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The execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith (July 4, 1965 – January 25, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by means of nitrogen hypoxia. It was the first execution in the world to use this particular method. [2] Smith was convicted of the March 18, 1988, murder-for-hire of Elizabeth Sennett in Colbert County, Alabama. Charles Sennett Sr ...
Eugene Hoiland Peterson (November 6, 1932 – October 22, 2018) was an American Presbyterian minister, scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He wrote over 30 books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award–winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002), [2] an idiomatic paraphrasing commentary and translation of the Bible into modern American English ...
The event began in 1947 as the Miss Oregon Pageant and was founded by the merchants in the coastal city of Seaside. [1] Miss Oregon was designated the official State Hostess in 1969. [2] In 2001, Katie Harman was crowned Miss Oregon and went on to win the Miss America crown, becoming the only Miss Oregon winner of the national event. The event ...
This is a list of mayors of the city of Eugene, Oregon. The years following each name denote each mayor's term in office. Kitty Piercy, mayor from 2005–2017. J. B. Underwood (1864–1869) [1] (official office name at the time: President of the Board of Trustees) A. S. Patterson (1869–1873) [1] Joel Ware (1873–1875) [1]
Eugene (/ j uː ˈ dʒ iː n / yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives; Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins; Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons; Brent Primus - former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion; Michael Walter - football player, San Francisco 49ers ...
Jo Ann A. Hardesty (formerly Bowman, [2] [3] born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001.
Steve Scott (born May 5, 1956) is an American former track athlete and one of the greatest mile runners in American history. The silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the inaugural IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki in 1983, Scott owns the U.S. indoor record in the 2000 meters (4:58.6-1981).