1976 Summer Paralympics
The 1976 Summer Paralympics took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1,657 athletes from 38 were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury, amputee, blindness, and Les Autres.
1972 Summer Paralympics
The 1972 Summer Paralympics took place in Heidelberg, West Germany. 984 athletes from 43 were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as a United States Attorney from 1993 to 1998 and as the Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003.
Whitehouse was born on October 20, 1955 in New York City, New York. He studied at Yale University and at the University of Virginia. Whitehouse has been married to Sandra Thornton since 1986. They have two children.
1968 Summer Paralympics
The 1968 Summer Paralympics took place in Tel Aviv, Israel. 750 athletes from 29 were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury.
1964 Summer Paralympics
The 1964 Summer Paralympics took place in Tokyo, Japan. 375 athletes from 21 were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury.
1960 Summer Paralympics
The 1960 Summer Paralympics took place in Rome, Italy. 400 athletes from 23 were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury.
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of the State of Illinois is the head of state for the State of Illinois, United States. The first Governor of Illinois was Shadrach Bond. Only four governors of Illinois were sent to prison; Otto Kerner, Jr., Daniel Walker, George Ryan, and Rod Blagojevich. Then-Governor Adlai Stevenson II ran for President, but lost. Two Illinois governors were acquitted from federal crime; Len Small and William Stratton. The current governor of Illinois is J. B. Pritzker. Their office is in the capital of Illinois, Springfield. The governor of Illinois lives in the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield, Illinois. For a list of all Illinois Governors, please see "List of Governors of Illinois".
Taylor County, Florida
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It was formed on December 23, 1856. As of 2010, 22,570 people lived there. Taylor County's seat is Perry.
Putnam County, Florida
Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It was formed on January 18, 1849. As of 2010, 74,364 people lived there. Putnam County's seat is Palatka.
Jack Reed
John Francis "Jack" Reed (born November 12, 1949) is the senior United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1991 to 1997.
Reed was born on November 12, 1949 in Cranston, Rhode Island. He studied at Harvard University. Reed has been married to Julia Hart since 2005. They have one daughter.
Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It was formed on December 21, 1858. As of 2012, 43,656 people lived there. Suwannee County's seat is Live Oak.
Walton County, Florida
Walton County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It was formed on December 29, 1824. As of 2012, 57,582 people lived there. Walton County's seat is DeFuniak Springs.
Manuel Berzal Burgos
Manuel Berzal Burgos (born February 16, 1962 in Madrid) is a wheelchair basketball athlete from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is 4.5 point wheelchair basketball player. He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. They beat the United States 60-66 to finish third.
William Stratton
William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001), known as "Billy the Kid", was the 32nd Governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961, succeeding Adlai Stevenson II in that office.
Stratton was born on February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Lake County, Illinois.
He won the Republican nomination for Governor in 1952, then defeated Lt. Governor Sherwood Dixon to become the youngest governor in America at that time.
Stratton was re-elected Governor in 1956. In 1960 he ran for an unprecedented third consecutive term, but was defeated by Democrat Otto Kerner, Jr.
Stratton was acquitted on charges of tax evasion in 1965. In 1968, he ran in the Republican primary for Governor and was defeated by Richard B. Ogilvie.
Stratton died on March 2, 2001 from natural causes in Chicago, Illinois from natural causes, aged 87.
José Cobos Benitez
Jose Cobos Benitez (born January 2, 1963 in Málaga) is a wheelchair basketball athlete from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is a 3 point wheelchair basketball player. He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. They beat the United States 66-60 to finish third.
Diego De Paz Pazo
Diego de Paz Pazo (born September 25, 1971 in Sevilla) is a wheelchair basketball athlete from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is 4 point wheelchair basketball player. He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. They beat the United States 66-60 to finish third. He played wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team was fifth. They beat Germany 67-48 to finish fifth.
Len Small
Lennington "Len" Small (June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936) was an American politician. He served as the 26th Governor of Illinois, from 1921 to 1929. He also served as a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 and was Illinois state treasurer, from 1905 to 1907, and from 1917 to 1919.
Small was born on June 16, 1862 in Kankakee County, Illinois. He studied at Valparaiso University.
Small was indicted in office for corruption. He was acquitted; thereafter, eight of the jurors received state jobs. Among his defense lawyers was former governor Joseph W. Fifer, who asserted, in pre-trial hearings, that the governorship has the divine right of kings.
Small died on May 17, 1936 in Springfield, Illinois from heart failure, aged 73.
Alex Dreier
Alex Dreier (June 26, 1916 – March 11, 2000) was an American news reporter and commentator who worked with NBC Radio during the 1940s, and later with the ABC Information Radio network in the 1960s and early '70s. He won 7 Emmy Awards throughout his career.
Dreier was born on June 26, 1916 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was married to Geraldine Izatt Hogan Penrith. They had no children. Dreier died on March 11, 2001 in Rancho Mirage, California from heart failure, aged 83.
MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium is the home football stadium of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area. It is located near the site of Giants Stadium, which was the home stadium of the New Jersey Giants from 1976 until December 2009 and the New Jersey Jets from 1984 until January 2010. It opened on April 10, 2010. It is one of the two NFL stadiums shared by two teams. The stadium is the 2nd most expensive football stadium ever built, costing more than 1 billion dollars.
Antonio Henares Sierra
Antonio Henares Sierra (born November 21, 1956 in Málaga) is a wheelchair basketball athlete from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is 4 point wheelchair basketball player. He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. His team was third. They beat the United States 66-60 to finish third.
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