James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from...
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Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia, is a man-made...
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On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, then a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of...
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James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. He is...
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J. Strom Thurmond Dam, also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located 22 miles (35 km) north of Augusta, Georgia...
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Dixiecrat (redirect from 1948 Strom Thurmond vice presidential candidate selection)
identity among white Southerners. The Dixiecrats standard bearer, Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, eventually switched to Republican. Since the beginning...
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams (category Strom Thurmond)
2013) was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951) and longtime United States senator...
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Electoral history of Strom Thurmond, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), United States Senator from South Carolina (1954–1956, 1956–2003; Democrat...
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children) of Strom Thurmond, who served in the United States Senate for 48 years. Paul was born to Nancy (née Moore) and Strom Thurmond on January 9,...
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great-grandfather, Coleman Sharpton, was a slave owned by Julia Thurmond, whose grandfather was Strom Thurmond's great-great-grandfather. Coleman Sharpton was later...
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Strom Thurmond served in the United States Senate from 1956 to 2003 (interrupted in 1956). He was a supporter of the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald...
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1948 United States presidential election (category Strom Thurmond)
launched a third-party "Dixiecrat" ticket led by South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond. The Dixiecrats hoped to win enough electoral votes to force a contingent...
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Strom Thurmond High School (STHS) is a four year high school located in Johnston, a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. It is named...
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1984 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Melvin Purvis....
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1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, won re-election against Democratic challenger Elliott Springs Close...
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1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
Republican U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Bob Cunningham. U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond faced no opposition...
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1978 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond defeated Democratic challenger Charles D. Ravenel. The South Carolina...
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referred to as the "Dixiecrats", nominated South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond for president. The new party collapsed after Truman won the 1948 election...
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Lindsey Graham, serving since 2003, and Tim Scott, serving since 2013. Strom Thurmond was the state's longest-serving senator (1954–1956, 1956–2003). United...
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James Eastland, he supported the Dixiecrat ticket in 1948 headed by Strom Thurmond, and signed the Southern Manifesto, which called for massive resistance...
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The Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse is United States federal building located in Columbia, South Carolina, which was completed...
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in 1962, when he was 15 years old. He served as an aide to Senator Strom Thurmond and to his district's congressman, Floyd Spence. In 1981 and 1982, during...
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running, but backed down when Thurmond received endorsements from prominent Democrats in South Carolina. Senator Strom Thurmond easily defeated Robert Cunningham...
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1960 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
incumbent Senator Strom Thurmond easily won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. This was Thurmond's last Senate race in...
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1956 United States Senate special election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
resignation of Senator Strom Thurmond on April 4, 1956, who was keeping a campaign pledge he had made in the 1954 election. Thurmond was unopposed in his...
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novel Push. A History of the African-American People (proposed) by Strom Thurmond, as told to Percival Everett and James Kincaid (2004), is an epistolary...
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M. Thurmond (1836–1882), mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1879–1880 James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born 1972), American politician, son of Strom Thurmond Mark...
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politically advantageous to do so. The Thurmond rule "has its origins in June 1968, when Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, blocked...
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the 2001 anthrax attacks, and co-authored two biographies of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC). At the Washington Post, Thompson was an editor of reports on...
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Look up strom, Strom, ström, or štrom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strom may refer to: 8408 Strom (1995 SX12), a main-belt asteroid discovered on...
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