California Hall of Fame

engineering services division in 1993. He has since served in leadership roles for Federal Data Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aerospace Technologies Group. Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997, nd the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

Entry into the mundane world: Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia (1). In his early years of life, Ray Charles was a son of a sharecropper and a mechanic. He and his parents moved to Florida at an early age. Ray Charles enjoyed interest in music by listening to Mr. Wiley Pit perform at the Red Café (1). Mr. Pit serves as the greatest foundation towards the Ray’s interest in music and wanting to play the piano. In addition, this influences some of Charles’s actions in his

Santa Ana, California, hawaii, and Atlantic City, New Jersey is where Joe was stationed at as a physical education instructor. Some people say that he was a poor soldier. He served two in a half years in the US army. DiMaggio never saw combat or service abroad. He had a safe job mostly in California and Hawaii. Two different reports written by officers say that even special treatment wasn’t good enough.

members were inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. As they gathered around the wooden platform, the fans reminisced about America’s national pastime. Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie, sixty-eight and seventy-four years old respectively, were two of the inductees that day (Robinson 142). They were old-timers chosen by the veterans’ committee. Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson, both forty-two, were youngsters by comparison. According to the rules of the Hall of Fame, a player must be retired for five years

Charles Augustus Lindbergh, or Slim to his close friend, was a simple airmail pilot who gained world fame for his record-breaking flight across the Atlantic. He is often considered the greatest aviator of all time, and using his fame, has played a large role in the development promotion of aviation and even space travel. Charles Augustus Lindbergh’s life began on February 4th, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. Shortly afterward, the Lindberghs moved to Little Falls, Minnesota into a house they called

many teams in the history of the game that won a Super Bowl with a mediocre defense, and once again, top defenses prevailed, as the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos will represent their respective conferences at Levi‘s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7. Denver’s defense led the league in sacks (52) – Carolina led the league in takeaways (39). Carolina’s offense took major advantage of the extra possessions the defense gave them, scoring 148 points off of turnovers

Maia McKean January 15, 2016 Randy Newman - You’ve Got A Friend In Me The composer of “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” was Randy Newman. This song was written in 1995 for the movie Toy Story and is played in the opening credits for “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2” and “Toy Story 3”. The song was released April 12, 1996. This song implies that one can always rely on someone. Initially, it was suppose to be about Andy and Woody

Introduction The Malcolm Baldrige Award was created by congress in 1987 and signed by President Reagan to recognize U.S organizations in healthcare, education, business, and nonprofit organizations for performance excellence. During this time companies were striving to be the best, trying to top one another in price, business, and quantity. Congress saw this increase and they wanted to set a standard for the companies and award the ones that go above and beyond for their customers not only in quality

big name in Kansas City because he’s a hometown hero, has dedicated his life and time to Kansas City and has believed in and stayed with the Kansas City Royals for the past forty-five years. George Brett’s early life set him on the path of glory and fame he achieved throughout his career. George Brett was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, his parents were Jack and Ethel Brett. George was the youngest of four brothers, of whom all played pro ball. Notably

Kristi Yamaguchi: Skating Legend Kristi Yamaguchi is a legend on ice. Kristi can make triple jumps and twirls look like a breeze. Her feet, the ones that have skated her from award to award, were not always as efficient as they are now. Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi suffered as a young child from what is known as clubfoot (Disabled World). Congenital talipes equinovarus, or clubfoot is an idiopathic deformity of newborn feet present at birth. A rare deformity with less than 200,000 babies, per year, are