The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked a panel of historians and other experts to name the century's 10 most significant people in Wisconsin. Nelson ranked fourth, behind Robert M. (Fighting Bob) La Follette, naturalist, philosopher and author Aldo Leopold, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
July 3, 2005
Goodbye to Governor Nelson.
Gaylord Nelson, the former governor of Wisconsin, founder of Earth Day, has died.
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2 comments:
Lars: I guess no one names their son "Gaylord" anymore. I have a vague memory of a big store named Gaylord's (in NJ).
Lindsey: The trick is to figure out what foolish thing we're obliviously doing now.
Anyway, I think Gaylord is a pretty well-established last name.
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