On November 4, 1980, Reagan won 44 states and 489 electoral votes to win the election. Jimmy Carter, the then-current president, carried six states, as well as Washington, D.C., and won 49 electoral votes. Reagan won 50.7 percent of the popular vote, Carter took 41 percent, and Independent John B. Anderson (a liberal Republican) received 6.7 percent.
Reagan's election as President was completed with the meeting of the Electoral College on December 15, 1980, and with the college's vote by the Joint session of Congress on January 6, 1981.
Reagan was inaugurated on January 20, 1981.
Reagan Democrat
Reagan Democrat is an American political saying that was used by analysts showing how Democratic voters would support Republican President Ronald Reagan rather than Jimmy Carter or Walter Mondale. This was said during both the 1980 and 1984 elections. It is also used for George H. W. Bush in the 1988 election.
Thomas Starr King
Thomas Starr King (December 17, 1824 – March 4, 1864) was an American Unitarian minister. Many people think he influenced California politics during the American Civil War. He was a Freemason. Starr King spoke in favor of the Union.
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Vincent Rauner (born February 18, 1957) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 42nd Governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. He defeated Pat Quinn on November 4, 2014. Rauner is the Chairman of R8 Capital Partners and the former Chairman of the private equity firm GTCR.
Rauner ran for re-election in the 2018 election, but lost to Democrat billionaire J. B. Pritzker.
Rifai
The Rifai Sufi order or "Tariqah" was established by Hazrat Sheikh Ahmed Ar-Rifai in Iraq. Later on, it spread to other parts of the world. It has a big presence in Turkey and Eastern Europe today.
Ahmed Ar-Rifai
Hazrat Sheikh Ahmed Ar-Rifai (1118-1182) was a Sufi master and saint. He founded the Rifai Sufi order.
He was born in the Hasen region of Iraq. He died and was buried in Northern Iraq near Tal Afar. His shrine is respected by most Muslims, Shia or Sunni. However, in 2014, this shrine was destroyed by the ISIS terrorists.
West (disambiguation)
West is a compass direction. It might also refer to:
Fakir Family
The Fakir Family or Fakir Khana family is an old family of Lahore, now in Pakistan. They are famous for having made the Fakir Khana Museum in the old walled city of Lahore.
The family is of Syed origins. They first became famous in the Mughal times. Later, two members Fakir Syed Azizuddin and Fakir Syed Nooruddin were ministers of the Punjab government in the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. They were also respected by the British rulers.
James Traficant
James Anthony "Jim" Traficant, Jr. (May 8, 1941 – September 27, 2014) was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He represented the 17th Congressional District from 1985 until 2002. He was a member of the Democratic Party from 1981 until 2010, and was independent from 2010 until his death.
Traficant was arrested and imprisoned. He was convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and Washington, D.C. houseboat. He was released on September 2, 2007, after serving seven years.
Traficant was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He was raised in a Roman Catholic family. He was of mostly Italian and Slovak ancestry. He was married to Patricia "Tish" Choppa Traficant.
Traficant died after suffering a heart attack causing a tractor accident on September 27, 2014 at his home in Youngstown. He was 73.
Eugie Foster
Eugie K. Foster (December 30, 1971 – September 27, 2014) was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. She won the Nebula Award in 2009. Her works have been added into a number of magazines and book anthologies. These include "Fantasy Magazine", "Realms of Fantasy", "Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show", and "Interzone". Some of her short stories, "Returning My Sister's Face" and "Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice", was published in 2009.
Foster was born in Urbana, Illinois. She was married to Matthew M. Foster.
Foster died from respiratory failure caused by lymphoma on September 27, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 42.
Ewan Davies
David Evans George "Ewan" Davies (23 June 1887 – 2 September 1979) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He won two caps for the Wales national rugby union team. He played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and London Welsh RFC. He also played county rugby for Middlesex. Later he was a solicitor and a businessman. Davies owned a chain of movie theatres.
Davies was born in Cardiff in 1887. He went to Cardiff High School. He went to Llandovery College and the University College London. He studied law. He became a solicitor. He owned a group of movie theatres. In 1931 he built the Plaza Cinema in Swansea. It was the biggest movie theatre in Wales.
Davies wanted to be a politician. He ran two times as a Liberal candidate. He did not win. He owned land in Pembrokeshire. He raised Hereford cattle.
Davies played rugby in high school. He joined the first class Welsh team Cardiff RFC during the 1910-11 season. He stayed with the club for three seasons. He played 37 games. He played wing at Cardiff. He scored 27 tries.
Davies was picked for the Wales national rugby union team at the 1912 Five Nations Championship. He played wing in the game with England at Twickenham. Wales lost the match 8-0. He was not picked for the next two games. He was picked again for the last match of the championship. It was a home game with France at Rodney Parade in Newport. His team was losing the game 6-8 down at half-time. They played well in the second half. Davies team won the game 14-8. Davies scored two of the four tries. It was his last international game.
Jaroslav Halák
Jaroslav Halák (born May 13, 1985) is a Slovak ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and New York Islanders.
Before playing in the NHL, Halák played 9 games with Bratislava in the Slovak Junior league, 12 games with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga and 47 games with the Lewiston Maineiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was drafted with the 271st overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Before he played with the Canadiens, he would play for their AHL-affiliate Hamilton Bulldogs.
After Canadiens starting goaltender Cristobal Huet suffered an injury, Halák was called up on February 15, 2007. During the time of his callup, Halák had recorded a 2.00 goals against average (GAA) with the Bulldogs, which was the lowest in the AHL. He played his first NHL game with the Canadiens on February 18, 2007. He stopped 31 shots and earned a 3–2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. He earned his first career NHL shutout on March 20, 2007. For the shutout, he made thirty saves to keep the rival Boston Bruins off the board with a 1–0 victory. For most of the 2007–08 season, he played for the Bulldogs. After the Canadiens traded Huet, Halák was called up to be the full-time back-up goaltender. His first playoff start was on April 30, 2008 against the Philadelphia Flyers which ended in a 4-2 loss.
Halák was named as the Canadiens' Molson Cup Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season and he was also named as the starter heading into the first-round playoff match-up against the President's Trophy-winning Washington Capitals. In the sixth game of the series, He stopped 53 shots to set a team record for a playoff game (in regulation-time) and lead the Canadiens to a 4–1 victory. Ultimately, the Canadiens overcame a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games, marking one of the biggest upsets in NHL history.