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Orville Wright

Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…

Tim Pawlenty

A lifelong Minnesotan, Tim Pawlenty was governor of his home state from 2003 until 2011. Tim Pawlenty grew up in St. Paul and got an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota (1983), then…

2001-02 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 65th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 40-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 26-28…

Thomas John Watson, Jr. Biography

Thomas John Watson, Jr.computer industry executiveBorn: 1/8/1914Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Though he won a deferment by serving in the Air Force in World War II, Watson was destined to follow…

Roland (Rolly) Schwartz 1998 Deaths

Roland (Rolly) SchwartzAge: 85 active in amateur boxing for almost 60 years as coach, referee and administrator; manager and part-time coach of 1976 U.S. Olympic boxing team which won five…

Daniel Linn GOOCH, Congress, KY (1853-1913)

GOOCH Daniel Linn , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Rumsey, McLean County, Ky., October 28, 1853; attended a private school; entered the drug business at the age of seventeen, and…

Jim BUNN, Congress, OR (1956)

BUNN Jim , a Representative from Oregon; born in McMinniville, Oreg., December 12, 1956; graduated Dayton Union High School; A.A., Chemeketa Community College, 1977; B.A., NW Nazarene College, 1979…

NIT Tournament (24 teams)

at Madison Square Garden, New YorkFieldAlabama, Alcorn St., Central Michigan, Clemson, Dayton, Holy Cross, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi St., Nevada-Reno, New Mexico, NE Louisiana…