Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina,tenth-most populous city in the Southeast,41st-most populous city in the U.S.,and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees,which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 147.6 square miles (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in 2020. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Walter Raleigh,who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh,North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference,and play their home games at PNC Arena.
Mary Elizabeth AlexanderHanford Dole is an American attorney,author and politician who served in the Nixon,Reagan,and Bush presidential administrations. She also served as a United States Senator for North Carolina from 2003 to 2009.
John Dimitri Negroponte is an American diplomat. He is currently a James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is a former J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Prior to this appointment,he served as a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,United States Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009),and the first ever Director of National Intelligence (2005–2007).
Michael Francis Easley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from January 2001 to January 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of the Democratic Party,Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.
Ronald Michael Francis Jr. is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is the general manager of the Seattle Kraken that inaugurated its first season in 2021. Drafted fourth overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft,Francis played 23 seasons in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers,Pittsburgh Penguins,Carolina Hurricanes,and Toronto Maple Leafs. Upon retiring from professional ice hockey in 2004,Francis stood second all-time in career assists (1,249),behind only Wayne Gretzky;fifth in career points (1,798);third in games played (1,731);and 27th in career goals (549).
The Greensboro Generals were an East Coast Hockey League team based in Greensboro,North Carolina,and played at the Greensboro Coliseum from 1999 to 2004. The name was originally used by the Greensboro Generals in the Eastern Hockey League.
J. Rich Leonard is the dean of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law since July 2013. He previously served as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina and was chief judge from 1998 until 2005. Judge Leonard was also a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Wally Tatomir is a Canadian-born American former equipment manager for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He holds four patents on ice hockey equipment. He announced his retirement on June 6,2012.
James B. Culbertson served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands until 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Culbertson was commissioned as ambassador on July 10,2008. He presented his credentials to Queen Beatrix on August 13,2008.
The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4,2008,throughout all 50 states and D.C. In North Carolina,voters chose 15 representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Kilpatrick Townsend &Stockton is an international law firm headquartered in Atlanta,Georgia. The firm has nineteen offices,including U.S. offices in California,Colorado,North Carolina,New York,Texas,Washington State,and the District of Columbia,and international offices in Japan,Shanghai,and Sweden. The firm is particularly well known for its intellectual property practice. Clients have included Google in litigation related to its Google Print product,and Sony in its suit against 21-year-old hacker George Hotz for jailbreaking the PS3.
The 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. On May 6,2014,the primary took place.
The 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held March 15.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of George H. W. Bush,from January 1,1992 to January 20,1993.
David Ayres is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current Head Coach of the Port Perry Lumberjacks of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. He achieved fame as the first emergency backup goaltender to record a National Hockey League (NHL) win. Ayres is also the oldest NHL goaltender to win his regular season debut.
