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December 2006 Disasters

Dec. 14–15, Northwest U.S.: heavy rains and winds knocked out power to 1.5 million residents in Washington and Oregon and caused 14 deaths, many due to carbon monoxide poisonings from people…

Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower Biography

Mamie Geneva Doud EisenhowerFirst LadyBorn: 11/14/1896Birthplace: Boone, Iowa Born in Boone, Iowa, Mamie Doud moved to Denver with her family when she was seven. In 1916, she married Dwight D…

Mari-Rae Sopper 2001 Deaths

Mari-Rae SopperAge: 35 gymnastics coach at UC Santa Barbara who was one of the passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 77 which crashed into the Pentagon; on her way to California to take…

Frank Edward EVANS, Congress, CO (1923-2010)

EVANS Frank Edward , a Representative from Colorado; born in Pueblo, Colo., September 6, 1923; attended public schools in Colorado Springs; entered Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., in 1941;…

John Joseph CAVANAUGH, Congress, NE (1945)

CAVANAUGH John Joseph , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., August 1, 1945; graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, 1963, Regis College, Denver, Colo…

Hugh Hiram PRICE, Congress, WI (1859-1904)

PRICE Hugh Hiram , a Representative from Wisconsin; born at Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis., December 2, 1859; attended the grade and high schools, and the University of Wisconsin at…

NBA Individual Records, Game

(Through 2005–2006 season)Most points, game—100, Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, 1962Most free throws, game—28, Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, 1962; 28, Adrian…

Byron White 2002 Deaths

Byron WhiteAge: 84 college and professional football star who went on to become associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–93). White, considered a “swing” justice who typically voted…

Gale A. Norton Biography

Gale A. Nortonpublic officialBorn: 3/11/1954Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Norton has been Secretary of the Interior since 2001. She earned a B.A. in 1975, and a law degree in 1978, both from…