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Armstrong was born in Hope, Arkansas. Prior to becoming mayor, he had served as Jefferson County Judge/Executive since 1989. He was raised in Madison, Indiana. He attended Hanover College, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, before graduating from Murray State University in 1966. He earned a J.D. from the University of Louisville school of law in 1969. Armstrong then worked in the public and private sector, including a term as a family court judge and election as Jefferson County's Commonwealth's Attorney, the local felony prosecutor. In 1983 Armstrong was elected Attorney General of Kentucky. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 1987, losing in the Democratic primary to Brereton C. Jones. Armstrong was technically the final mayor of the City of Louisville. The city was merged with Jefferson County near the end of his term; Armstrong was a supporter of the ballot measure that brought about the merger. His term had several successes, most notably his support for the revitalization of Downtown Louisville. Some of the projects he championed were expansions of the medical district, a $111 million Marriott hotel, Fourth Street Live! and Louisville Glassworks. The Louisville Extreme Park was one of his signature accomplishments as Mayor. Armstrong's term as mayor was marked by several controversies. Several NBA teams at least considered a move to Louisville during his term, but nothing materialized. Armstrong was criticized for not exploring the possibility of a downtown arena for such a team, although Armstrong rebutted that he shouldn't have been singlehandedly expected to lure a franchise to Louisville. Nevertheless, some, including members of the city's NBA pursuit team, blamed Armstrong for a lack of leadership on the issue. Perhaps his most notable controversy was the firing of Police Chief Gene Sherrard. Sherrard, without the mayor's knowledge, had approved valor awards for two officers involved in a deadly shooting with racial overtones. The officers had been cleared of charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, Desmond Rudolph. The firing won praise from the African American community, but enraged police officers and supporters, leading to a march on Louisville City Hall. He did not run for mayor of Metro Louisville, where he would have been a heavy underdog to Jerry Abramson. In early 2007 Armstrong stated that he was considering a campaign for Governor of Kentucky, though he eventually chose not to run. |
![Musica, esecuzione ed arrangiamento di FRANCESCO IL PRINCIPE Missaggio: FRANCESCO IL PRINCIPE Video: FRANCESCO IL PRINCIPE Mia personale esecuzione di questo capolavoro della musica firmato da George Douglas e George David Weiss ed interpretato per la prima volta da Louis Armstrong. I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' How do you do? They're really saying I love you I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll ever know And I think to myself, what a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world Oh yeah What a Wonderful World Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. What a Wonderful World Artista Louis Armstrong Autore/i Bob Thiele e George David Weiss Genere Jazz Data 1967 Si invita a seguire lo schema del Progetto Musica What a Wonderful World (inglese: che mondo meraviglioso) è una famosa canzone scritta da Bob Thiele (con lo pseudonimo George Douglas) e George David Weiss e interpretata per la prima volta da Louis Armstrong. Fu pubblicata come singolo agli inizi dell'autunno del 1967. Indice [nascondi] 1 Significato 2 Usi cinematografici 3 Cover 4 Curiosità Significato [modifica] What a Wonderful <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s6PKilCCzOs/0.jpg)
