Brown was appointed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and named its Chairman by President Richard Nixon in 1969. He was the fourth Chairman of the EEOC from May 5, 1969 to December 23, 1973.
Jan Rabson
Jan Rabson (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor.
El Hiwar El Tounsi
El Hiwar El Tounsi (Arabic: قناة الحوار التونسي , translation: The Tunisian Dialogue) is a television channel from Tunisia. It is available in Tunisia.
Launched in May 2003, the channel broadcasts initially two hours a week, on Sunday on the frequency of Arcoiris, on the Hot Bird satellite and, from 2004, on Eutelsat W3A.
In 2006, the channel broadcasts one hour of broadcast daily on the same frequencies. Its social and political broadcasts open the antenna to Tunisian opponents, which is the chain continued harassment by the regime of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
In 2014 the founder sold the channel to a group of investors headed by Asma Fehri.
Blue Mound, Kansas
Blue Mound is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 275 people lived there. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Blue Mound was planned out in 1882. It was named Blue Mound because from far away, its elevation is said to look blue.
Blue Mound is at (38.090283, -95.008409). The United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 275 people, 111 households, and 75 families living in Blue Mound.
Beattie, Kansas
Beattie is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 200 people lived there. The city has been called "The Milo Capital of the World" and hosts the annual "Beattie Milo Festival".
Beattie was planned out in 1870. It is named after Armstrong Beattie, the eighth Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri.
The first post office in Beattie was created in July 1871.
Beattie is at (39.861736, -96.419091). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 200 people, 90 households, and 51 families living in Beattie.
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,019 people lived there.
The first try to create a town below the junction of the rivers was in 1857. It failed. No tried to make a city until 1869–1870. A group of about 50 families from Genesee County, New York came. They bought land and water power rights, and they started building a community. The Blue Rapids Town Company was created. By 1870, 250 people lived there. In 1872, Blue Rapids was incorporated.
In 1870, a stone dam and an iron bridge was built on the Big Blue River. A hydroelectric power plant was added. It would provide power for manufacturing and for the town. The power plant was destroyed by a flood in 1903. In the late 19th century and early 20th century there were four gypsum mines in the area. Around 1910, more than 1,750 people lived in Blue Rapids. The public library was built in 1875. It is the oldest library west of the Mississippi that is still being used in the same building.
Blue Rapids was where the pancreatic cancer drug Streptozotocin was created. The bacterium from which the drug is taken was found in the late 1950s. It was found in a soil sample taken from "an uncultivated sandy soil in a grassland region" at Blue Rapids.
Blue Rapids says it is the smallest town in the U.S. to have hosted a national league baseball game. On October 24, 1913, more than 3,000 people watched the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a world tour exhibition game on the local ball field. that is still in use today.
In 2001, Blue Rapids became the place of a new NOAA Weather Radio transmitter, KZZ67. It would provide weather and emergency information from the National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas to people living in north-central and northeast Kansas.
Blue Rapids is in northeast Kansas. It is near the junction of the Little Blue and Big Blue rivers, at . Its elevation is above sea level. It is on highway US-77/K-9. Blue Rapids is east of Waterville, south of the county seat Marysville, west of Frankfort, and north of Manhattan. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Georgia-Pacific has a gypsum mine near Blue Rapids containing some of the purest gypsum in the world.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,019 people, 415 households, and 263 families living in Blue Rapids.
Blue Rapids is a part of USD 498 Valley Heights. Valley Heights Jr/Sr High School is halfway between the towns of Blue Rapids and Waterville. The Valley Heights mascot is Mustangs.
Burns, Kansas
Burns is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after a nearby train station, which was named before the city was incorporated. In 2010, 228 people lived there.
In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, and a station called Burns was built north of the present city location. In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, then later to Arkansas City. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The original branch line connected Florence through El Dorado to Arkansas City.
At the current place, a city named St. Francis was platted in August 1880. When the town incorporated, they found the official city name of St. Francis was already used, so they changed the name to be the same as the nearby Burns train station. The station was moved into Burns. The original station was named after a railroad company official.
A post office in burns was created on November 30, 1880.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built 6.5 miles west of Burns, north to south through Marion County. There was a lot of controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs). A pumping station named "Burns" was built 2 miles north of Potwin.
Burns is at (38.090692, -96.887103), in the Flint Hills. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The south city border of Burns is the county line of Marion County and Butler County.
Burns has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Burns has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The 2010 census says that there were 228 people, 93 households, and 59 families living in Burns.
Burns is a part of Peabody-Burns USD 398 public school district.
Bluff City, Kansas
Bluff City is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 65 people lived there.
Bluff City was created about 1879. The city was named after Bluff Creek, which goes near it.
Bluff City was a station and shipping point on the Kansas Southwestern Railway.
Bluff City is at (37.075671, -97.875376). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Bluff City has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bluff City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The 2010 census says that there were 65 people, 29 households, and 13 families living in Bluff City.
Bluff City is a part of USD 361 Chaparral Schools.
Burr Oak, Kansas
Burr Oak is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 174 people lived there.
Burr Oak was planned out in 1871. It was incorporated as a city in 1880. It was named after the Burr Oak Creek.
The first post office in Burr Oak was created in June 1871.
Burr Oak is at (39.868516, -98.304297). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 174 people, 93 households, and 50 families living in Burr Oak.