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| Elevation | 211 ft (64 m) | ||
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Easton is a city in Northampton County, in the eastern region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Northampton County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 26,263 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Northampton County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. [1]
Along with Allentown and Bethlehem, Easton is one of three primary cities that comprise the Lehigh Valley region, the state's third most populous metropolitan area. For the song by Billy Joel, see " Allentown (song." For the neighborhood in Pittsburgh Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the The Lehigh Valley, also known as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ metropolitan area, is an official metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton Easton is the easternmost city of the Lehigh Valley, sitting on the confluence of the Delaware River (which divides Pennsylvania and New Jersey) and the Lehigh River, for which the Lehigh Valley is named. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States Easton is the smallest of the three Lehigh Valley cities, with approximately one-fourth of the population of the largest Lehigh Valley city, Allentown.
Easton is almost equidistant from Philadelphia, which is 60 miles (100 km) to the south, and New York City, which is 70 miles (110 km) to the east. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City of New York
Air transport to and from Easton is available through Lehigh Valley International Airport, which is located approximately 15 miles west of the city, in Hanover Township. Hanover Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The city is split up into four primary sections: Historic Downtown, which lies directly to the north of the Lehigh River, to the west of the Delaware River, continuing west to Sixth Street; The West Ward, which lies between Sixth and Fifteenth Streets; The South Side, which lies south of the Lehigh River; and College Hill, a neighborhood on the hills to the north; home of Lafayette College. The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA The boroughs of Wilson, West Easton, and Glendon are also directly adjacent to the city; the first and largest of which, Wilson, partially aligns in the same North-South Grid as the city of Easton. Wilson is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. West Easton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glendon is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The greater Easton area consists of the city itself, three townships (Forks, Palmer, and Williams) and three boroughs (Glendon, West Easton, and Wilson). Forks Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Palmer Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Williams Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glendon is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. West Easton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wilson is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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History
Easton is situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers, a popular area long before it was settled by Europeans. The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States The Lenape Native Americans originally referred this place as "Lechauwitank", or "The Place at the Forks". The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Thomas Penn was so inspired by the beauty of the place that he set aside a 1000 acre (4 km²) tract of land here for a town. Easton, settled in 1739 and founded in 1752,[2] was so named at the request of Penn: he had recently married Juliana Fermor, the daughter of Lord Pomfret whose estate was called Easton Neston, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. Easton Neston is a Country house near Towcester (pronounced "Toaster" in Northamptonshire, England. Towcester (ˈtoʊstɚ the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland As Northampton County, Pennsylvania was being formed at this time, Easton was selected as its county seat, at least partially because it was as far as possible from the Moravians who were settled further up the Lehigh River at Bethlehem. Northampton County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. This page is about the Moravian Church globally For information about the church in a particular geographic area use the links at Organisation below The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the
Several Indian treaties were signed in Easton during the French and Indian War, contributing to the English conquest of the Ohio River Valley. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River.
Declaration of Independence reading
Easton was also an important military center during the American Revolutionary War. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" In 1776, Easton was one of the first three places the Declaration of Independence was publicly read (along with Philadelphia and Trenton). Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about declarations of independence in general Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Trenton is the Capital of the US state of New Jersey and the County seat of Mercer County. It is claimed that the Easton flag was flown during that reading, making it one of the first "Stars and Stripes" to fly over the colonies. The Easton Flag is a banner used to represent Easton Pennsylvania. This flag, which is known to date to the War of 1812, currently serves as Easton's municipal flag. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
Industrial history
Easton was a major commercial center during the canal and railroad periods of the 1800s, when it was a transportation hub for the steel industry. Three canals, the Delaware, the Lehigh, and the Morris, served to connect the coal regions to the north and west, the iron works to the west, the commercial port of Philadelphia to the south, and the New York City area to the east via the a connection with the Morris Canal across the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal runs from the Lehigh River at Easton to Bristol. The Lehigh Canal was constructed to carry Anthracite from the upper Lehigh Valley to the urban markets of the northeast especially Philadelphia. The Morris Canal was an Anthracite -carrying Canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. When canal transportation was largely replaced by railroads, Easton was served by five railroads, and only lost its prominence in transportation with the rise of the automobile in the mid 20th century.
