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Washington, D.C. The 1987 convention endorsed Jesse Jackson for president. [6] Jackson requested DSA not endorse him. [7] November 10–12, 1989 Baltimore, Maryland: This convention was the first convention to be held after the death of Michael Harrington, founder of DSOC and DSA. [6] [8] November 8–11, 1991 Chicago, Illinois [9] November 11 ...
The semi-final winners competed in a two-day total point final to determine the grand champion in a format similar to other annual Jeopardy! tournaments. The winner of each qualifying game won a minimum of $50,000 for their charity (more if their post- Final Jeopardy! score exceeded $50,000), and the two runners-up each received $25,000 for ...
4 [1860 June] Caleb Cushing resigned as permanent chair. 5 [1860 June] Douglas and Johnson were chosen as the candidates of the Front Street Theater convention after most of the Southern delegations walked out. The convention bolters soon formed their own convention, located at the Maryland Institute, also in Baltimore, on June 28, 1860.
Masters will kick off its second annual tournament on Wednesday, May 1, with Jeopardy! GOAT Ken Jennings hosting. With a grand prize of $500,000 (and a shiny “champion” title) on the line ...
Events DC is the official convention, sports and entertainment authority for the District of Columbia. Events DC is a quasi-public company based in Washington, D.C. that owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, CareFirst Arena, the RFK Stadium Campus, and Nationals Park among other DC venues. It also promotes, sponsors and ...
The 2016 Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton (at podium, left) became the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the United States. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
Purdue University archivist Adriana Harmeyer's "Jeopardy!" win streak continued Monday with a narrow win.
Awesome Con is an annual pop culture convention in Washington, D.C. The event takes place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Awesome Con debuted in 2013 and became one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast of the United States. [3] The 2013 event drew about 7,000 attendees. The 2024 event hosted 60,000 attendees.