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Greensboro, NC

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.greensborochamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.greensboronc.org/

Population:
223891 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1808

County:
Guilford County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Greensboro Record

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	1891
North Carolina A&T State University	1891
Bennett College	1873
Greensboro College	1838
Guilford College	1837

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Precision Fabrics Group	1988
Pace Communications	1973
Jefferson-Pilot	1968
VF Corporation	1899
Lorillard Tobacco	1760
Unifi

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Erskine Bowles	Government	8-Aug-1945		White House Chief of Staff, 1996-98
James H. Burnley IV	Government	30-Jul-1948		US Secretary of Transportation, 1987-89
Howard Coble	Politician	18-Mar-1931	3-Nov-2015	Former Congressman from North Carolina
Levi Coffin	Activist	28-Oct-1798	16-Sep-1877	Helped thousands of slaves to freedom
Rick Dees	Radio Personality	14-Mar-1950		Disco Duck
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore	Historian	21-May-1949		Gender and Jim Crow
O. Henry	Author	11-Sep-1862	5-Jun-1910	The Gift of the Magi
James B. Hunt	Politician	16-May-1937		Twice Governor of North Carolina
Ann M. Livermore	Business	c. 1958		HP Technology Solutions Group
Loretta E. Lynch	Government	21-May-1959		U.S. Attorney General
Dolley Madison	First Lady	20-May-1768	12-Jul-1849	Wife of US President James Madison
Carolyn Maloney	Politician	19-Feb-1948		Congresswoman, New York 14th
Jack Matlock	Diplomat	1-Oct-1929		US Ambassador to the USSR, 1987-91
Bob McAdoo	Basketball	25-Sep-1951		NBA 1975 Most Valuable Player
Jim Neal	Politician	6-Nov-1956		Sought Elizabeth Dole's Senate seat in 2008
Michael H. Newlin	Diplomat	16-May-1926		US Ambassador to Algeria, 1981-85
Ron Perelman	Business	1-Jan-1943		Billionaire, owns 60% of Revlon

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard Coble	Politician	18-Mar-1931	3-Nov-2015	Former Congressman from North Carolina
Tommy Kelly	Actor	6-Apr-1925	26-Jan-2016	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Ed Nelson	Actor	21-Dec-1928	10-Aug-2014	Dr. Michael Rossi on Peyton Place

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