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Preparing to plunge. According to the 1920 Official Swimming Guide of the American Swimming Association, the plunge for distance "is a dive from a stationary take-off which is free from spring from a height of 18 inches above the water. Upon reaching the water the plunger glides face downward for a period of 60 seconds without imparting any ...
4.78% of Landon's votes came from the eleven states of the former Confederacy, with him taking 19.09% of the vote in that region. [29] This was the last Democratic landslide in the West, as Democrats won every state except Kansas (Landon's home state) by more than 10%. West of the Great Plains States, Roosevelt only lost eight counties.
Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party , he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election , and was defeated in a landslide by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt .
Baltimore Ravens fans are being urged to donate to a group supported by Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid, who had a pass go through his arms late in last weekend's playoff loss to the Kansas ...
Landon Mion February 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM An 18-year-old beauty pageant queen who overcame childhood struggles including homelessness and an abusive mother was killed in a car crash with a tractor ...
The Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics takes place with thousands of participants. Approximately $2.4million was raised this year. Seaside Heights, NJ Saturday, February ...
Landon took 56.39% of the vote, to Roosevelt's 43.24%, a margin of 13.15%. Vermont historically was a bastion of Northeastern Republicanism, and by 1936 it had gone Republican in every presidential election since the founding of the Republican Party.
No. 11 seed Paula Badosa of Spain upset American Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, in straight sets at the Australian Open quarterfinals.