Like the Pennsylvania Dutch region to the southwest, Easton has a strong German heritage. The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch, Pennsylvania Germans or Pennsylvania Deutsch) are the descendants of German The Pennsylvania Argus, a German-language newspaper, was published in Easton until 1917. As part of their heritage, the Germans put up one of the continent's earliest Christmas trees in Easton; Daniel Foley's book (page 72) states that "Another diary reference unearthed recently makes mention of a tree set-up at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1816. A Christmas tree, Yule tree, holiday tree or Tannenbaum (fir tree is one of the most popular Traditions associated with the celebration " There is a plaque in Scott Park (along the Delaware) commemorating this event, and it also mentions the 1816 date.
Most historians of angling believe that Samuel Phillipe, an Easton gunsmith, invented the six-strip split-cane fishing rod. A state historical commission plaque near Center Square commemorates this[1].
Refuge from Prohibition
During Prohibition, Easton earned a reputation for nightlife in an age when the rest of the nation was dry, and Easton was referred to colloquially as "The Little Apple. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol " Easton was a speakeasy town where liquor flowed freely, brothels were common, and the local police were known to turn a blind eye. Following the end of many Friday Night fights in New York City's Madison Square Garden during this era, crowds were known to chant "Going to Easton" before boarding trains en masse for the short 67 mile trek to this Pennsylvania/New Jersey border town, where nightlife flourished. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.
Easton was also once known as the "City of Churches". At one time, it had the largest church-to-population ratio in the nation.
Geography
Easton is located at (40. 688248, -75. 216458). [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (12. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (11. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 4 square miles (1. 0 km²) of it (8. 39%) is water. including Bushkill Creek and the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Downtown Easton lies at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers, and is a low-lying area surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south. The Lehigh River, a Tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. North of downtown is College Hill, the home of Lafayette College. Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA South Easton, divided by the Lehigh River from the rest of the city, was a separate borough until 1898; it was settled initially by canal workers, and was later the home of several silk mills.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 26,263 people, 9,544 households, and 5,735 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 6,168. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 per square mile (2,380. 3/km²). There were 10,545 housing units at an average density of 2,476. 7 per square mile (955. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78. 48% White, 12. 71% African American, 0. 24% Native American, 1. 66% Asian, 0. 11% Pacific Islander, 3. 67% from other races, and 3. 13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. 79% of the population.
There were 9,544 households out of which 30. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37. 7% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39. 9% were non-families. 31. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 46 and the average family size was 3. 10.
In the city the population was spread out with 23. 3% under the age of 18, 16. 3% from 18 to 24, 29. 9% from 25 to 44, 18. 6% from 45 to 64, and 11. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,162, and the median income for a family was $38,704. Males had a median income of $32,356 versus $23,609 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,949. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 3% of families and 16. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 11. 2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Post-secondary education
Easton is the home of one four-year college, Lafayette College, one of the older colleges in the United States (founded in 1826). Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Primary education
The Easton area is served by two school districts: the Easton Area School District and the Wilson Area School District. Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton Area School District
The Easton Area School District serves the residents of the city itself, along with Forks and Palmer Townships and two smaller non-contiguous communities: the borough of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania to the south and the village of Martins Creek, Pennsylvania to the north. Forks Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Palmer Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Riegelsville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The school district has six elementary schools (Cheston, Forks, March, Palmer, Paxinosa, and Tracy) for grades K-4, Shawnee Middle School (in Forks Township) for grades 5-8, and Easton Area High School (in Palmer Township) for grades 9-12. Easton Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Palmer Township, Northampton County, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania Palmer Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Total student enrollment is about 9000 students in all grades.
Easton High School is known[5] for its long-standing athletic rivalry with Phillipsburg High School in neighboring Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Phillipsburg High School is a comprehensive four-year Public high school located in Phillipsburg, in Warren County, New Jersey, United Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. The two teams play an annual football game on Thanksgiving Day that is considered one of the largest and longest-standing rivalries in American high school football. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. 2006 marked the 100th year anniversary of the Easton-Phillipsburg high school football rivalry[5] The game was won by Easton.
