Born: Nov. 23, 1956Australian swimmer set world records in 5 different women's freestyle events between July 1971 and Jan. 1972; won 3 gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Olympics then retired…
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Shane, 1530?–1567, Irish chieftain. The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination…
Source: The U.S. Department of State Americans have long regarded the West as the last frontier. Yet California has a history of European settlement older than that of most midwestern states.…
Born: May 28, 1938Basketball G 2-time All-America and NCAA Final 4 MOP (1959) at West Virginia; led 1960 U.S. Olympic team to gold medal; 10-time All-NBA 1st-team; NBA finals MVP (1969); led LA…
actressBorn: 8/17/1893Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Stage and film actress who was the queen of double entendre and exaggerated, humorous sexiness. Her films include She Done Him Wrong (1933) and…
scholarBorn: 6/2/1953Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma One of America's most prominent Black intellectuals, West earned a BA from Harvard University and his MA and PhD degrees from Princeton University.…
West Virginia State Facts
Entered Union: June 20, 1863 (35th State)Present constitution adopted: 1872
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State abbreviation/Postal code: W.Va./WVNickname: Mountain StateOrigin of name: In…
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physicistBorn: 2/10/1931Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Va. James West was born in 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and studied physics at Temple University.…
The statehood of West Virginia by Liz Olson West Virginia Day celebrates West Virginia’s admission to the United States of America on June 20, 1863. Although observed unofficially since…
