LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.ci.anchorage.ak.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.anchoragechamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.anchorage.net/

Population:
260283 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1914

County:
Anchorage Borough

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Charter College	1985
Alaska Pacific University	1957
University of Alaska Anchorage	1954

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
VECO Corporation	1968
Alaska Railroad	1914

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Irene Bedard	Actor	22-Jul-1967		Pocahontas
Mark Begich	Politician	30-Mar-1962		US Senator from Alaska
Traci Dinwiddie	Actor	22-Dec-1973		Dead Heist
Michelle Johnson	Actor	8-Sep-1965		Blame It on Rio
Valerie Plame	Spy	19-Apr-1963		CIA operative outed by Bush officials
Curt Schilling	Baseball	14-Nov-1966		Boston Red Sox pitcher
Kevin Strom	Activist	1956		Founder, National Vanguard
Khleo Thomas	Actor	30-Jan-1989		Roll Bounce

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. A. Boucher	Politician	27-Jan-1921	19-Jun-2009	Lt. Governor of Alaska, 1970-74
Robert O. Bowen	Novelist	7-May-1920	9-Jun-2003	The Weight of the Cross
William A. Egan	Politician	8-Oct-1914	6-May-1984	Twice Governor of Alaska
Walter J. Hickel	Politician	18-Aug-1919	7-May-2010	Twice Governor of Alaska
Papa Pilgrim	Criminal	c. 1941	24-May-2008	Hillbilly Heaven

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