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Expansion Timetable (Since 1901)

Expansion Timetable (Since 1901) 1961—Los Angeles Angels (now Anaheim) and Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers) join AL; 1962—Houston Colt .45s (now Astros) and New York Mets join NL; 1969…

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki is the Japanese baseball superstar who has played in the American major leagues since 2001. Ichiro Suzuki was first a hero in Japan, where he played nine major league seasons for the…

Thomas Peter LANTOS, Congress, CA (1928-2008)

LANTOS Thomas Peter , a Representative from California; born in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 1928; came to the United States on an academic scholarship in 1947; B.A., University of Washington,…

Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Biography

Gordon Kiyoshi HirabayashiactivistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when…

Gary Ridgway

Gary Leon Ridgway confessed on 5 November 2003 to 48 murders in Seattle's King County, making him the most prolific convicted serial killer in United States history. Ridgway grew up in the Seattle…

World Cup 2014 US Team Roster

The following table lists the final 23-man roster on the American Team.PositionPlayer Club GoalkeeperTim HowardEvertonGoalkeeperBrad GuzanAston VillaGoalkeeperNick RimandoReal Salt Lake…

Major League Individual All-Time Hitting Records

(Through 2006) Highest Batting Average, Season—.440, Hugh Duffy, Boston N.L., 1894;.435, Tip O'Neill, St. Louis, A.A., 1887. (Since 1900—.426, Nap Lajoie, Phil. A.L., 1901); 424, Rogers Hornsby, St…

John Ripin MILLER, Congress, WA (1938)

MILLER John Ripin , a Representative from Washington; born in New York City, May 23, 1938; attended public schools and Friends Seminary, New York City; B.A., Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.,…

Jennifer Blackburn DUNN, Congress, WA (1941-2007)

DUNN Jennifer Blackburn , a Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 29, 1941; graduated from Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Wash.; attended the University of…

John Edward CUNNINGHAM, III, Congress, WA (1931)

CUNNINGHAM John Edward, III , a Representative from Washington; born in Chicago, Ill., March 27, 1931; graduated from Scituate High School, Scituate, Mass., 1948; graduated, University of San…