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Pervis Ellison, basketball player; born in Savannah, Georgia; "Never Nervous Pervis" was the starting center for the University of Louisville for four years, including the 1986 national championship year; second freshman to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four; first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings
In Louisville, 90 people died. At the crest on January 27, 1937, the waters reached 30 feet (9.1 m) above flood level in Louisville. Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White documented the flood and its aftermath in a series of famous photos. Later, flood walls were installed to prevent another such disaster.
Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. [13] With the nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site.
In what may have been the most senseless deaths of the year,Lloyd Curtis Sr., 77, and his wife Lillian, 72 died after they were struck by a falling Denny’s restaurant sign during high winds in ...
Longtime Louisville chef Anoosh Shariat, known for restaurants including Anoosh Bistro and Noosh Nosh, died Wednesday. He was 67.
After rebuilding Tulsa program, coach led Cardinals from 2007 through 2009. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
A necronym (from the Greek words νεκρός, nekros, "dead," and ὄνομα, ónoma, "name") is the name of or a reference to a person who has died.Many cultures have taboos and traditions associated with referring to the deceased, ranging from at one extreme never again speaking the person's real name, bypassing it often by way of circumlocution, [1] to, at the other end, mass ...
Richard Graham, 34, of Louisville, died after the jail's staff was notified of an alarm on a box containing Narcan inside the inmate housing area, said Jason Logsdon, a Metro Corrections spokesperson.