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A destructive series of four tornadoes hit the Southeastern United States during March 3-4, 1966. The worst event was a violent and long-lived F5 tornado, dubbed the Candlestick Park tornado after the name of a recently opened Jackson, Mississippi shopping center that was leveled by the storm. [2] The storm would bring catastrophic damage in ...
Populated places in the Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi (2 C) Pages in category "Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. Political party. Democratic. John Kane Ditto (born May 18, 1944) is an American politician and formerly the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky. [1] Ditto, a Democrat, served as Mayor of the City of Jackson from July 3, 1989 [2] until July 1997. Ditto was previously elected to the ...
Formerly of. The Jackson 5. Musical artist. Website. michaeljackson .com. Signature. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the " King of Pop ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
The March Against Fear was a major 1966 demonstration in the Civil Rights Movement in the South. Activist James Meredith launched the event on June 5, 1966, intending to make a solitary walk from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi via the Mississippi Delta, starting at Memphis's Peabody Hotel and proceeding to the Mississippi state line, then continuing through, respectively, the ...
WKXI-FM (107.5 MHz, "Kixie 107") is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Magee, Mississippi and serving Jackson. The station is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter ...
Died. August 1, 1936. Greenville, Mississippi. Nationality. American. Occupation. Hunter. Holt Collier (c. 1848 – August 1, 1936) was a noted African-American bear hunter and sportsman. While leading a hunt for U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt in November 1902, Collier unwittingly set the stage for the event that originated Roosevelt's nickname ...
The Jackson metropolitan area may refer to: The Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, United States. The Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee, United States. The Jackson, Michigan metropolitan area, United States. The Jackson, Ohio micropolitan area, United States. The Jackson micropolitan area, Wyoming–Idaho, United States.