Easton High School competes athletically in the Lehigh Valley Conference, generally considered one of the state's most competitive athletic conferences. The Lehigh Valley Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large High schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley
As of the 2000 census, the combined population of the municipalities in the Easton Area School District was 53,554
Wilson Area School District
The Wilson Area School District serves students of the neighboring boroughs of Wilson, West Easton, Glendon, and Williams Township. Wilson is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. West Easton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glendon is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Williams Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
As of the 2000 census, the combined population of the municiplalities in the Wilson Area School District was 13,671.
Wilson Area High School's football team won the 2006 Class AA State Football Championship against Jeanette 29-28 at Hershey Stadium
Industry
Easton is the home of Binney & Smith, the manufacturer of Crayola crayons, and was formerly the home of Dixie Cup Corporation, the manufacturer of Dixie Cups and other consumer products. Crayola LLC, headquartered in Forks Township Pennsylvania (nominally Easton Pennsylvania) in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Crayola is a brand of marking utensils such as markers chalk crayons and colored pencils manufactured by Crayola LLC (formerly Binney & Smith A paper cup is a disposable cup made out of Paper and often lined with Plastic or Wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the
Media
Easton's daily newspaper is The Express-Times. But The Morning Call, based in Allentown, also is widely read in the city. The Morning Call is a daily Newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Easton is part of the Philadelphia DMA, but also receives numerous radio and television channels from New York City, and from the smaller Scranton-Wilkes-Barre media market to the northwest. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania
Two television stations are based in neighboring Allentown: PBS affiliate WLVT Channel 39, and independent station WFMZ Channel 69. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WLVT-TV is a PBS television station serving the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States. WFMZ-TV is a general interest independent television station in Allentown Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA.
Among Easton-based radio stations is WODE-FM "The Hawk", a classic rock station broadcast at 99. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s 9 FM, and WCTO "Cat Country 96", a country music station broadcasting on 96. WCTO, popularly known as Cat Country 961, is an FM Radio station broadcasting on 96 Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. 1 FM. Other rock music stations within the Easton market include WWYY "The Bone", which broadcasts at 107. WWYY is a United States class A Radio station broadcasting on 107 1 FM, and WZZO "Z-95", based in Lehigh Valley's Whitehall Township, which broadcasts at 95. WZZO is a popular Hard rock Radio station located in Whitehall Township, outside of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 1 FM.
Notable Easton residents and natives
- Lisa Ann - adult film actress. Lisa Ann (born in Easton Pennsylvania, USA) is a pornographic actress.
- Eddie Alkire - music educator, inventor and Hawaiian guitar virtuoso.
- Chuck Amato - college football linebacker coach, Florida State University. Chuck Amato (born June 26, 1946 in Easton Pennsylvania) aka "The Chest" was the head football coach of North Carolina State Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee
- Steve Aponavicius - placekicker, Boston College. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.
- Christian Bauman - novelist. Christian Bauman (b June 15 1970 Easton Pennsylvania) is an American Novelist, essayist and lyricist
- James McKeen Cattell - first United States psychology professor. James McKeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and
- Jack Coleman - actor, NBC's Heroes. John MacDonald "Jack" Coleman (born February 21 1958) is an American Actor and Screenwriter, best known for replacing The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September
- Joseph F. Crater - Associate Justice, New York Supreme Court. Joseph Force Crater ( January 5, 1889 &ndash date of death unknown) was a Judge in New York City who suddenly disappeared on the night
- George Daniel - Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Lacrosse League. George Daniel is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Lacrosse League
- Don Dixon - astronomical artist. Don Dixon is the name of Don Dixon (musician (born 1950 record producer songwriter musician bassist Don Dixon (artist (born 1951 space
- Jarred Holley - Defensive back for the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh.
