Charlotte
Charlotte city (1990 pop. 395,934), seat of Mecklenburg co., S N.C.; inc. 1768. The largest city in the state and the commercial and industrial leader of the Piedmont region, Charlotte is the third-ranking U.S. banking center as well as an air, transportation, and distribution hub for the Carolina manufacturing belt. Hydroelectricity from the Catawba River powers industries producing textiles, chemicals, clothing, machinery, food, metals, and printed materials.
The Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Queens College, and Johnson C. Smith Univ. are in the city. The Mint Museum of Art is a reproduction of the U.S. Mint located in Charlotte from 1837 until 1913. The city is home to professional football (the Panthers) and basketball (the Hornets) teams. The huge Charlotte Coliseum and high-rise office buildings have transformed the city's skyline since the 1980s. Lowe's (formerly Charlotte) Motor Speedway is in nearby Concord .
The city (settled c.1750) was named for Queen Charlotte , wife of George III of England. Its citizens were among the most outspoken in opposition to the British government, and it was at Charlotte that the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was signed in May, 1775. In his brief occupation of the city (Sept.-Oct., 1780), British General Cornwallis called it a "hornet's nest of rebellion." In 1971, Charlotte and Mecklenburg co. became the scene of the first major court-ordered busing program (ended 1999) to eliminate school segregation.
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Reunions
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 3/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...classmates for Aug. 3 reunion, Hilton Long Beach: Call Great Reunions at 800-655-7971...classmates for May 4 reunion: Call Great Reunions at 800-655-7971...classmates for Oct. 19 reunion, Sheraton Cerritos: Call Great Reunions at 800-655-7971...
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REUNIONS
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 5/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...for Aug. 2 reunion, Sheraton Cerritos. Call Great Reunions at 800-655...for Aug. 2 reunion, Sheraton Cerritos. Call Great Reunions at 800-655...20-year reunion, Hyatt Regency...Call Great Reunions at 800-655...
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Are Reunions Recession-proof?
PR Newswire; 5/22/2008; 688 words
; ...together. A Reunions magazine reader...while occasional reunion members might...Wagner, editor of Reunions magazine, spoke recently at four reunion-planning workshops...is author of Reunions Workbook: The Family Reunion Sourcebook...
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reunions REUNIONS.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/23/2007; 700+ words
; Ahoskie Class of 1972 is planning a reunion. Contact Deborah Chavis at (252) 332...Class of 1987 is planning its 20-year reunion. Contact Renee Tessier Lee at reneelynnlee...Class of 1987 will hold its 20-year reunion June 29-July 1. Contact LeAnne Riggs...
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Reunions calendar
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 10/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...keeps an ongoing list of reunions. To inquire about upcoming high school reunions, call 800-655-7971 or visit...com. -- Military Locator and Reunion Service Inc. -- keeps a list of ongoing reunions for veterans. 828-256-6008...
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reunions.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/4/2007; 700+ words
; Ahoskie Class of 1972 is planning a reunion. Contact Deborah Chavis at (252) 332...Class of 1987 is planning its 20-year reunion. Contact Renee Tessier Lee at reneelynnlee...Bayside Class of 1976 seeks alumni for a reunion Aug. 11-13 at the Holiday Inn Select...
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The reunion market. (class reunions and similar gatherings)
Magazine article from: American Demographics; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...the slack. CLASS REUNIONS Americans currently...estimated 150,000 class reunions every year, according to Reunion Research in San Francisco...Milwaukee-based Reunions magazine. People...10th high school reunion. About one-third...
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Reunions.
Newspaper article from: Odessa American (Odessa, TX); 7/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...High School Class of 1975 is planning a reunion. Send name and address to vilove2@ msn...School Class of 1957 is planning its 50th reunion Sept. 14-15. Send information to Pat...High School's "The Hotter Than Hades" Reunion for Classes 1965-'70 is scheduled for...
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Reunions away from home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...must be like to plan a reunion for a big family. According...1996 study conducted by Reunions magazine and the Hotel...run in packs. Family reunions give kids that experience...also found that most reunions are organized by women, partly because reunion planning, like making...
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REUNIONS NEW LISTINGS
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 1/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...Class of 1939 will have its 63-year reunion from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at...Class of 1972 will have its 30-year reunion June 29. Classmates, former teachers...Class of 1982 will have its 20-year reunion Aug. 10. For information: Bryan Mardis...
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Reunion Island
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
Reunion Island Culture Name Reunion Islander Orientation Identification. Reunion Island (in French, La Reunion ) is a multicultural society composed of people originally from France, Mozambique, India, China, Madagascar, and the Comores...
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reunion
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
reunion. Desire for the visible unity of the Church...Church towards members of other communions. Reunion with the Orthodox Church has frequently...cent. there have been aspirations for reunion between the C of E and the RC Church...
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Bonn Reunion Conferences
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Bonn Reunion Conferences. Two conferences held at Bonn in 1874 and 1875 under the presidency of J. J. I. von Döllinger to foster reunion between Churches which had retained the faith and order of historic Christianity...
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Reunion in Vienna
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Reunion in Vienna (1931), a comedy by Robert Sherwood . [ Martin Beck Theatre...Empire. When Anton learns that Rudolf has returned secretly to Vienna for a reunion of old aristocrats at the Hotel Lucher, he encourages Elena to visit Rudolf...
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breakage and reunion
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
breakage and reunion In genetics, the established model of crossing-over by the physical breakage and crosswise reunion of broken chromatids during the pairing of homologous chromosomes at the prophase I stage of meiosis . The points at which...
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