malcolm ANDERSON, Congress, CA (1913-1994)

ANDERSON Glenn Malcolm , a Representative from California; born in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 21, 1913; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1936; United…

Kit Francis CLARDY, Congress, MI (1892-1961)

CLARDY Kit Francis , a Representative from Michigan; born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., June 17, 1892; moved with his family to Kansas City and then to a farm near Liberty, Mo., in 1907; attended…