- Larry Holmes - boxing's former world heavyweight champion (who fought under the nickname "The Easton Assassin"). For the politician and activist see Larry Holmes (Marxist. Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949, in Cuthbert Georgia
- Frank Reed Horton - founder of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. Frank Reed Horton (July 17 1896 in Sewickley Pennsylvania – August 28 1966 in Easton Pennsylvania) was a United States educator Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an
- Daniel Dae Kim - actor, ABC's Lost. Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series.
- J. Robert Lennon - novelist. John Robert Lennon (born 1970 is an American author of several works of fiction including a number of short stories and four novels to date
- Dennis Mammana - nationally-syndicated (U. Dennis Mammana (born September 5 1951 in Easton Pennsylvania) is a nationally-syndicated astronomy writer lecturer and sky photographer S. ) astronomy columnist, lecturer and sky photographer.
- Francis March - academic. Francis Andrew March (October 25 1825 in Sutton Massachusetts &ndashSeptember 9 1911 in Easton Pennsylvania) was an American Polymath, academic
- Peyton C. March - former U. Peyton Conway March (born December 27, 1864 in Easton Pennsylvania - April 13, 1955) was an American soldier and Army Chief S. Army Chief of Staff.
- Kristen McMenamy - fashion model. Kristen McMenamy (born December 13, 1966 in Easton Pennsylvania) is a Supermodel.
- Robert B. Meyner - former Governor of New Jersey. Robert Baumle Meyner ( July 3, 1908 - May 27, 1990) of Phillipsburg New Jersey was an American Democratic Party
- Mulgrew Miller - jazz pianist. Mulgrew Miller is an American Jazz pianist born in 1955 in Greenwood Mississippi who performs in a number of jazz idioms
- Randall Munroe - writer, XKCD comic series. Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17 1984) is a programmer best known for creating the Webcomic Xkcd. xkcd is a Webcomic created by Randall Munroe, a former contractor for NASA.
- Sally Jessy Raphaël - television talk show host. Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal February 25, 1935 in Easton Pennsylvania) is an American Talk show host
- Andrew Horatio Reeder - former Governor of Kansas. Andrew Horatio Reeder ( July 12, 1807 - July 5, 1864) was the first governor of the Territorial Kansas.
- Richard Sher - host, National Public Radio's Says You! (radio quiz series). Richard Sher is best known as the producer and host of the National Public Radio program Says You!. Says You! is a weekly entertainment program distributed by Pipit & Finch in the United States.
- Charles Sitgreaves, (1803-1878), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1865 to 1869. Charles Sitgreaves ( April 22, 1803, Easton Pennsylvania &ndash March 17, 1878, Phillipsburg New Jersey) was an New Jersey 's Third Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Jim Saxton who is retiring before the United States [6]
- Samuel Sitgreaves - U. Samuel Sitgreaves ( March 16, 1764 - April 4, 1827) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. S. commissioner to Great Britain, U. S. Congressman.
- George Taylor - signer of the Declaration of Independence. George Taylor (c 1716 &ndash February 23, 1781) was a Colonial Ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration
- Harry Clay Trexler - industrialist, businessman. Henry Clay Trexler ( April 17, 1854 – November 17, 1933) was an American industrialist who built a business empire in
- Jim Trimble - former professional football coach, inventor of standard slingshot goalposts. James "Jim" Trimble ( May 29 1918 - May 23 2006) was a football coach who served as head coach in both the National
- Bobby Weaver - gold medalist 1984 Summer Olympics, freestyle wrestling. Bobby Weaver was a gold medal-winning wrestler in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles,
- Bob Weiss - former professional basketball coach, Seattle SuperSonics. Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942 in Easton, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional Basketball player and The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played
- Charles A. Wikoff - the most senior ranking U. Charles Augustus Wikoff (March 3 1837-July 1 1898 was a United States Army officer serving from American Civil War until he became the most senior ranking American S. Army officer killed in the Spanish-American War.
- Robert Sun - inventor of Math 24 game in 1988. Robert Sun is the inventor of the popular 24 Game. He invented the math card game in the 1988 The 24 Game is a Mathematical game in which the object is to find a way to manipulate four Integers so that the end result is 24
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