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11 unusual facts about Herndon


Digital Earth

In March 2000, at a special IDEW meeting hosted by Oracle Corporation in Herndon, Virginia, industry representatives demonstrated several promising 3-D visualization prototypes.

GeoEye

In the early twenty-first century GeoEye was headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Herndon ArtSpace

The Herndon ArtSpace is a local art gallery located in downtown Herndon, Virginia.

IDirect

VT iDirect (iDirect) is a Herndon, Virginia based company that develops satellite-based IP communications technology.

Jon Carman

Jonathan Daniel Carman (born January 14, 1976 in Herndon, Virginia) was an American football offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League 2000–2001.

Netco Government Services

Previously known as Netco Government Services, is a privately held business headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, that provides network services to various branches of the US Government.

Network operations center

Example organizations that manage this form of NOC includes Artel, a service provider of commercial satellite bandwidth to the United States Department of Defense, located in Herndon, Virginia.

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen (صالح ابن عبدالرحمن حسین) is a prominent Saudi government official who fell under suspicion following the Sept 11th attacks when it was discovered that three of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, Khalid Almihdhar, and Nawaf Alhazmi had checked into the Marriott Residence Inn in Herndon, Virginia, the same hotel he was staying at, the night before the attacks.

Stamping Ground, Kentucky

The town was established in 1817 and named Herndonsville for the local Herndon family.

SWsoft

The company was founded in 1997 and maintained its headquarters in Herndon, Virginia with additional offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Technical Communities

Technical communities has office locations in San Bruno, CA and in Herndon, VA, in the Washington DC area.


1992 Rose Bowl

Members of the Royal Court are: (Queen Tannis Turrentine, Mayfield Senior School, Princesses Laurie Fortier, Malia Herndon, Erin Mispagel, Mia Rondinella, Kristen Russell and Melissa Tyson).

David Herndon

The 6'5", 230 pounds Herndon was originally drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 38th round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Mosely High School in Panama City, but did not sign.

Franklin Benjamin Sanborn

He also edited two volumes of Theodore Parker's Writings (1914), introduced Newton's Lincoln and Herndon (1913), and wrote brief biographies of Samuel Langdon (president of Harvard College), of Ellery Channing and of Mrs. Abbott-Wood of Lowell.

Herndon ArtSpace

Devoted to the development of visual arts and media, the Artspace has been supporting the developments of arts within the Herndon community and Fairfax County, Virginia.

James T. Jones

Jones was elected to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas H. Herndon.

Jesse W. Weik

In 1892, Weik published a revised version of the book (Herndon had died in 1891) titled, Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (New York: D. Appleton. 2 vols.).

Missing Dragons

Missing Dragons is a studio EP from American instrumental hip hop producer A Grape Dope (born John Herndon).

Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League

Herndon/West Springfield Hornets/Spartans

Steve Herndon

Herndon attended high school and played on its football team with Warren Mathis, who later became rapper Bubba Sparxxx.

Thomas H. Herndon

Herndon was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mobile, Alabama, March 28, 1883, before the convening of the Forty-eighth Congress.

Thomas Herndon

After further consultation with his professors Michael Ash and Robert Pollin, Herndon was encouraged to contact the authors Reinhart and Rogoff at Harvard.

Wadih el-Hage

Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, a brother of Saudi billionaire Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi who founded of a Herndon, VA-based network of charities and businesses known as the SAAR Foundation.

WAOK

At a WAOK-sponsored concert held at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta on May 28, 1959, Sears used an Ampex monaural recorder and a single microphone to make one of the most famous live albums of all time, Ray Charles in Person (Atlantic 8039).