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Disappearance. Walter Collins disappeared on March 10, 1928, [1] after Christine gave him money to go to the cinema. Walter's disappearance received nationwide attention, and the Los Angeles Police Department followed up on hundreds of leads without success. [2] The police faced negative publicity and increasing public pressure to solve the ...
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina.The university was known as the State Normal and Industrial School from 1891 to 1896, the State Normal and Industrial College from 1896 to 1919, the North Carolina College for Women from 1919 to 1932, and the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963.
2 dead. 18 wounded. 9 wounded. The 1969 Greensboro uprising occurred on and around the campuses of James B. Dudley High School and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina, when, over the course of May 21 to May 25, gunfire was exchanged between student protesters, police and National Guard.
Former governor of North Carolina William Miller: Did not graduate: 19th-century governor of North Carolina Dan K. Moore: 1927 / Grad. Law: Former governor of North Carolina, former justice of N.C. Supreme Court John Motley Morehead: 1817: 19th-century governor of North Carolina William Dunn Moseley: 1818: Arts & sciences: First governor of the ...
Jibreel Khazan (born Ezell Alexander Blair Jr.; October 18, 1941) is a civil rights activist who is best known as a member of the Greensboro Four, a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina challenging the store's policy of denying service to non-white customers.
RF Micro Devices (also known as RFMD or RF Micro), was an American company that designed and manufactured high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions for applications that drive wireless and broadband communications. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, RFMD traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol RFMD. [3]
Nancy Vaughan (born Nancy Barakat, and formerly Nancy Mincello) is the 48th mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina. [1] Having previously served on the city council in district 4 and at large, she was elected mayor on November 5, 2013, with 59% of the vote. [2] [3] Vaughan was sworn in on December 3, 2013. [4] She was reelected in 2015, 2017 and 2022.
The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established in 2004 based on the violent events of November 3, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina.On that date, the Communist Workers Party (CWP) led by Nelson Johnson gathered at the Morningside Homes to protest for social and economic justice along with protesting against the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).