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Gale Norton
1954Mar, 11

Gale Norton

Gale Norton, American lawyer and politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States secretary of the interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Colorado attorney general from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold either post.

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Events on 1954

  • 13Feb

    NCAA Division I

    Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
  • 28Feb

    NTSC

    The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
  • 1Apr

    United States Air Force Academy

    United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
  • 25Apr

    Bell Labs

    The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
  • 18Jun

    1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

    Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état