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2. Joseph A. Jordan Jr. - Wikipedia

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   In 1972, he became the vice-mayor of Norfolk. [15] In 1974, Jordan resigned as vice-mayor in protest, "saying the city is being run by the Norfolk Redevelopment Authority rather than City Council." [16] Jordan was appointed to the General District Court on July 1, 1977. [3] [17] He was one of only a few African American state judges at the time ...

3. History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   The history of Norfolk, Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636. The city was named after the English county of Norfolk [1] [2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. . The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it was soon rebu

4. Edward Shames - Wikipedia

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   Colonel Edward David Shames (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer who later served in the U.S. Army Reserve. During World War II, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

5. Mary Louvestre - Wikipedia

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   Mary Louveste (nee Ogilvie) was born about 1812 in Norfolk City (nee Norfolk Borough) to Lewis and Sukey Ogilvie. Lewis was a free mulatto from French San Domingo and Sukey was a free African American woman from York County, Virginia. It is unknown if Sukey was black or biracial. [2]

6. 1950 USS Missouri grounding - Wikipedia

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   Wallin was the Navy Yard Commandant at Norfolk, and as a captain he had been instrumental in repairing damage at Pearl Harbor after the 7 December 1941 air raid by the Imperial Japanese Navy that had brought the United States into World War II. In total the salvage team that Wallin commanded successfully resurrected 19 of the 21 ships initially ...

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