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Greensboro, NC Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school64,511100.0Nursery school, preschool3,9906.2Kindergarten3,1504.9Elementary school (grades 1-8)22,84435.4High school (…

Murrow, Edward Roscoe

(Encyclopedia) Murrow, Edward Roscoe, 1908–65, American news broadcaster, b. Greensboro, N.C. He joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1935 and became its European director two years later…

North Carolina, University of

(Encyclopedia) North Carolina, University of, main campus at Chapel Hill; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1789, opened 1795, the first state college to open as a university. In 1931 the…

O. Henry

(Encyclopedia) O. Henry, pseud. of William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910, American short-story writer, b. Greensboro, N.C. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (…

John Adams GILMER, Congress, NC (1805-1868)

GILMER John Adams , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., November 4, 1805; attended the public schools and an academy in Greensboro, N.C.; taught…

William Crosby DAWSON, Congress, GA (1798-1856)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855 Party: Whig DAWSON William Crosby , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 4, 1798; attended the common…

1998-99 Men's NCAA Division III

at Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 28-29) Semifinals: Greensboro (N.C.) def. Rowan (N.J.), 1-0; Ohio Wesleyan def. Williams (Mass.), 1-0. Championship: Ohio Wesleyan def. Greensboro, 2-1 (OT). Final records:…