Dennis Ray Hood

Male17 January 1975–8 October 1992

Brief Life History of Dennis Ray

Dennis Ray Hood was born on 17 January 1975, in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States. He died on 8 October 1992, in his hometown, at the age of 17, and was buried in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States.

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    World Events (3)

    1976 · The Copyright Act of 1976

    Age 1

    The primary form of copyright law in the United States. The Act spells out what is the basic rights of the copyright holder and what is classified as fair use.

    1979 · The Department of Education

    Age 4

    Department of Education was organized to guide the schools throughout the United States in what to teach and how to teach it. The Department also collects data on the schools to see where government focus needs to go.

    1982 · World's Fair Held in Knoxville

    Age 7

    In 1982, the World’s fair was held in Knoxville Tennessee. The theme was Energy Turns the World and it had around 11 million visitors, making it the most popular of the world’s fairs in US history. Sadly it left the city $46 million in debt. The only way to reserve a hotel room or any room for that fact was to get them with a package deal by going to the fair.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English hod, hood, hodde ‘hood’, either for someone who wore a hood (like the medieval folk hero Robin Hood) or who made and sold hoods. In Kent and Sussex the name may sometimes have been confused with Hoad .

    English: from the Middle English personal name Hod(e), a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-; see Ott and Oates and compare Hodson 2.

    English and Scottish: variant of Hudd, from the Middle English personal name Hudde, Hutte, which could represent Old English Hud(d)a or its ancient Germanic equivalent Hud(d)o, but is more likely from Anglo-Norman French Hud(de), a pet form of Hugh.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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