The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24,1989. The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez,an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company,bound for Long Beach,California,struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef,6 mi (9.7 km) west of Tatitlek,Alaska at 12:04 a.m. The tanker spilled more than 10 million US gallons (240,000 bbl) of crude oil over the next few days.
Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound,spilling her cargo of crude oil into the sea. On 24 March 1989,while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company,captained by Joseph Hazelwood and First Mate James Kunkel,and bound for Long Beach,California,the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef,resulting in the second largest oil spill in United States history. The size of the spill is estimated to have been 40,900 to 120,000 m3. In 1989,the Exxon Valdez oil spill was listed as the 54th-largest spill in history.
George Corley Wallace Jr. was the 45th governor of Alabama,serving from 1963 to 1967,again from 1971 to 1979,and finally from 1983 to 1987. He is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama,he promoted "industrial development,low taxes,and trade schools." Wallace unsuccessfully sought the United States presidency as a Democratic Party candidate three times,and once as an American Independent Party candidate,carrying five states in the 1968 election. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement,declaring in his very controversial 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now,segregation tomorrow,segregation forever".
Albert Preston Brewer was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who served as the 47th governor of Alabama from 1968 to 1971. He previously served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama,the speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives,and as an Alabama state representative representing Morgan County from 1955 to 1967.
Forrest Hood "Fob" James Jr. is an American politician,civil engineer,entrepreneur,and former football player. He served as the 48th governor of Alabama,first as a Democrat from 1979–1983,and then as a Republican from 1995 to 1999.
James Elisha 'Jim' Folsom Jr. is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22,1993,to January 16,1995. He has also served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama on two occasions. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Browning Allen was an American Democratic politician serving as U.S. senator representing Alabama. Allen previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and also served in the Alabama Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives.
Maryon Allen was an American journalist who served as United States Senator from Alabama for five months in 1978,after her husband,Senator James B. Allen,died in office. She held no public office prior to her appointment to her husband's old senate seat. She was appointed by Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace.
Charles Woods was an Alabama businessman and broadcaster,and aspiring politician. Woods was raised in an orphanage. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He was a decorated pilot with the Air Corps.
George Corley Wallace III,generally known as George Wallace Jr.,is an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama. He is the only son of George and Lurleen Wallace,each of whom was Democratic governor of Alabama.
The lieutenant governor of Alabama is the president of the Alabama Senate,elected to serve a four-year term. The office was created in 1868,abolished in 1875,and recreated in 1901. According to the current constitution,should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days,the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor,and if the governor dies,resigns or is removed from office,the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship. Earlier constitutions said the powers of the governor devolved upon the successor,rather than them necessarily becoming governor,but the official listing includes these as full governors. The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.
The 1982 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 2,1982,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Fob James declined to run for re-election;he later successfully ran again in 1994 as a Republican. The open seat election saw former Democratic governor George Wallace,who narrowly won the Democratic primary,defeat Republican Emory Folmar,the Mayor of Montgomery,Alabama.
William Mark Lanier is an American trial lawyer and founder and CEO of the Lanier Law Firm. He has led a number of high-profile product litigation suits resulting in billions of dollars in damages,including Johnson &Johnson baby powder and Merck &Co.'s Vioxx drug.
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker,554 U.S. 471 (2008),was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that the punitive damages awarded to the victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill should be reduced from $2.5 billion to $500 million.
The Jacksonville,Maryland,ExxonMobil gas leak case is a series of lawsuits against ExxonMobil as a result of a February 2006 underground gasoline leak from an ExxonMobil service station in Jacksonville,Maryland.
Luther Johnson Strange III is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 2017 to 2018. He was appointed to fill that position after it was vacated by Sen. Jeff Sessions upon Sessions's confirmation as U.S. Attorney General.
William M. Beasley is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate,representing the 28th district.
The 1978 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7,1978,to elect the governor of Alabama. Fob James,a businessman who had switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party and campaigned as a "born-again Democrat",won the Democratic primary in an upset over Attorney General Bill Baxley. He went on to defeat Guy Hunt in a landslide in the general election. Incumbent Democrat George Wallace was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term;he later successfully ran again in 1982.
The 1966 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8,1966,and resulted in the election of Lurleen Wallace as the governor over U.S. Representative James D. Martin. Incumbent Democrat George Wallace was term limited and could not seek a second consecutive term;he later successfully ran again in 1970 and 1974 before being term-limited again,and then successfully ran again in 1982.
