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Playing career. 1927–1944. John Arthur Chapman (May 29, 1905 – December 31, 1962) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba . Chapman started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1930. He would also play for the New York Americans, retiring after the 1940 season to take up coaching duties ...
Robert Garcia (California politician) Robert Julio Garcia (born December 2, 1977) [ 1] is a Peruvian American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. [ 2] A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, California from 2014 to 2022. [ 3]
Dunn was born in 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old mother, Ramona Dunn. When Dunn was three years old his father, Texas Longhorns starting wide receiver, Mike Lockett, was killed in a car accident. [2] [3] Dunn grew up in a trailer on his grandparents' farm. [4] Dunn was an honor student in Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas ...
Then reality set in. Long Beach looked like it had solved the local news crisis. Then reality set in. James Rainey. July 24, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Two men play a game of basketball at Lincoln Park in ...
The Pike was an amusement zone in Long Beach, California. The Pike was founded in 1902 along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house. It was most noted for the Cyclone Racer (1930–1968), a large wooden dual-track roller coaster, built out on ...
Red Dirt Road (song) " Red Dirt Road " is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in April 2003 as the first single and title track from their album of the same name. "Red Dirt Road" serves a summation of small-town values and the experiences that shape you. The song was a domestic chart-topper ...
The THUMS Islands are a set of four artificial islands in San Pedro Bay off the coast of Long Beach, California. The THUMS Islands were built in 1965 to tap into the East Wilmington Oil Field. The landscaping and sound walls were designed to camouflage the operation and reduce noise, and they are the only decorated oil islands in the United ...
Louis F. Edwards. Louis F. Edwards (1892–1939) was an American mayor of Long Beach, New York who was assassinated on 15 November 1939. He was fatally shot by a disgruntled police officer and union official. He had a career in The Bronx as a haberdasher and a paint manufacturer before retiring early on his family's fortune and running for ...