Hector Salisbury Highton (December 10, 1923 – September 28, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Highton played 24 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks.
Highton also played for the Providence Reds and St. Louis Flyers of the AHL as well as the Los Angeles Monarchs, Victoria Cougars, Vancouver Canucks, and Portland Eagles of the PCHL.
He retired from professional ice hockey in 1951. He died on September 28, 1985 in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Masi Oka
Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan. He moved to Los Angeles, California at a young age, before he settled in New York City, New York. His IQ is reported to be 180.
Jay Baruchel
Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has appearded in the well-known movies "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), "Knocked Up" (2007), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), "The Trotsky" (2009), "Fanboys" (2009), "She's Out of My League" (2010), "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010) and "This Is the End" (2013).
Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He grew up and still lives in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec. He is of is French, German, Irish and Jewish (Sephardi) ancestry. He was engaged to actress Alison Pill from 2010 to 2013. He is an agnostic.
He appears in the two short films entitled 'The Watchmaker' and 'The Office of the Watchmaker' on the Canadian Band Rush live DVD/Blu Ray of 'Clockwork Angels Tour' released in 2013. The films were shown at the intermission and at the end of the concert.
Bob Janecyk
Robert T. Janecyk (born May 18, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Janecyk played 110 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Los Angeles Kings.
Before he played in the NHL, Janecyk played at Chicago State University. He also played for the Fort Wayne Komets and Flint Generals of the IHL, as well as the New Brunswick Hawks, Springfield Indians, and the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL. During his time with the New Brunswick Hawks in the 1981–82 AHL season, he won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award. He also won the Ken McKenzie Trophy in the 1979-80 IHL season during his time with the Fort Wayne Komets. He retired from professional ice hockey in 1988.
His son Adam plays ice hockey at the University of Michigan.
Eddie Johnston
Edward Joseph Johnston (born November 24, 1935 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender, coach, and general manager. Johnston played 22 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, and Chicago Black Hawks. He was the head coach of the Black Hawks for 1 year and the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins for 7 years. He was also the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Hartford Whalers.
He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins twice, in 1970 and 1972. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 1978. He is the Penguins' all-time leader in coaching losses (224) and games coached (516).
Electric arc
An electric arc is an electrical breakdown of a gas which produces a plasma spark.
The electric arc was first described in 1801. Electric arcs are used for welding, plasma cutting and lighting for stage performances. Electric arc furnaces are used in making steel and other things.
Peter Shumlin
Peter Elliot Shumlin (born March 24, 1956) is an American politician. He was the Governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017. In 2010, he was elected Governor of Vermont. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the United States.
Jay Nixon
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American politician. He was the Governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. On January 12, 2009, he became Governor of the U.S. State of Missouri. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the United States.
Nixon's ancestor, John Inskeep, was mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mike Karakas
Michael George Karakas (November 13, 1910 – May 2, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Johnston played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. He was the NHL's first American-born and trained goaltender.
He won the Stanley Cup with the Black Hawks in the 1937–38 NHL season. During the playoffs, he broke his toe before the start of the Stanley Cup final against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Black Hawks substituted Alfie Moore in the first game. After the first game, Moore was ruled ineligible, and the Black Hawks lost the next game. Karakas returned with a steel-toed boot and he won the next two games which lead to the Black Hawks winning their second Stanley Cup win.
In 1973, he was named as an original member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in his hometown of Eveleth.
Dannel Malloy
Dannel Patrick "Dan" Malloy (born July 21, 1955) is an American politician. He was the Democratic Governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019.
Steve Beshear
Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshaer (born September 21, 1944) is an American politician. In 2007, he became the Governor of Kentucky. He left office on December 8, 2015 because of term limits and was succeed by Matt Bevin.
In 1996, he ran for U.S. Senator representing Kentucky, but lost to Mitch McConnell.
Beshear delivered the Democratic response to a speech to a joint session of the United States Congress given by President Donald Trump on February 28, 2017.
His son is Governor Andy Beshear.
Steve Bullock
Stephen Clark Bullock (born April 11, 1966) is an American politician. In 2013, he became the Governor of Montana. He left the office in 2021.
Bullock was born in Missoula, Montana. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College and Columbia Law School. He was a professor at the George Washington University Law School before opening his own law firm upon returning to Montana. In 2008, Bullock was elected Attorney General of Montana, and was the state's attorney general from 2009 to 2013.
In 2012, he beat Republican nominee Rick Hill in the 2012 gubernatorial general election with 48% of the vote. In 2016, Bullock won re-election with 50.2% of the vote, beating Republican nominee Greg Gianforte.
Bullock chaired the National Governors Association from 2018 to 2019.
On May 14, 2019, Bullock announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. He ended his campaign on December 2, 2019.
On March 8, 2020, Bullock announced his candidacy for the United States Senate challenging incumbent Republican Senator Steve Daines. He lost the election to Daines in November 2020.
John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American politician. In 2011, he became the Governor of Oregon. He was also Governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003.
On February 13, 2015, Kitzhaber resigned as governor due to some serious allegations against him. His resignation became effect on February 18 when Kate Brown succeeded him.
On May 2, 2016, Kitzhaber announced his endorsement for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his 2016 nomination for the Democratic nomination.
Terry McAuliffe
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American politician. In 2014, he became the 72nd Governor of Virginia. His term ended on January 13, 2018, when he was succeeded in his position by Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam.
McAuliffe began his business career at the age of 14. He was seen as a possible candidate for President of the United States in the 2020.
On December 8, 2020, McAuliffe announced he would run for Governor again in the 2021 election.
Jack Markell
Jack A. Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician. In 2009, he became the Governor of Delaware.
Earl Ray Tomblin