CITY

Official Website:
http://www.raleigh-nc.org/

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitraleigh.com/

Population:
276093 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1792

County:
Durham County, Wake County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Raleigh News & Observer
The Raleigh Times

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Meredith College	1891
North Carolina State University	1887
St. Augustine's College Raleigh	1867
Shaw University	1865
Peace College	1857

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Progress Energy	2000
Martin Marietta Materials	1996
Red Hat	1993
Winston Hotels	1988
Highwoods Properties	1978
Golden Corral	1973
General Parts	1961
Carolina Power & Light

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clay Aiken	Singer	30-Nov-1978		American Idol
Bill Campbell	Politician	25-May-1953		Mayor of Atlanta, 1994-2002
Jonathan Daniels	Government	26-Apr-1902	6-Nov-1981	FDR and Truman's press secretary
Michael C. Hall	Actor	1-Feb-1971		David Fisher on Six Feet Under
Richard Jenrette	Business	5-Apr-1929		Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Andrew Johnson	Head of State	29-Dec-1808	31-Jul-1875	17th US President, 1865-68
Daniel L. McFadden	Economist	29-Jul-1937		Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior
Nate McMillan	Basketball	3-Aug-1964		Portland Trail Blazers head coach, 2005-12
Robert Duncan McNeill	Actor	9-Nov-1964		Tom Paris on Star Trek: Voyager
Leonidas Polk	Military	10-Apr-1806	14-Jun-1864	Confederate general
Emily Procter	Actor	8-Oct-1968		CSI: Miami
Peyton Reed	Film Director	3-Jul-1964		Yes Man
Hilda Santo-Tomas	TV Personality	4-Apr-1961		Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
Webb Simpson	Golf	8-Aug-1985		Winner, 2012 US Open
Liz Vassey	Actor	9-Aug-1972		Wendy Simms on CSI
Reginald VelJohnson	Actor	16-Aug-1952		Carl Winslow on Family Matters
John Wall	Basketball	6-Sep-1990		Washington Wizards point guard
Evan Rachel Wood	Actor	7-Sep-1987		S1m0ne
G. Smedes York	Business	c. 1940		York Properties Inc.

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Crawford Biggs	Politician	29-Aug-1872	30-Jan-1960	US Solicitor General, 1933-35
Josephus Daniels	Government	18-May-1862	15-Jan-1948	Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21
Thomas Dixon	Author	11-Jan-1864	3-Apr-1946	The Clansman
Fred Heineman	Politician	28-Dec-1929	20-Mar-2010	Congressman from North Carolina, 1995-97
Jesse Helms	Politician	18-Oct-1921	4-Jul-2008	US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003
U. Alexis Johnson	Diplomat	17-Oct-1908	24-Mar-1997	Career US Ambassador
Kate Smith	Singer	1-May-1907	17-Jun-1986	God Bless America

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