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2 unusual facts about Cochran


Cochran test

Cochran's Q test, a non-parametric test that is applied to the analysis of two-way randomized block designs with a binary response variable.

Cochran, Georgia

It was renamed Cochran in 1869 after Arthur Cochran, a railroad official who brought the Macon and Brunswick Railroad to town.


30 Odd Foot of Grunts

In the 1980s Russell Crowe and friend Billy Dean Cochran formed a band, "Roman Antix", which later evolved into the Australian rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts (TOFOG for short).

54 Seconds

Consisting of Spencer Gibb on vocals and guitar, J. J. Johnson on drums and vocals, Stewart Cochran on piano, synthesizer, keyboard and vocals and Glenn McGregor on bass.

Black River Entertainment

Black River Entertainment started in early 2010 by Nashville session musician Jimmy Nichols (James Ginnetti), his wife Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and Pennsylvania-based oil magnates Terry and Kim Pegula.

Burrell Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Nellie Bly was born in 1864 in the township and raised on "Cochran's Mills".

Charles B. Cochran

Cochran was also responsible for bringing Nikita Balieff and Balieff's theatre group "Chauve-Souris" to London.

Cochran Farm

The web site of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society says "William and Rebecca Cochran came from Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1814. They settled in Hamilton County where they lived until 1825. They then moved to Butler County near Millville. William Cochran owned much property in the area and in 1821 purchased the Millville Mill which had been built by Joel Williams in 1805".

Commodore Cochran

Commodore Shelton Cochran (January 20, 1902 – January 3, 1969) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Dean Cochran

Cochran has performed the lead roles in a number of plays written by William Shakespeare, including Macbeth, Henry V, Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well as A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Burn This.

In 2007 Cochran began a recurring role in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Detective Troy Scott, and in 2008 landed one of the starring roles in Meet the Spartans where he spoofs Rocky Balboa and Rambo.

Gideon v. Wainwright

Cochran later retired and was replaced with Louie L. Wainwright before the case was heard by the Supreme Court.

Hank Cochran

In October 2012, singer Jamey Johnson released Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, which features his renditions of sixteen songs that Cochran wrote.

Jimmy Cochran

Cochran's best Olympic finish was 12th in the slalom in 2006, and his best result at the world championships was tenth in the slalom at Val d'Isère in 2009.

John St. Clair Boyd

He married Helen Anne Cochran Macadam on 1 November 1887 at Duddingston Parish Church, Edinburgh.

Kathleen Gibson

Her talent was noticed by C. B. Cochran who auditioned her and she became one of Cochran's Young Ladies and on 30 November 1933, took the important role as Ena Hawkins in a production of "Mr Whittington" at the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow, starring alongside Jack Buchanan.

Kylee Cochran

Cochran had roles in several major films such as The Crow: Salvation, Gangland and The Paper Brigade.

Larry Parnes

Parnes also promoted concerts, including the 1960 tour by Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran during which Cochran was killed in a road crash.

Led Zeppelin North American Tour Autumn 1969

#"C'mon Everybody"/"Something Else" (Cochran, Capehart, Sheeley, Cochran) (on 6 November)

Lindy Cochran

Cochran is the youngest of four siblings of the "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, whose parents built and operated a ski hill in their back yard.

Makenzie Vega

At the age of five, Vega appeared regularly as the smallest child of Teddie Cochran (Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show.

Minor Adjustments

Sheridan co-created the series with Ken Estin (Taxi, Cheers) and Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, and it was produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Neill-Cochran House

General George Armstrong Custer was stationed in Austin during Reconstruction, occupying the blind school and, no doubt, visit the Neill-Cochran House.

Non-human electoral candidates

Several animals in the US have been elected mayors of small towns such as Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, whose mayor is a black lab named Junior Cochran, and Lajitas, Texas, whose mayor is a beer-drinking goat named Clay Henry III.

Northwest African Training Command

The comic strips Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff were partly inspired by Philip Cochran who was a friend of Caniff.

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

#"You're Stronger Than Me" – 2:51 (Cochran, Jimmy Key)

Robert Seaman

Robert Livingston Seaman (1822 – March 11, 1904) was an American millionaire industrialist who was the husband of investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly), whom he married in 1895 in Chicago.

Roy Cochran

Cochran wanted to go to Tulane University with a football scholarship, but was persuaded by his older brother Commodore, who won a gold medal at 1924 Summer Olympics in 4x400 m relay, to go to Indiana University Bloomington with a track scholarship.

Russ Cochran

Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Wanda Cochran

Born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was the only child of Marshall and Ida Cochran.

WDCO

WMUM-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Cochran, Georgia, United States, which held the call signs WDCO or WDCO-TV until 2006

WDXQ, a radio station (1440 AM) licensed to Cochran, Georgia, United States, which held the call sign WDCO from 2007 to 2010

WMUM-FM, a radio station (89.7 FM) licensed to Cochran, Georgia, United States, which held the call sign WDCO-FM from 1983 to 2006

William P. Steven

Cochran opened the page to leading national columnists, such as James Reston and Max Freedman, replacing more conservative columnists, such as Fulton Lewis, Jr. and Paul Harvey.

WRWR

WYPZ, a radio station (107.5 FM) licensed to Cochran, Georgia, which held the call sign WRWR-FM from 2009 to 2013


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