Jack H. McDonald (born June 28, 1932) is an American politician. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1966, he was the Republican Party candidate in Michigan's 19th congressional district. He was in the House from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1973. In 1972, after redistricting, he ran in the same district as veteran Republican Representative William S. Broomfield. McDonald lost to Broomfield in the Republican primary elections.
Thayer County, Nebraska
Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 5,228 people lived there. The county seat is Hebron.
Washington County, Nebraska
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 20,234 people lived there. The county seat is Blair. It was created in 1854.
James V. Hansen
James Vear "Jim" Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah from 1981 to 2003. Hansen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hansen died on November 14, 2018 in Farmington, Utah at the age of 86.
Sarpy County, Nebraska
Sarpy County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 158,840 people lived there, making it the third most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Papillion. It was founded on February 7, 1857.
Sonny Callahan
Herbert Leon "Sonny" Callahan (born September 11, 1932) is an American businessman and politician. He was elected as a Democrat from Mobile. Callahan was repeatedly elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1985 to 2003.
Potter County
Potter County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Saunders County, Nebraska
Saunders County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 20,780 people lived there. The county seat is Wahoo. It was created in 1856.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is an American politician. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in congress from 1973 until the end of 1978. She was the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 2nd District (1992–2008). She was the Chair three times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03).
On December 1, 2008, she retired from the Board of Supervisors and was replaced by Mark Ridley-Thomas.
On March 29, 2012, she was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors.
Romano Mazzoli
Romano Louis Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932) is an American politician. He represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District from 1971 through 1995 as a Democrat. He was the primary architect, with Senator Alan Simpson, of major immigration reform legislation known as Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
John L. Burton
John Lowell Burton (born December 15, 1932) is an American politician. He was Chairman of the California Democratic Party from April 2009 until May 2017. He was in the California State Assembly (1965–74), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974–83), in the State Assembly again (1988–96), and in the California State Senate (1996-2004) (representing the 3rd district).
Jan Laverty Jones
Jan Laverty Jones (born Janis Lyle Laverty, later Blackhurst; March 16, 1949) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1991 to 1999 and the first woman to serve as mayor of Las Vegas. Jones is a member of the Democratic Party.
Oscar Goodman
Oscar Baylin Goodman (born July 26, 1939) is an American attorney and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2011. His wife, Carolyn Goodman, replaced him as mayor in 2011.
Goodman is an Independent and a former member of the Democratic Party.
Goodman is known for legalizing prostitution in Las Vegas and allowing brothels to be open in Las Vegas.
Carolyn Goodman (politician)
Carolyn Goldmark Goodman (born March 25, 1939) is an American politician. She became the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2011. She is the wife of former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman and the second female mayor of Las Vegas, after Jan Laverty Jones.
Goodman was mayor of Las Vegas during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
On August 3, 2016, Goodman refused to support Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan (born 13 August 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. He is known for his television role as Carter Baizen in "Gossip Girl" and for his movie role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with 2011's "" and later also in (2014), Ant-Man (2015) "" (2016), "Black Panther" (2018), "" (2018), "" (2019) and in the Disney+ miniseries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (2021). In 2015, he co-starred in Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama "Ricki and the Flash" and Ridley Scott's science fiction film "The Martian". In 2017, he portrayed Jeff Gillooly in the biopic "I, Tonya".
Marvin Kalb
Marvin Leonard Kalb (born June 9, 1930) is an American journalist. Kalb was the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy from 1987 to 1999.
Kalb spent 30 years as an award-winning reporter for CBS News and NBC News. Kalb was the last newsman hired by Edward R. Murrow to join CBS News.
At NBC, he served as chief Diplomatic Correspondent and host of "Meet the Press". His brother, Bernard Kalb, is also a journalist.
2018 Kerch Polytechnic attack
On 17 October 2018, a bomb attack and school shooting happened in the dining room of Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea. The school is attended by students aged 15 to mid-20s. 19 people died and over 53 were injured, 12 of them critically.
The shooter was 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov, who after the attack killed himself. A survivor said the shooting lasted 15 minutes.
The crime is being investigated as a mass murder and not terrorist attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attack as a "tragic event" and offered his condolences to the victims' families while attending a conference in Sochi.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the victims, whom he described as Ukrainian citizens.
Berthold Leibinger
Berthold Leibinger (26 November 1930 – 16 October 2018) was a German engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the head of the German company Trumpf, a leader in laser technology. He was founder of the non-profit foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung. He was on the advisory board of major companies and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Stuttgart.
Leibinger died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 16 October 2018 in Stuttgart, aged 87.
Jacques Monory
Jacques Monory (25 June 1924 – 17 October 2018) was a French painter and filmmaker. Monory was first exhibited at the Drouant-David Gallery in Paris in 1952. During the 1960s, he became one of the leading figures of the European movement of Pop Art.
In 1968, he directed the influential movie Ex- and painted the series Les Meurtres (Murders).
Monory died on 17 October 2018 in Paris from pneumonia at the age of 94.
Loser (Beck song)
"Loser" is a song released in 1994 by Beck.
Chagatai Khan
Chagatai Khan was the second son of Genghis Khan. He was the Khan Chagatai Khanate from 1226 to 1242.
The name of the Chagatai language and the Chagatai Turks is derived from his name.
Young Man (album)
Young Man is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Jack Ingram. The album was released on March 9, 2004.
Jan Jakob Tønseth