Difference between revisions of "Washington"
MountainDew (Talk | contribs) |
m (Wrong City, way wrong) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the influential grunge band Nirvana, was from Aberdeen. | Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the influential grunge band Nirvana, was from Aberdeen. | ||
| − | [[Bill Gates]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and the world's richest man as of 2007, lives in | + | [[Bill Gates]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and the world's richest man as of 2007, lives in Medina. |
[[Jimi Hendrix]], an influential rock guitarist of the late 1960s, was born in Seattle. | [[Jimi Hendrix]], an influential rock guitarist of the late 1960s, was born in Seattle. | ||
Revision as of 05:07, March 24, 2007
For the United States Capital, see Washington, D.C.
Washington, often referred to as Washington State, is the forty-second state to enter into the Union. The state is named after the first president George Washington. Its capital is Olympia, and its largest city is Seattle.
Notable people from Washington
Bob Barker, host of the long-running game show The Price is Right, was born in Darrington.
Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the influential grunge band Nirvana, was from Aberdeen.
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the world's richest man as of 2007, lives in Medina.
Jimi Hendrix, an influential rock guitarist of the late 1960s, was born in Seattle.
Gary Larson, cartoonist known for his strip The Far Side, was born in Tacoma.
Bill Nye, engineer best known for his children's television series Bill Nye the Science Guy, studied at Washington State University in Pullman.
Chief Seattle, a Native American leader who converted to Roman Catholicism, lent his name to the city of Seattle.
John Stockton, the all-time NBA leader in assists and steals, was born and raised in Spokane.
