CDP (Census-Designated Place)

Official Website:
http://www.co.arlington.va.us/

Population:
189453 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
--

County:
Arlington County

County in Virginia directly opposite Washington, DC, also a census-designated-place.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, VA	1925

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Promontory Interfinancial Network	2002
In-Q-Tel	1999
Watson Wyatt Worldwide	1995
Friedman Billings Ramsey & Co.	1989
AES	1981
Alcalde & Fay	1973
PBS	1969
CACI International	1962
Strayer Education	1892

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Susie Bright	Columnist	25-Mar-1958		Sexpert, porn critic
Sandra Bullock	Actor	26-Jul-1964		The Net
Katie Couric	Talk Show Host	7-Jan-1957		CBS Evening News
Adam Curry	TV Personality	3-Sep-1964		Former MTV veejay
Zac Hanson	Musician	22-Oct-1985		Member of boy band Hanson
Mary Landrieu	Politician	23-Nov-1955		US Senator from Louisiana
Rich Lowry	Editor	1968		Editor of the National Review
Michele J. Sison	Diplomat	27-May-1959		US Ambassador to Lebanon
Paul Wellstone	Politician	21-Jul-1944	25-Oct-2002	US Senator killed in plane crash

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Barron	Journalist	1930	24-Feb-2005	Soviet espionage expert
Harry Blackmun	Judge	12-Nov-1908	4-Mar-1999	US Supreme Court Justice, 1970-94
William J. Brennan	Judge	25-Apr-1906	24-Jul-1997	US Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90
Charles A. Gabriel	Military	21-Jan-1928	4-Sep-2003	USAF Chief of Staff, 1982-86
Grace Murray Hopper	Computer Programmer	9-Dec-1906	1-Jan-1992	Invented the COBOL compiler
Sandy Hume	Journalist	c. 1969	22-Feb-1998	The Hill Correspondent, 1996-98
Maynard Jackson	Politician	23-Mar-1938	23-Jun-2003	First black Mayor of Atlanta
Robert Jastrow	Astronomer	7-Sep-1925	8-Feb-2008	Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Diane Knippers	Religion	6-Jan-1952	18-Apr-2005	Conservative religious strategist
Seymour M. Lipset	Sociologist	18-Mar-1922	31-Dec-2006	American Exceptionalism
Edward McGaffigan	Government	8-Dec-1948	2-Sep-2007	NRC Commissioner, 1996-2007
Robert S. Mulliken	Chemist	7-Jun-1896	31-Oct-1986	Studied molecular structure
Barbara Olson	TV Personality	27-Dec-1955	11-Sep-2001	Conservative TV pundit
Wilton B. Persons	Government	19-Jan-1896	Sep-1977	Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
William Rehnquist	Judge	1-Oct-1924	3-Sep-2005	US Supreme Court Chief Justice 1986-2005
Hyman Rickover	Military	27-Jan-1900	8-Jul-1986	Built the nuclear navy
George Rockwell	Activist	9-Mar-1918	25-Aug-1967	Founded American Nazi Party
Robert F. Seedlock	Military	6-Feb-1913	5-May-2004	Built the Burma Road in WWII

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